WASHINGTON COUNTY, TN - CEMETERIES - Unknown Cemetery on Sinking Creek Road ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Dennis Slagle ==================================================================== Unknown Cemetery on Sinking Creek Road This cemetery is completely over grown by trees, deadfall, and underbrush. Without knowing that a cemetery exists there, no one would ever see the cemetery without stopping and walking up a hill through woods and underbrush to the location. Looking closely one can see unmarked graves, field stones, and a few legible markers. The cemetery is below the intersection of Ridgecrest Road and Sinking Creek Road. Coming from Cherokee Rd. on Sinking Creek Rd., you cross Ridgecrest Rd. and the cemetery is just after the first house on the right. There is a section of wood fencing at the bottom of the hill. Just about the entire cemetery is covered by periwinkle. Several people who have lived there since the 1920's, did not know the name of the cemetery, but knew it existed. The oldest marked graves(Webb and Ramsey) denote the people died in 1912. The latest was in 1983. It is hard to believe the cemetery has deteriorated that much in 18 years since the last burial. Row 1 Charles Chrisenberry Jr. 1919-1983 Jessie Tucker wife of C. D. Chrisenberry Jan 18,1894 - Oct 6, 1922 C. D. Chrisenberry Sept 8, 1890 - July 19, 1930 James G. Tucker Feb 22, 1881 - Dec 6, 1945 8 stone markers 1 grave outline in brick Row 2 John Slagle Co. F. 7th Ind Cav Susie Hammitt July 9, 1884 - Jan 10, 1970 Geo. W. Hammitt Co. F. 6th Vol. Inf SP AM War Darkes E. Ramsey Nov 25, 1854 - Jan 2, 1912 Metal marker w/ no name 1877 - 1962 5 field stone markers 1 grave outlined in brick Irine Main Feb 3, 1924 - July 12, 1925 Row 3 Sergt. Jas. R. Price Co. G 1st US V INF W. F. Webb Oct 17, 1887 - Jan 30, 1912 5 stone markers At least 1 unmarked Row 4 Henry Snell Jan 31,1895 - June 20, 1936 Julia Mae Webb Dec 30,1903 - Mar 21, 1969 Zelda Arline dau of Henry and Julia Snell July 26, 1925 - Sept 29, 1925 2 stone markers Row 5 7 stone markers 1 unmarked Row 6 5 graves with fieldstone markers Jas. Watson, Co D, 13th Tenn Cav Row 7 6 graves with fieldstone markers Row 8 1 stone marker 1 unmarked Row 9 3 unmarked William S. Rogers nodates Anne La__ghre (illegible) nodates There looks like there could be two more rows of unmarked graves, and there are probably m ore unmarked in other rows. The cemetery looks like it was originally about 100 ft by 100 ft. There is one large dead pine near the south edge over 3 ft in diameter. Copied by Dennis Slagle on 2-16-2001