The Goodman Cemetery
of the Whiteway Community, Gibson County, Tennessee
*DIRECTIONS*
To reach the secluded Goodman Cemetery from Milan, head north on Hwy. 45 going toward Bradford. When you get to
the Cades community, turn right onto the Cades-Atwood Road.
Travel down this road 1.7 miles and the cemetery is off to the right. It is NOT visible, so you will probably pass it the first
time. There is a small gravel road leading up to the cemetery.
At present, there is a green, tractor mailbox for the house across the road which is beside the driveway to Goodman Cemetery.
*SOME HISTORY*
The Goodman Cemetery is a small, well-kept, no-longer-in-use burial ground. This cemetery has only one tombstone left in tact.
Others have been stolen, buried, or just disposed of. When
approaching the cemetery, one would notice the row of white Military Markers placed near the front of the cemetery and a
Confederate Battle Flag still flies there. currently
maintains the cemetery.
*TRANSCRIPTION*
The one headstone that remains is that of Deliah Goodman:
Goodman, Deliah P. b. July 10, 1809 d. Dec. 7, 1859
Wife of F. G. Goodman
Aged 50 Ys. 4 Ms. 27 Ds.
Deliah was Deliah Woodson before marriage. After her death, her husband Fielding married Nancy Hannah Robinson and the two
are buried at Walnut Grove Methodist Church Cemetery north of Goodman Cemetery. Deliah's name was pronounced "Delila," but
on the stone, it was spelled "Deliah."
Also buried here, but not at unmarked graves without
a tombstone, are William
Goodman and his first wife. William Goodman's 2nd wife,
Anna Hardister is buried in Arkansas. Also, a couple of William Goodman's sons are buried here. Some say they were killed in the
War Between the States. Also, four Civil War soldiers were buried here and at one time had portable military markers, but someone
disposed of them. Jere Cox's mother told him that there was slave buried here with "elephant ears." He didn't really know what that
meant, unless it just meant a slave who had large ears.
In the front of the cemetery, there is a wooden cross, probably marking a grave. Toward the back, there are three wooden crosses.
There is a pattern of rocks which surrounds an old grave in the back of the
cemetery (see photo below), which is rumored to be an Indian grave. There are several graves in this cemetery which are marked only
by rough, jagged rocks, and some which are only marked by the sunken ground.
Below is a list of the 35 Military Memorial Markers at this cemetery.
(These are just markers and are not marking graves.
They were just placed here by Jere Cox and his son Brent to honor
a few veterans of the Civil War.)
12. Pvt. Simeon Coffey |
01. Capt.
James Robinson Organizer of the 31st Tenn. Inf. Reg. Co. E Sons of the South CSA 1861 Native of Union County S.C. Pvt. Co. G 5 Tenn. Inf. Mexican War 1806 - 1875 02. Pvt. George W. Robinson Photo Photo 2 Co. A Russell's Regt. 20 Tenn. Cav. CSA Apr 30 1830 - Aug 25 1902 03. In Memory Of Col. Robert M. Russell 20 Tenn. Cav. CSA Dec 15 1825 - May 5 1893 04. In Memory Of 2nd Lieut. Robert H. Goodman Co. E 31 Tenn. Inf. CSA Dec 30 1840 - Nov 1 1881 05. Pvt. Jesse A. Patterson Co. D 12 Tenn. Inf. CSA Jul 31 1830 - Dec 31 1862 06. Pvt. Perry Coffey Co. D 26 Tenn. Inf. CSA 1844 - 1911 07. Sgt. Calvin Coffey Co. D 26 Tenn. Inf. CSA Mar 15 1839 - Mar 15 1863 08. Serg. Marvel Coffey Co. D 26 Tenn. Inf. CSA Mar 17 1841 - Mar 25 1917 09. Benjamin Coffey Pvt. N.C. Militia Rev. War Feb 22 1745 - Jan 4 1834 10. Pvt. Ira Coffey Co. D 26 Tenn. Inf. CSA 1832 - 1894 11. Corp. William W. Coffey Co. D 26 Tenn. Inf. CSA 1833 - 1864 24. In Memory Of Pvt. L. McGee Co. B 31 Tenn. Inf. CSA 1832 - 1861 25. In Memory Of Pvt. John M. Wyley Co. E 31 Tenn. Inf. CSA 1842 - 1861 26. In Memory Of Pvt. J.A. Jones Co. E 31 Tenn. Inf. CSA Oct 29 1863 27. Pvt. Thomas J. Stone Co. E 31 Tenn. Inf. CSA Jan 9 1863 28. Pvt. J.R. Williams Co. E 31 Tenn. Inf. CSA Sep 2 1862 29. Pvt. S.C. Sisson Co. E 31 Tenn. Inf. CSA Jun 3 1862 30. Pvt. John G. McAiley Co. E 31 Tenn. Inf. CSA Nov 9 1861 31. In Memory Of Pvt. James A. McAllister Co. E 31 Tenn. Inf. CSA Jun 25 1862 32. Pvt. William F. Barrett Co. E 31 Tenn. Inf. CSA Aug 30 1845 - Sep 27 1875 33. In Memory Of Pvt. John W. Wyatt Co. E 31 Tenn. Inf. CSA Jan 20 1812 - Apr 18 1884 34. Capt. Archer Thomas Gay Co. E 31 Tenn. Cav. CSA Mar 16 1831 - Feb 1 1901 35. In Memory Of 2 Serg. H.Y. McAiley Co. E 31 Tenn. Inf. CSA May 13 1864 |
Transcription by
October 2, 1999.
Historical Information, photos and information on Goodman/Woodson family by
ŠJere Cox & Adam McCartney 1999
