Also Known as Wood's Burying Grounds
Located approximately 7 miles out Princeton Road, Highway 91 N., turn left across from the old Sinking Fork School. Cemetery is on right surrounded by rock wall with iron gates.Below is a list of interments at Wood Cemetery. I have added additional information on most of these folks, including spouse and parents, if known. Most of them are my own ancestors.If you connect with any of them, please feel free to contact me.
Samuel Henry UnderwoodB. 09 October 1828 D. 21 October 1895
Son of William M. Underwood and Elizabeth Bobbitt
Husband of Susan Henry Allen Underwood
Inscription: A light form our household is gone. A Voice so loved is still. A place is vacant in our hearts, that never can be filled."
Susan Henry Allen Underwood
B. 15 December 1836 D. 05 June 1910
Daughter of Newton W. and Cassandra Myers Allen
Wife of Samuel Henry Underwood
Maggie Etta Underwood Obit
B. 30 March 1866 D. 07 July 1947
Daughter of Samuel Henry Underwood and Susan Henry Allen. (She never married)
John William Wood
B. 09 April 1854 D. 08 February 1937
Son of William Riley Wood and Eliza Jane Kenady
Husband of Dollie Mayes Wood
And
Dollie Mayes Wood
B. 31 December 1854 D. 18 March 1926
Daughter of John Mayes and Jane Elliot
Wife of John William Wood
John Riley Wood
B. 19 March 1877 D. 15 March 1904
Son of John William Wood and Dollie Mayes
Minnie Wood
B. 03 February 1883 D. 19 November 1901
Daughter of John William Wood and Dollie Mayes
Jennie A. Wood
B. 22 April 1868 D. 30 June 1868
Infant daughter of William F. Wood and Hester P. Underwood.
G. F. Wood
B. 04 November 1861 D. 23 July 1862
Infant daughter of Leander M. and Mary R. Wood
Mary J. E. Wood Robb
B. 1859 D. 1921
Daughter of Leander M. and Mary R. Wood
Wife of William H. Robb
Hester Peninah Underwood Wood Phillips
B. 07 February 1843 D. 28 July 1917
Dau. of William Underwood and Elizabeth Bobbitt
Wife of (1) William F. Wood and (2) George W. Phillips
Omar F. Wood
B. 02 January 1886 D. 23 August 1886
Infant son of William F. Wood and Hester P. "Hettie" Underwood
Infant Daughter Underwood
B. 18 October 1889 D. 18 October 1889
Daughter of William Underwood and Evaline Duley
Orlando Gale Wood
B. 24 August 1833 D. 27 February 1925
Son of William F. Wood and Peninah Walker
Husband of (1) Juliet Ray Wood and
(2) Sarah Isabella Teague Wood
Juliet Ray Wood
B. 20 May 1838 D. 25 October 1870
Daughter of Joseph and Mary Ray
First wife of Orlando Gale Wood
Sarah Isabella Teague Wood
B. 25 April 1843 D. 15 May 1924
Second wife of Orlando G. Wood
Effie Gayle Wood
B. 29 April 1876 D. 03 May 1904
Daughter of Orlando G. Wood and Sarah Teague
Alva C. Wood
B. 28 July 1863 D. 03 January 1865
Son of Orlando Gale Wood and Juliet Ray Wood
James Henry Underwood
B. 18 February 1864 D. 08 July 1935
Son of Samuel Henry Underwood & Susan Henry Allen
Husband of Mary Alice Wood Underwood
Mary Alice Wood Underwood Obit
B. 1868 D. 04 November 1962
Daughter of Orlando Gale Wood and Juliet Ray
Wife of James Henry Underwood
Raleigh Andrew Underwood
B. 27 November 1895 D. 02 May 1977
Son of James Henry Underwood and Mary Alice Wood
And Wife
Annis Lydia Lyle Underwood
B. 30 January 1904 D. 13 June 2000
Daughter of Charles Thomas Lyle and Emma Elizabeth Tresch
Ben Franklin Wood and Family
B. 30 October 1861 D. 21 April 1917
Son of Orlando Gale Wood and Juliet Ray
And Wife
Clara A. Rogers Wood
B. 30 April 1870 D. 24 February 1924
Daughter of Hartwell "Henry" Rogers and Frances E. Henderson
And Children
Cyrus Rogers Wood
B. 08 May 1902 D. ______ (Husband of Wanda _______) (See NOTE Below)
Hartwell Gale Wood
B. 11 June 1905
(NOTE: Cyrus Rogers Wood died 11 February 1973 in Port Clinton, OH. He is not buried in Wood Cemetery.)
Hartwell Gayle Wood
B. 11 June 1905
Son of Ben F. Wood and Clara Rogers.
And Wife
Azile Underwood Wood
B. 18 December 1905 D. 17 December 1995
Daughter of John T. Underwood and Ida Mildred King
William Franklin Wood
B. 04 February 1837 D. 24 September 1896
Son of John H. Wood and Eliza Jane Kenady
Husband of (1) Elizabeth Adeline Underwood and (2) Hester P. Underwood (sisters)
Elizabeth Adeline Underwood Wood
B. 07 October 1834 D. 30 September 1866
at the age of 31 years, 11 months, and 23 days
Daughter of William Underwood and Elizabeth Bobbitt
First Wife of William Franklin Wood
Maudecia Wood
B. 02 March 1865 D. 21 August 1866
Infant daughter of William F. Wood and Elizabeth A. Underwood
Allie E. Wood Brame
B. 01 May 1875 D. 01 January 1899
Daughter of Leander and Mary R. Wood
Wife of Howard Brame
George R. Quisenberry
B. 26 January 1844 D. 28 June 1894
Husband of Peninah Jane Wood Quisenberry
Peninah Jane "Jennie" Wood Quisenberry
B. 13 Jan 1844 D. 18 June 1912
Daughter of John Wood and Elizabeth Johnson
Wife of George R. Quisenberry
Mamie O. Quisenberry (Infant)
Frank O. Quisenberry (Infant
James Henry Murphy
B. 13 July 1852 D. 09 March 1921
Husband of Mary Elizabeth Wood Murphy
Mary Elizabeth Wood Murphy
B. 30 October 1846 D. 28 December 1909
Daughter of John Wood and Elizabeth Johnson
Wife of James Henry Murphy
Walter H. Hill
B. 15 August 1864 D. 28 August 1920
Husband of Allie E. Wood Hill
Allie E. Wood Hill
B. 11 October 1863 D. 18 October 1932
Daughter of Willis F. Wood & Elizabeth Adeline Underwood
Wife of Walter H. Hill
Myrtle L Hill
B. 01 September 1895 D. 30 January 1896
Infant daughter of Walter H. Hill and Allie E. Wood
Frances Cornelia Wood Mayes
B. 24 November 1844 D. 16 October 1870
Daughter of John Wood and Elizabeth Johnson
Wife of Charles Mayes
John L. Mayes
B. 06 October 1870 D. 15 Oct 1871
Infant son of Charles Mayes and Frances C. Wood
Fannie C. Wood Hancock
B. 25 December 1867 D. 22 January 1899
Daughter of Leander Madison and Mary R. Wood
Wife of George E. Hancock
Winfield M. Hancock
B. 22 August 1898 D. 14 March 1899
Son of George E. Hancock and Fannie C. Wood
Infant son of S.E. and L.A. Miller
B. 07 January 1908 D. 09 January 1908
Urie G. Cornelius
B. 25 March 1881 D. 21 March 1965
Husband of Hattie Elvira Wood Cornelius
Hattie Elvira Wood Cornelius
B. 04 June 1880 D. 06 March 1957
Daughter of George H. Wood and Elizabeth Underwood
Wife of Urie G. Cornelius
Durwood Cornelius
B. 11 April 1909 D. 13 July 1911
Infant son of Urie G. Cornelius and Hattie Elvira Wood
(Georgie) Anna Wood
B. 17 September 1878 D. 12 May 1888
Daughter of George Henry Wood and Elizabeth Underwood
Maggie (Elmira) Wood
B. 10 August 1886 D. 18 August 1886
Infant daughter of George H. Wood and Elizabeth Ann Underwood
(Anna and Maggie are on the same stone, one listed on each side)
Ruby (A. or M.) Wood
B. 06 February 1904 D. 25 June 1904
Infant daughter of ______________________________
Thomas Oswald Wood
B. 01 November 1888 D. 04 August 1917
Son of George H. Wood and Elizabeth Underwood
Husband of Hattie Wright Wood
And Daughter
Mary E. Wood
B. 20 October 1916 D. 04 August 1917
(The child Mary E. Wood is listed on the tombstone with Thomas, however, the child was actually buried in Riverside Cemetery.)
Leander Madison Wood
B. 15 January 1838 D. 14 October 1889
Son of John Wood and Elizabeth Johnson
Husband of Mary R. ___________
Mary R. _________ Wood
B. 10 June 1840 D. 12 July 1906
Wife of Leander Madison Wood
John Willis Underwood Obit
B. 15 March 1873 D. 06 January 1943
Son of Samuel Henry Underwood and Susan Henry Allen
And Wife
Hattie Burnett Atwood Wood
B. 07 June 1880 D. 08 October 1969
Daughter of Thomas Atwood and Mary Guthrie
John Wood
B. 03 January 1811 D. 14 December 1883
Son of William F. Wood and Peninah Walker
Husband of (1)Elizabeth W. Johnson Wood and
(2) Lucinda C. Underwood Wood
Elizabeth W. Johnson Wood
B. 04 August 1815 D. 20 August 1862
First wife of John Wood
Lucinda Catherine Underwood Wood
B. 15 June 1838 D. 25 May 1905
Daughter of William Underwood and Elizabeth Bobbitt
Second wife of John Wood
(NOTE: The three, above mentioned names, are all on a tall obelisk in the cemetery. Elizabeth has a second stone that has only her name.)
George Henry Wood
B. 22 February 1851 D. 28 July 1925
Son of John Wood and Elizabeth Johnson
Husband of Elizabeth Ann Underwood Wood
And
Elizabeth Ann Underwood Wood
B. 19 December 1857 D. 05 March 1927
Daughter of Samuel Henry Underwood and Susan Henry Allen
Wife of George Henry Wood
Lillie (?Owen)
B. 22 December 1866 D. 23 June 1867
Daughter of (?) E. & M. Owen
William Lawrence Buie
B. 29 June 1872 D. 05 March 1927
Husband of Ledora Helen Wood Buie
Ledora Helen Wood Buie
B. 28 October 1874 D. 12 March 1967
Daughter of George H. Wood and Elizabeth Underwood
Wife of William Lawrence Buie
Tandy H. Buie
B 01 October 1901 D. 08 July 1928
Son of Ledora Helen Wood and William Buie
Margerie (?Margaret) Buie
B. 13 December 1918 D. 18 February 1919
Infant daughter of Tandy H. Buie and Theodore Morris
Lillie F. Wood Torian
B. 22 November 1874 D. 09 September 1941
Daughter of John William Wood and Dollie Mayes
Wife of Samuel E. Torian
Samuel E. Torian
B. 03 July 1869 D. 25 October 1895
Son of James A. and Lucy Torian
Husband of Lillie F. Wood Torian
Infant Daughter Torian
Born and Died 14 March 1895
Infant daughter of Samuel E. and Lillie Wood Torian
Infant Son of J. F. and H. L. Murphy
Born and Died 20 August 1913
James Wortham
B. 1901 D. 1965
And Wife
Mary Annie Wortham
B. 1898 D. 1983
Josiah Wortham
B. 1848 D. 1929
And
Sarah F. Wortham
B. 1875 D. 1966
Oscar Malone
B. 06 June 1885 D. 22 December 1951
Dorothy Urie Malone
B. 01 December 1890 D. 05 May 1931
Mary Elizabeth Haddock
B. 26 September 1910 D. 28 October 1910
James Leslie Haddock
B. 17 October 1913 D. 06 August 1915
William M. Pendelton
B. 07 February 1847 D. 28 March 1930
Son of Daniel & Rebecca Pendleton
Wife Of Hixie J. Morgan Pendelton
And
Hixie J. Morgan Pendleton
B. 30 March 1856 D. 10 January 1917
Wife of William M. Pendleton
James D. Pendleton
B. 11 March 1857 D. 19 January 1927
Son of Daniel & Rebecca Pendleton
And
Eva Wood Pendleton
B. 22 October 1869 D. 29 December 1962
Euin Edward Pendleton
B. 02 March 1920 D. 14 September 1978
David Gilliland
(No Dates)
J. Clarence Pendleto
24 October 1888 D. 02 May 1962
AndAgusta B. Pendleton
28 October 1886 D. 03 Oct 1975Arthur W. Pendleton
B. 30 Jan 1886 D. 17 April 1964
Nancy Jackson
B. 08 January 1816 D. 28 March 1891
J. W. Wilson
B. 07 April 1855 D. 02 November 1871
Son of J. H. and H. E. Wilson
Susan Barbero
B. 18 February 1855 D. 02 July 1906
James D. Tribble
B. 25 December 1868 D. 20 September 1929
James W. Bryan
25 November 1847 D. 20 December 1915
And
Malinda C. Bryan
29 August 1848 D. _________________
Mary A. Wright Quisenberry
B. 16 May 1877 D. 09 November 1907
Wife of J. W. Quisenberry
R. Edna Quisenberry
B. 12 January 1872 D. 11 April 1873
Charles A. Warren
B. 1852 D. 21 November 1932 (Marked only with a painted cinder block)
Frances Guthrie Warren
B. 1854 D. 04 January 1933 (Marked only with a painted cinder block)
Sara Ellen Wood Guthrie
(B. 28 Jan 1850) D. 13 April 1934 (Marked only with a painted cinder block)
Wife of Moses Guthrie (buried in Illinois)
Several Unknown graves marked only with cinder blocks.
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