The Bailey Graveyard
The Bailey Graveyard is located in Wilson Co. three-tenths of a mile from the Smith/Wilson Co. line.
It is located near the end of McKee Lane which runs parallel to Interstate 40. The old Bailey farm
shown in the background of the photos has now been tracted and many new homes built.
GPS 36-10-011N 86-05-774W
Bailey, Jonathan 1 Jun 1787- 5 Jun 1872
Bailey, Nervey 1 Oct 1848-21 Oct 1918 w/o Joe Bailey
Bailey, Robert 15 Mar 1880- 5 Sep 1946
Phillips, Harden No Dates
Woods, Willie D. 9 Jun 1927
Bass, Brenda K. 7 Nov 1948- 4 Feb 1949
Woods, Lillard T 3 Jan 1887- 5 Oct 1961
Woods, Essie L. 14 Dec 1886- 2 Apr 1947
Phillips, Bassie 1908-1995
Phillips, Sadie Mannings 1910-1984
Phillips, Owen 18 Feb 1905- 8 Oct 1974
Bailey, Turner 21 Nov 1881-11 Sep 1976
Bailey, Verda 9 Apr 1892-no death date
Bailey, Roy L. 18 Jul 1918-12 Oct 1998
Bailey, Lorene T. 11 Nov 1918- No date (Married 18 Nov 1939)
Mason, Bobby Leroy 1920-1993
Wood, L.V. D. Nov. 24 age 8 weeks
Grooms, Clyde D. 17 Nov 1937-30 Oct 1935
Mannings, James 23 Feb 1920-10 Jul 1971
Bell, William Lee 10 Feb 1923-30 Mar 1997
Bailey, Oscer 25 Jan 1922-15 Sep 1986
Many unmarked graves.
(Note: We feel that possibly all the names listed except Jonathan Bailey are Afro-Americans,
many with the Bailey surname. Jonathan Bailey owned 42 slaves in the 1860 Slave Census and
it was not unusual for the slaves to take their masters surname.)
Partial listing in Smith County Tennessee Cemeteries-South of the Cumberland River (1984) page 43.
Uploaded Feb. 18, 2007
