Johnathan Griffith Cemetery
The Jonathan Griffith Cemetery is located in DeKalb County east of Alexandria one mile off Highway
70S behind the house of Lewis Fuson at 1140 Henley Hollow Road. Mr. Fuson lives in a house built
in the 1850's and inside the nearby barn is the original two story log house of the Griffiths. The
cemetery of Moses Griffith is located about 1/4 mile east on next farm. This area was part of Smith
County prior to 1837. Jonathan Griffith is listed in 1820 & 1830 census of Smith County.
36-01-59N 85-59-68W
W/O Jonathan Griffith
Griffith, Jonathan 19 Nov 1782 - 8 Oct 1848 (Crypt)
Age 65 years ?? months and 14 days
Griffith, William 5 Aug 1822 - 29 July 1902
"A Honest Man is the Noblest Work of God"
Griffith, Martha A.E. 22 Dec 1828 - 22 May 1870
W/O William Griffith
" A Loving Wife and Mother Dear lies buried here"
(Note-Martha has two markers - one on same stone as husband.)
Copied by Retta Waggoner Nov. 6, 2001
Johnathan Griffith
Jonathan GRIFFITH b. 19 Nov 1782 d. 31 Oct 1848
The graveyard is on the original GRIFFITH farm (land grant/deed?) located 2 miles west at Forks of
the Pike old store. Go down that road on the left of the store, around bends , and the graveyard is
located on a hill to the right of the Fuston farm(it was the Fuston Farm in 1970) This farm was in
Smith Co and then the area became Dekalb Co.
This original farm was divided and parceled out to make two other farms(which were sold to, or
given to(?) Jonathan's sons as they established their own families.
These pictures were made in 1970 and there are other burials there unknown to me.
I am ggg granddaughter of Jonathan and Elisabeth GRIFFITH.
Jonathan GRIFFITH & Elisabeth WILLIAMS GRIFFITH >
Moses GRIFFITH & Joanna JENKINS GRIFFITH >
Jonathan W. GRIFFITH & Eliza Jane VICK GRIFFITH >
Thomas Jefferson GRIFFITH &Esther EDWARDS GRIFFITH>
Elsie Mai GRIFFITH ADAMS & Ernest Bradley ADAMS >
Judy Eileen ADAMS (Woods) This Is Me!
Elisabeth (Betsey) Griffith
This is of the grave of Elisabeth (Betsey) GRIFFITH , wife of Jonathan
GRIFFITH b. 6 April 1782 d.12 March 1854. .
