Martha Elrod Ghee
Born: December 12, 1850
Died: March 20, 1938
Member of the Union Ridge Baptist Church for 69 years.
Predeceased by Husband and two daughters
John Wesley Ghee (1907)
Tennie Ghee Crowder (1923)
Susan Hettie Ghee Sanders (1919)
Survivors:
Daughters:
Lula Florence Ghee Clinard(Mrs D. Hl Clinard) of Nashville
Cora Lee Ghee Thomason of Nashville
Sarah Ghee Phillips(Mrs. W T Phillips) of Nashville
Denna Ellen Ghee Smotherman(Mrs R T Smotherman) of Rover
Sons:
James Albert Ghee of Holt's Corner
John William Ghee of Holt's Corner
Ed Ghee of Eagleville
Thom Robert Ghee of Tullahoma
Lonzo Lawson "Sam" Ghee of Eagleville
Clifton S. Ghee of Christiana
67 grandchildren and 70 great grandchildren.
Sources:
Baptist and Reflector, June 23, 1938, p 16. col 3; image, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/baptist-and-reflector-mrs-martha-elrod/205406413/ : accessed September 6, 2026), clip page for Mrs. Martha Elrod Ghee--Obit.
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18809657/martha-ghee: accessed 6 Sep 2026), memorial page for Martha Elrod Ghee (12 Dec 1850–20 Mar 1938), Memorial ID 18809657, citing Simpson Cemetery, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA.
"Mrs Mattie Ghea", Shelbyville Gazette,Vol 65 , No 12 , 24 March 1938, p 2, col 5; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHK-93TS-XRC2 : accessed 17 October 2026) IGN 8963763, Image 707 of 1113.
