CLARK (DANIEL) CEMETERY

Located in a lot beside 903 Lincoln Avenue, Johnson City, TN. Lincoln Avenue is west off of Knob Creek Road. The two tombstones are surrounded with an iron fence. Both markers are broken.   Clark, Daniel, 22 Jan 1817 - 17 May 1888 Clark, Loretta A. [Stout], wife of Daniel Clark, 13 Apr 1827 - 17 Aug 1906

Transcribed and contributed for use on the Washington County TNGenWeb- Site and in the USGenWeb Archives, May 2002 by Robert D. & Betty Jane Hylton.

Additional information:

From Washington County, Tennessee Tombstone Inscriptions © 1977, by Charles M. Bennett and the Watauga Association of Genealogists, vol. 1, p.1 with permission from Loraine B. Rae.

Note: Clark descendants have provided the following information:

Daniel Clark and his brother, Jacob, owned 354 1/2 acres of this western Johnson City land from 1851 to 1904 when the Daniel Clark land was sold. None of the Jacob Clark land was sold until 1920.

Just a few years ago, there were at least ten other stones but these are gone now. Others buried there included: Blevins, Pippin, and Mitchell. One of these is Loretta Clark Blevins, dau. of Jacob and Sarah Bowman Clark. Also, there are two graves of Confederate soldiers - names unknown.

These members of the same Clark family are buried at Monte Vista:

Clark, Daniel, 1 Jan 1856 - Aug. 1924 - son of Jacob and Sarah; m. Alice Virginia May.

Clark, Joseph, son of Daniel and Alice, 2 Oct 1889 - 15 Oct 1968

Clark, Mary, dau. of Daniel and Alice, m. Benjamin E. Harrison, 1897 - 1967

Clark, Atlee, son of Daniel and Alice Clark, 1900 - 1927; unmarried.

Washington County, Tennessee Marriages, 1780-1870 by Goldene F. Burgner:

p.87: October 5, 1850 Daniel Clark - Lucretia A. Stout, md. 6 October 1950 by E.L. Mathes, J.P.

p.90: July 24, 1851 Jacob Clark - Sarah Bowman, md. 31 Jul 1951 by David B. Klepper, M.G.

1880 Census Washington County, Tennessee by Byron Sistler, p.19:

Clark, Daniel 63, L.A. 53 (F), house #522

Clark, Wm. 53, Elizabeth A. 47, Annie 25, C.L. 22 (f), Rhoda E. 18, Jane 15, Nattie 14 (m), Noah J. 12, house #522

Clark, Jacob 57, Sarah 55, Mary 27, Joseph 25, Daniel 24, Wm. 22, Christena 19, Loretta 16, John 10, house #523

CLARK (JACOB) CEMETERY

 

Located at 1602 Lone Oak Rd, Johnson City, TN. It is behind the first house on the right going from Greenwood Drive to Lone Oak Rd. The original Clarks who lived here had eight children.

 

1st row: several unmarked graves

2nd row: 2 stones and several unmarked graves

3rd row: Mary E. Young

wife of J. D. Price

Jan 21, 1814 &endash; Feb. 8, 1853

"Our loved one"

2 more stones and several unmarked

 

4th row: Billie Joe Clark March 12, 1924 &endash; Feb 12, 1984

1 stone

 

5th row: Jos. W. Price Jan 19, 1850 &endash; Oct 25, 1889 [Joseph's mother is buried in the same cemetery]

"Gone but not Forgotten"

 

William S. Miller Feb 11, 1859 &endash; April 11, 1939 [spouse Sarah Phillips]

 

Sarah S. Miller April 11, 1856 &endash; May 1, 1940 [spouse William S.]

 

6th row: Luther son of Leola and Hanford Dyson

Nov 15, 1935 &endash; Nov 17, 1935

 

Emmert Henderson

Feb 1, 1886 &endash; July 27, 1897

 

Jessie Dulaney Clark Dec 14, 1930 July 5, 1933	Helen Louise Clark March 18, 1929 July 5, 1933
Mary Elizabeth Clark May 18, 1940 Sept 3, 1940	Billie J. Clark [Clark, William Joseph] TEC 5 US Army Mar 12, 1924 &endash; Feb 12, 1984
Jacob J. Clark Jan 6, 1903 &endash; Jan 17, 1969 [spouse Edith, m. Aug. 8, 1923 ]	Edith Phillips Clark Nov 25, 1905 &endash; April 11, 1995 [spouse Jacob J.]

 

Additonal information by Dennis Slage:

 

Mary E. Young was the mother of Joseph W. Price.

William and Sarah Miller lived in a log house about 100 yrds. down Brush Creek.

Joseph Price was killed in sawmill accident.

Jacob Clark shot himself with a .22 rifle.

Jessie Clark & Helen Clark died the same day when a grinding stone fall on them.

 

Although there are no markers it is known that at least three other people are buried here. They are: Joe Price who died in the 1890's (data provided by grandson Roby Slagle); Aunt Sally Phillips; and Aunt Betty Phillips. Sally and Betty Phillips were sisters of Edith Phillips Clark and are buried in the second row. (This information provided by Luella Clark Adams, one of the eight children).

 

 

Recorded June 1991, update 1995 by Elaine Cantrell of Johnson City, TN. Typed June 18, 1998 by Sandra Ellis. This file was contributed for use on the TNGenWeb-Washington County Page and in the USGenWeb Archives by: Sandra Ellis <ellis@tyler.net> Updates Nov. 2001 by Dennis Slage.

CLARK-DOTSON CEMETERY   Located in a wooded area at the intersection of Ridgecrest and Bacon Branch Roads, Jonesborough, TN. A fence with steel posts surrounds the graves with markers. Eight unmarked graves were found between the road and the fenced area. GPS location: 36.14.75 082.29.67 Elevation: 1695

NAME	BIRTH	DEATH	COMMENT
Clark, Carrie L.	[No date]	31 Oct 1893	Aged 61y 9m 14d. Our Mother
Clark, John R.	28 Nov 1828	26 Apr 1900
Clark, Joshua N.	19 Nov 1897	22 Jan 1899	Son of J.R. and C.A. Clark
Clark, M.J.	3 Mar 1872	17 May 1872	[Hand hewn marker]
Clark, S.E.	[No date]	[No date]	[Hand hewn marker]
Clark, Sarah J.	6 Aug 1822	14 Nov 1886	Aged 64y 3m 8d [Hand hewn marker]
Clark, Wilson R.	13 Apr 1895	11 Feb 1908	Son of H.E. and Sallie E. Clark
Dotson, Charles	1858	1936
Dotson, Mary A.	16 Feb 1836	6 Nov 1916	Wife of B.W. Dotson
Dotson, Sarah E.	5 Jan 1806	8 Jun 1880	[Hand hewn marker]
Unknown	[No date]	[No date]	[Fieldstone]
Unknown	[No date]	[No date]	[Fieldstone]

Transcribed, photographed and contributed to the Washington County TNGenWeb Page 06 March 2005 by Chester Willis, Donna Briggs and Betty Jane Hylton.

Additional information:

1900 Census Washington County, TN, Dist. 5

#88/88 Dotson, Mary A. b. Feb. 1836, 64 yrs. Widow, 2 children, 1 living, b. VA, parents b. VA, Chas. W., son b. Sep. 1858, 41 yrs. Single, b. VA, parents b. VA

#89/89 Clark, Henry E. b. Jun 1856, 43 yrs., married 13 yrs. b. VA, parents b. VA, Sarah E., wife, b. Aug 1864, 35 yrs., married. 13 yrs. b. TN, parents b. TN, Hugh C., son b. Nov. 1888, 11 yrs b. TN, father b. VA, mother b. TN, Ada B., daughter b. Nov 1890, age 9 b. TN, father b. VA, mother b. TN. John C., son, Oct 1892, age 7, b. TN, father b. VA, mother b. TN, James S., son, Oct 1892, age 7, b. TN, father b. VA, mother b. TN, Wilson R., son, Apr 1895, age 5, b. TN, father b. VA, mother b. TN

1880 Census Washington County, TN, Dist. 5

Page 478 Dotson, Mary 45, Charley 21

Page 442 Dotson, Sallie 72

Page 442 Clark, Jno. R. 50, Sarah J. 56, Henry E. 22, Jessee 20, Lafayette 19

1870 Census Washington County, TN, Dist. 5

Washington County, Tennessee Marriage Records, 1871-1899, by the Watauga Association of Genealogists

Henry E. Clark to Salley E. Cox 28 Apr 1887, J.M. Hilbert, MG

J.R. Clark to Columbus Sprinkle, 31 Mar 1893 by Geo. W. Simpson, MG

CONKLIN CEMETERY   Located in a thicket behind 847 Mitchell Road, Kingsport, TN, overgrown with many fieldstones for markers. In 1960, it was estimated to have over 100 graves. This cemetery is on the Washington Co and Sullivan Co. line. Some of the people buried there lived in Washington Co. GPS location: 36.25.28N 082.31.01W

Transcribed and contributed for use on the TNGenWeb-Washington County Page and in the USGenWeb Archives,January 9, 2003 by Donna Briggs, Gary Sawyer, Dawn Peters, Bud Cox and Betty Jane Hylton.

Additional information

Washington County, Tennessee Death Record Abstracts 1908-1916 by Eddie M. Nikazy:

Jesse W. Hale, born 14 Aug 1844, married, parents: McCagey B. Hale (Sullivan Co.) and Ludice Copass (Sullivan Co), death cause: heart failure, informant: wife (Jonesboro) died: 20 Nov. 1916 record 529.

Sullivan County, Tennessee Death Records, 1919-1925, Vol. 2, by Eddie M.Nikazy:

Nancey Ann Conkin[Conklin], age: 68 years, widow, parents: Thomas Copas and Polly Crawford, death cause: "cancer of liver," informant: Nathan Lane (Fordtown), buried: Conkin Cemetery, died: 6 Apr. 1922, record (1922): 288.

Mary Elizabeth Conkin, born: 14 Feb 1875, married, parents: Isaac Zimmerman and Amanda Smith, death cause: "pellagra," informant: John B. Conkin (Fordtown), buried: Conkin Cemetery, died in the 17th District on 22 Oct 1920, record (1920); 429.

From Danzil Mauldin:

Jesse William Hale & Louisa "Eliza" A. Jackson married 20 Mar 1870, Washington County, TN.

Lydia Copass, daughter of John and Nancy (Jobe) Copass, married Micajah B. Hale 20 Mar 1794 in Washington Co, TN

Amanda Hale - Amanda - possibility # 1 may be the wife of Amon Hale b. May 1838, son of Micajah B. & Lydia (Copass) Hale. If so, she died ante 1868 as Amon wed 2nd, Lucinda Bacon - Combs Feb 19, 1868 in Washington Co., Tn. Possibility #2 may be Amanda Cox b. ca 1848 & d. ante 1880, the wife of Ira G. Hale. Ira is also a son of Micajah B. & Lydia Hale. This Amanda is the dau of Ezekial & Eliza (Copass) Cox. Possibility #3, Ira's second wife was Sarah "Amanda" Jackson b. 1856 and d. ante 1900, dau of James & Eliza (______) Jackson.

Elizabeth Victoria Copass, born 1864 Sullivan County, TN; died 1889 Sullivan County, TN; married William F. Martin on 17 Nov 1889 in Washington County, TN

Sullivan Co. TN Census 1880, District 14, page 418B

Thos. H. COPASS Self M Male W 64 TN Farmer VA VA

Mary A. COPASS Wife M Female W 54 TN Keeping House VA VA

Sarah J. COPASS Dau S Female W 22 TN At Home TN TN

Mary M. COPASS Dau S Female W 18 TN At Home TN TN

Elizabeth V. COPASS Dau S Female W 16 TN At Home TN TN

Ira COPASS Brother S Male W 66 TN Trader In Livestock VA VA

Charles JONES Other S Male W 21 TN Laborer TN TN

Sullivan County, TN Census 1860, District 15, House/family numbers 179/179

Copass, John 85, Thomas 44, Ira G. 46, Polly C. 32, Nathan H. 8, Nancy Ann 6.

Sullivan County, TN Census 1850, Family #1542

Copas, Jno. 76 b. VA, Nancy 69, Ira 35, Thos. 23, Ann 26

1880 Washington County, TN Census, census page # 593 [Sistler's Index]

Conkin, James Jr. 30, Nancy A. 24, Mary E. 8, Martha M. 5, Josiah 3, Thomas 1 (page 593)

COPAS CEMETERY   Located across the street from Tri-Cities Baptist Church office, 171 Promise Land Dr., Gray, TN, on top of the hill, under the electrical tower. The fence around the cemetery is broken down and the cemetery is overgrown with brush.

NAME	BIRTH	DEATH	COMMENTS
Bowser, Barthena	3 Mar 1844	15 Mar 1900
Copas, C. Maynard	1891	1946	Shares stone with Thomas A. Copas.
Copas, Nancy	8 May 1835	25 Sep 1896	Asleep in Jesus
Copas, Nathan	19 Nov 1803	20 May 1873
Copas, T.A.	14 Oct 1881	12 Jan 1918
Copas, Thomas A.	1881	1918	Same stone with C. Maynard Copas. This stone replaced the one for T.A. Copas.
Copas, T.W.	18 Apr 1831	15 Nov 1904	Asleep in Jesus
Hale, Mary Elizabeth	[no date]	1905
Love, Amanda	5 Nov 1851	25 Jul 1919	Same stone with Nathan Levi Love.
Love, Charles	1887	[no date]
Love, Floid S.	20 Jun 1898	5 Sep 1904
Love, Nathan Levi	9 Jul 1861	27 Mar 1947	Same stone with Amanda Love.

Additional information:

From Washington County Tennessee Tombstone Inscriptions by Charles M. Bennett and the Watauga Association of Genealogists, v.3, p.38 with permission from Loraine Rae.

This cemetery was surveyed in 1977 and the following markers were found:

Copas, Martin V., 1869-1939 [shares marker with Mary L. Copas]

Copas, Mary L., 1871-1956 [shares marker with Martin V. Copas]

Copas, Mertie Lee, dau of M.V. & M.E. Copas, Aug 7, 1888 - May 17, 1889

Copas, M.D., Feb 5, 1856 - [no death date, shares marker with E.A. Copas]

Copas, E.A., Mar. 15, 1862-Aug 6, 1931 [shares marker with M.D. Copas]

Copas, Rhoda, Mar 3 1809-Apr 20, 1890/91 [?]

Rogers, Mary Eliza, wife of C.A. Rogers, Oct 27, 1875-Oct 6, 1904/14 [?]

 

Herald & Tribune V. XXXVIII. #50. Wed. March 13, 1907. Copastown item:

"Death came Friday to Mr. Ira G. Hale and he was buried in the Old Copas Graveyard. His death was due to something like heart trouble."

1880 Census Washington County, Tennessee

#577 Copas, M.S. 39 (m), E.J. 36 (f), M.V. 12 (m), M.C. 9 (f), Rhoda 68.

#573 Bowser, George W. 32, Thenia 35, William E. 9, Sarah F. 6, Louisa D. 5, Richard D. 4, Elisabeth O. 9/12.

1870 Census Washington County, Tennessee

Dist.12/132 Coupas Nathan 65, Rhoda 56.

Dist.12/133 Coupas, Montomery 30, Elizabeth 27, Martin V.2

Dist 12/134 Coupas, Thomas W. 36, Nancy 33, Sarah A. 16, Martin V. 13, Eliza 10.

1860 Census Washington County, Tennessee

#484 Copass, Nathan 55, Rhoda 51, John P. 24, Montgomery 22, Randolph D. 21, Bettina 16.

#485 Copass, Nathan R. 35, Mary 33, James 14, John 8, Aha 2 (m)

Transcribed and contributed for use on the TNGenWeb-Washington County Page and in the USGenWeb Archives, January 2002 by Donna Briggs.

CROUCH (GEORGE) CEMETERY

CROUCH (JESSE) CEMETERY Located at 260 Crouch Road, Johnson City, TN. in a clump of trees behind the Jesse Crouch log house. Turn NE off Hwy. 36 onto Pickens Bridge Road, after passing the Boones Creek Baptist Church, turn left onto Crouch Road, and it is the first house on the right. Most of the stones are unreadable. Listed below are the ones that could be read and on which Mr. John Crouch took rubbings.

Dollie, daughter of J.B. and Sue M. Hale, November 9, 1882-October 30, 1884 [Four lines of verse, now illegible, dove picture.]

Gustevis M., son of J. and J. Crouch. Born January 27, 1855, died October 16, 1859

To my mother, Nancy, wife of John Crouch, born 1796, died August 18, 1869

Farewell, dear mother, sweet thy rest, weary with years and worn with pain. Farewell 'till in some happy place we shall behold they face again.

In memory of John Crouch, died July 29, 1850, born [illegible]

For more information on the Crouch family, visit the Crouch Family Heritage Association Family Tree page.

Information obtained from John Crouch, Crouch Family Heritage Association, 2111 Wilson Blvd., Suite 550, Arlington, VA 22201-3057

CROUCH (JOSEPH) CEMETERY The cemetery, also known as the Hoss Cemetery, is located beside 2362 Boones Creek Rd, Gray, TN, home of the late Dr. Joe Clark. GPS location: 36.21.74N 082.26.28W

Mrs. Sue Overbay, granddaughter of Dr. Joe Clark, pointed out the location of the barn and cemetery to members of the Cemetery Survey Team of NE Tennessee in 2005. Eleven unmarked graves were found.

In the Summer 2005 Craig Stewart, from Etowah, TN, placed two markers on the site of the cemetery, which have been moved to the fence line. The cemetery has been graded over for a road leading to a new Waterbrook subdivision being developed by Ray Jones.

Fall 2006 update: The cemetery has not been paved over. It is located on the right just inside the stone gates to Waterford Estates. The markers that Craig Stewart bought are on the left side of the street and are not on any graves.

Capt. [Rev. War] Joseph Crouch 1749 - Sept. 8, 1830, Sheriff of Washington Co. TN

Peggy Sandford Crouch, 1762 - Apr. 13, 1844, Dau. of George Sandford of VA.

If anyone has information about the others buried in this cemetery, please send it to Betty Jane Hylton. bjhylton@comcast.net.

Contributed to the Washington County, TNGen Web page by Dawn Peters, Chester Willis, Craig Stewart and Betty Jane Hylton.

Additional information:

This cemetery was not included in the Washington County Tennessee Tombstone Inscriptions by Charles M. Bennett and the Watauga Association of Genealogists, vol. III, but it is listed on page 324 in the Washington County Checklist done by the WPA in the 1930s:

HOSS: Beyond the First Christian Church at Boones Creek, or 5 mi. NNE of Jonesboro near the crossing of the Clinchfield railroad and the county road. There are 7 to 10 graves, which are marked with stones. It was discontinued about 1914.

Information from a letter by the late Mary Hardin McCown to Mrs. Elizabeth Kountz, Feb. 8, 1967:

"Joseph & Peggy Sanford Crouch are buried in their own barn yard, just to the rear of their house at the Dr. Clark home site. It is on the banks of Boones Creek, near where the Clinchfield railroad trestle crosses over. If you have gone SW, after you turned off Highway #23 towards Kingsport going towards the Boones Creek Christian Church, you will come to this site, as you go toward Jonesboro. There are only field rocks to mark their graves. It is not fenced off. Dr. Clark, whose daughter, Della Clark Vines, died about 2 years ago.

The Bible record gives when children of Jos & Peggy C. married but not to whom. So I have worked that out from the marriage records in Jonesboro. I have William Crouch, son of Joseph and Peggy Crouch was md. May 26, 1815. From the Wash. Co. Marriages I find William Crouch md May 23, 1815, to Delcena Hunt. They must have signed up for the license on May 23, then md May 26, 1815. The Bible also gives William Crouch, son of Jos. & Peggy C. was born July 2, 1793. Then later it gives, Ceny Crouch, wife of William Crouch, died 4th day of June 1843.

I also have Bible record of Samuel Hunt which tells us that Sarah (Ceny) was dau. of the Samuel Hunt, Sr, the one they called Major Hunt.

Buffalo Ridge Baptist Church records also give Sister Ceny Crouch departed this life June 4, 1843. Just next to that is this - Sister Margaret Crouch departed this life May 13, 1844. The Bible record gives Margaret Crouch, wife of Joseph Crouch died 13th April 1844, in the 82nd year of her life.

Joseph Crouch md. Margaret Sanford in Henry Co. VA."

Washington County, Tennessee Wills 1777-1872 by Goldene Burgner:

p.29 Joseph Crouch September 3, 1830

 

Sons: George, Joseph. Wife, Margaret. Mary, wife of John Crouch decd. Mariah Hunt, daughter of John Hunt decd., her brother Samuel Hunt and Sarah Bright. Joseph Hunt, son of Samuel Hunt. My daughter, Martha Devault. Executor: Son George. Wit.: George Couch, Jesse Crouch, Jewel (?) Douge.

Roster of Soldiers and Patriots of the American Revolution Buried in Tennessee, compiled by Lucy Womack Bates, ©1974; revised 1979 by Helen Crawford Marsh. Published by Tennessee Society, NSDAR, p. 45:

CROUCH, JOSEPH (b. 1749 King George Co. VA/d. 9-8-1830 Washington Co, TN) Bur. in barnyard of Dr. Clark's House on Boones Creek. m. 2-21-1778 in Henry Co. VA to Margaret (Peggy) Sanford b. 4-8-1762/d. 4-13-1844 Washington Co, TN.
Children: Sarah b. 11-16-1778 VA/d. 8-29-1852 Washington Co, TN, m. 12-26-1797 Samuel Hunt, Sr.
John b. 6-11-1781/d. 1-26-813 Washington Co, TN, m. 12-13-1805 Mary (Polly) Hunt
George b. 6-14-1784/d. 4-6-1866 Washington Co, TN (evidently a 1^st marriage before m. 4-19-1808) Susannah (Susan, Sukey, Sukie) Gresham
Elizabeth b. 4-17-1787/d. ?, m. 2nd 10/17/1805 John Hunt, m. 2^nd c1825 Washingotn Co, TN Benjamin Shipley
Joseph b. 12-30-1791; d. early 1868 Washington Co, TN, m. 2-10-1814 Washington Co, TN Elizabeth (Betsy) Keyfauver
William b. 7-2-1793/d. 6-16-1844 Washington Co, TN m. 5-26-1815 Washington Co, TN Asenath (Ceny, Cene) Hunt
Martha (Patty) b. 2-14-1796/d. ? m. 1-7-1819 Washington Co, TN Samuel Devault
Sanford b. 12-1-1800/d. 11-3-1836 Washington Co, TN, m. 9-12-1822 Washington Co, TN Elizabeth Bean.

Ref: Joseph Crouch Bible Records, copy in possession of Mrs. L.M. Crouch, Jr., Henry Co, VA; Washington Co, TN Marriage Records; Court House Records of Washington Co, TN.

From the private papers of the late Clarence Hale:

"Joseph H. Martin, born 1823, son of James Tadlock Martin, I think married Margaret Shipley, born 1821, a dau. of Enoch Tolbert & Bessy Hoss Shipley. Bessy Hoss Shipley was buried at the barn of Fuller Grisham, then Dr. Joe Clark's, just across the Boones' Creek, Jonesboro Road R.R. #4 about 200 yards. south west of the C.C.& O. Railroad bridge, over Boones' Creek. Enoch Tolbert Shipley did live on a farm adjoining Henry Martin, Julias Stafford, Shell Murray, & Joe Carey, took a drove of horses to South Carolina, about 1861, never did come back.

The above was from Decator Barnes' paper written with a pen and very hard to read.
Apr. 1945. [CH]"

CRUMLEY (JOHN) CEMETERY   Located between North Side Hospital, 401 Princeton Rd., Johnson City, TN and Rehabilitation Hospital of Northeast Tennessee. The graves are in a small grove of trees on a hill. It is mowed and well kept. There are appears to be about six unmarked graves. GPS location 36.21.10N 082.22.18W

John H. Crumley, Co. F. 63 Tenn Inf, CSA

Martha Spurgen Lacy, born 1835, died 1913

 

Joda Alene, Daughter, H.B. & S.A. Lawson, born Feb 10, 1888, died Mar 5, 1888

Copied and submitted by Betty Jane Hylton, July 1998.

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