Groseclose Cemetery
Also known at one time as the Neil Cemetery, and also the Everette Cemetery.
Located near the intersection of Stone Drive, Bloomingdale Pike and Woodmont Avenue, near the Country Garden apartments. This cemetery has been abandoned and is overgrown with briars and weeds. There were approximately twenty graves marked by field stones and many more unmarked graves. We estimated that there were as many as 100 graves here.
Photographed and transcribed 25 Sep 2004 by Donna Briggs and Robert Shell.
GPS Location: 36°33.65N 082°33.22W Elevation: 1262 ft.
TNGenWeb Cemetery Database 1286342
| Name |
Birth date |
Death date |
Comments |
| Gaines, James | 1743 | 1829 | Capt. VA Militia Rev. War |
| Pierce, Judith | [No date] | 24 May 1830 | Age 64 |
| Lamkins, Samuel P. | 9 Jan 1841 | 10 Dec 1914 | |
| Gibson, Jeremiah | 11 Jan 1841 | 4 Oct 1888 | [Two markers; one shared with wife, Margaret Gibson] |
| Groseclose, James Wythe | 14 Jun 1902 | 15 Apr 1903 | Son of J. W. & L. A. Groseclose |
| Dillard, D. D. | 1868 | 8 Apr 1910 | |
| Groseclose, Susan Cassell | 16 Apr 1827 | 10 Jan 1906 | Wife of Jos. Groseclose; Born in Wythe Co., VA |
| Groseclose, Joseph | 2 Oct 1816 | 8 Aug 1890 | Born in Smythe Co., VA |
| Gibson, Margaret Elizabeth Kinkead | 15 Sep 1841 | 27 Aug 1912 | [Same stone as husband, Jeremiah Gibson] |
| Sumner, Lizzie | 8 Jun 1878 | 19 Dec 1896 | Dau. of A. L. & S. A.Age 18 Yrs. 6 Mo. 11 Days |
In 1960, Charles Bennett surveyed this cemetery and found the following markers. They were not found in 2004.
| Bolton, Catherine | 26 Oct 1780 | 2 Apr 1842 | Wife of Noah Bolton, aged 61y 5m 6d |
| Nelms, Anna W. | 19 Nov 1818 | 5 Apr 1865 | Wife of L. M. Nelms |
| Bolton, Martha | [No date] | 3 Jun 1863 | Wife of W. L. Bolton, aged 43y 10m |
| Hamblin, Margaret A. | 8 Jun 1840 | 17 Feb 1913 | Wife of J. H. Hamblin |
| McCluer, Lucinda Margaret | [No date] | 4 Jan | |
| Green, J. W. | [No date] | 15 Apr 1864 | Son of J. N. & A. Green |
| Lampkins, Margaret | 15 Sep 1848 | 14 Jun 1905 | Wife of Samuel Lampkins |
| Cleek, Marg. | 20 Jul 1801 | 9 Aug 1912 | Wife of J. J. Cleek |
| Cleek, J. J. | 10 Aug 1802 | 24 Dec 1885 | |
| Vaughn, Marie A. | 15 Aug 1849 | 25 Sep 1916 | Wife of Harman Vaughn |
| Neil, James C. | 12 Sep 1866 | 27 Jan 1919 |
The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Volume 12, page 299:
“James Gaines was captain of a company of volunteers at the battle of Guilford Court House and served in the artillery under Gen. Nathaniel Greene at Eutaw Springs. A letter from Gen. Greene after the battle of Eutaw, to the President of Congress, says: ‘He commanded the three pounders with the front line and did great execution, until his pieces were dismounted.’ He was born in Culpeper County, Virginia, 1742; died at Kingsport, Tennessee, 1830.”
Roster of Soldiers and Patriots of the American Revolution Buried in Tennessee, page 64:
GAINES, JAMES b 1742 Culpepper Co., VA /d 1830 Kingsport, Sullivan Co.) Bur Old Everett Cem, later called the Neil or Groseclose Cem. Grave unmarked. Capt of a Company of NC Volunteers. At Battle of Guilford Court House 3-15-1781. m 1762 ______ WHITE, m 2nd 1766 ELIZABETH STROUTHERS (SOUTHERS) b 1744 d Sullivan Co., TN. Ch: Margaret m Samuel Edgman; Susannah; Elizabeth m Samuel Moore; Lucy b 1771 m David Childress; Francis; James b 1793 m 1st Ann McMinn, m 2nd Frances Rogers; Frances m Charles Lynn; Edmund b 3-20-1777 m 1st ______Toulman, m 2nd Barbara Blount, m 3rd Myra Clark; Bethland m James Lyon; Agness b 3-31-1780/d 1816 m Joseph Everett b 1772/d 1816; Anne m Nathan Ashworth, m 2nd Richard Waggener; George b 1784 m Annie Gaines; Patsy m Benjamin Everett.
[NOTE – His grave reported unmarked at the time of this transcription now has a military marker.]
Looking for graves of Caleb Shipley and Elizabeth Galloway Shipley, they are supposed to be buried in Groseclose Cemetery on Reedy Road, Kingsport, TN.
Need help please.
My great, great grandfather, James Eugene Marion, is supposed to be buried here. Per a cousin, told to her by her grandfather, the grandson of James. Most likely his wife and two youngest children are also buried here.
Found a deed where Samuel Marion, sold his inherited land from John Marion to James Neil in 1883. Neil and Marion lands bordered before the sale. In defining the border a Shipley graveyard is referenced; Sullivan Co, TN deed book 35 page 427.
Could you get in touch with me about James Marion? My great-great-great grandfather is the same man I believe—per a cousin’s research!
Found a deed where Samuel Marion, sold his inherited land from John Marion to James Neil in 1883. Neil and Marion lands bordered before the sale. In defining the border a Shipley graveyard is referenced; Sullivan Co, TN deed book 35 page 427.