Bacon Cemetery
2002
Located southwest of Douglass Shed Road on the Eddie Range farm on Elmer Walker Road.It is in a grove of trees beside the road.
Approximately 45-60 graves marked only by field stones. Several unmarked.
Name Birth date Death date Comments
Bacon, Daniel 27 Oct 1831 05 Dec 1857
Bacon, James 01 Jan 1834 12 Jan 1858
Bacon, Sarah 15 Aug 1805 15 Dec 1871 dau. of Thomas & Phoebe Job
Bacon, Thomas 12 Jan 1905 27 Dec 1866
Barron, Phebe 03 Sep 1777 15 Aug 1858 “Wife of Thomas Barron. Born in state of Virginia”
Cox, Elizabeth 17 Aug 1841 03 Dec 1915 “Wife of J. T. Cox”
Cox, J. T. 03 Mar 1844 13 Jul 1891 “Aged 47y 4m 10d”
Cox, Phoebe 26 Mar 1825 25 Dec 1900 “Wife of W. I. Cox”
Cox, Unknown Jan 11, 182? 06 Feb 1852 “Sacred to the memory of Calvin Cox’s second wife…”
Probably Hannah
Cox, Unknown 15 Mar 1820 12 Jul 1859 “Sacred to the memory of Calvin Cox’s first wife…”
This was probably Phoebe Barron.
Cox, Wm. T. 20 Dec 1811 29 May 1883 (Called “Thomps” in his will)
Old transcripts say his name is “Wm.”.
Surveyed, transcribed and donated to the Washington County TNGen Web 22 August 2002 by Donna Cox Briggs a member of the Cemetery Survey Team of Northeast Tennessee.
Copyrighted 2012 by the Cemetery Survey Team of Northeast Tennessee. No part may be copied without written permission from the Cemetery Survey Team.
One stone reads:
“In memory of Thomas Barron and Phebe Job married October 31st day A. D. 1794. Thomas Barron was born in state of Virginia Feb. 6 day 1776. Dec’d Jan the 24 1863. Rember man as you pass by so wonst was I that I have come to what you see. Prepare for death and follow me. (There are periods after every word.)
Thomas Barron Marker
2002
Bacon Cemetery (from old transcripts)
Thomas Barron and Phebe Job m. Oct 31, 1794. Thomas Barron was born in State of Virginia, Feb 6, 1776, Dec’d Jan 24, 1863
Phebe Job, wife of Thomas Barron. Born in State of Virginia Sept 3, 1777, Dec’d Aug 17, 1858
Thomas Bacon, Nov 1793 – Sept 3/5, 1871
Sarah, wife of Thomas Bacon, Aug 15, 1805 – Dec 15, 1871(Marriage lic. Dec 15, 1825; Sarah was dau. Thomas & Phebe Barron)
Daniel Bacon, Oct 27, 1831 – Dec 5, 1857
Cynthia Bacon, 1831 – 1891 (wife of Daniel)
James Bacon, Jan 1834 – Jan 12, 1858
Thomas Bacon, Jr., 1839 – Dec 27, 1866
J.T. Cox, Mar 3, 1844 – July 13, 1891, aged 47y 4m 10d
Elizabeth, wife of J.T. Cox, Aug 17, 1841 – Dec 3, 1915
Phebe, wife of W.T. Cox, mar 26, 1825 – Dec 25, 1900 9 (dau Thos. & Phebe Barron)
Wm. T. Cox, Dec 20, 1811 – May 29, 1883 (called Thomps in his will.)