Evergreen-College Hill Cemetery
2016
Old Jonesborough African-American Burial Ground
Located at the end of Cemetery Lane, Jonesborough, Tennessee.
GPS location: 36º17.782N 82º28.092W
ROW GRAVE SURNAME GIVEN BIRTH DATES DEATH DATES
10 1 Allison Bertha E. 26 Jun 1884 31 Dec 1968
14 6 Bailey Jacob 31 Jan 1841 12 Nov 1895
14 6 Bailey Martha 04 Apr 1850 31 Jan 1911
9 3 Barnes G.P. Rev 14 Jan 1864 20 Dec 1934
15 7 Bayless Amanda 28 Dec 1850 28 Nov 1936
15 6 Bayless Comodore 27 Mar 1849 18 May 1891
15 8 Bayless J[ames] Harrison 1889 1929
15 10 Bayless Julia 26 Feb 1885 16 Sep 1939
10 10 Bayless Mary [1849] 20 May 1913
15 9 Bayless Mary E. 1888 [19 Sep 1885] 1922 [10 Dec 1922]
11 4 Birdwell Large Marker
11 4 Birdwell Margaret Edwards 04 Jul 1875 18 Sep 1926
11 5 Birdwell Marria [Mariah] Willard 03 [27] Jun 1830 27 Oct 1919
11 3 Birdwell Wm A 03 Feb 1872
12 15 Blair Sarah 30 Nov 1851 11 Jan 1913
3 1 Bridwell Clarence W. 1921 1972
8 5 Bridwell Frances J. 25 Mar 1884 27 Mar 1918
3 2 Bridwell James E. 1948 1995
1 1 Bridwell James S. 25 Feb 1882 23 Feb 1961
8 4 Bridwell John Henry 08 May 1883 05 Dec 1971
5 2 Bridwell John Henry, Jr. 1935 1942
1 2 Bridwell Margaret Keebler 1897 1936
8 6 Bridwell Mary F. 18 Feb 1908 06 Feb 1992
5 3 Bridwell Opie Blair 07 Jun 1891 20 Jun 1980
9 1 Bridwell Walter Jay 18 Aug 1921 19 May 1957
7 4 Brigman Henry 03 Oct 1849 15 Mar 1922
12 2 Brown Alfred 25 Dec 1858 22 Apr 1925
12 3 Brown Alfred & Cordie
1 6 Brown Cornelius [Jerome] [31 Aug 1859] [12 Apr 1944]
15 11 Brown Ethel 08 Nov 1908 16 May 1971
12 6 Brown Julia 25 Jun 1916 30 Oct 1921
1 14 Brown L.D., Jr. 1934 1935
1 12 Brown L.D., Sr. 1906 1987
15 12 Brown Lizzie 16 Apr 1882 02 Jan 1971
1 13 Brown Lucile Birdwell 1910 1955
1 4 Brown Luella 13 Nov 1890 17 Feb 1940
8 3 Brown Margaret Louise 27 Aug 1925 09 Jan 2010
1 5 Brown Melissa [Dickson] [03 ? 1862] [29 Jun 1944]
12 4 Brown Pearle E. 03 Aug 1904 05 Aug 1919
12 5 Brown William 30 Jul 1919 17 May 1922
17 9 Burdell Landon [1878] 17 May 1891
10 7 Cannon Louise [?] Mar 1922 15 Dec 1922
13 2 Cecil Julia Ann [1834] 13 Feb 1894
13 4 Cecil Nancy Grimes 11 Aug 1872 19 Mar 1948
13 3 Cecil William 04 Sep 1868 09 Aug 1927
12 18 Crawford Charles C., Jr. 24 Feb 1905 27 Sep 1919
12 19 Crawford Etta (Henrietta) 27 Nov 1891 22 Jan 1918
6 1 Dean Agnes 25 Dec 1883 11 Jun 1959
6 2 Dean Arthur 14 Apr 1855 14 Feb 1934
16 2 Edwards Jerry
18 7 Evans Kenneth 26 Nov 1939 28 Jan 1995
11 9 Ford Johanna [1880] 23 Dec 1899
11 8 Ford Lucinda 25 Dec 1853 05 Mar 1906
11 10 Ford Spencer C. 04 Mar 1883 24 Dec 1906
11 7 Freeze Edna 25 Dec 1910 30 Jun 1995
11 6 Freeze Ella Ford 25 Dec 1880 13 Apr 1947
1 10 Gay Augusta W. 1895 1941
1 8 Gay George Hurdle 1914 1979
1 9 Gay Samuel M. 1883 1950
13 6 Gott Anthony [Toney] [14 Jan 1845] 1844 [17 Jul] 1918
13 5 Gott Jane 1851 1901
2 2 Greenlee Katherine 1915 2004
17 8 Greenlee Nellie [1881] 05 Mar 1897
2 1 Greenlee William Arlie 1916 1971
7 3 Grigg Fannie S 26 Jan 1885 11 Jan 1937
12 11 Grimes Allen [1824] 11 Apr 1902
12 8 Grimes Eugenia S. 10 Oct 1876 26 May 1955
15 Grimes Harriet [1836] 21 Oct 1916
12 10 Grimes James [1836] 10 Nov 1913
12 9 Grimes Sarah Ann 03 Aug 1839 09 Apr 1893
15 1 Hale Lamon 21 Aug 1892
12 7 Hammer Charlie H. 08 Jul 1909 19 Feb 1911
15 2 Hill Hattie M. 1913 2008
15 3 Hill Homer 1913 1984
20 1 Horton Arthur C[lyde] 1909 1977
21 1 Horton Orville M[emphis], Sr. 1906 1977
1 16 Howard Hattie Helen 18 May 1885 05 Dec 1973
18 6 Howard John D. [17 Jul 1911] [20 Feb 1999]
1 15 Howard Thomas H. Rev 1880 28 Nov 1928
1 3 Hughes Bessie K. 1904 1936
13 9 Hunt Samuel 1832 1886
16 4 Irvin [Family Marker]
16 3 Irvin Alfred
16 5 Irvin Mary 7/6/1861 20 Feb 1914
17 5 Jackson Lucinda 9/26/1843 27 Jun 1898
8 1 Johnson George Rusty 1955 2013
8 2 Johnson Goldie 1931 2012
10 3 Johnson Lena W. 26 May 1886 27 Dec 1955
4 4 Johnson Mary E. 1856 1943
10 2A Johnson Monroe A. 24 May 1884
6 3 Johnson Robert M. 14 Sep 1915 12 Dec 1954
19 1 Jones Margaret E. 21 Aug 1926 29 Nov 1979
17 3 Keebler William 1889 1952
17 2 Keebler Vertie 1888 1924
8 4 Lee Katie 1881 1957
4 1 Marshall Andrew J. 29 Sep 1882 1931
10 10 Marshall Charles D. 04 Apr 1880 22 Feb 1930
4 2 Marshall Maude G. 09 Feb 1889 06 Dec 1962
15 5 Marshall Winfield
12 1 Martin W.P. Family Mkr
12 1 Martin W.P. Rev 1874 1925
13 8 Miller Cornelius 1883 1941
13 7 Miller Jerry 16 Mar 1842 10 Aug 1913
6 4 Pearson Sandy W.
10 6 Perry Dock 15 Dec 1880 06 Apr 1917
12 13 Price Maude
12 14 Ray Infant 25 Jul [1903] 27 Jul 1903
12 12 Ray Liet. A.M. 1867 1917
18 4 Rhea C. Douglas 05 Feb 1915 11 Dec 1994
18 5 Rhea Dorothy B. 30 May 1919 06 Apr 2001
16 7 Rhea John May [?] 1887 18 Jul 1928
18 3 Rhea Mildred 1908 1993
16 8 Rhea William Alfred 06 Dec 1896 12 Jan 1898
10 9 Russell Carrie Perry 01 Apr 1886 22 Feb 1984
12 13 Russell Wincy
22 1 Rutledge Kathleen Gay 14 Jan 1912 10 Mar 1989
23 1 Rutledge James Paul 02 Jun 1910 14 Jan 1991
25 1 Rutledge David A. 1936 1995
8 2 Ryans Charles W. 14 Feb 1875 07 Sep 1954
8 1 Ryans Mamie V. Pearson 16 Aug 1898 03 Apr 1971
18 2 Ryans Rowe
12 16 Sliger Rebecca [1815] 09 Jul 1890
17 4 Smith Eliza 1858 1916
4 2 Snow Brewer 1861 1905
4 3 Snow
5 1 Stephen[son] Rect.? [Rector] 02 Apr 1910 01 Sep 1930
14 3 Stephenz David 1918
14 2 Stevenz Ed 1938
14 1 Stuart Nancy [1811] [1894]
17 7 Stuart Edward 1852 1914
13 1 Stuart Georgia May 03 May 1883 11 May 1906
17 6 Stuart Lettie 1862 [07 Apr 1929]
17 1 Taylor John M. 18 Feb 1845 27 Sep 1909
17 1 Taylor Martha A. 17 Mar 1850 06 Dec 1911
1 7 Unknown 2 Conc Mkrs
9 2 Unknown 4" Conc Cap Blk
18 1 Unknown 4" Conc Cap Blk
6 5 Unknown Block
6 6 Unknown Block
1 11 Unknown Fieldstone
5 3 Unknown Fieldstone
5 4 Unknown Fieldstone
12 17 Unknown Fieldstone
14 4 Unknown Fieldstone
14 5 Unknown Fieldstone
15 4 Unknown Fieldstone
15 14 Unknown Fieldstone
17 8 Unknown Fieldstone
10 8 Unknown Lg Perry Mkr
11 1 Unknown Lg Unfaced Mkr
11 2 Unknown Lg Unfaced Mkr
24 1 Unknown Mark only with unreadable funeral home marker
16 1 Unknown Upward Finger
10 5 Vaught Henry C. 23 Mar 1894
10 4 Vaught Martha V. 24 Jun 1884 28 Nov 1963
13 10 Walker Lewis M. 1868 19---
13 11 Walker Mary E. 1852 1933
15 13 Yancey William Howell 15 Feb 1962 [1860] 05 Jan 1927
10 12 Young Deana [1835] 1895
Surveyed, transcribed and donated to the Washington County TNGen Web July 2013 by Gordon Edwards and Corrine Moore, volunteers with Heritage Alliance.
Copyrighted 2013 by the Cemetery Survey Team of Northeast Tennessee. No part of this work may be copied without written permission from the Cemetery Survey Team.
Additional information
The original association was called “The Colored People’s Society of Jonesboro.”
Unmarked Graves From Tennessee Death Records 1912, 1914-1958
NAME BIRTH DATE DEATH DATE COMMENT
Anderson, Carol Osborne Davis 10 Sep 1908 30 Sep 1938 DR 29059
Arnold, Carroh Mae 08 Sep 1932 22 Mar 1933 DR 4729
Bailey, Mary Blair 04 Jul 1895 02 Oct 1931 DR 23287
Barnard, Hattie Johnson 02 May 1870 25 Jan 1947 DR 1823
Birdwell, Jerome 07 May 1869 26 Nov 1950 DR 26389
Black, Eugene 14 Feb 1885 15 Feb 1946 DR 6628
Blair, George 85 yrs. 05 Feb 1921 DR 52
Blair, Nannie 08 Feb 1905 05 Dec 1925 DR 180
Bradley, John 22 Feb 1905 14 Feb 1925 DR 228
Brigman, Gene 03 Feb 1889 26 Feb 1940 DR 8134
Brown, Carnelious 14 Jan 1909 10 May 1930 DR 12471
Brown, Rachel abt. 90 yrs. 07 Mar 1920 DR 140
Claiborne, Leona Allison 27 Jul 1907 03 Jul 1940 DR 19990
Collier, Mary 03 Jan 1905 15 Mar 1922 DR 289
Cox, May 03 Jan 1897 05 Dec 1925 DR 569
Crawford, Helen A. 25 Oct 1855 12 Jun 1921 DR 265
Davis, Etta 18 Mar 1905 04 Feb 1929 DR 6711
Dickson, Chas. 22 Aug 1862 05 Jul 1918 DR 429
Dickson, Cora 16 Feb 1897 05 Jul 1918 DR 319
Dickson, Mary abt. 1888 08 Jun 1923 DR 454
Downer, Wm. W. 27 Feb 1842 09 Dec 1924 DR 167
Easley, Eliza Jun 1874 19 Jul 1935 DR 16740
Erwin, Ellen 28 Jan 1905 14 Mar 1925 DR 42
Finley, Florence 09 Oct 1878 18 Oct 1927 DR 35683
Fitzgerald, Ruth 25 Jul 1894 18 Apr 1919 DR 208
Greenlee, Jane abt. 75 yrs. 19 Feb 1921 DR 82
Gresham, Sallie Nell 24 Feb 1859 10 May 1925 DR 73
Hale, Eugene 04 Oct 1902 02 May 1956 DR 12214
Hale, Geo. abt. 1850 06 Sep 1917 DR 446
Hale, Harrison abt. 1901 13 Oct 1918 DR 458
Hale, Lucy abt. 1854 31 Oct 1922 DR 179
Hale, Ramonia Elizabeth Infant 28 Sep 1930 DR 24352
Hale, Sarah abt. 1825 18 Feb 1918 DR 77
Hammer, George 10 Oct 1842 16 Jun 1923 DR 168
Hampton, Fannie Mae 19 Dec 1909 08 Jul 1930 DR 19963
Hyder, Maude Berry 07 May 1929 29 Jul 1955 DR 16699
Hyder, Maude Berry 07 May 1887 29 Jul 1955 DR 16699
Jackson, Jane 65 yrs. 08 Apr 1934 DR 14504
Jackson, Roxie abt. Jul 1884 22 Apr 1917 DR 214
Jackson, Rufus abt. 1857 25 Feb 1920 DR 97
Johnson, Daniel Houston abt. Jun 1891 01 Aug 1917 DR 386
Johnson, Felix 26 Dec 1866 15 Oct 1919 DR 489
Johnson, Lashawn Mitton 19 Jan 1916 31 Aug 1942 DR 17874
Kincade, Elizabeth Aug 1823 27 Jan 1921 DR 28
Kincheloe, Joe 01 Jun 1867 11 Apr 1940 DR 10675
Kincheloe, Mollie 15 Feb 1864 18 May 1934 DR 14503
Lee, Gearia Walker 14 Apr 1892 11 Jul 1931 DR 28251
Lee, Wm. Henry 12 Feb 1905 26 Sep 1924 DR 145
Lenoir, Ida 29 May 1891 28 Dec 1921 DR 542
Lewis, Maggie abt. 1867 06 Jan 1927 DR 4364
Lewis, Walker 16 Jun 1865 19 May 1935 DR 14350
Mahoney, Marguerette Guinn 27 Jan 1832 16 Oct 1919 DR 490
Matthews, Albert 01 Apr 1865 22 Sep 1928 DR 25094
McAlister, Alonza 67 yrs. 16 Apr 1908 DR 29648
Miller, Harriet May 1854 05 Oct 1930 DR 24361
Mitchell, Thomas, Jr. 43 yrs. 10 Mar 1939 DR 6819
Morgan, T.M. 23 Jan 1905 01 Jan 1927o DR 2165
Osborn, Mary Elizabeth 24 Mar 1905 12 Sep 1918 DR 422
Osborne, John Henry 17 Nov 1897 09 Jul 1931 DR 28725
Patton, Brown abt. 1859 13 Jul 1929 DR 31611
Pierson, Betty 25 Oct 1868 22 Jan 1939 DR 2028
Rhea, Jennie 04 Apr 1862 04 Feb 1939 DR 4161
Rhea, John 20 Jan 1905 18 Jun 1923 DR 458
Russell, Jerry M. 13 Sep 1866 14 Sep 1951 DR 21885
Russell, Lula Dec 1870 27 Feb 1926 DR 8187
Russell, Wm. A. 24 Oct 1838 08 Aug 1920 DR 416
Ryans, Henry abt. 1877 27 Jul 1929 DR 19028
Ryans, Sarah J. 03 Nov 1853 02 Dec 1926 DR 30840
Ryans, Shadrick 52 yrs. 15 Apr 1938 DR 9057
Ryans, Thomas abt. 44 yrs. 25 Apr 1921 DR 181
Scott, Martha 20 May 1927 15 Apr 1934 DR 9725
Shade, Henry 26 Feb 1905 03 Sep 1923 DR 496
Shade, Pearl Russell 06 Mar 1890 02 Jul 1942 DR 15787
Smith, Bertha 05 Sep 1889 21 Sep 1919 DR 464
Snow, Hattie 46 yrs. 02 Jun 1934 DR 14466
Stephenson, Allen 17 Apr 1910 30 May 1929 DR 16538
Stephenson, Lottie 20 Oct 1884 07 Oct 1925 DR 151
Stewart, Francis 54 yrs. 26 Oct 1932 DR 22252
Stewart, Marira 21 Sep 1898 31 Mar 1905 DR 554
Stuart, Martin abt. 1872 26 May 1922 DR 68
Stuart, Searle 20 Feb 2007 20 Feb 1922 DR 262
Taylor, Mary Jane 18 Nov 1865 29 Nov 1932 DR 28056
Taylor, Smith Oct 1834 24 May 1920 DR 285
Vaught, Martha 24 Feb 1844 11 Jun 1921 DR 263
Walker, Mary Virginia 03 Feb 1874 05 May 1927 DR 14190
Yancey, Flora Martin 78 yrs. 29 Feb 1950 DR 07245
The following markers were found in 1977, according to the Washington County Tennessee Tombstone Inscriptions by Charles M. Bennett and the Watauga Association of Genealogists, used with permission by Loraine B. Rae.
Found in Bennett but not in 1996 or 2013
W. B. Bod——-
Virgil Martin, d July 18, 1937
Roosevelt Melton, 1915-1976
Lillie Pyrnes (3/22?) 1895-6/12/1977 (This was actually Lillie Ryanes 3/22/1895-June 1977 – from SSDI)
Ardella Virginia————– 1905-1973
Found in 1996 but not in 2013 (All appear to have been funeral home markers – years only were noted)
Roger Greenlee 1910-1988
Henry James Fitzgerald 1911-1994
Mary Bunis Howard 1971-1994
DEEDS –
The original deed is found at Deed Book 59, Page 496 (June 9, 1890) – R. M. May, W. H. Correll, and T. H. Reeves to the Trustees of the Colored People’s Cemetry (sic) Society. This is for the parcel known as College Hill Cemetery, which makes up the largest portion of this burial ground. The property runs from the Cemetery Lane eastward to the crest of the hill.
Deed Book 72, Page 299 (Sept 21, 1896) – W. H. Correll to the trustees for a right of way. This is what is now known as Cemetery Lane, running from Boone Street to the College Hill parcel.
Deed Book 490, Page 511 (May 19, 1975) – Beatrice Correll to Evergreen Cemetery of Jonesboro, Tennessee, Inc. This is for the parcel at the eastern end of the entire parcel. It is the flat land near Lawing Road.
Technically, College Hill and Evergreen are separate, however, in practice, the entire burial ground operates for the African-American population.
Researched and donated to the Washington County TNGen Web July 2014 by Gordon M. Edwards, member of the Cemetery Survey Team of Northeast Tennessee.
Copyrighted 2014 by the Cemetery Survey Team of Northeast Tennessee. No part of this work may be copied without written permission from the Cemetery Survey Team.