Middleton (Tarlton A.) Cemetery
2013
Located at 151 Leonard Drive, Jonesborough, Tennessee. Resident maintains this property very nicely. There are several indentations indicating other graves.
GPS location: 36º15.510N 082º29.946W
| NAME | BIRTH DATE | DEATH DATE | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foister, Ellen | Dec 1844 | 25 Aug 2016 | |
| Foister, John | 22 Dec 1939 | 06 Apr 2012 | |
| Middleton, Tarlton A. | 16 Jun 1939 | 16 Dec 1979 | A Federal Soldier, CO G 4th Tenn Vols [marker was broken but readable in 1957 but not now, 2013] |
Surveyed, transcribed and donated to the Washington County TNGen Web June 2013 by Gordon Edwards, volunteer at 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.
NOTE: 11 January 2022 a petition was filed in Chancery Court for Washington County, Tennessee at Jonesborough to have the remains moved to Fairview Cemetery, State Route 81N, Jonesborough, Tennessee. It is also referred to as the Foister Cemetery.
Additional information
Bennett, Charles M., and Watauga Association of Genealogists . Washington County Tennessee Tombstone Inscriptions. 1st ed. : Loraine Bennett Rae, 1979; with permission from Loraine B. Rae.
Volume II, page 1
Lewis A Markwood (18 Jan 1802 – 21 Oct 1895 is probably buried here. His obituary says he died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. M.V. Middleton and is buried at the family graveyard about 3 miles S of Jonesboro. Markwood served as a Drummer in the War of 1812, a Private in the Mexican War, and a Lieut. US Army, CO H 8th Tenn Cav in the Civil War. He was married (1) Sarah Isabelle Deakins, 3 Jun 1835 and (2) Lucinda Gilbert, 6 December 1865. His daughter, Mary V. m. Tarlton A. Middleton on 6 Dec 1865. Other children were: Cassandra L. m. Cephas Stone 10 Oct 1867; Sarah Lewis m. Jacob Carr 4 Jan 1870; James L. m. E.A. Nelson 26 Mar 1879; Calvin H. m. Fanny Piper 14 May 1874; and Daniel D. m. Susan King 18 Mar 1857.