Cowan-Delaney Cemetery
Located on the embankment at the corner of Rooty Branch Road, where it intersects with South Holston Dam Road. The cemetery is very overgrown and several markers have fallen (as of July 2013.) There were several “head and shoulder” tombstones now illegible and approximately 45 graves either marked by fieldstones or unmarked.
Photographed and transcribed 19 Feb 2010 by Betty Jane Hylton, Donna Briggs and Bob Shell.
Map location: Holston Valley Quad
GPS Location: +36° 32′ 7.75″, -82° 6′ 7.48″ (36.535485, -82.102079), Elevation: 1600 ft.
| Cowan, Andrew | 5 Feb 1793 | 29 May 1876 | Aged [illegible] [Stone is broken and in pieces on the ground] |
| Cowan, Robert | 18 Jun 1754 | 16 Feb 1840 | Pennsylvania PVT 1 BN Lancaster CO MIL Revolutionary War INCORRECT service record. (see notes) |
| Delaney, Gen. J. R. | 30 Jun 1799 | 27 Oct 1879 | Father and Mother [Masonic emblem; shares marker with Margaret Delaney] |
| Delaney, J. H. | 19 Feb 1851 | 5 Mar 1883 | Sons of J. R. & M. Delaney [Shares marker with J. S. and J. P. T. Delaney] |
| Delaney, J. M. | [No date] | [No date] | |
| Delaney, J. P. T. | 28 Jun 1839 | 24 Sep 1861 | Sons of J. R. & M. Delaney [Shares marker with J. S. and J. H. Delaney] |
| Delaney, J. S. | 22 Aug 1848 | 23 Oct 1849 | Sons of J. R. & M. Delaney [Shares marker with J. P. T. and J. H. Delaney] |
| Delaney, Margaret | 30 Nov 1809 | 10 Aug 1863 | Father and mother [Shares marker with Gen. J. R. Delaney] |
| Delaney, V. C. | 1764 | Aug 1848 | |
| Delaney, William (Major) | 1755 | 1831 | Major Delaney served under Gen. Isaac Shelby during the American Revolution. [Shares marker with Nancey Rhodes Delaney] |
| Dryden, Jane | 20 Nov 1771 | 1 Nov 1799 | |
| Offield, [Unknown] | 1778 | 1859 | |
| Offield, Nancy | 30 May 1810 | 20 Feb 1860 | |
| Offield, Paschal E. | 11 Jun 1807 | 12 Feb 1886 | [Stone very worn; lying on the ground] |
| Offield, Wayne | 20 Dec 1775 | 6 Feb 1851 | |
| Offield, William D. | 2 Oct 1811 | 22 Oct 1870 | |
| Peters, [Malind]a | 18[?] | [illegible] | [Stone is broken and illegible. Information taken from old transcripts] |
| Rosenbalm, M. E. | 7 Feb 1857 | 17 Aug 1901 | Aged 77 Yrs. 6 Mos. 10 Days |
Photo below made July 2013.
Robert Cowan Revolutionary War info is not correct. DAR rejected this info. A grandson’s obit states he did fight at Trenton. Only one Pa unit of riflemen fought at Trenton. Troops were from NewEngland primarily. I would welcome sharing info with other researchers on this line.
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How would you go about getting involved with cleaning this, and other forgotten cemeteries up?