Dempsey Cemetery

Located in the woods beside of 636 Rock Hill Road near the Carter County/Sullivan County line. The cemetery is covered with vinca, and somewhat overgrown. There were at least 40 graves either unmarked or marked only by fieldstones.

Photographed and transcribed 7 Oct 2006 by Donna Briggs and Robert Shell.

Map location: Bluff City Quad

GPS location: 36 ° 24.13N 082 ° 16.72W Elevation: 1617 ft.

Transcription on FindAGrave

NAME	BIRTH	DEATH	COMMENTS
Barr, William D.	1 Oct 1886	16 Oct 1886	Son of T. & F. Barr
Brandt, Mickey	[No date]	[No date]	[Unmarked grave. She was cremated and buried here around 2004]
Dempsey, Robert S.	28 Feb 1870	2 Aug 1905	Age 35 Yrs, 5 Mo’s, 4 Days[Stone is broken and lying on the ground]
Dempsey, S. E. [Susan E. Shell]	10 Sep 1847	22 Feb 1923	[Shares marker with William H. H. Dempsey]
Dempsey, William H. H., Corpl.	14 May 1845	6 Nov 1914	13th Tenn. Cav. Co. H. War 1861—65 [Two markers, sharing one with S. E. Dempsey]
Dempsy, Infant Son	[No date]	[No date]	Infant son of W. H. H. & S. E. Dempsy
Dempsy, Peter	[No date]	[No date]	Son of W. H. H. & S. E. Dempsy; age 3 mos.
Dempsy, Willie	[No date]	[No date]	Son of W. H. H. & S. E. Dempsy; Aged 6 mos.
Fox, Infant Daughter	4 Dec 1890	11 Dec 1890	Infant daughter of M. E. & S. E. Fox
Humphreys, Cordie	6 Jul 1889	15 Jun 1893	Daughter of G. H. & Alice Humphreys
Humphreys, Eugene	15 Aug 1905	11 Jul 1906	Son of M. H. & Fannie Humphreys
Humphreys, Harrison	13 Jan 1893	13 Jan 1893	Son of G. H. & Alice Humphreys
Humphreys, Mattie	[No date]	17 Nov 1896	Wife of M. H. Humphreys
Poland, Lauza H.	13 Jan 1860	10 Apr 1886	Wife of W. T. Poland
Russell, Earl	10 Oct 1903	18 Dec 1905	Son of H. R. & Mollie Russell; Age 2 y, 2 m, 7 d.

Also buried here according to death record:

Nancy Ann Sweeney – 25 Jan 1857 – 11 Jul 1914 in Carter County, buried in the William H. Dempsey Cemetery.

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