Gregg Cemeteries of Bays Mountain
Located inside the boundaries of Bays Mountain Park are three small cemeteries. Two are referred to as the Lower Gregg Cemetery and the Upper Gregg Cemetery. The third is the Quillen Cemetery and is in Hawkins County. The park wishes the exact locations to be kept private to deter vandalism. For this reason, the GPS locations are not revealed.
The Lower Gregg Cemetery contains six graves marked by fieldstones and one or two apparent unmarked graves. The Upper Gregg Cemetery contains about 30 graves marked by fieldstones and possibly some unmarked graves.
Photographed and transcribed 4 Nov 2005 by Karon Simpson, Betty Jane Hylton, Jan Clark and Donna Briggs.
Map location: Kingsport Quad
Upper Gregg Cemetery
|
NAME |
BIRTH |
DEATH |
COMMENTS |
| J. W. H. | 9 Oct 1908 | 4 Jun 1911 | [Lower Gregg Cemetery; hand-carved fieldstone; Death certificate confirms that this is John W. Harless, son of James and Phoebie Harless] |
| Roberts, David | [No date] | [No date] | [Lower Gregg Cemetery; David Roberts is supposed to be here in an unmarked grave. He was the son of Lewis and Mary Ivy Roberts, who came to Sullivan County from Henry County, VA. They were early settlers of the county and are found in the 1812 Tax List of Sullivan County. |
| Gregg, Mary Emma | 9 Sep 1915 | 8 Nov 1915 | [Death certificate states that she is buried in the “Gregg Family Cemetery, 15th Dist., Sullivan County.” She was the daughter of Charles and Louisa Melinda Dykes Gregg.] |
| Gragg, Cleve | [No date] | [No date] | [The book, Bays Mountain One of the Lord’s Great Creations by Odell Harbour Depew reports that Cleve and Orgie Gragg are buried there. It is not clear which cemetery, but is it certainly safe to assume that it is one of the Gregg Cemeteries. I was unable to confirm this information.] |
| Gragg, Orgie | [No date] | [No date] | [The book, Bays Mountain One of the Lord’s Great Creations by Odell Harbour Depew reports that Cleve and Orgie Gragg are buried there. It is not clear which cemetery, but is it certainly safe to assume that it is one of the Gregg Cemeteries. I was unable to confirm this information.] |
|
Brown, John M. |
26 Mar 1820 | 21 Sep 1880 | |
|
Gragg, Hannah Roberts |
[ca 1860] | [Unknown] | [I was unable to confirm this information.] |
Lower Gregg Cemetery
I stumbled upon the Lower Gregg Cemetery last fall while taking a shortcut through the woods. It turns out that the J.W.H. buried there may be in my children’s maternal line, J.W.H. having descended from Ferdinand Harless of Muhlhofen, Germany, according to my research. Do you have any photos JW’s marker?
Thanks,
Joel Buckner
After completing my genealogical research on J.W.H. buried in Lower Gragg Cemetery, it turns out that he is my children’s third cousin three times removed. Cool.
Joel Buckner
I posted this comment on 05-16-2015:
I stumbled upon the Lower Gregg Cemetery last fall while taking a shortcut through the woods. It turns out that the J.W.H. buried there may be in my children’s maternal line, J.W.H. having descended from Ferdinand Harless of Muhlhofen, Germany, according to my research. Do you have any photos of JWH’s marker?
You did sent me a photo but since then I have had a major computer crash and I have lost the photo. If you still have it on file somewhere could you please re-send it? It turns out John W. Harless IS my kids maternal third cousin three times removed.
Thanks,
Joel Buckner
David Ivy Roberts is my 2nd great Grandfather. Ivy is anticipated based on research to tie to his Mothers family Mary D. (Polly) Ivy. I need to come and see this grave yard next time I am in Kingsport TN to see family.
Could you privately message me the coordinates/directions. I’d love to see these and be closer/know more about my family