Isley Cemetery
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Location: At the end of Isley Drive in the Blountville area
Description: Located at the end of Isley Drive in the Blountville area of Sullivan County. The cemetery is on private property and is overgrown. There appeared to be several unmarked graves.
Burial records: 5
Recorder: Photographed and transcribed: December 27, 2003 by Betty Jane Hylton, Donna Briggs and Bob Shell
USGS Map: Indian Springs
GPS Location: 36.50177, -82.446259
Elevation: 1627 ft.
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Appreciate that Sharon Smith documented this cemetery. We visited it over 10 years ago. We live in Iowa. The person with last name of Hunt was Rosannah Cordelia Isley Hunt, daughter of William Penn Isley and Rosannah Hawk. She was married to John Nicholas Hunt, they had three children as much as I can confirm.
Thanks, Chris. The credit should go to the Cemetery Survey Team for all their hard work. Our Sullivan cemetery list is outstanding because of their generosity!
I know my Isley family was from Sullivan County back when it was The State of Franklin. Records from Indiana just says recent from Tennessee. Are there any marriage records for your area?
John Isley ( I believe to be the son of Conrad)
Born 14 Nov 1792 in TN of, Decatur, Indiana
DEATH
24 Sep 1854 Decatur, Indiana
Wife Sarah
Born Mar. 27, 1795 Tennessee, United States
DEATH 22 June 1865 Decatur, Indiana, United States
ISLEY, John
Classification: Will
Surnames: ISLEY, MC DUFFEE, BAILY, REED
Will Record No. 1
From all men by these presents that I John ISLEY of the county of Decatur in the State of Indiana do make and
publish this my last will and testament, here by revoking and making void all former wills by my body be
decently intered (interred) and that my funeral be conducted in a manner comesponding (corresponding)with
my Estate and situation in life. And as such worldly as it pleased God to entrust me with. I dispose of the same
in the following manner towit: I direct first that all my just debts and funeral expenses be paid as soon after my
decease as possible out of the first money that shall come to the hands of my Executors from any portions of
my Estate. real or personal, I also: direct that a fair valuation or apraisement by three judicious neighbors of all
my ___ estate including my household furniture and after being signed with their names. That a copy of the
same be given by them to each of my Executors: I also direct that all my stock in trade be sold by public
auction for ready money or on the usual credit. I also direct and bequeath to my wife Sarah ISLEY all my real
estate during her life or so long as she remains unmarried. Also one third of my personal property and one
hundred and thirty dollars in cash that remains on hand and ____ at interest , I also direct that the death of my
wife Sarah ISLEY that all the real & personal estate shall be divided equally between my son David ISLEY my
daughters Elizabeth Mc DUFFEE (Elizabeth M. DUFFE) and Sarah Ann BAILY, Excepting one hundred and
five dollars to my four grandsons. I direct that the above one hundred and five dollars shall be divided as
follows towit. Five dollars to John REED payable to be paid when he becomes to age 21 years, fifty dollars to
Joseph REED, twenty five dollars to George REED twenty-five dollars to Erastus (no last name given)when
they all become to the age of twenty one years I also direct in the case that my wife Sarah ISLEY should at any
time marry that two thirds of the whole Estate shall be equally divided between my three heirs as here to fore
mentioned, excepting the amounts here to fore mentioned set off to my four grand-sons that is to stand
undistributed: and I hereby make and ordain my worthy and esteemed friend ________ DE WITT Excuter of
this my last will and testament.
In witness where of I John ISLEY the ________ have here to set my hand and seal this the eight day of August
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in the year of our lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty four.
Signed sealed and published declared by the above named John ISLEY as his last will and testament in the
presence of us who have here unto subscribed our names as witnesses in the presence of the said testator
and in the presence of each other.
W V KERCHERAL
Lewis BARLOW
The state of Indiana County of Decatur
Be it remembered that on the 29th day of September AD 1854 personally appeared before me the undersigned
clerk of the Decatur Court of Common Pleas William V. KERCHERAL and Lewis BARLOW two of the
subscribing witnesses to the foregoing instrument of writing attached hereto purporting to be the last will and
testament of John ISLEY Late of Decatur County Indiana Deceased who being duly sworn on oath says that
they were present and saw said John ISLEY sign said instrument of writing and heard him declare the same to
be his last will and testament that said