Light Cemetery
Located at the end of Old Moreland Drive in the Long Island section of Kingsport, Sullivan County, Tennessee. The cemetery is mowed and well kept. There are at least 5 unmarked graves and 7 graves marked by fieldstones.
Photographed and transcribed 8 Nov 2002 by R. Cox and Donna Briggs, members of the Cemetery Survey Team of Northeast Tennessee. Additional information submitted by Lisa Gail Salley.
Map location: Kingsport Quad
TNGenWeb Cemetery Database
| NAME | BIRTH | DEATH | COMMENTS |
| Light, Vatchel | 1763 | 1850 | PVT Virginia Militia, Rev. War. October 25 2003, the Sons of the American Revolution and the Overmountain Men Chapter placed a marker for Vechel Light (SL) |
| Chase, Ruby | 7 Oct 1915 | 27 Jan 1917 | Daughter of J. W. & Other Richardson |
| Light, Samuel | 25 Dec 1856 | 8 Aug 1909 | [Same stone as Ellen Light] |
| Light, Ellen | 1851 | 7 Aug 1880 | [Same stone as Samuel Light] |
| Fields, Lexie Elgie | 8 Feb 1904 | 30 Sep 1907 | Daughter of G. H. & M. E. Fields |
| Light, John Houston | 28 Apr 1899 | 26 Jun 1940 | |
| Myres, Mary | 12 Oct 1855 | 6 Jan 1916 | |
| Light, Evy May | 20 Apr 1881 | 10 Nov 1881 | Children of James & E. P. Light [Same stone as Luly Light] |
| Light, Luly | 20 Apr 1881 | 11 Nov 1882 | Children of James & E. P. Light [Same stone as Evy May Light] |
| Light, Ethel M. | 6 Feb 1885 | 18 Aug 1906 | Daughter of James & E. L. Light [Same stone as Elmirah Light] |
| Light, James | 1851 | 1936 | [Same stone as Elizabeth Light] |
| Light, Elizabeth | 1852 | 19— | [Same stone as James Light; death date not inscribed] |
| Light, Verna L. | 26 Aug 1926 | 21 Oct 1927 | Daughter of J. J. & M. A. Light |
| Pearce, Elmina M. | [?] Sep1829 | 18 Jun 1898 | Wife of Jacob Pearce |
| Pearce, Thomas | 2 Dec 1816 | 29 Jun 1864 | Aged 47 yrs 7m 27 days |
| Harkleroad, Daniel W. | 1881 | 1934 | |
| Pearce, William | 17 Mar 1788 | 23 Jun 1848 | [Stone is very difficult to read] |
| Pearce, Elizabeth | 29 Dec 1788 | 17 Nov 1866 | Aged 77 years. 10mo. & 18 days. ATM Provence, Bristol |
| Roller, B—rilla | [Illegible] | [Illegible] | [Stone broken and difficult to read] |
| Roller, John | 29 Jun 1829 | 20 Feb 1868 | Aged 44 year. 7ms. 21 days |
| Roller, Berilla | 19 Jan 1828 | 23 May 1866 | Aged 38years.4mo. & 4days |
| Painter, Elizabeth Roller | 29 Mar 1850 | 22 Mar 1933 | |
| Jones, Elizabeth Pierce | [No date] | [No date] | Wife of I. N. Jones |
| Pearce, John | 21 Apr 1810 | 1 Aug 1853 | |
| Pearce, William | Dec 1844? | [Illegible] | Son of William |
| Roller, Elizabeth | April [?] | March [?] | —ter of Martin & Elizabeth Roller [Stone almost completely illegible] |
| [Roller], Margaretema | June 2 [?] | [Illegible] | Daughter of Mart__ & Elizabeth__ [Stone is almost completely illegible |
| Pearce, [Illegible] | [?8] Feb [1840] | [Illegible | Son of T. & E.M. Pearce [Stone is mostly illegible] |
Submitters:
SL Sherry Light
NOTE: Don Speer, a Pierce (Pearce) descendant, makes a strong case as to the identity of the unmarked stones. “I placed the individuals in the Light Cemetery in their respective family trees. I am reasonable certain that the two unlabeled stones at the southeast corner of the Light Cemetery are those of Joshua Pierce and his wife Deborah Dove. John Pierce (b.1810; d.1853) was the youngest son of Joshua and Deborah; William, husband of Elizabeth [Smith] (b. 1788) was their oldest son; a middle son, Joshua, Jr., moved to Illinois where he was killed in a fight in 1835.”
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