Located on the hill behind 321 Highway 394, the cemetery has been mowed and kept, but many stones are now broken and have fallen over. There are nine fieldstones or illegible stones.

April 6, 2004 by Donna Briggs and Bob Shell, members of the Cemetery Survey Team of Northeast Tennessee.

Map location: Blountville Quad

GPS Location: 36°34.29N  082°20.85W

 

Name	Birth	Death	Comments
Barger, Mary Stokes	1892	1922	[Stone has fallen over]
Barger Infant	[One date]	14 Aug 1920
Barger, Ethel	14 Sep 1914	26 Dec 1915
Bridwell, Mary A. E. N. J.	[No date]	15 Feb 1882	Wife of G. W. Bridwell; Aged 24 Ys 4 Ms 19Ds
Droke, John	23 Oct 1798	26 Feb 1884
Wolford, Mary Ann	12 Mar 1814	9 May 1884	Wife of Geo. Wolford
Wolford, James A.	28 Jul 1844	25 Nov 1862	Æ 18Y, 3m, 27 d.
Barger, G. W. J.	28 Sep 1860	2 Sep 1863
Barger, Infant	25 Sep 1865	[29 Sep 1865]	Age 4 days
Barger, Emmaline Wolford	24 Nov 1835	8 Apr 1907	Wife of Jacob Barger
Barger, Jacob	17 Sep 1829	1 Jun 1903
Barger, John W.	1862	1941
Barger, William Ray	12 Oct 1910	27 Jan 1911	Infant son of J. T. & Mary M. Barger
Wolford, Sam Hugh	1 Jun 1872	30 May 1873	Infant son of J. M. & Louisana Wolford
Wolford, Almeda Christena	13 Mar 1867	5 Sep 1867	Daughter of [?] D. & T. V. Wolford
Wolford, Infant son	Sep 1850	Sep 1850	Infant son of J. M. & Louisana Wolford
Wolford, George B.	[No date]	6 Feb 1845	Aged [?] Y. 11M & 6 days
Wolford, Col. William	29 Feb 1796	30 Jul 1841
Barger, Henry Thomas	[No date]	[No date]
Barger, John	1884	1920
Wolford, Eliza C.	1852	1877
Wolford, George	1810	1878
Wolford, George	1768	1840

 

Additional information

From the Elizabethtown Republican newspaper, dated 20 Sept. 1876: “Died wed. 13 Sept. 1876 near Powell’s station, Mrs. Mary S. Barger, wife of Nicholas Barger Sr. born in Knox Co. on 11 Sept. 1797. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church at Ebenezer.”

The Presbyterian Church at Ebenezer was in Elizabethton. Both Nicholas and wife, Mary are reported to be buried here in the Wolford Cemetery in unmarked graves.

 

1850 Census of Sullivan County

Page 32, household #292             Page 37A, household #355

WOLFORD, Mary      36                     DROKE, John  51

Eve                  61                              Esther               55

Zedekiah          37  (insane)                    George             20

George             40                           Jas.                  18

Anna                18                             Catharine          16

Emeline            15                           Saml.                14

Sarah               11                              Isaac                12

Wm. G.            18                             Andw.              10

Jas.                  6

GOODMAN, George 4

 

1860 Census of Sullivan County, District 6, Morrell’s Mill Post Office

Page 91, household # 602

BARGER, Jacob        30

Emaline                        24

Page 87, household #580

WOLFORD, Jennet      52

Joseph Q.                     26

Kitty M.                       23

Margaret J.                   23

William O.                    21

Martha E.                     19

 

Page 87, household #584

WOLFORD, James M.      33

Louisa                          33

H. C. (f)                       9

William A.                    7

Jacob C.                      4

David J.                        2

DECK, Martha                        21

 

Sullivan County Marriage Records

J. W. Barger and M. B. Wolferd married on 31 Mar 1892