{"id":1881,"date":"2012-05-22T09:21:57","date_gmt":"2012-05-22T14:21:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/sullivan\/?p=1881"},"modified":"2017-02-09T22:54:03","modified_gmt":"2017-02-10T03:54:03","slug":"birdwell-melear-cemetery-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/sullivan\/birdwell-melear-cemetery-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Birdwell-Melear Cemetery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>To see a full listing of burials in this cemetery please <a \n\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.tngenweb.org\/cemeteries\/index.html#!cm=2097145\" target=\"_blank\">click here<\/a>.<\/p><p>Location: On a vacant lot on the north side of Birdwell Street in Kingsport, Tennessee. <\/p><p>Description: Birdwell-Melear Cemetery is located on a vacant lot on the north side of Birdwell Street in Kingsport, Tennessee.  The cemetery was covered with kudzu and very difficult to survey.  There were three bases found, but only two legible stones and one fieldstone.\r\n<br \/> \r\n \r\nMap Location: Kingsport Quad <br \/>\r\nGPS Location:  36 31.27  -082 31.19  Elevation: 1381 ft.\r\n<\/p><p>Burial records: <a \n\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.tngenweb.org\/cemeteries\/index.html#!cm=2097145\" target=\"_blank\">2<\/a><\/p><p>Recorder: Photographed and transcribed August 9, 2004 by Donna Briggs.<\/p><p>USGS Map: Kingsport<\/p><p>GPS Location: 36.521168, -82.519836<\/p><p>Elevation: 1381 ft.<\/p><p>Searchable burial information, an interactive map  and additional information on this cemetery\n\t\tcan be found by visiting the cemetery database <a \n\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.tngenweb.org\/cemeteries\/index.html#!cm=2097145\" target=\"_blank\">click here<\/a><\/p><div class=\"cem_sum_pic\"><p><a href=\"http:\/\/tngenwebcem.s3.amazonaws.com\/sullivan\/Birdwell_Melear.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/tngenwebcem.s3.amazonaws.com\/sullivan\/Birdwell_Melear.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\"><em><strong>Additional information<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>1880 Census of Sullivan County, household #472<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>BIRDWELL, Jesse \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 50<\/p>\n<p>Mary \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 44<\/p>\n<p>Roena\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 23<\/p>\n<p>George \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 20<\/p>\n<p>Richard \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 18<\/p>\n<p>C. M. \u00a0 (f)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 18<\/p>\n<p>Mariah\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 16<\/p>\n<p>Mary Kate\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 12<\/p>\n<p>Sarah F. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 8<\/p>\n<p>Robert\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 5<\/p>\n<p>Jessee W. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>1880 Census of Sullivan County<\/strong>, <strong>household # 492<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>HOLT, John\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 59<\/p>\n<p>Elizabeth\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 56<\/p>\n<p>John J.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 21<\/p>\n<p>Adam D. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 19<\/p>\n<p>Mary L.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 16<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>1900 Census of Sullivan County,<\/strong> District 11, household #29-30<\/p>\n<p>MELEAR, John \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 70<\/p>\n<p>Nannie J.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 64\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (mother of one child\/ one living)<\/p>\n<p>M. Ethel\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 21<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Marriages of Sullivan County, Tennessee<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>HOLT, A. D. and BIRDWELL, M. K.\u00a0 married on 26 Oct 1892<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Additional information 1880 Census of Sullivan County, household #472 BIRDWELL, Jesse \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 50 Mary \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 44 Roena\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 23 George \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 20 Richard \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 18 C. M. \u00a0 (f)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 18 Mariah\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 16 Mary Kate\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 12 Sarah F. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 8 Robert\u00a0 <span class=\"excerpt-dots\">&hellip;<\/span> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/sullivan\/birdwell-melear-cemetery-2\/\"><span class=\"more-msg\">Continue reading &rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1881","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cemeteries"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/sullivan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1881","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/sullivan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/sullivan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/sullivan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/sullivan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1881"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/sullivan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1881\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7434,"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/sullivan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1881\/revisions\/7434"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/sullivan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1881"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/sullivan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1881"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/sullivan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1881"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}