BARNES CEMETERY

Barnes Cemetery
Gibson St., Johnson City, TN

Located across the street from 1349 Gibson Street, Johnson City, TN. At the time of this survey it was overgrown with lots of poison ivy. Vandals have done a lot of damage to the markers. Thirty-five graves are marked with fieldstones and many graves unmarked. It has been cleaned up recently.

GPS location: 36.31.07 N 028.20.27 W Elevation: 1552 ft.

 

Transcribed, photographed and donated to the Washington County TNGenWeb page, 4 Feb. 2005 by Donna Briggs, Jan Clark, Bob Shell, Chester Willis and Betty Jane Hylton.

Copyrighted 2012 by the Cemetery Survey Team of Northeast Tennessee. No part may be copied without written permission from the Cemetery Survey Team.

Previous survey: Washington County Tennessee Tombstone Inscriptions by Charles M. Bennett and the Watauga Association of Genealogists with permission from Loraine B. Rae.

Found in 1964 but not in 2005:

Lacy, Jennie E., dau. of W.J. and M.E. Lacy, 26 Mar 1886 – 29 Apr 1888

According to the WPA Washington County Cemetery List, Peter Sellers, Revolutionary Soldier, is buried here in an unmarked grave.

Washington County, Tennessee Death Record Abstracts 1908-1916, by Eddie M. Nikazy

p. 36 William C. Hale, Age: 71 years, married, Miller, death cause: “asthma and heart failure,” died: 10th District on 31 Aug 1909, record (1908-12): 92524

p.26 Robert Range, age 21 years, single, death cause: “consumption,” died: Johnson City on 1 Jun 1909, record (1908-12): 92392.

1850 Census Washington County, TN

340/355 Barnes, Catherine 59 b. VA, farm $6500.

345/360 Houston, Stephenson, 28, Catherine E. 28, Mary J. 9, W.A. 8 (m), James N. 6, John L 5, Catherine A. 3, Lafayette 2, Melvina 2 months; Barnes, Madison M. 25

2151/2198 Williams, Francis 38, Matilda 24, M. Margaret 14, Alfred 12, John 10, Sarah A. 8, Isaac 7, Evelina 4, Lydia 1; Williams, Mary 64.

1860 Census Washington County, TN

3 Barnes, Allen L. 50, Martha 32, Analiza L. 5, Mary A. 4, Wm. H.H. 1, Catherine 69, Harriet A.M. 43

60 Williams, Francis 45, Matilda 40, Alford 21, John 19, Isaac 16, Joseph 10, Evealine 13, Lydia 11, Edny 6, Harriet 2.

378 Hale, William C. 22, Lucinda 18

1870 Census Washington County, TN

Dist. 9

186 Barnes, Allen 60, Martha 42, Ann Eliza 16, Mary A. 14, Wm. H. 12, Susan E. 10 Martha A. 8, Margaret 6, Adaline 8/12, Catherine 79

172 Williams, Francis 54, Matilda 52, Isaac 24, Lydia 20, Joseph 18, Ednie 14, Harriett 2; Dillenaham, M.A. 36, Hattie 13, Loueza 11, John 8,; Barnes, Cordelia 3

Dist. 12

34 Hale, William C., Jr. 32, Lucinda 28

1880 Census Washington County, TN

District 9

Page 526 Barnes, Allen L. 70, Martha 53, Susan E. 19 (f), Martha A. 17, Virginia F. 16, Adaline E. 10, R.B. Highs 3

Page 527 Barnes, M.M. 55, Sarah J. 45, Mary 18, Alicie L. 17, Blair 13, Rhoda B. 9, Robt. 7, James 5

Page 528 Barnes, Jack 63, Debora 62, Alfred 19

Page 528 Williams, Frank 66, Matilda 63, Edna 25, Harriett 22

District 10

Page 532 Hale, Wm. C.42, Lucinda 38; Hunt, Elizabeth, 64 mother-in-law

1900 Census Washington County, TN

10th Dist.

86/87 Thomas, James b. VA Jan 1842 58 yrs. M. 19 yrs., Jennie F., wife b. TN Dec 1843 m. 19 yrs, Edward b. Oct 1884 15 yrs, Beverly J, son b. Nov 1888 11 yrs.