CHEROKEE COMMUNITY CEMETERY SECTION B

GPS location: 36.14.124N 082.27.910W; Elevation: 1707 ft.

NAMEBIRTH DATEDEATH DATEROW/
GRAVE
COMMENTS
Hurdt, James L.15 Feb 185201 Aug 193601/01
Hurdt, Nancy E.14 Apr 185811 Apr 192101/02Wife of J.L. Hurdt
Carter, W.H.23 Apr 191724 Apr 191701/03Son of Mr. & Mrs. J. Guy Carter
Blevins, Arthur28 Sep 190312 Dec 194201/04TENNESSEE
SGT HQ TROOP I
CAVALRY
Runion, William1922192901/05Son of C. R. & Ethel Runion
Blevins, John27 Jul 186706 Sep 190701/06
Coffie, Ida Hurdt1878194001/07
Treadway, Elijah Jarvis1906200001/08[Shares marker with Beulah M. Hoss Treadway]
Treadway, Beulah M. Hoss1904198601/09[Shares marker with Elijah Jarvis Treadway]
[Graham], John C.March -March 2 ?02/01[Ceramic marker/broken; bottom only; made by Decker’s Keystone Pottery]
Graham, Martha A.05 Jun 185311 Jul 185302/02[Top only of broken ceramic marker; made by Decker’s Keystone Pottery]
Unknown[No date]14 Jul 185802/03[Bottom only of ceramic marker made by Decker’s Keystone Pottery]
[Graham graves not found*][See note at end of section]
Unknown[No date][No date]02/04[Fieldstone]
Unknown[No date][No date]02/05[Fieldstone]
Eastep, Martha J.20 Jul 184422 Sep 188103/01Wife of Alfred Eastep
West, Thomas S. **[No date]Jan 179604/01[Shares marker with Rachel West, Edward West, Lydia West & Elizabeth West; See note at end of section]
West, Rachel[No date]Apr 181404/02His Wife [Shares marker with Thomas S. West, Edward West, Lydia West & Elizabeth West]
West, Edward29 Oct 176608 Apr 184904/03Their Son [Shares marker with Thomas S. West, Rachel West, Lydia West & Elizabeth West]
West, Lydia[No date]179204/04Wife of Edward [Shares marker with Thomas S. West, Rachel West, Edward West & Elizabeth West]
West, Elizabeth05 Aug 177423 Aug 183904/05Wife of Edward [Shares marker with Thomas S. West, Rachel West, Edward West & Lydia West]
Booth, Eliza Jane15 Aug 182631 May 186105/01
Booth, Sarah11 Jul 179319 Jun 188805/02Wife of John Booth
Booth, Elizabeth15 Mar 183725 Feb 190805/03
Booth, Jeremiah1832191505/04
Unknown[No date][No date]05/05[Unreadable]
Unknown[No date][No date]05/06[Unreadable]
Loyd, Sarah H.17 Nov 187109 Jan 194605/07
Unknown[No date][No date]05/08[Fieldstone]
Loyd, John[No date][No date]05/09CO B 12 TENN. CAV.
Unknown[No date][No date]06/01[Fieldstone]
Unknown[No date][No date]07/01[Fieldstone]
Unknown[No date][No date]07/02[Fieldstone]
Unknown[No date][No date]07/03[Fieldstone]
Unknown[No date][No date]07/04[Fieldstone]
Unknown[No date][No date]07/05[Fieldstone]
Unknown[No date][No date]07/06[Fieldstone]
May, C. E.06 May 182303 Jul 189707/07[Marker broken]
May, Ann C.26 Nov 183131 Mar 186907/08Wife of C. E. May
Million, Mary08 Sep 178712 Jan 185507/09Wife of Rob. Million
Million, Robert20 Apr 178121 Aug 185607/10[Marker broken/on ground]
Bayless, William M.[No date][No date]08/01I ST SGT CO B
26 TENN. INF. CSA
Boothe, Joseph Sen’r[No date]07 Jun 184908/02Aged 63 [Hand hewn marker]
Boothe, Sarah[No date]05 Dec 182808/03Aged 18 [Hand hewn marker]
Boothe, David[No date]21 Nov 182808/04Aged 27 [Hand hewn marker]
Unknown[No date][No date]08/05[Fieldstone]
Unknown[No date][No date]08/06[Fieldstone]
Unknown[No date][No date]09/01[Fieldstone with markings;unreadable]
Unknown[No date][No date]09/02[Fieldstone]
Unknown[No date][No date]09/03[Fieldstone]
Unknown[No date][No date]09/04[Fieldstone]
Unknown[No date][No date]09/05[Fieldstone]
Cox, Elbert Sevier05/08/2207/03/8110/01[A. C. Remine monument]
[Cox, John] ***[No date][? Oct 1818]10/02[Aged 64 yrs.; See note at end of section]
Cox, Priscilla[No date]11 Oct 183510/03Aged 52 Yrs. 3 Mos. 23 Ds. [Marker broken]
Unknown[No date][No date]10/04Unreadable
Cox, Caroline C.08 Apr 181719 Nov 185110/05Consort of Thomas J. Cox
Cox, James Clabourn19 Sep 184627 Mar 185810/06Son of Thomas J. & Caroline Cox
Cox, Thomas J.15 Nov’r 181425 Nov 185910/07
Blair, Mary Chester02 Sep 186516 Nov 193911/01
Blair, Susan Caroline17 Aug 185915 Apr 192011/02
Unknown[No date][No date]11/03[Fieldstone]
Cox, Emmaline05 Jul 184027 Jan 191011/04
Blair, John Laird23 Mar 182326 Feb 190311/05
Blair, Mary J. Cox17 Mar 183817 Apr 189511/06Wife of John L.Blair
Blair, Shirley Albert07 Sep 191614 Aug 197512/01PVT US ARMY
WORLD WAR II [Ground level marker]
Blair, Paul G.18 Feb 190912 Oct 197312/02TENNESSEE
TEC 4 US ARMY
WORLD WAR II [Ground level marker]
Blair, Rob’t Alexander24 Jun 185706 Apr 193212/03
Unknown[No date][No date]12/04[Fieldstone]
Franklin, Josiah29 Apr 176913 Dec 181313/1
Franklin, Lucy04 May 178014 Apr 185413/2Wife of Josiah Franklin
Unknown[No date][No date]13/3[Unreadable]
Unknown[No date][No date]14/1[Fieldstone]
Miller, Sarah21 Jul 179824 May 185814/2Wife of Peter R. Miller
Unknown[No date][No date]14/3[Fieldstone/markings]
S. M.[No date][No date]15/1[“S” is made backwards; Fieldstone]
Bayless, Infant[No date][No date]15/2Infant Son of -iel L. & Mar- -less -d 7 days [Infant Son of Daniel L.& Mary Bayless; Aged 7 days; Marker broken/on ground; Partially readable]
Deakins, Achsah[No date]18 Mar 18?4 [1844]15/3Aged 49 Years 29 Days
J. D.[No date]D 184015/4Aged 70
Unknown[No date][No date]15/5[Fieldstone]
Unknown[No date][No date]15/6[Fieldstone]
Unknown[No date][No date]16/1[Fieldstone]
McCray, Charles[No date]05/07/1916/2Aged [43 yrs.]
Unknown[No date][No date]16/3[Fieldstone]
Unknown[No date][No date]16/4[Fieldstone]
Unknown[No date][No date]16/5[Fieldstone]
McC[ray], C. H.[No date]Jul 183? [1838]16/6[Fieldstone; almost unreadable]
Hixt, Polly (P. H.)[No date]11 Mar 182017/1Aged 60
Unknown[No date][No date]17/2[Large fieldstone; flat on ground; no markings]
Unknown[No date][No date]18/1[Fieldstone]
Whaley, Sarah11 Jun 185412 Jan 192318/2Wife of James Whaley
Whaley, James W.185302 Oct 192118/3
Unknown[No date][No date]19/1[Fieldstone]
Unknown[No date][No date]19/2[Fieldstone]
Unknown[No date][No date]19/3[Fieldstone]
Unknown[No date][No date]20/1[Fieldstone]
Unknown[No date][No date]20/2[Fieldstone]
Unknown[No date][No date]20/3[Fieldstone]
Unknown[No date][No date]20/4[Fieldstone]
Unknown[No date][No date]21/1[Fieldstone]
Hill, Guy O.1889193821/2
Hill, William C. M. D.01 Oct 186903 Sep 190021/3
Hill, Joseph26 Oct 181909 Aug 189221/4Aged 72 Yrs., 9 Mos. & 13 Ds.
Humphreys, Mary Ann17 Oct 185721 Nov 189021/5Wife of J. Wm. Humphreys; Married Jan 15, 1890; Aged 33 Yrs. 1 Mo. & 4 Ds.
Hill, Mary Ann05 Feb 182526 Apr 186321/6Wife of Joseph Hill
Unknown[No date][No date]21/7[Fieldstone]
Bayless, M. C. Dove1850[1919]22/1[Shares marker with W. M. Bayless]
Bayless, W. M.1846192622/2[Shares marker with M.C. Dove Bayless]
Bayless, E. W. Rev.29 Feb 184031 Mar 189922/3
Bayless,, Elizabeth Catharine Miller21 Aug 184229 Mar 191322/4Wife of E. W. Bayless
Bayless, Margaret29 Jul 183429 Jun 191122/5Aged 76 Yrs. 11 Mos.
Hill, Alice01 May 186114 Dec 190622/6
Hill, Elizabeth A. Bayless20 Mar 188024 Aug 190422/7Wife of Joseph Hill
Hill, Rhoda D.09 Dec 185713 Jan 188322/8Wife of Detroit Hill
Shannon, Elizabeth T.15 Nov 1811Feb’y -22/9[Marker broken/partially missing]
Unknown[No date][No date]22/10[Bottom; H. C. Remine, J. C.]
Unknown[No date][No date]22/11[Marker broken; no markings]
May, S.C.05 Sep 185320 Oct 192423/1
May, Malisa J. Miller15 Aug 185807 Jul 192223/2Wife of S. C. May
May, Mary Estal29 Apr 188418 Aug 189123/3Daughter of S. C. & M. J. May
Mulkey, Malissa ^14 Apr 186109 Oct 189023/4[On river rock monument; Has separate marker]
Huffman, Fannie ^ 08 Jul 185811 Apr 188723/5Wife of ? Huffman [Marker broken; On river rock monument; Has separate marker]
Mulkey, J. B. ^16 Mar 185626 Apr 188523/6[Could be the Bovelle Mulkey on river rock monument; Has separate marker]
Mulkey, Hiram[No date]187223/7[Large monument made of river rocks]
Mulkey, Amanda[No date]187523/8[Large monument made of river rocks]
Mulkey, Bovelle ^[No date]188523/9Children [On river rock monument; Could be the J. B. Mulkey, Row 23, Grave 6; Separate marker]
Mulkey, Fannie (Mrs. Huffman) ^[No date]188723/10Children [On river rock monument; Has separate marker, Row 23, Grave 5]
Mulkey, Vernie (Mrs. Williams)[No date]190123/11Children [Large monument made of river rocks]
Mulkey, Malissa ^[No date]189023/12Children [On river rock monument; Has separate marker, Row 23, Grave 4]
Williams, Clyde[No date]189423/13Williams Children [Large monument made of river rocks]
Williams, Dewey[No date]189923/14Williams Children [Large monument made of river rocks]
Williams, Ralph and Ray[No date]190123/15Williams Children; Siamese twins [Large monument made of river rocks]
Ferguson, Susannah (Aunt)[No date]187823/16Aunt [Large monument made of river rocks]
Stone, Freelove17 Jun 181206 Mar 189424/1Wife of Elder J. B. Stone; Professed and was Baptized by Elder Reece Bayless into Buffalo Ridge Baptist Church in 1846 and Died Triumphant in Christ March 6, 1894.
Stone, J. B. Elder02 Sep 1814[24] ? Jun 189724/2
Stone, Catharine B.22 Apr 183913 Nov 189724/3Dau. of Eld. J. B. Stone
Stone, Martin K.1852191924/4
Robertson, Eliza A.17 Nov 184826 Jun 193224/5
Unknown[No date][No date]24/6[Fieldstone]
Guinn, Laura A.1860189425/1
Guinn, P. M.04 Jul 182816 Dec 190625/2
Miller, Henry20 Apr 183516 Jan 190125/3
Miller, Henry Daniel[No date]09 Mar 189025/4Aged 24 Yrs., 9 Mos., 2 Das.
Miller, Irene18 Dec 189818 Oct 189925/5Daughter of J.E. & Minnie Miller
Miller, Laura E.03 Feb 186018 Jan 188525/6Wife of B. F. Miller
Unknown[No date][No date]25/7[Fieldstone]
Constable, John W.29 Sep 190517 Sep 193726/1
Dunn, Wm. Joe23 Sep 187524 Jul 196526/2
Dunn, Monnie Bell Constable[No date]22 Oct 192926/3Wife of Joe Dunn; Age 35 Yrs.
Branche, Mae I. Constable1901192826/4Wife of S. D. Branche
Constable, Roy V.1910193826/5[Ground level marker]
Constable, Arthur J.1933193426/6[Shares ground level marker with Virginia L. Constable]
Constable, Virginia L.1932193226/7[Shares ground level marker with Arthur J. Constable]
Constable, Charles E.03 Oct 195908 May 200426/8
Peoples, George D.18 Nov 189810 Oct 189926/9Son of W. R. & L. S. Peoples
Peoples, Ida Bell1896191226/10[Ground level marker]
Lee, Richard Tyrone15 Sep 193911 Oct 193926/11[Ground level marker]
Hoss, Ella Pearl21 Apr 189508 Jun 189627/1Dau. of J. R. & Aggie Hoss; Aged 1 Yr. 1 Mo. 17 Das.
Hoss, Henry03 Feb 190005 Nov 190527/2Son of J. R. & Agnes Hoss
Hoss, Agnes23 Nov 187409 Jun 195527/3
Hoss, J. R.01 Feb 187404 May 191327/4
Constable, Hannah Burgner01 Apr 190822 Aug 198427/5
Constable, James S.1903193627/6
Constable, Lela Mashburn25 Jun 190817 Apr 192927/7
Constable, Pearl M.1891189727/8
Constable, Mary M.1873192827/9[Shares marker with Charlie N. Constable]
Constable, Charlie N.1872194027/10[Shares marker with Mary M. Constable]
Constable, Lillian[No date]01/17/3427/11Infant daughter of Charles & Josephine Constable
Constable, Josephine E.23 May 189206 Dec 198127/12Wife of Charles N. Constable
Yoder, Joseph S.11 May 182912 Aug 189527/13
Duncan, Louise B. [Broyles]08 Aug 1921[No date]27/14[Shares marker with Earl Radford Duncan]
Duncan, Earl Radford03 Feb 191903 Jun 199227/15US ARMY WORLD WAR II [Military info. on foot-stone; Shares marker with Louise B. Duncan]
Hoss, Blanche E.1907200028/1[Shares marker with Charlie F. Hoss]
Hoss, Charlie F.05 May 190515 Mar 197728/2PFC US ARMY WORLD WAR II [Military info. on foot-stone; Shares marker with Blanche E Hoss]
Story, Dora Mae Hoss26 Mar 189819 Feb 193228/3
Story, James H.05 May 192020 Dec 200028/4Married 9 Feb 1941 US ARMY WORLD WAR II [James Herman Story on foot-stone with military info.]
Story, Mary A.04 Jul 1924[No date]28/5Married 9 Feb 1941 [Shares marker with James Herman Story]
Douglas, Inia Bell Dunn16 Dec 191909 Apr 199528/6
Douglas, Janet29 Dec 194029 Dec 194028/7Born and Died 29 Dec 1940 [Small ground level marker]
Constable, Hattie R.1896194428/8[Ground level marker]
Rogers, Anna Caroline “Carrie”03 Jan 192122 Oct 199328/9
Rogers, Charlie Vestal04 Jun 191517 Oct 197628/10
Bailey, Bette R. 18 Oct 1934[No date]29/1[Shares marker with Earnest H. Bailey]
Bailey, Earnest H.27 Sep 193631 Jan 197929/2[Shares marker with Bette R. Bailey]

Surveyed, transcribed and donated to the Washington County TNGen Web Summer 2005 by Donna Cox Briggs, Chester Willis, Jan Clark, Geraldine Greenwell and Betty Jane Hylton member of the Cemetery Survey Team of Northeast Tennessee.

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

* The following were found in earlier records but not found in 2005:

Graham, Emmaline J.

Born 27 Mar 1836, Died 11 Jul 1837

Marker was made by Decker’s Keystone Pottery.

Graham, Robert T.

Born 7 Sep 1887, Died 22 Nov 1887

Marker was made by Decker’s Keystone Pottery.

[Pictures of the Decker Keystone Pottery markers are in Down on Cherokee by Billy Hugh Campbell, Jr., pp. 124-126.]

Graham, Jacob M.

Born 1 Apr 1834, Died 21 Jun 1847

Graham, Rheuben B

Born 1 Apr 1834, Died 21 Jun 1847

Graham, A. B.

Born 31 Mar 1851, Died 15 Feb 1902

Graham, Margaret [Wife of A. B. Graham]

Born 22 Oct 1853, Died 10 Jun 1899

Graham, Mary [Wife of John Graham]

Born 4 Jun 1811, Died 16 Sep 1898

Graham, John

Born 12 Mar 1800, Died 25 Mar 1869

** The following is the exact inscription of the West monument listed in Row 4, graves 1-5:

IN MEMORY OF AN AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR SOLDIER WHO

BROUGHT HIS FAMILY TO TENNESSEE FROM VIRGINIA IN 1778.

THOMAS S. WEST HIS WIFE RACHEL

DIED JAN. 1796 DIED APRIL 1814

THEIR SON

EDWARD WEST AND WIVES LYDIA ELIZABETH

OCT. 29, 1766 DIED 1792 AUG 5, 1774

APR 8, 1849 AUG 23, 1839

ERECTED BY HIS DECENDANTS 1968

*** The following are in Washington County Tennessee Tombstone Inscriptions by Charles M. Bennett and the Watauga Association of Genealogists, Vol. II, 1967, with permission from Lorraine Bennett Rae transcription but not found in 2005:

Cox, John (Row 10, Grave 2)

Died Oct 1818

Aged 64 Yrs.

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