HALL (JAMES NATHANIEL) CEMETERY

Hall-Riffey Area

Hall-Riffey Area

TVA Cemetery #4 – Boone Lake Project – Washington County, TN

Washington County, Tennessee Tombstone Inscriptions by Charles M. Bennett and the Watauga Association of Genealogists. Information used with the permission of Lorraine Bennett Rae.

From volume 3, page 90 – entry 77

“Located on the left bank of the Watauga River.  Flooded by Boone Lake.  TVA records indicate that there were 94 graves; 47 were removed.  Of the remaining 47 unknown graves, 28 were infants”

Those that were reinterred were moved between 30 June 1952 and 11 July 1952.  

While reviewing the TVA records and foreman notes, a newspaper clipping was found – 6 May 1952, Press-Chronicle – Tommy Hall was killed by a self-inflicted shotgun blast thought to be accidental.  His widow, Kate, was left to raise several young children.  

Tommy Martin and Alma Kate Hall are buried at Gray Community Cemetery.  Tommy was the son of Samuel Hall and the grandson of James Nathaniel Hall.

LOCATION:  Located at Hall’s Ford (Oak Grove) Gray, Washington County, TN.  Under the surface of the water, slightly northwest of 170 Kate Street, Washington County tax parcel 006JA012.00 – at the northwest corner of the parcel.  Elevation approximately 1305 feet.  TVA records available to the public were also found to supplement and confirm deed research.  This burial ground was at the northeast corner of the parcel owned by Thomas Martin “Tommy” Hall.

GPS Location:    +36° 26.220, -82° 24.790

DEEDS – Several deeds were reviewed to aid in determining the location of this burial ground.  There are two documents that specifically address the burial ground and are releases by the heirs of the burial ground proper.  Deed Book 266, Page 380 and Minutes Book 20, Page 69 (1952) involved several individuals whose names will not be listed here.  The burial ground was approximately 210’ X 240’.  

Two other documents specifically were used to locate the burial ground.  Deed Book 258, Page 343 (1951) and Minutes Book 18, Page 519 (1952) were parcels on either side of the burial ground and contained calls of the burial ground boundaries.  Plotting of those two parcels were clearly overlayed on the current tax map.  A handful of other deeds were checked as additional verification and will not be listed, as no material differences were found.  The Cemetery Survey Team files contain the reference material.  

BURIALS – These named individuals were noted as moved to other burial grounds.  (copied from the Bennett list and matches the TVA public listing).  No public TVA records have been located regarding the names of those left.  Dates clarified by viewing the markers that were moved, where found.

NameBirth dateDeath dateReinterred LocationMarker
Russell, InfantAfrica CemeteryNone
Russell, Adeline1921Africa CemeteryNone
Russell, Geo Washington1901Africa CemeteryNone
Russell, ElijahAfrica CemeteryNone
Russell, MaryAfrica CemeteryNone
Russell, LouveniaAfrica CemeteryNone
Carmichael, EarlAfrica CemeteryNone
Carmichael, UNKAfrica CemeteryNone
Hall, Nathaniel13 May 192313 May 1923Gray Community Cemetery
Hall, Tennessee12 Jan 188417 Jan 1911Gray Community Cemetery
Hall, Sarah Ebbie 14 Apr 19064 Mar 1908Gray Community Cemetery
Hall, J. Lucinda17 Jun 185311 Jul 1903Gray Community Cemetery
Hall, Jacob19 Dec 188717 Jun 1903Gray Community Cemetery
Hall, Fannie08 Sep 188510 Apr 1904Gray Community Cemetery
Hall, Bertie19 Nov 189011 Aug 1894Gray Community Cemetery
Hall, Samuel 26 Feb 184414 Oct 1940Gray Community Cemetery
Hall, Margaret J.06 Aug 187714 Oct 1940Gray Community Cemetery
Hall, Margaret J.20 Jun 185321 Aug 1877Gray Community Cemetery
Hall, Inf Son of S & M Hall10 Sep 1876Gray Community Cemetery
Hall, Inf Son of S & M Hall16 Mar 1876Gray Community Cemetery
Hall, Inf Son of S & M Hall15 Mar 1874Gray Community Cemetery
Hall, Inf Dau of S & M Hall23 Jan 1873Gray Community Cemetery
Hall, Lucinda184317 Mar 1916Hales Chapel
Hall, E[benezer] B.15 Nov 184008 Nov 1909Hales Chapel
Hall, Melisa E.09 Feb 186509 Sep 1888Hales Chapel
Hall, Harriet A.21 Apr 186918 Aug 1879Hales Chapel
Hall, Mary A.24 Dec 186607 Aug 1869Hales Chapel
Goforth, Johnny Bartley1900Sanders Cemetery – Sullivan County
Hall, Unknown [James]*Edgefield UMC – Sullivan County
Hall, Unknown [Elizabeth]*Edgefield UMC – Sullivan County
Hall, Little Bill [Billy]Edgefield UMC – Sullivan County
Hall, Elizabeth22 Dec 181809 Jul 1883Edgefield UMC – Sullivan County
Hall, James12 Sep 182117 Sep 1886Edgefield UMC – Sullivan County
Hall, Elizabeth07 Feb 185931 Oct 1919Edgefield UMC – Sullivan County
Hall, Sarah Jane08 Mar 186031 Dc 1920Edgefield UMC – Sullivan County
Hall, James Robberts11 Oct 185114 Mar 1893Edgefield UMC – Sullivan County
Archer, Infant Edgefield UMC – Sullivan CountyNone
Hall, Nathaniel15 May 185707 May 1944Edgefield UMC – Sullivan County
Hall, Elizabeth Berry04 Oct 186222 Jan 1933Edgefield UMC – Sullivan County
Hall, Jennie Volena03 Nov 190027 Jul 1901Edgefield UMC – Sullivan County
Giesler, Inf Dau of EV & EJ21 May 191221 May 1912Edgefield UMC – Sullivan County
Giesler, Inf Son of EV & EJ04 Jun 191404 Jun 1914Edgefield UMC – Sullivan County
Giesler, Inf Dau of EV & EJ30 Mar 191130 Mar 1911Edgefield UMC – Sullivan County
Giesler, Inf Son of EV & EJ01 Apr 191001 Apr 1910Edgefield UMC – Sullivan County
Giesler, Inf Dau of EV & EJ24 Nov 190824 Nov 1908Edgefield UMC – Sullivan County
Hall, Esther Sandidge02 Dec 189504 Jun 1940Edgefield UMC – Sullivan County
Riffey, Garnet [Grant] Iver 18 Oct 1893Hales Chapel

Note:  (*) TVA records indicate that one Walter E. Hall, shown as great grandson, authorized removal of these two bodies.  He also authorized the removal of his grandparents, James N. Hall (1821-1886) and Elizabeth Snyder Hall (1818-1883).  This would provide that the two unknowns were the parents of said James N. Hall.  Unconfirmed online references name these two as James N. Hall (1776-1830) and Susan Elizabeth Biddle (1783-1831).  The markers found at Edgefield are named with “James” and “Elizabeth”.  Washington County marriages – James Hall to Elizabeth Biddle 13 Nov 1800.  It is unknown who placed those newer, named flat granite markers that have only names.

Surveyed, transcribed and donated to the Washington County TNGen Web June 2015 by Gordon M. Edwards, member of the Cemetery Survey Team of Northeast Tennessee.

Copyrighted 2015 by the Cemetery Survey Team of Northeast Tennessee. No part of this work may be copied without written permission from the Cemetery Survey Team.

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