Jackson (George and Elizabeth) Cemetery
2006
Located behind the house at 533 Kincheloe Mill Road, Gray, TN and adjoins the property behind the house. There were eight or nine graves marked by fieldstones.
GPS location: 36 °24.74N 082 °31.42W; Elevation: 1489 ft.
| NAME | BIRTH DATE | DEATH DATE | COMMENTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson, G. | 30 Mar 1814 | 02 Feb 1891 | Aged 76 Y., 10 M., 2 D. |
| Jackson, Elizabeth | 02 Sep 1816 | 28 Apr 1869 | Wife of G. Jackson; Aged 52 Y., 7 M., 26 D. |
| Jackson, Geo. | 10 Aug 1857 | 10 Nov 1867 | |
| Jackson, N. M. | 11 Oct 1880 | 20 Mar 1934 |
Surveyed, transcribed and donated to the Washington County TNGen Web May 2006 by Donna Cox Briggs, Bob Shell, and Betty Jane Hylton members 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.
Additional Information
George Jackson, born 1814 was the son of George Jefferson Jackson and Elizabeth Jobe. Elizabeth, born 1816 was the daughter of Chase Hale and Clarissa Kincheloe Hale. They were married in Washington County, Tennessee on 12 Dec 1833.
Their children:
Clara Jackson (1834 – 1902) married George W. Brown in 1856. They’re buried at the Mount Lebanon Cemetery in Sullivan County, Tennessee.
Labrum McCoy Jackson (1835 – 1917) married Martha Ann Copas, daughter of Nathan Copas and Rhoda Fitzgerald on 17 Apr 1859 in Washington County.
Mary Elizabeth Jackson (ca 1844) married James W. P. Cox on 22 Dec 1867. He was the son of Nathan Cox and Sarah Hale.
Landon Jackson (1846 – 1922) married Addie Swinney on 26 Mar 1885. They’re buried at Logan’s Chapel Church Cemetery.
Nathan Jackson (1852 – 1936) married 1. Laura Cox, daughter of Andrew Jackson Cox and Elvira Bradley Cox in 1884. He married 2. Ida Kitzmiller, daughter of George Washington Kitzmiller and Margaret Brooks. Nathan and both wives are buried at the Fordtown Baptist Church Cemetery in Sullivan County.
George Jackson (1857 – 1867) is buried at this cemetery.
Bible Record of the Jackson & Sproles Families
Photographed by Donna Briggs and Betty Jane Hylton
Bible in the possession of a Jackson descendant
(Some records were copied from separate sheets of paper in the Bible. Those persons still living have not been included in the transcription.)
Mary Ann Simons born July 7, 1861, died Oct. 30, 1930
James F. Simons born 7-1864
Elbert E. Simons born Sept. 25, 1866
Melvin Perry Cox born June 1855
Rufus Garfield Cox born Nov. 11, 1880
Laura Ester Cox born Feb. 20, 1882, died Oct. 7, 1931
Rowena Cox born Feb 21, 1886
Jetty Zora Cox born Feb. 8, 1888
Alfred Franklin Cox born April 10, 1891
Ruben Delany Cox born Nov. 4, 1892
Daley Jackson Cox born March 2, 1899
Richard Carl Cox born Aug. 22, 1901
Carl Cox died Oct. 10, 1960
Daily Cox died April 18, 1961
Bob Jobe died Feb. 13, 1962
Jetty Jobe died Sept. 13, 1973
Laney Cox died Nov. 4
Alf Cox died Oct. 26, 1988
Births
Charles B. Sproles Dec. 16, 1855
Martha Alice Spoles May 2, 1857
Margaret Cordelia Sproles July 13, 1877
Rosa Belle Sproles Aug. 16, 1886
Roxie Nelle Sproles Aug. 16, 1886
Vernon Waldine Jackson June 23, 1918
Vestal Sproles Jackson July 31, 1920
Nathen Steward Jackson July 11, 1885
Robert Love Jobe Aug. 31, 1888
Jetty Zora Cox Jobe Feb. 8, 1888
Deaths
Charles B. Sproles Aug. 10, 1928
Martha Alice Sproles Mar. 31, 1941
Roxie Nelle Sproles Aug. 18, 1886
Nathen Steward Jackson June 20, 1948
Margaret Cordelia Sproles Oct. 5, 1952
Robert Love Taylor Jobe Feb. 13, 1962
Jetty Zora Jobe Sept. 13, 1973
Rosa Sproles Jackson Dec. 11, 1974
Vestal Sproles Jackson Aug. 27, 1997
Helen Barnes Jackson May 31, 2003
Marriages
Charles B. Sproles Sept. 21, 1876
Martha Alice Sproles Sept. 21, 1876
Margaret Cordelia Sproles Aug. 4, 1907
Rosa Belle Sproles Aug. 1914
Vestal Sproles Jackson Sept. 22, 1941
Nathan J. Jackson Feb. 17, 1852
BIBLE RECORD PAGES
Deaths
Charles B. Sproles Aug. 10, 1928
Martha Alice Sproles Mar. 31, 1941
Roxie Nelle Sproles Aug. 18, 1886
Walter Steward Jackson June 20, 1948
Margaret Cordelia Sproles Oct. 5, 1952
Robert Love Taylor Jobe Feb. 13, 1962
Jetty Zora Jobe Sept. 13, 1973
Rosa Sproles Jackson Dec. 11, 1974
Vestal Sproles Jackson Aug. 27, 1997
Helen Barnes Jackson May 31, 2003
Edith Patrick Jobe April 5, 2006
Births and Marriages
Charles B. Sproles [born] Dec. 16, 1855 [marriage] Sept. 21, 1876
Martha Alice Sproles [born] May 2, 1857 [marriage] Sept. 21, 1876
Margaret Cordelia Sproles [born] July 13, 1877 [marriage] Aug. 4, 1907
Rosa Belle Sproles [born] Aug. 16, 1886 [marriage] Aug. 1914
Roxie Nelle Sproles [born] Aug. 16, 1886
Vernon Waldine Jackson [born] June 23, 1918
Vestal Sproles Jackson [born] July 31, 1920 [marriage] Sept. 22, 1941
Walter Steward Jackson [born] July 11, 1885
Robert Love Jobe [born] Aug. 31, 1888
Jetty Zora Cox Jobe [born] Feb. 8, 1888
Miscellaneous Records
C. B. Sproles joined the Chistian Church December the 20th 1895 was baptised the 21th 1895 by Rev. E. C. Buck.
M. C. Sproles joined the Christian Church February 1893 and was baptised by Rev. William Maupine.
Rosa B. Sproles joined the Christian Church March 6, 1903 and was baptised the 13, by Rev. A. J. Myrh.