Keebler (James) Cemetery
2008
Two tombstones are located under a cedar tree near the pond to the left of the house at 632 Hales Chapel Road, Jonesborough. The burials are located to the right of the house near the intersection of Shaddon Road and Hales Chapel Road – Keebler’s Crossroads. The exact location of the graves could not be determined since the tombstones had been moved. Over fifty years ago, after obtaining permission from Mr. Dude Keebler of Limestone, the previous owner cleared off the cemetery and kept the tombstones as directed by Mr. Keebler.
GPS location of tombstones: 36º 22.004 N 082º 28.519W; Elevation: 1748 ft.
| NAME | BIRTH DATE | DEATH DATE | COMMENTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keebler, James | 26 Dec 1789 | 15 Nov 1859 | |
| Keebler, Sarah | [No date] | 18 Jun 1888 | Aged about 89 years; wife of James Keebler |
Surveyed, transcribed and donated to the Washington County TNGen Web March 2008 by Donna Cox Briggs, Elaine Cantrell, Ila Hamilton, Robert Shell and Betty Jane Hylton members of the Cemetery Survey Team of Northeast Tennessee.
Copyrighted 2013 by the Cemetery Survey Team of Northeast Tennessee. No part may be copied without written permission from the Cemetery Survey Team.
Additional information:
1850 Washington County, Tennessee Census, 4th Subdivision E District
1645/1680
Keebler, James, 60, farmer, born VA; Sarah, 55, born TN; Cathr, 20, born TN; Jas, 18, born TN; Narcessa 15, born TN; Benj. 13, born TN; Saraphina 11, born TN
From History of Washington County Tennessee, 1988, by the Watagua Association of Genealogists, page 392:
James Keebler (1789-1859), son of Jacob and Mary Young Keebler, married Mary Rector. Their children: Rector, Malinda, Oziah, Sally. Mary, James Jr., Enoch. After her death, he married Sarah Haws (1795-1888). Their children: Catharine (1829- ), Volentine (1830- ), John A. (1831-1907), Benjamine (1836-1923), Sarah (unmarried) (1839-1913), James and Sarah lived in Buffalo Ridge or Keeblers’ Cross Roads. All their children born there. Their beautiful old brick home built in 1842 is still there.
From Washington County, Tennessee Tombstone Inscriptions by Charles M. Bennette and the Watauga Association of Genealogists, with permission from Loraine B. Rae, p. 116:
Located about fives miles North of Jonesboro at Keebler’s Crossroads. There were only two legible stones. Copied November 1, 1957 by Charles M. Bennett.
WCCL*: Established about 1857 by James Keebler, a soldier in the War of 1812, who is buried here. There are four family members and a few slaves here.
*Note: WCCL is a list done in the 1930s by the WPA workers.
Note: Johnson City has purchased this farm and there are plans to make it into a city park.