Leach (Joseph) Cemetery
2004
Located on the right side of a lane between 508 and 512 Summit Drive, in a wooded area. It is fenced and had been cleared.
GPS Location: 36º16.41N 082°24.46W Elevation: 1882 ft.
| NAME | BIRTH DATE | DEATH DATE | ROW/ GRAVE | COMMENTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leach, Bertha | 10 May 1893 | 06 Jul 1898 | 01/01 | |
| Leach, Sarah E. | 27 Jun 1851 | 27 Jun 1895 | 01/02 | [Top of marker broken off. Contained a picture at one time] |
| Leach, Joseph P. | 03 Apr 1859 | 14 Jan 1940 | 01/03 | |
| Leach, Ella | 09 Oct 1859 | 20 Apr 1931 | 01/04 | |
| Holmes, Charles “Chuck” | 14 Jan 1868 | 19 Dec 1941 | 01/05 | [Shares a marker with Dora Carrier Holmes.] |
| Holmes, Dora Carrier | 30 Mar 1872 | [no date] | 01/06 | [Shares a marker with Charles Homes.] |
| Unkown | 02/01 | [Fieldstone] | ||
| Carrier, A.P. | 13 Dec 1875 | 10 Jun 1920 | 02/02 | |
| Carrier, Calvin | 22 Feb 1871 | 22 May 1934 | 02/03 | |
| Unknown | [no date] | [no date] | 02/04 | [Rusty Funeral Home Marker] |
Surveyed, transcribed and donated to the Washington County TNGen Web March 2004 by Chester Willis, Dawn Peters 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
1880 Census Sullivan County, TN
Dist. 3, page 362-C 9 June 1880, Household # 73-76
Carrier, J. R. age 37, farmer
Carrier, Sarah, age 30, wife
Carrier, Adaline, age 13, daughter
Carrier, Alice, age 11, daughter
Carrier, Elizabeth, age 9, daughter
Carrier, Calvin, age 7, son
Carrier, Rebecca, age 5, daughter
Carrier, Charles, age 2, son
Carrier, Malisa, age 3/12, born Feb.
All born in TN, parents born TN
1900 Census Washington County, TN
8th District
66/66 Holmes, Charles 28 b. TN, Dora 28 b. TN, married 5 years.
1910 Census Washington County, TN
8th District
66/66 Holmes, Charles 39 b. TN, Dora 37 b. TN
180/181 Leach Joseph P. 50, widow, Mae 18 daughter
1920 Census Washington County, TN
8th District
158/168 Leach, J.P. 60 b. TN, Ella 61 b. NC
1930 Census Washington County, TN
8th District
99/100 Leach, Joseph 71 b. TN, Ella 70 b. NC
Jonesboro Herald-Tribune V. XXXVII #14, 5 July 1905
Eighth District item: Death came last Tuesday night, June 27, to Mrs. J.P. Leach who had been seriously ill for quite sometime. She was a member of the Baptist Church. She leaves to mourn her loss a husband and nine children, besides a number of brothers and sisters. She was laid to rest in a lot near the home on Thursday.
From The Miller Family of Knob Creek, Washington County, Tennessee by Jeanne Lyle Sell, pp. 111-113:
Sarah Elizabeth Miller was the daughter of George W. Miller and his first wife, Sarah S. Loudermilk of Knob Creek Community.
Sarah Elizabeth “Liz” Miller, twin to Rebecca Ann Miller, (6-27-1851 – 6-27-1905) married 1) 6-1-1870 to James Carrier.
Children:
1. Calvin Carrier (2-22-1871 – 5-22-1938)
2. Dora Carrier (3-30-1872 – 12-23-1947) m. Charles Holmes
3. Frank Carrier (11-26-1873 – 1950)
4. Pine Carrier (12-13-1875 – 6-6-1920), m. Belle _____
5. James Carrier (1-20-1878 – 1952), m. Leslie___
Sarah Elizabeth Miller Carrier married 2) 12-17-1883 to Joseph P. Leach.
6. Walter Earl Leach (10-31-1884) m. Rosa Tipton
7. Joseph David Leach (12-17-1886 – 7-2—1945) m. 1) Ollie Sexton; m. 2) Edna Prince
8. Annie Mae Leach (6-10-1891 – 4-20-1981) m. James Sherman
9. Bertha Leach (5-10-1893 – 7-6-`893)
10. Lily Gay Leach (2-10-1895 – 7-8-1970) m. 1) John Poach; m. 2) Frank Broom