Martin (Henry A.) Cemetery
March 2004
Located on the hill behind the house at 118 Fulkerson Rd., Gray, TN. The cemetery is fenced and near a power line.
GPS location: 36° 23.05N 082°29.21W; Elevation: 1632 ft.
| NAME | BIRTH DATE | DEATH DATE | COMMENTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martin, Matilda | 16 Oct 1817 | 10 Mar 1883 | [Daughter of John “Redheaded” Brown; m. 30 Nov 1837. Next to her grave is an adult grave with plain fieldstone markers, perhaps the grave of her husband, Henry A. Martin, b. 1817, son of Caleb Martin and Sally Beard] |
| Martin, John C[alhoun] | 1845 | 1918 | [Born Nov. 16, son of Henry & Matilda Martin; shares marker with Sarah J. Bacon Martin] |
| Martin, Sarah J[ane] Bacon | 1847 | 1921 | [Shares marker with John C. Martin.] |
| Martin, Virgie S. | 03 Oct 1870 | 29 Mar 1888 | Daughter of J.C. & Sarah J. Martin. |
| Hunt, Mary E. [Emmaline] Martin | 07 May 1844 | 31 May 1885 | [Dau. Of Henry & Matilda Martin; shares marker with Robert E. Hunt] |
| Hunt, Robert E. | 06 Jan 1842 | 10 Oct 1911 | [Shares marker with Mary E. Hunt] |
| Hunt Amanda | [No date] | 1865 | |
| Cox, Lutita E. Hunt | 27 Aug 1854 | 29 Aug 1875 | Wife of George B. Cox |
| Cox, Jessee | [No date] | [No date] | Son of G.B. & L.E. Cox; Baby at rest with mother |
| Cox, William | [No date] | 1879 | |
| Martin, Laura J. | [No date] | 08 May 1906 | Daughter of John W. & Minnie Martin |
| Barnes, Nellie G. | 20 Jun 1894 | 04 Oct 1895 | Daughter of Eugene & Mary H. Barnes |
Surveyed, transcribed and donated to the Washington County TNGen Web March 2004 by Dawn Peters, Donna Cox Briggs 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.
*The following were found in 1960 but not in 2004:
Hunt, Samuel
Hunt Elizabeth Ellis
Six graves marked with fieldstones.
* Information used from Washington County Tennessee Tombstone Inscriptions by Charles M. Bennett and the Watauga Association of Genealogists, V. III with permission from Loraine B. Rae.
1850 Census Washington County, TN
1763/1799 Martin, Henry A. 34, Matilda 33, Nancy A. 10, Sarah J. 8, Mary E. 5, John 4, Robert 3, James 5/12.
1769/1805 Hunt, Samuel 50, Elizabeth 34, Lucinda 9, Robert 7, Mary 5, Alexander 3, Elizabeth 1; Bacon, Elijah 17.
1860 Census Washington County, TN
759 Martin, Henry A. 44, Matilda 43, Nancy A. 20, Sarah J. 18, Mary E. 16, John C. A. 14, Robert S. 12, James F. 10, Andrew 8, Wm. K. 6, Laura 4, Elmira 7/12; Walker, Wm. B. 25.
431 Hunt, Samuel 50, Elizabeth 44, Robert 17, Mary 15, Elizabeth 11, Jessee 9, Luticia 6.
1870 Census Washington County, TN
Dist. 14 136 Martin, John C. 24, Sarah J. 22, Cora B. 1
142 Martin, Henry A. 53, Matilda 52, Robert S. 22, James F. 20, Andrew F. 18, William K. 15, Laura 12, Elvira 10; Hale, Patsy 35 (B)
Dist 12 79 Hunt, Robert E. 27, Mary E. 27, William 5, James M. 3, Nora E. 1.
80 Hunt, Elizabeth 52, Jesse J. 19
1880 Census Washington County, TN.
p.571 Martin, Henry A. 63, Matilda 63, William K. 24, Addie 26
p.585 Martin, John C. 34, S.J. 32 (f), C.B. 11 (f), V.S. 9 (f), Mary H. 7, C.M. 5 (m), C.T. 3 (f), J.W.M. 2/3 (m)
p.580 Hunt, R.E. 37 (m), M.E. 37 (f), Wm. C. 15, Jas. M. 13, N.E. 12 (f), S.A. 10 (f), Carrie V. 2, Baby 6/12 (f)
p.532 Hunt, Elizabeth 64
From Washington County, Tennessee Marriages 1780-1870, by Goldene Burgner.
November 29, 1837 Henry A. Martin to Matilda Brown md. 30 November 1837 by Samuel Douglas, J.P.
June 3, 1867 John C. Martin to Sarah Jane Bacon md. 6 Jun 1867 by J.F. Grisham, J.P.
July 14, 1864 Robert E. Hunt to Mary E. Martin md. 14 July 1864 by J.F. Grisham, J.P.
December 27, 1869 George Cox to Letitia E. Hunt, md. 28 December 1869 by Thomas C. McAdams, J.P.