Mt. Zion Methodist Church Cemetery
2003
Located at the intersection of Leesburg Rd. and Don Carson Rd. across Leesburg Rd. from the old Mountain View School, Telford, Tennessee. On June 2, 2001, the lot was mowed but only two markers was in place. Rebecca Humphreys’ marker was in the fence row.
GPS location: 36.17.15N 082.32.60W
| NAME | BIRTH DATE | DEATH DATE | COMMENTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smith, William | 03 May 1804 | 04 Jun 1875 | [New flat stone] |
| Humphreys, Rebecca | 20 May 1802 | 07 Mar 1838 | Consort of Dr. R. Humphreys, b. in Woodstock, VA. May 20, 1802, d. at Leesburg, Tenn. Marcy 7, 1838. Also Resteth at her right side, her infant babes, whose birth was in the same hour. |
| Smith, Maria | 02 Mar 1809 | 18 May 1894 | [New flat stone] |
| Humphreys, Rich'd, CORP | [No date] | [No date] | LACY'S S CO 4 VA MIL WAR of 1812 |
Surveyed, transcribed and donated to the Washington County TNGen Web June 2003 by 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 is from Washington County Tennessee Tombstone Inscriptions by Charles M. Bennett and the Watauga Association of Genealogists, Vol. III, p. 228, with permission from Loraine Bennett Rae.
MOUNT ZION METHODIST
Located about six tenths of a mile South of Leesburg. It is beside the road in the curve of the road opposite the old Mountain View Schoolhouse. This is the road from Leesburg to Telford. The church has been gone for some time. Copied June 20, 1934 by Mrs. L.W. McCown and Mrs. C.A. Brown; copied April 23, 1958 by Charles M. Bennett; copied Dec 15, 1959 by Cora L. Carson.
Lamiah SMITH, b Pendleton Co, VA, Feb 12, 1821 – April 15, 1845
Mary Allison, consort of David ODELL, Nov 26, 1836 – Jan 5, 1859
Mary A, dau David & Mary ODELL, Nov 5 – March 3, 1859
Laura Belle BAIR, dau George & Mary, Aug 7 – Nov 7, 1862, aged 3m
Catherine ZIMMERMAN, May 1, 1802 – Nov 7, 1842
Elizabeth ZIMMERMAN, Oct 22, 1775 – ________, age 69y 9d
Christian ZIMMERMAN, b. Aug 29, 1764 – d aged 75y 1m 26 d
Corp Richard HUMPHRIES, Lacy’s Co 4th VA Mil, War of 1812 (Born Albemarle Co, VA, 8/4/1793; d Wash. Co, Tenn, 8/18/1879. Son David Humphreys & Susannah Thurston of Albemarle Co. He enlisted at Charlottesville, VA. His 2nd wife was Matilda Hartman, bur. in the Hartman Cemetery at Sulphur Springs.)
Rebecca, consort of Dr. R. HUMPHREYS, b in Woodstock, VA, May 20, 1802, d at Leesburg, Tenn, March 7, 1838, also at her right side, her two infant babes, whose death was in the same hour Feb 28, 1838 (Richard Humphreys m Rebecca Miller, Aug 13, 1822)
Mariah McCray, w of William SMITH, May/March 2, 1809 – May 18, 1894 (dau Wm. McCray and Mariah Koontz); m Wm. Smith March 3, 1833)
Wm. Smith, May 3, 1804 – June 4, 1875, aged 71y 1m 1d
John T. SMITH, d April 11, 1876, _______ _______ 5 m 3d (Jonesboro newspaper obit for April 24, 1873: Mr. Seth Smith d. of dropsy at home of his brother Mr. John T. Smith near Leesburg on Last Monday evening. Aged 73y. Seth Smith m. Elizabeth Miller, Sept 17, 1825, Wash Co Tenn)
T.M. SLAGLE
J. SLAGLE
Valentine ARMENTROUT, Dec 11, 1825 – Feb 25, 1844
David H. ARMENTROUT, Oct 2/9, 1841 – Feb 27, 1844
John Wm. AMENTROUT, Dec 30, 1834/1836/1839 – Feb 28, 1844
NOTE from CLC: ‘Aunt’ Mandy JORDAN – born a slave – said her Mother, Easter, was buried just inside the gate.
NOTE: John CAMPBELL, b. 5/31/1765 Augusta Co, Va, d. 11/26/1836, son of Andrew, and John’s wife, Sarah, 1775 – 1797, dau. Leroy Taylor, are believed to be buried here.
Edith McCracken recalls seeing several tombstone when she attended Mountain View School.
It has been reported that the markers were pushed over and dump truck loads of dirt was were brought in and spread over them.