Saylor (Henry Madison) Cemetery 2016
by Loyal Limb
This burial ground has also been known as Stout (Milton) and Star Mill, gleaned from Tennessee death certificates. There may be several graves without markers and unknown due to overgrowth. It was probably established during the 1880’s by Henry M. Saylor.
This burial ground is not the same as the one that several Saylors are buried in at Sinking Creek, Carter County That location is commonly known as Flarity Cemetery and is off Weaver Hill Road. Henry Madison Saylor’s father, Noah Daniel Saylor, is buried at that location.
GPS Location: -36.355285, -82.305280
LOCATION: 117 Dalewood Road, Johnson City, Tennessee, on the Washingotn County tax parcel, 039.038.00 almost on the Carter County line.
| Name | Birth date | Death date | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Markers found | |||
| Campbell, Bobby Joe | [05/11]/1936 | [01/10]/1937 | |
| McFall, Wilber Ray | 10 Aug 1895 | 20 May 1897 | |
| Murray, John L[indley] | 13 Oct 1817 | 21 Dec 1888 | |
| Murray, Rebecca L [Martin] | 12 Feb 1820 | 13 Dec 1883 | |
| Ramey, John E | 27 Feb 1874 | 15 Aug 1941 | |
| Saylor, Henry M[adison] | 07 Jan 1858 | 03 Jan 1937 | |
| Saylor, Nancy Ann Murray McFall | 05 May 1845 | 22 Mar 1923 | |
| No markers found – Death Certs | |||
| Humphreys, George | 31 Aug 1906 | 16 Dec 1925 | TNDC #588 |
| Humphreys, Mary Eliza McFall | 18 Jul 1866 | 22 Aug 1928 | TNDC #20472 [likely] |
| Rowe, Bessie [Humphrey] | c1881 | 29 Aug 1931 | TNDC #21084 |
| Stout, Milton | 19 Jul 1895 | 17 May 1934 | TNDC #12061 |
| Possible but unconfirmed | |||
| Humphreys, John Ernest Ray | c1887 | c1937 | |
| Humphreys, Henry | c1863 | c1942 | |
| Murray, Simon Davis | c1815 | c1888 | |
| Saylor, Infant (unknown gender) | circa Mar 1888 | circa Mar 1888 | |
| Tipton, Ottis | c1888 | c1928 |
DEEDS:
All deeds referenced are Washington County, Tennessee.
Deed Book 160, Page 16 (1923) – Heirs of Nancy Ann Murray McFall Saylor to Henry J. Humphreys and wife, Mary Elizabeth McFall Humphreys. This deed “sets aside” the graveyard. Mary Elizabeth McFall Humphreys was the daughter of Nancy Ann & Thomas McFall. Nancy Ann married second Henry Madison Saylor.
Deed Book 221, Page 437 (1943) – Axie [Richardson] Stout Reece to Alvin & Adelaide Richardson. Axie reserved a life estate in this conveyance to her brother and sister-in-law. Also see her will in Minutes Book 12, Page 38 (1943). Within this deed it is found that Axie & Milton Stout received title by Chancery Court action in the cause of H[enry] J. Humphreys etal vs Nellie Humphreys (1929) Judgment Book 1, Page 40 and also subject to a life estate of Henry Saylor.
Deed Book 249, Page 26 (1948) – Adelaide Richardson (widow) to Axie Stout Reece.
Deed Book 252, Page 417 (1949) – Axie Stout Reece to L.T. and Sarah Williams.
Several other deeds were reviewed and plotted for confirmation purposes but are not relevant to known burials. The only deed that specifically mentions the graveyard id DB 160/16.
BURIALS:
Several markers were found, two unreadable.
A few death certificates have been retrieved – one for Mary Humphreys that has the burial location left blank. No marker was found for her, however it is quite probable that she was buried on her farm.
Also, a few names were found on a note, however, there is no confirmation that these person were buried there — possible, but unconfirmed and unsourced.
Henry J. Humphrey may be buried here — he also may be buried in Michigan. He was found in the 1940 census living on Bert Street in the Keystone are of Johnson City. An online record indicates he was with his daughter, Mollie Etta Tipton, in Lenawee County, Michigan at his death in 1942. Michigan Death Records 1867-1950, file number 004301 — no copy obtained. No grave marker is found in the cemetery where his daughter and her husband, James Tipton, are buried. No record of his remains being shipped back has been found.
Researched, transcribed and donated to the Washington County TNGenWeb October 2016 by Gordon M. Edwards, member of the Cemetery Survey Team of Northeast Tennessee. A very special thanks to the field work, survey, and photography done by Loyal Limb of Carter County, TN.
Copyrighted 2016 by the Cemetery Survey Team of Northeast Tennessee. No part of this work may be copied without written permission from the Cemetery Survey Team.