Washington County, Tennessee Tombstone Inscriptions by Charles M. Bennett and the Watauga Association of Genealogists. Information used with the permission of Lorraine Bennett Rae.
From volume 2, page 178 – entry 2-56
“Located on the old John Fain (Jeff) Anderson farm, now owned by Carrie Anderson. Anderson bought the farm from John Stout. It is located across Hwy 34 from West View Elementary School. There is a fence around the plot but there are no markers, only fieldstones. Miss Carrie Anderson states that the John Stout family is buried there.
1850 Census of Washington County, TN
STOUT, John 66 b Va, Rachal 53 b Va, Louiza 31, Lourette A 23, Mont 31, Amos, 19, Wm 17, Geo 14, Phebe 11
1850 Tax List of Washington County, TN
Dist. 3, John Stout, 197 acres
1830 Tax List of Washington County, Tennessee
Capt. Willett’s Company, John Stout, 3 slaves and 427 acres
Washington County, TN Marriage Records
John STOUT married Rachel IRVINE, Feb 9, 1826”
LOCATION –
On the northeastern side of Powell Road, off Old State Route 34 near West View School. The exact location cannot be determined, however the high elevation and a previous unconfirmed note seem to indicate the burial ground to most likely be on Washington County tax parcel 080-039.45 fairly near Powell Road. The general area has been walked and inspected and several neighbors were asked about the burial ground. A prior owner as well as a longtime resident cannot recall ever seeing any fence or markers.
GPS LOCATION: +36° 13.620, -82° 35.500 (approximate)
DEEDS –
Deed Book 17, Page 468 (1822) – Thomas Gillespie to John Stout.
Deed Book 520, Page 464 (1977) – Carrie Amelia Anderson to Henry & Laura Andrews for her share of the Anderson heirs. This deed describes the entire farm, which was in 8 tracts. There were several other deeds representing various shares, all conveyed to Henry & Laura Andrews. None of these deeds mentions a burial ground. Based upon an old sketch, it is believed that the burial ground would fall into what was designated as tract #1, which very closely matches the metes and bounds from DB17/468 noted above.
Deed Book 588, Page 650 (1983) – Henry & Laura Andrews to James & Sandra Powell. No mention of a burial ground.
BURIALS –
No additional information has been found.
Surveyed, transcribed and donated to the Washington County TNGen Web October 2015 by Gordon M. Edwards, member of the Cemetery Survey Team of Northeast Tennessee.
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