Old  BEAR CREEK Baptist Church Cemetery Census

This file was submitted by:
W. Carroll Reed
Kingsport, TN
nimrod@intermediatn.net
As of September 27, 1999

This cemetery dates back to at least 1900 and is on the site of the original Bear Creek Baptist church and Bear Creek school (same building).   The cemetery is located on Busler road and is about one mile from the current Bear Creek Baptist Church in the 3rd civil district of Cocke County.  The following names (along with other descriptive information from tombstones), with birth date and death date are found there.  There are many unmarked graves.

John Andrew Fox   11/12/1917 – 11/29/1975

Fina Ruby Mae Fox (Daughter of John and Carrie B. Fox)   11/9/1937 – 2/27/1938

R.C. Elkins (son of Charles and Nettie Elkins)   4/29/1938 – 5/5/1939

M. C. Busler  1946

Mary Lou Busler   1951

Rosa Lee Busler   1952

Melvin Carter   1886 – 1950  buried with Luria Crawford   1895 – 1951

Pearl Cline (Daughter of D.C. and Sallie Cline)   9/12/1888

Joseph D. Toby   8/19/1879 – October 1,1888

Charles Toby   2/18/1875 – 10/22/1900

Lori Eann Keasling   1968

James Walter Keasling   1/25/1953

Carl Keasling Sr.   1937 – 1994

Grace Keasling 4/27/1920 – 9/30/1991

Netti C. Fox   1910 – 1977

Howard Stepp   10/22/1915 – 10/6/1979

Johnny G. Keasling   1/30/1917 – 10/2/1985

John W. Busler (Pvt U.S. Army) 7/22/1933 – 4/20/1976

Ruble Busler 2/19/1932 – 4/13/1978

Alice C. Toby
 Sept 22, 1884 -  Sept 03, 1901