DOUBLE SPRINGS MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH CEMETERY

Located at 2783 Rock Springs Road in Sullivan County. This cemetery is included on the Washington County page because so many Washington County residents are buried here.

Historical marker reads:

Double Springs

The large spring to the northwest was a landmark to early settlers. In his campaign against the Cherokees, Col. William Christian established his first camp here on October 1-4, 1776. The Double Springs Church, to the South, was founded by 1786 by Jonathan Mulkey and pastored for 40 years by Jesse Riggs. Nearby lived John Jones, one of the commissioners of the Watauga Association.

GPS Location: 36.26.00N 082.33.46W

NAME	BIRTH	DEATH	COMMENTS
[Cox, Floyd A.]	[24 Jun 1883]	[24 Aug 1887]	[Stone now illegible. Information taken from an old transcription.
Bacon, Lillie M	6 Feb 1879	27 Feb 1928	Mother
Barnes, Salley Cox	1877	1940
Barrett, Bobbie	21 Aug 1943	10 Jul 1999	[Funeral home marker bears the name, Barbara B.; shares marker with James "JJ" Barrett]
Barrett, James "JJ"	7 Feb 1942	[No date]	[Shares marker with Bobbie Barrett]
Barron, Will	1878	1966
Baskette, Anna V.	16 Apr 1912	17 Aug 1989	[Shares marker with Roy H. Baskette]
Baskette, Roy H.	16 Apr 1906	23 Oct 1988	[Shares marker with Anna V. Baskette]
Blakeley, Betty Jo	3 Jun 1930	11 Nov 2000	[Shares marker with James C. Blakeley]
Blakeley, Charlie Andrew	1895	1942
Blakeley, Elvira Guinn	1876	1952
Blakeley, Jacob Ellis	1869	1948
Blakeley, James C.	30 Apr 1924	6 Jan 1961	[Shares marker with Betty Jo Blakeley]
Blakeley, Laura	3 Nov 1906	9 Dec 1908	Dau. of J. E. & Elvira Blakeley
Blakely, Lois B.	27 Feb 1919	4 Nov 1980
Blakely, Lucretia M.	16 Nov 1879	17 Jul 1970
Blakley, Eby T.	1914	1988	[Shares marker with Pauline R. Blakley]
Blakley, Emma Jones	18 Apr 1873	30 Dec 1951
Blakley, Frances Cox	1873	1906
Blakley, Margaret	1 Aug 1950	26 Feb 1988
Blakley, Mary Lavina	17 Oct 1900	1 May 1981
Blakley, Nellie K. Cross	16 Aug 1914	8 Feb 2002	[Shares marker with Orville D. Blakley]
Blakley, Orville D. "Doc"	30 Jul 1911	17 Jun 1999	[Shares marker with Nellie K. Cross Blakley]
Blakley, Pauline R.	1932	[No date]	[Shares marker with Eby T. Blakley]
Blakley, Tony	1960	1960
Blakley, William	16 May 1879	8 Feb 1939
Bond, Nannie E.	25 Dec 1850	16 Feb 1927
Bruner, Charles Alvin	2 Aug 1882	3 Feb 1961
Bruner, Elenore C. Childress	17 Sep 1880	3 Sep 1934	Wife of W. D. Bruner
Bruner, Flora A.	1885	1953	[Shares marker with William D. Bruner]
Bruner, William D.	1879	1960	[Shares marker with Flora A. Bruner]
Carberry, Almedia	18 Jul 1891	22 May 1979	[Shares marker with Richard Carberry]
Carberry, Basil L.	2 Oct 1919	25 Mar 1959	Tennessee TEC5 HQ DET STATION COM World War II
Carberry, George William	17 Sep 1884	28 Nov 1929	[Shares marker with Mary M. Cox Carberry]
Carberry, Hugh B.	1908	1979	[Funeral home marker]
Carberry, Infant	[Only one date]	5 Sep 1942	[Shares marker with Paul B. Carberry]
Carberry, Lola M.	10 Aug 1923	[No date]	[Shares marker with Ralph C. Carberry]
Carberry, Mary M. Cox	16 Jul 1888	12 Jun 1964	[Shares marker with George William Carberry]
Carberry, Nana Gray	25 Aug 1927	23 Nov 1950	Wife of Carl Carberry
Carberry, Orville Lee	13 May 1918	18 Mar 1998	PFC US Army World War II [Shares marker with Ruby Mae Carberry]
Carberry, Paul B.	[Only one date]	1 May 1958	[Shares marker with Infant Carberry]
Carberry, Ralph C.	17 Sep 1923	[No date]	[Shares marker with Lola M. Carberry]
Carberry, Richard	8 Nov 1894	1 Sep 1984	[Shares marker with Almedia Carberry]
Carberry, Robert T.	3 Dec 1921	9 Dec 1921	Son of T. M. & Oma Carberry
Carberry, Ruby Mae	1919	1969	[Shares marker with Orville Lee Carberry]
Carbery, Oma Bruner	1884	1961	[Shares marker with husband, Thomas M. Carbery]
Carbery, Thomas M.	1887	1928	[Shares marker with wife, Oma Bruner Carbery]
Carroll, Lona F.	5 Jan 1884	14 Oct 1942	Wife of Alfred Carroll
[Unknown]	[No date]	1817	[Hand carved fieldstone reads: E. F. M. H. 24 1817]
Chase, Irene N.	1903	1928	[Same headstone as Luther C., Richard D. and Virginia W. C. Chase]
Chase, Laura	[No date]	[No date]	[Small flat marker bearing name only]
Chase, Luther	12 Oct 1910	31 Oct 1910	Son of R. D. & Virgie Chase
Chase, Luther C.	1909	1909	[Same headstone as Irene N., Richard D., and Virginia W. C. Chase]
Chase, Richard D.	1877	1946	[Same headstone as Virginia W. C., Irene N., and Luther G. Chase]
Chase, Rolie	[No date]	[No date]	[Small flat marker bearing name only]
Chase, Sarah	[No date]	[No date]	[Small flat marker bearing name only; 1960 transcription shows a funeral home marker with death date 3 Jan 1942, age 90 years]
Chase, Virginia W. C.	1878	1965	[Same headstone as Richard D., Irene and Luther G. Chase]
Chase, Walter	[No date]	[No date]	[Small flat marker bearing name only]
Childress, James M.	30 May 1851	13 Nov 1909
Childress, Jesse D.	[Only one date]	13 Apr 1878	[Shares marker with mother, Mary Jane Childress]
Childress, Mary Jane	27 Nov 1849	11 Feb 1929	[Shares marker with son, Jesse D. Childress]
Clark, Charlie M.	17 Dec 1872	9 Jan 1924	[Shares marker with wife, Ella K. Clark]
Clark, Cynthia Ann	22 Jul 1842	17 Jul 1913	Wife of John B. Clark
Clark, Ella K.	22 Sep 1877	[No date]	[Shares marker with husband, Charlie M. Clark]
Clark, Hannah E.	[26 Feb 1840]	[30 Jan 1874]	Wife of John B. Clark [Stone is now badly worn. Dates taken from earlier transcription]
Clark, J. Gerald	1933	1933	Son of Vincent & Margaret Clark
Clark, John B.	9 May 1821	25 Jul 1899
Clark, Oscar T.	22 Jun 1880	26 Jul 1906
Clark, Peggy M.	20 Mar 1932	18 Jul 1992
Clark, Rheuhama F.	1815	1 ____ 1884	[Stone is broken and a piece missing]
Clark, Thomas J.	15 Nov 1818	22 Jan 1888	[Stone is broken and lying flat on the ground]
Clark, Vivian J.	14 Feb 1911	6 Jan 1987
Cook, Emma Matherly	9 Nov 1891	17 Nov 1985	[Shares marker with Leota Carlene Cook]
Cook, Leota Carlene	15 May 1929	[No date]	[Shares marker with Emma Matherly Cook]
Cox, Blanche D.	6 Sep 1897	11 Apr 1992	[Shares marker with Frank I. Cox]
Cox, Bobbie D.	[Only one date]	14 Jun 1942	[Shares marker with Kenneth S. Cox]
Cox, Bradie M.	22 Jun 1907	12 Feb 1946
Cox, Charles	20 Apr 1810	10 Feb 1887
Cox, Charles M.	1868	1946	[Shares marker with Ollie M. Cox]
Cox, Charlie	29 Feb 1847	16 Jul 1913	[Shares marker with Elizabeth Cox; hand carved concrete marker]
Cox, Cloyd M.	29 Mar 1915	30 Sep 1967	[Shares marker with Verna S. Cox]
Cox, Cordelia	23 Jan 1876	18 Jun 1890	Daughter of Jas. & Delcena Cox
Cox, Delcena	1 Feb 1844	10 Apr 1896	Wife of Jas. H. Cox
Cox, Donald F.	1942	1969	[Shares marker with Marlene W. Cox]
Cox, Donald F.	4 Jun 1921	5 Apr 2002	[Shares marker with Helen J. Cox]
Cox, Duke H.	22 Dec 1901	16 Feb 1969	[Shares marker with Lenore J. Cox]
Cox, Elizabeth	[No date]	10 Apr 1919	[Shares marker with Charlie Cox; hand carved concrete marker]
Cox, Ezekiel D.	1874	1960	Married Oct. 6, 1901 [Shares marker with Sarah Ida Cox]
Cox, Frank I.	26 Dec 1891	13 Dec 1960	[Shares marker with Blanche D. Cox]
Cox, Frieda V.	[No date]	[No date]	Infant daughter of S. P. & Pearl Cox [Shares marker with two infant sons of S. P. & Mary Cox]
Cox, G. F.	1 Mar 1846	8 Aug 1890	Age 44 y, 5 m, 4 ds.
Cox, Grover C.	12 Aug 1882	11 Jul 1936	[Shares marker with wife, Ida May Cox]
Cox, Helen J.	28 Apr 1924	25 Jan 2002	[Shares marker with Donald F. Cox]
Cox, Ida May	28 Nov 1890	7 Sep 1974	[Shares marker with husband, Grover C. Cox]
Cox, Infant daughter	31 May 1917	31 May 1917	Infant daughter of V. T. & L. B. Cox
Cox, Infant son	[No date]	[No date]	[Shares marker with another infant son and Freida V. Cox]
Cox, Infant Son	[No date]	[No date]	[Shares marker with another infant son and Frieda V. Cox]
Cox, Infant son	17 May 1915	29 May 1915	Infant son of G. C. & May Cox
Cox, James F.	8 Dec 1913	31 Aug 1917	Son of G. M. & O. M. Cox
Cox, Jas. H.	11 Aug 1836	27 Mar 1883	Age 47y 7m & 16d
Cox, Kenneth S.	[Only one date]	17 Feb 1935	[Shares marker with Bobbie D. Cox]
Cox, L. E. Rev.	10 Jun 1848	11 Mar 1900
Cox, Lenore J.	11 Apr 1902	22 Feb 1997	[Shares marker with Duke H. Cox]
Cox, Lizzie Boyd	6 Aug 1887	1 Jan 1974	[Shares marker with Virgil Cox]
Cox, Luther M.	15 Jul 1911	13 Mar 1994	[Masonic emblem; shares marker with Maxie K. Cox]
Cox, Malinda	10 Nov 1811	12 Mar 1880	Wife of Charles Cox
Cox, Marlene W.	1942	[No date]	[Shares marker with Donald F. Cox]
Cox, Marry A. [Simmons]	1861	1930	[Shares marker with Melvin P. Cox]
Cox, Martha	11 Apr 1849	2 Mar 1915	Wife of C. M. Cox
Cox, Martha E.	1 Aug 1855	12 Jun 1902
Cox, Mary C.	16 Jun 1848	7 May 1923	Wife of Rev. L. E. Cox
Cox, Mary Louemma	16 Dec 1877	12 Sep 1915
Cox, Maxie K.	10 Aug 1917	[No date]	[Shares marker with Luther M. Cox]
Cox, Melvin P.	1855	1920	[Shares marker with Marry A. Cox]
Cox, Nancy J. [Clark]	21 Jun 1853	23 Jan 1928	[Shares marker with William F. Cox . Daughter of Thomas and Rheuhama Clark]
Cox, Nay L.	12 Aug 1899	30 Jan 1982	[Shares marker with Ray S. Cox]
Cox, Ollie M.	1888	1971	[Shares marker with Charles M. Cox]
Cox, Ray S.	15 Jan 1896	10 Jul 1974	[Shares marker with Nay L. Cox]
Cox, Samuel Payne	11 May 1875	22 Mar 1951
Cox, Sarah Ida	1880	1973	Married Oct. 6, 1901 [Shares marker with Ezekiel D. Cox]
Cox, Verna S.	7 Aug 1913	30 Mar 2001	[Shares marker with Cloyd M. Cox]
Cox, Virgil	11 Dec 1879	15 Feb 1968	[Shares marker with Lizzie Cox]
Cox, William F.	11 Jul 1849	31 Mar 1922	[Shares marker with Nancy J. Cox]
Crawford, Arthur	1914	1994	[Funeral home marker bears death date; shares marker with Dicie Crawford]
Crawford, Dicie	1904	1975	[Shares marker with Arthur Crawford]
Crawford, Ethel M.	1912	[No date]	[Shares marker with Hugh S. Crawford]
Crawford, Hugh S.	18 Dec 1909	17 Jun 1976	PVT US Army World War II [Shares marker with Ethel M. Crawford]
Cross, Alice C. Matherly	28 May 1885	11 Jan 1919	Wife of J. A. Cross
Cross, Charlie L.	13 Jun 1922	28 Aug 1944	Tennessee PVT 116 INF World War II PH
Cross, James A.	10 Jul 1882	11 Jan 1960
Cross, Maggie Cox	1886	1982	[Shares marker with Samuel C. Cross]
Cross, Samuel C.	1880	1935	[Shares marker with Maggie Cox Cross]
Duncan, Annie E.	1868	1954
Duncan, Basil E.	1896	1939
Duncan, Basil E. II	19 Aug 1922	1 Aug 1998
Duncan, Gladys Clark	19 Apr 1896	30 Oct 1983
Duncan, Hazel Annie	1894	1990
Duncan, James E.	1866	1930
Ferguson, Basil Duncan	1916	1991	[Funeral home marker]
Ferguson, Betty Ruth	18 Apr 1934	27 Dec 1936
Ferguson, Charles D.	1905	1980	[Funeral home marker]
Ferguson, Cora Mae	1878	1961	Mother [Shares marker with J. M. Ferguson]
Ferguson, E. E.	24 Dec 1847	24 Sep 1895	Co. I 8th Tenn. Cav. Vol. [Stone now very difficult to read]
Ferguson, Elbridge	[No date]	[No date]	Co. A 1st Tenn. Cav.
Ferguson, Estelle B.	1952	1953
Ferguson, George E.	16 Feb 1868	19 May 1935	Married Jan. 1, 1890. [Shares marker with Lydia E. Taylor]
Ferguson, Howard P.	21 Dec 1930	12 Feb 1931
Ferguson, Infant	[No date]	[No date]	Infant of James & Ollie Ferguson
Ferguson, J. M.	1871	1944	Father [Same stones as Cora Mae Ferguson]
Ferguson, James L.	20 Nov 1897	27 Oct 1958	[Shares marker with Ollie J. Ferguson]
Ferguson, John W.	1862	1933
Ferguson, Lydia E.	26 Apr 1873	14 May 1926	Married Jan. 1, 1890 [Shares marker with George E. Taylor]
Ferguson, Myrtle F.	1912	1930	Mother
Ferguson, Nannie E.	1878	1938
Ferguson, Newman B.	20 Feb 1897	30 Mar 1957
Ferguson, Ollie J.	26 Dec 1913	13 Jan 1999	[Shares marker with James L. Ferguson]
Fink, Edith E.	10 Oct 1904	[No date]	[Shares marker with Perry H. Fink; Eastern Star emblem 1936]
Fink, Jesse M.	22 Jan 1860	29 Jul 1927
Fink, M. H.	6 Jan 1815	5 Aug 1866	[Hand carved fieldstone]
Fink, Melissia McDonald	18 Mar 1864	21 Aug 1941
Fink, Orgie	14 Feb 1906	11 Feb 1980
Fink, Perry H.	13 May 1901	25 Sep 1975	[Shares marker with Edith E. Fink; Mason emblem 1932]
Fink, W. E.	18 Feb 1866	24 Feb 1932
Ford, D. M.	30 Sep 1915	3 Oct 1915	Son of J. T. & Sallie Ford
Ford, Junior H.	1933	1958
Ford, Virgia H.	1890	1958
Gibson, [David]	[30 Jun 1786]	[13 Apr 1851]	[Stone is almost completely illegible now. Information taken from 1960 transcription]
Gibson, David L.	20 Nov 1822	11 Feb 1864	Age 41 y 10 m & 21 d
Gibson, Dona May	13 Apr 1884	4 July 1884	Daugh. of F. & M. J. Gibson
Gibson, Francis	26 Feb 1813	31 May 1884	71 years 3 Mos. 5 ds.
Gibson, James S.	6 Jan 1859	11 Nov 1864
Gibson, Jane	1861	1932
Gibson, Jane B.	7 Sep 1816	12 Jul 1892
Gibson, Jesse M.	1881	1941	[Shares marker with Nora Gibson]
Gibson, Kiziah	6 Mar 1816	12 Oct 1896	Age 80 y 7 m & 6 d
Gibson, Nora	1884	1959	[Shares marker with Jesse M. Gibson]
Golden, Patsy	9 Jun 1806	2 Feb 1844	Consort of Abraham Golden
Harshbarger, Belle	[No date]	[No date]	[Infant daughter of C. D. Harshbarger; mother, Maggie is buried in the same grave]
Harshbarger, C. D.	16 Sep 1862	8 Sep 1932	Father
Harshbarger, Maggie B.	26 Sep 1872	19 Jul 1906	Wife of C. D. Harshbarger [Infant daughter, Belle is buried in the same grave]
Hashbarger, Hannah A. [Cox]	1817	1891	[Wife of Elijah Hashbarger, daughter of John & Mary Cox]
Hickman, George	2 Sep 1860	2 Sep 1903
Hilton, Dissa G.	19 Apr 1850	[24 Jun 1875]	[Stone broken and pieces missing. Date taken from old transcription]
Hilton, George K.	[21 Sep 1873]	[9 Sep 1875]	Son of J. M & D. G. Hilton. [Stone now almost completely illegible. Dates and information taken from old transcription]
Hulse, Amanda E.	1899	1961	[Shares marker with William E. Hulse]
Hulse, William E.	1892	1965	[Shares marker with Amanda E. Hulse]
Jones, Cordie Watkins	1873	1951
Jones, Fannie M.	1897	1964
Jones, Fina L.	6 Sep 1886	22 Nov 1976	[Shares marker with Oscar M. Jones]
Jones, James Ronnie	14 Sep 1940	10 Nov 1942	Son of J. D. & Frances Jones
Jones, James Walter	1881	1965
Jones, Oscar M.	12 Aug 1879	4 Aug 1922	[Shares marker with Fina L. Jones]
Kincheloe, Cynthia Ann	8 Apr 1840	23 Mar 1881	Wife of J. H. Kincheloe
Kincheloe, James H.	13 May 1834	25 Sep 1900
Kincheloe, Mary C.	20 Jan 1846	8 Aug 1917	Wife of J.H. Kincheloe
Kincheloe, Roxie	26 Feb 1884	2 Sep 1907	Wife of R.T. Kincheloe
Lady, Amanda J.	1866	1945	[Same headstone as John P. Lady]
Lady, Elbert	7 Apr 1884	5 Jul 1884
Lady, Elizabeth	22 Dec 1848	2 Jun 1903
Lady, Henry	1 Aug 1820	23 Mar 1890
Lady, J. D.	1852	1931
Lady, John P.	1865	1943	[Same headstone as Amanda J. Lady]
Lady, Mary S.	1869	1934
Lady, Rhoda	2 Jun 1825	18 Sep 1860	Aged 35 yr., 3 mo., 16 da.
Lady, W. D.	6 Sep 1847	10 Aug 1933
Leedy, Edwin S.	1878	1971	[Shares marker with Maggie R. Leedy]
Leedy, Maggie R.	1888	1943	[Shares marker with Edwin S. Leedy]
Loggans, Ben F.	1896	1973	[Same stone a Virgie Loggans]
Loggans, Della M.	1921	1973
Loggans, Virgie	1898	1985	[Same stone s Ben F. Loggans]
Long, James William	25 Mar 1925	28 Nov 1993	[Shares marker with wife, Stella B. Long]
Long, Stella B.	4 Apr 1923	[No date]	[Shares marker with James William Long]
Martin, Infant baby	13 Nov 1912	15 Nov 1912	Infant baby of Henry & Nora Martin
Martin, Infant son	7 Jan 1909	12 Jan 1909	Infant son of Henry & Nora Martin
Martin, Nora Ethel Moody	30 Jan 1892	1 Feb 1935	Wife of Henry Martin
Masingale, Robert	1904	1963
Masingale, Sammy D.	1945	1945
Matherly, George A.	11 Jul 1888	8 Jan 1912	Son of G. W. & M. P. Matherly
Matherly, George W.	1 Jun 1848	13 Dec 1918
Matherly, J. Garfield	4 Sep 1882	6 Jun 1970
Matherly, Lena Bell	11 Dec 1894	10 Mar 1942
Matherly, Mary Ethel	21 Mar 1887	7 Dec 1906	Dau. of G. W. & M. P. Matherly
Matherly, Matilda	20 May 1856	9 Aug 1934
McCrary, Arthur	1879	1941	[Shares marker with wife, Emma Lady]
McCrary, Emma Lady	1882	1966	[Shares marker with husband, Arthur McCrary]
McCulley, Almira V. [Elam]	14 Jul 1846	[No date]	[Same stone a Robert F. McCulley; Marriage 23 Feb 1868, Wash. Co. TN]
McCulley, John R.	20 Nov 1880	3 Apr 1905
McCulley, Robert F.	11 Dec 1837	29 Apr 1914	[Shares marker with Almira V. McCulley; Marriage 23 Feb 1868, Wash. Co. TN]
McDavid, Keener	1909	1987	[Shares marker with Leola McDavid]
McDavid, Leola	1915	[No date]	[Shares marker with Keener McDavid]
Mitchel, James	27 Jul 1852	6 Jun 1905	[Shares marker with Luecreatia Ellen Lady Mitchel]
Mitchel, Luecreatia Ellen Lady	5 Jan 1867	12 Aug 1937	[Shares marker with James Mitchel]
Mitchell, Dona	1895	19--	[Death date not inscribed]
Mitchell, Mary C.	14 Apr 1848	5 Jul 1890
Mitchell, Mary E.	1870	1955	[Funeral home marker]
Mitchell, Miles M.	18 Nov 1923	4 Nov 1944	Tennessee PVT 7 INF 3 INF DIV World War II; He died in France
Mitchell, Robert T.	1889	1940
Mitchell, Thomas	4 Sep 1826	15 Jun 1897	Aged 70 yr., 9 mos., 11 d.
Moody, Clara Mitchell	1857	1923	Wife of D.C. Moody
Moore, Johnnie	16 Nov 1949	20 Nov 1949
Moore, Nancy E.	1951	1956
Moore, Walter Dee	1942	1981
Pickens, Eliza Jane	17 Mar 1886	24 Feb 1907	Wife of David E. Pickens
Riggs, Charlie Roy	17 Apr 1885	28 Oct 1903	Aged 18 y., 6 m., 11 d
Riggs, Evelyn	14 Oct 1857	18 Sep 1920	[Shares marker with Jackson Riggs]
Riggs, Jackson	13 Aug 1851	23 Aug 1891	[Shares marker with Evelyn Riggs]
Riggs, Jackson C., Jr.	25 Dec 1838	17 Oct 1918
Riggs, Jesse	22 Aug 1792	27 Jan 1869	[Two stones, back to back] Tennessee SGT Col. Allison's Regt. East Tenn. Mil. War of 1812. 40 Y's A Baptist minister
Riggs, Paul J.	19 Jun 1915	23 Apr 1917	Son of J.C. & Lorena Riggs
Riggs, Walter C.	1 Jan 1882	27 Oct 1912	Age 30 Yrs. 9 Mo 27 Da. [Oddfellows symbol]
Rigsby, Jacquelene	3 Jul 1943	29 Dec 1943
Robinson, Elizabeth [Wheelock]	[16 Dec 1777]	[7 May 1855]	[Stone very difficult to read. Dates taken from 1960 transcription]
Robinson, Jacob	3 Dec 1773	19 Feb 1840	Consort of Elizabeth Robinson
Shanks, Elizabeth	15 Feb 1817	17 Jul 1886	Wife of James Shanks
Sherfey, Carl	17 Aug 1916	19 Aug 1916	Infant son of John & Mattie Sherfey [Stone has fallen over]
Sherfey, Carmel	7 Apr 1915	20 Apr 1915	Infant son of John & Mattie Sherfey [Stone has fallen over]
Sherfey, John T.	28 Nov 1878	28 May 1950	[Shares marker with Mattie G. Sherfey]
Sherfey, Mattie G.	24 Jul 1887	13 Nov 1924	[Shares marker with John T. Sherfey]
Shipley, Jas. H.	22 Feb 1840	13 Nov 1913
Shipley, Julia Annis	13 Jul 1847	9 Nov 1907	Wife of James Shipley
Simmons, Jackson	10 May 1839	3 May 1904	Killed at Jonesboro, Tn by a train [Shares marker with Sarah J. Simmons]
Simmons, Sarah J.	1 Nov 1837	[No date]	[Shares marker with Jackson C. Simmons]
Smith, Calvin	1786	10 Sep 1869	[Stone broken]
Smith, Nancy	26 Oct 1789	9 Jul 1862
Speers, Bernie C.	19 Apr 1887	31 Jan 1979
Speers, Dorsey E.	9 Nov 1892	13 Jan 1923
Speers, Mary C.	1863	1949
Stanford, John Lee	18 May -----	[30 --- 1862]	[Stone broken and pieces missing. Dates taken from old transcription]
Stanford, Jonathan F.	16 Jun 1848	6 Jan 1882	[Mason emblem; Stone is broken and lying flat on the ground, very badly worn]
Stanford, Laura J. L.	20 May 1856	24 Jun 1874	Daughter of R. L. & Mary Stanford
Stanford, Mary	4 Feb 1819	Date missing	[Stone is broken and bottom half missing]
Stanford, Nancy E.	11 Mar 1845	28 Dec 1874	Daughter of R. L. & Mary Stanford
Stanford, Robert L., M. D.	9 May 1816	16 Apr 1867	[Stone is broken in half]
Stanford, Sarah E.	18 Aug 1842	17 Jan 1853/8	[Stone broken and very weathered. Difficult to read]
Steadman, Ocia M.	1891	1912	[Dau. of N.W. and Ida Jane Hite Steadman]
Steadman, Zora E.	23 Jun 1882	14 Jun 1906	[Son of George W. & Emily Gibson Steadman]
Taylor, Elizabeth	1912	2004	[Funeral home marker]
Watkins, Margret	15 May 1840	Dec 1900	Our Mother
Watts, Joe Don	1977	1993
Wells, Clive C.	1899	1941	[Shares marker with Johnnie D. Wells]
Wells, Johnnie D.	1906	1997	[Shares marker with Clive C. Wells]
Willis, Ethel	1913	1998	[Funeral home marker]
Wilson, Shane	18 Mar 1976	3 Jul 1976

UPPER CEMETERY

This section is located on the hill beside the main cemetery.

Clark, Charlie M.	17 Dec 1872	9 Jan 1924	[Shares marker with Ella K. Clark]
Clark, Ella K.	22 Sep 1877	[No date]	[Shares marker with Charlie M. Clark]
Clark, Infant Son	? May 1922	5 Dec 1922	Infant son of C.M. & Ella Clark [Stone very difficult to read]
Crouch, Jonathan	14 Oct 1808	2 Jun 1872	[Two stones; shares marker with Ruth Crouch]
Crouch, Ruth	11 Nov 1810	3 Jun 1898	[Shares marker with Jonathan Crouch]
Kincheloe, Dicie Anna	22 Feb 1872	9 Nov 1914	Daughter of E. K. & Nancy A. Hunt, Wife of J. J. Kincheloe
Kincheloe, John J.	5 Mar 1868	7 Sep 1922
Lady, Beryl A.	30 Jul 1910	31 Jan 1939
Lady, Infant son	28 Jul 1918	28 Jul 1918	Infant son of R. C. & Pearl Lady
Lady, Nettie Brunner	1870	1951	[Shares marker with William Lady]
Lady, Wilie G.	28 Jul 1905	16 Sep 1921	Son of W. M. & Nettie Lady
Lady, William	1869	1951	[Shares marker with Nettie Brunner Lady]
Sherfey, Joseph	14 Feb 1886	30 May 1954
Sherfey, Lona Ferguson	1 Apr 1891	13 May 1922	Wife of Joe Sherfey
Clark, J. Gerald	1933	1933	Son of Vincent & Margaret Clark

Transcribed, photographed and donated to Washington County TNGenWeb by Donna Briggs, Betty Jane Hylton and Dawn Peters August 2002 and updated June 2004.

Additional Information:

According to obituaries and family information, also buried here are:

Rufus Garfield Cox

Helen Kathleen Cox

Stones found in 1960, but not in 2004:

Carberry, Bernard [Infant, dates were missing]

Hawk, John R. [Funeral home marker; death date 18 Dec 193-]

Hawk, Vergie E. [No visible dates]

Carberry, Infant of Mr. & Mrs. Carl [Funeral home marker; b & d 16 Oct 1950]

Ford, Virgie Eleanor [Funeral home marker; 1890 -1958]

Martin, Carolyn Sue [b & d 6 Feb 1940, daughter of Carl and Charlsie Martin]

Ferguson, Infant [May 1951] (This may be the infant of James & Ollie Ferguson, listed above)

Smith, [Unknown] B. [22 Mar 1846 -14 Jul 1847

Smith, Thomas J. [28 Aug 1847-9 Jun 1848]

Smith, Newton C. [July -March (dates were missing)]

Clark, Robert S. T. [Son of J. B. & Hannah E. Clark, b 16 Jun 1861 (death date missing)]

Cox, Nathan Kermit [Funeral home marker 1906-1955]

Hulse, Willey [1880 -1943]

Ferguson, L.L. [1900 -1951]

Historic Information

Several large springs in the area have been called Double Springs since before 1788. The area served as a muster ground for soldiers during the Revolutionary War and the Civil War.

The first known settler to the area is Captain Henry Clark, who settled here around 1776, obtaining a land grant for 300 acres. He sold 97 acres of land including the Double Springs and the mustering grounds to John Howser in 1788. Clark also had a grant for land, which included the "Long Island Path," between Long Island and Double Springs. Colonel William Christian's army consisting of 2000 men used this path during the Cherokee Campaign in October of 1776, stopping at the springs for water. Here, a company of men from the Watauga Settlement joined them and they proceeded to the Cherokee towns. The cemetery has been in use since the 1780's.

Early pastors of the church include Jonathan Mulkey, Richard Murrell, and Jesse Riggs.

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