GALLOWAY-WALKER CEMETERY   Turn off of Sulpher Springs Road onto Douglas Chapel Road and go 0.4 mile. Turn left beside the barn. The cemetery is 0.1 mile through the field. A chain link fence surrounds the cemetery where approximately nine fieldstones mark graves. GPS location:  36.22.16N  082.30.45W

NAME	BIRTH	DEATH	COMMENTS
Bacon, Mary Nellie	11 Oct 1905	3 July 1907	Daughter of J. R. & N. E. Bacon
Deakins, Virgil Paul	16 Jan 1902	10 Jul 1904
Ford, Isaac	22 Aug 1849	9 Mar 1910
Ford, Sarah A.	25 Sep 1824	11 Jun 1909	Aged 84 Yr 8 Mo 16 Da
Ford, Susanna	25 Sep 1847	23 Feb 1926	Wife of Isaac Ford
Galloway Baby	[No date]	[No date]
Galloway, Jesse B.	1 Jul 1842	28 Sep 1906
Galloway, Lucretia M. Rector	4 Mar 1851	12 Feb 1918	Wife of J. B. Galloway
Galloway, Thomas	21 Apr 1844	4 Jan 1864	Co. K 13th Tenn. Cav.
Galloway, Thomas	12 Mar 1836	2 May 1864	[Hand carved  field stone. Very hard to read]
Range, Infant	23 Nov 1913	23 Nov 1913	Child of T. W. & Virginia Range.
Range, Infant	19 Aug 1896	19 Aug 1896	Daughter of T. W. & V. F. Range
Range, Thomas W.	9 Feb 1872	13 Feb 1930
Range, Virginia Ford	25 Sep 1874	26 Apr 1920	Wife of T.W. Range
Shipley, Donald Edward	1921	1921	Son of A.E. & W.B. Shipley
Walker, Amanda J[ane] Bacon	18 Mar 1844	22 Jan 1908	Wife of H. M. Walker. [Married 22 Mar 1866.]
Walker, Elmira Galloway	18 Jan 1841	10 Apr 1860	Wife of H. M. Walker, Aged 19 Yr. 2 Mo 22 Da [Henry M. Walker married  Elmyra Galloway 7 Apr 1859]
Walker, Henry M.	4 Sep 1833	17 Feb 1918	[Lt. Co. K 13th Tenn. Cav.]
Walker, Ida	3 Mar 1874	5 Feb 1890	Aged 15 Yr 11 Mo 2 Da
Walker, Laura	24 Dec 1864	2 Oct  1870	Aged 1 Yr 9 Mo 8 Da

Note:  Infant son of Henry M. and Elvira Galloway Walker, b & d 10 Apr 1860 buried here without a marker.

Transcribed and contributed for use on the TNGenWeb-Washington County Page August 27, 2003 by Donna Briggs, Dawn Peters and Betty Jane Hylton.

Additional information:

1850 Census Washington County, Tennessee

1854/1894      Walker, John 54, Lucretia 46, Susannah 19, Henry 16, Sarah 10, Ann 7, John 5

1845/1884       Bacon, Thomas 55 b. VA, Sarah 48, Jesse 25, Mary 22, Daniel 20, John 18, James 16, Isaac 14,

Sarah 12, Thomas 9, Jonathan 7, Amanda J. 5, Jacob 4

1822/1861       Ford, Looney F. 25, Sara A. 26, John 4, Isaac 1

2065/2108       Galloway, Isaac 67, b. TN, Alcy 37, Alrzar 9, Jesse 8, Thomas 6, TN; Mary Galloway  70, PA

1860 Census Washington County, Tennessee

700                  Ford, Sarah A. 36, John 13, Isaac 10

707                  Galloway, Isaac 46, Aley 45 (f), Jesse 18, Thomas 16

1870 Census Washington County, Tennessee

Dist. 14/64      Ford, Sarah A. 44, Isaac 24

Dist. 14/138    Galaway, Isaac 57, Aley 55, Jesse B. 28, Elvira 3, Thomas J. 1

1880 Census Washington County, Tennessee

p. 571                Galloway, Isaac 66, Aley 65, Elmira 13

p. 590                Galloway, Jessee B. 37, Sarah 30, Thomas J. 11, Ruth J. 4, Delilah C. 3, Rosa A. 5/12.

p. 573                Ford, Isaac 33, Susannah 33, Laura J. 7, Virgie 5 (f), Mary E. 3, John T. 2, Ida 3/12; Ford Sarah A. 55

From Washington County, Tennessee Marriages, 1780-1870 by Goldene Burgner:

p. 70                Looney T. Ford - Sara Ann Galloway married 27 April 1845

p. 143              Jesse B. Galloway - Mary A. Squibb married 3 May 1866

Also see George Crouch Cemetery for related information.

GANN CEMETERY

Located off to the right on the Lester Snapp Road behind New Salem Baptist Chruch. The only known graves are of Nathan Gann and his wife. In 1936 a marker was erected to Gann. It was later moved to a spot near the Lester Snapp Road. In 1992, the Gann Family Historical Society moved the marker to the New Salem Baptist Church Cemetery near the road.

Nathan Gann, Virginia, Lieut. Millinkin Co., N. Car. Militia Rev. War, July 18, 1839.

More information can be found in The Ignatious Nathan Gann Family: Three Generations of Pioneers by William R. Gann and Gary R. Toms, 1998. May be order from the authors, 7406 Englewood Lane, Raytown, MO 64133-6913.

Transcribed by Betty Jane Hylton.

GARST( FREDERICK) II CEMETERY

 

Located in the Broylesville Community behind the house at 3356 Old State Route 34, Limestone, TN. There are no markers left and this field has been cultivated for many years.

 

Frederick Garst II born in Pennsylvania in 1784, died Limestone, Tennessee 1852. He built a brick mansion house one mile east of Limestone on the banks of Little Limestone Creek. He came to Tennessee in 1832. Frederick II married Susannah Eller in 1809. They had 11 children born in Virginia. Susannah died in 1827 and he married Sarah Frantz in 1829. They reared 10 children, 9 of whom were born in Tennessee.

 

From The History of Washington County, Tennessee, 1988 by the Watauga Association of Genealogists, pp.73-74: Frederick Garst, II, with a large family, emigrated from near Salem, Virginia, in 1840. He built a substantial brick house on Little Limestone Creek, Washington County, Tennessee. He was a man of influence in the church and community. He was the father of twenty-one children by two marriages. He gave each child a farm and a number of them had brick dwelling houses. He died in 1850 and is buried near his home in one of the most substantial limestone rock vaults in East Tennessee. &endash; taken from the writings of the Reverend Reuel B. Pritchett.

 

More information and pictures can be found at:

http:// www.garstfamily.com

Our Garst Family in America by William Tell Garst, c1950.

 

Contributed for use on the TNGenWeb-Washington County Page and in the USGenWeb Archives by Betty Jane Hylton.

GIBSON (GLOVER) CEMETERY

 

Link Road, Washington County, TN. Turn onto Link Road off Rock Springs Road. After crossing the Interstate 181, there is a pond on the left. An abandoned roadbed is beside the pond. On foot, follow the roadbed and you will come to the cemetery on the left about 2/10 mile. Cemetery is fenced, but very overgrown.

 

NAME	BIRTH	DEATH	COMMENTS
Beard, N. L.	March 7, 1853	June 6, 1911	Age 56 yrs. 3 mos. 1 day
Depew, Cecil J.	January 14, 1903	March 26, 1912	Son of J. D. & Rusha Depew
Gibson, Ambrose D.	February 9, 1898	March 4, 1898	Son of T. B. & R. A. Gibson
Gibson, David B.	March 17, 1871	November 20, 1897
Gibson, E. C.	February 25, 1877	March 9, 1898
Gibson, Glover Rice	January 23, 1900	March 3, 1982
Gibson, Rachel A.	September 17, 1867	June 2, 1940	Same stone as Thomas B. Gibson
Gibson, Thomas B.	June 6, 1860	October 29, 1903	Same stone as Rachel A. Gibson
Gibson, Thomas Jessie	April 7, 1904	December 12, 1953
Sampson, Mary	July 2, 1859	February 20, 1922	Wife of I. S.
Gibson, Isaac M.	November 17, 1873	December 23, 1895	Aged 22yrs, 7mo & 6days Only the bottom half of this broken stone remains. Information taken from census of cemetery in early 1970's.
Other graves that were there in the 1970's but no longer able to locate were:
Gibson, Amanda J.	[No date]	April 12, 1891	Age 61y, 7m, 1d Consort of Ambrose Gibson
Gibson, Ambrose	July 1829	June 9, 1889	59y 11m 3d

Transcribed and contributed for use on the TNGenWeb-Washington County Page and in the USGenWeb Archives, by Donna Briggs and Gary Sawyer June 26, 2002

 

Additional information:

 

1880 Washington Co, TN Census

#590 Gibson, Kisiah 62, Thos. B. 19, Mariah 9, Coralinch 7 (f)

#590 Gibson, Ambrose 51 (m), Amanda J. 50, Mary C. 20, Hannah E 19, Victoria J. 17 Delaina 15, Jerusha 14, Rachael A. 11, David B. 9, Isaac M. 6.

 

1870 Washington Co, TN Census

District 13

#68 Gibson, Kissiah 53, Mary A. 19, Samuel 17, Sarah E. 16, John A. 13, Unice H. 12, Thomas B. 10, Maria 6/12

#65 Gibson, Ambrose 41, Amanda J. 40, Mary C. 11, Hannah 9, Vicotia J. 7, Delcena 5, Jerusha 4, Rachel 3.

 

1860 Washington Co, TN Census

#547 Gibson, Ambrose 30, Amanda G. 30, Mary C. 10/12, Elizabeth 70, Hannah 33

#549 Gibson, David S. 33, Kissie 43, Mary A. 9, Samuel F. 7, Sarah E. 6, John A. 3, Wrice H. 2, James F.B. 1, Thomas B.K.D. 11/12

 

1850 Washington Co, TN Census

#1929/1930 Gibson, David 64 b. VA, Elizabeth 61 b. PA, Nancy 29, Hannah 23, Ambrose 21, Francis 20, Samuel 16 [all children born in TN]

#1930/1973 Gibson, David 27 b, TN, Keziah 29 b. TN

 

Washington County, Tennessee Death Record Abstracts 1908-1916, by Eddie M. Nikazy

p.19 N.L. Beard, age: 58 years, born in Sullivan County, married, death cause: "Cancer," died in Dallas, Texas on 6 Jun 1911, record (1908-12) : 92298

p.80 Cecil Depew, age: 9 years and 2 months, death cause: "diabetes", died at Fall branch on 26 Mar 1912, record (1908-12): 93144

GIBSON (WILLIAM) CEMETERY From Johnson City, go east on the Watauga Rd. toward Watauga, TN. Turn left onto River Rd. When the road divides, keep to the right on Herb Hodge Rd, cross the river bridge and take the first right onto Watauga Flats Rd. Turn left onto Carr Cemetery Rd. This road dead ends at the cemeteries. The Carr Cemetery is on the left and the Gibson Cemetery is on the right, divided by a big tree. A well maintained cemetery. GPS location: 36.23.20N 082.18.71W ; Elevation: 1490 ft.

NAME	BIRTH	DEATH	COMMENT
Baker, Beulah C.	1 Jun 1892	27 Jul 1968	[Shares marker with William J. Baker]
Baker, David L.	15 Jul 1861	22 Nov 1924
Baker, Frank	20 Jun 1896	20 Jun 1896	Son of D. L. & H. E. Baker
Baker, George	27 Mar 1891	30 Jun 1892	Son of D. L. & H. E. Baker
Baker, Hattie E.	22 Sep 1863	8 Mar 1914	Wife of D. L. & H. E. Baker [D. L. Baker m. Hattie Gibson 30 Jan 1885]
Baker, Stella J.	8 Dec 1885	26 Apr 1959
Baker, William J.	8 Mar 1888	30 Oct 1966	[Shares marker with Beulah C. Baker]
Bearfield, Mary A.	1918	[No date]
Chase, Billy Jason "BJ"	27 Oct 1973	15 Apr 2004
Daniel, James Riley	6 May 1886	21 Jan 1949
Diehl, Minerva Gibson	10 Mar 1853	30 Jan 1933	[Minerva C. Gibson m. Saml. Diehl 12 Sep 1897]
Gibson, Arthur	11 Oct 1891	4 Apr 1914	Son of T. J. & Jennie Gibson
Gibson, Edward W.	1895	1974	[Shares marker with Julia Daniels Gibson]
Gibson, Hannah	21 Jan 1824	3 Nov 1905
Gibson, Jane	16 Aug 1854	29 Mar 1902	Daughter of William & Hannah Gibson]
Gibson, Jennie Harvey	29 Jan 1864	13 Nov 1941	His Wife [Shares marker with Thomas J. Gibson]
Gibson, Julia Daniels	1895	1970	[Shares marker with Edward W. Gibson]
Gibson, Mattie	3 Nov 1885	16 Feb 1924	Daughter of T. J. & Jennie Gibson
Gibson, Ralph A.	9 Apr 1919	3 Dec 1997	AS U.S. Navy [Shares headstone with Hettie Gibson]
Gibson, Thomas J.	16 Dec 1860	12 Feb 1935	[Masonic emblem; Shares marker with wife, Jennie Harvey Gibson]
Gibson, William	9 Apr 1825	25 Apr 1887	[A Minister of the Gospel]
Gibson, Hettie L.	21 Mar 1925	[No date]	[Shares headstone with Ralph Gibson]
Hodge, Gertrude	11 Dec 1909	4 Jul 1910	Dau. of S. D. & L. E. Hodge
Hodge, Ida E. Baker	2 Jun 1893	26 Aug 1985	Wife of Sam D. Hodge [Shares marker with Sam D. Hodge]
Hodge, Margurite	1885	1924
Hodge, Sam D.	20 Oct 1882	4 Apr 1932	[Shares marker with Ida E. Baker Hodge]
Hyder, Fred J.	28 Nov 1901	22 Apr 1990	[Shares marker with Minnie B. Hyder]
Hyder, Minnie B.	9 Aug 1900	8 Feb 1982	[Shares marker with Fred J. Hyder]
Larimer, Delores L.	26 Sep 1931	23 Aug 1936	Daughter of Mr. & Mrs. H. D. Larimer
Larimer, Hubert D.	16 Apr 1894	7 Nov 1954	Tennessee PVT 105 Sanitary TN World War I
Larimer, Infant	[No date]	[No date]
Larimer, Mollie C.	7 Jul 1897	18 Aug 1974
Millhorn, Willard M.	31 Mar 1935	6 Aug 1995
Osborne, John Alvin	25 Oct 1874	5 Oct 1943
Osborne, Martha	25 Apr 1881	19 Feb 1959
Rodefer, Luther Martin, Rev.	31 Oct 1924	2 Feb 1975	TEC5 US Army [Shares marker with Zella Ruth Gibson Rodefer]
Rodefer, Zella Ruth Gibson	1917	[No date]	[Shares marker with Rev. Luther Martin Rodefer]
Ward, Betty B.	1935	1995
Gibson, Infant Daughter	[One date]	1970	Infant Daughter of Raymond and Wanda Gibson

Transcribed, photographed and donated to the Washington County TNGenWebSite 4 Feb. 2005 by Chester Willis, Bob Shell, Jan Clark, Donna Briggs and Betty Jane Hylton.

Additional information:

Found in 1966 & 1976 but not in 2005:

Gibson, Inf. Dau. of Raymond & Wanda Gibson, 1970

Hilton, William Weldom, d. 7 Mar 1952, aged 59y 10m 13d

From Washington County Tennessee Tombstone Inscriptions by Charles M. Bennett and the Watauga Association of Genealogists, v. III, p. 102, with permission from Loraine B. Rae.

This cemetery is on land owned during the Revolutionary War by Jeremiah Dungan, which was passed to Jeremiah Dungan Gibson, Thomas Gibson, and Orpha Gibson, who married Seth Thompson- all grandchildren of Jeremiah and Mary Dungan. A few unmarked graves are unmarked.

1860 Census Washington County TN

#46 Gibson, William 35, Hannah 36, Manerva C. 7, Abagail 5, Susan M. 4, John J.N. 3, Mary A. 10/12

1870 Census Washington County, TN Dist. 9

#179 Gibson, William 45, Hannah 46, Minerva 17, Abigail J. 15, Susan M. 14, Thos. J. 9, Harriett 6

1880 Census Washington County, TN Dist. 9

#260 Gibson, Wm. 55, Hannah 56, Minerva 26, A. Jane 24, Jefferson 19, Harriet E. 16

GILES CEMETERY   Located on Hwy 91 going out of Johnson City, toward the Carter County line. The cemetery is at the top of the hill across the road from the intersections of Hilltop Rd. and Patsy Lane. The cemetery is so overgrown that it is hard to count the graves.

NAME	BIRTH	DEATH	COMMENTS
Gobble, John	[No date]	1967	[Funeral home marker]
Gobble, Pearl	1892	1955	[Funeral home marker]
Lawson, Harvey Peter	May 16, 1881	December 13, 1926	-
Lawson, Grant	December 18, 1909	September 18, 1911	-
Giles, Wm. Isaac	1863	1931	-
Giles, J. Thomas	March 3, 1862	February 5, 1933	-
Osborne, Clarence	[No date]	June 17, 1930	Military Stone Tennessee PVT. 46 INF 9 Div.

There are several graves marked with only field stones and many unmarked graves.

Transcribed and contributed for use on the TNGenWeb-Washington County Page and in the USGenWeb Archives, March 6, 2003 by Donna Briggs, Dawn Peters & Betty Jane Hylton.

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