LEESBURG PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH CEMETERY   Located at 629 Leesburg Rd., Telford, TN.  The cemetery is mowed but the edge is overgrown with brush and vines. Evidence of 35 unmarked graves were found. GPS location:  36.12.59N  082.32.56W; Elevation:  1754 ft. For history of the church, see the Church Section of this web site.

NAME	BIRTH	DEATH	ROW/  GRAVE	COMMENT
Buchanan, Dewitt Talmadge	1894	1913	1/1
Buchanan, Lura Etta Keys	1866	1898	1/2
Buchanan, Franklin Teretan	1852	1897	1/3
Buchanan, Mary Ann	10 Jul 1813	8 Mar 1893	1/4	79y 7m 28d [Wife of Harvey Buchanan]
Buchanan, J.C.D.	7 Mar 1858	23 Jun 1885	1/5	27y 22d [Son of Harvey & Mary Ann Buchanan]
Bayless, Elizabeth A. Slonaker	11 Oct 1850	24 Feb 1923	2/1	His Wife [Shares marker with William M. Bayless]
Bayless, William M.	25 Jul 1848	11 Oct 1922	2/2	Married 26 Dec 1877 [Son of Wilson B. Bayless & and wife Marjorie McLin]
Carson, L.C.	16 Apr 1839	16 Feb 1916	2/3	[Shares marker with Sophia C. McLin, A.H. Carson & Robert Lee Carson]
McLin, Sophia C.	1 Aug 1845	25 Apr 1897	2/4	[Shares marker with L.C. Carson, A.H. Carson & Robert Lee Carson]
Carson, A.H.	10 Mar 1820	17 Nov 1892	2/5	[Shares marker with L.C. Carson, Sophia C. McLin & Robert Lee Carson]
Carson, Robert Lee	1 Jul 1872	28 Dec 1896	2/6	[Shares marker with L.C. Carson, Sophia C. McLin & A.H. Carson]
Duncan, William N.	27 Aug 1868	5 Feb 1897	2/7
Duncan, Mattie E.	28 Oct 1867	28 Feb 1888	2/8	Wife of J.B. Duncan
Duncan, Jospeh Barkley	24 May 1856	3 Aug 1932	2/9
Duncan, Robert A.	8 Oct 1810	28 May 1898	3/1
Duncan, Esther	4 Feb 1835	16 Oct 1887	3/2	Wife of R.A. Duncan [Married 24 Aug 1853]
Carmack, A.J.	3 Jun 1870	23 Feb 1901	4/1
Bayless, Robert P., Rev.	6 Nov 1878	24 Oct 1905	4/2
Slonaker, Mary	12 jun 1824	31 Jul 1893	4/3	Born Leitersburg, MD; aged 69y 1m 19d
Slonaker, J.W.	6 Feb 1826	29 Dec 1889	4/4	Born Tyrone, PA; aged 63y 10m 23d
Crookshanks, William A.	31 Jul 1845	24 Mar 1901	4/5	[Shares marker with Flora A. Crookshanks]
Crookshanks, Flora A. [Duncan]	12 Jan 1858	8 Jul 1930	4/6	[Shares marker with William A. Crookshanks; married 1 Dec 1874]
Morrow, Viola Scott	22 May 1894	26 Mar 1959	5/1
Morrow, Infant	1923	1923	5/2	Son of J.F. & Viola Morrow
Morrow, Nora Carson & Infant son	11 Sept 1885	10 Jun 1916	5/3 & 4
Morrow, James Frank	6 Jul 1884	9 Jun 1979	5/5
Carson, John B.	1 Jun 1900	13 Oct 1903	5/6	Son of B.C. & M.E. Carson
Carson, Infant	31 May 1890	31 May 1890	5/7	Son of B.C. & M.E. Carson
Carson, Joe	14 Apr 1891	15 Apr 1895	6/8	Son of B.C. & M.E. Carson
Carson, Willie Oak	27 Mar 1888	9 Nov 1895	6/9	Son of B.C. & M.E. Carson
McLin, B.F.	17 May 1873	4 Aug 1897	6/10
McLin, Caroline	15 Oct 1835	16 Aug 1880	6/11	[Shares marker with Robert A. McLin]
McLin, Robert A.	17 Nov 1832	18 Oct 1895	6/12	[Shares marker with Caroline McLin]
McLin, Susan A. [Seahorn]	4 Apr 1837	3 Nov 1910	6/13	[Robert A. McLin and Sue A. McLin married 30 Sep 1880]
Carson, Drury M. [Morrow]	1855	1926	6/1	[Son of John R. & Sarah Carson]
Carson, Mary Susan	11 Apr  1848	1 Jun 1924	6/2	[Dau. of John & Sarah Carson]
Carson, J.R. [John Ross]	22 Apr 1818	6 Oct 1898	6/3	[Shares marker with Sarah Carson]
Carson, Sarah [Campbell]	22 Jun 1821	15 Jan 1882	6/4	[John Ross Carson married Sarah Campbell 20 Oct 1845]
Carson, J.A. [James Alexander]	27 Aug 1850	19 Sep 1893	6/5	[Son of John R. & Sarah Carson]
Carson, M. Caroline	21 Jul 1846	18 Mar 1898	6/6	[Dau. of John R. & Sarah]
Crookshanks, Mary Deakins	10 Oct 1860	13 Oct 1958	6/7	[James A. Crookshanks and Mary Deakins married 2 Mar 1871]
Crookshanks, James A.	22 Oct 1853	12 Jun 1909	6/8
Crookshanks, Emma Theola	13 Apr 18??	14 Oct 1895	6/9	[Marker badly eroded]
Crookshanks, G.W.	1857	1928	6/10
Crookshanks, Samuel M. [McSpadden]	23 Aug 1821	18 Jan 1897	6/11
Crookshanks, Cynthia A. [Carson]	15 May 1825	7 Sep 1891	6/12	Wife of Samuel [Married 27 Mar 1843]
Crookshanks, Z.T.W.	6 Oct 1857	1 Oct 1864	6/13	Son of S.M. & C.A. Crookshanks
Broyles, James William	24 Feb 1917	24 Feb 1917	7/1	Son of J.R. & B.D. Broyles
Broyles, Dillie V.	3 Sep 1860	31 Jul 1904	7/2	Wife of W.F. Broyles
Strain, Margaret Louisa	[No date]	16 Apr 1862	7/3	Aged 27y 5m 5d; Consort of W.S. Strain
Strain, Maggie Florence	[No date]	21 Jun  1879	7/4	Aged 4y 1m 29d; Dau of W.S. & E.A. Strain [Shares a marker with Flora Jane Stain]
Strain, Flora Jane	[No date]	5 Sep 1864	7/5	Aged 9m 12d; Dau. of W.S. & E.A. Strain [Shares marker with Maggie Florence Stain]
Crookshanks, Robert Montgmery	30 May 1830	14 Sep 1832	7/6	Son of W.A. & F.A. Crookshanks
Wyly, David S.	[No date]	6 Feb 1850	8/1	Aged 9m 16d
Wyly, Mary N,	[No date]	7 Mar 1851	8/2	Aged 51y 4m; Consort of Samuel Y. Wyly
Unknown	[No date]	[No date]	8/3	[Field stone]
Unknown	[No date]	[No date]	8/4	[Field stone]
Unknown	[No date]	[No date]	8/5	[Field stone]
Morrell, Susannah	6 Jan 1802	29 May 1876	9/1	[Dau. Geo. Crumley, Jr.; wife of Isaac M.; married 19 Oct 1823]
Morrell, Isaac	18 May 1799	7 Oct 1870	9/2	[Son of Jonathan & Kate Odell Morrell]
Miller, J.W.	18 Oct 1824	4 Apr 1899	10/3
Henderson, A.O.	1842	1871	10/4
Cecil, Mary	11 Nov 1845	27 Jun 1873	10/5	Wife of James F. Cecil
Wyly, Martha H.	1830	1875	10/6
Henderson, Jos.	1800	1879	10/7
Squibb, Infant	14 Apr 1900	17 Apr 1900	11/1	Son of D.C. & Ethel A. Squibb
Ball, Ottie B.	3 Mar 1896	18 Nov 1898	11/2	Son of A.J. & M.A. Ball
DeVault, Julia Guerrant	1846	1874	11/3
DeVault, John Baker, Rev.	26 Jul 1858	29 Dec 1894	12/1
DeVault, Robert Burns	7 Jul 1871	27 Dec 1896	12/2	Aged 25y 5m 20d
DeVault, John	30 Jul 1819	4 Feb 1897	12/3	Aged 77y 6m 4d
DeVault, Mary C.	1837	1918	12/4
Lyon, Lina B.	6 Sep 1859	27 Aug 1886	12/5	Born Lancaster, Texas; wife of C.M. Lyon
Rankin, Mary M. Lyon	5 Jan 1858	6 May 1928	12/6	Wife of D.B. Rankin
Lyon, Samuel, Dr.	9 Feb 1816	23 Nov 1887	12/7
Lyon, Amanda	16 March 1822	14 Nov 1876	12/8	[Broken marker]
DeVault, Erma Estelle	30 Mar 1913	18 Oct 1994	13/1
Campbell, Albert B.	28 May 1874	11 Oct 1881	13/3	Son of Wm. & S.J. Campbell
Fetter, Nancy	4 Nov 1844	5 Sep 1919	14/1	[Shares marker with Thomas R. Fetter; born in PA.]
Fetter, Thomas R.	21 Apr 1843	[No date]	14/2	[Shares marker with Nancy Fetter; born in PA.]
DeVault, Edward Guerrant, Jr.	21 Apr 1907	1 Sep 1963	14/3
DeVault, Frederick Russell	18 Jul 1855	9 Mar 1945	14/4	[Shares marker with Blanche Sill DeVault; married 8 Feb 1880]
DeVault, Blanche Sill	28 Oct 1858	7 Dec 1952	14/5	[Shares marker with Frederick Russell DeVault]
DeVault, Samuel Paul	1885	1926	14/6	Son of Mr. & Mrs. F.R. DeVault
Carmack, G.W.	1839	1919	14/7
Carmack, Sarah A.	10 Dec 1838	29 Nov 1910	14/8	Wife of G.W. Carmack
Byers, Lilburn O.	25 Jun 1825	2 Jan 1889	14/9	Father [Shares marker with Elizabeth C. Byers]
Byers, Elizabeth C.	22 Oct 1831	25 Sep 1895	14/10	Mother [Shares marker with Lilburn O. Byers]
Doak, Sarah H.	28 Jan 1834	13 May 1908	14/11	[Shares marker with Ida H. Carmack]
Carmack, Ida H.	20 Mar 1848	22 Jan 1906	14/12	[Shares marker with Sarah H. Doak]
Fetter, Mariah	18 Sep 1811	22 Aug 1895	14/13	Wife of Jacob Fetter
Fetter, Jacob	18 May 1814	26 Sep 1885	14/14	Aged 71y 4m 8d
Marsh, Jeff	4 Jul 1859	4 Dec 1939	15/1
Knight, Charles	30 Nov 1873	20 Nov 1935	15/2
Marsh, Caroline Knight	2 Apr 1856	25 Mar 1926	15/3	Wife of Jeff Marsh
Seaton, Infant	17 Sep 1904	11 Oct 1904	15/4	Son of Brown & Sallie E. Seaton
Ball, Mattie C.	6 Jun 1881	30 Apr 1959	15/5
Ball, A.J.	24 Mar 1854	1 Apr 1939	15/6	[Broken marker]
Ball, Amatha J.	3 Jan 1858	8 Apr 1909	15/7	Wife of A.J. Ball
Ball, Myrtle Lee	17 Jun 1890	6 Jul 1901	15/8	Dau. of A.J. & A.J. Ball
Mottern, Bertie E.	15 Nov 1896	29 Jun 1897	15/9	Dau. of M.L. & Mattie E. Mottern
Mottern, Neva E.	3 Nov 1894	23 Oct 1895	15/10	Dau. of M.L. & Mattie E. Mottern
Mottern, Hubert	[No date]	9 Jun 1887	15/11	Son of M.L. & Mattie E. Mottern
Mottern, Sarah C.	14 Jul 1868	11 Dec 1873	15/12	Dau. of P.H. & M.A. Mottern
Mottern, Philip H.	9 Nov 1828	22 Aug 1905	15/13	[Shares marker with Mary A. Mottern; son of Nicholas & Elizabeth Hobough Mottern]
Mottern, Mary A.	4 Jul 1830	28 Oct 1894	15/14	His wife [Shares marker with Philip H. Mottern; married 5 May 1853; dau. of Daniel S. Crumley & Lucy Jones]
Rice, Moses D.	1 Apr 18009	1 Apr 1835	16/1	Born Newhaven County, Connecticut [Marker found behind the church on the ground near a young tree]

Additional information:

Information enclosed in brackets was found in the following sources:

Bennett, Charles M., and Watauga Association of Genealogists. Washington County Tennessee Tombstone Inscriptions. 1st ed.: Loraine Bennett Rae, 1979; with permission from Loraine B. Rae.

Burgner, Goldene Fillers. Washington County, Tennessee Marriages, 1780-1870. Easley, SC: Southern Historical Press, Inc., 1985.

Watauga Association of Genealogists Northeast Tennessee. Washington County, Tennessee Marriage Records, 1871-1899. Baltimore: Gateway Press, 2004.

LEESBURG  PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH PEOPLE OF COLOR CEMETERY     Located behind the church building. Evidence of six graves (5 adults & 1 child) were located 19 Jan 2006. Only one legible marker was found. NAME BIRTH DEATH ROW/  GRAVE COMMENT Rice, Moses D. 1 Apr 1809 1 Apr 1835 16/1 [Marker found behind the church on the ground near a young tree]

Copied, transcribed, photographed and donated to the Washington County TNGen Web Site 18 Jan 2006 by Elaine Cantrell and Betty Jane Hylton.

From Going, Mary Sue Carson. Leesburg Presbyterian Church, 1818-1892, Washington Co. Tennessee. Jonesborough: Leesburg Presbyterian Church, 1981. Pages 43-44

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