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Located at the corner of Big Limestone Road and Urbana Road, Limestone, TN Urbana is a large cemetery divided into several sections. See the full map for the location of these sections.
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The history of the cemetery can be found on the pillars of the two gates to the cemetery. On the gate facing Urbana Road:
In Memory of George Washington Nelson who gave the original three acres for Urbana Cemetery 1856. Erected 1963 by Urbana Cemetery Association.
In Memory of Melvin Pyott Hall for his generous and lasting gift to Urbana Cemetery in memory of his parents, David F. & Ella Lucas Hall, 1951.
- In Memory of the Pioneer Yeager Family
- Daniel Yeager 1781-1834
- Rev. Josiah Yeager 1814-1885
- Issachar Yeager 1845-1916
- Guy Yeager 1880 -1951
- By
- Harry Yeager 1905 - 1990
- Donald K. Yeager 1938 -
In Memory of Mrs. T.B. Klepper and Mrs. S.L. Klepper organizers of the First Urbana Cemetery Association, 1905
Pillar at the corner of Big Limestone Road and Urbana Road:
- Honoring our Past Cemetery Supervisors
- Lucy S. Keebler, Lee Broyles Durman, Charlie K. Gillespie, Sam Murray Keebler
- Urbana Cemetery Established 1856
The gate facing Big Limestone Road:
In Memory of A.K. (Dick) Cox
In Memory of Nell Shields Smith and Maxey Clark Smith
This chain link fence in Memory of Uncle Josephus Howard and Uncle "Big" Jim Miller. Faithful laborers responsible for rescuing Urbana Cemetery from a wilderness in 1906.
In Honor of Hu M. Klepper, Ernest Fleenor, Mercer McCollum, Dennis Williams, Bill Baldwin
In the wall along Big Limestone Road:
- To Honor the Pioneer Hall Family
- William Hall, Sr. 1771 - 1846
- William Hall, Jr. 1810 - 1856
- David F. Hall 1849 - 1925
- Melvin Pyott Hall 1879 - 1950
- Glenna Hall Goodin 1882 - 1874
- And their gift to Urbana Cemetery made this wall possible. Erected 1965
The gazebo sits on the foundation of the Old Urbana Methodist Church building. Urbana Methodist Church was founded in 1817 (which later became Limestone Methodist Church and moved from this location).
Additional Information:
Missing markers:
- Baldwin, Mary N. 1898 - 1973
- Blackwell, Earl W., 1898 - 1959
- Brown, Mary Alice 1968
- Brown, William, son of B.W. & C.E. Brown, 25 Sep 1855 - 3 Apr 1857
- Crane, James age 5m 1951
- E.F. probably Fraker
- Emory, Elder Isom, Jr. 85 years 9 Sep 1899 [Greeneville Sun, 7 Sep 1994]
- Gaby, Sarah M. dau. of J.H. & Elizabeth Gaby, 10 Oct 1851 - 22 Nov 1861
- John May/Stewart/Blanc/Stephenson - rest unreadable
- Johnson, James, 1974
- Mattie, Edgar, Inf son of B.N. & M.C. Mattie, 23 Feb 1871 - 19 Jan 1872
- Naff, Amanda M. 9 Jan 1809 - 23 Apr 1896
- Naff, Jacob, 26 May 1805 - 6 Nov 1877
- Naff, Sidney L. 26 May 1848 - 27 Nov 1876
- Pierson, John b. 1850, d. 1930 buried to the left of Ambrose Pierson
- Pierson, Lucinda Sexton b. 1858, d. 1938, wife of John Pierson
- Samon, Rose Jean, Dau. of Dora & E.C. Samon, 23 Jan 1926 - 4 Feb 1926
- Walters, Myrtle Houck, 1905 -1975
Genealogical information was obtained from the following sources:
Bennett, Charles M. and the Watauga Association of Genealogists, Washington County, Tennessee Tombstone Inscriptions. Nashville: Loraine Bennett Rae, 1978. Used with permission from Loraine Bennett Rae.
Burgner, Goldene Fillers, Greene County, Tennessee Marriages, 1783-1868. Easley SC: Southern Historical Press, 1981.
Burgner, Goldene Fillers, Washington County, Tennessee Marriages 1780-1870. Easley SC: Southern Historical Press, 1895.
Nikazy, Eddie M., Washington County, Tennessee Death Record Abstracts, 1908-1916. Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc, 1994.
Sistler, Byron & Barbara, 1880 Census Greene County, Tennessee. Nashville: Byron Sistler & Associates, 1993.
Sistler, Bryon & Barbara, 1880 Census Washington County, Tennessee. Nashville: Bryon Sistler & Associates, 1994.
Watauga Association of Genealogists Northeast Tennessee, Washington County, Tennessee Marriage Records 1871-1899. Balitmore: Gateway Press, 2004.
Posted 5 Apr 2008©, M. Hougland
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