Logo designed for Johnson County by Pamela R. Cresswell

Where the Sun First Rises in Tennessee & Tennessee History Begins

Dotson-Bumgardner Cemetery
Trade, Johnson County, Tennessee

Index of Surnames Included

You may click on one of the surnames below to go to the first image with that surname. Click here to go to the first grave marker image.

Location

This cemetery is located on Drakes Creek Road in Trade, Johnson County, Tennessee.
It is on a high hill above the home of Abe Greer in the fork between Drakes Creek Road and Michael Road. It is best accessed with a short wheel base four-wheel drive vehicle that can make a tight right hand turn half way up the hill. Leave the road just after passing the barn and go through the gate (be sure you fasten it back! There are usually livestock present). See the views below.

Pictures Taken

These pictures were taken at the Dotson-Bumgardner Cemetery in Trade, Johnson County, Tennessee by Greg and Lisa P. Reece and they are the owners of all images unless otherwise noted.

Sources of Names Listed

The listing that follows is derived from the research of and photographs taken by Greg and Lisa P. Reece. We have used an alphabetical listing by last name.
This cemetery was not listed as being visited in Jeff Carrier's cemetery book.
Information in brackets [sample] was provided by Greg and Lisa Reece unless otherwise indicated.

Views of Dotson-Bumgardner Cemetery

The views are noted with the approximate location in the cemetery.

View of entrance
View looking to the east
View looking to the north Greer-Main Cemetary is directly ahead, to left of the house in distance, behind the tree-line
View looking to the west

Dotson-Bumgardner Cemetery Marker Photos

Some listings offer more than one picture. Most are marked with "alt view" as the link to the additional pictures.

Bumgardner, George and Bettie

Bettie Bumgardner
1822-1950
[Nancy Elizabeth Dotson Bumgardner d/o Allen and Delilah Pearce Dotson]
(and
George W Bumgardner
1869-1935
[George Washington Bumgardner s/o David Bumgardner (1820 Wilkes Co NC, -1915) and Caroline Snyder (b. 1838 JCT)]
Bumgardner,Inez
Inez Bumgardner
Dau of
G.W. & N.E.
Bumgardner
Born
Dec 2 1889
Died
Apr 20 1902
[Inez Bumgardner d/oGeorge Washington and Nancy Elizabeth "Bettie" Dotson Bumgardner ]
Bumgardner,Infant
Infant son of MF & Nannie Bumgardner
Born
Apr 13 1896
Died
Apr 23 1896
[Infant twin son of Millard F. and Nancy "Nannie" Davis Bumgardner
footstone reads T.B.]
Bumgardner,Infant
Infant son of MF & Nannie Bumgardner
Born
Apr 13 1896
Died
Apr 26 1896
[Infant twin son of Millard F. and Nancy "Nannie" Davis Bumgardner]
Bumgardner,Infant
"In Heaven"
Infant Dau of F.R. & Rosa Bumgardner
Born & Died
May 30 1936
-----
Bumgardner
Bumgardner,Millard F
Millard F. Bumgardner
1865 - 1946
[Millard F. Bumgardner s/o David and Caroline Snyder Bumgardner
h/o Nancy "Nannie" Davis]
Bumgardner,Nannie E
Nannie E. Bumgardner
1869 - 1934
[Nannie Davis Bumgardner d/o John B. Davis and Sarah E. Dotson Davis
w/o Millard F. Bumgardner]
-----
Bumgardner,Sarah L
Sarah L Bumgardner
Born
July 4 1891
Died
July 7 1892
"Daughter of M.F & Nannie Bumgardner"
Bumgardner,William
William Bumgardner
Feb 15 1895
Sept 29 1941
[William Bumgardner s/o Millard F and Nancy "Nannie" Bumgardner
another source has him as William McKinley Bumgardner s/o George Washington and Nancy Elizabeth Dotson Bumgardner]
Davis,JB
JB Davis
Born
April 26 1845
Died
March 25 1914
"Aged 68 years 10 months 29 days"
"At Rest"
[John B. Davis:(April 26, 1845 NC-March 25, 1914) middle name unknown.
Death extracts (Nikazy) lists parents as James Davis and Fannie Bryant. 1850 Watauga census contains a James and Nancy Davis with a child named only as "Belzona". This may or not be correct (age is noted as six years). Oral history states that he served in the Civil War as a conscript, and NC records indicate several John Davis from NC, but nothing definitive.]
Davis,Sarah E
Sarah E. Davis
wife of
J. B. Davis
Sept 14, 1845
March 12, 1925
[d/o Allen and Delilah Pearce Dotson and w/o John B Davis.
Oral tradition is that middle name is Estep, which gives some credence to her grandmother being Sarah Estep (daughter of Shadrick Estep and Rutha Dugger) wife of "Old Man" Reuben Dotson (1766-1869). Married by Melvin Arrendell, JP on March 29 1869.]
Dotson, Allen
Allen Dotson
Born 1817
Died 1899
Age 82 years
"Here Lies A Noble Christian Father"
[Allen Dotson s/o Reuben and Sarah (believed to be Estep) Dotson.
He married Delilah Pearce on Feb 24, 1843 in Ashe Co, NC. Spent most of his life in Drakes Creek area of Trade, TN.]
[Allen and Delilah share a headstone with Allen on one side and Delilah on the other] (and
Delilah Dotson
Born 1822
Died 1886
Age 64 years
"Here Lies A Faithful Christian Mother"
[Delilah Pearce Dotson d/o James and Elander _____ Pearce.
w/o Allen Dotson.]
Dotson,Caroline
Caroline Dotson
Oct 16 1851
Mar 8 1937
footstone
[Caroline Dotson d/o Allen and Delilah (Pearce) Dotson.
She is not recorded as marrying and apparently had no permanent residence living on and off with various relatives throughout the second half of her life.]
Dotson,Sarah LB
Sarah L.B. Dotson
Daut. of
D.S. & M.C. Doston
Mar. 22 1895
May 14 1895
footstone
[Sarah L.B. Dotson d/o David S. and M.C. _____ Dotson]
Greer,Infant
Infant Dau of
Mr. & Mrs.
L.C. Greer
July 3 1938
July 3 1938
"Gone to be an angel"
Love,George M and Lizzie
George M Love
Apr 26 1877 - Jan 15 1938
footstone
G.M.L.
[George M. Love s/o Joseph Harrison and Malinda Dotson Love. . George was husband of Lizzie Wallace.]
(and
"His Wife"
Lizzie Wallace Love
Sept 9 1874 - Mar 5 1946
"At Rest"
footstone
L.W.L.
[Lizzie Wallace Love w/o George M Love. Unsure of her parents.]
Love,Joseph H
Joseph H. Love
Oct 16 1850
Mar 8 1941
"We shall live again"
[Joseph Harrison Love s/o Thomas Love and Malinda Dotson, death abstracts, (most likely a daughter of Reuben and Sarah Dotson, born in 1828)
h/o Malinda Dotson Love (below) d/o Allen and Delilah Dotson]
Love, L.E.
L.E. Love
Born
July 3 1879
Died
Nov 5 1902
[Laura E. Love d/o Joseph Harrison and Malinda Dotson Love]
Love,Malinda
Malinda Love
"wife of JH Love"
Born Nov 2 1847
Died July 8 1915
[Malinda Dotson Love d/o Joseph H. Love daughter of Allen & Delilah Pearce Dotson]
Main,Oscar C
Oscar C Main
Born
May 23 1910
Died
June 10 1910
"Son of
H.E. & Hattie Main"
"In Heaven"
[Oscar C. Main s/o Hiram E. and Hattie Bumgardner Main
Hattie L Bumgardner Main-source Nikazy Death Records 1908-1943]
Main,Russel E
Russel E. Main
Born Feb 22 1917
Died
Jun 29 1917
"Son of
H.E. & Hattie Main"
"Suffer the little children to come onto me"
[Russell E. Main s/o Hiram E and Hattie Bumgardner Main
Hattie L Bumgardner Main-source Nikazy Death Records 1908-1943]
Miller,Mattie C and David F
Mattie C Miller
1872 - 1952
[Mattie C. Dotson d/o Sarah E. Dotson and John B Davis
Married to David F. Miller on March 15, 1896 by J F Dotson, magistrate.
She lived at Key Station and was the last known burial in this cemetery (1952).]
(and
David F Miller
1868 - 1920
[David Filmore Miller s/o Ephraim Miller ( son of David & Elizabeth Norris Miller) and Mary Isaacs of Meat Camp (Watauga Co, NC)
h/o Mattie Dotson MIller.
He was a man of various interests: merchant, farmer, sold headstones, photographer and "music clerk" of Evergreen Baptist Church. He died after being kicked by a horse.]
Note no marker Myrtle E. South (b. April 6 1893, died ___5, 1924) d/o Millard F and Nannie Davis Bumgardner
Husband unknown assumed to be a South from Sutherland area of NC
Unmarked Stone
Unmarked Stone

Sources

1. Photos taken, readings and genealogical research by Greg and Lisa P. Reece
2. Abstracts of Death Records for Johnson County Tennessee 1908 to 1941 by Eddie M. Nikazy

Go to The Original Johnson County Tennessee Genealogy Page

Go to Cemetery Page

Top of Page

Send additional information, images, questions, comments, complaints or general feedback about the cemetery pages to .

This page added 25 March 2003 and last updated April 23, 2008

The images and all content are copyright and may not be used for commercial purposes without specific written approval by Basil L. McVey or for images, the owner of the image. However, the images may be used freely for non-commercial genealogical purposes as long as the source is cited.