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Dowell Cemetery
Fall Branch Road, 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

Located off Fall Branch Road, in Johnson County, Tennessee.
Access from Fall Branch Road behind abandoned white house in curve (where Stout Branch crosses the road). Access road washed out, but leads to the Dowell Cemetery, which lies almost directly behind and across the creek from Fayette Arnold's house.
At this point in time, this cemetery appears to be based upon James McLellan Dowell, and dates from the 1920s.

Pictures Taken

These pictures were taken at Dowell Cemetery off Fall Branch Road, in Johnson County, Tennessee on 14 April 2003 by John B. Rochelle and he is the owner of all images unless otherwise noted.

Sources of Names Listed

The listing that follows is derived from the readings by and photographs taken by John B. Rochelle on 14 April 2003. We have used an alphabetical listing by last name. This is a complete listing as of that date.

Information in brackets [sample] was provided by John B. Rochelle unless indicated otherwise.

Dowell Cemetery Marker Photos

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

Arnold, Janis Elizabeth

Arnold, Janis Elizabeth
07 Jun 1949-24 Dec 1972
"Our beloved daughter and sister"
footstone
[Janis Elizabeth Arnold
d/o Fayette Arnold & Margie _____]
Barrett, Maggie D.

Barrett, Maggie D.
12 Apr 1893-14 Jun 1929
footstone
[Maggie Dowell
d/o James McLellan Dowell & Anna Elizabeth Wilson
w/o _____ Barrett]

#Maggie Barrett, married
12 Apr 1893-15 Jun 1929
d/o J. M. Dowell & Elizabeth Wilson
c.o.d. Chronic Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Informant S. E. Dowell (Shouns)
Dowell Cemetery
1929 # 15352

Dowell, Anna Elizabeth

Dowell, Anna Elizabeth
1867-1961
footstone
[Anna Elizabeth Wilson
Oct 1867-02 Jan 1961 Banner Elk, Ashe Co NC
d/o Alexander Wilson & Elizabeth Stout
w/o James McLellan Dowell]
Dowell, George H.
Dowell, George H.
10 Dec 1888-03 Dec 1975
military marker
SGT US ARMY World War I
[George H. Dowell
s/o James McLellan Dowell & Anna Elizabeth Wilson
Md. Verda E. Stewart]
Dowell, Verda

Dowell, Verda
wife of G. H. Dowell
14 Feb 1898-03 Jan 1935
footstone
[Verda E. Stewart
d/o Robert S. Stewart & Harriet L. Jones
w/o George H. Dowell]

#Verda Dowell
14 Feb 1898-03 Jan 1935
d/o Robert Stewart & Harriett Jones (NC)
c.o.d. Lobar Pneumonia
Informant George Dowell (Shouns)
Dowell Cemetery
1935 # 999

Dowell, Iva Alice

Dowell, Iva Alice
07 Feb 1896-26 Sep 1978
"Jesus Saves"
[Iva Alice Dowell
d/o James McLellan Dowell & Anna Elizabeth Wilson]
Dowell, J. M.
Dowell, J. M.
13 Oct 1862-18 Apr 1931
footstone
[James McLellan Dowell
s/o James Edward Dowell & Malinda Caroline Dunn
Md. Anna Elizabeth Wilson 20 Feb 1886 JCT]
Dowell, Nelia

Dowell, Nelia
02 Aug 1903-07 Aug 1926
footstone
[Nelia Orpha Dowell
d/o James McLellan Dowell & Anna Elizabeth Wilson]

#Nellie Orpha Dowell, single
02 Aug 1909-07 Aug 1926
d/o J. M. Dowell & Elizabeth Wilson
c.o.d. Typhoid Fever
Informant J. M. Dowell (Shouns)
Dowell Cemetery
1926 # 19643

Eller, Blaine J. & Peggy D.

Eller, Blaine J.
27 Apr 1924-27 Aug 1978
military marker
SGT US ARMY World War II
"It is in dying that we are born to eternal life"
[Blaine J. Eller
Currently not identified
Married Peggy Dowell]
(and
Eller, Peggy D.
06 Jan 1933-
[Peggy Dowell
Currently not identified
w/o Blaine J. Eller]
Jones, James Marvin
Jones, James Marvin
03 Jun 1898-24 May 1980
"Gone but not forgotten"
[James Marvin Jones
Currently not identified
Married Ora Dowell]
Jones, Janice

Jones, Janice
d/o Marvin & Ora Jones
23 Mar 1925-15 Jul 1932
footstone
[Janice Jones
d/o James Marvin Jones & Ora Dowell]

#Janice Jones
23 Mar 1925 (New Mexico)-15 Jul 1932
d/o Marvin Jones (NC) & Ora Dowell
c.o.d. Scarlet Fever
Informant W. C. Dowell (Shouns)
No cemetery listed
1932 # 14697

Jones, Ora D.

Jones, Ora D.
09 Nov 1901-12 May 1930
footstone
[Ora Dowell
Currently not identified
not in Nikazy
w/o James Marvin Jones]
Lee, Luther Jake
Lee, Luther Jake
1921-2001
[Luther Jake Lee
Currently not identified]

Possible burials in this cemetery:
Dowell, Ruby Ruth
[Ruby Ruth Dowell
14 Dec 1919-30 Jan 1921
d/o William Dowell & Josie Smith]
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#Ruby Ruth Dowell
14 Dec 1919-30 Jan 1921
d/o William Dowell & Josie Smith
c.o.d. Intestinal Infection
Informant J. M. Dowell (Shouns)
Powell (sic) Cemetery
1921 # 186
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Note: Informant is buried in this cemetery. No Dowells known to be buried in the Powell Cemetery. Believe "Powell" to be a typo in this citation.

Sources

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This page added 15 September 2003 and last updated 15 September 2003.

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