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McEwen Cemetery
Forge Creek, 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 or here to see views of the cemetery or views from inside the cemetery.

Location

Located in Forge Creek to the left of McEwen Road, about two miles after turning off Old Forge Road, Johnson County, Tennessee.
See the views below.

Pictures Taken

These pictures were taken at McEwen Cemetery in Forge Creek, Johnson County, Tennessee on 30 Jan 2002 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 from research and the photographs taken by John B. Rochelle on 30 Jan 2002. We have used an alphabetical listing by last name.

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

Views of McEwen Cemetery

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

View from gate

View showing stone desecration

McEwen Cemetery Marker Photos

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

Arnold, John and Nancy

Arnold, John
d. 1866
[John R. Arnold
s/o William Arrendell & unknown]
(and
Arnold, Nancy
w/o John Arnold
d. 1863
[Nancy King
d/o Robert King & unknown
w/o John R. Arnold]
Arnold, Thomas and Mary
Arnold, Thomas
1866-1931
[Not in Nikazy
Thomas Cicero Arnold
s/o William Robert Arnold & Martha Anna Jackson
gs/o John Arnold & Nancy King
Md. Mary A. Brown 01 Jun 1891 JCT]
(and wife
Arnold, Mary
1871-19__ (death year not completed on stone)
[Mary A. Brown
d/o _____ Brown & Rachel _____
w/o Thomas Cicero Arnold]
Dowell, Emma Jean

Dowell, Emma Jean
1941-1941
[Emma Jean Dowell
d/o Lester George Dowell & Verna Magdalene Dunn]

#Emma Jean Dowell
06 Dec 1941-06 Dec 1941
d/o Lester Dowell & Verna Dunn
c.o.d. Blue baby
No informant listed
McEwen Cemetery
1941 # 27716

Dowell, Jerry

Dowell, Jerry
1940-1940
[Jerry Dowell
s/o Lester George Dowell & Verna Magdalene Dunn]

#Jerry Dowell
26 Sep 1940-28 Sep 1940
s/o Lester S. Dowell & Vena M. Dunn
c.o.d. Acute Pulmonary Congestion
No informant listed
McEwen Cemetery
1940 # 25486

Dowell, Michael F.

Dowell, Michael Fred
s/o Fred & Ruby Dowell
11 Jan 1959-13 Jan 1959
"Gone to be an angel"
Dowell, Michael Fred
fhm
1959-1959
[Michael Fred Dowell
s/o Fred Mack Dowell & Ruby Dunn]
Dunn, Chester R and James
Dunn, Chester R.
1945-1949
"At Rest"
[Chester Ray Dunn
s/o Vonley Cicero Dunn & Ruth Brown]
(and
Dunn, James P.
1947-1947
[James P. Dunn
s/o Vonley Cicero Dunn & Ruth Brown]
Dunn, Clinton G and Mildred
Dunn, Clinton G.
19 Dec 1921-18 June 1996
"Our Father Which Art In Heaven"
military marker
Dunn, Clinton Godfrey
Tec 4 US ARMY WORLD WAR II
[Clinton Godfrey Dunn
s/o William McSawyer Dunn & Maude Roark
Md. Mildred Rhea Ward 28 Sep 1947 JCT]
(and
Dunn, Mildred R.
28 Oct 1928-
[Mildred Rhea Ward
d/o James Herman Nathaniel? Ward & Ann Mae Mast
w/o Clinton G. Dunn]
Dunn, Donie
Dunn, Donie
25 May 1884-27 Jan 1912
w/o Wm Dunn
"Mother"
[Nancy Caldonie R. S. “Donie” Howard
d/o William Mahlon Howard & Crissey Emeline Johnson
1st w/o William McSawyer Dunn
old stone
Dunn, Nancy Caldonie
w/o W. M. Dunn
25 May 1884-27 Jan 1912
"Weep not, she is at rest"
[this stone is leaning against the big tree by the cemetery entrance along with a pile of field rocks]
```
#Donie Dunn, female, married
age 27y, b. Shouns
d. 27 Jan 1912
c.o.d. Consumption
No informant listed
No cemetery listed
1912 # 47469
```
Dunn, Faye L.
Dunn, Faye L.
25 Dec 193_-2_ Jan 1968
[Faye L. Dunn]
(currently not identified, need to re-take photograph to clarify dates)
Dunn, Godfrey B.
Dunn, Godfrey B.
23 Oct 1839-01 Nov 1927
CO F 13th Tenn Calv.
"We will meet again"
[Godfrey Booker Dunn
s/o Henry Washington Dunn & Mary A. Mink
Md. Rachel M. Wilson 14 Feb 1867 JCT]
```
#Godfrey B. Dunn, widower
28 Oct 1839-01 Nov 1927
s/o Henry Dunn & Mary Minks
c.o.d. Paralysis, old age, Bright’s Disease
Informant J. G. Dunn (Shouns)
1927 # 25559
```
Dunn, Lloyd J.
Dunn, Lloyd J.
09 Sep 1920-07 Dec 1951
[Lloyd J. Dunn]
(currently not identified)
Dunn, Rachel M.

Dunn, Rachel M.
w/o G. B. Dunn
14 Feb 1851-03 Oct 1921
"God be with you till we meet again"
[Rachel Matilda Wilson
d/o W. M. & Susan Wilson
w/o Godfrey Booker Dunn]

#Rachel Matilda Dunn, married
age abt 72 years
d. 03 Oct 1921
d/o William Wilson & Susie Tester
c.o.d. Chronic Heart Disease
Informant J. G. Dunn
No cemetery listed
1921 # 305

Dunn, Roby A.

Dunn, Roby A.
Tennessee
CPL 95 Light Tank Co
World War II
30 May 1918-01 Sep 1960
fhm
[Roby A. Dunn]
(currently not identified)
Dunn, Ronda Paul
Dunn, Ronda Paul
24 Jan 1925-07 Sep 1959
"My Trust Is In God"
[Ronda Paul Dunn]
(currently not identified)
Dunn, Tony Allen
Dunn, Tony Allen
1957-1957
[Tony Allen Dunn]
(currently not identified)
Dunn, Victor
Dunn, Victor
Private 1st Class
s/o J. G. & Emma Dunn
10 Mar 1917 [3rd District, Johnson Co TN]
13 Oct 1953 [Chicago, Cook Co IL]
[Victor Dunn
s/o James Wesley G. Dunn & Sarah Emma W. Roark]
Dunn, Wesley G and Emma
Dunn, Wesley G.
22 Nov 1886-10 Oct 1973
[James Wesley G. Dunn
s/o Godfrey Booker Dunn & Rachel Matilda Wilson
md. 1st Sarah Emma W. Roark 25 Jan 1908 JCT
md. 2nd Susie Main 26 Jun 1924 JCT]
(and
Dunn, Emma W.
Dunn, Emma W.
w/o J. G. Dunn
01 May 1888-06 Feb 1921
"She believed and sleeps in Jesus"
d/o H. L. & Martha Roark
[Sarah Emma W. Roark
d/o Harrison L. Roark & Martha C. Main]
```
#Emmer Dunn, female, married
01 May 1888 (NC)-06 Feb 1921
d/o H. L. Roark (NC) & Martha C. Main (NC)
c.o.d. Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Informant H. L. Roark (Shouns)
McEwen Cemetery
1921 # 188
```
Dunn, William M and Maude
Dunn, William M.
24 Jan 1881-28 Oct 1965
[William McSawyer Dunn
s/o Godfrey Booker Dunn & Rachel Matilda Wilson
Md. 1st Nancy Caldonia R. S. Howard
Md. 2nd Maude Roark]
(and
Dunn, Maude R.
15 Jul 1892-18 Dec 1977
fhm
[Maude Roark
2nd w/o William McSawyer Dunn]
Dunn, William Michael (marker not seen 2002)
1957
[William Michael Dunn]
(currently not identified)
Source: Upon A Lonely Hill
Howard, Clyde M.
Howard, Clyde M.
s/o W. M. & C. E. Howard
13 Jul 1894-28 Aug 1910
"Beloved One, Farewell"
[Isaac L. Clyde M. Howard
s/o William Mahlon Howard & Crissey Emeline Johnson]
```
#C. M. Howard, male
16, b. Shouns
d. 04 Aug 1910
No parents listed
c.o.d. Heart Trouble
No informant listed
No cemetery listed
1910 # 47613
```
Howard, John W and Mary
Howard, John W.
13 Aug 1832-22 Jul 1910
Old stone:
Howard, John W.
“In my father’s house, there are many mansions”
“He is at rest in heaven”
[John Wilkerson Howard
s/o William Howard & Nancy Sanders]
```
#John Howard, married
Age 75y, b. Shouns
d. 29 Jul 1910
Parents not listed
c.o.d. Inflammation of Bowels
No informant listed
No cemetery listed
1910 # 47621
```
(and
Howard, Mary C.
29 Apr 1838-12 Feb 1913
Old stone:
Howard, Mary C.
Wife of John W. Howard
“Meet me in heaven”
[Mary Catherine Greever
d/o Valentine Greever & Nancy Jane Long
w/o John Wilkerson Howard]
Howard, Nancy
Howard, Nancy
w/o Wm. H. Howard
22 Dec 1810-09 Sep 1882
age 71 y 8 m
"In memory of"
[Nancy Sanders
w/o William H. Howard]
Johnson, Lisa Gay
Johnson, Lisa Gay
08 Sep 1971-08 Sep 1971
Daughter of Bruce & Olive
fhm
Johnson, Lesa
1971-1971
[Lisa Gay Johnson
d/o Bruce Ray Johnson & Olive D. _____]
(Lisa’s parents are buried in the Johnson Cemetery (Sam Johnson Road)
May, Jake M and Zelia
May, Jake M.
29 June 1898-09 June 1983
[Jacob Mc. May
s/o James Hamilton May & Anna Elizabeth Martin
Met Vada Dunn (see Hazel Fay May, Osborne Cemetery)
Md. Zelia V. Osborne]
(and
May, Zelia V.
22 June 1909-30 July 1999
[Zelia Vina Osborne
d/o Enoch Gaston Osborne & Mollie May
w/o Jacob Mc. May]
The Tomahawk, 04 August 1999
Mrs. Zella Vina May, 91, of Mountain City passed away July 30, 1999 in Johnson City, Tennessee. Native of Johnson County, daughter of the late Gaston and Molly Jackson Osborne. Preceded in death by husband, Jake M. May, two sisters, Viola Osborne and Edna Osborne and brother Elza Osborne. Survivors include brother Firman Osborne, Parkdale, Oregon.
Burial: McEwen Cemetery.
Morefield, Edna T.
Morefield, Edna T.
25 Aug 1906-04 Nov 1973
"At Rest"
[Edna Tyson Osborne
d/o Enoch Gaston Osborne & Mollie May
Md.1st Vada Lipford
Md 2nd Robert Harrison Morefield]
Morefield, Kathryn
Morefield, Kathryn
1937-1937
[Not in Nikazy
Kathryn Morefield
d/o Robert Harrison Morefield & Edna Tyson Osborne]
Morefield, Robert H.
Morefield, Robert H.
13 Sep 1910-07 Nov 1989
“At Rest”
[Robert Harrison Morefield
2nd h/o Edna Tyson Morefield]
Osborne, Howard

Osborne, Howard
1940-1941
[Howard Elvin Osborne
s/o Firman Osborne & Mae Roark]

#Howard Elvin Osborne
05 Jan 1941-10 Jul 1941
s/o Firman Osborne & Mae Roark
c.o.d. Bronchial Pneumonia
Informant Firman Osborne (Shouns)
Powell (sic) Cemeter1941 # 15998

Osborne, Mollie

Osborne, Mollie
1883-1939
[Mollie May (b. Mary Jane Jackson)
d/o Tobe May & Mahala Jackson (not married)
w/o Enoch Gaston Osborne]

#Mrs. Mollie May Osborne, widow of Gaston Osborne
17 Apr 1884-14 Nov 1939
c.o.c. Chronic Myocarditis
Informant Firman Osborne (Shouns)
McEwen Cemetery
1939 # 24093

Payne, Bettie

Payne, Bettie
1878-1895
[Elizabeth C. “Bettie” Payne
06 May 1878 7th District, JCT
25 Apr 1895
d/o George McHenry Payne & Susannah Melvina Stout]
Payne, Edwin J.
Payne, Edwin J.
1888-1894
[Edwin J. Payne
06 Feb 1888-05 Mar 1894
s/o George McHenry Payne & Susannah Melvina Stout]
Payne, George M.
Payne, George M.
1836-1900 [George McHenry Payne
18 Jul 1836 Wilkes Co NC
12 Mar 1900 Johnson Co TN
s/o Zebulon Payne & Charity Lipps
Md. 1st Elizabeth Guy 11 May 1856 Ashe Co NC
Md. 2nd Susan Melvina Stout 07 Aug 1866, Taylorsville, Johnson Co TN]
Payne, S. Melvina

Payne, S. Melvina
1844-1917
[Susannah Melvina Stout
d/o John Parker Stout & Martha Pearce
2nd w/o George McHenry Payne]
footstone

#Susan M. Payne
Jan 1844-18 Jun 1917
d/o Parker Stout & Martha Pearce
c.o.d. Heart Disease
Informant Oma Johnson (Shouns)
No cemetery listed
1917 # 85

Pope, Thomas A.

Pope, Thomas A.
07 Mar 1893-17 Sep 1966
(stone has fallen over into the fence)
(currently not identified)
Potter, Delous (marker not seen 2002)
1905-1942
"His record is on high"
[Enoch Delous Potter
s/o Jacob H. Potter & Martha C. Rosella Head
Md. Mamie Gertrude Dunn 05 Jan 1931 JCT]
Source: Upon A Lonely Hill
Potter, Mary C. E.
Potter, Mary C. E.
25 Dec 1875-07 Aug 1878
"In memory of"
(currently not identified)
Roark, Donnelly L.
Roark, Donnelly L.
s/o H. L. & M. C. Roark
09 Jul 1897-24 Feb 1921
h/o Mattie E. Roark
"Gone but not forgotten"
[Donnelly L. Roark
s/o Harrison L. Roark & Martha C. Main
Met Nora Dowell (see notes under Nora Roark and Renora Roark, at end of this document)
h/o Mattie E. Price]
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#L. D. Roark, married
1899 (NC)-24 Feb 1921
s/o N. L. Roark (NC) & Martha C. Main (NC)
c.o.d. “he was shot in the back, died suddenly from pistol wound by one R. G. Lipfird”
Informant H. L. Roark (Shouns)
McEwen Cemetery
1921 # 192
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Taylor, Bynum B and Pearl
Taylor, Bynum B.
18 Oct 1905-27 Aug 1989
alt view
[Bynum Bradley Taylor
s/o Eli Taylor, Jr. & Zora A. Payne
Md. Pearl Elsie Howard 01 Oct 1938 Mountain City, Johnson Co TN]
(and
Taylor, Pearl E.
30 Apr 1917-
alt view
[Pearl Elsie Howard
d/o James Jasper Howard & Nannie Martitia Tilley
w/o Bynum Bradley Taylor]
Taylor, Carl E.

Taylor, Carl E.
23 Jun 1939-27 Aug 1940
[Carl Edward Taylor
s/o Bynum Bradley Taylor & Pearl Elsie Howard]

#Carl Edward Taylor
23 Jun 1939-27 Aug 1940
s/o Bradley Taylor & Pearl Howard
c.o.d. Broncho Pneumonia
Informant Pearl Taylor (Shouns)
McEwen Cemetery
1940 # 21055

Taylor, Russel G.

Taylor, Russel G.
10 Oct 1945 [Johnson Co TN]
04 Jul 1970 [Grassey Key, Monroe Co FL]
South Vietnam Veteran
[Russel Garland Taylor
s/o Bynum Bradley Taylor & Pearl Elsie Howard
died in an automobile accident on Highway # 1]
Woodard, Kennith Joe
Woodard, Kennith Joe
1944-1944
"Budded on Earth to bloom in Heaven"
"Baby"
[Kennith Joe Woodard
s/o David Grover Woodard & Verna Ariel Woodard]
Unknown, Walter M
(surname unknown), Walter M
1908-1909 (fhm)
(currently not identified)

Possible burials in this cemetery:
Howard, Martitia Payne
@15 Feb 1854-01 Dec 1945

Martha (sic) Payne Howard, 91 years, nine months and 14 days, died Saturday, Dec. 1, 1945, at the home of her son, Dave Howard at Mountain City.
In 1874, she was married to G. W. Howard, and to this union were born the following children: Nancy Howard, Roby, Robert, George, James, Dave and Lillie Howard Phillips. Nancy Howard preceded her mother in death.
She was a member of the Baptist Church, with Rev. Robert Moore as pastor.
Funeral services were conducted by Rev. W. N. Riddle, with interment in McEwen Cemetery.
(Johnson County News, Thursday, Dec. 6, 1945, p. 3)

Jackson, Mahala

#Jackson, Mahala, single
Oct 1848-19 May 1921
d/o Archibald Jackson & Polly May
c.o.d. "burnt to death in house that burnt down"
Informant Mollie Osborn (shouns)
McEwen Cemetery
1921 # 230

Potter, Amos

#Amos Potter
b/d 02 Apr 1920
s/o Jacob Potter & Rosa Head
c.o.d. Died at birth
Informant Rosa Head (Shouns)
McEwen Cemetery
1920 # 60

Howard, William H. (Sr.)
Unmarked grave

Roark, Nora

#Nora Roark
13 Dec 1918-12 Jun 1919
d/o Donnelly Roark (NC) & Nora Dowell
c.o.d. Cholera inflammation
Informant Donnelly Roark
Davis Cemetery
1919 # 84

Roark, Renora

#Renora Roark
13 Dec 1918-15 Jun 1919
d/o Donnelly Roark (NC) & Nora Dowell
c.o.d. Cholera inflammation
No informant listed
No cemetery listed
1919 # 85

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2. Upon A Lonely Hill The Cemeteries of Johnson County, Tennessee by Jeffrey L. Carrier

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