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Norris Cemetery
Doeville, 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

Pine Orchard Rd. in Doeville (Butler), Johnson County, Tennessee.

(Directions: From Butler, TN continue on Hwy. 67 towards Mountain City; several miles out of Butler you'll enter the community of Doeville (marked), just past Doeville Hardware on the left, turn left onto Dugger Branch Rd. immediately before the small Doe Creek bridge on Hwy. 67; proceed several mi. to the junction of Dugger Branch Rd. and Pine Orchard Rd.; take Pine Orchard Rd. (to the right) and proceed to 337 Pine Orchard Rd.; take private drive to the right; cemetery is small (not visible from road) and fenced and sits beside a barn (visible) on the left; land owner of all surrounding property lives in the large house back in the woods visible from the cemetery; caretaker may question anyone's presence; there are approx. 17 marked graves and about as many unidentified graves with what appear to be "placed" field rocks.

See the views below.

Pictures Taken

These pictures were taken at Norris Cemetery in Doeville, Johnson County, Tennessee by E. Keith Johnson and he is the owner of all images unless otherwise noted.

Sources of Names Listed

Jeffrey L. Carrier visited the Norris Cemetery on March 11, 1982. The listing that follows is derived from reading markers and photographs taken by E. Keith Johnson on August 7, 2002. We have used a listing by location in the cemetery.

Information in brackets [sample] was provided by E. Keith Johnson unless indicated otherwise.

Views of Norris Cemetery

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

Doeville Sign
Pine Orchard Rd & Dugger Hollow Rd Sign
View showing Norris Cemetery (within wood rail fencing; beside a barn) from Pine Orchard Rd; home in the distance is that of land owner and caretaker of cemetery
Northwest corner of Norris Cemetery
Northwest corner of Norris Cemetery looking north Norris family marker with first row consisting of Susan E. & J. Roby Norris’ separate footstones followed by a row of J. Ferral Norris and Clyde Eggers (at the bottom of the image)
Northeast corner of Norris Cemetery looking back toward Pine Orchard Rd and private entrance into cemetery
Southwest corner of Norris Cemetery Appears to contain some additional new lots incorporating the graves of Forrester, Conley and Williams into the main cemetery

Norris Cemetery Marker Information and Photos

Norris Group Susan and J. Roby Norris

alt view

Norris,Susan E

Susan E. Norris
Sept. 16, 1867
April 11, 1945
[nee Robinson; d/o Daniel & Nancy Catherine Elliott]
Norris,J. Roby
J. Roby Norris
February 1, 1855
March 24, 1939
[J. = Jonathan; s/o Franklin Norris]
Norris,J. Ferral
J. Ferral Norris
September 6, 1917
May 27, 1942
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Eggers,Clyde
Clyde
Son of
R. F. & G. R.
Eggers
Born
Oct. 22, 1905
Died
Feb 19, 1907
Robinson,Rosa E
Rosa E.
Robinson
Dec 6, 1884
Sept. 29, 1906
Norris,Justus R
Justus R.
Norris
Dec. 28, 1929
Dec 16, 1938
[Not in Upon Lonely]
Norris
Norris,David and Winnie
Winnie L.
1897-1947
David C.
1892-1975
military marker
David C. Norris
Pvt US Army
World War I
1892-1975
Robinson,Nancy C
Nancy C. Robinson
June 6, 1838
Jan 4, 1924
[nee Elliott; C = Catherine; d/o Peter B. & Susannah Grindstaff]
Norris,Daniel F
Daniel F. Norris
Feb. 22, 1884
Aug. 26, 1902
Norris,Fleenor & Lottie
Fleenor Ottis Norris
1899-1989
[Not in Upon Lonely]
Lottie R. Norris
1901-1993
[Not in Upon Lonely]
Norris,Lela L
Lela L. Norris
Nov. 9, 1922
July 4, 1991
[Not in Upon Lonely]
Moore,Robert B
Robert Bob Moore
1949-1987
[Percy-Hux Funeral Home marker]
[Not in Upon Lonely]
Norris,Ray
Ray Norris*
1909-1977
[Gentry Funeral Home]
[*According to caretaker, this individual was a “hobo” and was killed by a train in VA and brought back to the cemetery for burial]
Forrester,HaywoodConleyO.JPG Conley in Upon Lonely,
Haywood Forrester
June 16, 1937
Nov. 13, 1993
[Not in Upon Lonely]
Conley Oscar Forrester
May 25, 1887
Jan. 1, 1979
Williams,Cynthia
Cynthia Williams
1975-1975

Note: According to the landowner/caretaker there are state/county “prisoners” buried in the cemetery in unmarked graves and there are two nearby but separate small cemeteries that are overgrown with brush and small trees that likely contain an unknown number of Stalcup (surname) family graves.

Sources

1. Photos taken, readings and genealogical research by .
2. Upon A Lonely Hill The Cemeteries of Johnson County, Tennessee by Jeffrey L. Carrier

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This page added 9 December 2002 and last updated 27 March 2003.

All content is copyrighted and may not be used for commercial purposes without specific written approval of Basil L. McVey or for images, E. Keith Johnson. However, the images may be used freely for non-commercial genealogical purposes as long as the source is cited.