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Maple Lawn Cemetery
Jonesborough, Washington County, Tennessee

The cemetery was founded in 1890.

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.

Archer | Heath | Kilby | Potter

Location

Located on Jackson Boulevard in Jonesborough, Washington County, Tennessee.

Pictures Taken

These pictures were taken at Maple Lawn Cemetery in Jonesborough, Tennessee on December 16, 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 the photographs taken by John B. Rochelle. We have used an alphabetical listing by last name. This is only a partial listing.

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

Maple Lawn Cemetery Marker Photos

Information in {Braces} is from cemetery record books. The Potter lot is in the second section to the left after entering the main gate.

Lot 86 bought by J. G. Potter 7/5/19--

Potter plot

Potter,Alburn K

Alburn Knight Potter
Tennessee
1 Lieut, 306 Trench
Mortar Btry, 81 Div
July 3, 1919
{Accident, 33 y}
[Alburn Knight Potter s/o John Grant Potter & Letitia C. Ray per Darryl Potter
John and Letitia had three sons, Collyer, Connelly Radford and Alburn Knight
see his photo]

Potter,Andrew & Mary E
Andrew Potter
1842-1921
Masonic emblem, "F I T"
[1842 3rd District, Johnson Co TN-26 May1921
Andrew Knight Potter, Jr.
s/o Andrew Potter & Sarah Heath]
{May 26, 1921, 79 y}
see a photo of this couple
(and his wife
Mary E. Kilby
1837-1923
[1837 Ashe Co NC-1923
Mary Elizabeth Kilby]

Potter,Henry G
Henry Grant Potter
Oregon
SK2
USNR
World War II
July 5, 1907
May 4, 1951
"John G. Potter" at bottom of stone
[Henry Grant Potter
s/o John Grant Potter & Myrtle Archer]
Potter,John G
John G. Potter
Father
Mar. 4, 1864
Dec. 16, 1945
[04 Mar 1864 3rd District, Johnson Co TN-16 Dec 1945
John Grant Potter see a photo
s/o Andrew Knight Potter, Jr. & Mary Elizabeth Kilby
Married 1st Latitia C. Ray in Johnson Co TN 30 Nov 1882
Married 2nd Myrtle Archer]
footstone
Potter,Myrtle Archer
Myrtle Archer Potter
Mother
wife of
John G. Potter
1881-1936
[Myrtle Archer
2nd w/o John Grant Potter]
{d. 8/8/1936}

Sources

1. Photos taken, readings and genealogical research by .

Go to The Original Johnson County Tennessee Genealogy Page

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This page added 26 February 2003 and last updated April 27, 2008

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