In Bud Phillips book, Bristol,Va./Tn. he tells the history of Susong Cemetery. Mr. Phillips writes that this cemetery was began on Christmas Day in 1818 with the burial of Margaret Baggs Susong, the 47 year old wife of Jacob Susong. Mr. Phillips says that the Bristol old timers tell of a strange day that she was buried. The sun would shine, then snow showers, then thunder and lightning! This was a bit unsettling to the more superstitious people. The Susong family arrived in the area in 1794, on the day Gen. Evan Shelby was buried. ( his 1st time I think LOL) They set up homestead on Baker's Creek. ( about where Eckerd's Drug Store now stands in Little Creek Shopping Mall). Jacob Susong had choosen a site on the ridge behind his home for a family cemetery. It has his wife and other family members buried there and is now a public cemetery.

These are notes I picked up from Bud Phillips book Bristol,Va. Tn. on a chapter in the book about the history of Bristol Cemeteries. The info is interesting and possibly helpful to some since cemeteries have had name changes during the years and bodies have been relocated to other cemeteries over time. Hope you find it useful or at least interesting. Flat Hollow Cemetery was started in the mid 1830's in a place known as Flat Hollow. It was a slave cemetery, and this is the story of how it started. The Rev. James King had an elderly slave who was too old to work in the fields but she still carried water from a big spring at the foot of the hill below the King mansion. ( Now where Boswell Insurance Agency is located). The old slave would stop and rest with her water pails under a big popular tree that was halfway between the spring and the house. One day she did not return with her water and when they went looking for her she was found sitting there, leaning back against the tree where she had passed away. A site up by the old stage road was choosen for her burial and was the beginning of Flat Hollow Cemetery. Slaves from the King family and the Susong families were buried there. After the Civil War the cemetery became the burying ground for the black population of the Va. side of Bristol. The Colored Cemetery Association was formed to have oversite of Flat Hollow Cemetery. In 1891 the trustees of this association was : J.W. Davis, David Jefferson, Robert Morrison, and Jesse Green. On June 10,1891 J.W. Owen a King decendant sold the land the cemetery was on to Bristol Land Company. The company could not legally build on the cemetery, so they offered 5 acres of land at the edge of Piedmont in exchange for the one and thirteen hundreth acre burial plot. The offer was accepted by the trustees and the bodies were moved from Flat Hollow to what is now known as Citizens Cemetery. I have a few relatives buried there at Citizens Cemetery so I assume now all these cemeteries have all races buried there. Does anyone know if now all races are buried together in what use to be only Slave Cemeteries or are there still grounds where only Slaves are buried and no others? I am curious.

Hi Barbara, I have missplaced my engle book on descendants of one Melchoir ENGLE who may have has a desc. named William to fit your William. There were some engle lines the author did not have time to follow up on; one was a Michael Engle of east Tenn. (Anderson co. area) or Wash. Co.(?) do you have the Anderson letter by a (Mr. boggs) that was posted to the Knox Co. Ky. list? That is about all i have on the Anderson family and what i have filled in with familysearch.org Have you chkd. familysearch.org ? It is helpful a lot of the time but of course it is like all secondary sources and is only as good as the person who sent in the info. I find it very helpful. Keep in touch with me. My Engle family came thru Wautauga area and went into Knox Co. Ky. very early (1805) ? or so and I do have a Wm. in that line. Thanks, Sue

Hi Sue, I do not have a lot of information, but I do have the Anderson descendents of Greene Co., TN, the Engle/Ingle descendents of Greene Co., TN, and am wondering if there is some connection. My Anderson was Martha Sarah "Sally" Anderson who married Peter Harmon and had daughter Elizabeth Harmon in 1835. Her oldest daughter was named Rachel and her son was named William Anderson Harmon which leads me to believe she was a descendent of the Andersons of Sullivan Co., TN. My Engle family were William Ingle, b. 1782 and Julia Danser (?). Any connections? Barbara ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, August 05, 2000 1:59 PM Subject: Re:Ambrose YANCEY Rev. sol? > Does anyone have additional info. Re:Ambrose YANCEY of 1770~ Could he have > been a Rev. soldier? > I am thinking that he could be the father of one Elizabeth YANCEY who md Wm > ANDERSON probably in Sullivan co Thn. they seem to be the family who went to > Knox Co. Ky. where ( I am speculating they had a dau. named Elizabet who md. > Jesse ENGLE. (this couple had a son named Ambrose Wilton ENGLE (my ancestor). > Would like to correspond with desc`s of the Wm Anderson and Jane Brian family > of Ireland, Md., N. J. and Sullivan co Tn. > Sue Engle in Al. > > > ============================== > Personalized Mailing Lists: never miss a connection again. > http://pml.rootsweb.com/ > Brought to you by RootsWeb.com. >

Hi, You are right that is very interestering. I wish we could get permission to put the part you sent on the web site. I really enjoyed it. Thank you ever so much for send it on to me. Kathy McKown

This information I learned from the book by Bud Phillips titled Bristol, Va. / Tenn. Ordway Cemetery, one of the oldest in the city limits of Bristol, Tenn. It began on Dec. 21, 1806 with the burial of Sarah Goodson King, wife of Col. James King Ordway was often referred to as the cemetery at Holly Bend, which was the name of the King plantation. Sometimes Ordway was called Orchard Hill Cemetery. When Col. King died in 1825 it became known as King Cemetery. Several years later the land was bought by the Trigg family and became known as Trigg Cemetery. The present name of Ordway came at the turn of the century when the Ordway Manufacturing Company built a plant on the former Holly Bend plantation. My Catherine Booher Canter married a decendant of the Goodson family Marshall Dallas Goodson. I am always interested in any info on this family, especially Marshall and Catherine and their children. If anyone has anything on them or anyone is working on Marshall and Catherine I would appreciate a note from you. I wish I could get a photo or story about them and know more of their children. Thanks, Connie.

This information I read in a book by Bud Phillips called Bristol VA./Tn. I found the book in the public library if you would like to read more about it. It was a wonderful book with many stories and photos about the town. I hope the little info will help someone or be of interest to someone. Shelby Slave Cemetery is an old burial ground that no longer exist. It was referred to as Grove Cemetery. It lay outside the southern wall of the Fort, at the present corner of Rose and 7th St. Several slaves were buried there and it is said the bodies of 2 friendly Indians, and an Indian child. When the Rev. James King moved ( within sight of this cemetery) he buried 2 or 3 slaves there including old Nancy who was the King household cook for several decades. In 1871 John G. King inherited the land including the cemetery . He laid the area in lots and streets and sold them in an auction. Col. Snapp from Blountville bought the plot where the slave cemetery was. A few days after the sale the Bristol newspaper reported the bodies were being taken out of the cemetery.It is thought the bodies were moved to what is known as the Tennessee Colored Cemetery just off Weaver Pike in Bristol, Tennessee.

These are tidbits I found in a book written by Bud Phillips, the book is Bristol / Va. / Tennessee. I do not have the book, just found in the library. The book describes the status funeral of a L. M. Rhea who was buried in a satin lined, metal casket Jan. 15,1889. The reciept for the total bill was $35.00. Another A. S. McNeil reciept showed a complete funeral with coffin, cloths, and use of a hearse only $25.00. A simple funeral could be as low as $2.50 ! By the closing years of the century $40.00 could still buy a fine funeral. 1st cemetery in Bristol was called Oak Grove. The town was laid out in 1852. About 1784 a traveler died at Fort Shelby. His family and General Shelby chose a burial site located to the north east within site of the Fort. The site was shaded by several giant Oak Trees thus the name. Oak Grove become later known as Shelby Cemetery. Many of the early burials were without coffins. Bodies were covered by a thick layer of oak leaves then topped off with dirt.The first time Gen. Shelby was buried he was buried in this manner. The 1st Bristol Cemetery was located directly across what later became 5th Street, south of the intersection with Shelby. A small bit of the grounds extended westward onto the lot that was later the Redeemer Lutheren Church. >From the days of Shelby til the founding of Bristol in 1852 the cemetery was unkept and unused. The Rev. James King sold the land to his son-in-law for a town site, and he reserved a cemetery lot. The lot was small with no room for expansion and the people realized they could no longer meet the demands of a growing town. Land was then set aside for a cemetery on Round Hill ( NOW EAST HILL) By 1871 the town was expanding and pushing hard against the Old Oak Grove Cemetery and the town's developers vision was a grand avenue leading from downtown to King College. They proposed moving the bodies, and there was a great court fight and the town was split on the issue. (March 24,1871 articals in Bristol newspapers). By late summer of 1871 after over a year of fueding the city started plans to move the bodies. ( Bristol news, Sept.1,1871) gave morbid accounts of the process. Those mentioned in the articals were Cyrus King and his 2 wives and child who they said was buried there for about 12,15,18,or 20 years. Those bodies were moved to East Hill Cemetery. On Fri. Feb. 22, 1872 Tobias Wade and Nathan Stepp hired by city council shoveled up the bones of General Evan Shelby from his resting place of 77 years. The bones were put in a goods box and locked up in the jail that stood on 5th Street. ( This was kept quiet as possible to keep down a protest possibly). That afternoon Fowler was admitted to jail by John Crowell, Town Sergeant. His purpose was to measure and view Shelby's bones. He later commented that Shelby's skull did not look to be that of a intelligent man, noting the forhead seemed very low and retreated greatly, he also noted Shelby's leg bones to measure a bit over 31 inches.Early on Sat. morning Feb. 23,1872 Tobias Wade, Nathan Stepp,& John Crowell took the box of bones from the jail and started towards East Hill. Mr. Phillips in his book describes with great humor a tale told by an aged daughter of Nathan Stepp. She says Tobias Wade, a little juberous already about his burden had the box of bones on his shoulder walking a little ahead of Crowell and Stepp when a bird lit atop the box and started pecking at the lid. Wade must have thought Shelby was knocking to get out, and with a wild yell he threw the box backward, scattering the bones at the feet of his companions and took out over the ridge toward Beaver Creek. Crowell and Stepp gathered the remains and made the interment. The 1st Shelby burial site in East Hill ( then called City Cemetery) was just inside and to the right of the western most gate. I. C. Fowler lamented that the old hero had not been given a fitting burial and kept the matter before the public for 3 months. Wed. May 20,1872 was set for Decoration Day for City Cemetery. Gen. Shelby was to be given a public ceremonial burial, and on Mon. May 18,1872 his bones again were shoveled up by H. A. Bickley and an assistant. The bones were taken to Bickley's establishment by the First Christian Church. where they were laid in order and put into a fine walnut casket ( cost $ 14.00). On Decoration Day Bickley hauled the coffin to the First Presbyterian Church where within a few feet of the spot the old hero rested for 77 years. R. Vance and George B. Smith delivered orations over Shelby and a grand procession ( nearly the whole town) followed to the cemetery. Rev. G.A. Claldwell gave a final prayer and at 11:45 A.M. May 20,1872 Shelby was lowered to a final resting place. Hope you enjoyed and I will try to do more cemetery history, but this was the best of the chapter.

Hello all, I was wondering if anybody could possibly do a look-up in the 1860 Tennessee census for MCINTURFF, Emanuel...I'm not sure if he was in Carter, Washington, or Unicoi Co....Any help would be appreciated...Thanx, in advance... :):):):):):) Melody _______________________________________________________ Say Bye to Slow Internet! http://www.home.com/xinbox/signup.html

Good morning everyone... I have listed below a brief list of Sullivan Co., TN offenders from the early Tennessee penitentiary records index (from 1831), which has now been put on-line at www.state.tn.us/sos/statelib/pubsvs/inmate1.htm. More importantly, the detailed abstracts from these records were compiled in one book by Chuck Sherrill, Tennessee Convicts, Early Records of the State Penitentiary (Mt. Juliet, Tennessee: privately published, 1997). I have a copy and wouldn't be without it. Well worth the dollars! You can e-mail Chuck on-line [email protected] for current ordering information. For information on other counties, click the above url. Happy searching! Shelia Hunt ********************** The Tennessee State Penitentiary opened in 1831. Prior to that offenders were held in county jails. Surviving records of the Penitentiary are housed at the State Library and Archives as Record Group 25. The following list of inmates is found in ledger volume 86 of those records. The ledger also includes the date received in the Penitentiary, the prisoner's state of birth, and the date discharged. Copies of entries are available upon request by mail (listed under "State Penitentiary and Record Groups"). SULLIVAN COUNTY offenders: Brandstutter, Frederick, aged 28, petit larceny Doane, Joseph, aged 18, grand larceny Jones, James, aged 17, horse stealing Lucas, Garland G., aged 42, grand larceny Moore, John, aged 45, grand larceny Perdew, John, aged 20, petit larceny Phillips, George, aged 33, petit larceny Sherrod, Thomas, aged 23, passing counterfeit Surber, Samuel, aged 39, assult with intent to kill Thomas, George, age n/a, grand larceny Thomas, Robert, age n/a, grand larceny

I descend from the WALLACE, ALEXANDER, ENGLISH, and PATTERSON lines. If anyone else is researching these names, please reply. Thank you. Ima J. Stephens

There were special (Muster) ground where the soldiers gathered to drill or prepare for battle. These (1813 Sullivan County, TN.)soldiers had to cross the swollen Holstein River to get to the muster grounds and it was very dangerous at the time so they requested of the State of Tennessee to change so they didn't have to ford the river. Hope this answer's the question. Shirley

My Gt.. Gt.. grandfather Henry Frazier was born on Horse Creek in Sullivan County. I would like to know if anyone has the list of names of the men applying for a change of Muster , in 1813? Need the names of the Davis, and Keen/Keene soldiers as well as I believe my James Frasier/Frazier, was listed. Any info on the McNeese, Frazier, Keen and Davis of Sullivan County welcome. Will share what I have. Thanks, Shirley in Oregon

Reply To: <[email protected]> Does anyone know about a piece of property located on the Holston River in Sullivan County, probably in Kingsport, Tennessee which was once owned by Jesse Lloyd Holliday until around 1980? The property may have been acquired by a cousin for whom I am searching named Beverly Holliday DiPorna. She grew up in Connecticut, married Mike DiPorna and lived with her sons in Florida for several years before she returned to the Kingsport area. One rumor is that she moved to a place in Virginia owned by an uncle from the Sayers family. I believe one of her mother's brothers lived in Kingsport as perhaps the entire family did before Beverly was born in 1947. Her parents are Okley and Ivalee Sayers Holliday.

Thanks to all those who replied to my posting about early records in Sullivan Co. Best of luck in your research. Bob Russell

Hi! And thank you for that information. Was this Yancey somehow connected to Yancey County, western NC? thank you... Marian Douglas [email protected] [email protected] _________________ -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Date: Saturday, August 05, 2000 8:57 PM Subject: Re:Ambrose YANCEY Rev. sol? Does anyone have additional info. Re:Ambrose YANCEY of 1770~ Could he have been a Rev. soldier? I am thinking that he could be the father of one Elizabeth YANCEY who md Wm ANDERSON probably in Sullivan co Thn. they seem to be the family who went to Knox Co. Ky. where ( I am speculating they had a dau. named Elizabet who md. Jesse ENGLE. (this couple had a son named Ambrose Wilton ENGLE (my ancestor). Would like to correspond with desc`s of the Wm Anderson and Jane Brian family of Ireland, Md., N. J. and Sullivan co Tn. Sue Engle in Al.

Bob You may want to try the www.tngenweb.org/sullivan site Joyce Gaston Reece, Rootsweb Listminder for NE-TN; Hembree; Galbraith; Knuckles; Raper & Meigs Co., Tennessee ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, August 04, 2000 11:24 PM Subject: Sullivan Co NC/TN > Could someone on this mailing list please post what records exist for > Sullivan Co before 1800? Best of luck in your research. > > Bob > > > ============================== > Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/ > >

From: Gwen Boucher <[email protected]> "Ancestry's Red Book" gives the following records availability for Sullivan Co (formed 1779 from Washington Co., NC): Birth - 1881 Marriage - 1861 Death - 1881 Land - 1775 Probate - 1861 Court - 1787 Gwen

Does anyone have additional info. Re:Ambrose YANCEY of 1770~ Could he have been a Rev. soldier? I am thinking that he could be the father of one Elizabeth YANCEY who md Wm ANDERSON probably in Sullivan co Thn. they seem to be the family who went to Knox Co. Ky. where ( I am speculating they had a dau. named Elizabet who md. Jesse ENGLE. (this couple had a son named Ambrose Wilton ENGLE (my ancestor). Would like to correspond with desc`s of the Wm Anderson and Jane Brian family of Ireland, Md., N. J. and Sullivan co Tn. Sue Engle in Al.

Bob: I am also wanting to dig into the Sullivan Co. TN records but am having a hard time getting back before 1800. Is there anyone out there who has researched Sullivan Co. TN and knows what records have survived? Thanks, Kevin Miller ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, August 04, 2000 10:24 PM Subject: Sullivan Co NC/TN > Could someone on this mailing list please post what records exist for > Sullivan Co before 1800? Best of luck in your research. > > Bob > > > ============================== > Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/ > >