Crockett (John) Family Cemetery

CROCKETT (John) FAMILY CEMETERY, Stephenson Rd., COFFEE COUNTY, TENNESSEE

Mapping the Location

Overview photos of the John Crockett Cemetery: 3614/3616/3618/3619/3620

CROCKETT, John, Feb 29, 1780 - Mar 9, 1858, Age 79 yrs & 9 days husband of Mary Cowan Crockett)** 3596/3595/3590
CROCKETT, Mary (Cowan), Nov 17,1779 - Aug 17,1852 (wife of John Crockett)3597/3598/3590
CROCKETT, Terah Ann, Nov 18, 1848 - Jul 29,1869 (dau of John S. Crockett b. 1807 & Charlotte (?) Crockett b. 1818)3592/3591/3590
CROCKETT, Dorotha O., Jul 3, 1853 - Sep 4,1854. (dau of John S. Crockett b. 1807 & Charlotte (?) Crockett b. 1818)3588C/3588/3589/3590
CROCKETT, William N., Nov 11, 1841 - May 10, 1863 (son of John S. Crockett b. 1807 & Charlotte (?) Crockett b. 1818)3593/3594/3590
FULCE, Pearl Jan dau. of George & E. M. Fulce, Apr 20, 1898 - June 11, 1899. (These grave markers were not found this survey.)
FULCE, Kue, Dau of George & E. N. Fulce, Feb. 17, 1891 - June 26, 1899. (These grave markers were not found this survey.)
HARRIS, F.S., Mar 22, 1847 - Dec 21, 1863. 3599C/3599/3600
HARRIS, D. C., Mar 22, 1852 - March 12, 1856. (Base for the missing headstone for D.C. Harris: 3607/photo showing the relationship of the DC. Harris base to the headstone if F.S. Harris:3608/footmarker D.C.H.: 3609/Headstone probably smashed by the large fallen tree:3610
HARRIS, James, Feb 17, 1835 - Jun 14, 1860. (These grave markers were not found this survey.)
PRICE, Robert P., (rest of stone underground) (These grave markers were not found this survey.)
SMARTT, John G., Feb 24, 1861 - Nov 25, 1884 (These grave markers were not found this survey.)
SMART, Sallie G., Mar 2, 1902 - Jul 15, 1903. Our Baby 1959/1960
TAYLOR, Corp. Allen J., Co C 44th Tenn. Inf. Confederate States Army 3601

Large flat box type with stand up roughly carved stone present without an inscription:3585/3586/3587
Many field stones marking graves without inscriptions:1961/1962/1963/1964/1965/1966/1967/1968/3577/3578/3579/
3580/3581/3582/3583/3584/3611/3612/3613/3614/3615
Fieldstones in the area of FS Harris and Allen Taylor memorials:3604
A fieldstone next to (north side) of the Allen Taylor military marker:3602/3603
A fieldstone next to (south side) of the Allen Taylor military marker:3602/3603
Large Slab with socket for headstone to fit into. Probably one of the memorials found by previous visitors. With some work it can probably be found:3617
Fieldstone in the Harris Family area: 3605/3606

The large number of unaccounted for memorials (5 ea) can probably be explained by a couple of large tree falling along the main row of graves. I am certain some of the memorials were flattened by these trees and hopefully once these trees rot these stones may turn up again but likely they will be broken or crushed and need serious repair. Also in this situation they may be pushed below the ground level.

**The parentage of this John Crockett b. 1780 North Carolina remains a unknown to careful researchers. I have studied Ancestry.com charts and there is no consistency in his parentage out there. Some have him as a son of Archibald with no back up info. Others have him as a son of John (a brother of Davy), but still little evidence to show. Still others have other parentage. I hope the DNA can prove his parentage. The family trees on Ancestry.com leaves something to be desired. They are just raw names no dates and little info in most cases. My ancestor Robert Crocket b. 1746 living last (& died) in Giles County (nearby county) shows some similarities to being kin. Robert had a brother named David Crockett who traded land and last lived & died in Bibb County Georgia. This David willed land to his nephew Archibald Crockett b. 1764, Archibald was son of Robert Crockett b. 1746 of Giles County. Fat chance because the records include lots of Georgia Crocketts'. That Georgia southern migration route became one of the alternate southern movements to spread the settlers westward instead of the Cumberland Gap or floating down the Tennessee River, Cumberland River, Duck River, Elk River or even some were so fool hardy as to climb over peaks that had no cliffs as high as 1,000 feet. The Cumberland Gap was 400 feet high. Anyway the Archibald & Robert Crockett's of Giles Co are also natives of North Carolina. To be a little clearer on this Robert's brother David, whose wife was Elizabeth, went to GA around 1786 where he died ca 1830 leaving some Bibb Co, GA land to nephew Archibald who was residing in Giles Co, TN when he (Archibald) sold it. David appears to have left no children so that no children situation is a problem too. I did notice Samuel J. named one son Archy in this census treatise below (1870). One wing of the Crocketts in the America (North & South Carolina Crocketts) used the name Archibald or "Archy" lots of times. That is a minor hint along with the fact that Robert & Archibald were both born in Mechlenburg NC or at least lived there at one time. This matches up to John also.

Census information on the Crocketts of Coffee County Tennessee
1850 Census of Crocketts of Coffee County Tennessee
Crockett, John       70 M NC
Crockett, Mary       70 F NC

1850 Census of Crocketts of Coffee County Tennessee
Crockett, Samuel J. 41 M TN (this probably should be GA since it was GA in 1860 and John S. another son gave Ga. as b. place)
Crockett, Amelia     33 F SC
Crockett, Robert     12 M TN (was all SC but all were listed as TN in 1860)
Crockett, Lucian     10 M TN   "        "
Crockett, Eliza       8 F TN   "        "
Crockett, Amos        5 M TN   "        "
Crockett, John        3 M TN   "        "
Crockett, Elizabeth   0 F TN   "        "

1850 Census of Crocketts of Coffee County Tennessee
Crockett, John S.    43 M GA Farmer $800
Crockett, Charlotte 32 F TN
Crockett, William     8 M TN
Crockett, Glondia     7 F TN
Crockett, Mary        4 F TN
Crockett, Tera        2 F TN (dau of John S. Crockett b. 1807 & Charlotte (?) Crockett b. 1818.)

1860 Census of Crocketts of Coffee County Tennessee
Crockett, Samuel J.   51 M GA Farmer $5,000
Crockett, Permelia    43 F SC (Armelia/(Amelia))
Crockett, Robert L.B. 22 M TN Crockett Family Cem d. 1862
Crockett, Lucian R.   20 M TN Crockett Family Cem d. 1876
Crockett, Eliza A.    17 F TN
Crockett, Ann         16 F TN
Crockett, John S.     12 M TN
Crockett, Elizabeth   10 F TN
Crockett, Sally J.     8 F TN
Crockett, Samuel A.    4 M TN
Crockett, Bell         2 F TN Crockett Family Cem as Bell, d. 1879
Crockett, Cynthia   9/12 F TN

1860 Census of Crocketts of Coffee County Tennessee
Crockett, John       53 M GA Farmer $3,000
Crockett, Charity    46 F TN Domestic
Crockett, William    18 M TN Student
Crockett, Sally      16 F TN
Crockett, Almely     15 F TN
Crockett, Mary       13 F TN
Crockett, Teresa     11 F TN
Crockett, Tennessee   9 F TN
Crockett, Ann F.      3 F TN

1870 Census of Crocketts of Coffee County Tennessee
Crockett, Samuel     61 M GA
Crockett, Nellie     53 F SC
Crockett, Eliza      26 F TN
Crockett, John S.    23 M TN
Crockett, Sallie     17 F TN
Crockett, Samuel     14 M TN
Crockett, Bell,      12 F TN Crockett Family Cem as Bell, d. 1879
Crockett, Cynthia E. 10 F TN
Crockett, Archy       7 M TN

1870 Census of Crocketts of Coffee County Tennessee
Crockett, John       63 M GA Farmer $2,700 (Not in census after 1880 because of likely death)
Crockett, Charlottie 53 F TN
Crockett, Tempie     18 F TN
Crockett, Hannah     14 F TN

1880 Census of Crocketts of Coffee County Tennessee
Crockett Samuel J. 70 M GA NC NC
Crockett Amelia     63 F SC SC SC
Crockett John S.    29 M TN GA SC
Crockett Samuel     25 M TN GA SC
Crockett Sallie J. 26 F TN GA SC

All Crockett's in Coffee County Cemeteries on Findagrave.com as of 28 Jan 2015:
Samuel J. Crockett Family Cemetery
Crockett, Amos L.      42905493, Feb 16, 1845 - Feb 07, 1876 Only shows clearly in 1850 census, but probably in 1860 with errors, maybe as Almely.
Crockett, David S.     42904883, Jan 02, 1836 - Jun 28, 1849 Not in census of 1850 d. 1849.
Crockett, Robert L. B. 42904927, Mar 27, 1838 - Mar 13, 1862 In census of 1860
Crockett, Lucian R.    42905451, Apr 01, 1840 - Feb 07, 1876 Not in census of 1880 d. 1876
Crockett, Lucy Bell    42904849, Aug 12, 1857 - Feb 18, 1879 Not in census of 1880 d. 1879

John & Son John S. Crockett Family Cemetery
Crockett, John         26978384, Feb 29, 1780 - Mar 09, 1858 Only shows in census of 1850 but also the earlier censuses which are not plotted here
Crockett, Mary Cowan   26978434, Nov 17, 1779 - Aug 17, 1852 Only shows in census of 1850 but also the earlier censuses which are not plotted here
Crockett, Dorotha O.   26978474, Jul 03, 1853 - Sep 04, 1854 Born and died between censuses so no show in censuses.
Crockett, Terah Ann    26978427, Nov 18, 1848 - Jul 29, 1869 Shows as two in 1850 and 16 in 1860 but decease after that.
Crockett, William M.   26978372, Nov 11, 1841 - May 10, 1863 shows only in the 1850 died during the civil war. Draft age. Is he a casuality?

Hillsboro Cumberland Presb. Ch. Cemetery
Crockett, Samuel J.    17262466, Jun 09, 1809 - Oct 01, 1897 Shows up clearly until 1880 when no other censuses are recorded.
Crockett, Armelie Austell 17262546, Feb 4, 1817 - Nov 7, 1907 Shows up clearly, but with various nicknames or errors until 1880 when no other censuses are recorded.
Crockett, Eliza A.     17274699, Dec 23, 1843 - Nov 11, 1907 Shows in 1850-1870, not showing after that.
Crockett, John S.      17274726, Aug 29, 1848 - Jul 20, 1896 Shows up clearly until 1880 when no other censuses are recorded until 1900 but that is not plotted here
Crockett, Samuel A.    17274740, Feb 07, 1855 - Apr 12, 1904 Shows up clearly from 1860 until 1880 when no other censuses are recorded.
Crockett, Rowena May   27013117, Feb 12, 1878 - Aug 21, 1945 Not found in 1880 census, but 1900 is not plotted here
Crockett, Thomas L.    27013127, Mar 17, 1875 - Jun 18, 1940 Not found in 1880 census, but 1900 is not plotted here
Crockett, John W.      27013134, Oct 20, 1909 - Nov 07, 1909 1910 is not plotted here

Mount Pleasant Methodist Ch. Cemetery
Crockett, Robert       17277670, 1869 - 1951 Husband
Crockett, Bertha       17262007, 1883 - 1954 Wife

Camp Forrest Cemetery
Crockett, Dad          13202022, unknown - unknown,

Manchester Cemetery
Crockett, Ella McBride 18309273, Jun. 14, 1906 - Oct. 6, 1997

This graveyard was located on the original farm of John & Mary Cowan Crockett, and in later times on or at least near the son John S. Crockett's family farm. Also a brother Samuel & Ameila Austell Crockett had a family graveyard on their nearby farm where they laid some of their children to rest, but they themselves chose to be buried in the Cumberland Presbyterian Churchyard Cemetery when family cemeteries faded in use. Where are the graves of (son) John S. & Charlotte Crockett? They remained here on the land best I can tell from the censuses. Graves unmaked.
This is a beautiful setting with the mountains highlighted in the eastern background and fertile valley lands around you. Other owners Mr. Breashears owned it now Mr. Myers is the owner.

Listings developed from photos dated 31 Jan 2015. This cemetery is 500 yards from the road and in a big thicket. I traveled 75 miles to reach it. If it is dry enough the distance can be driven, but usually not in the winter. Shown in the book Coffee County Tennessee Cemeteries, but I added all the census and other research. Finished and final version added 1 Feb 2015.