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Pearce Cemetery a.k.a Hyder Cemetery
Hampton, Carter County, Tennessee

Index of Surnames Included

Location

Located about 1 ½ mile east of Hampton just off the old 19E Highway in Gap Creek, Rittertown area, Carter County, Tennessee.

Sources of Names Listed

The listings that follows are derived from the readings by Angella Perry Graybeal. We have used an alphabetical listing by last name.

Information in brackets [sample] was added by Angella Graybeal unless indicated otherwise.

• Flora P. Chesser
  1908 - 1958

• J. Harrell
  died August 29, 1958 age 30, 9 months

• John Harrell
  1883-1948

• Juanita Harrell
  daughter of John and Leecy Harrell
  July 14, 1921 - October 22, 1927

• Leecy Harrell
  1900-1938

• Caroline Holly
  died July 28, 1914
  age 78
  wife of Robert J. Holly

• Johnnie Holly
  son of Robert and Caroline Holly
  died March 6, 1885 age 8 years

• Robert J. Holly
  died March 16, 1890 age 50

• Robert Lee Holly
  son of R.J. and Caroline
  died March 4, 1882 age 4 years

• Cassie D. Hyder
  wife of Samuel M. Hyder
  November 3, 1862 - July 11, 1933

• George W. Hyder
  March 21, 1881 - May 4, 1907

• Infant Hyder
  daughter of Michael and Caroline Hyder

• John W. Hyder
  February 28, 1809 - June 7, 1880

• Johnnie Hyder
  son of Michael and Caroline Hyder
  age 6

• Joseph W. Hyder
  November 4, 1850 - June 22, 1857

• Lannia Hyder
  wife of John W. Hyder
  died September 12, ?

• Martha J. Hyder
  daughter of John W. And Lannie Hyder
  September 22, 1833 - June 24, 1921

• Mary E. Hyder
  May 22, 1840 - December 23, 1870

• N.G. Hyder
  March 23, 1844 - November 24, 1899

• Rodah Hyder
  wife of H.H. Hyder
  May 25, 1947 - May 16, 1909

• Samuel Hyder
  June 19, 1855 - August 14, 1924

• Stanley Hyder
  son of S.M. and C.O. Hyder
  April 5, 1903 - June 17, 1908

• Emma Nelson
  consort of Capt William H. Nelson
  married September 1, 1880
  December 29, 1852 - December 13, 1880
  Pearce,AK
• A. K. Pearce
  1863-1931
  [Anderson K. Pearce
  s/o Joseph and Delcenia Campbell Pearce]

• Baby Celina D. Pearce
  died 1906

• Delcina L. Campbell Pearce
  October 20, 1837 - March 22, 1925
  Pearce,Joseph and Jeanette
• Joseph Pearce
  November 11, 1840 - December 19, 1922
  husband of Delcina Pearce
  [Joseph Powell Pearce and wife Jeanette Whitehead
  "Joe" is the son of Elijah]
  (and

• Jeanette Pearce
  1907-1974
  Pearce,Elijah and Julia
• Elijah Pearce
  1863-1943
  [Elijah Simerly Pearce information:
  The Elijah Simerly Pearce/Pierce family lived at Siam and Shell Creek communities of Carter County, later moving to Johnson County so the children could attend Watauga Academy, previously known as Holly Springs College.
  Watauga Academy became a boarding School for elementary and secondary students. He was a native of Carter county, and prominent merchant and farmer for many years. Elijah married Agnes Bowers first and they divorced.
  His second wife was Julia Pierce daughter of Joseph and Delcenia Campbell Pearce.
  Julia 's brother Anderson K. Pearce is buried in the same cemetery.
  
  The Merchants Mercantile Agency Credit Experience Guide (credit report) for March 1909 lists:
  E S Pearce, farmer of Butler: 3 firms reported slow payments
  E S and Son Merchants in Butler: 1 Firm reported Fast payment and another firm reported slow payment
  Pierce, E S and Son in Butler: 1 firm reported prompt payment, another firm reported fast payment and 2 firms reported slow payments]
  (and

• Julia A. Pearce
  wife of Elijah Pearce
  1875-1936

• Sallie E. Pearce
  1861 - 1929

• Baby Paul E. Street
  d. 1927

• Grover C. Vines
  Pvt. U.S. Army World War I
  Novembr 27, 1892 - February 5, 1956

• William Vines
  1888-1961

• Ruth P. Whitehead
  1911-1946

Sources

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This page added 22 August 2005 and last updated 06-Jan-2007.

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