Last Name S

These are the names and tombstone inscriptions of those buried in our historic graveyard.

M. W. M. S.
[stone found in church basement]

John H. Salman [91]
Son of D & J Salman
born April 24, 1854
Died Sept. 22d, 1855
Aged 1 year 4 months and 28 days
[on the same stone]
Sarah E. Salman
daughter of D. & J. Salman
born Aug. 5th 1852
died Jan. 3rd, 1854
Aged 1 year, 4 months, 29 days

Betsy M. Scott [165]
Relict of John M. Scott, Esq’r
Died 12 July 1828 aged 24 years 10 mos. 17 days

Eliza Jane Scott [200]
“Our Mother”
Relict of Col. James Scott, Jr.
only daughter of Col. Francis A. Ramsey
Born Nov. 28, 1801
Died Jan. 12, 1858
“The soul of believers are at their death made
perfect in holiness and do immediately pass into
glory, and their bodies being still united to Christ,
do rest in their graves till the resurrection”

James Scott [203]
Died Aug. 30th. 1823
Aged 63 years

James Scott, Jun. [201]
Sacred to the Memory of
Who died Oc’br 11, 1838 in the 41 year of his age.
He was taken in the prime of life from an affectionate
wife and five children and died respected, beloved
and lamented. The strict integrity of his life formed
no ground of his hope of a happy immortality but
he died trusting alone on the precious atonement of
Jesus Christ -
“Forgive, much loved one the tributary tear
That mourns thy exit from a world like this.
Forgive the wish that would keep thee here,
And stay thy progress from the (?) of bliss.
Go then where only bliss sincere is known
Where to live and enjoy is one.
Yet take these tears mortal relief
And still we share your joys, forgive our grief.”

Jane Scott [202]
In Memory of
Consort of James Scott Sen. who
died August the 10th, 1837
Aged 77 years
“Blessed are the dead who died in the Lord”

John N. Scott, Esq’r [174]
Died June 14, 1819

[The Steele family inscriptions are included on an obelisk with those of the Dudley family]
Elizabeth J. Dudley Steele [46]
wife of William Steele
Born April 7, 1809
Died March 4, 1890
“Her children arise up and call her blessed”
[On the same obelisk]
William Steele
Born in Augusta Co. Va. June 2, 1808
Died Dec. 2, 1852

[Additional stone found in church basement]
William M. Steele
Sacred to the Memory of
formerly of Virginia
Died Dec 2ond 1852
Aged 43 years and 6 months

[The following two inscriptions are on the Dudley/Steele obelisk]
James O. Steele [44]
son of Wm. & Elizabeth Steele
Born Mar. 5, 1837
Died Feb. 13, 1879
William P. Steele
son of Wm & Elizabeth Steele
Born Jan. 8, 1839
Died Oct. 28, 1858
[This extra stone was mislocated within the graveyard]
William Payton Steele [183]
In memory of
son of W. M. and E. F. Steele
died Oct. 28, 1858
aged 19 years and 9 months

James Stephenson [142]
Born March 15, 1793
Died August 18, 1838

Margaret Stephenson [141]
born Sept. 2, 1793
Died Nov. 10, 1856

Mary Stephenson [116]
Sacred to the Memory of
Consort of James Stephenson Sen.
Who died April 2, A.D. 1828,
Aged 86 years & 1 month

William Stephenson [113]
Sacred to the Memory of
Who died on August 8, A.D. 1821
Aged 58 years

Catharine Strong [22 1/2]
In Memory of
Wife of Dr. Joseph C. Strong
Who died May 13th 1810
in the 25th year of her age
She was an affectionate wife and a tender mother
“There is no work nor device nor knowledge
nor wisdom in the place wither thou goest
O death (?) my (?) shall (?) fate…”

Jane Strong [21]
In Memory of Mrs. Jane Strong
Relict of Dr. Jos. C. Strong, Sr.
Who died November 3rd, 1846
in the fifty-ninth year of her age

Jane Strong [55]
In Memory of
Who died of the fever which proved fatal to many
persons in this place in the summer and fall of
1838. She died in her perfect senses and ex-
pressed entire resignation to death which she was
conscious was approaching for several hours be-
fore she departed.

John C. Strong [54]
In memory of
Born Mar. 30, 1821
Died May 18, 1841
[poem is unreadable]

Joseph C. Strong, M. D. [22]
In Memory of
A native of Connecticutt.
He removed to Knoxville in the year 1801
And died November 3rd 1844
in the seventieth year of his age

William K. Strong [56]
[inscription almost completely eroded]

Moses M. Swan [67]
Son of Moses M. & Jane Swan
Born Dec. 1st 1837
Died Oct. 4, 1849

Polly L. Swan [186]
wife of William Swan, Esq.
was born 16th of October 1806 and
Died 13th of May 1828 in Knox County
[another stone found at the church reads:]
Polly L. W. Swan
consort of William Swan Esq’r
Died 13th of May 1828
Aged 22 years 6 mos. 27 days

Sarah T. Swan [66]
daughter of M. M. & J. Swan
Died 1st of Jany 1840
aged 25 days

Thomas McC. Swan [68]
Son of Moses M. & Jane Swan
Born May 26th 1826
Died Jan. 28th 1850