The
History
The
The graves were relocated in
March 1966 before the Grayson Dam was built. It was moved because it was on
land which would either be flooded,
become government property,
or the cemetery would be inaccessible after Grayson Reservoir was created.
The
Samuel Mobley
August 2, 1802 - January 3, 1839
Elizabeth Talitha Thompson
Mobley
December 9, 1802 - April 4, 1850
Wife of Samuel Mobley
Daughter of Thomas T. and Elizabeth Downing Thompson
Harrison W. Mobley
August 8, 1829 - December 9, 1901
Son of Samuel and Elizabeth Talitha Thompson Mobley
Malinda Lowe Mobley
1837 - 1866
Wife of Harrison W. Mobley
James B. Mobley
March 19, 1860 - July 17, 1943
Son of Harrison W. and Malinda Lowe Mobley
and
Cenie (Cena) Kitchen Mobley
December 26, 1860 - July 22, 1929
Daughter of Andrew J. and Winifred Bays Kitchen
Martha Horton Mobley
March 24, 1839 - November 18, 1899
Wife of Harrison W. Mobley
Daughter of Reese Duff and Susannah Cox Horton
Samuel Mobley, Jr.
April 20, 1826 - September 1, 1906
Son of Samuel and Elizabeth Talitha Thompson Mobley
And
Sabra King Mobley
April 21, 1831 - April 25, 1908
Daughter of Elias and Isabel Horton King
James G. Mobley
November 22, 1867 - November 20, 1912
Son of Samuel and Sabra King Mobley
Bertha Horton Mobley
April 29, 1874 - December 31, 1942
Wife of James Mobley
Daughter of John and Lovenia Rice Horton
Charles B. Mobley
October 18, 1876 - October, 1965
Son of Harrison W. and Martha Horton Mobley
Lena R. Mobley
April 30, 1898 - February 7, 1918
Daughter of James and Cena Kitchen Mobley
Graves in the Old Mobley Cemetery,
Carter County, and where they were relocated.
*The number following names corresponds to the grave numbers on the map of the original cemetery, which follows.
Moved to
Susan H. Barry, died 1909 (63)
Josephine Heaberlin, died 1929 (20)
Elijah Horton, died 1927 (52)
Elizabeth M. Horton, unknown (50)
Florence Elizabeth Horton, died 1937 (53)
Harris Horton, died 1890 (51)
John Dallas Horton, died 1950 (55)
Ralph H. Horton, died 1930 (57)
Riggs Horton, died 1920 (49)
Rosey Myrtle Horton, died 1909 (56)
Charles M. Johnson, died 1946 (14)
Linda Jane Johnson, died 1964 (65)
Henry Wallace, died 1923 (2)
Sabra Wallace, died 1939 (1)
Moved to
Elizabeth Horton, died 1915 (62)
J.B. Horton, died 1905 (60)
John W. Horton, died 1933 (59)
Valentine Horton, died 1914 (61)
Bertha Horton Mobley, died 1942 (17)
Cenie E. Mobley, died 1929 (9)
Charles B. Mobley, died 1965 (67)
Charles G. Mobley, died 1913 (30)
Charles Leslie Mobley, died 1914 (12)
Curtis King Mobley, died 1906 (21)
Elijah Mobley, died 1921 (32)
Eliza E. Mobley, died 1907 (29)
Everett Talmage Mobley, died 1918 (12)
Glenn Horton Mobley, died 1935 (18)
Harrison W. Mobley, died 1901 (46)
Irl H. Mobley, died 1928 (15)
J.B. Mobley, died 1943 (8)
J.G. Mobley, died 1912 (16)
John H. Mobley, died 1883 (40)
Layfayett Fay Mobley, died 1917 (11)
Lena R. Mobley, died 1918 (10)
Malinda (Lowe) Mobley, died 1866 (47)
Martha (Horton) Mobley, died 1899 (41)
Martha M. Mobley, died 1920 (31)
Rebecka T. Mobley, died 1871 (26)
Sabra (King) Mobley, died 1908 (25)
Samuel Mobley, died 1839 (37)
Samuel Mobley, died 1906 (24)
Samuel L. Mobley, died 1874 (42)
Susan H. Mobley, died 1863 (27)
Ticia Green Mobley, died 1951 (22)
Tillitha Thompson Mobley, died 1850 (38)
9 Unnamed Mobley Infants (28, 32-36, 43-44, 48)
Jessie Mobley Templeton, died 1960 (19)
Garrett Hobart Templeton, died 1964 (66)
Thomas T. Thompson, died 1870 (23)
Sexton, died 1875 (64)
3 Unknown
Moved to
Charles Thompson Harper, died 1933 (4)
George B. Harper, Jr., died 1950 (5)
George B. Harper, Sr., died 1935 (3)
Ralph E. Harper, died 1954 (7)
Teddy D. Harper, died 1953 (6)
Provided by: Becky Fox, August 2004
Map of the
Location of the
Inset from the Carter Reservoir Project Map
The
*This information is from the files of the Grayson Reservoir Project at
the Corps of Engineers Station at