There are many small, old family cemeteries scattered throughout the Southern Appalacians. Efforts to find them, and catalog the grave stones, have been made by local genealogical and historical groups. Projects such as this seldom find all the family cemeteries, and those that are found contain simple stones and unmarked graves that cannot be cataloged. One such project was completed in 1976, and the book "Cemeteries of Carter County, Tennessee" was published by Orville T. Fields.

The DeLoach Cemetery is included in the book. It is located on DeLoach Road, off of Old Siam Road, about one mile from Elizabethton. DeLoach families have lived in that area since the late 1840's. This cemetery was visited by Lisa DeLoach Waldman in August 1995, and she found information that was not included in the book. Additionally, DeLoach families who live adjacent to the old cemetery were queried concerning ancestors who were buried there. The following list is a result of all three sources.

BOWERS, John A. - Born 1877, died 1944. Husband of Angeline DeLoach, who was the daughter of Phebe DeLoach. Phebe was the unmarried daughter of John and Phebe DeLoach.

BOWERS, Bessie - Born Aug 1892, died 1963. Daughter of John Bowers and Angeline DeLoach.

BOWERS, John P. - Born 1949, died 1962.

BOWERS, Carol R. - Born 1939, died 1942.

BOWERS, William H. - Born 8 Sep 1905, died 15 Jul 1981.

BOWERS, Violet - Born and died, 24 May 1983.

BOWMAN, William - Born 1895, died 20 Aug 1957.

BUCHANAN, Vickie Lee - Born 12 Oct 1957, died 19 Oct 1957.

DeLOACH, David - Born 10 Aug 1875, died 12 Dec 1945. Son of Nathan and Elizabeth Grindstaff DeLoach.

TREADWAY, Elizabeth - Born 1913, died 5 June 1961. Wife of James Alfred DeLoach.

DeLOACH, Fred Howard - Born 1930, died 1948.

DeLOACH, James - Born 15 May 1864, died 26 May 1909. Son of Phebe DeLoach.

DeLOACH, Julia - Born 1938, died 1938. Moved from Williams Cemetery (see note below). Reburied 23 Jun 1947. Infant child of Mike DeLOACH and Lockie Whaley DeLoach.

DeLOACH, Lue - Born 1937, died 1937. Same as above.
DeLOACH, Stella - Born 1939, died 1939. Same as above.
DeLOACH, Rebecca - Born 1940, died 1940. Same as above.

DeLOACH, Tom - Born 1907, died 1925. Same as above. Brother of Mike DeLoach.

COLLINS, Margaret Josephine "Maggie" - Born 7 Mar 1887, died 19 Feb 1948. Wife of David DeLoach.

GRINDSTAFF, Paul - Born 17 Oct 1911, died 8 Dec 1979.

GRINDSTAFF, Della Mae - Born 19 Mar 1916, died 24 Dec 1990.

McCONNEL, Myrtle M. - Born 17 Mar 1907, died 2 Feb 1958. Wife of David Andrew DeLoach.

DeLOACH, Veria B. - Born 1932, died 1932. Infant child of Ben Roy DeLoach and Venia Carver DeLoach.

DeLOACH, William T. - Born 17 Aug 1918, died in WW II, 23 Oct 1944.

DeLOACH, James Alfred - Born 8 Jul 1906, died 21 Oct 1980. Son of David DeLoach and Maggie Collins DeLoach.

DeLOACH, Daniel Andrew - Born 5 Feb 1909, died 27 Sep 1993. Same as above.

DeLOACH, Nathan - Born 1814, died before 1910. Simple gravestone, no markings. Son of John and Phebe DeLoach.

GRINDSTAFF, Elizabeth - Born Sep 1843, died before 1920. Simple gravestone. no markings. Wife of Nathan DeLoach.

SCALF, Chester - Born 19 Jun 1934, died 21 Sep 1992.

DeLOACH, Harry - Born 20 Mar 1943, died 2 May 1990.

DeLOACH, Larry - Born 20 Mar 1943, died 22 Sep 1991.

LEWIS, Barbara C. - Born 20 Aug 1936, died 1 Sep 1994.

KYTE, Melissa Kay - Born 1966, died 1966.

Note - The Watauga Dam and Lake was a project of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), which was completed in 1947. Before the water of the Watauga River was impounded, the TVA searched the area for cemeteries which would be covered by the water. Next of kin were contacted wherever possible, and the remains were reinterred in accordance with their wishes.