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|Newsletter |[pic] |April 2003 |

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|Officers | |Board Members |

|Robert Ellison, Pres. | |Brian Brantley |

|Linda Coppock, V. Pres. | |Ollie Ellison |

|Ellen Perry, Secretary | |Leon Graves |

|Lula Clevenger, Treas. | |Bonnie Peters |

|Martha Carter, Recorder | |Sillus Rogers |

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Newsletter Editors

Ellen Perry Linda Coppock

Union County Cemeteries Association, P.O. Box 1315, Maynardville, TN 37807

Phone - (865) 281-0181 E-mail - RELLISON@ UTINET. NET

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Girl Scouts Troop Adopts Cemetery - The UCCA is following the progress of Troop

#626 since the adoption of Sallings Cemetery, located at the corner of Main Street and

Luttrell Road in Maynardville, TN. In the fall, Rhonda Turner, leader of Union County

Troop #626 along with several girls and their mothers helped clean the cemetery which

was in serious need of cleaning. Along with the assistance of Robert Ellison, president of

the UCCA and his wife, Ollie Ellison, they picked up trash, piled brush, and cut down

several small saplings.

When the morning was over the cemetery looked much better and the girls all left with a

feeling of accomplishment. This is a project that the Troop will continue to do 3 or 4

times a year.

The UCCA is very proud that these young girls have taken on such a worthy project. We

encourage any others who are interested in volunteering their time toward the

preservation of cemeteries to do so.

Annual Meeting Announced - The Union County Cemeteries Association will have its

annual membership meeting on May 17, 2003 at 10 o’clock am. The meeting will be

held in the small courtroom at the Union County Courthouse. Please plan to attend. This

will be awards day, also. We will be giving out awards to several individuals who have

contributed their time and energy on the improvement of cemeteries in their community

or family plots.

UCCA Meetings - The Union County Cemeteries Association meets the third Saturday

of each month (no December meeting) in the small courtroom at the Union County

Courthouse. Everyone is invited to join us.

Cemetery Signs Are Still Available - Signs are still available for purchase. Aluminum

signs 12” x 24” - are blue with white lettering and cost $20.00 with lettering on one

side and $30.00 with lettering on both sides. If you would like to purchase a sign for your

cemetery contact the Union County Cemeteries Association.

New Publication Available - The first five books of the “Minutes of the Union

Primitive Baptist Church” have been transcribed and now are available in one volume.

Each book contains a full name index and the time period covered is from June 1856 to

October 1997. Cost is $35.00 plus $5.00 S&H. Please make checks to the Union

County Cemeteries Association and send to the UCCA, P.O. Box 1315, Maynardville,

TN 37807. It is also available for purchase at the Union County Historical Society, Roy

Acuff Museum and Library during their open hours.

“Footprints: Union County Cemeteries” - The Cemetery Collection “Footprints:

Union County Cemeteries” has been updated through 2000 with the aid of the

Union County Cemeteries Association. Each cemetery in the county has been revisited

and 129 were located since the 1991 publication. Each cemetery now has an address / or

directions, plus a GPS (Global Position System) reading. Transcribed from stones were

names, all dates, and any organization including military information.

“Footprints, Union County Cemeteries” reflects a total of 331 cemeteries and 18,318 names. The cemetery collection is published by the Union County Historical Society, Inc.,

P.O. Box 95, Maynardville, TN 37807. The price is $45.00 + $5.00 S&H or may be purchased at the Roy Acuff Union County Museum and Library in Maynardville on Sundays 1:30 P.M. until 5:00 and Mondays and Tuesdays 10:00 A.M. until 4:00 P.M.

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American Flag Afghan To Be Given Away - A beautiful red, white, and blue American flag afghan crocheted and donated by Donna Rogers, UCCA member, will be given away at the annual meeting on May 17, 2003.. Drawing for this afghan will include all persons with memberships paid for 2003-2004 ( new or renewals) & received by May 17, 2003.

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Membership Application New __________Renewal _____________Donations ________

Annual membership dues - June 1 through May 31 - are $10.00

per person

Name________________________________________________

Address__________________________________ Zip_________

Telephone(s)___________________________________________

Cemeteries of particular interest:_______________________

Mail dues and /or donations to: Union County Cemeteries Assn.

P. O. Box 1315, Maynardville, TN

Cemeteries Photography Project - During the fall of 2001 Leon Graves, one of the members of the Union County Cemeteries Association began a personal project of photographing all of the cemeteries listed in the “Footprints’ book. This project is still on going with hopes of completing it this year. While doing this project he also is making photos of all known veteran’s graves from the Spanish-American War back to the Revolutionary War. Many of these headstones might not even mention the veteran’s military service. Those that do not have any information pertaining to military service were found by the fact that they had either applied for pensions based on that service or were members of a military organization such as the G.A.R. after the war. This was particularly true of those who had served in the Confederacy and applied for a pension from the State of Tennessee when it became available. Some examples of these headstones for veterans of the Civil War may be seen on the Cemeteries Association web site and are listed here for this edition of the UCCA Newsletter.

O. S. R. Mendenhall served as a Private in the 37th North Carolina, Infantry, C.S.A. He received a pension from the State of Tennessee and is buried in the Chesney Cemetery.

Abraham Browning served as a 1st Sergeant in Ashby’s 2nd Tennessee Calvary, C.S.A. He and his friend Richard Brewer were both captured and spent time in a Union prison camp. Both of these veterans returned home after the war and both of them and later their widows received pensions from the State of Tennessee for their service in the Confederate Army. In the 1930’s the Tennessee Valley Authority moved the remains of both of these veterans to Big Barren Memorial Cemetery.

Robert Warden served as a Private in Ashby’s 2nd Tennessee Calvary, C.S.A. and he is buried in the Taylor Grove Church Cemetery in Sharps Chapel. The headstone is a good example of the type that may be ordered today through the Veteran’s Administration. To do this you have to prove their service and this is best done with pension records since they did not receive a discharge from the Confederate Government. Headstones for Confederate veterans have a peak on them as shown here where as the Union Veterans headstones are rounded on top. Some have stated the peaked top is to keep Yankees from sitting on the headstones.

Presented here are examples of two headstones for John H. Popejoy, who served as a private in 1st Tennessee Infantry, U.S.A. There are several examples of these in the cemeteries of Union County. It appears that when the veteran died that the family would get the U.S. military marker. Sometime later when the family could afford a larger headstone they would place the second marker. One of the advantages of this to the family researcher is that the older government headstones did not have any dates on them. This second headstone indicated his membership in the Grand Army of the Republic. He is buried in the J.H. Popejoy Cemetery in Luttrell.

William Bridges served as a Private in the 7th Tennessee Mounted Infantry, U.S.A. This is an example of the style of the military headstone that is available today for veterans of the Civil War. Again you need proof of military service such as a discharge of pension. He is buried in the Lost Creek Cemetery that is located in the Chuck Swan Wildlife

Management Area.

Elbert Sexton served as a Private in the 2nd Tennessee Calvary, U.S.A.. Apparently the family had his birth and death engraved locally after receiving the headstone and before placing it at the grave. He is buried in the Butcher Cemetery.

M.F. Irwin who served as a First Sergeant in the 7th Tennessee Mounted Infantry, hasG.A.R. badge and crossed sabers engraved on it. He is buried in the Stout - Dossett Cemetery.

The marker for George W. Williams shows that he served as a Private in the 6th

Tennessee. A second marker is actually i the footstone for this grave and has the birth and

death dates for him. He is buried in the G.W. Williams Cemetery in Sharps Chapel.

The headstone for King David Fields who served as a private in the 9th Tennessee

Calvary and is lying against a large tree in the Big Barren Memorial Cemetery. In the

1930’s when the TVA was moving all of the graves to make way for the backwaters of

Norris Lake, this stone was brought over to this cemetery, but the remains were

re-interred in the National Cemetery in Knoxville. Nobody to this day knows why. The

second picture shows his marker in the National Cemetery.

These are just a few examples of the over 800 pictures that have been taken so far.

Contributed by Leon Graves.

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You may view these twelve pictures on the Union County Cemeteries Association’s

website at . A picture of the

American Flag Afghan to be given away in May can be seen on the website. A listing

of cemeteries located in Union County will be on the website by May.

|Corrections and Additions to “Footprints, Union County Cemeteries 2000 |Page |

|Add to Martin Cook Cemetery - Ernest Ulysses Fultz, Sep 13, 1897 - Apr 5, 1932 & footstone with initials J. C. |72 |

|N. A. Perry should read N. A. Petry |232 |

|Johnson, J.C. Aug 27, 1834 - Jun 23, 1906, CO. F, 3 TENN. RGT. (Correction) |51 |

|Beeler, Daniel, CO. A, 12 TENN. CAV. (Correction) |49 |

|Savage, John, CO. M, 9 TENN. CAV. (Correction) |52 |

|Richard Hutson not Howard Hutson (Correction) |51 |

|John McHome, 1st TENN. INF. not 3rd TENN. INF. (Correction) |51 |

|Hill, Thuria J. (Correction) |46 |

|Add to Brock Cemetery - Alice Farley, Mar 25, 1866 - Mar 14, 1877 |46 |

|Add to Lost Creek Cemetery - John Snodderly, 1760 - 1835 |137 |

|Add to Isreal Mcbee Cemetery - Billy Collins 1949 - 1949 |149 |

|Add Ted Atkins to Elbert Wyrick Cemetery not Wyrick Cemetery as listed |292 |

|Stones have been placed for Isaac Campbell Haynes & Nancy Matilda Walters Haynes at Haynes Cemetery. |111 |

|Additional Stones found at Katy Moyers Cemetery: P.G. Gravs, AGE 85, APRIL 15, 1890, H.V. BELLER, NO DATES, M.A. |173 |

|BELLER, D MAY 22, 1901, ISAAC WEAVER, MAY 14 1867, JUNE 17 1867, N.E. WEAVOR, MAY 11, 1816, APRIL 11, 1818, W.E. | |

|WEAVER, MAY 11, 1846, APRIL 18, 1877 HENRY BRADEN, NO DATE | |

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Thank you for your help and support of the Union County Cemeteries Association.

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