Burks Cemetery
Haywood County, Tennessee
|
Surname |
Given Name |
Birth Date |
Death Date |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Burks |
Sallie |
abt 1858 |
18 Sep 1912 |
Wife of George Burks; age 54; fallen stone; "At rest"; from JKT Smith book |
Directions: At a point on Currie Road about 0.2 mile west of its juncture with Union-Mercer Road, turn and walk through a field behind residence about 0.1 mile to the south to reach this long-abandoned burial ground (from JKT Smith book). [35º 33’ 30” N & 89º 7’ 12” W]
Source: Elma Ross Public Library Genealogy Room and “Tombstone Inscriptions From Black Cemeteries In Haywood County, Tennessee,” by Jonathan K. T. Smith, 1998 (Used with permission).
Notes:
Also called Currie 2 Cemetery.
Many unmarked graves here (from JKT Smith book).
The graveyard of the white farmer, Harvey Currie (1809 - 1876) is located about a mile east of the Black burial ground (from JKT Smith book).
20 Nov 2008