from the research of Mike Deere
JOSEPH REED: HENDERSON COUNTY’S FIRST SETTLER
In 1817, Joseph Reed, along with his 2 sons, traveled west from Georgia looking for a new home. It is believed that they traveled along the Tennessee River until they ran across the Beech River in present day Henderson County. After floating along the Beech River they noticed a nice bluff upon which seemed a good place to start a new life. Leaving his two sons, William and Jack, in the care of a tribe of friendly Indians, Joseph headed back east to get the rest of his family. When he returned the next year the family built a cabin at the top of the bluff. Hauling pine logs from “Pine Knob” in the present day Stringtown community, a couple of miles away, they erected a cabin, the 1st in Henderson County, which would still be standing nearly two centuries later. In 1931, the kitchen wing of the house was detached and moved to the back of the yard. The house then had clapboard siding attached and a new metal roof put on, but the basic structure, built by Joseph Reed, is still intact inside the clapboard siding.
I just discovered Joseph Reed was my 4th great grandfather. This post is very informative and the pictures are great. My understanding is there is a cemetery on the Reed House property, but I can find very little about it. Where might I locate a list of all those interred there or tombstone transcriptions? Any help is greatly appreciated.
I think this is the cemetery that you are asking about > https://tngenweb.org/cemeteries/#!cm=2097620 Unfortunately, only a single cemetery is recorded. You might join our Facebook group to discuss this with other researchers.