During the 1930’s construction of Norris Dam, the Tennessee Valley Authority relocated more than 5,000 graves. The list below provides details on the sites from Humphreys County that were relocated. The information shown here is excerpted from information available on the TVA website. Please consult their website for more information.
LAST NAME | FIRST NAME | BIRTH DATE | DEATH DATE | ORIGIN CEMETERY | RELOCATION YEAR | NEW CEMETERY |
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Davidson | Sally | 0 | 0 | Holland | 1943 | Cragg |
Davidson | Unidentified | 0 | 0 | Holland | 1943 | Cragg |
Holland | Minnie | 0 | 0 | Holland | 1943 | Cragg |
Holland | Infant | 0 | 1900 | Holland | 1943 | Cragg |
Stewart | Mildred | 1935 | 1935 | Napier | 1943 | Ebenezer |
Ellis | Noel | 1909 | 1919 | Union Chapel | 1943 | Hemby-Cullum |
Ellis | Infant | 1911 | 1911 | Union Chapel | 1943 | Hemby-Cullum |
McGee | Frank J. | 1893 | 1905 | Union Chapel | 1943 | McGee |
McGee | Charles L. | 1893 | 1935 | Union Chapel | 1943 | McGee |
Whitten | Charlie | 0 | 1917 | Union Chapel | 1943 | McGee |
Seats | Wesley | 0 | 0 | Kelly | 1943 | McKeel |
Gould | Infant | 0 | 1907 | Gould | 1943 | Wyley |
Gould | Virginia | 1926 | 1929 | Gould | 1943 | Wyley |
Gould | G. G. | 1863 | 1940 | Gould | 1943 | Wyley |
Gould | A. Grisby | 1907 | 1921 | Gould | 1943 | Wyley |
Patterson | Infant | 1918 | 1918 | Union Chapel | 1943 | Wyley |
Lucas | Willie Dewey | 1898 | 1918 | Lucas | 1943 | Wyley-Waverly |
Lucas | John | 1851 | 1929 | Lucas | 1943 | Wyley-Waverly |
Lucas | Nimrod | 1905 | 1921 | Lucas | 1943 | Wyley-Waverly |
Lucas | Mrs. John | 1875 | 1929 | Lucas | 1943 | Wyley-Waverly |