{"id":3999,"date":"2013-02-18T15:38:31","date_gmt":"2013-02-18T20:38:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/sullivan\/?p=3999"},"modified":"2016-10-17T23:42:28","modified_gmt":"2016-10-18T03:42:28","slug":"droke-isaac-cemetery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/sullivan\/droke-isaac-cemetery\/","title":{"rendered":"Droke (Isaac) Cemetery"},"content":{"rendered":"

To see a full listing of burials in this cemetery please click here<\/a>.<\/p>

Location: On a hill on the South side of Reedy Creek, near Blountville<\/p>

Description: There are many graves not marked, many marked with plain limestone markers and some with inscriptions no longer legible. \r\n<\/p>

Surveyed 22 Feb 2005\r\n<\/p>

This is believed to be the original Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery.\r\n\r\n<\/p>

Burial records: 22<\/a><\/p>

Recorder: Cemetery Survey Team of NE Tennessee<\/p>

USGS Map: Blountville<\/p>

GPS Location: 36.574825, -82.361252<\/p>

Elevation: 1673 ft.<\/p>

Searchable burial information, an interactive map and additional information on this cemetery\n\t\tcan be found by visiting the cemetery database click here<\/a><\/p>

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Additional Information<\/h3>\n

The following information was taken from a booklet titled, History of Immanuel Lutheran Church, Blountville, Tennessee 1793 \u2013 1993<\/i>.\u00a0 They cite the following sources:<\/p>\n

Foundations of Faith in Sullivan 1777 \u2013 1935<\/i> by the Sullivan county Historical Society, 1986<\/p>\n

History of the Lutheran Church in Virginia and East Tennessee<\/i> by the Lutheran Synod of Virginia, 1922<\/p>\n

Historical Society of Washington County, Virginia<\/i>, Published series II.\u00a0 No. 10. 1972<\/p>\n

Various church records<\/p>\n

Harr genealogy<\/p>\n

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Sons and Daughters of Immanuel<\/span><\/h3>\n

\u201cJohn Harr, born in 1762, lived in the area near Immanuel Lutheran Church with his children.\u00a0 The Drokes were his neighbors and they lived on property that was next to Immanuel Lutheran Church.\u00a0 They were staunch members of Immanuel Church.\u00a0 The well known Lutheran minister, Paul Henkel, who made many trips to Immanuel and other churches in East Tennessee, lived close to John Harr in Shenandoah County, Virginia.\u00a0 Many people believe he had a great influence upon the Snapps and Harrs coming to Sullivan County, Tennessee.\u00a0 John Harr, whose land was along the waters of Reedy Creek close to Immanuel Lutheran Church lived next to Jacob Droke.\u00a0 Jacob Droke, born in 1773 lived next to the Whiteman land, which Immanuel Lutheran Church was built on in 1793.\u00a0 John Harr is buried in the old Snapp Cemetery, along Reedy Creek Road, about three miles east of Immanuel Church.\u00a0 His sons, John Simon, John (born 1800), and John Joseph are all buried in the old Immanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery<\/b>.\u00a0 John Joseph Harr\u2019s wife, Rebecca, is buried in the Latture Cemetery.\u00a0 The Latture Cemetery is about one and one-half miles north of Immanuel Church.\u00a0 Before John Joseph Harr died in 1822, he was planning to go to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania for ordination as a Lutheran minister.\u00a0 Gettysburg was the headquarters of the Lutheran Church at this time.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Sullivan County, Tennessee Deed Book 9, page 391<\/span><\/h3>\n

This indenture made this twenty-second of August 1820 between Frederick Whiteman of the one part and the Lutheran-Presbyterian Society at Zion Meeting House of the other part witnesseth that the said Frederick Whiteman for divers and good causes and considerations have given and granted to the Society aforesaid and to their successors for ever a certain piece or parcel of land situated in the county of Sullivan and state of Tennessee and containing one acre a half and half a quarter be the same more or less beginning at a White Oak on old corner of the said Whitemans thence along his former line North fifty-eight West, twenty poles to a Spanish Oak and Hawbush sapling thence South thirty two West fourteen poles across a small branch to a Locust stake near marked Sourwood thence South fifty eight East eighteen poles to a Sourwood and two Dogwoods on the side of a hill thence across said branch to the beginning including said Meeting House, grave yard & spring and every other thing thereunto belonging to them the said Society and to their successors forever and I the said Frederick Whiteman for myself my heirs we do warrant and for ever defend every part and parcel of the above mentioned land with the appurtenances thereunto belonging to the said Society and to their successors for ever against me the said Frederick and my heirs or any other person claiming under us.\u00a0 I witness of the said Frederick Whiteman has hereunto set his hand and seal the day and year first above written signed sealed and delivered in presence of us.<\/p>\n

Frederick Whiteman (seal)<\/p>\n

State of Tennessee Court of Pleas and so at August Sessions 1820 the execution of Sullivan County the within Deed of Gift was acknowledged in open court by Frederick Whiteman party thereto lest it be registered.\u00a0 Joseph C. Rhea, D. Clerk.\u00a0 Reg. this 21st<\/sup> of April 1824.<\/p>\n

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Sullivan County, Tennessee Marriage Records, 1863 \u2013 1893<\/span><\/h3>\n

CLARK, Job H. and RODEFFER, Emaline C. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 21 May 1876<\/p>\n

RODIFER, Geo. and\u00a0 DROKE, Catherine \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a028 Oct 1886<\/p>\n

AKARD, Abel B. and HANCHER, Ida N. B.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 8 Feb 1882<\/p>\n

DROKE, Andrew J. and MORELL, Sarah A.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1 Dec 1887<\/p>\n

DROKE, John W. and HARR, Lydia E. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a08 October 1888<\/p>\n

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Sullivan County, Tennessee Unbound Marriages 1861 \u2013 1870 (WPA Records)<\/span><\/h3>\n

HARR, Simon W. and HARR, Lydia C. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a010 May 1866<\/p>\n

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1850 Census of Sullivan County, Tennessee<\/span><\/h3>\n

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#266-266 HARR, John \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a033
\nElizabeth\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 38
\nWilliam Morton \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 11
\nMary C. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 10
\nRebecca \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 7
\nJohn \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 5
\nElizabeth\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 3
\nWOLFORD, Jacob\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 84
\nHUGHS, Phebe\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 50
\n[Illegible] Elizabeth\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 52
\nTilda\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 24
\n[No name, female]\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 15<\/p>\n

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\n# 272-272 HARR, John S. \u00a0\u00a059
\nLydia\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 61
\nLydia A. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 14
\nPage 37
\n#354-354 DROKE, John\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 51
\nEsther\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 55
\nGeorge\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 20
\nJas. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 18
\nCatharine\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 16
\nSaml. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 14
\nIsaac\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 12
\nAndrew\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 10<\/p>\n

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1860 Census of Sullivan County, Tennessee, District 6<\/span><\/h3>\n

Dist. 6, Morrell\u2019s Mill P. O.
\nPage 86
\n#572-572 DROKE, John\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a062 \u00a0[buried at the Wolford Cemetery]
\nEsther\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 44
\nGeorge\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a030
\nJames\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a028
\nCathrine\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 25
\nSaml. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 23
\nIsaac\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 22
\nAndrew\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 19<\/p>\n

Dist. 6, Morrell\u2019s Mill P. O., page 88
\n#587-587 HARR, John \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 60
\nElizabeth\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 52
\nLydia E. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 26
\nSimon W. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 22
\nWm. R. D. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 19
\nHARR, Christena\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 65
\nHORN, Emaline\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 19<\/p>\n

Dist. 6, Morrell\u2019s Mill P. O., page 88
\n#588-588 SMITH, George W. 26
\nMary A. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 23
\nRODIPHER, Veronica\u00a0 63<\/p>\n

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1870 Census of Sullivan County, Tennessee, District 6 <\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

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\n#90-90
\nSMITH, Mary \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 34
\nNathaniel\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 9
\nLydia P. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 7
\nJohn S. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3<\/p>\n

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\n#67-67
\nDROKE, Isaac D. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 28
\nEmeline\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 28
\nSusanah\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 8
\nHester\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4
\nElizabeth \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 6\/12
\nChristiana H.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 75<\/p>\n

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\n#70-70
\nDROKE, John\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a071
\nCatharine\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 37<\/p>\n

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Additional family information by Teri Sturm:<\/p>\n

Nathaniel Droke was married to Matilda Josephine Hart (1879)\u00a0and they had one son: George Smith, born in 1880.\u00a0Evidently Nathaniel went to Indiana to homestead and was going to send back for the wife and son.\u00a0He died from typhoid if I remember correctly. After his death Matilda married George Washington Harr (1888.) He was the son of John William Harr and Eleanor Phagan Droke.\u00a0They had seven children.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Additional Information The following information was taken from a booklet titled, History of Immanuel Lutheran Church, Blountville, Tennessee 1793 \u2013 1993.\u00a0 They cite the following sources: Foundations of Faith in Sullivan 1777 \u2013 1935 by the Sullivan county Historical Society, …<\/span> Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3999","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cemeteries"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/sullivan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3999","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/sullivan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/sullivan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/sullivan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/sullivan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3999"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/sullivan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3999\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7401,"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/sullivan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3999\/revisions\/7401"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/sullivan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3999"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/sullivan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3999"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/sullivan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3999"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}