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2002 News
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Girl Scouts Troop
Adopts Cemetery |
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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
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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. |
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Cemetery Signs Are
Still Available |
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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. |
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Cemeteries
Photography Project |
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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. For more information
about the project click here. |
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New Publication
Available |
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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. |
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"Footprints: Union
County Cemeteries" |
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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 and/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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| Corrections
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Union County Cemeteries 2000" |
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| Add to Martin Cook Cemetery - Ernest Ulysses Fultz, Sep 13, 1897 - Apr 5, 1932 |
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| & footstone with initials J. C. |
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| N. A. Perry should read N. A. Petry
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| Johnson, J.C. Aug 27, 1834 - Jun 23, 1906, CO. F, 3 TENN. RGT. (Correction) |
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| Beeler, Daniel, CO. A, 12 TENN. CAV. (Correction) |
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| Savage, John, CO. M, 9 TENN. CAV. (Correction) |
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| Richard Hutson not Howard Hutson (Correction) |
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| John McHome, 1st TENN. INF. not 3rd TENN. INF. (Correction) |
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| Hill, Thuria J. (Correction) |
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| Add to Brock Cemetery - Alice Farley, Mar 25, 1866 - Mar 14, 1877 |
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| Add to Lost Creek Cemetery - John Snodderly, 1760 - 1835 |
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| Add to Isreal Mcbee Cemetery - Billy Collins 1949 - 1949 |
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| Add Ted Atkins to Elbert Wyrick Cemetery not Wyrick Cemetery as listed |
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| Stones have been placed for Isaac Campbell Haynes & Nancy Matilda Walters Haynes at Haynes Cemetery |
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| Additional Stones found at Katy Moyers Cemetery: P.G. Gravs, AGE 85, APRIL 15, 1890, H.V. BELLER, NO DATES, M.A. 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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Annual Membership
Meeting Held |
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Each year the Union County Cemeteries Association presents awards to persons or groups of persons who have helped in the success of the UCCA. This year award certificates were given to the following: |
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Mattie Osborne: |
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In appreciation of
your thoughtful dedication in providing one of your beautiful hand
made quilts as a prize in a drawing to raise funds used towards the
care of our many pioneer cemeteries, we present to you this
certificate with our sincere gratitude and thanks. |
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Lynn Sexton: |
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In appreciation of
your unselfish dedication to the Big Barren Memorial Cemetery and the
many personal hours you have committed in the gathering and recording
of the cemetery records, to the mapping of unmarked graves, and to the
maintaining and preservation of this cemetery to which many of our
ancestors were reentered in the 1930s', we present to you this
certificate with our sincere gratitude and thanks. |
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Lawrence "Boo" Thomas: |
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In appreciation of
your continuing dedication and work in the cleaning and care of one of
our pioneer cemeteries known as the Wyrick Cemetery, we present to you
this certificate with our sincere gratitude and thanks. |
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Union County Girls Scout Troop 626: |
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In appreciation of
your continuing dedication and work in the cleaning of one of our
pioneer cemeteries known as the Sallings Cemetery, we present to you
this certificate with our sincere gratitude and thanks. |
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Union County High School - Horace Maynard FFA: |
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In appreciation of your continuing dedication and work in the cleaning and fencing of one of our pioneer cemeteries known as the Welch-Carroll Cemetery, we present to you this certificate with our sincere gratitude and thanks. |
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Whitney and Tiffany Williams: |
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In appreciation of your continuing dedication and work in the cleaning and care of one of our pioneer cemeteries know as the Parris Hubbs Cemetery, we present to you this certificate with our sincere gratitude and thanks. |
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State Senator
Michael Williams |
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State Senator
Michael Williams at the annual meeting of
The Union County Cemeteries
Association on Saturday May
17, 2003 gave two UCCA members their choice of either a Tennessee
State Flag or a United States Flag. The winners were Joyce Watson and
Donna Rogers. Also the drawing for the Afghan was held and the winner
notified. Congratulations to our winners! |
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The Union County Cemeteries Association meets the third Saturday
of each month (no December meeting)
at 10 a.m.
in the small courtroom at the Union County
Courthouse. Everyone is invited to join us.
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Union County
Cemeteries Association |
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Contact us for
additional information: Linda Coppock, 865-992-8231, or
Robert Ellison, 865-281-0181.
For the latest printable Newsletter in
Microsoft Word document format
right-click here and "save target as" to your computer.
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| UCHS Horace
Maynard FFA Chapter |
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John Fugate and the FFA
crew from the Union County High School cleaned the Welch-Carroll Cemetery |
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On Saturday, May 18, 2002, students from the Horace Maynard FFA Chapter at Union County High School cleaned up the Welch-Carroll Cemetery as a community service project. This service was completed at the request of the Union County Cemetery Association.
The service project included cleaning removing overgrown brush, resetting headstones, and trimming gravesites. We found that the cemetery had several very old graves. Some were dated in the late 1800's & quite a few had no inscriptions. There was a tombstone of a civil war veteran there also.
We worked on this project for 3 hours and were pleased with the
progress we had made. This project also helped us gain an appreciation
of the heritage of Union County and how preserving that heritage can
help future generations learn from their past. Project participants
were Sidney Jessee, Justin Campbell, & their advisor John Fugate. We
extend a special thanks to Mr. Robert Ellison of The Union County
Cemetery Association for approaching us about this project and his
valuable support of our efforts. |
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Chapter president
Sidney Jessee and reporter Justin Campbell pose with the overgrown
cemetery. |
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A Nicer Resting Place |
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