Download [Page] [Document]
mcc-dj3-170
Cemeteries of Madison County, Vol. III, page 170
John Buford, Unknown, Neal, Esslinger & Lee Cemeteries Esslinger house after it was moved ‘down the hill'. It burned down and she used one stone taken from the chimney of the burned house as a support for the left side of her porch. On the stone are the dates 1862 and 1918. I gather that 1862 was the date the original house on the hill was constructed, and 1918 was the date it was relocated on Blevin's Gap Road. “Mrs. Hymer walked with me behind her house and to the right - back to the area where the old graves were located. She said that there used to be an old wooden post there but she guessed it had rotted. She said all of the graves were dug up and moved away. She mentioned Mr. Levi, Miss Mattie and Willie Cumberline. There were more. She said they ‘just dug up some dirt (spade full) and some bones and put them in a coffin to rebury them.' She thought they were moved to Maple Hill Cemetery.” LEE CEMETERY Location: Section 27-5-1E. NW SE SW. On old Cherokee boundary line. There were no tombstones in this graveyard and it is believed there never were any. When I visited it, it was a barn lot. This is the family graveyard of Burwell Lee from Marion County, Tennessee. The following persons are believed buried here and perhaps others. Burwell's wife is surely buried here but I do not know her name. All of the known people buried here were born in Tennessee. Dates are from the 1850 and 1860 census. Burwell Lee born ca 1775 - died between 1850 and 1860. Mrs. Lee, wife of Burwell Lee, born between 1770-1780 and probably died between 1840-1850. Winney Lee (insane), daughter of Burwell Lee, born ca 1796 and died after 1860. Charlotte Lee (insane), daughter of Burwell Lee, born ca 1807 and died after 1860. John Lee (insane), son of Burwell Lee, born ca 1812 and died after 1860. Susanna Lee, (a teacher) daughter of Burwell Lee, born ca 1814 and died after 1860. Eady Lee (insane), daughter of Burwell Lee, born ca 1820 and died after 1860. A son, name not known, born 1800-10, on 1840 census but not on 1850 census. A daughter, name not known, born 1810-20, on 1840 census but not on 1850 census. 170 - (1153)