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Cemeteries of Madison County, Vol. I, page 301
OLD TRIANA CEMETERY (3)
LOCATION: Sec. 22-5S-2W. C. SW SW. In the center of the town of Triana.
Note: This cemetery plot is quite large, extremely well kept and only sparcely spotted with graves. It appears that the founders were looking ahead when they designated thia large plot of ground for the cemetery but the town died long before it was full. Graves in this cemetery appear in clusters with each family somewhat set apart from the others.
The town of Triana was incorporated on November 13, 1819 and the city fathers were Henry Chambers, Waddy Tate, William Adair, John T. Lindsay and Thomas Bibb. History associates these names more closely with Huntsville than Triana.
Triana is situated on the banks of the Tennessee River and was established as a port from which to ship the cotton produced by the fruitful plantations nearby. When the railroad went through the area the planters started shipping their cotton by rail and the need for a port vanished. The bottom dropped out of the price of cotton in the 1840's and ruined many large planters. After the Civil War labor to work the fields became a problem and the town of Triana died. The town is now predominately Negro as is the general farming region.
ARNETT, WILLIAM C. - Son of A. B. & H. A. Arnett. Born April 19, 1873, died November 8, 1874.
BALL, NILLIE (Miss) - 1834 - 1913 )
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HERRING, PAULINE BALL - 1832 - 1913 )
Note: Pauline J. Ball -M- Jacob L. Herring Dec. 16, 1857 (MB-4)
BALLENGER, MARY A. -In memory of Mary A. Ballenger, born October 14, 1811, died February 1, 1843.
CRITZ, HARRIETT - Awaiting the reserruction, Mrs. Harriett, wife of George E. Critz & daughter of Margaret & Caleb Toney, born Sept. 4, 1840, died April 9, 1860.
GARNER, EDWIN - Born Dec. 5, 1858 - Died Dec. 16, 1858. )
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GARNER, ALICE E. - Born Oct. 15, 1854 - Died Dec. 18, 1859. )
GARNER, ADALINE - Born Oct. 1, 1831 - died Nov. 6, 1867.
Note: Robert G. Toney, Harris Toney and Adaline Garner are buried in a small plot surrounded by a rock wall.
HAFLEY, MARTHA A. - In memory of Martha A., wife of James M. Hafley and the daughter of James & Alesey Atkinson. Died July 25, 1853, age 26 years, 4 mo., & 16 days.
Census, Nov. 13, 1850
Haffley, James M. (33) Tenn.
Martha Ann (23) Ala.
William L. ( 1) Ala.
Ransom H. (24) Tenn.
John H. (22) Tenn.
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