JACKSON COUNTY, TN - CEMETERIES -  Teel Graveyard
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                       Teel Graveyard

Given it's size (estimating 50-60 gravesites ---- if all are filled), 
it probably has been documented, but at least for the last several years, 
may have been inaccessable due to the growth of bushes and trees in the plot.
It is approximately 1 1/2 -- 2 miles North of the Wartrace Cemetery on the
left side of the road (going North) behind a brick home (I think the name of
the folks who live there was Huffines).  They are now in the process of
trying to clean up the plot, but more work needs to be done as I am sure
several of the stones are buried in underbrush and dirt.  

The following is a list of folks who are buried there (on the legible
stones):

 John L. Carver           b. 10/04/1868   d. 10/13/1868
 Seath H. Carver          b  02/11/1888   d. 04/27/1888
 Cornelius P. Carver      b. 06/25/1881/4 d. 04/14/1890/6
 Sam L. Carver            b. 03/03/1857   d. 0423/1943
  --wife Denorsea A.      b. 04/21/1857   d. 06/18/1891
 Sarah Eunice Carter      b. 05/31/1889   d. 11/15/1909
 George W. Huffines       b. 01/16/1846   d. 02/07/1930
 Nora Huffines            b. 03/22/1883   d. 07/26/1904
 Nathan J. McCue             1872-1954
  -- Lou-Versie              1881-1952
 Paul A. McCue            b. 01/25/1903   d. 08/16/1913
 Hester Cassetty          b. 12/??/1901   d. 06/05/1911
 R. F. Richmond           b. 02/05/1817   d. 06/07/1871
  --Manda J.              b. 06/10/1822   d. 05/07/1868

 There were SEVERAL other stones which I could not read or their condition
 made them illegible.

Additional Comments from the WPA listing:

The Teel Graveyard is located in the 3rd Civil District of Jackson County, and Wartrace
Creek, about 1/2 mile above the Camp around Methodist Church, also 12 miles West of 
Gainsboro. The land forerly owned by Adam Teel, who came from Virginia, or North 
Carolina soon after 1800. This farm was sold to his son, William Teel, who later
sold same farm to Cornelius Carver, and moved to Texas.

Adam Teel and his wife are buried here and other members of the Teel family. There
are many graves here, with only a few of them marked. Many slaves were buried in this 
graveyard, a few of their graves marked with a flat rock, but have no names or dates
on them.

This land is now owned and cultivated by Walter Draper, his residence but few yards 
from the above named graveyard.

Additional Graves not in the above listing:

Adam Teel and Wife, Mary Shaw Teel
Their graves have a coffin shaped rock over each grave, no names or dates given.

R. F. Richmond and Manda J. Richmond
(The parents of N. B. Richmond, grand parents of Esquire Jno. E. Richmond, now living in
Sumner County, Tennessee).

Cornelius H. Carver    b. 2/03/1870     d. 4/02/1864

J. W. Cassetty         b. 1/24/1868     d. 3/13/1904

Ora Florence Jenkins   -----            d. 2/12/1900

S. S. Huffines         b. 11/4/1861     d. 5/09/1905

R. W. Huffines         b. 9/03/1924     d. 3/01/1876
(Riley W. Huffines)