OLD BURCHFIELD CEMETERY, POLK COUNTY, TN Springtown Partial Transcription This file is part of the TN Tombstone Transcription Project: http://www.usgwtombstones.org/tennessee/tenn.html * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Contributed for use in the USGenWeb by: Nancy K. Gates Photographic Transcription: http://www.usgwarchives.net/tn/polk/tsimages/burchfield/burch.html To contribute additional information and/or photographs, please contact TN Tombstone Transcription Project Manager at tncemmy@yahoo.com * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Directions: From Benton, TN go north on Hwy 411 & follow 411 Hwy North of Benton about 4-5 miles. Turn onto Hwy 30 & toward Reliance, continue until reaching Reliance, then turn left at the intersection of Hwy 30 & Tellico Reliance Rd. Go across the Hiawassee River following Reliance Tellico Rd for about 4-5 miles to Springtown Fire Station, turn right onto Towee Pike, turn onto the first road to the right, Old Burchfield Cemetery Road. Follow this narrow road 2/10 of a mile. There is a trail leading up into the woods, on the right side of the road & it will lead you to the cemetery. The Burchfield Cemetery is very old with many unmarked graves & rocks used as tombstones. NAME DATE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH INSCRIPTION/NOTES/SHARES STONE ====================================================================================================================================== CARDEN, Jasper F. 28 Jul 1828 16 Feb 1903 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DAVIS, M.E. 22 May 1895 12 Aug 1899 Daughter of W.H. & L.C. Davis / Asleep in the arms of Jesus -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HARRIS, Irma 28 Oct 1891 24 Jan 1899 At Rest / Daughter of H. & F. Harris -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HARRIS, James A. 14 Aug 1895 14 Apr 1899 At Rest / Son of H. & F. Harris -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOOD, Jno. W. 22 Nov 1852 10 Oct 1905 His Trust Was In God, He Sleeps Here -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- JENKINS, Dewey Stone unreadable -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- KIRKLAND, C.C. 31 Aug 1819 31 Sep 1903 Sleep dear father, & take thy rest, God Called thee home He thought it best -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- KIRKLAND, Susan (Boston) 1786 1881 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SHAW, Francis L. CO. F. 25 IA. Inf. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SHAW, Mary Jane Lee 2 Aug 1845 5 Jan 1920 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SMITH, H.R. 12 Oct 1903 9 Mar 1905 Gone But Not Forgotten / Son of W.H. & Grace Smith ====================================================================================================================================== USGenWeb NOTICE: All documents placed in the USGenWeb Archives remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non commercial entities, when written permission is obtained from the contributor, so long as all notices and submitter information are included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. Transcribed: May 2005 Last Updated: 8/26/2005