W. C. Murphy posted on Oct. 19, 2000: "Turkeytown was named for a Cherokee Indian chief by the name of Little Turkey. About 1838 the remaining Indians were sent on the Trail of Tears. Every fall the Indian descendants meet at the southern edge of Turkeytown for a special day. This is on Hwy. U.S. 411..." Glenda Willoughby ([email protected]) wrote: "From some of my cousins, Turkeytown was supposed to have been started by my ggreatgrandfather who was Charlie Helms. The cemetery there that you are referring to, some of my relatives are buried there as well. The original name of the Shortnacy's was O'Shonacy. They were full blood Cherokee, even though some have different opinions, depending on how they perceive the info. recorded. My great aunt told me the original name before she died and told me how much Indian we were. The Helms name original was Hellums, but the Indian name???" I want to know more about the lives of the people buried at Turkeytown Methodist Cemetery. Mary in TX