----- Original Message ----- From: Betty Jane Hylton <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2001 9:55 PM Subject: [TNWASHIN-L] Cemetery removal > I received this message today and decided to pass it on to > the list. Do anyone have additional information on the > people buried there? > > > Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2001 13:46:01 -0500 > >To: [email protected] > >From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > >Subject: Seeking Heirs to Cemetery > > > >This notice is from the Johnson City Press, March 19, > 2001. > >The people are probably petitioning the court for > permission to remove > >these graves from this property. These were at one time > marked graves > >with inscribed tombstones which are not there now. > There may be some > >people by the last name of WEBB buried here. If anyone > has relatives > or > >knows of descendants of the people buried in this > cemetery now is the > time > >to come forward. > > > > > >NOTICE > > > >In The Chancery Court For Carter County At Elizabethton, > Tennessee > > > >Charles R. Smith, Jr. > > > >Petitioner, > > > >V > > > >John Doe and Jane Doe > >All Relatives By Consanguinity > >To Persons Buried On Subject Property > > > >Defendants, > > > >Notice Of Publication, Non-Resident Notice, > >Notice To Unknown and Unidentified "Interested > Persons" > >As Defined BY T.C.A. section 46-4-102 > > > >In this Cause, it appearing from the Petition, which is > sworn to, that > > >the Defendants include "Interested Persons" as defined > by T.C.A. > Section > >46-4-102 as persons who are relatives by consanguinity > to one or more > of > >the deceased persons whose remains are buried in the > hereinafter > described > >property, the identities of which are unknown to the > Petitioner, but > and > >attachment having issued and levied upon the hereinafter > described > >property, it is ORDERED by me that publication be made > for four (4) > >successive weeks, as required by law, in the Johnson > City Press, a > >newspaper published in Washington County, Tennessee, > and the > Elizabethton > >Star, a newspaper published in Elizabethton, Tennessee, > notifying all > >no-resident Defendants, as well as any unknown or > unidentified persons > who > >is a relative by consanguinity to one or more of the > deceased persons > >whose remains are buried upon the hereinafter described > property to > file > >an answer with the Petitioner's attorney, Thomas C. > McKee whose address > is > >P.O. Box 1160, 103 E. Main Street, Johnson City, > Tennessee 37605-1160 > >within thirty days (30) from the last date of publication or a > judgement > >by default may be entered and the cause set for hearing > ex parte as to > >John Doe and Jane Doe and any unidentified or unknown > heir of any > >Defendant or person which is a relative by consanguinity > to any person > >buried on the described property. > > > >The cemetery in question is small and contains no > markings to establish > > >the period or time during which internments took place > there, but the > same > >probably occurred in the 1800's or early 1900's possibly > during the > >ownership of the property by J. Preston Johnson. It is part > of a 2.067 > >acre tract owned by Charles R. Smith, Jr. situated in the > 5th Civil > >District of Carter County, Tennessee, located to the north > of the Smith > > >Wholesale Company, Inc, facility and to the east of U.S,. > Hwy. > >23/Interstate 181 and which is more particularly described > as follows: > > > >Being at and iron pin in the Subject Property , said POINT > OF BEGINNING > > >being north 67 degrees 33 minutes east 286.99 feet from > and iron pin in > > >the easterly sideline of a 50 ft. right-of-way corner to the > Subject > >Property and Smith Wholesale Company, Inc. Thence with > the line of > Smith > >Wholesale Company, Inc, north 45 degrees 62 minutes > east 25.35 feet to > and > >iron pin in the Subject Property; thence north 52 degrees > 38 minutes > west > >66.80 feet to and iron pin; thence south 19 degrees 54 > minutes west > 30.80 > >feet to and iron pin; thence south 58 degrees 53 minutes > east 55.21 ft. > to > >the POINT OF BEGINNING > > > >Notice is hereby given that this case has been pre-set for > hearing at > the > >Carter County Courthouse in Elizabethton, Tennessee for > the 29 day of > >June, 2001 at 9:00 am > > > >Charlotte McKeehan, > >Clerk & Master, Carter County, TN > >by: Charlotte McKeehan > > > >Jackie & Dawn Peters > > > >[email protected] > > > >http://www.tngennet.org/carter/ > > Jackie & Dawn Peters > > [email protected] > > http://www.tngennet.org/carter/ > > > > > ________________________________________________ > Get your own "800" number > Voicemail, fax, email, and a lot more > http://www.ureach.com/reg/tag > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.237 / Virus Database: 115 - Release Date: 3/7/01