The following message was forwarded for anyone who might be interested. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2005 10:56 AM To: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: Unmarked Cemetery, Henry Co TN Please post or share this information with your local historical/genealogical societies, or collaborators. I am sending same email to approximately 15 KY counties above state line of Henry Co, TN, and surrounding TN counties. On Thursday, Oct. 27, a permanent marker is being placed at the old unmarked CHUMBLEY cemetery in the Buchanan community, in north Henry County, TN. This unmarked burial ground has been referenced for many years in Henry County genealogy reference books and old survey maps. The site is said to hold 6-8 unindentified graves, which were marked by fieldstones at one time. We have found evidence of several of the fieldstone markers. The marker is a gift from CHUMBELY researcher, Marjorie CHUMBLEY Clark, of Ft. Worth, Texas, in memory of her ancestor, Joseph CHUMBLEY. Joseph owned the land in early 1840s, died in Henry County in 1843, and is likely buried there. A story has been handed down that a JENKINS child (female) was also buried there, so Mrs. Clark has included the name JENKINS on the marker. Mrs. Clark, her sister Josie CHUMBLEY Dale from Texas, and nephew Phil Williamson (my husband) and I will be present for the setting of the stone. Other surnames closely aligned with this family are LAX and LLEWELEN. In 1848, Joseph's son, Byrd CHUMBLEY, married Rebecca LAX in Henry County. Rebecca is related to LAX descendants in Henry County area today, as well as LLEWELLAN lines. We want to let anyone linked to these surnames to know about this marker and site----it is a flat marker and will not be visible from roadside. For more details about the marker, I may be contacted at 256-520-4858 by email at [email protected], or to Mrs. Marjorie Clark, Ft. Worth TX (CHUMBLEY /LAX researcher) at [email protected] I would also like to commend the current landowners, who are an example of stewardship of old cemeteries on private land. Mr. and Mrs. James Dale, Sr., of Henry County (the current landowners), Mr. Dale, and his family before him, kept this small piece of ground from being overgrown, while ensuring that the site has never been cultivated or disturbed in anyway. Without their efforts, a piece of Henry County history and a tangible piece of the CHUMBLEY heritage would have been lost forever. Thank you. Dianne BLAIN Williamson 123 Leigh Ann Road Hazel Green, AL. 256-828-4858 home 256-520-4858 cell