I think that prior to its current name it was also called Lyon View Hospital. I would be interested in how to obtain records as I also had a family member who died there and I would like to find out more. Gene > -----Original Message----- > From: SHOKE2253@aol.com [mailto:SHOKE2253@aol.com] > Sent: Sunday, July 25, 2004 6:42 PM > To: TNCAMPBE-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [TNCAMPBE-L] Eastern State Hospital, Lake Shore Hospital > > I am going to post what I received from another wonderful > person from this list so that maybe it will help others > looking for a person in the State Hospital in Knoxville Co, > TN. There are a few listed from Campbell Co, TN. I was told > that sometime in the early 1900's, the building burned down > and was rebuilt and renamed Lake Shore. > > This is a partial listing, all I have on grave sites at > Eastern State Hospital, Knoxville, TN. When we were trying > to locate the gravesite of our Great > Grandmother, Edna Yearout Stinnett, we received this > listing. All of the > listed died and were buried at the State Mental Hospital, > now known as Lake Shore Hospital. If you have need to locate > someone who possibly died there, > call Pam Graff, as she was most helpful. > Most of these people died without any acknowledgement of > family as they were buried on state grounds. Some may have > been covered up or hidden from future generations due to > embarrassment. > History has proven that people could be admitted without > truly being insane. > Some may have suffered from extreme depression, or many > other reasons which are now completely curable today. > Whatever the case may be, each and everyone of these people > were human > beings, who should not be disowned by todays standards. > The cemetery across from Lake Shore Hospital is a mixture of > Veterans graves, black graves and white graves. All burials > outside of the Veterans section were paupers graves, bodies > unclaimed by family who perhaps were unable to pay for > services rendered. > This is only a partial listing of the people buried near > Edney, all in row 2 which borders the Veteran's section, > also known as the white section. To locate one of these sites > is quite easy. Just count the sites using the nice stone we > placed on Edna's gravesite. The Grave number may be hidden > underneath > grass, you may have to really search, but they are there. > > Name Grave # Date > > Residence > Sadie Rippetse 37 > 07-Jan-1924 > Greene County, TN > Bart Payne 38 > 14-Jan-1924 > Monroe County, TN > Edna Stinnett 39 > 15-Jan-1924 > Sevier County, TN > Sarah Sevinford 40 18-Jan-1924 > Rhea > County, TN > Mattie King 41 > 06-May-1924 > Sequatchie County, TN > Marion Fish 42 > 14-Jul-1924 > Cocke County, TN > Hulda Hudson 43 > 17-Jul-1924 > Sullivan County, TN > Nancy Manier 44 > 04-Sep-1924 > White County, TN > J.R. McCarter 45 > 27-Oct-1924 > Jefferson County, TN > Mary Pierce 46 > 25-Dec-1924 > Campbell County, TN > Moses Miller 47 > 13-Jan-1925 > Washington County, TN > George Click 48 > 02-Feb-1925 > Washington County, TN > Hiram Hill 49 > 01-Mar-1925 > Claiborne County, TN > Tilda Cannon 50 > 06-Mar-1925 > Grainger County, TN > Harvey Guy 51 > 08-Mar-1925 > Campbell County, TN > Thomas King 52 > 09-Mar-1925 > Scott County, TN > Mary Bailey 53 > 13-Mar-1925 > Johnson County, TN > ============================================================== > ================ > === > > > ==== TNCAMPBE Mailing List ==== > Don't Forget To Check The Courthouse & Bible Records For > Campbell County Marriages. Also, Look For Recorded Wills and > Land Records. > > >