Does anyone know if the state of Tennessee has any protective laws covering old family cemeteries? Case in point: There is an old family cemeetery in Giles County, that a family member has gone into and replaced the old, deterated stones with new, beautiful, expensive stones. There was a fence enclosing the cemetery at one time but the farmer that owns the property has alloed the fence to deterate to the point that his cows now have free roam of the cemetery. These cows have over turned most of the stones, now walk over them and splatter their waste over these beautiful stones. I guess what I would like to find out is if the [property owner is responsible for maintaining the fence? Can he be forced to restore the fence? What would be involved for decendants of the people buried there to put up a new, chain link fence? Any suggestions or information to this regard greatly appreciated. John