Muddy Creek is a real place in Loudon County. It is generally known today as MARTEL. William Meade may have lived in Muddy Creek at one time, but he died near Eatons Crossroads. His cemetery has long ago been covered over and farmed for years, and a Grammar school and a middle school have been built on the spot . About 5 years ago, a descendant of his, HARTZEL STEPHENS of Texas and some other relatives, along with the local DAR marked a spot that was agreeable with the school and placed a stone in their memory. I photographed the proceedings and my wife was Regent of the DAR chapter. If I can find the pictures, I will send you one, but don't be in a hurry about it. Right now I don't know where they are. You could write Hartzell and he can tell you everything. He is the most dedicated genealogist I ever met and loves to spread it around. Hartzell Stephens 3318 Rosewood Dr. Temple, TX 76502- 1331 Good luck........ Charlie Dial At 04:25 PM 7/27/99 -0700, you wrote: >TNLOUDON-D Digest Volume 99 : Issue 11 > >Today's Topics: > #1 Muddy Creek [kaveman <kaveman@BLomand.Net>] > >Administrivia: >To unsubscribe from TNLOUDON-D, send a message to > > TNLOUDON-D-request@rootsweb.com > >that contains in the body of the message the command > > unsubscribe > >and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software >requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > >______________________________X-Message: #1 >Date: Mon, 26 Jul 1999 22:43:13 -0500 >From: kaveman <kaveman@BLomand.Net> >To: TNLOUDON-L@rootsweb.com >Message-id: <3.0.5.32.19990726224313.0079dd90@mail.blomand.net> >Subject: Muddy Creek >Content-type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > >Hi all, > >A friend trying to do me a favor, gave me a note she said had burial info >on an ancestor. It simply said "Mead, William, Muddy Creek, Loudon County". > >To date I have no idea what this means, nor did she write down where she >found it. > >Is Muddy Creek a cemetery? Does that mean he is buried near a creek of that >name? > >William Mead was a veteran of the Revolutionary War and came to Eatons >Crossroads, Roane County (present day Loudon), about 1800. He died in 1831. > >Any info is greatly appreciated. > >Thanks, >Dave > AVERY LODGE #593 F&AM -- SCOTTISH RITE BODY OF KNOXVILLE AMATEUR RADIO SERVICE W4CED