CHERRY CEMETERY aka TEMPERANCE CHAPEL

HISTORY:  Madison Tate McGehee and his wife Lucy (Cosby) McGehee sold this 4 acres of land on June 13, 1854 for forty dollars to the trustees of Temperance Chapel Methodist Church South.  The trustees were S. Tradwell, S. Mathew, C. A. Standfield, C. Varnell and Thomas Chowning.   A two story building was on this property at the time of purchase.  The McGehee's specified the use of the lower floor by the Methodist Church and the upper floor to be used by the Masonic Fraternity and any Temperance Association.  The remainder of the land was to be used as a public burying ground.

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CHERRY, Mary - Tombstone   16 May 1851 Age 32 years, 12 days.  Submitted by Wanda (Mitchell) Newton.
CHERRY, Mrs. A. E. - Tombstone   25 Sept 1867 Age 29 yrs., 1 mo., & 22 dys.   Submitted by Wanda (Mitchell) Newton.
CHERRY, William Mc. C. - Tombstone   26 Sept 1867 Age 6 yrs., 6 mos., & 9 dys.  Submitted by Wanda (Mitchell) Newton.
MITCHELL, R. F. H. Andrew - Tombstone March 1868 22 Feb 1869 s/o John J. & Elizabeth J. (Carson) Mitchell.  Submitted by Wanda (Mitchell) Newton.
MITCHELL, John French - Tombstone 20 Feb 1860 21 Dec 1860 s/o John J. & Elizabeth J. (Carson) Mitchell.  Submitted by Wanda (Mitchell) Newton.
MITCHELL, John Kelsey - Tombstone 5 Nov 1861 5 Oct 1864 s/o John J. & Elizabeth J. (Carson) Mitchell.  Submitted by Wanda (Mitchell) Newton.
MITCHELL, Mary Lucy Barbara - Tombstone 14 May 1858 5 Oct 1862 d/o John J. & Elizabeth J. (Carson) Mitchell.  Submitted by Wanda (Mitchell) Newton.