1860's
Mourning Gown
Thans Chapel Cemetery
Sequatchie County, Tennessee
Formally Known As
Kell Cemetery
Pictures Taken and Surveyed May 9, 2006
By Glenda Schroeder
Mourning Costumes made by Glenda Schroeder/1860 Garments By Glenda
1830's
Mourning Gown
This Cemetery has already been posted to/at Find-A-Grave
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The land for Kell Cemetery or Thans Chapel Cemetery was given by Robert Kell in the early 1830’s including the land for the Old Bethlehem log church which was torn down about 1935.
Around 1900 Thans Chapel was built, naming it after Nathaniel Deakins. Even though the church was called Thans Chapel the Cemetery remained Kell Cemetery until the late 1940’s to early 1950’s. Today it is known only as Thans Chapel Cemetery.
There
are about 48 unknown gravesites.
Thans Chapel or Kell Cemetery is located about 5-1/2 miles South East of Dunlap. From the first traffic light in Dunlap travel South .07 miles to the second traffic light, turn to the left onto Highway 127 toward Chattanooga, travel 1.9 miles and take a right onto John Burch road, go .03 miles and turn left at Hollow road, travel 0.9 and make a right, you will see Thans Chapel or Kell Cemetery straight ahead a little to the left.
I have done my best to record the names and dates of the individuals that are buried in this cemetery as they appeared on their markers but mistakes can be made. I have also left out the dates of the individuals that appear to be still living, out of respect for these people and families. Some of the markers are broken, writing barely legible, and some with names only. If you have a date or a name of a person that can be added to these graves or cemetery, please Contact Me
h/o = husband of w/o = wife of d/o = daughter of s/o = son of dm or trm/w = double or triple marker with
BARKER, Gilliam, 1776 - 1825
BASS, Arvin Dale, b. Feb. 9, 1931, d. July 21, 1994
BEASLEY, Margaret Louise, b. Nov. 6, 1913, d. May 6, 1914
BEASLEY, Marion E., 1888 - 1961, dm/w Maybelle Phelps Beasley
BEASLEY, Maybelle Phelps, 1886 - 1973, dm/w Marion E. Beasley
BLUM, Ben F., b. April 1, 1895, d. Sept. 15, 1963
BLUM, Clyde D., b. Oct. 9, 1927, d. March 3, 1974, married Wilbalene L. Blum Dec. 29, 1961
CARLTON, Jackie L., b. Oct. 21, 1933, d. Jan. 6, 1936
CARLTON, James R., b. Dec. 13, 1876, d. Feb. 6, 1937, dm/w Mattie L. Carlton
CARLTON, Mattie L., b. May 28, 1880, d. Oct. 23, 1935, dm/w James R. Carlton
CARLTON, Roy Austin, b. Jan. 19, 1901, d. April 6, 1939
COX, Joseph Gurney, b. Feb. 17, 1903, d. Aug. 4, 1987, dm/w Vera Deakins Cox
COX, Vera Deakins, b. May 22, (no year given), d. Nov. 13, 2000, dm/w Joseph Gurney Cox
DEAKINS, A. Mitchell, b. Oct. 26, 1858, d. May 12, 1944
DEAKINS, E. Lee, b. March 13, 1865, d. June 20, 1881
DEAKINS, Absalom, b. Jan. 6, 1781, d. Oct. 10, 1852, new dm/w Mary Brown Deakins, married Nov. 11, 1803
DEAKINS, Alex M., 1883 - 1943, dm/w Rebecca H. Deakins
DEAKINS, Alice B., b. June 1, 1881, d. March 17, 1969, dm/w Ben Hill Deakins
DEAKINS, Alice H., b. May 4, 1898, d. March 11, 1928, dm/w John H. Deakins
DEAKINS, Audley, b. May 27, 1875, d. July 12, 1957, dm/w Elizabeth H. Deakins
DEAKINS, Ben Hill, b. Aug. 16, 1877, d. March 7, 1959, dm/w Alice B. Deakins
DEAKINS, Elizabeth H., b. Sept. 23, 1877, d. Nov. 29, 1930, dm/w Audley Deakins
DEAKINS, Emma Phelps, b. Jan. 5, 1865, d. March 22, 1957, dm/w John F. Deakins
DEAKINS, Etta C., Died Sept. 1948 - (Only info.)
DEAKINS, Franklin, b. April 5, 1818, d. Feb. 10, 1892 (not on the 1937 list)
DEAKINS, Franklin, b. Feb. 19, 1819, d. May 28, 1908
DEAKINS, Henry Clay S., b. Oct. 23, 1890, d. Sept. 10, 1904, s/o J. E. & M. J. Deakins
DEAKINS, John B., b. Oct. 26, 1806, d. March 5, 1844
DEAKINS, John F., b. June 13, 1867, d. Dec. 5, 1917, dm/w Emma Phelps Deakins
DEAKINS, John H., b. Aug. 30, 1897, d. Feb. 9, 1933, dm/w Alice H. Deakins
DEAKINS, Louisa B., b. Feb. 9, 1823, d. Oct. 28, 1865, w/o Madison Deakins
DEAKINS, Madison, b. July 18, 1821, d. Dec. 7, 1885
DEAKINS, Magnes Harmon, 1920 - 1922
DEAKINS, Mary A., 1874 - 1962, dm/w Patrick C. Deakins
DEAKINS, Mary Brown, b. Feb. 20, 1783, d. May 1, 1859, new dm/w Absalom Deakins, married Nov. 11, 1803
DEAKINS, Mattie H., b. March 31, 1849, d. Oct. 20, 1916, dm/w Moses Deakins
DEAKINS, Moses, b. Nov. 30, 1840, d. March 15, 1916, dm/w Mattie H. Deakins
DEAKINS, Patrick C., 1870 - 1962, dm/w Mary A. Deakins
DEAKINS, Rebecca H., 1889 - 1960, dm/w Alex M. Deakins
DEAKINS, Richard Clayton, b. May 19, 1923, d. June 21, 1997
DEAKINS, Sallie, 1872 - 1943
DEAKINS, Sarah E., b. Nov. 18, 1925, d. Nov. 4, 1926
DEAKINS, Tomluson Fort, b. May 24, 1904, d. May 30, 1906
GRAY, Opel A., b. Sept. 25, 1930, d. June 1, 1994
GRAHAM, Lizzie D. 1830 - 1917 (Burial next to Deakins Family).
GREEN, Ray Lloyd, b. June 25, 1934, d. Jan. 12, 2004, dm/w Eddie Ann Long Green
HAMILTON, Helen Marie (Hartman), b. Feb. 14, 1921, d. Sept. 9, 2004, dm/w Newt Sylvester Hamilton, married Dec. 4, 1937
HAMILTON, Newt Sylvester, b. June 23, 1912, d. July 14, 2003, dm/w Helen Marie (Hartman) Hamilton, married Dec. 4, 1937
HARTMAN, Annie May, b. Sept. 28, 1894, d. June 28, 1915
HARTMAN, Arther, B & D Oct. 6, 1898
HARTMAN, Douglas Fairbanks, b. Nov. 5, 1918, d. Dec. 19, 1984
HARTMAN, Herbert T., b. Oct. 23, 1890, d. June 9, 1952, dm/w Lillian D. Hartman
HARTMAN, Lillian D., b. Aug. 11, 1891, d. Feb. 14, 1980, dm/w Herbert T. Hartman
HARTMAN, Mable W., 1891 - 1960, dm/w Walter C. Hartman
HARTMAN, Martha M., b. Feb. 27, 1873, d. Dec. 23, 1962, dm/w William A. Hartman
HARTMAN, Ruth A., Formally Ruth A. Kell, mother of W. A. Hartman, b. Aug. 26, 1845, d. May 23, 1876 (All information written on old marker).
HARTMAN, Walter C., 1892 - no date, dm/w Mable W. Hartman
HARTMAN, William A., b. Jan. 12, 1872, d. March 11, 1930, dm/w Martha M. Hartman
HEARD, Harry A., b. Nov. 1, 1913, d. March 28, 1971
HEARD, James M. (Jack), b. April 20, 1917, d. June 17, 2008, (buried June 23,2008 next to his brother Harry A. Heard and mother Lula Phelps Heard. Information provided by; Don Heard mailto:dheard3804@comcast.net ).
HEARD, Lula Phelps, b. Jan. 13, 1887, d. Nov. 20, 1933, w/o C. H. Heard
HENRY, Wiley, b. Dec. 10, 1882, d. June 18, 1897, s/o M. J. & Martha Henry
HILL, Margaret, 1905 - 1988
HUDSON, Beula May, b. Nov. 11, 1892, d. July 1, 1918
JOHNSON, Eula Rose Deakins, b. Aug. 4, 1903, d. April 12, 1967
JOHNSON, Franklin B., b. July 30, 1882, d. Feb. 29, 1896, s/o Mr. & Mrs. S. M. Johnson
JOHNSON, Infant d/o S. M. & M. J. Johnson, 1878 - 1878
JOHNSON, Infant s/o George & Mollie Johnson, B & D July 11, 1913
JOHNSON, Isaac, Aug. 18, 1821, d. Oct. 29, 1890, h/o Nancy Johnson
JOHNSON, Leean Harmon, b. Sept. 9, 1876, d. June 26, 1922, w/o J. Johnson
JOHNSON, Nancy, b. Nov. 17, 1882, d. Oct. 3, 1968
JOHNSON, Nancy Brown, b. Oct. 6, 1816, d. April 17, 1878, w/o Isaac Johnson
JOHNSON, Robert J., b. May 25, 1880, d. May 22, 1947
KELL, Andrew M., (new marker), 1937 list reads: “Dr. Anderson M. Kell” b. Nov. 18, 1839, d. July 1, 1874
*KELL, Rebecca, (new marker), 1937 list reads: “Wife of Robert Kell” Born Jan. 26, 1802
KELL, Robert, (new marker), 1937 list reads: b. Oct. 31, 1792, d. Feb. 29, 1872
LOCKHART, Sergt. Robert H., CO. E. 6 TENN. MTD. INF.
McDANIEL, Christel Ann, b. July 14, 1977, d. July 11, 1993, trm/w Joyce D. McDaniel and James W. McDaniel
McDANIEL, Joyce D., b. Nov. 14, 1956, d. July 11, 1993, trm/w Christel Ann McDaniel and James W. McDaniel
McDANIEL, Tracy Mel, b. Nov. 28, 1972, d. Aug. 31, 1994
McKENZIE, Carlita, b. 1911, d. May 4, 1987, age 76 (Funeral Home Marker).
MILLER, Ava C., b. Sept. 6, 1913, d. May 1, 2005, dm/w Vernie W. Miller, married Jan. 21, 1933
MILLER, Vernie W., b. March 1, 1911, d. Jan. 12, 1976, dm/w Ava C. Miller, married Jan. 21, 1933
PEMBER, Ethel Marie, b. Aug. 24, 1901, d. April 20, 1991
PHELPS, Ada, b. April 18, 1867, d. Feb. 24, 18-- , d/o W. A. & R. L. Phelps, “his wife“.
PHELPS, Rebecca Johnson, b. Nov. 7, 1847, d. Feb. 16, 1928, dm/w William Phelps
PHELPS, William, b. March 28, 1843, d. July 31, 1928, dm/w Rebecca Johnson Phelps,
SANDERS, Ruby Tate, b. Sept. 15, 1930, d. Nov. 20, 1998
SCOGGINS, Edward Paul, b. Sept. 18, 1924, d. April 29, 1998, TEC5 US ARMY WWII
SMITH, Benjamin Franklin, b. March 11, 1825, d. Aug. 5, 1910, dm/w Nancy Stewart Smith
SMITH, Nancy Stewart, b. April 12, 1827, d. Nov. 14, 1905, dm/w Benjamin Franklin Smith “his wife”.
STEWART, G., b. Sept. 17, 1804, d. April 30, 1834
STEWART, Absolom D., b. March 24, 1831, d. Nov. 30, 1852
STEWART, Axie, b. Feb. 12, 1808, d. Sept. 8, 1848
STEWART, Franklin, b. Oct. 1, 1834, d. Oct. 28, 1844
TATE, A. W. Phelps, b. May 26, 1910, d. Nov. 13, 1911
TATE, J. A., b. April 20, 1929, d. May 29, 1932
TATE, M. T. Garret, b. Dec. 29, 1904, d. May 20, 1906
TATE, Aaron, b. Sept. 8, 1871, d. July 31, 1946, dm/w Mary E. Tate
TATE, Albert A., b. Sept. 3, 1907, d. Aug. 28, 1975, dm/w Effie Mae Tate
TATE, Alexander, b. Oct. 30, 1868, d. Feb. 8, 1945, dm/w Laura M. Tate, married Dec. 23, 1906
TATE, Charles Rufus, b. April 26, 1935, d. Dec. 21, 1963
TATE, Davidson, b. Sept. 24, 1847, d. July 17, 1916, dm/w Mary Tate
TATE, Effie Mae, b. Oct. 16, 1905, d. April 15, 1968, dm/w Albert A. Tate
TATE, Laura M., b. Feb. 20, 1885, d. April 10, 1937, dm/w Alexander Tate, married Dec. 23, 1906
TATE, Mary, b. Feb. 4, 1847, d. no date, dm/w Davidson Tate “His Wife”
TATE, Mary E., b. Jan. 5, 1883, d. Sept. 29, 1961dm/w Aaron Tate
TATE, Son of Albert & Effie Tate, 1939 (only date on marker)
TATE, Son of Albert & Effie Tate, 1941 (only date on marker)
TATE, Son of Albert & Effie Tate, 1942 (only date on marker)
TATE, Son of Albert & Effie Tate, 1946 (only date on marker)
THAXTON, Achsah S., b. Jan. 17, 1839, d. Aug. 28, 1883, w/o J. W. Thaxton
THAXTON, Maggie F., b. July 12, 1864, d. Feb. 18, 1864, d/o J. W. & A. S. Thaxton
THOMPSON, Garnett Edwin, b. Aug. 28, 1899, d. Jan. 11, 1973
THOMPSON, Gladys Deakins, b. May 5, 1908, d. March 3, 2001
WALKER, Amy, b. April 15, 1902, d. no date, dm/w Davis Walker
WALKER, Anna Butler, b. Aug. 27, 1798, d. Jan. 19, 1869, dm/w George Walker “Mother”
WALKER, Davis, b. March 2, 1894, d. Dec. 2, 1924, dm/w Amy Walker
WALKER, George, b. June 3, 1800, d. Dec. 17, 1868, dm/w Anna Butler Walker “Father”
WALKER, George, (No other legible markings) - Very Old Marker
Burials below were recorded in 1937 for Kell Cemetery but were not found on May 9, 2006
COOK, Ethel, 1885 - Feb. 29, 1910
DEAKINS, M. H., no dates given
DEAKINS, W. 1867 no other date given
DEAKINS, Lydia, April 5, 1818, d. Feb. 10, 1892, w/o Franklin Deakins
SMITH, Sarah Jane, b. Nov. 1861, d. Mar. 1891
STEWART, Martha, Sept. 17, 1804, d. April 30, 1834, w/o G. Stewart
(photo
taken- 2/8/07) Rebecca Kell, Born Jan. 26, 1802
(photo
taken- 2/8/07) Robert Kell, b. Oct. 31, 1792, d. Feb. 29, 1852,
1937 list reads: “Died Feb. 29, 1872”
Note:
At the time of this Cemetery survey, the Kell markers were small, marble markers without dates, having names only on the stones. The Kell markers read:
Andrew M. KELL
Rebecca Farmer KELL
Robert KELL
Sometime between May 9, 2006 and February 8, 2007, newer markers have replaced these smaller ones, including dates. ~ G. S.
(photo
taken- 2/8/07) Andrew M. Kell, b. Nov. 18, 1839, d. July 1, 1874
The Farmer family of Sequatchie County
Contributed by: Amy Grayson Adams ansearchingirl@bellsouth.net.
The Farmer family of Sequatchie County has long been researched, and misunderstood. Recent research and discovery have uncovered new information about the family. It has long been thought that Ruth Farmer (who married William Barker) was a daughter of Andrew Farmer. It has also been said, and is in fact inscribed on her tombstone, that Rebecca Farmer Kell b. 1802 and buried at Thans Chapel Cemetery, was a Barker before marriage to Robert Kell.
Nancy
Brown Johnson's New Marker, Died April 7, 1878
Nancy
Brown Johnson's Old Marker, Died April 17, 1878
BARKER,
Gilliam, 1776 – 1825 (5 unknown gravesites)
DEAKINS,
Mary Brown, b. Feb. 20, 1783, d. May 1, 1859, new dm/w Absalom
Deakins, married Nov. 11, 1803
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