NE-11: NASHVILLE, DAVIDSON COUNTY, TN. Central Pike CHERRY HILL CEMETERY WAS FEATURED IN AN ARTICLE IN THE TENNESSEAN, ON SEPTEMBER 23, 1992. AT THAT TIME, DESCENDANT JOE SULLIVAN WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE FUTURE OF HIS FAMILY GRAVEYARD ON CENTRAL PIKE. MR. SULLIVAN STATED THAT HIS GREAT- GREAT-GREAT GRANDFATHER ELI CHERRY HAD OWNED THE PROPERTY AND STARTED THE CEMETERY IN THE 19TH CENTURY. IN JANUARY 2004, DAVIDSON COUNTY CEMETERY SURVEY PROJECT VOLUNTEERS TRIED TO FIND SULLIVAN FAMILY MEMBERS BUT WERE NOT SUCCESSFUL. THE CEMETERY WAS THEN PLACED ON THE “LOST CEMETERY” LIST. IN JANUARY, 2005, CEMETERY SURVEY VOLUNTEERS WERE REVIEWING NEW CEMETERIES IDENTIFIED ON THE METRO PLANNING COMMISSION MAP & PARCEL ID WEB SITE AND SAW A LISTING FOR A CEMETERY ON CENTRAL PIKE. ON JANUARY 14, 2005, SURVEY VOLUNTEERS LOCATED THIS CEMETERY ON CENTRAL PIKE, “CHERRY HILL CEMETERY,” WITHIN THE COURTYARD OF AN OFFICE COMPLEX. THIS GRAVEYARD HAS BEEN PROTECTED. HISTORICAL MARKER ON SITE: CHERRY HILL CEMETERY Exact Origination Date unknown Circa 1848 Known Families Believed Buried Here: ELI CHERRY, SR. 1774 – 1842 NANCY WHITLEY CHERRY 1775 – 1842 PIERCE WHITLEY CHERRY 1818 – 1853 NANCY ANN GLEAVES CHERRY 1820 – 1837 At The Southwest End Of The Cemetery Are Buried The Remains Of 50 Or More Native Americans Whose Remains Were Removed By A Former Landowner In About The Year 1985, And Were Stored At The Tennessee War Memorial Building Archives Until Their Reburial Here By Local Tribes of Native Americans Who Conducted Burial Ceremonies For The Occasion. This Plaque Has Been Furnished By The Current Landowner Odell Binkley, Jr. In Keeping With His and His Family’s Pledge To Protect And Keep Sacred This Small Plot of Ground. SURVEY REPORT. 2-16-2005 |
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