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State of Service: VA
Qualifying Service: Patriotic Service / Private
Grave is unmarked. Cemetery is very overgrown. One marker, about 4 feet tall, is visible from the road running alongside the cemetery. One smaller marker and two more limestone markers can be seen among the weeds. There are possibly 10 to 20 unmarked graves in the cemetery
Directions to Cemetery / Gravesite:
The Turney Family Farm Cemetery is located now on the Dekalb-Cannon County Line on Hwy 53 in an area once known as Smith County. To reach the cemetery coming from Liberty turn left at the Cannnon County line and follow this road keeping to the left for 1/2 mile when the road forks. Cemetery is on the edge of woods beside the road past the first field. The cemetery is in the woods at the end of a field with a large stone approx. 10' from the gravel road. Ruins of an old house are nearby. GPS location 35-57-49N 85-59-62W
GPS Coordinates: 35.9581667, -85.9936667
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