Swagerty Family Cemetery
Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee, USA
sign marks the gravel road leading to Swagerty Cemetery
sign says "Road to Swagerty Cemetery"
The peaceful, beautifully-situated Swagerty Cemetery is located highon a bluff off Chicory Road overlooking the French Broad River. This secluded site is locked with
no public access. As a result, Swagerty is undisturbed and monitored by the diligence of Mrs. Hazel Robinson Johnson, a community elder and gatekeeper of the cemetery. The African-
American cemetery is believed to have been established during the 1700s by the grandfather of Mrs. Johnson. Three to four veterans are resting here, and while the oldest
marked gravestone dates back to 1888 (that of Febeon Williams Swagerty), the significant number of unmarked graves here lends itself to a high probability that several
slaves were buried at this cemetery.
sign marks the gravel road leading to Swagerty Cemetery
sign says "Road to Swagerty Cemetery"
The peaceful, beautifully-situated Swagerty Cemetery is located highon a bluff off Chicory Road overlooking the French Broad River. This secluded site is locked with
no public access. As a result, Swagerty is undisturbed and monitored by the diligence of Mrs. Hazel Robinson Johnson, a community elder and gatekeeper of the cemetery. The African-
American cemetery is believed to have been established during the 1700s by the grandfather of Mrs. Johnson. Three to four veterans are resting here, and while the oldest
marked gravestone dates back to 1888 (that of Febeon Williams Swagerty), the significant number of unmarked graves here lends itself to a high probability that several
slaves were buried at this cemetery.
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- Added: 15 Feb 2015
- Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2569441
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