I have reason to think a relative of mine was buried here. Could someone let me know if a Noel Larkin Skelton is listed among the gravesites? Would there be a death certificate issued for him there or would it be in his hometown? I'm trying to learn if he died from typhoid or war wounds and anything else I can find out. Thanks!
John Skelton

You did not name the county/city so this may not be the right one. Bethel Cemetery in Kingston, Roane Co., on the historic register with at least one veteran burial for every war (including the Revolution), originally part of Bethel Presbyterian Church. Civil War burials were primarily Union soldiers with a few Confederates and only 5 of those with marked graves, others may have been moved to Civil War military cemeteries in Nashville (Bethel is not a military cemetery).
http://www.state.tn.us/environment/hist/pdf/BethelCemetery.p...

The National Gravesite Locator (VA Administration) http://gravelocator.cem.va.gov/j2ee/servlet/NGL_v1 does not have a Noel Skelton listed anywhere nor does it have a Bethel Cemetery listed as a National or State Veterans cemetery.

There were no death certificates in the 1860's - they came much later (closer to the early 1900's or late 1890s in some states) but had there been it would have been filed in the county/state of death not of residence/hometown. Only the cities of Chattanooga, Nashville, Knoxvile & Memphis kept death records prior to official record keeping beginning in 1908.

Thanks for your reply.

You're right, I forgot to name the city the cemetery was in. I show it is in Knoxville, and would appreciate confirmation of this information.

Thanks again.
John Skelton

CONFEDERATE CEMETERY
(1919 Bethel Avenue)

Owned and administered by the Mabry-Hazen Foundation, http://www.mabryhazen.com/ and inquiries should be addressed to the Mabry-Hazen House, (865)522-8661. You should call rather than email as I've found most cemeteries will not generally respond to emails. I have no idea what kind of records they will have or what research services they offer.

Most of the 1,600 Confederates and 50-60 Union prisoners of war buried here were lost to disease.

I used to know the lady that lived there. The house was in her family since it was built. This cemetery also touches The Oddfellows Cemetery, where paupers and Willie Tines is buried in an unmarked grave. He was the last person electrocuted in Tennessee (1960)