Uncover The Hidden History Of Knoxville's Oldest Funeral Home

— for years the historic eastport cemetery, also known as the citizen cemetery, in east knoxville has been hidden behind trees, grass and. ( wate) — many cemeteries dedicated to the lives of african americans have been forgotten and left untouched for decades. — death is forever. So too, it seems, is jarnigan & son mortuary. Webnine years after eastport became a cemetery, knoxville's oldest black church opened just yards away on fuller.

Webrenee kesler, president of the beck center said the funeral record book was donated to the center by jarnigan & son mortuary. Which is known as the only black. Weba record keeping book with dates going back to 1886 at jarnigan & son mortuary at 2823 mlk jr. In east knoxville, tenn. Webthe andrew johnson building, bleak house, lmu law school, l&n station and more have a rich history. Find out their backstories here. Webestablished in the 1790s, the graveyard contains the graves of some of knoxville's most prominent early residents, including territorial governor and constitutional convention. — volunteers are uncovering a history that has been silenced for over 60 years. Knoxville's oldest black cemetery is the resting home for an.