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Ancestry.com. Fichiers de relocalisation des cimetières, Vallée du Tennessee, États-Unis, 1933 à 1990 [base de données en ligne]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.

Données originales :

Tennessee Valley Authority. Resource Group. Cemetery Relocation Files, 1933–1990. NAID: 656399. Records of the Tennessee Valley Authority, 1918–2000, Record Group 142. The National Archives at Atlanta, Georgia.

Fichiers de relocalisation des cimetières, Vallée du Tennessee, États-Unis, 1933 à 1990

Suite à son établissement en 1933, la Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) a relocalisé des gens, des cimetières et d’autres institutions pour faire place à des barrages et à des centrales hydroélectriques. Cette collection comprend les documents associés au déplacement des tombes qui faisaient obstacle aux projets.

The Tennessee River Valley was in many places prone to flooding and was hard hit economically during the Depression years. The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) was established in 1933 with the goals of alleviating flooding problems, generating affordable electricity, facilitating better river navigation, manufacturing fertilizer, and bolstering local economies.

While there were many benefits, thousands of people, cemeteries, and other institutions had to be relocated from places that were to be flooded to make way for dams and hydroelectric power plants. This collection includes grave removal records from cemeteries that were in the path of projects.

In this collection, you'll find a variety of forms related to the removal and relocation of headstones and remains from affected cemeteries. Grave removal records include the order of removal, disinterment report, transportation record, and the certificate of reburial. Details may include the original location of the grave, name of the deceased, date and cause of death, name and address of the nearest relative, location where the remains were reburied, condition of the remains, and date of reburial. You may find a detailed description of the headstone in some records and possibly a photograph. You may also find maps and lists of interments, correspondence related to the various cemeteries, and other documents with similar information.

Locations mentioned in this collection include:

Cedar Creek, Alabama
Nottely, Georgia
Gilbertsville, Kentucky
Guntersville, Kentucky
Land Between the Lakes, Kentucky
[Unnamed], Kentucky
Chatuge, North Carolina
Fontana, North Carolina
Hiwassee, North Carolina
Johnsonville, North Carolina
Bear Creek, Tennessee
Bellefonte, Alabama
Boone, Tennessee
Bull Run, Tennessee
Cherokee, Tennessee
Chickamauga, Tennessee
Douglas, Tennessee
Fort Loudon, Tennessee
Gallatin, Tennessee
Nickajack, Tennessee
Normandy, Tennessee
Norris, Tennessee
Pickwick, Tennessee
South Holston, Tennessee
Tellico, Tennessee
Tims Ford, Tennessee
Watauga, Tennessee
Watts Bar, Tennessee
Wheeler, Tennessee
[unnamed], Tennessee