CHERRY HILL CEMETERY
NE-11: NASHVILLE, DAVIDSON COUNTY, TN. Central Pike
CHERRY HILL CEMETERY WAS FEATURED IN AN ARTICLE IN THE TENNESSEAN, ON SEPTEMBER 23, 1992. AT THAT TIME, DESCENDANT
JOE SULLIVAN WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE FUTURE OF HIS FAMILY GRAVEYARD ON CENTRAL PIKE. MR. SULLIVAN STATED THAT HIS GREAT- GREAT-GREAT GRANDFATHER ELI CHERRY HAD OWNED THE PROPERTY AND STARTED THE CEMETERY IN THE 19TH CENTURY. IN JANUARY 2004, DAVIDSON COUNTY CEMETERY SURVEY PROJECT VOLUNTEERS TRIED
TO FIND SULLIVAN FAMILY MEMBERS BUT WERE NOT SUCCESSFUL. THE CEMETERY WAS THEN PLACED ON THE “LOST CEMETERY” LIST.
IN JANUARY, 2005, CEMETERY SURVEY VOLUNTEERS WERE REVIEWING NEW CEMETERIES IDENTIFIED ON THE METRO PLANNING COMMISSION MAP & PARCEL ID WEB SITE AND SAW A LISTING FOR A CEMETERY ON CENTRAL PIKE. ON JANUARY 14, 2005, SURVEY VOLUNTEERS LOCATED THIS CEMETERY ON CENTRAL PIKE, “CHERRY HILL CEMETERY,” WITHIN THE COURTYARD OF AN OFFICE COMPLEX. THIS GRAVEYARD HAS BEEN PROTECTED. HISTORICAL MARKER ON SITE:
Exact Origination Date unknown
Circa 1848
Known Families Believed Buried Here:
ELI CHERRY, SR.
1774 – 1842
NANCY WHITLEY CHERRY
1775 – 1842
PIERCE WHITLEY CHERRY
1818 – 1853
NANCY ANN GLEAVES CHERRY
1820 – 1837
At The Southwest End Of The Cemetery Are Buried The Remains
Of 50 Or More Native Americans Whose Remains Were Removed By
A Former Landowner In About The Year 1985, And Were Stored At
The Tennessee War Memorial Building Archives Until Their Reburial
Here By Local Tribes of Native Americans Who Conducted Burial
Ceremonies For The Occasion.
This Plaque Has Been Furnished By The Current Landowner
Odell Binkley, Jr. In Keeping With His and His Family’s Pledge To
Protect And Keep Sacred This Small Plot of Ground.
SURVEY REPORT. 2-16-2005
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