The Re-Location of Isaac Futrell Tombstone

The Land Between the Lakes begin as a Tennessee Valley Authority project building dams to create Kentucky Lake and Barkley Lake. In 1963, President John F. Kennedy designated this area to become a National Recreation Area. Eminent Domain was used to forced many area families to relocate; cemeteries were relocated and entire towns such as Birmingham, Kentucky and Model, Tennessee were either abandon or now under waters.

Long before this project became the dream of modern day man my ancestors [the Cook's, Jackson's, Futrell, Lindsey's] farmed and roamed the hills and forest of this area. It was an area where Iron Furnaces were prevalent. The furnaces were used to produced "pig iron" which was shipped off to nearby factories.  

A causality of this project was the Futrell Cemetery in Stewart County, Tennessee. Interment in the entire cemetery were relocated. Isaac Futrell and his wife Levica Cook Futrell were relocated to the Rushing Creek Cemetery, Stewart County, Tennessee. 

Relocation Card for Isaac Futrell

Transcription of Relocation Card:

Names of Deceased Isaac Futrell                 Grave No.   74   

Date of Birth Dec. 25, 1796   Date of Death Aug 25, 1836  Age   29  

Type & Condition of Marker Com type head stone cond good
Com Type Foot cond good

Inscription on Marker      In memory of Isaac Futrell     

Born Dec 25th 1796  Died Aug 25th  1836
Footstone,   I. F.    

Remarks Reinterred by T.V.A. Same as Grave No. 8 Cem.
No R-65 from Grave No. 8 Cem. No. 127 Kentucky Reservoir.

The relocated grave of Isaac Futrell can be seen by clicking on this link:

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19115620/isaac-futrell

Isaac Futrell married Levica Cook, my 1st Cousin 6X removed, on 21 April 1824 in Christian County, Kentucky. In the twelve short years they were married there were five known children borne to this couple. Their youngest, a son was borne in February 1836 just 6 months prior to the death of his father. 

Levica Cook Futrell, Wife of Isaac, is my 1st Cousin 6X removed. 

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[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_Between_the_Lakes_National_Recreation_Area

[2] https://www.tngenweb.org/stewart/furnace2.htm

[3] https://www.tva.com/environment/environmental-stewardship/land-management/cultural-resource-management/relocated-cemeteries