French and Della Tiller and F.W. and
Ethel Mercer deeded land for this public
burial ground to the Fentress
International Order of Odd Fellows
(I.O.O.F.) lodge #598 in March 1915. Seven
known graves predate the deed, from as
early as 1888. . . . — — Map (db m293610) HM
On October 15, 1905, under the leadership of the Rev. V.G. Thomas, 18 men and women organized the Fentress Methodist Church under the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. Members initially held services in the local Cumberland Presbyterian Church . . . — — Map (db m293608) HM
