Later, Bill and Cinthia returned to the Tollgate as the tollkeepers themselves. Many times weary travelers stopped and spent the night with them, and their hospitality was well-known. A cemetery between Rabbit Creek, off the Parson's Turnpike which is now known as the Tail of The Dragon, and Cades Cove was named the "Cinthia Birchfield Cemetery", though she is not buried there. When they left their post at the Tollgate, Bill died in 1908 and was buried nearby at the Calderwood Cemetery. Cinthia went to live with one of her daughters on Forney's Creek, where she died in 1917 and was buried nearby at Proctor.
Grandson:
Charlie Birchfield
Later, Bill and Cinthia returned to the Tollgate as the tollkeepers themselves. Many times weary travelers stopped and spent the night with them, and their hospitality was well-known. A cemetery between Rabbit Creek, off the Parson's Turnpike which is now known as the Tail of The Dragon, and Cades Cove was named the "Cinthia Birchfield Cemetery", though she is not buried there. When they left their post at the Tollgate, Bill died in 1908 and was buried nearby at the Calderwood Cemetery. Cinthia went to live with one of her daughters on Forney's Creek, where she died in 1917 and was buried nearby at Proctor.
Grandson:
Charlie Birchfield
Family Members
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Rosannah "Rosa" Birchfield Kilby
1865–1933
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Nancy Birchfield McMahan
1866–1936
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Martha Birchfield Hughes
1870–1932
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Sam Birchfield
1872–1934
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William Hamilton "Willie" Birchfield
1873–1898
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Christopher Columbus "Tass" Birchfield
1878–1967
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John Wiley "Johnny Clay" Birchfield
1881–1957
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Jesse T. Birchfield
1882–1914
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Sarah Harriett "Hattie" Birchfield Hughes
1882–1946
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James Madison "Jimmy" Birchfield
1885–1953
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