Lost and Frozen Boy Identified: Edward McKinley
Title | Lost and Frozen Boy Identified: Edward McKinley |
Publication Type | Magazine Article |
Year of Publication | 1985 |
Authors | Best, Betty Boone |
Magazine | Smoky Mountain Historical Society Newsletter |
Volume | 11 |
Issue Number | 4 |
Pages | 91-92 |
Date Published | winter |
Subjects | Cemeteries, Death customs, Mountain people -- Genealogy, Personal narratives, Townsend |
Description | Recounts the story of a runaway whose body was found and buried by the residents of Gatlinburg, and the efforts of his sister to find the grave and erect a stone marker. |
Notes | Full text is available to members of the Smoky Mountain Historical Society. An update with more information and a photograph of the family is provided in the winter, 1998 issue, pages 7-10. |