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The Haynes-Blackman Cemetery is located on Shores Road in the Blackman Community of Rutherford
County. This property originally belonged to John Haynes who was granted this land by the State of North
Carolina for his service during the American Revolution. Since then, it has been passed down through
several generations of the Haynes family - from John Haynes, Jr. to his son Everett B. Haynes and from
Everett to his three grandsons, James Edward Haynes, Thomas Beesley Haynes and John Washington
Haynes since his son Isaac preceded him in death. James Edward and Thomas Beesley either sold or gave
their portion of this land to their brother, John Washington Haynes.

At one time the farm belonged to others outside the Haynes family, then about 1930 John Webb Haynes
(son of John Washington Haynes) purchased the front part (approximately 150 aces) of the original farm
which includes the family cemetery. This property is currently owned by Webb's son Kenneth Webb
Haynes of Murfreesboro, Tennessee (7 generations).

Most of the markers in this family cemetery are field stones; however, at one time there was an inscribed
marker for James Blackman and Polly Blackman. There is controversary if Polly was James' daughter or
daughter-in-law.

The marker for James was removed several years ago, but Polly's marker was left intact and is pictured
below (photo taken 2001). It is approximately a 3' x 6' slab which lays flat on the ground. The engraving is
barely legible now, but thanks to Mr. Robert Baskin who transcribed the inscription years ago, we are able
to know that this is the inscription which marks her grave.