Many of the markers at the north end of the cemetery, though toppled, appear to be in good condition. The cemetery could be restored, but it would take a sizeable donation to pay for the necessary crews and equipment to remove the fallen trees and remount the markers. Three records exist for this cemetery. Frances Evans recorded this and nearby Beech River Cemetery as a single cemetery on August 1, 1936. Her record appears in Tennessee Records of Henderson County, Bible Records and Tombstone Inscriptions (Nashville, Historical Records Survey, July 27, 1939). Alicia Adcox, Betsy Patterson, Anita Webb, and Ophie Timberlake recorded this cemetery circa 1976. Their record appears in Henderson County, Tennessee Cemetery Inscriptions (Memphis, R. H. Harris, 1976), Vol. II, pp. 395-397. Old Beech River Cemetery is a mixed race cemetery. Jonathan K. T. Smith visited this cemetery circa 1995 and recorded black burials here. His record appears in his Tombstone Inscriptions from Black Cemeteries in Henderson County, Tennessee, 1995. Black burials are on the east side of the cemetery. To present the best possible record for this destroyed cemetery, the 1936, 1976, and 1995 records have been merged in the list below. The information for black burials comes from Smith. Frances Evans obviously knew which were black burials because she uniformly omitted them. All burials reported by Adcox et al. but not reported by Smith are assumed to be white. In case of discrepancies in data for white burials, the 1936 Evans record is given precedent. Because Evans' record includes Beech River Cemetery, items reported by her but not reported by Adcox et al. were compared against Joy Beth Campbell's 1998 record of Beech River Cemetery. Anyone reported by Evans who appears in Campbell's listing is excluded from the list below.
Three records exist for this cemetery. Frances Evans recorded this and nearby Beech River Cemetery as a single cemetery on August 1, 1936. Her record appears in Tennessee Records of Henderson County, Bible Records and Tombstone Inscriptions (Nashville, Historical Records Survey, July 27, 1939).
Alicia Adcox, Betsy Patterson, Anita Webb, and Ophie Timberlake recorded this cemetery circa 1976. Their record appears in Henderson County, Tennessee Cemetery Inscriptions (Memphis, R. H. Harris, 1976), Vol. II, pp. 395-397.
Old Beech River Cemetery is a mixed race cemetery. Jonathan K. T. Smith visited this cemetery circa 1995 and recorded black burials here. His record appears in his Tombstone Inscriptions from Black Cemeteries in Henderson County, Tennessee, 1995. Black burials are on the east side of the cemetery.
To present the best possible record for this destroyed cemetery, the 1936, 1976, and 1995 records have been merged in the list below. The information for black burials comes from Smith. Frances Evans obviously knew which were black burials because she uniformly omitted them. All burials reported by Adcox et al. but not reported by Smith are assumed to be white. In case of discrepancies in data for white burials, the 1936 Evans record is given precedent. Because Evans' record includes Beech River Cemetery, items reported by her but not reported by Adcox et al. were compared against Joy Beth Campbell's 1998 record of Beech River Cemetery. Anyone reported by Evans who appears in Campbell's listing is excluded from the list below.

From the Lexington Progress: Historical Notes by W.C. Crook October 25, 1989
As we approach Settlers Day, its sad to find the resting place of some of our pioneers laying in ruins. Old Beech River Cemetery, just north of Lexington on Huntington Street, sits along a dirt road across from the present Beech River Cemetery. The weeds and undergrowth, I'm used to, as nature has encroached upon some of our finest burial places, but the utter destruction laid upon Old Beech River quite frankly took me by surprise. Gigantic rocks of enormous weight lay tossed over; obelisks of impressive stature toppled and broken. Smaller rocks smashed into bits of gravel and mingled with the remains of someone's party.

Richard Timberlake, born about 1799, came to Henderson County in the early 1820's, acquiring vast tracts of land and founding our Timberlake community. Only the base of his rock remains. His second wife, Tabitha B. Trice, lies with a shattered rock next to him; the Timberlake and Howard graves are enclosed behind a formidable stone wall with no gate or entrance, but vandals made an effort to invade the domain and desecrate the monuments. Tabitha was the daughter of Harrison Trice, an early settler, and giles barber, the daughter of a Revolutionary War soldier. Judge Newsome Barham, that built the house on S. Main Street restored by Diane Harris, is buried here as well. His rest has been disturbed after only 39 years. WilliamL. Trice, Co. G. 16th TN Cav. CSA, was buried here in August of 1864. He fell on June 10, 1864 at the Battle of Brice's Crossroads (Tishomingo Creek) during Gen. Forrest's greatest victory during the war. His obituary states "He was a youth of rare excellence... a model boy he had won the admiration and esteem of all who knew him in the camps as well as home. He was abrave patriot, loved his county (The Confederacy) and seemed to appreciate and know what his duty was in the time of her greatest trial." The obituary ends with "Peace to his ashes. Sleep on, young warrior, Sleep. Earth Guards her sacred trust. And angels bright are hovering, round thy hallowed dust." Beer cans, trash and a tumbled tombstone guard the young man's grave now. And the broken stones of the ancestors of the Stanford, Whyte, Kizer and Howard families stand as silent sentries round his grave. Nicholas Kizer, who also served as a Confederate Soldier, braved the demise of his beloved South, endured the rigors of Reconstruction, and entered the great hall of fallen Confederate Veterans in 1927. So years later, what war and defeat could not do to his spirt, vandals have done to his monument.