Francis Reveley moved to Hamilton County before 1841 and leased 250 acres near the community of Sale Creek, 30 miles north of Chattanooga . Sale Creek takes its name from a sale held on its banks of confiscated property taken from the British and Indians by General Evan Shelby and his troops after their 1779 expedition into the Chickamauga country.

Francis served in the Civil War as a private in the 6^th Tennessee Mounted Infantry Regiment, B Company. When the Civil War ended, Francis had land problems. The actual landowner, A. Crowley, moved to Texas before the Civil War. Mr. Crowley was so upset that the south lost that he was too embarrassed to come home. In 1869, Crowley sold the land. Francis supposedly had a verbal agreement with Crowley, that if he made improvements on the land and paid upkeep he would have a lifetime lease…needless to say Francis was quite upset about losing his home, and the old kilns are suppose to still exist on the property. The Shelton Cemetery is on the same property and is the burial place of several family members.

Francis was forced to move to the nearby community of Sale Creek. He lived there until his death in 1881.

Photo: Land located near Shelton Cemetery.