Rose Dove Dalton and Albert Lee Dalton Homeplace

Rose Dove Dalton and Albert Lee Dalton Homeplace
This house and property belonged to John Ward, Jr At his death he willed the property to his nephew William Ward

Thursday, January 27, 2011

January 27, 2011 Grave Matters

Welcome to another addition of Grave Matters.  Today I was going to post the Pioneer Cemetery at Hohenwald, TN and I will publish a few.  But I have been looking at the internet and there are quite a few sites posted for that graveyard.  It is the death and burial site for Meriwether Lewis.  He was said to have committed suicide at this location, but more information has come to light recently that he was murdered.

The site is on the Nachez Trace which is a wonderful drive.   That is a picture of my dog Bonnie and my husband in the background.   We are at the entrance to the Nachez Trace right outside of Nashville. Milemarker 444.

You will find the Meriwether Lewis site at mile marker 385.9.  This is also the site of a pioneer graveyard.  According to what I have been reading these are not the original markers, but rather new ones that replaced the small markers.  They put the flat ones down because it was easier to mow.  Oh, my.
 George Grove
 Lucy Mathis
 Delia Himes
 Infant of jim Himes
 Virgil Himes
 M.L.Hale
C.V. Hale, Jr.

This isn't all of the grave markers.  I have only shown a few.  If you need to see more, please comment and I will be glad to post.
Also there is a website that provides information about the people buried here.  It is http://www.tngennet.org/lewis/pioneer_cemetery.htm.
There is also a book called Cemeteries of Lewis County, TN that has pictures and obituaries of some of the people buried here.

The next markers I found in Shelby County, Ky. near Peewee Valley right across from the Kentucky Correctional Institute for Women.

Memory of Harrison Wood 5 yrs a U.S. soldier in the War of 1812.Born March 18, 1782
died November 8, 1852
aged 69 years 8 months 10 days

 James G. Shanks who was born July 24, 1790 and departed this life November 8, 1845  age 55 yrs. 5 months 14 days.


Isaac Hawes Born October 27, 1768 Died April 6, 1832

 Ann Hawes Born March 8, 1773
Died July 15, 1853
erected by her grandson David Enochs

This is the last addition for Grave Matters for the month of January, 2011.  See you in February.  Hope this has helped in your genealogical search.

Lewis County, Tn
Lewis County cemeteries
The Death of Meriwether Lewis: A Historic Crime Scene Investigation
In Search of History: Meriwether Lewis - Murder or Suicide? [VHS]
The Suppressed History of America: The Murder of Meriwether Lewis and the Mysterious Discoveries of the Lewis and Clark Expedition
Suicide or Murder? : The Strange Death of Governor Meriwether Lewis
Soldiers of the War of 1812 (Americans at War-the War of 1812)

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