COTTON-TAGGART
CEMETERY
OH-25: NASHVILLE, DAVIDSON COUNTY, TN, GRANNY
WHITE PIKE
14 TOMBSTONE INSCRIPTIONS.
SANDERS Born: 1818 Died: 1909
Front inscription: MRS. MARY P. F./
SANDERS/ BORN APR. 11, 1818/ DIED MAY 20,
1909/ SHELTERED AND
SAFE FROM SORROW
COTTON Born: 1834 Died: 1909
Front
inscription: MRS. CALLIE C./ COTTON/ BORN AUG. 9, 1834/ DIED FEB.
6,
1909/ A TENDER MOTHER AND A FAITHFUL/
FRIEND.
SMITH Born: 1867 Died: 1902
Front
inscription: STERLING W. SMITH/ BORN/ JULY 22, 1867/ DIED/ MAR.
16,
1902/ A PRECIOUS ONE FROM US HAS GONE/ A VOICE WE LOVED IS
STILLED/ A PLACE IS VACANT IN OUR HOME/ WHICH NEVER CAN BE
FILLED.
COTTEN Born: 1869 Died: 1884
Front
inscription: MARY B./ DAUGHTER OF/ J.A. & R. P./ COTTEN/ BORN/
APRIL
18, 1869/ DIED/ JULY 27, 1884/ PRECIOUS IN THE SIGHT OF/
THE LORD IS THE
DEAREST/ OF HIS SAINTS/ DEAREST SISTER THOU/ HAST
LEFT US./ HERE OUR LOST WE DEEPLY/ MOURN./ BUT TIS GOD WHO HAS/ BEREFT
US.
COTTEN Born: 1841 Died: 1885
Front inscription:
RACHEL P./ WIFE OF/ J. H. COTTEN/ BORN/ MAY 16, 1841/
DIED/ NOV.
23, 1885/ THOU ART GOING TO THE GRAVE/ WE'LL NO LONGER BEHOLD THEE/ FOR
BORN BY (?)
COTTON Born: 1834 Died: 1911
Front
inscription: JOHN A. COTTON/ BORN/ JAN. 21, 1834/ DIED/ AUG. 8,
1911/
BLESSED ARE THE DEAD WHICH/ DIE IN THE
LORD.
TAGGART Born: 1866 Died: 1934
Front
inscription: E. L. TAGGART/ JAN. 19, 1866/ AUG. 29,
1934
TAGGART Born: 1903 Died: 1916
Front
inscription: W. E. BUSH/ TAGGART/ BORN/ JAN. 19, 1903/ DIED/ MAR.
6,
1916/ BLESSED ARE THE PURE/ IN HEART FOR THEY/ SHALL SEE
GOD.
Footstone: YES
Footstone Inscription: NONE
TAGGART Born: 1906 Died:
1907
Front inscription: HARVEY LEE/ SON OF/ EMMETT & AGNES/
TAGGART/ BORN MAR. 6, 1906/ DIED OCT. 13, 1907/ AT
REST
FARLEY Born: 1898 Died: 1900
Front inscription:
LUCY PITTS/ DAU. OF/ E. W. & MARTHA/ FARLEY/ BORN/ APR.
16,
1898/ DIED/ DEC. 2, 1900/ THESE LOVELY BUDS SO YOUNG SO FAIR/
CALLED
HENCE BY EARLY DOOM/ JUST CAME TO SHOW HOW SWEET THESE
FLOWERS/ IN PARADISE WOULD BLOOM./ ERE SIN COULD HARM OR SORROW FADE/
DEATH CAME WITH FRIENDLY CARE/ THE OPENING BUDS TO HEAVEN CONVEYED/ AND
BADE THE BLOSSOM THERE.
TAGGART Born: 1898 Died:
1900
Front inscription: MARY ELIZABETH/ DAU. OF/ E. L. &
AGNES/ TAGGART.BORN/ MAR. 3, 1898/ DIED/ DEC. 3, 1900/[SEE EPITAPH FOR
LUCY PITTS FARLEY]
FARLEY Born: 1900 Died:
1900
Front inscription: IN MEMORY OF/ ROBERT WEAKLY/ LITTLE SON
OF/ E. W. & MARTHA FARLEY/ BORN/JAN 3, 1900/ DIED/ JULY 7, 1900/
PRECIOUS BABY, HE HAS LEFT US./ LEFT US, YES, FOREVER MORE;/ BUT WE HOPE
TO MEET OUR DARLING/ ON THAT BRIGHT AND HAPPY SHORE.
PERRY Born: 1898 Died: 1898
Front inscription: IN MEMORY OF OUR DEAR
ONE/ INFANT/ SON OF/ J. H. & L. J.
PERRY/ BORN APR. 1, 1898./
DIED/ APR. 4, 1898./ WE LOVED THIS LITTLE TENDER
ONE/ AND WOULD
HAVE WISHED HIM STAY/ BUT LET OUR FATHER'S WILL BE DONE/ HE SHINES IN
ENDLESS DAY
AUSTIN
Front inscription:
WILLIAM THOMAS/ AUSTIN JR./ APR. 18, 1922/ ASLEEP IN JESUS
SITE SURVEYED NOVEMBER 10,2000
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