DRAKE-WALTON CEMETERY
NW-30: NASHVILLE, DAVIDSON COUNTY, TN, DRAKES BRANCH ROAD
34 TOMBSTONE INSCRIPTIONS
15 FIELDSTONES
DRAKE Born: 1892 Died: 1892
Front Inscription: EMMA CAPTOLA/ INFANT DAUGHTER/ A. J. & EMMA C. DRAKE/ MAY 15, 1892/ MAY 15, 1892
Footstone: YES Footstone Inscription: C. D.
DRAKE Born: 1856 Died: 1884
Front Inscription: B. R. DRAKE/ SEPT. 29, 1856/ APR. 29, 1884
DRAKE Born: 1874 Died: 1914
Front Inscription: BLANCHE DRAKE/ DUNCAN/ AUG 17, 1874/ JUNE 18, 1914
LEWIS Born: 1871 Died: 1940
Front Inscription: WILLIAM E. LEWIS/ JULY 17, 1871/ MAR 21, 1940
Footstone: YES Footstone Inscription: NONE
WALTON Born: 1870 Died: 1938
Front Inscription: MARY ANN WALTON/ 1870-1938/ AT REST
WALTON Born: 1874 Died: 1924
Front Inscription: SUE ELLA WALTON/ AUG 1, 1874/ JAN 31, 1924/ REST IN HEAVEN
WALTON Born: 1876 Died: 1913
Front Inscription: JAMES JOSIAH/ WALTON/ DEC 14, 1876/ MAR 14, 1913
Footstone: YES Footstone Inscription: NONE
WALTON
Front Inscription: WALTON/ JOSIAH WALTON/ AUG. 31, 1829- JULY 1, 1895/ MARY FRANCES WALTON/ JUNE 30, 1850- NOV. 10, 1916/ BENJAMIN FRANKLIN OUZTS/ BORN & DIED JUNE 1, 1905/ BENJAMIN DRAKE WALTON/ APR 14, 1891- AGED 2 YRS/ J. J. WALTON/ DEC. 14, 1876- MAR 14, 1913
Footstone: YES Footstone Inscription: MFW/ JW
DRAKE Born: 1826 Died: 1863
Front Inscription: JAMES R. DRAKE/ BORN/ APR 4, 1826/ DIED/ JAN 8, 1863
DRAKE Born: 1861 Died: 1861
Front Inscription: INFANT SON OF/ B. F. & JULINA/ DRAKE/ BORN/ SEP 24, 1861/ DIED/ NOV 10, 1861
DRAKE Born: 1858 Died: 1886
Front Inscription: GANNON DRAKE/ BORN/ NOV 19, 1858/ DIED/ OCT 7, 1886
DRAKE
Front Inscription: B. F. DRAKE/ 1818-1894/ JULINA/ HIS WIFE/ 1827-1911
WALTON Born: 1912 Died: 1912
Front Inscription: SARAH/ ELIZABETH/ INFANT DAUGHTER/ E. B. & ELFIE K./ WALTON/ DEC. 2, 1912/ DEC. 2, 1912
Footstone: YES Footstone Inscription: NONE
WALTON Born: 1919 Died: 1926
Front Inscription: ROBERT CLIFTON/ WALTON/ BORN AUG 12, 1919/ DIED SEP 30, 1926
WALTON Born: 1854 Died: 1913
Front Inscription: COME YE BLESSED/ MARY ELIZABETH/ WALTON/ BORN/ FEB 25, 1854/ DIED/ JAN 29, 1913
WALTON Born: 1859 Died: 1943
Front Inscription: AT REST/ ERNEST T. WALTON/ MAY 15, 1859/ APR 27, 1943
WALTON Born: 1865 Died: 1898
Front Inscription: MAGGIE L./ WALTON/ 1865-1898
WALTON Born: 1828 Died: 1898
Front Inscription: SUSANNAH/ WALTON/ 1828-1898
DRAKE Died: 1816
Front Inscription: BENJ. DRAKE/ (ILLEGIBLE)/ DIED 1816/ AGED 27 YEAR 34 DAY
DRAKE Died: 1830
Front Inscription: WILLIAM H./ DRAKE/ DEPARTED THIS/ LIFE/ JAN. 30TH 1830/ IN THE 14TH YEAR
DRAKE Born: 1852
Front Inscription: IN MEMORY OF/ WILLIAM J./ SON OF/ JAMES & A. I. DRAKE/ BORN JULY 14, 1852
DRAKE
Front Inscription: R.E.W. DRAKE/ ? & 1 DAY/ 52 YEARS
DRAKE Died: 1834
Front Inscription: MRS./ DRAKE DEPARTED/ THIS LIFE JULY THE/ 24TH 1834 AGED/ 48 YEARS
DRAKE Died: 1831
Front Inscription: IN/ MEMORY/ OF/ ELIZA DRAKE/ CONSORT OF/ JONATHAN DRAKE ESQ./ WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE/ 1ST OCT. 1831 IN/ THE ? YEAR OF HER AGE
DRAKE Born: 1786 Died: 1834
Front Inscription: SACRED/ TO THE MEMORY OF/ JONATHAN DRAKE/ BORN/ JULY 5, 1786/ DIED/ JULY 24, 1834
DRAKE Born: 1809 Died: 1840
Front Inscription: BLOUNT W. DRAKE/ MAR 10, 1809/ AUG. 1, 1840
YOUNG Born: 1817 Died: 1845
Front Inscription: IN MEMORY OF/ SUSANNAH C./ WIFE OF/ DANIEL YOUNG/ BORN SEPT. 6TH 1817/ DIED SEPT 10TH 1845
DRAKE Died: 1816
Front Inscription: E DRAKE D/ THE 5 DEC 1816
DRAKE Born: 1819 Died: 1842
Front Inscription: IN MEMORY/ JONATHAN DRAKE/ BORN MARCH 6TH 1819/ DIED NOV. 30TH 1842
LESTER Born: 1817 Died: 1824
Front Inscription: NANCY S. LESTER/ BORN 31ST AUG. 1817/ DEPARTED THIS LIFE/ 23RD OCT./ 1824
DRAKE
Front Inscription: ELIZABETH DRAKE/ WIFE OF/ JOHN DRAKE
HYDE Died: 1820
Front Inscription: IN/ MEMORY OF/ SUSAN HYDE/ CONSORT OF/ HOWELL(?) HYDE/ (ILLEGIBLE)/ DIED JUNE 1820 IN/ 45 YEAR OF HER AGE
GILBERT Died: 1817
Front Inscription: ELIZABETH GILBERT/ WIFE OF T. GILBERT/ DAUGHTER OF JOHN/ & ELIZABETH DRAKE/ DEPARTED THIS LIFE/ 23 AUGUST 1817/ AGED 24 YEARS
THIS CEMETERY, ON SITE VISIT OF 1-5-2003, WAS HEAVILY OVERGROWN WITH A TANGLE OF HONEYSUCKLE BUSHES, THORN BUSHES AND FALLEN TREE LIMBS. MANY TOMBSTONES WERE TOTALLY COVERED BY THIS GROWTH. ALSO NOTED WERE TEN IDENTICAL TOMBSTONES WITHOUT INSCRIPTIONS. AFTER CLEARING, THIS CEMETERY SHOULD BE REVISITED AND INSCRIPTION DATA UPDATED.
SITE SURVEYED JANUARY 5, 2003
JOHN DRAKE
BORN IN YADKIN VALLEY, NC
1763
DIED IN NASHVILLE, TN
OCT. 29, 1834
Drake family descendants cleared the overgrowth and restored the cemetery
during 2007. A replacement tombstone was provided and placed at the gravesite
of John Drake by Doug Drake (2007). Information submitted to the Davidson
County Cemetery Survey by Becky Duncan. 9-11-2007
Addition to Drake-Walton Cemetery web site listing. January 2008.
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