GENERAL THOMAS OVERTON CEMETERY

 

GO-01: NASHVILLE, DAVIDSON COUNTY, TN, CORNER BRYAN & DONELSON AVENUES

 

5 TOMBSTONE INSCRIPTIONS

6 FIELDSTONES

 

OVERTON                                                       

Front inscription: SACRED/ TO THE/ MEMORY OF/ MARY H./ OVERTON    

                                                           

BUTLAR                                                          

Front inscription: SACRED TO/ THE MEMORY/ OF MARIA/ BUTLAR      

                                                                 

OVERTON                                                       

Front inscription: SACRED/ TO THE MEMORY/ OF/ (PENELOPE) OPE OVERTON/ WIDOW OF/ GEN. TH. OVERTON/ SHE DIED JULY 15^TH  1???/  ? YEARS?/ ALSO SHALL REST/ IN HOPE/ P.S. 16.9/ THIS TOMBSTONE IS ERECTED/ BY HER AFFECTIONATE GRANDDAUGHTER/ HARRIETTE                    

Footstone: YES   Footstone inscription: NONE

 

OVERTON                          Born: 1753          Died: 1824          

Front inscription: THOMAS/ OVERTON/ CAPT./ 4 CONTINENTAL/ DRAGOONS/ REV. WAR/ AUG 15, 1753/ FEB 23, 1824                                                                        

Footstone: YES   Footstone inscription: NONE

 

HYNSON                                                         

Front inscription: SACRED/ TO THE MEMORY OF/ HARRIET B HYNSON/ & HER INFANT/ MARY PENELOPE/ THE FORMER OF WHOM DEPARTED THIS LIFE/ 19^TH  NOV 1826/ AGED 23 YEARS 10 MOS 3 D/ & THE LATTER 21^ST  APRIL 1825/ AGED 6 MOS & 7 DAYS/ IN RAPIDE LOUISIANA/ THEIR REMAINS HAVE BEEN FROM THERE/ REMOVED TO THIS SPOT BY HER BEREAVED/ HUSBAND IN ACCORDANCE WITH HER LAST/ DESIRE & HERE DEPOSITED THIS 1^ST / DAY OF JUNE 1828                                                                     

 

 

SITE SURVEYED FEBRUARY 1, 2001

 

 

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