MORTON CEMETERY
NO-01: NASHVILLE, DAVIDSON COUNTY, TN, NOLENSVILLE PIKE
6 TOMBSTONE INSCRIPTIONS
10 FIELDSTONES
WHITSETT Died: 1818
Front inscription: IN MEMORY/ MARTHA J. WHITSETT/ WHO DEPARTED THIS/ LIFE SEPTEMBER/ 3 1818 IN THE 8/ YEAR OF HER AGE
Footstone: YES Footstone inscription: NONE
WHITSETT Died: 1819
Front inscription: IN MEMORY OF/ NANCY J. WHITSETT/ WHO DEPARTED THIS/ AUGUST THE 3 1819/ IN THE 26 YEAR OF/ HER AGE
Footstone: YES Footstone inscription: NONE
MORTON Born: 1828 Died: 1849
Front inscription: IN MEMORY OF/ JAMES W. MORTON/ WHO WAS BORN/ SEPTEMBER 13/ 1828/ AND DEPARTED THIS/ LIFE AUGUST 20/ 1849/ JESUS CAN MAKE A DYING BED/ FEEL SOFT AS DOWN PILLOWS/ WHILE... (ILLEGIBLE)
Footstone: YES Footstone inscription: NONE
MORTON Born: 1779 Died: 1851
Front inscription: SACRED/ TO THE MEMORY OF/ DR. SAMUEL MORTON/ HE WAS BORN/ NOVEMBER 6TH 1779/ AND DEPARTED THIS LIFE/ JANUARY 23RD 1851/ TIS RELIGION THAT CAN GIVE/ SWEETEST PLEASURES WHILE WE LIVE/ TIS RELIGION MUST SUPPLY/ SOLID COMFORT WHEN WE DIE.
Footstone: YES Footstone inscription: NONE
MORTON
Front inscription: IN MEMORY OF/ MY MOTHER/ JANE MORTON
Footstone: YES Footstone inscription: J. M.
MORTON Born: 1821 Died: 1830
Front inscription: IN MEMORY OF/ WILLIAM B. MORTON/ WHO WAS BORN/ JULY 11 1821/ AND DEPARTED THIS/ LIFE NOV. 22 1830/ FRIEND AFTER FRIEND DEPARTS/ WHO HATH NOT LOST A FRIEND/ THERE IS NO UNION HERE OF/ HEARTS/ THAT HATH NOT HERE AN/ END
SITE SURVEYED DECEMBER 1, 2000
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