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/ 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 website listing. January 2008. Doug Drake submitted this addition: Elizabeth Drake * Died August 18th 1823 Age 55 Years * Elizabeth Rounsavall Drake Addition to Drake-Walton Cemetery website listing. 6-12-2013 Becky Duncan submitted the following list of tombstone inscriptions which were taken by Doug Drake in the 1980's. She noted "I compared this list with the survey done a few years ago and I believe it adds some information for tombstones not very legible anymore or those possibly sunken and only partially visible now." Emma C. Drake/ Sept. 24, 1860/ Oct. 15, 1899 Albert J. Drake/ May 28, 1852/ July 27, 1937 B. R. Drake/ Sept. 28, 1856/ April 29, 1894 Nancy A. Drake/ Daughter of Wm. & Frances Wilkinson/ March 28, 1831/ Aug. 12, 1856 Laura/ Daughter of James R. & Nancy A. Drake/ Feb. 20, 1854/ Aug. 12,1856 Robert W./ Son of James R. & Nancy A. Drake/ Feb. 22, 1856/ July 21, 1856 James R. Drake/ April 4, 1826/ Jan. 8, 1863/ Co. G. 2nd Tennessee Infantry/ Robison Walker Legion John B. Drake/ Died Sept. 8, 1897/ 77 years 7 months 28 days Chloe Drake/ Died Aug. 24, 1898 Infant Son of B. F. & Julina Drake/ Sept. 24, 1864/ Nov. 10, 1864 Lena Drake. Nov. 24, 1868/ Dec. 26, 1869 James Clinton Drake/ Nov. 19, 1858/ Oct. 7, 1886 B. F. Drake/ 1818-1894/ Julina His Wife/ 1827-1911 Jonathan Drake/ July 5, 1786/ July 24, 1834/ Married Dec. 24, 1808 (Jonathan, son of John & Elizabeth Rounsavall Drake) Eliza Drake/ Wife of Jonathan Drake/ Died Oct. 1, 1831 Blount W. Drake/ born March 20, 1809/ Died Aug. 1, 1840 Jonathan Drake. March 6, 1819/ Nov. 30, 1842 Elizabeth Drake/ Wife of John Drake/ Died Aug. 18, 1823/ Age 55 John Drake, Jr./ Son of John & Elizabeth/ Died Sept. 1821/ 30 Years Old Ben. A. Drake/ Died 31 Day March 1816/ Born 1789/ 27 Years Old Mary D./ Wife of Wm. J. Drake/ July 20, 1796/ July 23, 1874 Mrs. S. Drake/ Died 24 July 1832/ 70 Years Old William J. Drake/ Born March 24, 1792/ Died Jan.18, 1867 Elizabeth/ Wife of T. C. Gilbert/ Daughter of John & Elizabeth/ Died 28 Aug. 1817/ 24 Years Old LTA Drake 1811 William R. Drake/ Died Jan. 30, 1856/ 11 Years Old Josiah Drake/ Born Jan. 28, 1825/ Died 1843 William J./ Son of James & Nancy A. Drake/ July 14, 1852/ 1853 C. Drake/ Died 15 1812 (?) E. Drake/ Died 5 Dec. 1826/ 36 Years Old/ Born 1790 J. A. D./ Died 1816/ 22 Years Old/ Born 1794 H. Drake/ Died 1815/ Born 1756/ Age 59 I. Drake/ Died 18 May 1815/ Age 50 Years Old Susan Hyde/ 25 years Old/ Died 1820 June 25th/ Consort of Tazwell Hyde Nancy S. Lester/ Born 31 Aug. 1812/ Died 23 Oct.(?) Elizabeth Rounsavall Drake (died Aug. 18, 1823, age 55) was the wife of John Drake (1763-1834). Her parents were David and Brigida Heaton/Eaton Rounsavall. A family history was published, in 2002, entitled Richard Rounsavall and His Descendants. Information sent by Becky Duncan. Additions to Drake-Walton Cemetery website listing. 6-12-2013 |
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