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TO THE MEMORY OF / COL. JOHN TIPTON / BORN IN WASHINGTON CO.
TENN. / DIED OCT. 8, 1831. / ERECTED BY ORDER OF / THE 49TH
GEN. ASSEMBLY.
HOW SLEEP THE BRAVE WHO SINK TO REST,
BY ALL THEIR COUNTRY'S WISHES BLEST
WHEN SPRING WITH DEWY FINGERS COLD
RETURNS TO DECK THEIR HALLOWED MOULD.
SHE THERE SHALL DRESS A SWEETER SOD
THAN FANCY'S FEET HAVE EVER TROD.
Submitter comment: I ALSO HAVE A RUBBING OF THIS TOMBSTONE--S.R.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE ; OLD CITY CEMETERY
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Death Funeral Burial ART CRAFT ARCHITECTURE -- Cemetery BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
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IN / MEMORY OF / CALEB FAGALAY, / WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE /
JUNE 17TH. 1837: / AGED 39 YEARS / 1 MONTH AND / 6 DAYS.
FAREWELL MY DEAR AND LOVING MATE
NO LONGER FOR YOU COULD I WAIT
WEEP NOT FOR ME MY PAINS ARE O'ER
WE SOON SHALL MEET TO PART NOT MORE.
Submitter comment: THIS WAS SUCH AN ATTRACTIVE MONUMENT AND THE EPITAPH WAS
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE ; OLD CITY CEMETERY
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Death Funeral Burial ART CRAFT ARCHITECTURE -- Cemetery BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
WHEN SETTLERS WERE PUSHING INWARD, ONE FAMILY BY THE NAME OF
MOON, SETTLED IN ALBERMARLE COUNTY, VIRGINIA, ALONG THE JAMES
RIVER. AFTER THE CIVIL WAR, THE HOUSE BECAME UNINHABITED, IN
TIME TO BECOME FAMOUS FOR THE MOON GHOST. THERE ON DARK, STORMY
NIGHTS, MANY WEIRD TALES ORIGINATED BY PASSING TRAVELERS.
ONE PERSON WHO DIDN'T BELIEVE IN GHOSTS, DECIDED TO PROVE HIS
POINT. WITH A LAMP AND BOOK, HE SETTLED DOWN FOR A BORING NIGHT.
JUST THEN, A LARGE CAT WALKED INTO THE ROOM. THE CAT ACTED REAL
SOCIABLE, AND JUMPED ON THE TABLE. HE SAID TO THE MAN, "THERE
DOESN'T SEEM TO BE ANYONE BUT YOU AND ME HERE TONIGHT." THIS
WAS TOO MUCH FOR THE MAN, SO HE SAID, "IN A MINUTE, THERE WON'T BE
ANYONE HERE BUT YOU."
HE THEN RAN FOR THE DOOR. HE WAS WILLING TO ACCEPT THE MOON
GHOST.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; PEABODY COLLEGE ; NASHVILLE ; COLLEGE ASSIGNMENT
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Ghost Spirit Phantom Specter PROSE NARRATIVE -- Product or activity of man or animal |
Date learned: 03-07-1969
NASHVILLE
FIRST LADY SCHOOLTEACHER
MRS. PAMELIA A. KIRK
BORN IN VIRGINIA
DIED IN NASHVILLE, TENN.
NOV. 6, 1860 / AT THE AGE OF 80
Submitter comment: ON THE TOP OF HER TOMBSTONE IS AN INTERESTING CARVING.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE ; OLD CITY CEMETERY
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Death Funeral Burial ART CRAFT ARCHITECTURE -- Cemetery BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
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FELIX ROBERTSON/ SON OF/ GEN. JAMES ROBERTSON/ AND/
CHARLOTTE REEVES ROBERTSON/ JAN. 11. 1871/ JULY 10, 1865/
FIRST WHILE CHILD BORN IN THE/ SETTLEMENT NOW CALLED
NASHVILLE/ DISTINGUISHED AS A PHYSICIAN/ FOREMOST AS A
CITIZEN.
Submitter comment: THIS IS THE PLAQUE NEAR HIS GRAVE--S.R.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE ; OLD CITY CEMETERY
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Death Funeral Burial ART CRAFT ARCHITECTURE -- Cemetery BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
WHEN GIRLS ARE IN WEST HALL IN A BOY'S ROOM, (A MATCHBOOK'S
WIDTH) THE DOOR MUST BE KEPT OPEN (FOR PROPRIETY SAKE).
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; PEABODY COLLEGE ; NASHVILLE ; WEST HALL
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- School BELIEF -- School |
THIS MAN USED TO BEAT HIS HORSE AND HE WOULD MAKE IT WORK HARD
AND WOULDN'T LET IT REST. WHEN THE HORSE GOT OLD, THE MAN
SHOT IT AND JUST LET IT LAY TO DECAY. IF YOU GO BY THE MAN'S
HOUSE YOU CAN SEE THE HORSE WORKING IN THE FIELDS. THEY SAY
THAT THE HORSE CAME BACK TO LIFE AND KILLED HIS MASTER.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; PEABODY COLLEGE ; NASHVILLE ; COLLEGE ASSIGNMENT
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Ghost Spirit Phantom Specter PROSE NARRATIVE -- Mammal BELIEF -- Ghost Spirit Phantom Specter BELIEF -- Mammal |
Date learned: 03-07-1969
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GERARD TROOST/ M.D. PH.M./ BORN BOIS-LE-DUC, HOLLAND/ MAR 15,
1776/ DIED NASHVILLE, TENN./ AUG 14, 1850/
PROFESSOR OF CHEMISTRY AND/ GEOLOGY UNIVERSITY OF NASHVILLE/
1828 1850
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE ; OLD CITY CEMETERY
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Death Funeral Burial ART CRAFT ARCHITECTURE -- Cemetery BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
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ANN COCKRILL/ FORMERLY ANN ROBERTSON/ BORN 10TH FEBRUARY 1757/
DEPARTED THIS LIFE/ OCTOBER 13TH 1821. (THE PLAQUE READS:)
1757 HONORING 1821
ANN ROBERTSON JOHNSTON/ COCKRILL/ FIRST TEACHER CUMBERLAND/
SETTLEMENT. INTREPID/ PIONEER. HEROINE OF THE/
BATTLE OF THE BLUFFS 1781./ RECIPIENT OF LAND GRANT./
FT. NASHBOROUGH CHAPTER D.A.R./ 1935
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE ; OLD CITY CEMETERY
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Death Funeral Burial ART CRAFT ARCHITECTURE -- Cemetery BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
IF THE HUSBAND HAS BROAD SHOULDERS, THE WIFE WILL HAVE IT
EASIER IN CHILDBIRTH.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE ; PEABODY COLLEGE LIBRARY
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- Birth BELIEF -- Measure of space: distance, height, depth |
DON'T DRINK MILK AND EAT FISH AT THE SAME TIME, THE
REACTION IS DEADLY.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE ; PEABODY COLLEGE LIBRARY
A HORSEHAIR PLACED IN STAGNANT WATER TURNS INTO A SNAKE.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE ; PEABODY COLLEGE LIBRARY
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Creation and Order of Animal Life BELIEF -- Animal BELIEF -- Magic of Speech, Sign, Color |
Date learned: 04-04-1969
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TERRY H. CAHAL/ BORN IN THE STATE OF/ VIRGINIA/ SEPTEMBER 4TH
1802/ DIED NEAR NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE/ APRIL 15TH, 1851/
ENDOWED BY NATURE WITH GREAT TALENTS AND/ GIFTED WITH AMBITION
EQUAL TO THESE POWERS./ THOUGH BORN TO WANT & OBSCURITY/
HE TRIUMPHED OVER EVERY DISADVANTAGE/ AND RISING IN AN
HONORABLE CAREER,/ TO EMINENCE & HIGH DISTINCTIONS/ HE
ADORNED & ILLUSTRATED HIS LIFE/ BY ALL THE SUCCESS WHICH
GENIUS / ADDED TO VIRTUE, COURAGE & PERSERVERANCE/ NEVER
FAILS TO ACHIEVE./ A MEMBER OF THE LAST STATE CONVENTION/
TWICE A SENATOR IN OUR GENERAL ASSEMBLY/ & ONCE THE
SPEAKER OF THAT BODY./ HE WAS THE SECOND IN COMMAND OF A
VOLUNTEER REGIMENT/ IN THE FIRST FLORIDA WAR,/ & BEING
AFTERWARDS ELECTED CHANCELLOR OF TENNESSEE,/ HE DIED IN
DISCHARGING THE DUTIES/ OF HIS EXALTED STATION.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE ; OLD CITY CEMETERY
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Death Funeral Burial ART CRAFT ARCHITECTURE -- Cemetery BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
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IN MEMORY OF/ WM. JAMES/ SON OF / PETER & ANNA S./
BASS/ BORN/ THE 19TH OF MAY 1809/ DIED/ IN MARCH/ 1828/
WHILE A STUDENT OF THE/ NASHVILLE UNIVERSITY
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE ; OLD CITY CEMETERY
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Death Funeral Burial ART CRAFT ARCHITECTURE -- Cemetery BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
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LIEUT./ W. W. MARSHALL/ BORN IN E. TENN./ SERVED IN THE MEXICAN/
WAR./ DIED ON HIS RETURN/ IN NASHVILLE/ MAY 7, 1848/ PEACE TO
HIS ASHES.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE ; OLD CITY CEMETERY
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Death Funeral Burial ART CRAFT ARCHITECTURE -- Cemetery BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
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THOMAS CRUTCHER/ FOR 25 YEARS TREASURER/ OF THE STATE OF TENN./
HE WAS BORN IN VA. / FEB. 18, 1760/ AND/ DIED AT NASHVILLE/
WHERE HE HAD RESIDED/ 60 YEARS/ MARCH 8, 1844/ AGE 84
OF A STERN BUT VIRTUOUS &/ INFLEXIBLE NATURE, AND FULL/
OF THE PUREST BENEVOLENCE,/ HE ENJOYED ALL HIS LENGTHENED/
DAYS, THE VENERATION AND/ CONFIDENCE OF THE COMMUNITY/ AND
WENT DOWN TO THE GRAVE/ CROWNED WITH HONORS AS HE/ WAS
COVERED WITH YEARS.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE ; OLD CITY CEMETERY
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Death Funeral Burial ART CRAFT ARCHITECTURE -- Cemetery BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
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ORVILLE/EWING/ FEB. 6, 1806/ OCT. 10, 1876
FOR LIFE IS EVER/ LORD OF DEATH
AND LOVE CAN NEVER/ LOSE ITS OWN.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE ; OLD CITY CEMETERY
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Death Funeral Burial ART CRAFT ARCHITECTURE -- Cemetery BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
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ALLEN/ MITCHELL/ HARGRAVE/ BORN/ JULY 19, 1839/ DIED/
FEB. 1, 1860/ OUR MIKE
SHED NOT FOR HER THE BITTER TEAR
NOR GIVE THE HEART TO VAIN REGRET
TIS BUT THE BASKET THAT LIES HERE
THE GEM THAT FILLED IT SPARKLES YET.
Submitter comment: THE "HER" IN LINE ONE MUST HAVE BEEN A MISTAKE OF THE
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE ; OLD CITY CEMETERY
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Death Funeral Burial ART CRAFT ARCHITECTURE -- Cemetery BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
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IN MEMORY OF/ MOSES STEVENS/ BORN AT/ ANDOVER MASS./ OCTOBER 1ST.
1790/ DIED AT/ NASHVILLE, TENN./ MARCH 1ST. 1841/ ERECTED/ BY
THE/ GRAND LODGE OF TENN./ AND THE/ GRAND R.A. CHAPTER OF
TENN./ IN COMMEMORATION OF/ MOSES STEVENS/ WHO FOR MANY YEARS
FILLED/ THE OFFICE OF/ GRAND SECRETARY/ WITH SIGNAL FIDELITY/
AND INTEGRITY AND/ WHOSE PRIVATE VIRTUE/ ENDEARED HIM TO THE/
FRATERNITY.
A.L. 5841 A.D. 1841
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE ; OLD CITY CEMETERY
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Death Funeral Burial ART CRAFT ARCHITECTURE -- Cemetery BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
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THIS PLAQUE IS READABLE FROM THE SNAPSHOT. IT IS IN HONOR
OF THE EDUCATORS BURIED IN THE OLD CITY CEMETERY. MR. HUME
AND MR. FOGG ARE BURIED IN THIS PLOT. HUME-FOGG HIGH SCHOOL,
IN NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE IS NAMED AFTER THEM.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE ; OLD CITY CEMETERY
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Death Funeral Burial ART CRAFT ARCHITECTURE -- Cemetery BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 00-00-1972