The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

GRAVEYARD MARKER

SEVIER / NOBLE AND SUCCESSIVE / DEFENDER OF THE EARLY /
SETTLERS OF TENNESSEE / THE FIRST AND FOR TWELVE / YEARS
GOVERNOR / REPRESENTATIVE IN / CONGRESS. / COMMISSIONER IN
MANY / TREATIES WITH THE / INDIANS. HE SERVED HIS / COUNTRY
FOR FORTY YEARS / FAITHFULLY AND USEFULLY / AND IN THAT
SERVICE DIED / AN ADMIRER OF / PATRIOTISM AND MERIT / UNREQUITED ERECTS THIS

Submitter comment: THIS IS ONLY A MONUMENT TO MR. SEVIER. HIS GRAVE IS IN

Data entry tech comment: THERE IS A 3 LINE DIVISION HERE ON 5 X 8 CARD

Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE ; OLD CITY CEMETERY

Date learned: NOT GIVEN