Submitted by Tricia Sanders <tsanders (at) gte.net><\/p>\n
The George family cemetery is (was) on the bank of Grassy Creek on Archie Carr’s place. The first grave dating to 1862 was Lily George, daughter of Henry and Martha George. Later, Henry, Martha and 4 more of their children were buried there. There was a little wire fence around it and my older relatives went every year to take care and tidy it up. After resting peacefully for over 100 years, the cemetery was plowed up by the owner at the time.<\/p>\n
Dad’s cousin told me about it. Said her Mama did everything she could to keep the farmer from tearing it up, but he did it anyway. Her Mama was never the same and died shortly after. What a sad postscript.<\/p>\n
Milton sent the info on the graves by Grassy Creek. I am not sure of the exact location other than on Archie Carr’s farm (that would have been in the late 1800’s). But I do have the names of some (and I suspect all) who were buried there.<\/p>\n
Below is what I believe to be the folks that were buried at the GEORGE Family Cemetery along the creeks of Grassy Creek on the farm of Archie Carr in Obion County.<\/p>\n
Henry Franklin George (Father)<\/span> Martha E. Nipp George (Mother)<\/span> Lily Ann George<\/span> Nancy George<\/span> Mary Elizabeth George<\/span> William George<\/span> Notice the children all died in Oct of 1869 within days of one another. These dates were taken from a little book that my grandfather kept with all the family names and information.<\/p>\n Also listed is a poem I wrote to honor my family buried along Grassy Creek. It came from the heart and I wanted to share it.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ….Tricia Sanders<\/p>\n Beside Grassy Creek A family walks beside Grassy Creek,<\/span> A family mourns beside Grassy Creek.<\/span> A family walks beside Grassy Creek<\/span> A family mourns beside Grassy Creek<\/span> A family walks beside Grassy Creek<\/span> A family mourns beside Grassy Creek<\/span> Submitted by Tricia Sanders <tsanders (at) gte.net> The George family cemetery is (was) on the bank of Grassy Creek on Archie Carr’s place. The first grave dating to 1862 was Lily George, daughter of Henry and Martha George. Later, Henry, …<\/span> Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-640","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/obion\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/640","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/obion\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/obion\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/obion\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/obion\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=640"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/obion\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/640\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2432,"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/obion\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/640\/revisions\/2432"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/obion\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=640"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/obion\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=640"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/obion\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=640"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nb. abt 1829 in NC<\/span>
\nd. Nov 22, 1876<\/span><\/p>\n
\nb. Feb 27, 1844 in TN.<\/span>
\nd. Feb 12, 1885<\/span><\/p>\n
\nb. Dec 16, 1862 in TN<\/span>
\nd. Oct 19, 1869<\/span><\/p>\n
\nb. Apr 5, 1864 in TN<\/span>
\nd. Oct 13, 1869<\/span><\/p>\n
\nb. Apr 14, 1866 in TN<\/span>
\nd. Oct 20, 1869<\/span><\/p>\n
\nb. March 10, 1868 in TN<\/span>
\nd. Oct 13, 1869<\/span><\/p>\n
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\nby Tricia Sanders (c) 2000<\/span><\/p>\n
\n afternoon picnics and Sunday strolls<\/span>
\n A bell can be heard,<\/span>
\n In the distance it tolls.<\/span><\/p>\n
\n With overcast skies, tis cloudy and gray,<\/span>
\n they\u2019ve buried their Lily.<\/span>
\n It\u2019s a sad tearful day.<\/span><\/p>\n
\n A blessing is read for the children at rest<\/span>
\n Three new little boys to carry the name<\/span>
\n The Lord smiles down and this family is blessed<\/span><\/p>\n
\n Again the creek they must ford<\/span>
\n Fate has stepped in<\/span>
\n Mama and Papa asleep in the Lord<\/span><\/p>\n
\n Raking, mowing and tending the lot<\/span>
\n The annual event gone on o’re the years<\/span>
\n To clean and maintain the George family plot<\/span><\/p>\n
\n Not a thought for the havoc he’s sure to wreak<\/span>
\n The farmer needs fields and has<\/span>
\n not a thought for those resting beside Grassy Creek<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"