HEPZIBAH CEMETERY

Jonathan T. T. Smith

From "Old Hepzibah Church and Cemetery," pp. 58-77
A Genealogical Miscellany Henderson County, Tennessee II
By Jonathan Kennon Thompson Smith
Copyright, Jonathan K. T. Smith 1977

 

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IN THE CEMETERY

MOSES DIFFEE Born March 28, 1805 Died Sept. 1, 1876 (a very worn tombstone) INFANT son of CLARK & MARY B. DIFFEE (no dates) The Lord gave and the Lord taketh away. CLARK DIFFEE Died April 17, 1911 Aged 79 yrs. 2 mos. 2 das. (a vandalized tombstone) In memory of JAMES MADISON son of HENDERSON & CARY JOHNSON born Mar. 28, 1843 Died Aug. 10, 1843 foot stone JMJ In memory of B. J. Husband of M. B. TEAGUE Born Apr. 9, 1833 Died Sept. 24, 1888 Aged 55 y's 5 m's & 15 days	MOLSEY wife of MOSES DIFFEE Died Aug. 7, 1873 Aged 70 yrs., 4 mos. 23 das. In God's own morn her orb will rise once more a star in Paradise (a broken tombstone) JAMES E. son of C. & M. B. DIFFEE Born July 4, 1875 Died Aug. 1, 1875 A little flower of love That blossomed but to die Transplanted now above. WILLIAM LAWLER Born Dec. 10, 1817 Died Oct. 13, 1845 Aged 27 yrs. 10 mos. 3 das. ELIZABETH wife of ELI TEAGUE Born May 14, 1796 Died Feb. 26, 1861 (a fallen tombstone)	DORA B. dau. of CLARK & MARY B. DIFFEE Born July 26, 1872 Died Nov. 4, 1887 (a vandalized tombstone) MARY B. wife of CLARK DIFFEE Born Jan. 26, 1848 Died Jan. 9, 1885 (a vandalized tombstone) SARAH STANFORD March 15, 1837- June 12, 1921 Jesus loves the pure and holy. ELI TEAGUE Born Feb. 6, 1808 Died Mar. 29, 1856 Aged 52 y'rs. 1 mo. 23 d's J. S. HAMLETT Born Jan. 5, 1847 Died Apr. 5, 1886 Aged 39 y, 3 m Gone but not forgotten (a repaired, braced tombstone
On left side of this fallen tombstone is inscribed: Amiable and beloved husband farewell, thy years were few but thy virtues many. They are recorded not on this perishing stone but on the book of life and in the hearts of thy afflicted friends.

 

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Double tombstone: W. I. PHILLIPS Born Jan. 22, 1843 Departed this life Oct. 23, 1877 ELIZA J. wife of W. I. PHILLIPS born July 29, 1844 Died Sept . 22, 1878 My father and mother are gone./They lie bemeath the sod./Dear parents tho' I miss you much/I know you rest with God. In memory of SUSAN BOREN Died Feb. 2, 1878 Aged About 78 Years In memory of SAMUEL BOW Died Sept. 8, 1845 Aged about 50 Y'rs. (a fallen tombstone) "Hope" STELLA HAYS Born Feb. 21, 1907 Died July 9, 1917 In heaven. This is one angel more. B. M. C. THOMPSON Born Aug. 16, 1798 Died Aug. 22, 1837

Double tombstone: KIZZIE FESMIRE 1802-1854 BAILUM FESMIRE 1800-1884 S. W. WEBB son of S. W. & N. WEBB Born Feb. 13, 1854 Died Aug. 30, 1856 WILLIAM D. son of S. W. & N. WEBB Born Apr. 25, 1847 Died Dec. 14, 1857 NANCY S. dau. of Rev. S. W. & N. WEBB Born July 7, 1858 Died July 25, 1859 CHARLES L. son of S. W. & N. WEBB Died June 17, 1861 Aged 3 mo's. 2 da's. footstone: CLW (a fallen tombstone) Sacred to the memory of MARTHA Consort of Rev. D. G. WEBB Born Feb. 18, 1819 Died June 23, 1858 Aged 39 yrs. 4 mos. 5 ds footstone :MW

JEHU LAWLER Born March 3, 1789 Died March 5, 1867 epitaph very worn, the last line reading: Predestinarian Baptist (a fallen, broken tombstone) AMY LAWLER Born Jan. 20, 1787 Departed this life Dec. 25, 1861 Aged 82 yr. 1 mo. 5 ds. Weep not for me as you stand/beside my grave when I am gone. Predestinarian Baptist (a fallen, broken tombstone) KATURAH wife of JOHN H. THOMAS Born April 3, 1824 Died May 17, 1853 (This is the top of a ruined box vault; lettering of inscription ornately rendered.) KATURAH A. daughter of J. H. & K. A. THOMAS Born May 10, 1853 Died June 26, 1853 MARY ANN wife of ABNER LAWLER Died Aug. 27, 1865 Aged 36 Y'rs. 7 mo's. & 16 d's. stonemasons:Emery & Young, Paducah, Ky. (shaft of this tombstone has fallen)

 

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TENNIE wife of HENRY HALL Born Mar. 7, 1859 Died Jan. 29, 1912 Aged 52 Ys. 10 ms. 22 ds. A loving wife A mother dear lies buried here. (a fallen tombstone bearing a still clear facial and upper-body photograph of Tennie Hall) TENNIE dau. of C. D. & E. Z. BALLARD Born Jan. 11, 1917 Died Feb. 12, 1917 May she rest in peace. J. N. DIFFEE Born July 31, 1866 Died Feb. 26, 1906 Here is one who is sleeping in/faith and love. With hope that is/treasured in heaven above. (a fallen tombstone) N. P. LAWLER May 10, 1837- Feb. 17, 1912 Now thy art gone beyond the reach of woe, where sorrows tears shall ever cease to flow.

LENORA Daughter of G. E. & E. C. LAWLER Born Mar. 12, 1870 Died June 22, 1870 Aged 3 m's 10 d's TENNESSEE wife of N. P. LAWLER Born Nov. 2, 1841 Died Nov. 25, 1898 Aged 56 ys. 6 ms & 23 ds Since thou can no longer/stay to cheer me with/thy love, I hope to meet with thee again/In yon bright world above. (a fallen tombstone) OLLIE MAY son of C. W. & LIZZIE CAGLE Born July 19, 1896 Died Feb. 14, 1897 IDA wife of T. H. MORGAN Died Jan. 25, 1909 Aged 39 ys 8 ms 26 ds footstone: IM S. E. wife of A. J. DARDEN Born June 1, 1840 Died Sept. 21, 1858 MARY VAND NICHOLS July 10, 1882- Aug. 26, 1882

BENJAMIN SMITH Born June 1, 1793 Died Feb. 9, 1862 Aged 68 ys 8 ms 8 ds (a fallen tombstone) EASTER SMITH Born May 11, 1794 Died Jan. 9, 1862 Aged 67 ys 1 m o. 28 ds (a shattered tombstone) BETSY dau. of BENJ. & EASTER SMITH Died Dec. 17, 1901 Aged 77 ys. 9 ms. 25 ds. G. W. SMITH Born Apr. 22, 1826 Died Nov. 19, 1859 Aged 38 ys 6 ms 27 ds ELIZABETH dau . of S. E. & A. J. DARDEN Born Sept. 20, 1858 Died Oct. 21, 1858 Enclosed within an ornate wrought iron fence, one large shaft tombstone: ENOCH R. LAWLER Born Sept. 15, 1811 Died Sept. 3, 1888 LEUVICA wife of E. R. LAWLER Born Aug. 30, 1800 Died Oct. 18, 1875

 

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MARTHA ANN NICHOLS July 10, 1882- Nov. 8, 1949 Double marker: SUSIE NICHOLS 1854-1940 DENNIS NICHOLS 1854-1899 Gone but not forgotten

ALVIN NICHOLS June 26, 1887- July 15, 1887 JOHN D. NICHOLS Sept. 26, 1876- Oct. 13, 1876

ABRAHAM P. BEAL Died June 18, 1849 Aged 10 months footstone: APB (a fallen tombstone)

 

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Enclosed within an intact wire fence:

WILLIAM W. FESMIRE Born Nov. 26, 1832 Died Aug. 13, 1908 Aged 75 yrs. 9 ms. 18 ds. Gone to a better home MARY C. Daughter of W. W. & M. W. FESMIRE Born Oct. 10, 1852 Died July 9, 1853

MARTHA wife of WILLIAM FESMIRE Born Oct. 27, 1827 Died Dec. 15, 1881 Aged 54 ys 1 mo 18 ds DEROY FESMIRE Dec. 12, 1918- Sept. 19, 1920

VELMA Dau. of A. S. & M. W. FESMIRE Born Feb. 21, 1894 Died Aug. 25, 1910 Aged 16 ys, 6 ms Weep not father and mother for me for I am waiting in glory for thee.

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Double marker: Sacred to the memory of ELD. DANIEL WEBB Born Apr. 22, 1779 Died Mar. 22, 1855 Aged 75 yrs. 11 ms.	MARY H. wife of Eld. D. WEBB Born Feb. 14, 1782 Died Oct. 8, 1858 Aged 75 yrs. 7 mos. & 24 das.
Married Sept. 1803 Inscribed below their names and dates: They were members of the regular Baptist 60 years of which time Eld. D. Webb served in a ministerial capacity 50 years and was opposed to Missions in all its forms. Though worms our poor bodies do claim as their prey Will outshine when rising the sun at noonday.

 

MARY E. Daughter of B. & T. V. BEAL Died Aug. 7, 1863 Aged 3 y'rs. 4 m's 7 d's foot stone: MEB ELIZA C. BEAL Born Mar. 20, 1814 Died Jan. 26, 1875 (a fallen tombstone)

HENDERSON T. BEAL Died Dec. 11, 1851 Aged 2 years footstone HTB Sacred to the memory of SARAH E. Consort of BROOKS BEAL & daughter of A. P. & E. McGEE Born Mar. 25, 1827 Died Aug. 14, 1858

Double marker: HUSBAND, W. V. BEAL June 10, 1854- Nov. 24, 1929 WIFE, BELL BEAL Oct. 26, 1854- no dd inscribed

 

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JOSEPHINE wife of M. V. BEAL Born Nov. 18, 1860 Died July 21, 1887 Double marker: Mother, M. A. BEAL Born in 1832 died in 1898 Father, H. T. BEAL Born in 1831 Died in 1881 Blessed are the pure in heart/for they shall see God. TRIONA O. wife of BROOKS BEAL Died Oct. 25, 1863 Aged 22 y'rs. 3 mo's. 9 d's (a fallen, broken tombstone) JOHN P. son of Rev. D. G. & M. WEBB Born Sept. 18, 1848 Died Nov. 15, 1851 Aged 5 ys. two mos. 27 ds. WILLIAM LONNIE son of J. W. & E. B. PHILLIPS Born Aug. 24, 1897 Died Mar. 27, 1898 sleep on sweet babe and take thy rest. God called thee home He thought it best. JOSEPH W. BAUGHN Born/April 9, 1816 Died/Aug. 4, 1872 (a fallen tombstone)

ROBERT E. son of C. & S. J. TAYLOR Born Apr. 15, 1854 Died Sept. 15, 1854 JAMES T. son of C. & S. J. TAYLOR Born Aug. 2, 1855 Died Aug. 11, 1856 (a fallen tombstone) Double marker: J. A. TAYLOR Aug. 9, 1854- no dd inscribed M. A. wife of J. A. TAYLOR Jan. 12, 1854- Jan. 3, 1917 (a fallen tombstone) Sacred to the memory of VINCENT BEAL Born Aug. 12, 1804 Died Aug. 3, 1854 Aged 42 yrs. 11 mos. 21 d's. (a fallen tombstone) JOHN LAULER Born Oct. 22, 1783 Died Jan. 2, 1848 (a fallen tombstone) POLLY LAULER Born Jan. 15, 1780 Died Mar. 31, 1852 (a fallen tombstone) JOHN A. LAWLER Died Oct. 23, 1865 Aged 33 yrs. 5 mos. (a fallen, broken tombstone)

Rev. GARDNER T. WEBB Born Apr. 6, 1817 Died Feb. 10, 1891 His spirit smiles from that/bright shore and whispers softly weep no more. MARTHA M. WEBB Born Apr. 27, 1822 Died May 29, 1892 A loved one has gone from our circle. A voice we loved is still. A place is vacant in our home which never can be filled. JOEL son of W. I. & E. J. PHILLIPS Born March 11, 1872 Died Feb. 7, 1874 SARAH E. daughter of W. I. & E. J. PHILLIPS Died Nov. 18, 1865 Aged 1 yr. 2 mos. 11 days MARTHA C. M. daughter of W. I. & E. J. PHILLIPS Died Nov. 12, 1862 Aged 2 mos. 14 days MARTHA J. REED daughter of J. R. & E. T. Born Jan. 22, 1843 Died July 1, 1844

 

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MARTHA J. REED daughter of J. R. & E. T. REED Born Jan. 24, 1848 Died May 1, 1911 JOHN A. HOOD Born Feb. 7, 1809 Died Aug. 17, 1837 ANDERSON F. KNOTTS son of B. E. & AMY F. KNOTTS Died Nov. 3, 1856 Aged 1 mo. 14 das. ELIZABETH COOPER Born Apr. 30, 1867 Died Feb. 10, 1902

SINDY wife of GEO. YOUNG Died Dec. 14, 1889 Aged 85 Yrs. FRONA J. daughter of G. E. & E. G. LAWLER Born April 4, 1869 Died Dec. 25, 1873 (a fallen, broken tombstone) JANE D. wife of J. T. LAWLER Born Sept. 11, 1836 Died Mar. 18, 1872 Aged 35 ys. 6 ms. 9 ds. (a fallen tombstone)

EARNEST M. son of JOE H. & E. A. MOFFITT Born Nov. 7, 1890 Died Sept. 27, 1891 Our darling one has gone before to greet us on the blissful shore. GUY son of J. H. & E. A. MOFFITT Born July 10, 1901 Died Mar. 3, 1904 Aged 2 ys. 7 ms. 15 ds.

 

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Enclosed within an intact wire fence:

J. C. COCK Born Jan. 27, 1830 Died April 13, 1884 Dearest father, thou hast left us here. Thy loss we deeply feel but tis God who has bereft us. He can all our sorrows heal. footstone: JCC N. A. wife of J. C. COCK Born Jan. 19, 1834 Died Jan. 17, 1875 Rest, Mother, rest in spirit deeply while friends in sorrow o'er thee weep. And here our heartfelt offerings bring And near thy grave their requiem sing.

ROXIE C. HAYES June 7, 1863- June 28, 1945 A tender mother and faithful friend A broken tombstone, lower portion only intact bearing date Oct. 2, 1890; probing did not reveal missing fragment with remaining inscription. G. W. HAYES Born Nov. 19, 1860 Died Feb. 28, 1904 Aged 43 ys. 5 mos. 4 ds. How desolate our home bereft of thee. footstone: GWH

ERNEST son of G. W. & M. R. HAYES Jan. 22, 1895- Aug. 3, 1917 Gone but not forgotten footstone : EH CLAUDIE H. son of G. W. & M. R. HAYES Born Jan. 28, 1886 Died March 20, 1887 Our darling one hath gone before To greet us on the N-blissful shore.

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Originally enclosed within a wire fence, so damaged by falling trees that it was removed in 1985:

L. M. wife of E. M. MOFFITT Born Feb. 26, 1865 Died Apr. 18, 1887 Tho' thou art gone And thy fair form lies mouldering in dust, still, Mable, my memory clings to thee.

CHARLIE B. son of J. B. & L. A. BOSWELL Born June 7, 1871 Died Aug. 5, 1891 Aged 20 ys 2 mos 8 ds No pains, no grief, no anxious fear, can reach our loved our sleeping here.

J. B. BOSWELL Born Nov. 8, 1836 Died Dec. 27, 1879 Tho' lost to sight to memory dear.

 

Old funeral home marker, missing panels; back in July 1953 the present writer noted it read: GEORGE C. MOFFITT, born April 7, 1873; died October 29, 1935. L. Moffitt Funeral Home marker, Henderson, Tennessee.

 

Double marker: JAMES MOFFITT 1825-1890 H. CAROLINE MOFFITT 1832-1897 HARRIET V. daughter of JAMES and H. C. MOFFITT born Apr. 17, 1868 Died Oct. 27, 1870 2 yrs. 5 mos. 15 ds. footstone: HVM

WILLIAM V. son of JAMES and H. C. MOFFITT Born May 25, 1870 Died July 6, 1870 (tombstone disintegrated but was read in July 1953) footstone intact: WVM

SAMUEL SIDNEY son of JAS. & H. C. MOFFITT Born August 7, 1871 Died Oct. 21, 1872

The footstone of a grave-length slab of stone inscribed "J. M." is thought to mark the grave of Miss JULIA ANN MOFFITT, born about 1831; died sometime in the 1880s. Headstone broken off and missing.

 

- NOTES -

Elder DANIEL WEBB was born in Virginia, April 22, 1779; married Mary H. (Polly) Gilliam, a daughter of James Gilliam, according to their marriage bond dated October 1, 1803 in Prince Edward County, Virginia; after a few years they migrated to Sumner County in middle Tennessee, in an area now within Macon County and there he joined the Testament Baptist Church in February 1815; according to the minutes of this church, he was ordained as a preacher in August 1815. He was the principal preacher of this congregation for a time. In October 1817 one of the women-members accused his wife of witchcraft which absurdity was dismissed in December, thereafter. Feelings were evidently too intense from this dispute so that Elder Webb resigned as pastor early in May 1818 but continued to solemnize marriages over the next several years in the area; sold out late in 1824 and moved

 

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to Henderson County, Tennessee where he spent the remainder of his life. He was long the pastor of Hepzibah congregation and one of its messengers to association meetings over the years.

From genealogical notes of his descendant, Elder T. L. Webb, Jr. of Milan, Tennessee it appears that among the several children of Elder Daniel and Mary Webb were EDMOND B. WEBB, DANIEL GARY WEBB, GARDNER T. WEBB and SAMUEL WOODSIDE WEBB.

In some genealogical accounts Elder Webb is called Daniel Gary Webb but this is surely a mistake; on no public or private record known to the present writer is Elder Webb ever given a middle name or initial. Also, his and Mary's marriage date is stated in some accounts to have been inscribed on their tombstone as September 6, 1803. Their tombstone simply states that they were married in "Sept. 1803, " which is also incorrect as their marriage bond shows that it was in October 1803.

1850 U. S. Census, Henderson County, Tennessee
Civil District Seven

page 316 (October 11):
S. W. WEBB, aged 27, born Tenn.; farmer; NANCY WEBB, aged 23, born in Tenn.; ABNER WEBB, aged 5, born Tenn.; WILLIAM WEBB, aged 3, born Tenn.; JAMES WEBB, aged l, born Tenn.

page 318 (September 11):
DANIEL G. WEBB, aged 36, born Tenn.; farmer; MARTHA WEBB, aged 30, born Tenn.; JAMES WEBB, aged 13, born Tenn.; NANCY WEBB, aged 8, born Tenn.; ELIZA WEBB, aged 6, born Tenn.; SARAH WEBB, aged 4, born Tenn.; JOHN WEBB, aged 2, born Tenn.

Ibid.:
VINCENT BEAL, aged 46, born N.C.; farmer; ELIZA BEAL, aged 35, born Tenn.; SARAH BEAL, aged 15, born Tenn.; WILLIAM BEAL, aged 13, born Tenn.; NANCY BEAL, aged 10, born Tenn.; JOHN BEAL, aged 8, born Tenn.; AMY BEAL, aged 5, born Tenn.; THOMAS BEAL, aged 11 months, born Tenn.; HENRY T. BEAL, aged 19, born Tenn.; farmer.

page 319 (October 11):
BROOKS BEAL, aged 27, born N.C.; farmer; SARAH BEAL, aged 24, born Tenn.; HENDERSON BEAL, aged 9 months, born Tenn.

ibid.:
MOSES DIFFEE, aged 48, born N.C.; farmer; MALSY DIFFEE, aged 48, born N.C.; WASHINGTON DIFFEE, aged 20, born Tenn.; CLARK DIFFEE, aged 19, born Tenn.;LOUIS DIFFEE, aged 15, born Tenn.; SARAH DIFFEE, aged 12 , born Tenn.; NANCY DIFFEE, aged 10, born Tenn.; EMILY DIFFEE, aged 6, born Tenn.

page 320 (October 12):
ENOCH R. LAWLER, aged 39, born N.C.; farmer; LEUVICY LAWLER, aged 48, born N.C.; AMY F. LAWLER, aged 19, born Tenn.; JOHN A. LAWLER, aged 18, born Tenn.; ELIZABETH LAWLER, aged 8, born Tenn.

Civil District Ten
page 373 (November 4):
DANIEL WEBB, aged 71, born Va.; farmer; MARY L. WEBB, aged 68, born Va.

Civil District Two
page 329 (September 5):
ELI TEAGUE, aged 46, born N.C.; farmer:ELIZABETH TEAGUE, aged 52, born N.C.; SARAH TEAGUE, aged 22, born Tenn.; BRANTLY TEAGUE, aged 17, born Tenn.; MARTHA TEAGUE, aged 15, born Tenn.; ELIZABETH J. TEAGUE, aged 21, born Tenn.

Civil District Eleven
page 378 (November 6):
BENJAMIN SMITH, aged 58, born Va.; farmer; EASTER SMITH aged 56, born N.C.; THOMAS SMITH, aged 33, born N.C.; MARY SMITH, aged 25, born N.C.; JAMES SMITH, aged 24, born Tenn.; GEORGE SMITH, aged 24, born Tenn.; ELIZABETH SMITH, aged 21, born Tenn.; NANCY SMITH, aged 18, born Tenn.; MARTHA SMITH, aged 14, born Tenn.

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On April 20, 1956 the present writer interviewed Esoc A. Moffitt (1862-1959), while the latter was attending a funeral in Lexington, Tennessee, and although he was feeble and hard of hearing the older man's memory seemed quite clear for someone of such an advanced age; at this time Esoc Moffitt remarked that his own grandparents, Henry Moffitt (born about 1792) and Mary Moffitt were buried in the Old Hepzibah Cemetery along with their daughter, Julia Ann Moffitt and other kindred, including his parents, James and Caroline Moffitt. Henry and Mary Moffitt died in the late 1860s when their grandson Esoc was a small boy but he remembered them. They and Julia Ann Moffitt lie in unmarked graves in this cemetery. He said that the other children of Henry Moffitt and wife were Brooks Moffitt, Nancy Moffitt, Liza Moffitt, William Moffitt, James Moffitt, John Moffitt and Robert D. Moffitt.

On August 8, 1853 Henry Moffitt had applied for some governmental benefit based on the Revolutionary War services of his father, Robert Moffitt of Randolph County, North Carolina but who died in Chatham County in that stite about 1817 leaving a widow, Catharine (who later died in Missouri) and children Henry, Nancy, Mary, Maria, William, Aaron, Rachel and Sarah. As there was no legislation to provide this type of benefit the application was denied. Established in the record, however, was that Robert Moffitt had rendered service in the North Carolina militia during the Revolution. (National Archives: Pension #R 7293)

Ruined in the cyclone of spring 1956 was the family Bible of James and Harriett Caroline Moffitt, when owned by Frank Boswell, but the family record was copied by the present writer before the Bible was destroyed:

JAMES MOFFITT, born September 15, 1825; died February 10, 1890;
HARRIETT CAROLINE HEFLEY born January 12, 1832; died November 13, 1897;
they were married January 21, 1852

Their children,
LAURA ANN MOFFITT, born October 28, 1852; married John B. Boswell, January 13, 1870;
JOSEPH HENRY MOFFITT born June 16, 1854;
MARY INA MOFFITT born May 26, 1856;
EDWARD MARTIN MOFFITT born April 14, 1858;
ELIZA JANE MOFFITT born March 8, 1860;
ESOC A. MOFFITT born March 23, 1862;
JAMES JACKSON MOFFITT born May 5, 1864;
EMMA HELEN MOFFITT born March 30, 1866;
HARRIETT V. MOFFITT born April 17, 1868; died October 2, 1870;
WILLIAM V. MOFFITT born May 25, 1870; died July 6, 1870;
SAMUEL SIDNEY MOFFITT born August 7, 1871; died October 21, 1872;
GEORGE C. MOFFITT born April 7, 1873

Esoc Moffitt recalled that his maternal grandparents, Martin and Clarissa Ann (Mahaffy) Hefley died a few hours apart; one soon after midnight and the other towards dawn. Their tombstones at Antioch Cemetery near Lexington read: MARTIN HEFLEY, born Nov. 30, 1791; died November 17, 1841; CLARISSA ANN HEFLEY, born December 20, 1791; died November 17, 1841. /The Hefleys had come to Henderson County from Haywood County, North Carolina in 1829./

BEAL

In the WEST TENNESSEE WHIG, Jackson, Tenn., January 8, 1859, notice of cause in the Chancery Court of Henderson County: construction of the will of THOMAS BEAL. dc'd.-CHARLES S. LOVELACE and CURTIS D. LOVELACE, trustees of NANCY BEAL and her children THOMAS BEAL, LEONA RUSSELL and others, complainants versus SARAH STRICKLAND, ISAAC STRICKLAND, BROOKS BEAL, HENRY BEAL, ELIZABETH and WILLIAM CAWTHON, WILLIAM BROWN, adm. of VINCENT DEAL, ELIZA BEAL, SARAH and JOHN WHITE, WILLIAM BEAL, ELIZABETH BEAL, WILLIAM J. HART, adm. of SIMEON DEAL, MONTEREY BEAL and others, defendants. It appeared that SARAH STRICKLAND, ISAAC STRICKLAND, W. STRICKLAND, BRANTLY STRICKLAND, SIMEON H. STRICKLAND, WM. H. STRICKLAND, six of the defendants resided in Missouri; WILLIAM J. HART, another of the defendants, lived in Mississippi. In an attempt to notify these persons, the Court ordered notice placed in the WEST TENN. WHIG to announce that this case would be heard in the Lexington courthouse the second Monday in February 1859.

 

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