Note: It was a beautiful day today; sunny, a little cool and the leaves were so pretty. John and I decided we would go for a ride up into Kentucky toward Scotsville. On our way back, we took all back roads and lo and behold, found an unnamed cemetery with just a few very old, almost unreadable headstones.
Location: Providence Road is in Oak Grove, which is unincorporated and is 5 miles west of Westmoreland and 8 miles east of Portland.
Comment from Diane Payne: In the Sumner County, TN Cemetery book by Snider & Yorgason, this cemetery is named Old Providence Cemetery.
Note: From Diane Payne. Not all headstones were transcribed and some are now too difficult to read. In 1984 Snider and Yorgason were able to transcribe the entire cemetery. To check for a transcription just e-mail the Cemetery Lookup person, Peggy Colella at Cemetery Lookups.
Lily Trout
consort of _________
rest of stone unreadable
(Note from DP: Snider & Yorgason list this name as Nelly & have the complete
transcription.)
Gant
1875
rest of stone unreadable
(Note from DP: Snider & Yorgason list this name as William L. Gant & have the complete
transcription.)
5 unreadable stones
(Note from DP: Snider & Yorgason list 4 more transcription in their book.)
8 fieldstones
Mary A. Rippy
wife of Jame Rippy
Stone is broken in three large parts but dates are unreadable
The name is only "Jame", not "James"
(Note from DP: Snider & Yorgason have the complete transcription.)
_______Cline
son of A & M Cline
born Sept. 7, 1852
Died July 17, 1855
(Note from DP: Snider & Yorgason list this name as Malachil Cline & have the complete
transcription.)
Mary Gant
Born Dec. 6, 1812
Died Jan 23, 1875
Age 62 yrs. 1 mo. 7 days
A member of Christian Church
Mary Gant
Born Feb. 9, 1838
Died Dec. 25, 1861
(Note from DP: Snider & Yorgason have the complete transcription.)
James H. Anglea
Born Dec. 16, 1822
Died Mar. 19, 1864
(This is a brand new-looking granite stone)
James Angel
Born ___10
unreadable writing after this then the word
"Murdered _____11, 189??"
More unreadable writing and then says
married Sarah Gant
the rest is unreadable.
(Note from DP: Snider & Yorgason have the complete transcription.)
The Anglea, Angle and Angel families, in this area, I have read are all of the same family
roots.