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#110 Johns Cemetery

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Walter Hill Quadrangle  According to the cemetery's book:  One mile north west of Walter Hill on Jefferson Pike on South side near Stones River.  Near an old garden about 200-300 feet from road.

According to Estelle Hall:

It is incorrectly listed in several publications as being west of Walter Hill on 266. The descriptions incorrectly put it on property that was owned by my grandfather Will Boone Johns. With the help of Ernest King Johns and my uncle Hascal Johns, I was able to locate the site of the graves off 266 East. Traveling from Murfreesboro, TN on 231 No. Travel about 10 miles to the intersection of 231 and 266 at the Walter Hill intersection. Take a right onto 266 East towards Lascassas. Travel 2.1 miles to Dunnaway Chapel Rd. (Kings Chapel Baptist Chruch). Take a left and travel 1.3 miles to Lane Rd. Take a left on Lane Rd. and travel .06 mile to bridge over creek. The graves are located approx. 300-400 yds. N.W. in the corner of a fence line behind the old home. The land was owned by a Johns descendant until the 1960s when it was sold to Jack Lane. (Joseph B. Johns ggrandson Earnest Johns-not Ernest King Johns.) There is a new brick home built on the property and the old house is scheduled to be torn down spring 2001. Standing at the bridge looking toward the new home the grave sites are approx 100 yds. to the right. 

Gwen Boyd and Marge Anne Florida Patton sent me the following in 2008: We spoke with Mr. Lane whose family has owned this property since the 1960’s.  He has repaired the stones as you see them and demolished the old house with only the chimney left standing., 2008  This cemetery was 342 which has been moved from Jefferson Pike to this site.

This cemetery is apparently listed as #342 in the new Rutherford County, TN cemetery book and has been moved and is also listed as #344.

Their pictures are on the right 

 Photographed by

Estelle Hall

 HallsTree@aol.com

 

Updated images photographed by Madge Anne Florida Patton

WindsongGlass@dtccom.net

Sent to me by Gwen Boyd

GwenBoyd2@bellsouth.net
Elizabeth Vaughn

Wife of Joseph B. Johns

06 Sep 1779 (According to cemeteries book)

26 May 1844

Sacred
to the memory of
Elizabeth Johns
who departed this life
May 26, 1844
aged 65 years
9 months
17 days.

Joseph B. Johns

Jan 23 1776 (According to cemeteries book)

08 Nov 1839

Sacred
to the memory of
Joseph B. Johns
who departed this life
November 8, 1839
Aged 63 years
9 months
10 days
Joseph B. Johns settled in Tennessee in 1801. He lived briefly in Giles Co., TN and then settled in Rutherford Co., TN. He served in the War of 1812. He enlisted 10 Dec 1812 and served as a private Captain Newtons Co., Col. Wm. Halls Regiment of West TN Militia 12-10-1812; and private in Capt. Nathan Davis' Co. in Regt. under Gen. Andrew Jackson, 12-18-1813. He purchased land on E. Fork Stones River and at his death owned about 1,000 acres.  This grave site is located on private property. There are 3 stones. One without engraving is broken in many pieces. The two with the inscription are broken from their base but the inscription part is intact. They were laying on the ground covered by weeds. They are currently leaning against a fence. According to the old typed genealogy I have it states "This Major Bible shows that Joseph B. Johns died Oct. 8, 1839".  On the gravestone it gives November 8, 1839 as the death date.  Age 63 yrs., 9 mos., 10 days.  According to the Gedcom Date Calculator that would make him born Jan. 29, 1776 instead of Jan 23.  For Elizabeth the stone gives May 26, 1844 as date of death.  Age 65 yrs., 9 mos., 17 days.  That would make her date of birth Aug 10, 1778 instead of Sept 9, 1779.    

The cemetery as it looks now (2006).  What a shame.
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