Does this GARDEN CLUB OF BENTON, TN, still exist? Can they provide information on the dates of this John BROWN and/or any material such as an obit, name of wife & children - anything to help identify this individual. We are trying to research our Cherokee BROWN family in TN, some lived in Hamilton Co, in Overton Co, Sequatchie Co, etc. They originally came from the Brown family in Creekpath, AL/GA. Any help you can provide will be grately appreciated. Thank you. Kay Owen ----- Original Message ----- From: "murphy winn" <swampgator@hotmail.com> To: <bobko@mmind.net> Sent: Friday, August 31, 2001 12:41 PM Subject: Re: Fw: [TNHAMILT] Fw: > Kay, Is this Benton County Tenn? Could you write this garden club and find > out about this John Brown dates etc.? > Thanks Murphy > > > >From: "Bob & Kathleen Owen" <bobko@mmind.net> > >To: "murphy winn" <swampgator@hotmail.com> > >Subject: Fw: [TNHAMILT] Fw: > >Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2001 16:07:44 -0500 > > > >Don't know whether or not this is of any value---------->K > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "jreece" <jreece@icx.net> > >To: <TNHAMILT-L@rootsweb.com> > >Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2001 4:11 PM > >Subject: [TNHAMILT] Fw: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >From 1976, Polk County News by Roy G. Lillard > > > > > > The Garden Club of Benton has erected a marker in the Town of Benton > >Cemetery, " IN MEMORY OF EARLY SETTLERS, CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS AND SLAVES OF > >POLK COUNTY WHOSE GRAVES HAVE BEEN LOST" The marker is constructed of rock > >from the JD Clemmer map of Polk County; with the Clemmer Family donating > >the > >rock. The bronze plaque was given by Mr.s Susan Jones. Included in the > >memeorials are the slaves of the Hildebrand Family, the Gamble Family and > >the McClary Family. James McKamy's farm which had gained prominence as a > >stock stand on the Old Federal Road later became the Town of Benton. > >During > >the second week of April, 1840, Benton was sold at auction bringing, in > >all. > >$11,386.00. However,James McKamy gave each of the three churches, the > >Baptists, Methodist and Presbyterian a lot; he also donated the original > >Town of Benton Cemetery. > > > We list below the unmarked graves in the Benton or Town Cemetery as > >listed by W.M. (Billy) Harrison; > > > > > > Daughter of Jack Carter > > > Sarah Stinnett Woody > > > John Stinnett, Sr > > > Mrs. John Stinnett, Sr. > > > Isaac Fields > > > Mrs. Isaac Fields > > > Mrs. Crabtree Fields > > > Mrs. Moore (?) > > > John Boyd > > > George Nelms > > > Elisha Blankenship > > > Sarah Shamblin > > > Infant of Mr and Mrs. Hayes Coe > > > Jospeh M. Hannah > > > Susan Hixson Dunn > > > Samuel Dunn > > > Beulah Dunn > > > Minnie Dunn > > > Naylor Johnson > > > Phillip Green > > > Elizabeth Reynolds > > > Infant of Je and Minnie Taylor > > > Mr and Mrs John Tivis and three children > > > Bobby Rickett > > > Dillie Crews > > > Oscar Crews > > > Henry Crews > > > Mrs. Digo James > > > John D. James > > > John Hames and 3 of his children > > > Alexander Cook > > > Catherine McNelly > > > Infant of Mr and Mrs Rodenburg > > > Thad Bernard > > > Rev. BB Quilen > > > Ollie Long > > > Gale Cox > > > Susan Rogers > > > John Brown > > > Leah Brown > > > Becky Brown Bernard > > > Nancy Brown Cartwright > > > Wayne Clemmer > > > Becky Bates Bumgarner > > > James Rogers > > > Infant son of Mr and Mrs. Joan Howel > > > John B. Montgomery > > > Louise Crews > > > Lucy A. Douglass > > > Falby wife of Joe Morgan > > > Infant NB and MJ Taylor > > > Crabtree Fields > > > Minerva Paul > > > GW Paul > > > Mrs. Lou J. Quillen > > > James W. Ledford > > > W.E. Brown > > > Infant daughter of M.V. and S. Reid > > > Infant son of Charles and Edna Selders > > > Sir Shelton Ramsey > > > Frankey Shelton > > > G.J. Rhea > > > Emily Copeland Reynolds > > > Also slaves of the Hildebrand, Gamble and McClary families. (This list > >was supplied by Mrs. Sudie Clemmer. > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > > Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist2.asp > > > Search over 2500 databases with one easy query! > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > >