------- Forwarded Message Follows ------- From: Self <Single-user mode> To: TexasRerun@aol.com Subject: Henry Co. Cemetery book Send reply to: Janie Ridley Bice <jrbice1@airmail.net> Date sent: Thu, 4 Feb 1999 23:21:43 +0500 Hi, I just noticed your message on the Danville list regarding a cemetery book of Henry Co. I have several ancestors buried there and have found several mistakes in previous books regarding their burial places. There is one obvious error in "Inscriptions in Stone" published in 1989 by the Paris Genealogical Society regarding a small family cemetery. On the Elkhorn Nobles Road and known in previous books as the "Thompson Cemetery." (#196 in their book), was first the the homeplace of early settler, John McNeill Williams. He and he and several of his children are buried there today. The home and acreage later was owned by the Thompson family. I believe this should be labeled in your book the Williams- Thompson Cemetery so that future researchers will be better able to find it. I had much difficulty locating it, since I do not live in that area. My great great grandmother's grave is there beside her father but was left off entirely in the previous book. Her name is Hannah Hudnall Williams Ridley. She was the daughter of John McNeill Williams and Lucy Ann Courts Williams. She was born Nov. 19, 1820 and died March 9,. 1858. Her father is John McNeill Williams b. 28 Aug 1799 and died 1 July 1863. The cemetery is located at 1235 Elkhorn Nobles Road. The present owners told me when they purchased the home and surrounding acreage Hannah's stone was buried under 3 in. of soil and none of the Williams stones were standing. In fact, two were broken. Mr. Butler repaired them and cleaned up the small plot. I have photos as documentation if you would desire. I appreciate you including my ancestors in any future publications. Other family members and children of John M. and Lucy A. Courts Williams buried there include: John M. Williams, Jr. b. 28 Aug 1835 d. 19 Oct 1856 Edwin R. Williams b. 16 Aug 1840 d. 15 Nov 1860 Angeline B. Williams McGehee (she was the wife of Elijah A. C. McGehee who was killed at the battle of Franklin, TN. in WBS) She was b 11 Jan 1834 and d. 31 Jan 1857 The Nathan Williams Cemetery (#327 in previous book) is also my family. It has been vandalized and is in great need of repair. Some of the stones there include: Nathan Williams b. 26 Dec 1776 d. 14 Jun 1838 Frances McNeill Williams b. 19 Oct 1781 d. 2 Jul 1843 (These were the PARENTS of John McNeill Williams Sr. above) Children buried at Nathan Williams Cemetery: Elizabeth Green Williams b 20 Mar 1803 d. 7 Mar 1863 (sister to John and dau. of Nathan) married to: Jennings Hudnall Courts b. Oct 20 1798 and d. 13 Sep 1865 (he was brother to Lucy Ann Courts above) Nathan Williams Jr. b 7 Feb 1819 d. 9 Oct 1842 Hosea McNeill Williams b 17 May 1822 d 4 Sep 1837 Isabella M. Williams b 31 Aug 1824 m. William Blakemore 15 Sep 1840 d. 1 Apr 1858 Grandchildren of Nathan/Frances and children of Jennings Courts & Elizabeth Williams buried at Nathan Williams cemetery: Eunice Courts b. 26 Dec 1829 d. 18 Nov 1887 Ann Eliza Courts 21 Jun 1820 d. 7 Jun 1849 m. W. A. Morgan Daniel Jasper Courts b. 21 Feb 1828 d. 30 Oct 1837 Nathan Williams Courts b. 11 Dec 1831 d. 14 Sep 1844 William H. Courts b 1 Jan 1838 d. 13 Sep 1865 Another tidbit you may find interesting is the Jennings Hudnall Courts home was called the Elgrove Inn and was built in 1838. It was used as an overnight stopping place for freight wagons hauling goods to be loaded aboard steamers on the Tennessee River. The inn might be compared to truck stops along today's interstates except drivers were teamsters driving teams of mules and horses pulling wagons loaded with bales of cotton, etc. It now belongs to the Upchurch family and is in bad shape. I got to see it a couple of years ago during a visit back to Henry County searching for ancestors. The old wagon ruts can still be seen in the old trail which runs in front of the place. The John M. Williams home was called "Hazel Green" and the Nathan Williams Home was called "Mt. Vista." Thank you for doing a new book and I hope I'm not to late to have these family members i included. Let me know when it comes out so I can purchase a copy. Janie Ridley Bice jrbice1@airmail.net