This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/lhB.2ACI/655.2 Message Board Post: I assisted the Houston County Historical Society in publishing a cemetery book for Houston County titled "They Passed This Way". It does not tell where he is buried, but it does have a little information about him. A cemetery named Allen-Thomas-West Cemetery located on Hwy 149 north on the left 1/2 mile past the Houston County Jail in the yard of the John Nolen Place (very overgrown). The following information was submitted by Charles Lovelady (now deceased). "Some successive owners of this farm appear to have been Sam T. Allen, John Hill Thomas, James Struvent West, Monroe Nolen & John L. Nolen. Sam T. Allen was born in North Carolina in 1830. He was the first revenue collector of Houston County elected in 1871. Later in 1878, Sam was operating a livery stable in Erin (county seat) in partnership with M. M. Stanfield." Mr. Allen could be buried in an unmarked grave in this cemetery or he could be buried in Stewart County. Stewart County has a cemetery book-you migh! t try their library.

Hello, I live in Houston County and I know exactly where this cemetery is. In fact, a good friend of mine rents the home the cemetery is located. The cemetery is actually two iron fences that contain headstones. The fences look like they were very elaborate and beautiful at the time they were put there, but now the small area, almost right on the highway, is very overgrown and if you drove by it, you would never know there was a cemetery there even though it is a rocks throw from a busy highway. The property is owned now by Chris Pitts, a well known business man in Houston County. I asked the historical society if there was any organization or group that does cemetery cleaning and they told me they didn't know of any. So it sits there unseen. The people in the cemetery are not related to me, but the stones are large, beautifully tall stones and I wondered about the people buried there and how they have been forgotten over time and they really are laying in a place that is a very busy place for traffic. I hope someone comes to their aid and clears the area so their stones and iron fences can be seen. I have only been able to peek through the overgrown brush, but from what I have seen the people that are buried there must of had money because the headstones would have been very expensive at the time. Just wanted to share. In Christ, Melissa Barker RAOGK Volunteer Have Access to Tennessee Death Certificates for Years 1908-1954 for ALL Counties Have Access to Tennessee Birth Certificates for Years 1908-1912 for ALL Counties Have Access to Tons of Tennessee Books at My Local Library WILL DO LOOK UPS!! ----- Original Message ----- From: <joann@peoplestel.net> To: <TNHOUSTO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2005 8:21 AM Subject: [TNHOUSTO] Re: Capt. Samuel T. Allen (circa 1830--1878) > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/lhB.2ACI/655.2 > > Message Board Post: > > I assisted the Houston County Historical Society in publishing a cemetery > book for Houston County titled "They Passed This Way". It does not tell > where he is buried, but it does have a little information about him. A > cemetery named Allen-Thomas-West Cemetery located on Hwy 149 north on the > left 1/2 mile past the Houston County Jail in the yard of the John Nolen > Place (very overgrown). The following information was submitted by > Charles Lovelady (now deceased). "Some successive owners of this farm > appear to have been Sam T. Allen, John Hill Thomas, James Struvent West, > Monroe Nolen & John L. Nolen. Sam T. Allen was born in North Carolina in > 1830. He was the first revenue collector of Houston County elected in > 1871. Later in 1878, Sam was operating a livery stable in Erin (county > seat) in partnership with M. M. Stanfield." Mr. Allen could be buried in > an unmarked grave in this cemetery or he could be buried in Stewart > County. Stewart County has a cemetery book-you migh! > t try their library. > > > ============================== > Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for > ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx > > >