Dear Deanna, Hello, when I looked at the stones a few months ago it seemed that there was only on West stone and it was a large tall stone. It was the only one surrounded by an iron fence unless there were smaller stones closer to the ground that I could not see. I remember writing down the dates and name of the West boy to see if I could find anything out about him because he had died as a young man and I didn't know the relation to the Allen family that was buried next to him. But I couldn't find anything in the newspapers about his death. I believe his stones says something about him being in the Civil War, am I right? 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: <d.oklepek@att.net> To: <TNHOUSTO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2005 11:44 AM Subject: Re: [TNHOUSTO] Re: Capt. Samuel T. Allen (circa 1830--1878) > > Hi Melissa and others, > I am related, directly, to the people buried in the roadside cemetery > where Samuel T, Allen is buried. John Hill Thomas (my great grandfather) > died in 1859 as well as three of his children. There are all buried there > along with his wife, Nancy Louise Allen and several others.. I have photos > of the stones that are there, taken at a time when the site was kept > cleared off. My father used to keep it cleared off, but he died in 1973. > Then when my husband and I would visit Clarksville from Chicago we used to > go there to work on it. After my mother moved up here in 1980 there was > little interest in it and my trips down there have not been frequent or > long enough to really do anything about it. I have been contacted now by > a family member who is a g-g-g-grandson of John Hill Thomas who is buried > there and he has expressed an interest in clearing the site with his sons. > It will be wonderful if he can. > There used to be an iron fence completely around the graves of John Hill > and his family. The stone for Samuel T. Allen was outside the fenced area > and was broken, down on the ground when I saw it last. The West family is > buried close to the Thomas' and as I recall their stones were also > enclosed by an iron fence. I never went inside the area. It was always in > worse shape than the Thomas' site. > I really appreciate all the additional information that everyone has sent > in to the list. It has helped me expand the information on my family. > Thanks! > Deanna O. > > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > >