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    1. Re: [TNOVERTO] Moses Phillips grave
    2. That is the James Harris Cemetery. -- Researching: Durham, Troxtel, Smith, Richards, Hammock, Warren > Ron, Is the cemetery where Old Mose buried, the one on the opposite side of the > road as Harris Chapel Cemetery? If so I know where it is. This small cemetery > was covered in weeds, trees and vines until the last couple years when someone > cut down the trees from it and cleared it of nicely. But, I still haven't took > the time to stop and look at who might be there. > Bobbie > > Ron <[email protected]> wrote: > > I was recently in Overton County and decided to go to Moses Phillips grave. > My grandfather took me there years ago. > > The graveyard is about a quarter of a mile north of Harris Chapel on the > Livingston - Monterey road. There are about 20 graves there. Some have > inscriptions. Others do not. > > The graveyard sits on top a hill in the middle of a large field. There is a > tree at the top of the hill right by the graves. > > The three tented graves at the uppermost point of the graveyard (in the > northeast corner) are Moses Phillips and his two wives. I no longer recall > which was his. They are marked with field stones and stone tents, but no > inscriptions. > > Moses Phillips came into southeastern Overton County in the 1820's. It > would be a shame to loose track of his burial site. > > Ron Phillips > > > > > > > ==== TNOVERTO Mailing List ==== > ADDRESS OVERTON LIST MESSAGES > TOT: [email protected] > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > Land of the free and home of the brave. > > > ==== TNOVERTO Mailing List ==== > WATCH YOUR SUBJECT LINES > Many subscriber Delete a > message based on subject > lines. GIVE YOURS ONE! > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

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