IS THERE AN OVERALL GENEOLOGY WEB SITE, HOME PAGE OR OTHER SOURCE FOR ADDITIONAL INFO? ALSO IS THERE A FAMILY BOOK AVAILABLE? THANKS. > ---------- > From: Jess Lewis > Reply To: TNRUTHER-L@rootsweb.com > Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2001 11:24 AM > To: TNRUTHER-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [TNRUTHER] Robert Overall > > Robert Overall is supposed to be buried in a small overgrown cemetery, > near the old Overall Homeplace, near Milton, TN. (Rutherford Co.). See a > pic of the house at....... > http://www.cafes.net/jlewis/Overall.gif > This cemetery is commonly called the Patterson Cemetery, as the Overall > homeplace was bought by the Patterson Family in later years, and some of > their family is buried there. The cedar log house was still standing a > couple of years ago, and I assume is still standing. It was being used > for hay storage, when we visited the place. > He was quite a character, according to some accounts. Somewhat of a > "hothead", who was very different from most of his brothers who were > Methodist Ministers or leaders in the Methodist Church. He was a War of > 1812 Vet. and a friend of Andy Jackson, who, being a lawyer, offered to > defend Robert in court (no charge) > Robert (b.6/11/1785 d.10/08/1862) has no T'Stone, that we could find, > but his wife (and cousin) Mary Espy Overall (b.1782 d.12/24/1838) does > have a tombstone in the cemetery. After Mary's death, Robert continued > to live at the homeplace, until his death in 1862. A widowed daughter > and her children, lived there with him. Family tradition has him buried > there, and as I recall, there is a fieldstone marker, alongside her > grave. Probably his marker. > > > -- > Jess Lewis >> http://www.cafes.net/jlewis/ << > >> http://www.cafes.net/jlewis/cannon.htm << > > > > ==== TNRUTHER Mailing List ==== > Welcome to TNRUTHER-L: This is the official Rootsweb mailing list for > Rutherford County, TN. Anyone is welcome to post queries, and questions > about Rutherford County, TN Genealogy. > >