My sister and I, accompanied by our husbands, plan to spend next week in middle-Tennessee. One of our primary goals is to discover the cemetery where our Robert Doughty was buried in 1845. Robert Doughty lived near Tucker's Crossroads, on the Trousdale Ferry Pike, on or near Jenning's Fork Creek. His property was mostly in Wilson County, with a portion lying in Smith County. It is likely that he was buried somewhere in this vicinity, but where? Was he buried on church property, personal property or in a local cemetery? We will also be searching for the final resting place of the Cooksey families who lived in this area of Wilson County. We have heard there is a small Cooksey cemetery somewhere close to where Robert Doughty lived. Sarah Cooksey, born 1812 in Smith County, married Lorenzo Doughty, son of Robert Doughty, in August 1831 in Wilson County, Tennessee. Both Sarah and Lorenzo died in Izard County, Arkansas [she about 1882; he about 1885], and are buried in Arkansas. We are seeking information on her parents and siblings. We believe one sister was married to Whaley Newby; Noland and Whaley Newby were two of the buyers of the Robert Doughty estate sale held in October, 1845 in Wilson County, Tennessee. We believe, but cannot document, that Sarah was a daughter of John Duncan Cooksey, who wrote his will in 1822, and his first wife; Sarah is not mentioned in his will. Perhaps a visit to Cooksey cemeteries located in Smith and Wilson counties will assist us in answering some of these long unanswered questions. From 1933 Tombstone transcriptions by Mrs. W. P. Bouton in 1933, available in the cemetery transcriptions file at the Lebanon Public Library: "On hill one mile south of Trousdale Ferry Pike, on W. H. Waters Place: Names are mostly Hankins and Edwards. There is a stone for Mathew Cartwright b Feb 20, 1754, d Feb 21 1812. There is also a stone for Bettie M. Hearn [1840-1857]. Question? Is there a way to find others buried at this seemingly private graveyard. A Cartwright family was a neighbor of Robert Doughty; Hezekiah Cartwright and his wife, Nancy, sold land "beginning at the northeast corner of the tract of land known by the name of Rogers tract of land lying on Kitchens Creek of Round Lick Creek....." , Wilson Co., to Lorenzo Doughty, son of Robert, on 10 September, 1838 [witnesses were W. P. Davidson, Shelah Waters, B.W. Bell, and T.C. Grissom.] This land was very near the Robert Doughty property. WOULD the Mathew Cartwright, cited above as being buried on the W.H. Waters place, be related to this same Cartwright family. I suppose what I am really asking is, "what is the probability of Robert Doughty being buried on the W. H. Waters place and does anyone know whom one should contact for permission to enter this burial site, which we assume to be private property." Any assistance locating the cemeteries and burial sites around the properties and waterways described above will certainly facilitate our research activities during our limited time in the Wilson-Smith county area. Any assistance or recommendations will be greatly appreciated. LaDoris Doughty Weber

LaDoris: Sorry, I can't be of any help to you in answering your questions, though the surnames are familiar to me, having encountered them frequently in Round Lick Creek area research. I was not aware of the 1933 cemetery transcription by Mrs. Bouton. My HANKINS/HAWKINS, O'NEAL, EDWARDS, and BASS families lived in this Round Lick Creek area 1800-1850. Does anyone know if there is a transcription in print somewhere other than the Lebanon Library? Debbie LaDoris Weber wrote: > My sister and I, accompanied by our husbands, plan to spend next week in > middle-Tennessee. > One of our primary goals is to discover the cemetery where our Robert > Doughty was buried in > 1845. Robert Doughty lived near Tucker's Crossroads, on the Trousdale > Ferry Pike, on or near > Jenning's Fork Creek. His property was mostly in Wilson County, with a > portion lying in Smith > County. It is likely that he was buried somewhere in this vicinity, but > where? Was he buried > on church property, personal property or in a local cemetery? > > We will also be searching for the final resting place of the Cooksey > families who lived in this > area of Wilson County. We have heard there is a small Cooksey cemetery > somewhere close > to where Robert Doughty lived. Sarah Cooksey, born 1812 in Smith County, > married Lorenzo > Doughty, son of Robert Doughty, in August 1831 in Wilson County, > Tennessee. Both Sarah > and Lorenzo died in Izard County, Arkansas [she about 1882; he about 1885], > and are buried > in Arkansas. We are seeking information on her parents and siblings. We > believe one sister > was married to Whaley Newby; Noland and Whaley Newby were two of the > buyers of the > Robert Doughty estate sale held in October, 1845 in Wilson County, > Tennessee. We believe, > but cannot document, that Sarah was a daughter of John Duncan Cooksey, who > wrote his > will in 1822, and his first wife; Sarah is not mentioned in his > will. Perhaps a visit to Cooksey > cemeteries located in Smith and Wilson counties will assist us in answering > some of these > long unanswered questions. > > From 1933 Tombstone transcriptions by Mrs. W. P. Bouton in 1933, available > in the cemetery > transcriptions file at the Lebanon Public Library: "On hill one mile south > of Trousdale Ferry Pike, on > W. H. Waters Place: Names are mostly Hankins and Edwards. There is a > stone for Mathew > Cartwright b Feb 20, 1754, d Feb 21 1812. There is also a stone for Bettie > M. Hearn [1840-1857]. > > Question? Is there a way to find others buried at this seemingly private > graveyard. A Cartwright > family was a neighbor of Robert Doughty; Hezekiah Cartwright and his wife, > Nancy, sold land > "beginning at the northeast corner of the tract of land known by the name > of Rogers tract of > land lying on Kitchens Creek of Round Lick Creek....." , Wilson Co., to > Lorenzo Doughty, son of > Robert, on 10 September, 1838 [witnesses were W. P. Davidson, Shelah > Waters, B.W. Bell, > and T.C. Grissom.] This land was very near the Robert Doughty > property. WOULD the Mathew > Cartwright, cited above as being buried on the W.H. Waters place, be > related to this same > Cartwright family. I suppose what I am really asking is, "what is the > probability of Robert Doughty > being buried on the W. H. Waters place and does anyone know whom one should > contact for > permission to enter this burial site, which we assume to be private property." > > Any assistance locating the cemeteries and burial sites around the > properties and waterways > described above will certainly facilitate our research activities during > our limited time in the > Wilson-Smith county area. > > Any assistance or recommendations will be greatly appreciated. > > LaDoris Doughty Weber > > ==== TNWILSON Mailing List ==== > The Wilson County Genealogy Depot > http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnwcogs/ > <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnwcogs">The Wilson Co. Depot</A>