Murfreesboro in Rutherford County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Captain William Lytle
February 17, 1755 - September 4, 1829
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 14, 2020
1. Captain William Lytle Marker
William Lytle was born in Hillsboro, Orange County N.C. He was the son of Robert Lytle (1729-1774) and Sarah Mebane Lytle. At the age 21, he entered the military as Lieutenant, 5th Regiment of North Carolina Continental Line on April 16, 1776. He was promoted to Captain on February 28, 1779 and served with the 1st and 4th Regiments also in the North Carolina Continental Line. He served to the close of the Revolutionary War with his brother, Lt. Col. Archibald Lytle. Both Lytles we charter members of the North Carolina Society of Cincinnati at its founding at Hillsboro NC October 21, 1783. In the 1790's after the Revolutionary War Captain William Lytle moved with his wife Nancy Taylor Lytle and children to the Nashville area of what later became Tennessee. Captain Lytle and family were among the first settlers to permanently locate to the Murfreesboro area. Captain William Lytle personally selected this cemetery site, about 150 yards from his home. The cemetery property was donated to the Tennessee Society Sons of the American Revolution by Lytle G. Chambers and deeded October 6, 1976. Patriot Park was established at Lytle Cemetery by TNSSAR on April 16, 2011.
Erected by Tennessee Society, Sons of the American Revolution.
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Location. 35° 51.026′ N, 86° 24.038′ W. Memorial is in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, in Rutherford County. It is on Northwest Broad Street (Tennessee Route 99) north of Memorial Boulevard ( Route 96), on the right when traveling south. Marker located in Lytle family cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 735 NW Broad St, Murfreesboro TN 37129, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Middle Tennessee and in Greater Nashville. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Rutherford County (here, next to this marker); Murfreesborough (a few steps from this marker); William Lytle (within shouting distance of this marker); Murfreesboro During the Civil War (approx. Ό mile away); The Railroad & Fortress Rosecrans (approx. Ό mile away); Fortress Rosecrans (approx. 0.4 miles away); Defense of Fortress Rosecrans
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 14, 2020
2. Captain William Lytle Marker
The Lytle family cemetery. Marker is the middle one.
Credits. This page was last revised on April 1, 2020. It was originally submitted on March 16, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,345 times since then and 48 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 16, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
