Franklin in Williamson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
DeGraffenreid Cemetery
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 9, 2020
1. DeGraffenreid Cemetery Marker
Inscription.
DeGraffenreid Cemetery. . Buried here is one of Franklin's first settlers, Metcalfe DeGraffenreid (1760-1803), a Lunenburg County, Virginia native. Three of his sons, Abram, Metcalfe, Jr., and Matthew Fontaine, were veterans of the War of 18 12. One of them, Metcalfe, Jr. is buried here as are a daughter, Susan DeGraffenreid Reese, wife of Beverly Reese; a grandson, Ben DeGraffenreid (1838-1859); a granddaughter, Elizabeth Reese Currin: her husband, John M. Currin; their daughter, Susan; and Katy Ewin (1858-1859) infant daughter of Metcalfe Jr's daughter, Catherine, and her second husband, John H. Ewin. Metcalfe DeGraffenreid's wife, Mary Ann, a sister of Franklin's founder, Abram Maury, is buried in Alabama.
Buried here is one of Franklin's first settlers, Metcalfe DeGraffenreid (1760-1803), a Lunenburg County, Virginia native. Three of his sons, Abram, Metcalfe, Jr., and Matthew Fontaine, were veterans of the War of 1812. One of them, Metcalfe, Jr. is buried here as are a daughter, Susan DeGraffenreid Reese, wife of Beverly Reese; a grandson, Ben DeGraffenreid (1838-1859); a granddaughter, Elizabeth Reese Currin: her husband, John M. Currin; their daughter, Susan; and Katy Ewin (1858-1859) infant daughter of Metcalfe Jr's daughter, Catherine, and her second husband, John H. Ewin. Metcalfe DeGraffenreid's wife, Mary Ann, a sister of Franklin's founder, Abram Maury, is buried in Alabama.
Erected 2000 by Williamson County Historical Society.
Location. 35° 55.613′ N, 86° 53.033′ W. Marker is in Franklin, Tennessee, in Williamson County. Marker is on Glass Lane, 0.1 miles Tennessee Highway 96, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 829 Glass Lane, Franklin TN 37064, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 9, 2020
2. DeGraffenreid Cemetery Marker
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