Antioch in Nashville in Davidson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Alice Thompson Collinsworth

1777-1828

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, October 2, 2022

1. Alice Thompson Collinsworth Marker

Inscription. Alice Thompson (1777-1828) married Revolutionary War veteran Edward Collinsworth (1759-1816) in Dec. 1795, after spending two years as a captive at the Muscogee (Creek) tribal town Kialegee, in present-day Alabama. Alice and Edward reared seven children on land deeded to Alice by her brother John (c. 1765-1791). Their son James (1802-1838) signed the Texas Declaration of Independence. Alice, Edward, daughter Parmelia and two more generations are buried at the nearby family cemetery.

Erected 2022 by The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County. (Marker Number 244.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Colonial Era • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers • Women. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee, The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County series list. A significant historical month for this entry is December 1795.

Location. 36° 2.743′ N, 86° 38.919′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in Antioch. It is on Crossings Boulevard west

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of Mt. View Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5429 Crossings Blvd, Antioch TN 37013, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee.

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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Richards Cemetery (approx. 1.1 miles away); Antioch High School (approx. 1½ miles away); Alfred Z. Kelley (approx. 1.7 miles away); Locust Hill (approx. 1.9 miles away); Antioch Pike (approx. 2.6 miles away); Olive Branch Missionary Baptist Church (approx. 2.8 miles away); GranDale (approx. 2.9 miles away); Cane Ridge Cumberland Presbyterian Church (approx. 3.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

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Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, October 2, 2022

2. Alice Thompson Collinsworth Marker

(Submitted on October 3, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia.)

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, October 2, 2022

3. Alice Thompson Collinsworth Marker

Alice Thompson Collinsworth gravesite image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, October 2, 2022

4. Alice Thompson Collinsworth gravesite

Edward Collinsworth gravesite and headstone image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, October 2, 2022

5. Edward Collinsworth gravesite and headstone

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 3, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 1,018 times since then and 121 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on October 3, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.