South Pittsburg in Marion County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Colonel James Roulston

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, July 16, 2023

1. Colonel James Roulston Marker

Inscription. Jane Simmons Roulston
Born March 27, 1783 Charleston, SC
Died May 12, 1870 Marion Co., Tenn.
Wife of
Colonel James Roulston

Born June 16, 1772 Augusta Co, VA
Died August 7, 1844 Marion Co., Tenn.

Representative from Jackson Co, Tenn.
To legislature at Knoxville 1802.

Colonel in Command, Third Tenn, Regiment
Carroll's Division, Under General Jackson
at Battle of New Orleans, War of 1812.

Representative from Jackson Co, Alabama
To Legislature at Montgomery 1828.

Pioneer Settlers & Land Owner

Erected by Erected by their descendants.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers • War of 1812.

Location. 35° 4.638′ N, 85° 47.482′ W. Marker is in South Pittsburg, Tennessee, in Marion County. It is on Beene Cemetery Road half a mile north of Sweetens Cove Road, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 285 Beene Cemetery Rd, South Pittsburg TN 37380, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is

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in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. 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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Captain Robert Bean (a few steps from this marker); Bean-Roulston Graveyard (approx. 6.3 miles away); Chiaha (approx. 6.3 miles away); Christ Church Episcopal (approx. 6½ miles away); Hiram Beene Moore, M.D. (approx. 6.6 miles away); McReynolds High School (approx. 6.6 miles away); Marion Post No. 62 (approx. 6.6 miles away); James Thomas Fitz-Gerald, Jr. (approx. 6.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in South Pittsburg.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, July 16, 2023

2. Colonel James Roulston Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 15, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 27, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 376 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 3, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.