Dancyville in Haywood County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Burchett Douglass

1793-1849

Photographed by Ken Smith, February 25, 2012

1. Burchett Douglass Marker

Inscription. Born Oct. 6, 1793, in Sumner Co. Tenn. Married 1819 to Martha McGee, seven children. Private, War of 1812, enlisted Jan 28, 1814 in Capt. Allen Wilkinson's Company, discharged April 2, 1814. Established Bank of Fayette Co., president until death. Was elected to the Tenn. House and Senate. Speaker of the Tenn. House during 22nd and 1st session of the 24th General Assembly. Presidential elector, 1840, on the Whig ticket.

Erected 2000 by Desendants of Burchett Douglass, the Haywood County Historical Society and the Society of the War of 1812 in the State of Tennessee.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Government & Politics • War of 1812. A significant historical date for this entry is April 2, 1835.

Location. 35° 24.319′ N, 89° 17.698′ W. Marker is in Dancyville, Tennessee, in Haywood County. It is on Dancyville Methodist Church Road 0.2 miles south of Dancyville Road (Tennessee Route 179), on the left when traveling south. Located in the Dancyville United Methodist Church Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Stanton TN 38069, United States

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of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in West Tennessee.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep 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 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Dancyville United Methodist Church (a few steps from this marker); James K. Polk / James C. Jones (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Stanton (approx. 7.2 miles away); Stanton Masonic Lodge And School (approx. 7½ miles away); Wesley (approx. 8 miles away); Bradford's Landing (approx. 8.7 miles away); Hardeman County/Fayette County (approx. 9 miles away); Flagg Grove School (approx. 9.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dancyville.

Also see . . . Dedication of the Burchett Douglass Historical Marker. (Submitted on March 2, 2012, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.)

Photographed by Ken Smith, February 25, 2012

2. Burchett Douglass Marker

Burchett Douglass Grave Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Ken Smith, February 25, 2012

3. Burchett Douglass Grave Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on March 1, 2012, by Ken Smith of Milan, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 727 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 1, 2012, by Ken Smith of Milan, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.