Near Taft in Lincoln County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Alfred Bearden

1811-1888

Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, July 25, 2012

1. Alfred Bearden Marker

Inscription. Born 1811 in South Carolina, a farmer, Renowned Gunsmith and a Past Master of Andrew Jackson Lodge #68 F & AM. Grandson of Revolutionary War Veteran John Bearden, Sr. Married in 1831 to Margaret Downing, buried at this site with four of their eleven children, two who served in the 8th Tennessee Infantry Reg't during the War Between the States, including his son, Captain N. M. Bearden who died due to wounds received at the Battle of Stones River on Dec. 31, 1862.

Erected 2012 by Martha Fleitz and Greg Fleitz, G-Granddaughter and G-G-Grandson.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • War, US Civil • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical month for this entry is December 1930.

Location. 35° 2.168′ N, 86° 39.173′ W. Marker is near Taft, Tennessee, in Lincoln County. It is on Ardmore Highway (Tennessee Route 110) 0.3 miles east of Ballard Hollow Road, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 910 Ardmore Hwy, Taft TN 38488, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee

and in the Highland Rim.

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 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Poor Farm Cemetery (approx. 2.6 miles away); The Lincoln County Poor Farm (approx. 2.6 miles away); Tennessee / Alabama

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(approx. 5.6 miles away in Alabama); Initial Survey Point (approx. 5.6 miles away in Alabama); Pioneer (Routt - Wells) Cemetery (approx. 7.1 miles away); Patriot Burials (approx. 8.1 miles away in Alabama); Camp Blount (approx. 8½ miles away); Camp Blount Historic Site (approx. 8.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Taft.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Hobbs Bridge (was approx. 6.7 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, July 25, 2012

2. Alfred Bearden Marker

Looking (north)east on TN-110/Ardmore Hwy.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on March 21, 2014, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,436 times since then and 56 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 21, 2014, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.