Blackburn Cemetery

Lewis Co, Tennessee: Blackburn Cemetery Page

The following information was provided by Ms. Linda Gavin, owner of the historic Blackburn Farmstead. She has been told there were many graves in the area but few remain. This is an important site in Lewis County history. Ambrose Blackburn is the one of the only Revolutionary Soldiers buried in Lewis Co.

Copied by Bill, Sammye & Keith Lawson on 27 November 2001.

First	Middle	Last	Birth Date	Death Date	Other Information
Rowena		Blackburn	1822	1840	Daughter of John & Nancy Blackburn
Elias	Halbert	Blackburn	1826	1827	Son of John & Nancy Blackburn
Francis	Jones Halbert	Blackburn		1843	Wife of Ambrose Blackburn, Mother of John
Melinda & Infant		Bennett		Sept. 30, 1849	Large flat stone covering grave "Remember friend as you pass by, as are you now, so once was I. As I am now, so you will be, prepair for death and follow me."
Ambrose		Blackburn		1820	Cpt. A.R. Tennessee Mil - Said to be born in Ireland circa 1750

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