Crouch cemetery lists, Washington Co., Tn.

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(excerpt from a letter from Richard Crouch to Glenn Crouch of Omaha. By the way, this does not include one of the most important Crouch cemeteries, at the Buffalo Ridge Baptist Church near Gray. There is also the overgrown Galloway family plot off Carroll Creek Road. See also Nance's Shop Cemetery)

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The recent work by the Sheriff's Department in Washington County, Tennessee has resulted in a complete cleanup of the old Baptist Cemetery in Fall Branch, and that has made all the stones accessible, none of which could even be seen before. The cemetery is now in excellent shape, though the inscriptions on the stones are in many cases partially worn away.

This is a listing of the tombstones of Crouch family members in the Fall Branch Cemetery. I am giving only the first name in each case, as the last name is the same as ours.

1. Jesse, died December 22, 1841, age 81 years. (Given the dates this can hardly be anyone other than my thrice-great grandfather, who filed his Revolutionary War pension application No. R2531 in Washington County, Tennessee, stating that he was born in Stafford County, Virginia, on April 25, 1760.

2. (Next to Jesse, with identical stone), Mary, died January ___, 1842, age 71 years, 8 months and 20 days.

3. Gilbert, died January 7, 1839, age 12 (years or days?).

4. Jessie [sic.] H., born October ___, 1828.

5. Mary, daughter of Jesse [sic.] H. and Jemimah, born March 17, 18___, died age 8 years, 10 days.

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Tombstones in Boone's Creek Baptist Church Cemetery bearing the same name:

1. Rev. Thomas Hiter (founder of the church), 10 February 1833 - 11 June 1894.

2. His wife Sophia W. Bowers, 1 December 1837 - 20 January 1896.

3. Ralph Waldo, 4 January 1881 -- 30 May 1968.

4. His wife Nettie Bruce Bowers, born Herndon, Virginia 9 January 1887, died 18 February 1967.

5. Sophia N., daughter of Henry and Orrie, 16 November 1895 - 5 October 1899.

6. Thomas S., 18 March 1866 - 30 May 1930.

7. Samuel H., 1 July 1874 - 19 August 1948.

8. David B., 13 March 1868 - 12 September 1895.

9. Paul, 8 April 1876 - 24 January 1918.

10. Dell E., 14 July 1871 - 4 April 1926.

(I should add that Ralph, Thomas, Samuel, David, Paul, Dell, were all children of Thomas H. and Sophia W.)

Other family members with the same name:

11. J.D., 9 February 1850 - 30 September 1913.

12. Julia, wife of J.D., 9 March 1855 p; 27 September 1901.

13. Georgia Florence, 1880 - 1931.

(The above three are grouped as a family.)

Another family group appears to be:

14. Ida, 23 April 1866 - 29 April 1940.

15. Eva, 11 February 1861 - 12 April 1935.

16. Mary, 2 February 1850 - 30 December 1945.

17. Jane, 9 January 1822 - 23 June 1909.

18. Jesse, 13 January 1822 - 14 June 1900.

19. Decater, 5 April 1857 - 24 June 1909.

Others in the cemetery include:

20. Guy, 20 March ______ -- 2 June 1918.

21. Allison, 1863 - 1919.

22. Jennie, 1877 - 1940.

23. Vernon, 1907 - ________.

24. Bertha, 1890 - 1958.

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... it occurred to me that I have not given you one of the most important ones which is accessible to me. That is the Crouch family cemetery on the Ralph Crouch farm in Boone's Creek, Tennessee. Most of the stones are unreadable now, but I will list for you the ones that are readable, or which we took rubbings of back when they were legible.

1. Dollie, daughter of J. B. and Sue M. Hale, November 9, 1882-October 30, 1884.
Four lines of verse, now illegible, dove picture.

2. Gustevis M., son of J. and J. Crouch. Born January 27, 1855, died October 16, 1859.

3. To my mother, Nancy, wife of John Crouch, born 1796, died August 18, 1869: Farewell, dear mother, sweet thy rest, weary with years and worn with pain. Farewell 'till in some happy place we shall behold thy face again.

4. In memory of John Crouch, died July 29, 1850, born (illegible)

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