DAVIDSON COUNTY, TN - CEMETERIES - DEVON FARM ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Davidson County Cemetery Survey ==================================================================== DAVIDSON COUNTY CEMETERY SURVEY PROJECT is a cooperative effort of many groups including the Metro Archives, Colonial Dames (NSCDA-TN), Nashville Room of the Public Library, Metro Planning and Historical Commissions, Historic Nashville, Inc., the State Archaeologist, local historians and citizens. Initiated by the Nashville Town Committee of the Colonial Dames during the fall of 1999, with the training of volunteers to survey and record tombstones and with a grant to the Metro Archives for a staff person to enter the inscriptions on a computer database. The project has involved over 90 volunteers. DEVON FARM BE-19: NASHVILLE, DAVIDSON COUNTY, TN, HIGHWAY 100 9 TOMBSTONE INSCRIPTIONS MCDONALD Born: 1901 Died: 1927 Front inscription: KATHARINE GRAY MCDONALD/BELOVED DAUGHTER OF/WILLIAM NAYLOR/AND/EMMA HICKS MCDONALD/1901-1927 MCDONALD Born: 1873 Died: 1946 Front inscription: EMMA HICKS MCDONALD/BELOVED WIFE OF/WILLIAM NAYLOR MCDONALD/DAUGHTER OF/E.D. AND MARY W. HICKS/1873-1946 MCDONALD Born: 1868 Died: 1947 Front inscription: W.C. MDONALD/SON OF/W.N. & V.G. MCDONALD/1868-1947 CROWDER Born: Died: 1827 Front inscription: SACRED/TO THE MEMORY OF/HANNAH CROWDER/WIFE OF JAMES CROWDER/SHE DEPARTED THIS LIFE/APRIL 10, 1827/AGED 26 YEARS 3 MONTHS/& 7 DAYS Footstones: YES/UNUSUAL SHAPE Footstone inscriptions: H.C. UNKNOWN Born: Died: Footstone: YES/UNUSUAL SHAPE Footstone inscriptions: NONE HICKS Born: 1861 Died: 1941 Front inscription: E.D. HICKS III/BORN/JAN. 23, 1861/DIED JAN. 13, 1941 Footstone: YES Footstone inscription: E.D.H. HICKS Born: 1834 Died: 1916 Front inscription: MARY A. HICKS/WIFE OF ED. HICKS/BORN/AUG. 1, 1834/DIED/SEPT. 7, 1916 Footstone: YES Footstone inscription: M.A.H. HICKS Born: 1831 Died: 1894 Front inscription: EDWARD D. HICKS/BORN/JUNE 8, 1831/DIED/FEB 21, 1894 Footstone: YES Footstone inscription: E.D.H. HICKS Born: 1863 Died: 1865 Front inscription: LOUISA Z. HICKS/DAUGHTER OF/EDWARD D. & /MARY HICKS/BORN JAN. 18, 1863/DEC. 14, 1865 Footstone: YES Footstone inscription: L.Z.H. PARISH Born: 1832 Died: 1856 Front inscription: SACRED/TO THE MEMORY OF/SARAH JANE/WIFE OF/FRANK PARISH/SHE WAS BORN IN DAVIDSON CO./TENN. SEPT. 30, 1832/DIED SEPT. 23, 1856/SHE WAS A PLEASANT CHARACTER,AN/AFFECTIONATE FRIEND, A FAITHFULWIFE/IN WITNESS, A PATIENT SUFFERER, IN DEATH/A TRIUMPANT CHRISTIAN Footstone: YES Footstone inscription: S.J.P.