Thomas Embree-1A-29
N 36° 14.605 W 082° 33.410
17S E 360113 N 4012071
Talks about family history
Waymark Code: WM5Z2E
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 03/04/2009
Views: 13
In 1791, Seth Smith, a Pennsylvania stonemason, built the house 0.6 mi. W of Telford and 300 yrds N. of the road for the Quaker father of Elihu, am early abolitionist, and his brother, Elijah, an early iron-master. The family came from New Jersey. Sarah Hawkins, first wife of john Sevier, is buried near the house.
Marker Name: Thomas Embree
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Person
Marker Number: 1A 29
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
THC
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