Rest Haven Cemetery - Williamson County Historical Society
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N 35° 55.702 W 086° 52.389
16S E 511443 N 3976010
Quick Description: Williamson County Historical Society Marker - Rest Haven Cemetery
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 3/2/2006 1:58:17 PM
Waymark Code: WM88H
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Long Description:
Rest Haven Cemetery
In 1855, eminent Franklin lawyer, John Marshall gave a
seven-acre lot for a new cemetery to be located immediately west of
the City Cemetery. Early Methodist minister, Thomas L. Douglass and
numerous Confederate soldiers are buried here. Among the latter is
Capt. “Tod” Carter, who was mortally wounded during the Battle of
Franklin. Also interred here are post-Civil War Franklin leaders,
John B. McEwen, and Dr. Daniel P. Cliffe. McEwen was an
entrepreneur, lawyer and owner of Fernvale Springs. Dr. Cliff was a
respected physician, Confederate surgeon, and president of the
Nashville and the Decatur Railroad. He is buried with family
members, including his daughter Belle, and her husband General
James P. Brownlow, U.S.A.
Williamson County Historical Society 1996
Marker reads the same on both sides.
