McGavock Family Cemetery - Williamson County Historical Society
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N 35° 54.259 W 086° 51.571
16S E 512676 N 3973345
Williamson County Historical Society marker - McGavock Family Cemetery
Waymark Code: WM9JK
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 03/28/2006
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McGavock Family Cemetery
Buried here, beginning ca. 1818, are the remains of numerous family members. Among them are Randal McGavock (1768-1843), planter and political leader who build Carnton; his son, Col. John McGavock (1815-1893), successful farmer and civic leader who was instrumental in disinterring the Confederate dead from the Franklin battlefield and reburying them adjacent to the cemetery; and John's wife, Carrrie Winder McGavock (1829 - 1905). This venerable Southern mother was called “The Good Samaritan of Williamson County” for her many acts of loving service to Confederate soldiers.
Williamson County Historical Society
Marker reads the same on both sides.
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