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This Prosser Cemetery is located
about 200 feet into the entry road on the left hand side on a
farm in Ashland City, Cheatham County, Tennessee that was once
owned by my great grandfather Nathaniel Lee Prosser
- but it is no longer in the family. My Mom who was the only one
of her nine other siblings that was born on this farm, told me
that when she was a little girl, she and her sisters would come
to this site and place marbles, toys, and pretty rocks on the
graves of the three Prosser Children that are buried here. The
markers for the children were simply Large Stones dug up from
the field in back, and the stones were never engraved or marked
in any way. The children were laid to rest at this site in the
mid 1930's and early 1940's, and my grandfather Charles
Edward Prosser was buried in the spot where my Mom
stands in the picture above in September of 1985 (next to the
3 children).
The new owner did not like the
idea of having a cemetery on the farm, and caused us great grief
when visiting the site, so we agreed to relocate my grandfather
to another place - which ended up being Harpeth Hills (his new
headstone along with wife Edna Barnett is shown in
the picture above). Ironic as it may be - and although we
moved grandfather, little does the new owner know - the Prosser
Family children are still there... and according to my mother,
there is yet another cemetery elsewhere on the property.
Another funny side story: A
researcher once stumbled upon my grandfather Charles
Prosser's grave (which had been marked with a
crude plaque) at the old farm, and placed the data on the
Cheatham Co., TN website - but showing him as Harley
Prosser. I guess the letter "C" had worn
off!!! Thank goodness the link is no longer there!
This cemetery is
located on "Chestnut Ridge" which rolls through Bedford,
Lincoln, Moore and Franklin Counties, Tennessee. It was the
first time I had visited this particular cemetery as during
the 2003 Chestnut Ridge Cousins Family Reunion - my Mom and
I were given a tour of some of our Old Prosser Stomping
Grounds located in the area by cousins Barbara (Prosser)
Wayman and Polly (Prosser) Dodson. My 3rd Great Grandfather
"Grover
Morris Prosser"
1821-1905, his wife Mary Ann Rose 1824-1907, and several of
their children are buried here.
There is no on-line website listing
those buried in this cemetery.
If your ancestors are from any of the counties mentioned
above, I highly recommend that you join the "Chestnut Ridge
Cousins - Genealogical Organization" by clicking
HERE.
Thanks for visiting this
site, I hope you enjoyed the information within!
Email Bob Tobin
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