2016 October 22, Saturday, Memosa Cemetery Stroll Lawrenceburg, Tn

The Lawrence County Public Library sponsored a Cemetery Stroll at the Mimosa Cemetery.

Many people gathered to hear the stories of those buried here and those who should have been buried here.
Our speaker was wearing wireless headphones with a transmitter and receiver (so everyone could hear him), and he was carrying a Sealtest Crate to stand on (so everyone could see him).

Before we began our stroll, the speaker told the story of Mimosa's founding.
The speaker said Mimosa was formed because no one knew who was buried in the city cemetery.
The city needed a cemetery.

Everyone followed the speaker into the cemetery.
Our first stop was at Mayor James D. Vaughn, 1864-194,1, founder of Southern Gospel Music.

James D. Vaughn 1864-1941

Annie Green K, 1832-1910- her husband fought in the Civil War and was killed by Union soldiers after the war.

The gravesite of Annie Kirk. Her husband was killed by Union Soldiers

Senator Fred Thompson 1942-2015- Senator, Actor, born in Colbert County, Ala, at Keller Hospital, and lived and is buried in Lawrenceburg. TN.

The group gathered near Fred Thompson's grave. He has no marker yet!

Nettie Stewart 1874-1922

 Nettie's family was all dead when she was found in a Nashville Hotel.
Nettie was a dreamer who foretold her own death.
She was found lying on the floor of her apartment, clothesless. In her room was a trunk full of her dream journals. She was brought back to Lawrenceburg and buried with her family in Mimosa Cemetery.

Nettie Stewar, the dreamer

Captain William J. Gilbreth -Served in the Spanish-American War
1864-1934. He lost a daughter while he was in the war and never got over the loss. He became a nonbeliever.

William Gilbr, a nonbeliever, ever after the loss of a child

Mayor James W. Garrett won the election by one vote.
1859-1929. There were tornado warnings during the election.

Private Elliott Crews  1894-1918 About a young man's life cut short in World War I.

Half logs mean life is cut short. Crews KIA

John B. Kennedy 1841-1913- A Civil War Soldier and Col. Man.

John B. Kennedy is a college graduate. 

James H. Stribling 1863-1951- Mr. Stribling lost a daughter, who was age 5.
Mr. Stribling was comforted by a Christian man, David Lipscomb, and, because of him, became a Christian.
Mr. Stribling built a school for the children of Lawrenceburg with his own money, with one stipulation, that it have a bible class.

Stribling Family  Stribling's five-year-old daughter is the middle tombstone.

Everyone has a story, whether dead or alive. Whether great or small.
I encourage everyone to visit a cemetery and learn more about the people who are buried there.
You might find someone you know or a relative.
I have many journals and hope someday someone will read my stories.