Colwell, Oliver

Section 28.4

ID # 280666

 

Interred Beneath

Lie the Mortal Remains of

Oliver Colwell

Who was drowned whilst bathing

Near this City

XXX May AD MDCCCXXIX

   (Died 30 May 1829)

Nat. XVI Decem. AD MDCCCX

    (Born 16 Dec. 1810)

A Mother and Brothers and Sisters

Who smoothed for him no dying pillow

Bade him no last adieu

Nor wept over his distant grave

Place this memorial

 

He was Early

Taught to Walk

in the Ways

of Him who Liveth Forever

The Redeemer of Men

In Whom None Putteth Trust in Vain.

 

Documentation

1908 Plat: O. Colwell 1810-1829

                Section 28 NE Lot 102

Smith 1908 & Garrett: Listed

“Oliver Colwell 1810-May 30, 1829 Drowned”

 

Recorded 2006


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After 2009 Restoration

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The Nashville City Cemetery Association, Inc.
P.O. Box 150733
Nashville, TN 37215

 2006 - Nashville City Cemetery Association

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