Inscription, chiseled on large flat rock covering grave:
"In memory of Rachel G. Martin, daughter of Col. & Nancy M. Patten, wife of John M. Martin, was born in Rutherford Co., North Carolina, 21 Jan 1831, and died in Yellville, Marion Co., Arkansas, 12 Nov 1857."
Stepdaughter of Col. Thomas Jefferson. Thomas' second wife, Nancy Miller Patten, was the mother of Rachel.
Information from the funeral home records in Yellville, Marion Co., Arkansas, and from Gerald Miller.
Father link was courtesy of Janice McAlpine, Findagrave ID 46930843.
Mother link was courtesy of Andrea Bennett Kiser, Findagrave ID 49124177.
"In memory of Rachel G. Martin, daughter of Col. & Nancy M. Patten, wife of John M. Martin, was born in Rutherford Co., North Carolina, 21 Jan 1831, and died in Yellville, Marion Co., Arkansas, 12 Nov 1857."
Stepdaughter of Col. Thomas Jefferson. Thomas' second wife, Nancy Miller Patten, was the mother of Rachel.
Information from the funeral home records in Yellville, Marion Co., Arkansas, and from Gerald Miller.
Father link was courtesy of Janice McAlpine, Findagrave ID 46930843.
Mother link was courtesy of Andrea Bennett Kiser, Findagrave ID 49124177.
Inscription, chiseled on large flat rock covering grave:
"In memory of Rachel G. Martin, daughter of Col. & Nancy M. Patten, wife of John M. Martin, was born in Rutherford Co., North Carolina, 21 Jan 1831, and died in Yellville, Marion Co., Arkansas, 12 Nov 1857."
Stepdaughter of Col. Thomas Jefferson. Thomas' second wife, Nancy Miller Patten, was the mother of Rachel.
Information from the funeral home records in Yellville, Marion Co., Arkansas, and from Gerald Miller.
Father link was courtesy of Janice McAlpine, Findagrave ID 46930843.
Mother link was courtesy of Andrea Bennett Kiser, Findagrave ID 49124177.
"In memory of Rachel G. Martin, daughter of Col. & Nancy M. Patten, wife of John M. Martin, was born in Rutherford Co., North Carolina, 21 Jan 1831, and died in Yellville, Marion Co., Arkansas, 12 Nov 1857."
Stepdaughter of Col. Thomas Jefferson. Thomas' second wife, Nancy Miller Patten, was the mother of Rachel.
Information from the funeral home records in Yellville, Marion Co., Arkansas, and from Gerald Miller.
Father link was courtesy of Janice McAlpine, Findagrave ID 46930843.
Mother link was courtesy of Andrea Bennett Kiser, Findagrave ID 49124177.
Gravesite Details
Cemetery is located in a wooded area of a pasture behind the Marion County Highway maintenance shop. It is very wooded and difficult to find. Most markers are field stones with no data.
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