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Mt. Zion Cemetery Tidbits

Submitted By: Dahl Shurtz - ds122236@frontiernet.net

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Barnett, Eli            Jan.8,1859      Jan.24,1929 
Barnett, Eli            s/o John N-Melissa Susan(Fairchild)

Barnett, Susan M.                       Mar.29,1900     62y1m3d w/o John N. 
Barnett, Melissa Susan nee-Fairchild    2-26-1838    3-29-1900   d/o Erastus-Elizabeth(Giddings)Fairchild 

Barnett, John N.                        Aug.23,1867     33y1m27d
Barnett, John N            6-26-1834    8-23-1867

Barnett, Johnnie                        Oct.14,1864     1y2m27d s/o JN&SM  
Barnett, Johnnie           7-17-1863    4-10-1864       s/o John N-Melissa Susan(Fairchild)

Fairchild, Elizabeth                    Dec.14,1852     48y11m11d w/o Erastus
Fairchild, Elizabeth nee Giddings       1-3-1804     12-14-1852  wife #1-from England
Married-4-14-1825-Washington Co-Marietta, Ohio wife of Erastus Fairchild. 
d/o John & Hannah Giddings they are buried Washington Co,Ohio

Fairchild, Erastus                    1807         1874        s/o Amos-Hannah(Nesler)Fairchild
born in Preston Corner Chenoga Co,N Y buried in Bond Co,IL

Quinn, Samuel           April 9,1811    July 6,1874 
Quinn, Samuel E (probably for Everett)was born 4/9/1811 in Spartenburg South Carolina
s/o James & Lydia'Liddy'(Turner)Quinn James is buried at S Hickory Hill Cem, although 
having no readable marker Lydia is probably buried at S.Hickory also with a sandstone marker.

Quinn, Martha J.        Dec.21,1823     June 23, 1903   w/o Samuel
Quinn, Martha "Patsy" Jane nee Taylor         12-21-1823  6-23-1903
d/o Drury Taylor-Elizabeth(DuPree)Taylor--born in Indian Creek,DeKalb Co,Tenn
Sister to Mary A. "Taylor" Quinn

Shurtz, Andrew J.       Feb.3,1834      Dec.17,1908     back of stone 
Shurtz, Andrew Jackson   s/o Robert W-Hannah(Cole) Civil War Veteran 

Shurtz, John R.         May,31,1838     Nov.10,1860
Shurtz, John R                         s/o Robert W-Hannah(Cole)

Shurtz, Arthur Ray      Aug.3,1880      Jan.5,1886 
Shurtz, Arthur Ray                     s/o Andrew Jackson-Mary Elizabeth(Thomas)

Shurtz, Georgia         Dec.18,1864     Oct.6,1890
Shurtz,Georgia                         d/o of Andrew Jackson-Martha McConnaughey)

Shurtz, Mary Hannah     Nov.16,1868     Oct.8,1872 
Shurtz,Mary Hannah                     d/o Andrew Jackson-Martha (McConnaughey)

Shurtz, Martha          May 2,1837      Nov.8,1874      back of stone w/oAndrew
Shurtz, Martha nee McConnaughey d/o David Platt-Elizabeth(Beam) McConnaughey-she was Andrews 2nd wife

Shurtz, Mary Elizabeth  April 14,1857   May 27, 1922    back of stone Thomas w/o Andrew J.Shurtz m.June 3,1875 
Shurtz, Mary Elizabeth nee Thomas      d/o Barney H-Nancy Booth(Thomas)-she was Andrews 3rd wife

Shurtz, Catherine nee Wheeler also buried there but no marker-she was Andrews 1st wife
Mary Elizabeth Shurtz was married again after Andrew died and has another stone that reads Mary Elizabeth Herrin


Submitted By: Darrin Braswell * easmoney@bellsouth.net

Braswell, Arvena M.     Dec.29,1924     no date         
Arvena Braswell died June 29 2003


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