BRYANT
STATION
CEMETERY, BRYANT STATION, MAURY COUNTY TENNESSEE
GRESHAM, W. R., 4 Jun 1841 - 22 Jul 1911. Confederate States Army Veteran
GRESHAM, Mary D., 1 Sep 1845 - 1 Mar 1901, (Wife, W. R. Gresham; daughter of W.W.
Cochran.)
W. R. Gresham, son of Maury Co. pioneers, Benoni and Sarah Steele Gresham, was
born in 1841 on his father's farm located between Bryants and Parks Stations. He
married Mary D. Cochran. They raised two children: Rush Gresham and Cora Gresham
Mayberry. Mr. Gresham was a long time farmer and also operated a saw mill in the
region. He was a Confederate soldier and a Democrat."
Transcribed by Wayne Austin. Photographed
9/16/2006.