HUNTER CEMETERY-MAURY COUNTY,
MT PLEASANT, TENNESSEE
STOCKARD, William, Esq., 11 Aug 1775 - 17 Aug 1837. 62nd yr. of his age. (Orange
Co., N.C. marriages; Wm Stockard to Lear Mann, 28 Jan 1797; wife later moved to
Mississippi.) This is a very large tombstone that has broken in
half and laying on the ground of the base. Inscribed as: "Sacred to the
memory of William Stockard Esq. who was born aug 11 A.D. 1775 departed this life
aug 17 AD 1837 in the 62 year of his age."
Information and photo by Mary Bob McClain Richardson,
Visited there 4/2/2005. Inscription interpreted by
Wayne Austin 4/12/05