Col. John Tipton, champion of North Carolina in contest with State of Franklin.
John Tipton, Jr., was a militia colonel in Tennessee, and Speaker of the House of Representatives of Tennessee 1807-1809. He served seven terms in the Tennessee House and one in the Senate. Born 21 April 1767 in Shenandoah Co., VA, he died 8 October 1831 in Nashville, Davidson Co., TN. He was the son of Col. John Tipton.
He was buried in Lot 73, SE Section 28, Old City Cemetery, Nashville, with a monument authorized and erected by the 49th General Assembly of Tennessee.
John Tipton, Jr., was a militia colonel in Tennessee, and Speaker of the House of Representatives of Tennessee 1807-1809. He served seven terms in the Tennessee House and one in the Senate. Born 21 April 1767 in Shenandoah Co., VA, he died 8 October 1831 in Nashville, Davidson Co., TN. He was the son of Col. John Tipton.
He was buried in Lot 73, SE Section 28, Old City Cemetery, Nashville, with a monument authorized and erected by the 49th General Assembly of Tennessee.
Col. John Tipton, champion of North Carolina in contest with State of Franklin.
John Tipton, Jr., was a militia colonel in Tennessee, and Speaker of the House of Representatives of Tennessee 1807-1809. He served seven terms in the Tennessee House and one in the Senate. Born 21 April 1767 in Shenandoah Co., VA, he died 8 October 1831 in Nashville, Davidson Co., TN. He was the son of Col. John Tipton.
He was buried in Lot 73, SE Section 28, Old City Cemetery, Nashville, with a monument authorized and erected by the 49th General Assembly of Tennessee.
John Tipton, Jr., was a militia colonel in Tennessee, and Speaker of the House of Representatives of Tennessee 1807-1809. He served seven terms in the Tennessee House and one in the Senate. Born 21 April 1767 in Shenandoah Co., VA, he died 8 October 1831 in Nashville, Davidson Co., TN. He was the son of Col. John Tipton.
He was buried in Lot 73, SE Section 28, Old City Cemetery, Nashville, with a monument authorized and erected by the 49th General Assembly of Tennessee.
Inscription
How sleep the brave who sink to rest
By all their Country's wishes blest
When Spring with dewy fingers cold
Returns to deck their hallowed mould
She there shall dress a sweeter sod
Than fancy's feet have ever trod.
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