James Headen and his wife, Mary Tarver, with their young son left Georgia to settle in Texas. Storms and flooding forced them to stop on the north side of Cheaha Creek before attempting to ford. Mary Headen fell ill with pneumonia and died. James Headen buried her and returned later to place a monument over her resting place.
The vault was broken into by treasure seekers decades ago, but was restored by the owner of the Talladega Gran Prix Raceway. A section of the motorcycle track which runs near it was named the "Mary Headen Straightaway".
Information for this biography is from "Talladega County, Alabama Tombstone Inscriptions of All Known Cemeteries 1700's to 1987", Vol. I, c. 1989 by Joseph W. & Francis S. Upchurch, and "Fascinating Talladega County" by Randolph F. Blackford, Brannon Publishing Co., Talladega, Alabama.
The vault was broken into by treasure seekers decades ago, but was restored by the owner of the Talladega Gran Prix Raceway. A section of the motorcycle track which runs near it was named the "Mary Headen Straightaway".
Information for this biography is from "Talladega County, Alabama Tombstone Inscriptions of All Known Cemeteries 1700's to 1987", Vol. I, c. 1989 by Joseph W. & Francis S. Upchurch, and "Fascinating Talladega County" by Randolph F. Blackford, Brannon Publishing Co., Talladega, Alabama.
James Headen and his wife, Mary Tarver, with their young son left Georgia to settle in Texas. Storms and flooding forced them to stop on the north side of Cheaha Creek before attempting to ford. Mary Headen fell ill with pneumonia and died. James Headen buried her and returned later to place a monument over her resting place.
The vault was broken into by treasure seekers decades ago, but was restored by the owner of the Talladega Gran Prix Raceway. A section of the motorcycle track which runs near it was named the "Mary Headen Straightaway".
Information for this biography is from "Talladega County, Alabama Tombstone Inscriptions of All Known Cemeteries 1700's to 1987", Vol. I, c. 1989 by Joseph W. & Francis S. Upchurch, and "Fascinating Talladega County" by Randolph F. Blackford, Brannon Publishing Co., Talladega, Alabama.
The vault was broken into by treasure seekers decades ago, but was restored by the owner of the Talladega Gran Prix Raceway. A section of the motorcycle track which runs near it was named the "Mary Headen Straightaway".
Information for this biography is from "Talladega County, Alabama Tombstone Inscriptions of All Known Cemeteries 1700's to 1987", Vol. I, c. 1989 by Joseph W. & Francis S. Upchurch, and "Fascinating Talladega County" by Randolph F. Blackford, Brannon Publishing Co., Talladega, Alabama.
Inscription
Consort of James Headen
Married December 22, 1834
Died October 21, 1837 in the 24th year of her age
The deceased was the daughter of Andrew and Nancy Tarver of Ga.
Gravesite Details
Slab of vault marked "H. P. Oden & Co."
Family Members
Spouse
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