Rev Thompson Edward “T. E.” Nash (1811-1889)

Rev Thompson Edward “T. E.” Nash

Birth

20 Sep 1811

Laurens, Laurens County, South Carolina, USA

Death

19 Feb 1889 (aged 77)

Jonesboro, Clayton County, Georgia, USA

Burial

County Line Cemetery

Henry County, Georgia, USA Add to Map

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Inscription

Age 77 years, 1 mos, 29 days

First Postmaster of Fosterville Community, which was located on Highway 3 and Highway 81 in north Hampton, Georgia. He was a Methodist Preacher and donated the land for the current County Line Congregational Christian Church and cemetery.

Son of John Nesbitt Nash (1786-1864) and Hannah Harriett Abercrombie (1786-1840). Married Elizabeth Marian Shaw (1816-1894).

Twelve children: Hannah Caroline Nash (1838-1913) that married Thomas Franklin WILLIAMSON (1832-1863); James Hembry Nash (1839-1928) that married Ella Eugenia Napier (1836-1912); John Pleasant Shaw "J. P. S." Nash (1841-1924) that married Mary Jane McCullough (1850-1928); Elihu Colville "Eli" Nash (1843-1862); Mary Dixon Nash (1845-1911) that married first Joseph Josiah HARKNESS, Jr. (1837-1862) and second William Cornelius HAMILTON (1847-1932); Elizabeth Temperance Nash (1846-1858); Sarah Ella Nash (1848-1879) that married Thomas James STEPHENS (1840-1914); Usley "Jane" Nash (1849-1910) that married Tyre Marcellus HAMILTON, Sr. (1849-1911); David Thompson Nash (1851-1932); Alice Marian "Allie" Nash (1852-1919) that married Joseph Cavender ABERCROMBIE (1838-1896); Martha Frances "Mattie" Nash (1855-1946) that married Lemuel Calvin BUTLER (1854-1938); and Malinda Catherine "Kitty" Nash (1857-1900).