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Anthony Wayne Van Leer

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Anthony Wayne Van Leer

Birth
Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
9 Jul 1863 (aged 80)
Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
Burial
Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA GPS-Latitude: 36.1506993, Longitude: -86.734085
Plot
Section 5
Memorial ID
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One of Tennessee's early industrialists, he operated an iron furnace at Cumberland Furnace, west of Nashville. He was the nephew of Revolutionary War General Anthony "Mad Anthony" Wayne. His daughter Eleanora married Hugh Kirkman, son of a wealthy Nashville merchant.
One of Tennessee's early industrialists, he operated an iron furnace at Cumberland Furnace, west of Nashville. He was the nephew of Revolutionary War General Anthony "Mad Anthony" Wayne. His daughter Eleanora married Hugh Kirkman, son of a wealthy Nashville merchant.


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