Mary J. Depp Hare – Tombstone Inscription

Hare, Mary J. Depp
Section 15.1
ID # 150027 

Mary J. Depp
Wife of S. E. Hare
Died
Aug. 31, 1859*
Aged
36 years

Documentation
1908 Plat: Mary J. Hare
                Section 15A Lot 18
1909 List: Lot owner S. E. Hare
Interment Index: 7-1-1859 Mrs. Mary J. Hare
Smith 1908: Same as Recorded 2005

*Death date was incorrectly carved on her tombstone. The death date was read by Smith (1908) & Garrett (1971) and in 2009 after restoration as “Aug. 31, 1859.” City Cemetery Interment Book listed Mary J. Hare, wife of S.E. Hare, with her burial date on July 1, 1859.

Lot Card. S. E. Hare bought his family lot in City Cemetery on April 9,1859.

U.S. Census 1850. Davidson County, TN. Samuel E. Hare, Merchant, Head of Household; Mary Depp, his wife; and three children, Henry 8; Joel 4; John 3.


After 2009 Restoration

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