John Sommerville – Tombstone Inscription

 


Sommerville, John

Section 28.51
ID # 280806 

John
Sommerville
Born
At York, Penn.
June 25th 1770
Died
At Nashville
April 26th 1846 

He removed to Nashville in 1799.
In the various Banks of which City
from 1812 to his death, he
successively filled the offices of
Clerk, Teller, Cashier and
President.
The duties of these offices he
discharged with a fidelity that
never faltered and an integrity
which was above the reach of
temptation. He has left a name
the memory of which will long
be cherished by his family
and friends. 

Documentation
1908 Plat: J. Summerville
                Section 28 NE Lot 56
1909 List: Lot owner Summerville
Interment Index: 4-27-1846 John Summerville
Garrett: Same as Recorded 2005
  except Garrett did not list the entire Epitaph

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