John Pinchum – Tombstone Inscriptions

Pinchum, John
Section 32
ID # 320016

John Pinchum
Died Nov. 7, 1855
Age 75 Years
He was Minister of the
Gospel 40 Years of the
Methodist Church

Erected 2010

Documentation
1909 List: J. Pinchum Section 32
1908 Plat: J. Pinchum 1780-1855 Section 32
Smith (1908): J. Pinchum
Garrett (1971): John Pinchum Died Nov. 17, (sic) 1855.
                          Age 75
Interment Book:  Nov. 11, 1855 John Pinchum 85 Years
                          A freeman, a Methodist preacher
FSU Thesis, 1972, entitled “Free Negro in Tennessee 1790-1860.”
     Tombstone Inscription listed:
    “John Pincham. Died November 7, 1855. Age 75 Years.
     Minister of the Gospel 40 Years of the Methodist Church”

Replacement Tombstone 2010

Recorded & Photographed 11-22-2010

Pinchum tombstone
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