Lived more than 30 years of his adult life as a pioneer farmer in White County, Tennessee, before moving to the tri-county area of Bledsoe, Rhea, and Cumberland in the vicinity of Grassy Cove.
As a 25 year-old Private in a Regiment of the Tennessee Militia, Elijah fought under General Andrew Jackson in the Battle of New Orleans which defeated the British in January 1815.
At the age of 74, in August 1861, Elijah again enlisted as a Private in a Tennessee Regiment of the Confederate Army which fought at the Battle of Shiloh in April 1862.
Lived more than 30 years of his adult life as a pioneer farmer in White County, Tennessee, before moving to the tri-county area of Bledsoe, Rhea, and Cumberland in the vicinity of Grassy Cove.
As a 25 year-old Private in a Regiment of the Tennessee Militia, Elijah fought under General Andrew Jackson in the Battle of New Orleans which defeated the British in January 1815.
At the age of 74, in August 1861, Elijah again enlisted as a Private in a Tennessee Regiment of the Confederate Army which fought at the Battle of Shiloh in April 1862.
Gravesite Details
The DeRossett Cemetery is located on private property along Little Cove Road where the DeRossett homestead once stood. There are at least four graves in the woods.
Family Members
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George Washington DeRossett
1812–1882
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Mary A. "Polly" DeRossett Hassler
1813–1883
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John Moses DeRossett
1816–1904
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Samuel DeRossett
1819–1866
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Marvel R. "Marv" DeRossett
1823–1897
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Byram DeRossett
1826–1899
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William Caroll DeRossett
1827–1886
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Ester Ann DeRossett Hassler
1831–1913
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Elias DeRossett
1832–1913
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