"The History of Bartow County formerly Cass" (1933, page 79) by Lucy J Cunyus states that Tarleton is buried at the old Flexatile settlement on the Tennessee Rd in Bartow Co. What's left of that road is today Hwy 411 (though a short segment of the old road still exists and bears that name). It is in the area renamed c.1922 Funkhouser, which was the name of the company that owned the mining operation known as Flexatile. (Note: Given name spelled as Tarleton/Tarlton in some source records.)
On 30 Jan 2016, a group went to the cemetery in search of engraved stones for Tarlton and Rachel Lewis. Sadly, none were found. Three of their children have readable markers. There are depressions with either field stones or no stones at all. One area had large stones scattered around and heavily covered with briers and other growth. We removed enough of the growth to access the toppled stones in hope that they were engraved on the face-down side. Alas, they were not. We determined that David Lewis had an above ground crypt with four sides and an engraved slab on top. This accounts for all the strewn stones. The ground beneath collapsed, causing the crypt to fall and scatter. It doesn't appear to be vandalism. This necessitates further searching for Tarleton's and Rachel's graves. They may be here, but if so, they are unmarked. They may be in another area cemetery.
On February 6, 2020, I was contacted via email by the director of the Lawrence County Illinois Historical Society informing me of a letter in her possession which is dated 1932 and states the following: "Tarlton Lewis, wife and two of his children were buried in a family burying plot on a farm owned by him at time of his death near Pinelog Ga about seven miles from here near the L & N RR. ...The family plot is surrounded by a crude rock wall supposed to have been built by slaves. Two of his children are buried in here and marble markers to them, but to Tarlton and his wife no marker to either grave." [Letter from Frank Linn, great grandson of Tarlton Lewis, dated 1932, describing the burial place of Tarlton, wife Rachel, and two children.]
The same source as cited above states another letter exists written by Tarleton himself in which he states that he purchased two negro boys for $800.
The 1850 Slave Schedule (census) shows Tarleton Lewis of Cass, GA, owning two females: one 40 yrs old, the other 14.
Source: "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVH2-Q7J : accessed 31 January 2016), Tarlton Lewis, Cass county, Cass, Georgia, United States; citing line numbers 41, 42 NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 442,897.
On 30 Jan 2016, a group went to the cemetery in search of engraved stones for Tarlton and Rachel Lewis. Sadly, none were found. Three of their children have readable markers. There are depressions with either field stones or no stones at all. One area had large stones scattered around and heavily covered with briers and other growth. We removed enough of the growth to access the toppled stones in hope that they were engraved on the face-down side. Alas, they were not. We determined that David Lewis had an above ground crypt with four sides and an engraved slab on top. This accounts for all the strewn stones. The ground beneath collapsed, causing the crypt to fall and scatter. It doesn't appear to be vandalism. This necessitates further searching for Tarleton's and Rachel's graves. They may be here, but if so, they are unmarked. They may be in another area cemetery.
On February 6, 2020, I was contacted via email by the director of the Lawrence County Illinois Historical Society informing me of a letter in her possession which is dated 1932 and states the following: "Tarlton Lewis, wife and two of his children were buried in a family burying plot on a farm owned by him at time of his death near Pinelog Ga about seven miles from here near the L & N RR. ...The family plot is surrounded by a crude rock wall supposed to have been built by slaves. Two of his children are buried in here and marble markers to them, but to Tarlton and his wife no marker to either grave." [Letter from Frank Linn, great grandson of Tarlton Lewis, dated 1932, describing the burial place of Tarlton, wife Rachel, and two children.]
The same source as cited above states another letter exists written by Tarleton himself in which he states that he purchased two negro boys for $800.
The 1850 Slave Schedule (census) shows Tarleton Lewis of Cass, GA, owning two females: one 40 yrs old, the other 14.
Source: "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVH2-Q7J : accessed 31 January 2016), Tarlton Lewis, Cass county, Cass, Georgia, United States; citing line numbers 41, 42 NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 442,897.
"The History of Bartow County formerly Cass" (1933, page 79) by Lucy J Cunyus states that Tarleton is buried at the old Flexatile settlement on the Tennessee Rd in Bartow Co. What's left of that road is today Hwy 411 (though a short segment of the old road still exists and bears that name). It is in the area renamed c.1922 Funkhouser, which was the name of the company that owned the mining operation known as Flexatile. (Note: Given name spelled as Tarleton/Tarlton in some source records.)
On 30 Jan 2016, a group went to the cemetery in search of engraved stones for Tarlton and Rachel Lewis. Sadly, none were found. Three of their children have readable markers. There are depressions with either field stones or no stones at all. One area had large stones scattered around and heavily covered with briers and other growth. We removed enough of the growth to access the toppled stones in hope that they were engraved on the face-down side. Alas, they were not. We determined that David Lewis had an above ground crypt with four sides and an engraved slab on top. This accounts for all the strewn stones. The ground beneath collapsed, causing the crypt to fall and scatter. It doesn't appear to be vandalism. This necessitates further searching for Tarleton's and Rachel's graves. They may be here, but if so, they are unmarked. They may be in another area cemetery.
On February 6, 2020, I was contacted via email by the director of the Lawrence County Illinois Historical Society informing me of a letter in her possession which is dated 1932 and states the following: "Tarlton Lewis, wife and two of his children were buried in a family burying plot on a farm owned by him at time of his death near Pinelog Ga about seven miles from here near the L & N RR. ...The family plot is surrounded by a crude rock wall supposed to have been built by slaves. Two of his children are buried in here and marble markers to them, but to Tarlton and his wife no marker to either grave." [Letter from Frank Linn, great grandson of Tarlton Lewis, dated 1932, describing the burial place of Tarlton, wife Rachel, and two children.]
The same source as cited above states another letter exists written by Tarleton himself in which he states that he purchased two negro boys for $800.
The 1850 Slave Schedule (census) shows Tarleton Lewis of Cass, GA, owning two females: one 40 yrs old, the other 14.
Source: "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVH2-Q7J : accessed 31 January 2016), Tarlton Lewis, Cass county, Cass, Georgia, United States; citing line numbers 41, 42 NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 442,897.
On 30 Jan 2016, a group went to the cemetery in search of engraved stones for Tarlton and Rachel Lewis. Sadly, none were found. Three of their children have readable markers. There are depressions with either field stones or no stones at all. One area had large stones scattered around and heavily covered with briers and other growth. We removed enough of the growth to access the toppled stones in hope that they were engraved on the face-down side. Alas, they were not. We determined that David Lewis had an above ground crypt with four sides and an engraved slab on top. This accounts for all the strewn stones. The ground beneath collapsed, causing the crypt to fall and scatter. It doesn't appear to be vandalism. This necessitates further searching for Tarleton's and Rachel's graves. They may be here, but if so, they are unmarked. They may be in another area cemetery.
On February 6, 2020, I was contacted via email by the director of the Lawrence County Illinois Historical Society informing me of a letter in her possession which is dated 1932 and states the following: "Tarlton Lewis, wife and two of his children were buried in a family burying plot on a farm owned by him at time of his death near Pinelog Ga about seven miles from here near the L & N RR. ...The family plot is surrounded by a crude rock wall supposed to have been built by slaves. Two of his children are buried in here and marble markers to them, but to Tarlton and his wife no marker to either grave." [Letter from Frank Linn, great grandson of Tarlton Lewis, dated 1932, describing the burial place of Tarlton, wife Rachel, and two children.]
The same source as cited above states another letter exists written by Tarleton himself in which he states that he purchased two negro boys for $800.
The 1850 Slave Schedule (census) shows Tarleton Lewis of Cass, GA, owning two females: one 40 yrs old, the other 14.
Source: "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVH2-Q7J : accessed 31 January 2016), Tarlton Lewis, Cass county, Cass, Georgia, United States; citing line numbers 41, 42 NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 442,897.
Gravesite Details
No grave site has been found, as there is no marker for either Tarleton or Rachel. However, a letter written in 1932 by their great-grandson, Frank Linn, states that they are both buried in this small cemetery with their children.
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