Sunday, October 11, 2015

Visiting St Johns Church and Cemetery



This weekend I had the amazing blessing to come visit were the Granbery's lived most of their lives, Mt Pleasant, Maury County, Tennessee. We started our tour at the cemetery where the Granbery's are buried. As we walked up the church we were greeted by Dawson Gray, a member of the churches board, who told us the history of the Church.




In the video Dawson explained the creation of the church and all the trials it went through to keep it alive today. He also explained that this church had a tradition of being mixed, slaves and owners worshiped together side by side.


Right behind the main church was my great great grandfather along with his family.  The head stones are perfectly visible and eligible. The care taker of the cemetery keeps the place looking pristine and welcoming.

The Granberys are buried right next to the Polk family of Tennessee and the Brown family. Every headstone is more magnificent then the next.













5 comments:

  1. Wow! That must have been such a neat trip. Those grave markers are magnificent.

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  2. I enjoyed the video you attached. It's interesting to learn about places and events that are hardly read about or taught in history books.

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  3. What an amazing experience - you have documented it so well with your video and photos!

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  4. What a wonderful opportunity -- and you made the most of it with photos, video and audiio. Memorable and well done.

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  5. So glad you had this grand opportunity! Thanks for sharing your visit. I think cemeteries are so awesome to experience.

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