I returned to Purdy, TN over the weekend and was fortunate enough to meet the owner of the Hurst House and his girlfriend. They are a super cool couple and we had a great time with them. I have tons of pictures to share but I probably won’t post them until tomorrow because there are so many.
I would also like to say this: After seeing the damage that has been done to this house by curious youngsters, it really saddens me. Because of this damage, if you attempt to trespass on this property you will be shot at. Several people have been taken to jail for trespassing. If you are lucky enough to find the owner at the property, ask for a tour but do not trespass on this property. They are attempting to restore this lovely home and vandals are making it very hard to do.
Back to the pictures…
I have some unbelievable pictures but it will take me some time to go through them. I will start adding them tomorrow.
[…] reading a blog post on the old Purdy cemetery this morning, I wondered how Major Benjamin Wright’s monument was holding up. It was 2004 when I took […]
Which part of the cemetery is it located in? I have only been there at night and so many of the tombstones are broken and/or illegible now. I will look through my pictures and see if I have any of his tombstone. If not, I will make it a point to find it and photograph it for you when I return to Purdy.
Researching: Alexander C Stringer
my 3rd great grandfather
Birth 1795 in , McNairy, Tennessee, USA
Death 1840 in Purdy, McNairy, Tennessee, USA
all help greatly appreciated.
I am also a 3rd great grand daughter. Did you ever find an info? I really would like to find the parents of Phoeba Priest, his wife. Write me and I’ll share what I have.
He in my family tree I think like my 7th cousion