JOHN RAINS CEMETERY
AN-90: NASHVILLE, DAVIDSON COUNTY, TN, NOLENSVILLE ROAD
9 TOMBSTONE INSCRIPTIONS
1 FOOTSTONE INSCRIPTION
SWEARINGEN Born: 1811 Died: 1812
Front inscription: IN MEMORY OF/ JOHN R. SWEARINGEN/ INFANT SON OF/ L. & N. B. SWEARINGEN/ BORN NOV. 23RD 1811/ DIED SEPT. 2ND . 1812/ AGED 9 MONTHS 9 DAYS/ I SHALL GO TO HIM/ BUT HE SHALL NOT RETURN/ TO ME
SWEARINGEN Born: 1812 Died: 1842
Front inscription: IN MEMORY/ OF/ MRS. N. B. SWEARINGEN/ CONSORT/ OF/ L. SWEARINGEN/ WAS BORN JULY 23RD 1812/ AND DIED MARCH 28TH 1842/ NOR WOULD I WISH THEE BACK TO LIFE/ MINE IS A LOVE TOO DEEP/ TO BID THEE SHARE THIS SPIRIT'S STRIFE/ SLEEP ON THOU LAST ONE SLEEP./ BETTER THAT WE SHOULD LOVE THEE/ A TENANT OF THE TOMB/ THAN THAT THE WORLD HAD WROUGHT/ ITS CHANGEFUL WEB OF GLOOM/ FOLD THEN THY WINGS MY BURIED DOVE/ UNTROUBLED BE THY REST/ DEATH IS THE TREASURE HOUSE OF LOVE/ MY EARLY LOST MY BLEST
RAINS Born: 1823 Died: 1830
Front inscription: ANNIE O. RAINS/ DAUGHTER OF/ JOHN AND FANNIE/ RAINS/ WAS BORN JAN'Y 1823;/ AND DEPARTED THIS LIFE/ JULY 1830: AGED/ 7 YEARS/ THIS LOVELY AND SO YOUNG AND FAIR/ CALLED HOME BY EARLY DOOM;/ CAME JUST TO SHOW HOW SWEET A FLOWER/ IN PARADISE WOULD BLOOM
Footstone: YES Footstone inscription: NONE
RAINEY Born: 1828 Died: 1844
Front inscription: SACRED/ TO THE MEMORY OF RUTH/ K. RAINS WHO WAS BORN/ AUGUST THE 22 1828/ AND DEPARTED THIS LIFE/ FEBRUARY THE 22/ 1844/ TELL ME MY DEAR DEPARTED/ OH TELL ME WHITHER ART/ THOU FLOWN/ MUST I NO MORE BEHOLD/ THY FORM/ UNTIL I REACH THE CHRISTIAN/ HOME/ OH SIGH NO MORE MY MO/ THER DEAR/ NOR WEEP TO THINK MY SP/ IRIT/S GONE/ FOR I AM FREE FROM SIN/ AND CARE/ AND DWELL WITH SAINTS/ BEFORE THE THRONE
Footstone: YES Footstone inscription: NONE
STREET Born: 1807 Died: 1860
Front inscription: MRS. CHRISTIANNAH/ WIFE OF/ PARK STREET/ BORN/ FEB. 3, 1807/ DIED/ DEC. 19, 1860/ I WOULD NOT LIVE ALWAYS TO/ WELCOME THE TOMB;/ SINCE JESUS HAS LAIN THERE/ I DREAD NOT ITS GLOOM/ THEN SWEET BE MY REST TILL/ HE BIDS ME ARISE,/ TO HAIL HIM IN TRIUMPH/ DESCENDING THE SKIES
RAINS Born: 1784
Front inscription: FANNIE RAINS/ WIFE OF/ JOHN RAINS/ BORN IN THE YEAR 1784/ DEPARTED THIS LIFE/ (BROKEN STONE) / AGED 62 YEARS/ CHRIST SHALL COME TO AROUSE THE SLUMBERING/ FAREWELL POOR LIFELESS CLAY, A LONG FAREWELL/ SWEET BE THY SLEEP BENEATH THE GREEN TREES/ WHEREIN HAVE LAID THEE IN THY LONELY CELL/ YET AGAIN NO HOPE TO MEET THEE/ WHERE THE DREAM OF LIFE IS FLED/ YES IN HEAVEN WE HOPE TO SEE THEE/ WHERE NO FAREWELL TEARS ARE SHED.
Footstone: YES Footstone inscription: F. R.
UNKNOWN
NO TOMBSTONE
Footstone: YES Footstone inscription: J. R.
RAINS Born: 1826 Died: 1844
Front inscription: AMANDA G. RAINS/ DAUGHTER OF/ JOHN AND FANNIE/ RAINS,/ WAS BORN SEPT. 1826/ AND DEPARTED THIS LIFE/ JUNE 1844: AGED/ 18 YEARS./ SISTER! THOU HAST GONE AND LEFT US/ AND THY LOSS WE DEEPLY FEEL/ BUT TIS GOD THAT HATH BEREFT US/ HE CAN ALL OUR SORROWS HEAL.
Footstone: YES Footstone inscription: NONE
RAINS Born: 1803 Died: 1874
Front inscription: JAMES RAINS, SR./ BORN/ MAR. 30, 1803/ DIED/ DEC. 24, 1874
Footstone: YES Footstone inscription: J. R. SR
RAINS Born: 1818 Died: 1861
JOHN RAINS, JR./ BORN/ MARCH 1818/ DIED/ JAN. 6, 1861
Footstone: YES Footstone inscription: J. R.
SITE SURVEYED APRIL 6, 2002
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