Location: Old Nashville Turnpike or Horton Memorial Highway two and one-half miles north of Chapel Hill.

The old graveyard at Civil Order is now called the Williams/McCord Cemetery. Rev. James WILLIAMS’ grave is marked with an impressive tall stone with birth/death dates, plus the words, "In Peace With God."

Sarah Allison WILLIAMS’ stone reads, "A Memorial of Sarah WILLIAMS, kind-hearted and affectionate mother and friend to her family and being the affectionate consort of James WILLIAMS, who was born the 13^th day of January 1789 and deceased the 6^th day of October 1843, in peace with God."

Other markers include:

Lucy PEACE, died January 11, 1950, aged 60 years.

Daniel WILLIAMS, died May 11, 1846, aged 68 years.

H.G. McCORD, b: August 1, 1847; d: December 12, 1910

Lillie V. McCORD, b: May 13, 1856; d: October 15, 1935

Fletcher WILLIAMS (no dates)

Nancy WILLIAMS (no dates)

James Elgin McCORD, b: December 9, 1844; d: March 25, 1850

Maude OGILVIE, 1859-1924

Elizabeth Sophronia MURDOCK, b: July 16, 1842; d: March 22, 1845

Ann WILLIAMS, wife of Rev. WILLIAMS died 1882 (no other dates)

Cowden McCORD, b: January 14, 1809; d: August 4, 1879

Sarah A. McCORD, b: March 14, 1826; d: June 8, 1863

Sallie E. McCord MILLER, b: September 20, 1849

Nancy McCORD, 1896-1974

 

Contributed by a descendant of the Rev. James WILLIAMS family.

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