Some Genealogy on the Way Home

From Charleston we headed northwest through South Carolina and North Carolina and crossed the Smoky mountains into Tennessee. But we couldn't just go straight home, since we were so close to where some of the early Emmerts lived. In particular, Nancy was very interested in seeing the grave of Frederick Emert, who was a son of Johann Philipp Emmert, who was my immigrant ancestor. Frederick was buried in the Emerts Cove cemetery in Pittman Center, TN, which is just outside Gatlinburg, TN. For some reason, Frederick dropped an "m" in the spelling of his name; it's too bad he did that.

This is the sign describing the history of Emerts Cove cemetery, which is on Emerts Cove Rd. Finding it was not easy, but Nancy was persistent and we finally succeeded.
 

Frederick Emert's gravestone. The original stone is the standing one; a more recent stone was laid in the ground to commemorate the fact that he was a veteran of the Revolutionary War. The stone says that he was born on Oct. 11, 1754 in Pennsylvania, served as a private on the continental line in the Revolutionary War, and died on Jan. 7, 1829.
 

The weather turned colder; it got down to below freezing in Tennessee, so we re-winterized the water system in the RV and headed directly for home.  Back to cold weather and no leaves on the trees. It is dreary in the upper Midwest until the snow comes.

The end of this trip.