Casper Cable, Sr

He was a Hessien soldier. German mercenaries who came over to help fight against the colonists. Family rumor is that he was captured by George Washington (maybe after the battle of Trenton) and taken prisoner. He somehow swapped sides and ended up fighting for the Patriots. For his service he was given a land grant in TN,

The cemetery was off of Big Dry Run Road between Andy Bunton Road and the lake. It was in front of the barn just across and down from the Andy Bunton Road in the Dry Hill Community. Casper, Elizabeth and several of their children were buried in a meadow near their home. The plot was later farmed over and the gravestones have disappeared except the one for Casper Cable Jr. Sources 1. Joe Gregg, Butler, TN 2. History of Johnson County 1986 3. The Casper Cable Family Descendants by Mable Smith Cochran* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Apr 4 2021, 8:00:50 UTC

GEDCOM Note

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Name originally Caspar Goebell then changed to Cabel, then finally Cable. Hessian grenadier, captured at Trenton, NJ Dec. 26, 1776. Recaptured by British, then deserted at Johns Island, S.C., June 4, 1779, settled on Dry Run in (now) Johnson Co., Tennessee

Died in Dry Run, Tennessee Husband of Elizabeth (Baker) Cable
Father of Conrad (Koonrad) Cable, Elizabeth, Jacob, Benjamin, John, Sanuel, Peter, Casper, Daniel, Joseph, Unknown Child, and Sarah

The cemetery was off of Big Dry Run Road between Andy Bunton Road and the lake. It was in front of the barn just across and down from the Andy Bunton Road in the Dry Hill Community.
Casper, Elizabeth and several of their children were buried in a meadow near their home. The plot was later farmed over and the gravestones have disappeared except the one for Casper Cable Jr.
Sources
1. Joe Gregg, Butler, TN
2. History of Johnson County 1986
3. The Casper Cable Family Descendants by Mable Smith Cochran* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: May 3 2022, 18:16:48 UTC