Florida Cemetery - Wilson County, Tennessee. Take Hwy 96 E from Murfreesboro to Lofton. Turn left on Hwy 266N. Travel about six miles. This cemetery is located on the Hatcher Farm, 15390 Cainsville Pike. If you get to Florida Creek, you've gone too far. Turn left into the Hatcher's private road. Follow the road almost to the end, look to your right. The cemetery is located about 1,000 feet on the side of a rise in the fenced area. There are many old markers that cannot be read. Also, fieldstones and unmarked graves. It is impossible to tell where some of the graves are located.

Patrick Florida immigrated from Ireland to our country and eventually made his way to Wilson County. He settled on this land in the early 1800's. Oral history tells us that Patrick's wife was Nancy Bird and he did name a son, Thomas Bird Florida. The family of Rutha Florida Bond states that her mother was born in Ireland, she died and Patrick married a Bird. Byrd/Bird is a family name. Patrick is in 1800 Burke Co., NC census as Pattrick Floridy. He was in Wilson Co., TN on January 1, 1813, when he purchased 53 acres of land on Fall Creek from Vincent Lester. He is listed on 1820, 1830, 1840 census of Wilson Co., TN and also 1850 in 17th District.