Show obelisk marks grave of jeffersons jefferson s sister comparatively few persons aro are that for years it sister of Thoin its jefferson patriot and author of the declaration of in independence donee slept in ar unmarked grave in livingston county kentucky recently under the auspices of patriotic societies of paducah a obelisk was waa erected and dedicated to tile the memory of lucy jefferson lewis who died in kentucky in 1811 the grave which Is about three miles from tie the mouth of cumberland river over and the surroundings now form a rustle rustic park ond mako another addition to kentucky shrines until the matter wo wa i taken up tip by the lie patriotic societies the dinst resting place of the distinguished woman wits neglected and allowed to grow grov up in ullars and underbrush dedication of the monument was made a memorable event |