7 miles northeast of Memphis on the old Raleigh Rd. Memphis, TN
Circa 1821.
At one point, it was called Rembert Town. Later, the name settled on Seven Hills Plantation at Woodstock. The location was east of newly founded Memphis on the Raleigh Rd. - located about half-way between Wolf Creek and Millington along the future U.S. Hwy 51.
Andrew Rembert (1797-1845) and Margaret Mary Sayre Rembert (1799-1823) settled a Revolutionary War land grant claim for about 5,000 acres about 1821. Rembert was raised in South Carolina. It is cited as the oldest farm in Shelby Co. Andrew named his plantation Seven Hills in honor of the original Roman hills. The area became famous for its timber and received its name from being a train stop for wood fuel.
Their son, Samuel Stokes Rembert (1819-1890), was a famous inventor and finished the home that his father started. He was married to Ann Roslin Duncan "Ann Duncan" Rembert (1825-?) in 1840. He was a great classical reader and invented several items including a mechanical cotton harvester, several firearms, and a ladies' pocket watch.
The Rembert's son Samuel S. Rembert II (1881-1939) and Marietta Dunscomb Rembert (1896-1979) inherited the home. They wed in 1917. He opened a store. During his management, the farm switched from timber to cotton. He also invested extensively in farm and timber lands in Mississippi, Arkansas and in Tennessee. At some point, he build another home at 1133 Poplar - where Poplar and I-69 overlap.
Two more generations of Rembert family resided and worked the Seven Hills Plantation into the late twentieth century. S. T. Rembert, Jr. (1918-1997) and Scottie Noel Rembert (1918-2006) took ownershipThe family is remembered with Rembert Ave., South Rembert St., North Rembert St.
Sources:
Elmwood 2002: In the Shadow of the Elms, Perre Magnus
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