Born in North Carolina in 1799, Darden settled in Henderson County about 1830's. He was an innkeeper and farmer, and physically one of the heaviest men ever to live in the world. At the time of his death, Darden weighed in excess of 1,000 pounds. He and his first wife are buried 1.7 miles north.

Marker is at the intersection of Life Road (Tennessee Route 200) and Mills Darden Cemetery Road, on the right when traveling west on Life Road.

Courtesy hmdb.org

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