" Published by The Memphis Genealogical Society Mrs. Harry E. O'Hara, Editor 5391 Shady Grove Terrace Memphis 17, Tenn. -Quarterly- VOLUME· XI JULY 19 - CONTENTS - MEMPHIS NEWS AND NOTES The President's Message ......'' 102 OVER THE EDITOR I S DESK News From Our Fellow Publishers, Tools for Research, Family Histories, Potpourri, jand Ancestors .Are Where You Find Them ..• 103 EAST TENNESSEE SURVEYS 1807-1813 'submitted by Mable H. Thornton (Mrs. Robert E.) ANDERSON COUNTY, BLEDSOE (part) .•.... •• 109 PErITIONERS OF GREEN COUNTY, TENNESSEE, ASKING FOR REDUCTION IN TAXES, ETC. Transcribed by Jewel B. standefer (Mrs. E. M•...••..•.• 121 TAYLOR AND HOUSE FAMILY NOTES Copied from Bible by Blanche Taylor Bowers .•..•.•.... 124 BOHEME BIBLE RECORDS Copied and submitted by K. Vera Turner (Mrs.W. W.) ••.•... 125 " WALNtJr GROVE METHODIST CHURCH CElIfETERY, OBION COUNTY, TENNESSEE Copied by M. J. Edgeworth Only older stones copied. •. ..••..•..•...•. 126 TAXABLE PROPERTY IN THE COUNTY OF MONTGOMERY (TENNESSEE) FOR THE YEAR 1798 Abstracted by .virginia G. 0'Hara (Mrs. Harry E.). ........ 127 TENNESSEE GRAVEYARDS AND CEMETERIES -LOCATED, BUTNOl'COPIED Compiled by Hermoine D. Embry (Mrs • Chas.) GIBSON COUNTY .( continued from April 1964) ••.•. ..'. ..•.. 133 . TENNESSEANS BY BIRTH, - RESIDENTS OF KENTUCKY IN 1850 Copied from the 1850 Federal Census on microfilm by Thos.P. Hughes GRAVES COUNTY, KENTUCKY (continued from April 1964) (part), 135 QUERIES - Numbers 144 through 244 Prepared for publication by Jerry BlIitir (Mrs. w. H.).,. ••... 141 "Ansearchin' "News -102- MEMPHIS NEWS AND NOTES: We are happy to announce that Mrs . Howard H. Shumaker, one of our members, received the "Mature Woman Award lt from the Memphis Chapter of the Altrusa Club. study groups were held May 18th at the home of Mrs. Thos. L. Robinson, and on June 15th at the home of Mrs. Scott Julian. These meetings were well attended and very profitable genealogically for several members. Virginia (Mrs. Berry B.) Brooks found three more Revolutionary ancestors. If you have not been attending these study groups, you are missing a wonderful opportunity. Our sincere thanks to our hostesses for their wonderful hospitality. The LIBRARY 'COMMITTEE reminds all members that it is your privilege to suggest books for us to place in the CossittReference Library. We will give first consideration to the type books which will be of most value to the most people. We have on order for October delivery ADVENTURES OF PURSE AND PERSON by Jester and Hixen, which gives the early history of some of Virginia's first familiesj ·carrying each family down thrre or four generations from the emigrant, with documentat.ions. Our money is limited, therefore, we shall be happy to receive gifts of books and pamphlets from members and friends. These will be available for perusal at several regular,meetings of the Society, where everyone -vtill have access to them. Gifts may be sent through the president or the chairman of the Library Connnittee. Her address is: Mrs. L. B.Gardiner, Chairman, 1863 Cowden Avenue, Memphis· 4, Tennessee. We appreciate Mr.. J. Kenneth Kerby, 1849 Central Ave., recording the talk given by Mr. Leonard W. Severson at our last meeting. Mr. Severson is branch president of the Memphis First Branch, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Mr. Kirby gives the following brief report for those unable to attend: ItThe Genealogical Society of the Church of the Latter-day Saints was organized in 1894 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Their library, as of January 1963, contained almost 70,000 volumes,the majority of-vthich are locality records, family histories or genealogies. They have 325,000 rolls of microfilm, which include records from all of the fifty states of the U.S. and 18 foreign countries. These records are preserved in especially con­ structed caves where the temperature never varies more than 10 degrees. Their library is open to the public every day from 8 a.m. til 5 p.m. , except Sunday. A family survey will be made upon request for $10.00 for all areas except Switzerland, which is $15.00. A check or money order must accompany the request. Address your request to: Records OfficEl' The Genealogical Society, 107 South Main st., Salt Lake City, utah. Information required: A pedigree chart Showing the line or lines to be surveyed (not more than three lines), state specifically.whichlinesto be surveyed, if several generations extend beyond lines 4,5, 6, .and 7, state. relationship to person requesting the survey, if any. Remember the researcher has no way· of determining how much or how little informa­ tion the patron has already, unless the patron tells them, so send all information possible. " Happy Ansearchin' ~.~9iJ~ Cleo Webb (Mrs. Bunyan) President, Memphis Genealogical Soc. July. 1964 -103- OVER THE EDITOR'S DESK: Don't forget your notebook a.nd pencil when vacation time rolls around tnis year. Manyrecbrds (cemeter'Y' Bible, etc.) are disappearing ~o rapidly that haste in gathering these essential facts are oftne utmost iIbportan'ce. Both your president and editor spent two days attending classesa,t tb,ethird annual Willo Institute of Genealogy, held June 8-13, under the auspices of Howard College, ,Birmingnam,Alabarna. We tnorouglUyenjoyed the lectures given by Dr. ,Jean Stepnenl?on, Director of the Genealogical Institute at the American University, and Milton Rubicam, President of the American Soc~ety of Genealo­ gist.; working witn other editors and genealogical society leaders; and renew­ ing our aCCluaintance with Betty Wood Thomas, Director of the Willo Institute. Plans were formulated for the fourth annual Willo Instibite to be neld at Howard College in June 1965. Details will be given in a later edition. NEWS FROM OUR FELLOW PUBLISHERS: If you are looking. for ancestors in the New Orleans area, you will want to sub­ scribe to the new NEWO~LEANS GENESIS, publisned by the Genealogical Society of New Orleans, P. O. Box 30312, Lafayette SCluare Station, New Orleans, La. Sorry we do not nave a price to give you. ~. , ' Mr.. Arthur D. Fiske, editor of tne Seattle Genealogical Quarterly, will edit and publish what promises to be a much needed magazine - the NEW ENGLAND EXODUS. Subscription price will be $4.00. Order from Mr. Fiske, 1605 E. Madison st., Apt. 503, Seattle, Washington. THE AUGUSTAN QUARTERLY has an average of some twenty-five coats-of-arms, news '01' royal families and American families descended from them, plus several other uniCll.le features. A complimentary copy niaybe obtained for ten cents (10¢) or $5.00 will pay for a full year. Write to the Editor, The Augustan Quarterly, 1800~Faysmith Ave., Torrance, California. - ~'~:~ "'- Alabama has two very niee Cluarterlies that have made their debut in recent months. TAP ROOTS is published by the Genealogical Society of East Alabama, Inc. and edited by Mrs. Henry Neill Segrest. Write to Mrs. H. H. Burnside, 104 Highland Ave., Union Springs, Alabama, for details regarding ·me~bersnip. From the Northeast Alabama Genealogical Society comes SETTLERS OF NORTHEAST ALABAMA, edited by Jerry B. Jones, P. O. Box 647, Gadston, Alabama. Tneir Cluarterly is $5.00 a year. Both magazines are devoted to source material pertaining to the ,State of Alabama and are well worth their subscription price. The Southern California Genealogical Society, under the leadership of Clifford A. Parmenter, is off to a flying start and we wish them well. The Society publishes THE SEARCHER, a monthly periodical with material of interest to re~ searchers everywhere. Tney also plan to publish a surname index for their ,. membership. Annual dues are $5.00 from the Southern California Genealogical Society, P. O. Box 8295, Long Beach, California, 90808. THE NEW JERSEY GENESIS, founded by the late Harold A. Sonn, is now being pub­ lished by Dorothy Sonn Carlsen and edited by Carl M. Wilson. IlTne Genesis II is the only paper dealing solely with New Jersey genealogy and local history. To subscribe or re-subscribe write: Dorothy Sonn Carlsen, 3 Parkway, Montclair, New Jersey. Annual dues are $3.00. "Ansearchin'" News -104- Why not advertise any extra genealogical books, etc. in THE GENEALOGICAL PUBLICATIONS EXCHANGE, edited by our member, Mrs. Lewis O. Bowman, Sr.? (' The next issue will be mailed in October. The editor says she prefers to list exchange items,but will accept material for sale. Write Mrs. Lewis () O. Bowman, Sr., 216 Croydon Ave., Rockville, Maryland, for details. TOOLS FOR RESEARCH: We wish to acknowledge receipt of a copy of the 1850 CENSUS OF TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS, compiled by Mary Barnett Curtis (available from the kcrow Printing Co., 1208 Commerce, Fort Worth, Texas, price $7. 50); INDEX TO MAURY AND WILLIAMSON COUNTIES - GOODSPEED I S HISTORY OF TENNESSEE compiled by May Sparkman Lightburne (reported in January 1964 issue AN); AN INDEX TO FIFTH UNITED STATES CENSUS OF ARKANSAS (1840), indexed by Bobbie Jones McLane and Inez Halsell Cline ($15.00 from kcrow Printi~g Co., 1208 Commerce, Fort Worth, Texas); THE PIKES PEAK REGISTER, containing the surname listings of over 150 members of the Pikes Peak Genealogical Society (2832 North kccadia, Colorado Springs, Colorado, no price given); and DAVIESS COUNTY, KENTUCKY, ADMINISTRA­ TORS BOND BOOK - 1834-1852, EXECUTORS BOND BOOK - 1834-1852, abstracted and compiled by M. J. Edgeworth, 127 We st 17th St., Owensboro, Kentucky. The abstracts were made from two old books located in April 1964 when the court house was moved into a new building. Mr. Edgeworth asks $2.00 a copy. Tl+e Reprint Co., 154 W. Clevelknd Park Drive, Spartanburg, South Carolina, is reprinting HEADS OF FAMILIES, FIRST CENSUS OF THE UNITED STATES, 1790 SERIES. They will be happy to send a price list on re~uest. Tennesseans will be interested in the announcement of the re-issue of the first 18 bulletins published from 1937 through 1951 by the Historical Society of Washington County, Virginia.