DOCSLIB.ORG

Ansearchin'" News

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text

Load more

The Tennessee Genealogical Magazine, "ANSEARCHIN'" NEWS ...... ...----- ... --- ,,. ....----- , 0 __e ... _--""- I' ... "...,.- .....--... - ..._--...- • , -"" ......- ... --- ... -- / ...--- ... ---- ----- -------- / ...--- ... ---- ----- ------- , ",...- ----- -----::...----- I' _--,- -----...---::----- , ,.",." ---- --::---- , .,- "" ... - --: -- ------------------. ~~::~~~---------------- Since 1954 ... For all 0/ Tennessee The Tennessee Genealogical Society P O. Box 111249 Memphis, Tn 38111-1249 Vol. 40, NO.2 Summer, 1993 THE TENNESSEE GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY P.O. BOX 111249 MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE 38111-1249 TELEPHONE 901 327-3273 1993 OFFICERS AND STAFF President Brenda Evans Johnson Vice President Harry Milton Cleveland Jr. Business Manager Lincoln Johnson Editor Betsy Foster West Librarian Recording Secretary Elizabeth R. Tolar Corresponding Secretary Treasurer Charles C. Yates Director of Surname Index Miriam Woods Dye Director of Membership Bradford Livingston Jarratt Director of Sales Sandra Hurley Austin Director of Certificates Beverly Smith Crone Director at Large Marilyn Johnson Baugus Director at Large Iona Fish Marbry EDITORIAL STAFF LIBRARY STAFF BUSINESS STAFF Gerry Byers Spence, G. Nelson Dickey, James Bobo Associate Editor Associate Librarian Judy Chambless Cleveland Martha McKenzie Carpenter Robert Chandler Linda Wylie Cochran Ella Reynolds Emery J.J.Dixon James nChris n Columbus Marion Frances Graves Lenore Geller Dorothy Carter Greiner Douglas Kendrick Mary Harris Hogard Wanda Hurley Hawkins Ersellee Moran Kendrick Charles P. Jester Geraldine Blanton Holstun Elizabeth Riggins Nichols Ruth Hensley O'Donnell William LeSueur Holstun Mary Florence Peek Ray Marcelle NBobbien Stigall Estelle Atkins Horn Margaret Norvell Sinclair Lucille Hastings Thompson Clarence W. Spence Jean Alexander West The Tennessee Genealogical Magazine, nAnsearchin,n News, is the official publica­ tion of The Tennessee Genealogical Society. All subscriptions begin with the first issue of the year. Non-delivery of a magazine should be reported to the Society within two months of the usual delivery date. There is a $3.00 charge for redeem­ ing and re-mailing any magazine returned for an incorrect address unless we are timely notified of an address change. Subscribers may submit one free query per year of fifty words or less; queries received by September 1 will be published in that calendar year. Contributions of all types of genealogical material will be accepted. We solicit previously unpublished Tennessee connected data, preferably with pre-Civil War dates, all subject to editing for style and to save space. Every effort is made to print accurate material correctly; however, neither The Tennessee Genealogical Society, uAnsearchin,n News nor the Editor can assume re­ sponsibility for contributor errors. Corrections of proven errors will be pub­ lished. Contributions are available in the society library for subscriber use. Books donated to our library by authors or publishers are reviewed in the earliest possible issue of the magazine. NAnsearchin,n News VOL. 40, NO.2, SUMMER 1993 The Tennessee Genealogical Magazine, NAnsearchin,n News, ISSN #0003-5246, is published quarterly in March, June, Septerrber and December for $20.00 per year by The Tennessee Genealogical Society, 3340 Pcplar Avenue, Merrphis, 'IN 38111. Second class postage paid at Merrphis, Tennessee. POSTMASTER: Please do not destroy; forwarding and return postage guaranteed; send address corrections to "Ansearchin'u News, P.O. Box 111249, Memphis, TN 38111. ©1993 by The Tennessee Genealogical Society 3 JUNE 1993 IDhr IDrnnr.a.arr C'rnralogind., f1lIlagai!inr" Mrs. Daniel E. West, Editor VOLUME 40 SUMMER 1993 NUMBER 2 - CONTENTS - OVER THE EDITOR'S DESK. 50 FAMILY GATHERINGS 51 Ashcraft, McDermott, Ghormley, Ely, Connell, and Lawrence TENNESSEANS LIVING IN RIPLEY COUNTY, MISSOURI IN 1850 AND 1860. 55 BEDFORD COUNTY, TENNESSEE DEEDS - 1809-1811 59 DEKALB COUNTY, TENNESSEE 1839 TAX LIST. .. 65 PETITIONS TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF TENNESSEE. 71 Montgomery, Carter, Grainger, Jefferson, Knox, Anderson and Hawkins Counties, and Hamilton District NEWS AND NOTES -A DIRECTORY OF PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED 76 TENNESSEANS IN ARKANSAS .... 77 INDEX TO PROBATE RECORDS IN MEMPHIS/SHELBY COUNTY, TENNESSEE ARCHIVES 83 BOOK REVIEWS. 89 QUERIES .. 92 CERTIFICATE OF TENNESSEE ANCESTRY .Inside Back Cover 50 "Ansearchin'" News OVER THE EDITOR'S DESK I don't believe I ever have met an amateur genealogist who wasn't happy to help another searcher by sharing information and experiences, particularly if they're working in the same area. And no matter how long we've been in the "game", we can always benefit from information about newly uncovered material or newly formed services and organizations. I recently participated in a genealogical workshop and remarked that I have trouble sorting out people of the same surname in northeast North Carolina. At the end of the session, a lady came to me with a brochure from a group that may not be new, but was unknown to me. I appreciate her kindness, and I will pass along to you the information which may be of use to other subscribers. Albemarle Antiquities, 208 Hwy fiB North, 1;.Jindsor, NC 27983 says "May we be of Service? It is often impossible to spend enough time here to do the necessary research to establish your family history. We have worked for more than 10 years in assisting people from allover America in their research on Bertie [Bertie Co NC}. Many have shared their data with us and added to the files of knowledge that exists on many families ...We have large amounts of original documents in our files dating 1780-1880, bearing signatures and dates. Our personal knowledge of the land, land history, maps and old homes often allows us to point out your place of origin." They offer research services in local sources and in census records. A preliminary survey of available information is free, and rates, based on actual hours expended (within pre-agreed limits), make the average investigation and report cost between $25.00 and $50.00. Although no mention is made of it in the brochure, I'm sure they will appreciate your SASE on a long envelope when you write them for a survey. Another researcher has furnished me with articles on the importance of gene­ alogy in some medical histories. In September of 1991, the University of California at Berkeley stated in its Wellness Letter: "One of the best presents you can give your children is a record of your family's medical tree. It should include the age at death and cause of death (as well as other medical problems) of your parents and siblings. Data on your grandparents may be helpful, but harder to uncover ...You may be able to get medical records from family members' doctors or from the hospitals where relatives died; the state health department can provide a copy of death certificates. Besides cancers, heart disease, and diabetes, you'll want to list high blood pressure, stroke, kidney disease, anemia, miscarriages, arthritis, epilepsy, osteoporosis, peptic ulcer, mental illness, and other major disorders that appear to "run in families." This spring, The Wall Street Journal added glaucoma to that list, saying: "Dr. Stone credited the discovery of the first glaucoma gene to a young man who walked into the University of Iowa clinic five years ago with a genealogy of his family for five generations drawn out on a yellow legal pad. The family has been haunted by an unusual type of glaucoma in which the eye disorder developed at an early age, usually by the early 20s ... " So ... the next time someone belittles your genealogical efforts, just say to them, "It's the healthful thing to do." Sununer 1993 51 FAMILY GATHERINGS Prepared for publication by Mary Florence Peek Ray THOMAS ASHCRAFT OF DECATUR COUNTY TENNESSEE - Contributed by Allen W. Whittemore 2015 Parkside Circle S, Boca Raton, FL 33486 Excerpts from a letter dated 18 June 1849, from Thomas Ashcraft to his nephew, Benjamin C. Ashcraft, are given here. Thomas announced his recent marriage to a widow, Mrs. Jane McCALL. He says her children are mostly grown except one daughter about fourteen who soon might come to live with them. His own children and grandchildren were all well when he last heard from them; "they are all scattered off at a considerable distance," except the youngest, Sally, who lives with her hus­ band in Decaturville, Tennessee. She is married to Samuel YARBRO who runs a store in Decaturville. Ashcraft states that cholera had been bad along the Tennessee River and in some of the towns. Ashcraft requests Benjamin to write of the health and concerns of his (Thomas') brothers and their families. Bad weather had ruined much of the crops around his place and he was selling what corn he harvested for $1.50 per barrel on credit, or $1.25 cash. He was only able to cut half the wheat crop he planted. He also wanted to know if the gold mine, which the nephew had written about, and which was found on a place Ashcraft formerly owned, had been productive. Another letter is addressed, "Thomas Ashcraft Esq., Beech River, Decatur County formerly Perry County, Tennessee." Inside it reads: "Register's office, Pontotoc, Mis(sissippi) I Andrew J. EDMONDSON, Register of said Office, do hereby certify that on the 22d February 1839 Thomas Ashcraft purchased of the Register of said office the North East quarter of Section No Ten of Six Range Nine East and on the 9 April 1842 a patent issued to him for the same as appears from the books of this office. Given under my hand this 16 April 1846. Andr J. Edmondson, Register" Thomas Ashcraft, born 2 Jan 1786 of Scotch parentage, married Temperance LUTON (LUTUR) the sister of Lemuel Luton of Perry Co., TN. She was born 3 March 1787; they lived in Decatur Co., where he was a well-to-do planter with a number of slaves. Temperance L. Ashcraft died 3 Aug 1846, and he later married Mrs. Jane McCall. Thomas died 22 Sept 1858, leaving an estate valued at a little less than $30,000.
Recommended publications
  • Tennessee State Library and Archives MURDOCK COLLECTION Of

    Tennessee State Library and Archives MURDOCK COLLECTION Of

    State of Tennessee Department of State Tennessee State Library and Archives 403 Seventh Avenue North Nashville, Tennessee 37243-0312 MURDOCK COLLECTION of JOHN OVERTON PAPERS 1780-[1797-1820]-1908 (THS Collection) Processed by: Archival Technical Services Accession Number: THS 4 Date Completed: September 4, 1954 1982 Addition Accession Number: THS 406 Date Completed: July 15, 1983 Microfilm Accession Number: 803 Location: THS I-B-1 and I-C-2 MICROFILMED INTRODUCTION The original part of this collection of Overton papers were inherited by Mrs. J. O. Murdock, of Washington, DC, from her ancestor, John M. Lea, a son-in-law of John Overton and were donated by her to the Tennessee Historical Society. The 1982 addition to the collection was given by Overton L. Murdock, of Bethesda, Maryland. The collection consists of 2.52 linear feet of shelf space and numbers approximately 1,025 items and three volumes. These papers are the property of the Tennessee Historical Society and are available on microfilm at the Joint Universities Library and the Manuscript Division of the Tennessee State Library and Archives. Single photocopies of documents may be made for individual or scholarly purposes. However, for commercial use, or use that may constitute a copy right infringement, the user should obtain permission from the historical society. SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE This collection of papers of John Overton, numbering approximately 900 items, are composed of correspondence, two promissory notes, a Masonic document and a small diary of Nashville events listed yearly beginning in 1780, ending in 1851. The correspondence deals primarily with land cases of John Overton as lawyer and judge with some Tennessee politics intermingled.
  • Williamson County Historical Society Journal Article Titles 1970-2018

    Williamson County Historical Society Journal Article Titles 1970-2018

    Williamson County Archives Williamson County Historical Society Journal: Article titles by issue Page 1 No. 1, Fall 1970 The Williamson County Historical Society by Campbell H. Brown The Courthouses of Williamson County by Herbert L. Harper Recollections of 78 Years in Franklin by Martin Tohrner General N. B. Forrest Cavalry Raid on Brentwood, Tennessee, March 24, 1863 by Buford Gotto The Order of Pale Faces by Virginia Gooch Watson The Franklin Treaty of 1830 by Stephen S. Lawrence Historic Moran Home: Enjoyed by Members of the Same Family for 111 Years by Virginia McDaniel Bowman No. 2, Spring 1971 The Crockett House by George R. Knox The Battle of Franklin by Marion Pearson Kinnard Memories of Sunny Side School by Lula Fain Major Mt. Zion Methodist Episcopal Church by Louise Gillespie Lynch Sumner’s Knob by John Weakley Covington The Tenth Tennessee’s “Battle Flag” by Campbell H. Brown No. 3, 1971-1972 The Edmondson Family by Howard Vallance Jones A Short History of Saint Philip Catholic Church by Valere B. Menefee Green Hill by Walter Stokes, Jr. Soldiers of the War of 1812 by Louise Gillespie Lynch First Inhabitants of Brentwood by Mary Sneed Jones Thomas Stuart by Dorothy Norman Carl The Presbyterian Church in Williamson County by Helen Sawyer Cook The Fates of Three Cousins by Thomas Vance Little Williamson County Archives Williamson County Historical Society Journal: Article titles by issue Page 2 No. 4, 1972-1973 Early Settlers of Williamson County by Helen Sawyer Cook Physicians of Williamson County, Tennessee, 1800-1832 by S. R. Bruesch 1850 Mortality Schedule by Louise Gillespie Lynch The Brown, Ervin, and McEwen Families of Fort Nashborough and Franklin by Dr.
  • Raging Moderates: Second Party Politics and the Creation of a Whig Aristocracy in Williamson County, Tennessee, 1812-1846 Robert Holladay

    Raging Moderates: Second Party Politics and the Creation of a Whig Aristocracy in Williamson County, Tennessee, 1812-1846 Robert Holladay

    Florida State University Libraries Electronic Theses, Treatises and Dissertations The Graduate School 2007 Raging Moderates: Second Party Politics and the Creation of a Whig Aristocracy in Williamson County, Tennessee, 1812-1846 Robert Holladay Follow this and additional works at the FSU Digital Library. For more information, please contact [email protected] THE FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE RAGING MODERATES: SECOND PARTY POLITICS AND THE CREATION OF A WHIG ARISTOCRACY IN WILLIAMSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE, 1812-1846 By ROBERT HOLLADAY A Thesis submitted to the Department of History in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts Degree Awarded: Spring Semester, 2007 Copyright 2007 Robert Holladay All Rights Reserved The members of the Committee approve the thesis of Robert Holladay defended on March 23, 2007. —————————————— Albrect Koschnik Professor Directing Thesis —————————————— James P. Jones Minor Professor —————————————— Matt Childs Outside Committee Member The Office of Graduate Studies has verified and approved the above named committee members. ii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS A 48-year-old ex-journalist who decides to go to graduate school has a lot of people to thank. First and foremost is my wife, Marjorie, who has endured family crises and the responsibility of being the primary breadwinner in order to allow me to pursue a dream. She is my rock. Secondly, my late uncle, Wendell G. Holladay, former Provost at Vanderbilt University encouraged me to return to school and looked forward to reading this thesis when it was finished. My mother, who also died in the middle of this process, loved history and, along with my father, instilled that love in me.
  • HS, Tennessee History, Quarter 1

    HS, Tennessee History, Quarter 1

    2021 - 2022, HS, Tennessee History, Quarter 1 Students begin a yearlong study of Tennessee history, culture, economics, and geography by examining the units of Indigenous Peoples of Tennessee, The Struggle for Tennessee’s Frontier, From Territory to Statehood, and Tennessee’s Coming of Age. This course complies with T.C.A. § 49-6-1006 and T.C.A. § 49-6-1011. Tennessee State Standards and Learning Expectations Indigenous Peoples of Tennessee – c. 10,000 BC - AD 1500s TN.01 Describe changes in life in the Tennessee region from the late ice age through the Archaic period. (C, G, H) • Describe life in the Tennessee region from the late ice age through the Archaic period. TN.02 Compare and contrast features of life in the Tennessee region during the Woodland and Mississippian periods. (C, E, G, H, P) • Identify settlements and describe the culture in the Tennessee region during Woodland and Mississippian periods. TN.03 Analyze the customs and traditions of American Indians located in the Tennessee region prior to European contact, including: (C, E, G, H, P) • Cherokee • Iroquois • Chickasaw • Shawnee • Creek • Compare and contrast the pre-colonial American Indian tribes residing in Tennessee prior to statehood. • Locate the pre-colonial American Indian tribes residing in Tennessee prior to statehood. TN.04 Describe the impact of European exploration in the Tennessee region, including the significance of Christopher Columbus, Hernando de Soto, and Juan Pardo. (C, G, H) • Describe the impact of European exploration in the Tennessee region. • Create a map tracing the route of Columbus, de Soto, and Pardo. The Struggle for Tennessee’s Frontier – 1600s - 1700s TN.05 Describe the influx of British and French settlers and fur traders in the Tennessee region and their impact on American Indian tribes.
  • George Washington Campbell Correspondence, 1793-1833

    George Washington Campbell Correspondence, 1793-1833

    State of Tennessee Department of State Tennessee State Library and Archives 403 Seventh Avenue North Nashville, Tennessee 37243-0312 GEORGE WASHINGTON CAMPBELL (1769-1848) CORRESPONDENCE 1793-1833 Processed by: Harriet Chappell Owsley Archival Technical Services Accession Numbers: 1246; 1256 Date Completed: October 28, 1964 Location: IV-F-4 INTRODUCTION This collection of papers (Photostats primarily) of George Washington Campbell (1769-1833), lawyer, Tennessee member of Congress, 1803-1809, U.S. Senator from Tennessee, 1811-1818, Secretary of the Treasury (briefly), Minister to Russia, 1818- 1820, and, U.S. Claims Commissioner, 1831, were given to the State by his descendants. Five original letters written by nephews of G.W. Campbell were also deposited by descendants. The materials in this finding aid measures .42 linear feet. There are no restrictions on the materials. Single photocopies of unpublished writings in the George Washington Campbell Correspondence may be made for purposes of scholarly research. SCOPE AND CONTENT This collection is composed of correspondence (Photostats and five original letters) of George Washington Campbell for the dates 1793-1833. The bulk of the material falls in the period 1813-1822 when Campbell was United States Senator, Secretary of the Treasury, and Minister to Russia. The letters are especially concerned with national and diplomatic problems involving the purchase of East Florida from Spain, diplomatic relations with Great Britain during the period of Jackson’s execution of Ambrister and Arbuthnot, conditions in France after the Revolution, treaties with European Countries, and subjects of national concern. His correspondents included four presidents – Andrew Jackson, Thomas Jefferson, James Monroe, and James Madison.
  • 5:387 THESIS Presented to the Graduate

    5:387 THESIS Presented to the Graduate

    378 / !, 5:387 JAMES K. POLK AND SLAVERY THESIS Presented to the Graduate Council of the North Texas State University in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements For the Degree of MASTER OF ARTS By Richard Marsh, B. A. Denton, Texas August, 1977 Marsh, Richard Dean, James K. Polk and Slavery. Master of Arts (History), August, 1977, 125 pp., bibliography, 93 titles. As a plantation owner, James K. Polk had economic interests which were bound to that peculiar institution. Consequently, many of his decisions as a politician were influenced by his southern background. Although his partiality toward"southern rights" was evident, he did not let his personal bias interfere with his determination to preserve the nation. Throughout his public career, he maintained that slavery was being exploited as a "political question" to divide the United States. Even though his opponents branded him a "sectionalist" for his position on the issues of Texas annexation, the Mexican War, and slavery in the territories, he still remained a staunch nationalist. This study proves that James K. Polk's "southern convictions" were secondary in importance compared to his concern for the preservation of the Union. TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter Page I. JAMES K. POLK: PLANTATION OWNER . 1 II. JAMES K. POLK: POLITICIAN ".... .w ." . 25 III. JAMES K. POLK: NATIONALIST OR SECTIONALIST .... ... 60 IV. JAMES K. POLK AND THE ISSUE OF SLAVERY IN THE TERRITORIES . r . 89 V. CONCLUSION .. r.. ..r w.. w.. 115 BIBLIOGRAPHY................................... .". 118 iii CHAPTER I JAMES K. POLK: PLANTATION OWNER By the seventh decade of the twentieth century, James Knox Polk has become one of the least recognized presidents of the United States.
  • Washington City, 1800-1830 Cynthia Diane Earman Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College

    Washington City, 1800-1830 Cynthia Diane Earman Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College

    Louisiana State University LSU Digital Commons LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses Graduate School Fall 11-12-1992 Boardinghouses, Parties and the Creation of a Political Society: Washington City, 1800-1830 Cynthia Diane Earman Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/gradschool_disstheses Part of the History Commons Recommended Citation Earman, Cynthia Diane, "Boardinghouses, Parties and the Creation of a Political Society: Washington City, 1800-1830" (1992). LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses. 8222. https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/gradschool_disstheses/8222 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate School at LSU Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses by an authorized administrator of LSU Digital Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. BOARDINGHOUSES, PARTIES AND THE CREATION OF A POLITICAL SOCIETY: WASHINGTON CITY, 1800-1830 A Thesis Submitted to the Graduate Faculty of the Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in The Department of History by Cynthia Diane Earman A.B., Goucher College, 1989 December 1992 MANUSCRIPT THESES Unpublished theses submitted for the Master's and Doctor's Degrees and deposited in the Louisiana State University Libraries are available for inspection. Use of any thesis is limited by the rights of the author. Bibliographical references may be noted, but passages may not be copied unless the author has given permission. Credit must be given in subsequent written or published work. A library which borrows this thesis for use by its clientele is expected to make sure that the borrower is aware of the above restrictions.
  • Tennessee Politics in the Early Nineteenth Century Table of Contents

    Tennessee Politics in the Early Nineteenth Century Table of Contents

    Tennessee Politics in the early Nineteenth Century Table of Contents Pages 1. Content Essay 1-4 2. Student Activities 5 1 Tennessee Politics in the early Nineteenth Century Essential question: How did Tennessee politics evolve between 1820 and 1850? In the frontier period, Tennessee politics were dominated by factions controlled by John Sevier and William Blount. As Sevier grew older, his faction became less powerful and eventually disappeared. Blount’s faction was revived under the leadership of John Overton.1 Eventually, Andrew Erwin would develop his own faction to oppose Overton. The ascendancy of Erwin and Overton was indicative of the shift in political and economic power from East Tennessee to Middle Tennessee that occurred with the rise of plantation agriculture in the state. Erwin’s faction included William Caroll, John Bell and Newton Cannon and would eventually become the Whig Party. Overton’s group included Andrew Jackson, Sam Houston and James K. Polk and would become the Democrats.2 Erwin’s faction successfully ran William Caroll for governor in 1821. Carrol was a popular choice having served with Jackson in the Creek War and the Battle of New Orleans. Jackson would have supported Carrol if his opponent had not been a neighbor and friend of Jackson. Carroll won anyway and served as Tennessee’s governor from 1821-1835 except for the years 1827-1829. 3 Carroll made many improvements in Tennessee’s criminal justice system, including revising the criminal code, building a new penitentiary that focused on reforming prisoners instead of just punishing them, and building an insane asylum for the mental ill.
  • Vol 26 No2 1979.Pdf

    Vol 26 No2 1979.Pdf

    I Published by THE TENNESSEE GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY Memphis, Tennessee ... Mrs. Gene F. Davis, Editor VOLUME 26 SPRING, 1979 NUMBER 2 - CONTENTS - OVER THE EDITOR'S DESK .•..••••• 51 NEWS AND NOTES FROM OTHER PUBLICATIONS 51 BOOK REVIEWS 53 ) WARREN COUNTY, TENNESSEE, DEED BOOK D- ABSTRACTS. 59 JACKSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE, INDEX TO 1840 CENSUS •• ..... .. 65 JACKSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE, REVOLUTIONARY & MILITARY PENSIONERS, 1840 73 ITEMS FROM THE "TENNESSEE GAZETTE AND MERO-DISTRICT ADVERTISER" • 73 COPE CEMETERY •••••••• 73 WASHINGTON COUNTY, TENNESSEE, WILLS. 74 DAVIDSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE, TAX LIST - 1805 • 80 SHELBY COUNTY, TENNESSEE, COUNTY COURT MINUTES 86 TENNESSEE NEWS ITEMS FROM MISSISSIPPI NEWSPAPERS 92 QUERIES •..••..•.••.•..••..•.. 94 THE TENNESSEE GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY P. O. Box 12124 Memphis! Tennessee·38112 OFFICERS AND STAFF FOR 1979 President Mr. S. Caya Phillips Vice President Mrs. Augusta Brough Recording Secretary Mrs. F. H. O'Neal Correspondence Secretary Mrs. Wilma Sutton Cogdell Librarian Mrs. VivianL. Briggs Assistant Librarian Mrs. John D. Tyus Surname Index Secretary Mrs. Curtis Craven Treasurer Mr. John Hollis Editor Mrs. Bettie Brandon Davis Associate Editor Mrs. Daniel E. West Director Mrs. Charles Roy Gilley Director Mrs. Charles Barham! Jr. LIBRARY STAFF EDITORIAL STAFF BUSINESS STAFF Mrs. F. H. O'Neal Miss Myrtle Shelton Mrs. Homer D. Turner, Jr. Mrs. Jane Hollis Mrs. Jane Hollis Mrs. Charles Roy Gilley Mrs. Mary Kay Loomis Mr. Herman L. Bogan Mrs. Robert Louis Cox Mrs. Robert Louis Cox Mrs. Hilda Burrow Mrs. Henry N. Crymes Miss Jessie Webb Mrs. Charles West Mr. Floyd Simpson, Jr. Mr. Thomas P. Hughes, Jr. "ANSEARCHIN'" NEWS is the official publication of THE TENNESSEE GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY; published quarterly in March, June, September, and December; annual subscription $7.00.
  • Origins of Jacksonian Political Economy in Tennessee, 1768-1830

    Origins of Jacksonian Political Economy in Tennessee, 1768-1830

    University of Tennessee, Knoxville TRACE: Tennessee Research and Creative Exchange Doctoral Dissertations Graduate School 12-2019 Origins of Jacksonian Political Economy in Tennessee, 1768-1830 Matthew Joseph Menarchek University of Tennessee, [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_graddiss Recommended Citation Menarchek, Matthew Joseph, "Origins of Jacksonian Political Economy in Tennessee, 1768-1830. " PhD diss., University of Tennessee, 2019. https://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_graddiss/5737 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate School at TRACE: Tennessee Research and Creative Exchange. It has been accepted for inclusion in Doctoral Dissertations by an authorized administrator of TRACE: Tennessee Research and Creative Exchange. For more information, please contact [email protected]. To the Graduate Council: I am submitting herewith a dissertation written by Matthew Joseph Menarchek entitled "Origins of Jacksonian Political Economy in Tennessee, 1768-1830." I have examined the final electronic copy of this dissertation for form and content and recommend that it be accepted in partial fulfillment of the equirr ements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, with a major in History. Daniel Feller, Major Professor We have read this dissertation and recommend its acceptance: Robert J. Norrell, Luke E. Harlow, Sharon Ann Murphy Accepted for the Council: Dixie L. Thompson Vice Provost and Dean of the Graduate School (Original signatures are on file with official studentecor r ds.) Origins of Jacksonian Political Economy in Tennessee, 1768-1830 A Dissertation Presented for the Doctor of Philosophy Degree The University of Tennessee, Knoxville Matthew Joseph Menarchek December 2019 Copyright © 2019 by Matthew Joseph Menarchek All rights reserved.
  • Past Governors of Tennessee 489

    Past Governors of Tennessee 489

    PAST GOVERNORS OF TENNESSEE 489 Past Governors Of Tennessee William Blount, 1790-1795, Democrat (territorial governor). Born in North Carolina in 1749, Blount served in the Continental Congress 1783-1784 and 1786-1787. In 1790, President Washington appointed him governor of the newly formed Territory South of the River Ohio, formerly part of North Carolina. While governor, Blount was also Indian affairs superinten- dent and negotiated, among others, the Treaty of the Holston with the Cherokees. His new government faced formidable problems, intensified by conflicts created by European/Indian contact. In 1795, Blount called a constitutional convention to organize the state, and Tennessee entered the Union the next year. Blount represented the new state in the U.S. Senate, and after expulsion from that body on a conspiracy charge, served in the state Senate. He died in 1800. John Sevier, 1796-1801; 1803-1809, Democrat. Born in Virginia in 1745, Sevier as a young man was a suc- cessful merchant. Coming to a new settlement on the Holston River in 1773, he was one of the first white settlers of Tennessee. He was elected governor of the state of Franklin at the end of the Revolutionary War, and as such became the first governor in what would be Tennessee. When statehood was attained in 1796, Sevier was elected its first governor. He served six terms totaling twelve years. While governor he negoti- ated with the Indian tribes to secure additional lands for the new state and opened new roads into the area to encourage settlement. At the close of his sixth term he was elected to the state Senate, and then to Congress.
  • Murfreesboro, Tennessee

    Murfreesboro, Tennessee

    History of Property 214 East Main Street Murfreesboro, Tennessee BY Henry B. Forrest 62 Rutherford County and Murfreesboro, Tennessee are rich because of its people, past and present, and because of their role in history. More historic homes and sites have disappeared than are left. Some homes and families have already gone without recognition. One of the remaining old homes is located at 214 East Main Street. In tracing the history of this property, it was impossible to separate it from the lives of those who owned it. Therefore this paper will focus on its owners and their lives; how the owners used the property throughout the years and how they use it today. The history of the property goes back into the earliest days of Murfreesboro. William Franklin Ly tie's parents were Scotch-Irish immigrants who came to America in the great immigration of the 1700's. From all records the Lytles came before 1724. They landed at New Castle, Delaware and from there went south to Pennsylvania. William Lytle was born in Pennsylvania in 1755. His family moved to North Carolina shortly after his birth. During the Revolutionary War, Lytle served as lieutenant and as captain. He was with Gen. George Washington when Maj. Gen. Charles Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown, Virginia in 1781.^ He was transferred to the Fourth regiment where he served under his brother, Lt. Col. Archibald Lytle, until the close of the war.2 Archibald Lytle received large grants of land in what is now Tennessee for his distinguished service. One of the grants included 4640 acres of land on the west fork of Stones River.