MARGARET BROWN COPPINGER (1910-2001) PAPERS 1819-2000

Mf. 1785

Processed by:

Charles A. Sherrill Brentwood, Tennessee for the Beersheba Springs Historical Society 2005

For Microfilming by the Tennessee State Library and Archives Originals to be retained by the Beersheba Springs Historical Society INTRODUCTION

The papers of Margaret Brown Coppinger, teacher, historian, and genealogist of Beersheba Springs, Tennessee, are the property of the Beersheba Springs Historical Society.

The collection occupies approximately 8 linear feet of shelf space. Single photocopies of unpublished writings in these papers may be made for purposes of scholarly research.

SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE

The papers of Margaret Brown Coppinger include original items dating from 1819 forward, but the bulk of the material was created between 1960 and 2000. The papers include personal papers, correspondence and genealogical materials of Mrs. Coppinger, as well as the records of the Beersheba Springs Historical Society.

Mrs. Coppinger was avidly interested in three principal subjects, all of which are reflected in her papers. The first was the history of the Beersheba Springs resort, founded in 1835 in what was then Warren County, Tennessee. She collected material relating to the people, homes and organizations of Beersheba Springs.

Her second interest was family genealogy, and particularly the genealogy of the descendants of Absolom Brown, one of her own ancestors. Her collection of family group sheets, correspondence and genealogical notes on the Browns and other families in her lineage is extensive.

Mrs. Coppinger’s third interest was the history of education in Grundy County. She was an active member of the Retired Teacher’s Association and involved in the collection and publication of the memoirs of her colleagues. This material, too, is represented in her papers.

The records of the Beersheba Springs Historical Society, of which Mrs. Coppinger was a founder and de facto archivist, are part of her collection. These records include the manuscript materials created prior to the 1983 publication of Beersheba Springs: A History as well as correspondence, financial records, newsletters and membership data of the Society.

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

Margaret Brown Coppinger was born Feb. 23, 1910, to Henry Brown and Anna Medley Brown, in Grundy County, Tennessee. She married July 3, 1956, to Floyd William Coppinger. Educated in Chattanooga, she began her teaching career at Utah School in Grundy County in 1932. A resident of Beersheba Springs, she was one of the founders of the Beersheba Springs Historical Society in 1977, and remained its guiding light throughout her life. She was a genealogist and an avid collector of materials and artifacts related to Beersheba Springs and vicinity. In 1982 she founded a small museum of Beersheba Springs history in a building adjacent to her home; she served as museum curator and tour guide until her death. Margaret Brown Coppinger died in Beersheba Springs on July 16, 2001.

SERIES DESCRIPTIONS

The collection has been divided into seven series, described as follows.

Series I: Subject Files

This series contains files related generally to the history of Grundy County and Beersheba Springs. They are arranged topically and include notes, newspaper articles, pamphlets and photographs. Information relating to the preservation of Savage Gulf and other natural areas in the vicinity of Beersheba Springs is of interest. Original material, such as the guest book from the Means Cottage, is interfiled with photocopies of newspaper articles and notes made by Mrs. Coppinger while working with original government records. A group of love letters from frustrated suitor J.A. McGoodwin of Kentucky to Anne Cooke dated 1883-1884 are a curious part of the collection, as they bear no apparent connection to Beersheba Springs or Mrs. Coppinger.

Series II: Beersheba Springs Historical Society Records

The records of the Beersheba Springs Historical Society include financial records, newsletters and membership data. More importantly, they also include the draft manuscript materials gathered prior to the publication of the Society’s 1983 history of the community. These manuscripts contain important annotations and notes not always included in the published volume. Information about each historic building in Beersheba Springs is included.

Series III: Family Files

This series contains information about families connected with the history of Beersheba Springs as well as Mrs. Coppinger’s own genealogical files. The series begins with a file of materials about families for which there were five pages or fewer of information; these are arranged alphabetically. Following are more extensive family files, some of which contain original documents from the 19th century. The earliest of these are the Klutts documents collected by Leonard C. Tate (it is not clear whether that family had a connection to Beersheba Springs).

Series IV: Deeds

Mrs. Coppinger attempted to compile the history of the homes and buildings within the Beersheba Springs resort by studying the deeds of Warren and Grundy counties. Copies of more than 70 deeds were made and retained in her papers. Some have been removed to an oversized box.

Series V: Oversized Volumes

Two oversized manuscript volumes are included in the collection. The first is a store ledger from Northcut’s store in either Beersheba Springs or Altamont, with entries dating from 1870 to 1875. The second is the docket book of an unidentified Grundy County magistrate serving the Beersheba Springs area, dated from 1931 to 1958.

Series VI: Scrapbooks

As part of her efforts to preserve the history of Beersheba Springs, Mrs. Coppinger compiled 13 scrapbooks of clippings, photographs and other items about the community. Several of the scrapbooks relate specifically to the Beersheba Arts & Crafts Festival, an activity which drew many people to the mountain community each summer.

Series VII: Photographs

While some photographs are included in the subject and family files, as well as in the scrapbooks, these photographs were maintained separately. They include views of Beersheba Springs and photographs of people associated with the community.

CONTAINER LIST

Series I - Subjects

Box 1 Folder Title Notes 1. “Another Country” article and reaction 1993 article about Grundy County 2. Barnes, Thomas Inventory of manuscript collection 3. “Battle at Sewanee” by Edgar Pennington 4. “Beersheba” Article by Morton Howell, 1954, with addenda by Mary L. Means 5. Beersheba Chalybeate Springs Bill to incorporate, 1839 6. Beersheba Library 7. Beersheba Museum 8. Beersheba Sewing School Attendance roster, 1908-1913 9. “Beersheba Songs” by Comfort Adams 10. Beersheba Springs Arts & Crafts Festival 1966-1990 11. “Beersheba Springs Authors” by Patricia Shirley 12. Beersheba Springs cemetery 13. Beersheba Springs Centennial, 1935 14. Beersheba Springs Community Center 15. Beersheba Springs events 16. Beersheba Springs events – guest book 1993-1998 17. Beersheba Springs events - Thanksgiving Service Minutes and attendance rosters, 1971-2000 18. Beersheba Springs fire, 1957 Fire Department, 1961-1969 19. Beersheba Springs history – articles 20. Beersheba Springs history – manuscripts Drafts and notes by Margaret Coppinger and others 21. Beeresheba Springs history – published Pamphlets and booklets 22. Beersheba Springs homes, buildings & places 23. Beersheba Springs homes, buildings & places – Howell Cottage

Box 2 Folder Title Notes 1. Beersheba Springs Hotel 2. Beersheba Improvement Co., 1902 3. Beersheba Springs newspaper columns 4. Beersheba Springs Parent-Teacher Assn. 1938-1979 5. Beeersheva, Israel Correspondence, 1960 6. “Billy Yank’s Impressions of the South” by George H. Cadman 7. Birds 8. Burritt College, Spencer TN – history 9. Churches and church records 10. Churches – Fall Creek Primitive Baptist C.H. Dykes’ record book 11. Churches – Methodist – Beersheba Springs Mission Conference minutes 1897-1898 12. Civil War 13. Collins River 14. “A Confederate Sergeant … from Tullahoma to Dalton” by Hiram T. Holt 15. Coppinger, Margaret Biographical material 16. Coppinger, Margaret Correspondence, 1971-1998 17. Countiss, Dick Poems 18. Cunningham v. Griswold and others 1896 bill of complaint re Sheep Ranch lot in Altamont 19. “The Dearmess” Photos of Beersheba area; captions; poetry; 1888 20. Douglas, Beverly (Dr.) 21. Fancher, Sarah Letters from Fred and – Hunerwadel, 1904 22. French, L. Virginia Civil War journal, 1862 23. Greeter Pines subdivision Auction brochure, 1987 24. Gruetli Map, articles, etc.

Box 3 Folder Title Notes 1. Gruetli – Forgotten Colony Article by David Clayton, 1971 2. Grundy County Agricultural Census Notes from the 1860 census 3. Grundy County Court Notes on court minutes, 1844-1866 4. Grundy County Courthouse and Jail 5. Grundy County – history 6. Grundy County – history – articles by Velma Schild and William Ray Turner 7. Grundy County – news articles - miscellaneous 8. Grundy County’s 150th Anniversary, 1984 Clippings and photos

9. “Highlander Folk School: The Depression years” by H. Glyn Thomas 10. Historical markers and National Register of Historic Places 11. Homecoming ‘86 12. Hubbard’s Cave 13. Irving College 14. Lenox, John B. Poems 15. “Living Proof” motion picture, 1982 16. Maps Beersheba Springs and others 17. McGoodwin, J.A. Letters to Anne B. Cooke, 1883-1884

Box 4 Folder Title Notes 1. Means, Mary Autograph book and diary, 1912-1925 2. Means, Mary Guest Book, 1937-1942 3. Methodist Conference purchase of Beersheba Springs Correspondence, articles, etc. 1941-1943 Hotel 4. Methodist Conference and Beersheba Springs 1957-2001 5. “Mineral Springs of Tennessee” By J.J. Moorman, 1873 6. Natural areas Savage Gulf, Stone Door, Fiery Gizzard, etc. 7. Negroes in Grundy County 8. Newspaper abstracts Grundy County, 1904; 1914; 1925; 1959 9. Nicholson, James Author of “Grundy County” 1982 10. Nolan adoption controversy, 1975 11. Northcutt’s Cove flood, 1929 12. Personal accounts of Beersheba Springs Incl. letters written from Beersheba Springs, 1858-1965 13. “Pioneer Warren County Families” by Nancy Bean 14. Plumacher, Olga Articles on psychology/philosophy, 1879- 1893 15. Poetry 16. Retired Teachers Association 17. Saltpetre “Notes on making…” 1861 18. Savage Gulf scrapbook, part 1 1965-1973

Box 5 Folder Title Notes 1. Savage Gulf scrapbook, part 2 1965-1973 2. Schools – Grundy County 3. Schools – Grundy County – 14th district Record book, 1873-1884 4. “Sketch of Beersheba Springs …” by Blanche Bentley, 1928 5. Store Account Ledger, Altamont, 1860 Probably Northcutt’s Store 6. “Swiss Colony at Gruetli … including the Beersheba by Edmund Nussbaum, ca. 1980 connection.” 7. Store inventory, Beersheba Springs, 1892 8. Tate, Leonard including Tate Scholarship 9. Tate, Sharon High School scrapbook, 1967 10. Tennessee Bicentennial, 1996 11. Tennessee history Margaret Coppinger’s notes 12. Thomas cult accident, 1978 13. “Tracy City from 1893 to 1910” Death notices 14. Veterans’ lists Beersheba Springs men 15. Warren County census of 1850 Annotated by Margaret Coppinger 16. Warren County history 17. Wedding announcements 18. “Writings of a Tennessee Unionist” by James Sproul

Series II – Beersheba Springs Historical Society Records Box 6 Folder Title Notes 1. Beersheba Springs Historical Society Correspondence, 1979-2000 2. Beersheba Springs Historical Society Events, 1981-1998 – planning notes, speeches, publicity, summaries, correspondence 3. Beersheba Springs Historical Society Finances – Audits 1983-1998 4. Beersheba Springs Historical Society Finances – Correspondence, invoices, lists of dues payments and book sales 5. Beersheba Springs Historical Society Finances – Leonard Tate book, 1990 6. Beersheba Springs Historical Society Finances – Treasurer’s notebook 1980-1992 7. Beersheba Springs Historical Society History Book Manuscript – Misc. 8. Beersheba Springs Historical Society History Book Manuscript– Places, A – L Armfield-Glasgow Cottage, The Cliffs Armistead Cabin Armistead Cottage Backbone Inn Bean Home Benhame (Caldwell) Douglas Brown Cottage (Cagle) Bunk House Burch Cottage Cabin-in-the-Pines Cagle-Tate Cottage Cagle-Taylor Cottage Caldwell Home Cockrill Cottage Crane Cottage Dan (Plumacher) Eve Cottage Fahery (Rogers) Freeland-Banks-Black Hege-Hunerwadel House Hemlock Hall Hotel Howell Cottage Indian Rock (Mary Means Cottage) Kenner-Ferriss Cottage Liberty Hall Lover’s Leap 9. Beersheba Springs Historical Society History Book Manuscript– Places, M – W Mason-Fahery-Rogers Middle Hege Cottage Mitchell Cottage Morgan Lodge Nanhaven Nelson Bishop Otey’s Cottage Phillips-Hege-Hunerwadel Pierce-Cagle-Barnes Plumacher Leonidas Polk Price Stewart Cottage Ten Pin Cottage T’Other House Turner Cottage Uncle Nathan’s Cottage Vallee Noire Waters-Cagle-Taylor White House Wholemeal

Box 7 Folder Title Notes 1. Beersheba Springs Historical Society History Book Manuscript– Recollections A-L Adams, Adam G. III Adams, Alf Jr. Adams, Sue Howell Blackmore, Bettie Ridley Coppinger, Margaret Brown Davenport, Edna Eubanks, Josephine King Fassnacht, Suzanne Gibson Francis, Matthew C. Henderson, Maud Howell Hougland, Mason Howell, Morton B. III Lindsey, Martha 2. Beersheba Springs Historical Society History Book Manuscript– Recollections, M-T McGavock, Randal McGugin, Dan Jr. Means, Mary L. Ridley, Bromfield Schoettle, Mary Phillips Street Sharp, Vernon Smith, Henry Carroll Thompson, Philip Trabue, Charles C. IV 3. Beersheba Springs Historical Society History Book Manuscript – Organizational Material 4. Beersheba Springs Historical Society Legal – By Laws, IRS and postal forms and related correspondence 5. Beersheba Springs Historical Society Lists of members present, 1980-1999 6. Beersheba Springs Historical Society Membership lists (including memorial lists, deceased member lists) 7. Beersheba Springs Historical Society Minutes, 1980-1999 8. Beersheba Springs Historical Society Newsletters, 1981-2000 9. Beersheba Springs Historical Society Publicity

Series III – Families & Genealogies

Box 8 1. Family Files (Five pages or fewer) Andrews Anglin Baggenstoss Berry Black Bohr Bonner Booth Brazile Bryan Carmack Cope Cornelison Creighton Dixon Douglas Dromgoole Essman Etter Eubank Eve Fassnacht Forrest Gibbs Griswold Glasscock Glasgow Hilliard Guest Hill Hillis Henderson Hughes King Levan Lowe Madewell Mathey Mayhew McCarver McDaniel Meeks Mitchell Moffitt Morton Mullins Nichol Norris Norrod Oertli Olgiati O’Rear Otey Patton Pepper Phillips Priest Ray Roberts Rollings Ruth Savage Schlageter Sholer Sikes (three certificates removed to oversize box 1) Silvers Sitz Smart Smedes Soper Sprouse Stapleton Stokes Studer Sweeton Tidwell Trabue Turner Wannamaker Ward Wharton Willis Wimberly Miscellaneous notes 2. Adams 3. Argo 4. Armfield 5. Baggenstoss 6. Barnes 7. Bean 8. Blackmore 9. Bond 10. Bouldin 11. Brown 12. Brown – tombstone inscriptions 13. Brown – Absolom Brown genealogy by Dan Willis Brown 14. Brown – Alice T. Brown McGovern (1890-?) family 15. Brown – Augustus S. Brown (1876-1964) family

Box 9 Folder Title Notes 1. Brown – Green Brown (c.1806-1884) family 2. Brown – Herbert C. Brown (1892-?) family 3. Brown – Hezekiah Wesley Brown (1854-1925) family 4. Brown – Ida N. Brown Parson (1877-?) family 5. Brown – Jack V. Brown (1840-?) family 6. Brown – James K. Polk Brown (1844-1918) family 7. Brown – John Beecher Brown (1879-1962) family 8. Brown – Leander Virgil Brown (1861-1940) family Margaret Coppinger’s grandfather 9. Brown – Mary E. Brown Conry (1871-1960) family 10. Brown – Mary Elizabeth Brown Stokes (1852-1898) family 11. Brown – Oscar Vernon Brown (1883-?) family 12. Brown – Pauline M. Brown Organ (1895-1984) family 13. Brown – Permelia Brown Tate (b. ca. 1815-?) family 14. Brown – Prudie Susie Brown Morton (1858-?) family 15. Brown – Russell Brown (1801-1852) family 16. Brown – Russell Lasiter Brown (1842-1932) family 17. Brown – Thomas Brown (1799-1801) family 18. Brown – Vance Price Brown (1885-1957) family 19. Brown – William Alden Brown (1847-1926) family 20. Brown – William Levon Brown (1873-?) family 21. Brown – William Sanford Brown (1820-1898) family 22. Cagle 23. Cain 24. Campbell 25. Choate 26. Colyar

Box 10 Folder Title Notes 1. Coppinger 2. Countiss 3. Dahlgren 4. Disheroon 5. Dugan 6. Dykes 7. Edmondson 8. French 9. Fults 10. Gower 11. Green 12. Gross 13. Harbolt 14. Hege 15. Hobbs 16. Howell 17. Hunerwadel 18. Johnson 19. Killian 20. King 21. Klutts Original legal documents 1819-1884 regarding John Clutts/Klutts of Cabarrus County NC. 22. Looney 23. Northcut 24. Nunley 25. Patterson 26. Perry 27. Rodgers 28. Schild 29. Scruggs 30. Smith

Box 11 Folder Title Notes 1. Stampfli 2. Tate 3. Tate – “Family of Victor Lafayette Tate” (1992 typescript) 4. Thruston 5. Walker 6. Woodlee and Schwoon

Series IV – Deeds Box 11 (continued) Folder Title Notes 7. Deeds 1812-1945 Vincent Hobbs to John Tate, 1812 Heirs of Bednego Green Sr. to Absolom Brown, 1814 Abednego Green to George Warren, 1816 Baptist Church at head of Collins River to Jacob Renick, 181_? Entries by Benj. & James Roberts, NormanGriswold, George & Wm. Smart, 1849 R.L. and Elizabeth Brown to John C. Smith, 1883 William S. & Nancy Brown to Methodist Episcopal Church trustees, 1885 Wm. H. Hampton, W.E. Byers and A.J. Sanders answer to complaint filed by heirs of Aladin Parmly, 1890 C.L. & Maggie Barnes to Livingston Barnes, 1896 Alex & C.M. Nelson to J.A. Satterwhite, 1897 Sam & Elizabeth Brown to H.B. Northcut & sons, 190_ Frank Tate to Albert Brown, 1907 Victor & Carrie Tate to Thos. & Jas. H. Northcut, 1907 Frank & Nellie Smith to T.B. Northcut, 1913 J.C. and Edithia Smith to T.B. & Jas. H. Northcut, 1915 J.C. & Editha C. Smith to Marvin Brown, 1919 Lula & Bryan Bouldin to T.B. & Jas. H. Northcut, 1919 Deed transcripts filed in case of Southern Coal & Iron Co. et als v. Fred S. Schwoon et als and Brush Creek Co. C. Co., 1919 George R. Smart entry, 1836 William Dugan entry, 1830 William Dugan survey, 1831 William Dugan entry, 1831 William Dugan survey, 1833 John M. Bass to Richard Clark & William Bierce, 1868 John French to John Armfield, 1854 John Armfield to Beersheba Springs Co., 1859 Beersheba Springs Co. to John Armfield, 1860 Beersheba Springs Co. to John M. Bass, 1867 William White to John H. French, 1854 William B. Smartt to William White, 1854 Josiah S. Morford, Clerk, to William B. Smartt, 1854

Victor & Agnes Flury to F.R. Vonrohr, 1921 Title search records for Sterling Cagle tract, 1921 (21 pages) Sam Brown to Will Marler, 1924 J.V. & Anna McGuire to J.H. & J.B. Northcutt, 1927 Heirs of W.W. Christian to H.B. & J.H. Northcut and Fanny Moffit, 193_? W.G. & Hazel Tate to Elmer and Isabell Thompson, 1945 Miscellaneous notes pertaining to deeds

Oversized Box 1 Oversized Deeds, 1839-1944 William R. Stewart to Robert A. Campbell, [1839?] John Armfield to Joseph Edwards, 1855 Elizabeth Levan to Jonathan M. Bost, 1866 Robert Sanders, Clerk & Master, to Samuel Henderson, 1866 Richard Clark to M.P.O. Plumacher, 1869 J.M.. Spurlock & W.F. Morford to E.J. Hege, 1874 William & Harriet Rogers to Clara Schaffter, 1875 Mary Batsford, F.B. & Bertina Case to John Greeter, 1880 Samuel Savage, Sr. to Samuel Savage, Jr., 1884 Samuel Savage, Jr. to Decator Savage, [1884?] J.A. Satterwhite to Alexander and C.M. Nelson, 1885 J.M. & M.J. Bell to School Directors, 1888 Olga Plumacher to Public School Directors, 1889 James H. Clark to Leo Parmly (including plats), 1892 Albert & Clara Schafter to church trustees, 1893 Virginia Banks to Emma J. Black wife of Dr. Thomas Black, 1895 J.C. & Mary Wimberly to School Directors, 1897 Grace McCage to T.B. Northcut (Grace Chapel), 1898 Robert & Lythia Phipps to Board of Education, 1909 Frank & Nellie Smith to T.B. Northcut, 1918 Leo & Martha Parmly to J.G. Greeter, 1921 Cam, Emma & Sam Hargis to Grundy County School Board, 1935 Frank Smith & Grace Chapel trustees to Claude Coppinger & Methodist Episcopal Church trustees, 1944

Series V: Oversized Volumes

1. H.B. Northcut store account ledger, 1870-1875 (stored in box 11) 2. Grundy County Magistrate’s Docket, 1931-1958 (stored in Oversized Box 1)

Series VI: Scrapbooks

Number Contents Dates 1 Beersheba Springs community (general) 1952-1964 2 Beersheba Springs community (general) 1971-1976 3 Beersheba Springs Arts & Crafts Festival 1974-1975 4 Beersheba Springs community (general) 1977-1978 5 Beersheba Springs Arts & Crafts Festival 1982-1986 6 Beersheba Springs community (general) 1982-1983 7 Beersheba Springs community (general) 1983 8 Beersheba Springs community (general) 1985-1986 9 Homecoming ’86 in Beersheba Springs 1986 10 Beersheba Springs community (general) 1987-1989 11 Beersheba Springs community (general) 1987-1990 12 Beersheba Springs community (general) 1990-1993 13 Beersheba Springs Historical Society – memorial bookplates not dated

Series VII: Photographs Box 12 Mounted Photographs Group at Beersheba including Mr. & Mrs. Joseph McCrory, Gilbert J. Parkes School group, dated 1904 and signed J.M. Bean River scene Valley scene Rock scene (two of these) Unidentified man – Hunerwadel(?) Vanderbilt Commodores team photo, 1911; including A. Sikes Basketball team photo, 1910. Identified on verso; includes A.T. Sikes. (stored in Oversized Box 1) Baseball team photo, ca. 1910 (stored in Oversized Box 1) Basketball team photo, ca. 1910 (stored in Oversized Box 1) Hume Fogg football team photo, 1915 (stored in Oversized Box 1) Hobbs Hill Church, 1976 Group of six outdoor scenes, some with people (ca. 1950?).

Framed Photographs Alice Black Mary N. Murfree Mrs. John Cain Mary Means Liza Perry

Photos – Armfield Building in Alexandria, Virginia Photos – Log Home Tur, 1994-95 Photos – July 4, 1995 Photos – Tennessee Bicentennial, 1996 Photos – Portraits Photos – Miscellaneous Photos – 4” x 6” negatives Photos – Unidentified

Published materials removed from the collection prior to microfilming

Books The Beesheba diary of Virginia L. French. (No publication information, covers missing.)

Beersheba Springs: a history. Margaret Coppinger and others. (Beersheba Springs, Tennessee: Beersheba Springs Historical Society, 1983).

Choate’s of the south: descendants of Christopher Choate of Maryland. Irene Choate Williams. 2 volumes. (Ozark, Missouri: Yates Publishing Co., 1983-1984).

The Dykes family of Hawkins County Tennessee, 1745-1985. Rosella E. Faulk and Linda B. Lawhon, editors. (Dallas: Evelyn E. Rowland, 1985).

Grundy County Herald special bicentennial project. (Tracy City, Tennessee: Grundy County Herald, volume 47, number 7, Sept. 2, 1976). Two bound copies of special edition.

Grundy County, Tennessee, marriages 1844-1880. Charles A. Sherrill. (Privately printed, 1984).

Grundy County, Tennessee, records: information taken from the unfinished W.P.A. records. (Signal Mountain, Tennessee: Mountain Press, n.d.).

The Harmonaepedia: being an experimental suggestion-manual for communion with the Harmonae: the mystical music spirits of the Southern Blue Ridge Mountains. Phil Mayhew. (Gainesville, Georgia: Little River Crafts, 1979).

Homecoming Times: the chronicle. (Tennessee Homecoming ’86, 1986.)

Index to the history of Absolom Brown . . . . compiled by Dan Willis Brown.

John Armfield of Beersheba Springs. Isabel Howell. (Beersheba Springs Historical Society, 1983).

Life & views of J.L. Rollings, County Judge, Altamont, Tennessee. J.L. Rollings. (No publications information, ca. 1954.)

Memories of by-gone school days. Prepared by former teachers of the Grundy County School System. (No publication information, ca. 1976.

The new world book of Browns. (Halbert’s Family Heritage, 1999).

Olga Plümacher-Hünerwadel: eine gelehrte Frau des neunzehnten Jahrhunderts. Rolf Kieser. (Lenzburger: Druck Früjahr, 1900.)

Organizing a local historical society. Clement M. Silvestro. (Nashville: American Association for State and Local History, 1968).

Pioneer days, Pelham, Tennessee, Grundy County. Henrietta Bowden Ray. (No publication information, 1983).

See you in September: a journey into the past with America’s teachers. Ian Ledgerwood. (National Retired Teachers Assn., 1978).

South Cumberland state recreation area hiker’s guide. Randy Hedgepath. (Monteagle: Monty Wanamaker Studio, 1986).

The story of the Ferriss Nursery. Judge Jno. C. Ferris. (No publication information, 1884).

Sweet days, precious memories: a brief history of the Hixson-Skymont community, Grundy County, Tennessee. Patricia G. Lane. (Knoxville: University of Tennessee Anthropology Dept., 1984).

Teaching in Grundy County: a glance at the past. (No publication information, ca. 1976).

Tennessee’s oldest and most historic summer resort, Beersheba Springs. (No publication information, ca. 1974-1980).

Tombstone inscriptions of Grundy County, Tennessee. Charles A. Sherrill (Decorah, Iowa: Anundsen Publishing Co., 1978).

United States census, Grundy County, Tennessee, 1860. Sara A. Goins and Norma D. Hobbs. (Goins and Hobbs Genealogy Service, n.d.).

United States census, Grundy County, Tennessee, 1870. Sara A. Goins and Norma D. Hobbs. (Goins and Hobbs Genealogy Service, n.d.).

Views from the mountain: columns by a country editor. . . .. James L. Nicholson. (Tracy City, Tennessee: Herald Publishing Co., 1974).

Journals 1991 Spotlighting Grundy County. Advertising flyer for area businesses.

The Eagle. (McMinnville, Tennessee: Warren County Senior High School). Volume 1, Spring 1981; volume 2, number 2, Fall 1981; volume 3, number 1, fall 1982; volume 6, number 1, 1985).

The Pathfinder. (Grundy County Historical Society). Volume 4, number 2, 1999; volume 4, number 3, 1999; volume 5, number 1, 2000.

Tennessee Historical Quarterly. (Nashville: Tennessee Historical Society). Volume 35, number 1, Spring 1976.

Van Buren County Journal. (Spencer, Tennessee: Van Buren County Historical Society). Volume 3, 1984; volume 7, 1987.

The Volunteer. (Fayetteville, Tennessee: Lincoln County Historical Society). Spring 1986 issue.

Warren County Historical Journal. (McMinnville, Tennessee: Warren County Historical Society). Volumes 2, 3, 4, and 5, 1976-1982.