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~F@~9,Nscarrhin' Jlctu5 ~~w~~ -~~~ " . JJ ~f@~ 9,ns Carrhi n' Jl CtU5 .' Published by The Tenne..ee Genealogical Society - Quarterly - Mrs. Daniel Edwards West. Editor VOLUME 22 FALL - 1975 NUMBER 3 CONTENTS THE PRESIDENT'S LETTER. 101 NOTES FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK. • 102 NEWS & NOTES FROM OTHER PUBLICATIONS · 102 THE FILE BOX • 105 BOOK REVIEWS · 108 INDEX TO 1840 CENSUS, DAVIDSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE • 112 WOODARD CEMETERY - ROBERTSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE. 118 ( ABSTRACTS OF KENTUCKY BIOGRAPHIES • 119 HENRY AYRES - ABSTRACT OF PETITION FOR PENSION • · 125 CONFEDERATE GRAVES IN CITY CEMETERY, MADISON, GEORGIA 126 CLAIBORNE COUNTY, TENNESSEE RECORDS. · 126 GENERAL INDEX TO CLAIBORNE CO., TENNESSEE BOOK OF RECORDS, VOL. 1. • 127 RECORDS FROM THE BIBLE OF JOHN W. BURKS, SR., McNAIRY CO., TENNESSEE. • 132 RECORDS OF SHILOH METHODIST CHURCH, HARDIN CO., TENNESSEE • 133 1850 MORTALITY SCHEDULE, HARDEMAN COUNTY, TENNESSEE • 134 CHARLES YATES FAMILY BIBLE. 136 THE SPARKMAN CEMETERY · 137 THOMAS DUNLAP's FAMILY BIBLE 138 HENRY L. TRAWICK BIBLE AND TRAWICK-WADE FAMILY RECORDS' • • 139 FAYETTE COUNTY, TENNESSEE TAX LIST 1836 • 140 QUERIES. · 145 THE TENNESSEE GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY POST OFFICE BOX 12124 • MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE 38112 OFFICERS AND STAFF FOR 1975 President Mrs. Charles Roy Cilley Vicc-Presidcnt Mrs. Charles E. Barham,.I1'. Recording Secretary Mrs. Thomas K. Blalock Corresponding Secretary Mrs. J. A. Murphy Treasurer S. Caya Phillips Director of Research. ................. .. Miss Carrie Boals Editor Mrs. Daniel E. West Associate Editor Mrs. Augusta H. Brough Advisor ............................ .. Mrs. Laurence Gardiner Advisor ............................ .. Mrs. William R. Blair Parliamentarian ...................... .. Mrs. T. 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Mr. Robert Y. Clay, Asst. Virginia State Archivist, who will conduct the session from 10:00 A.M. to 3:30 P.M., is recognized as one of the outstanding instructors in his field. This is one seminar you should not miss. Pre-registration fee is $7.50 per person including luncheon. Registration at the door will be $9.00. We would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge all our out-of­ town subscribers who have paid us a visit this summer--and, the calls received from such far-away places as California, Oklahoma, Washing­ ton,D.C., etc., regarding our library and "Ansearchin' News" quar­ terly. It was a pleasure to meet and talk with each of you. We are proud of our library's constant growth, grateful to the volun­ teers who have given their time to our goal of being the two Bs-­ Bigger and Better. We only hope that many others who can spare time from their already busy schedules will also volunteer in this coming ( year. In recent months the library has received 40 plus family lineages, donated through the generosity of authors and publishers, as well as numerous publications on various states - cemetery records, Bible records, etc. In exchange for the donation of the book, a review is given in our quarterly. Many editions are also given outright, therefore, through these m~dia and the purchasing of books, we con­ tinue to grow. Our library is open from 11:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. each Thursday from New Year through Thanksgiving. If you are in Memphis, on Thursday, we i~vite you to come by 2233 Madison Ave. All correspondance should be addressed to Box 12124, Memphis, Tenn. 38112. Sincerely, Mrs. Charles R. Gilley President -102- NOTES FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK How wonderful it is to have someone say "Isn't that the one who ..... " when you're talking about your great-grandfather. That just happened to me at the Fulton, Ky.­ So. Fulton, Tenn. Banana Festival. 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Published quarterly by Moultrie County Historical and Genealogical Society, P. 0 Box MM, Sullivan, Ill. 61951. $5.00 per year. Vol. III, No.3, (August 1975), features Townships of Lowe & Arthur ~ith a partial list of residents in 1881, giving occupation, place of birth and when settled in Moultrie Co. KENTUCKY ANCESTORS. A Quarterly publication of the Kentucky Historical Society, P. O. Box H, Frankfort, Ky.
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