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Washington County, Tennessee
1 WASHINGTON COUNTY, TENNESSEE: A BIBLIOGRAPHY The following is a bibliography of articles, books, theses, dissertations, reports, other printed items, and filmed documentaries related to various aspects of the history of Washington County, Tennessee and its’ people. Citations for which the archive has copies are marked with an asterisk. Alexander, J. E., with revisions by C. H. Mathes. A Historical Sketch of Washington College, Tennessee. (Washington College, Tenn.: Washington College Press, 1902). Alexander, Mary Henderson. “Black Life in Johnson City, Tennessee, 1856-1965: A Historical Chronology.” (Thesis, East Tennessee State University, 2001). * Alexander, Thomas B. Thomas A. R. Nelson of East Tennessee (Nashville: Tennessee Historical Commission, 1956). * Allison, John. Dropped Stitches in Tennessee History (Johnson City, Tenn.: Overmountain Press, 1991, reprint of 1897 edition). Ambler, Robert F. Embree Footprints: a Genealogy and Family History of the Embree Descendants of Robert of New Haven and Stamford, Connecticut, 1643-1656. (Robbinsdale, Minn.: R. F. Ambler, 1997). Archer, Cordelia Pearl. “History of the Schools of Johnson City, Tennessee, 1868- 1950” (Thesis, East Tennessee State College, 1953). Asbury, Francis. Journals and Letters. (Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1958), vol. 1. Augsburg, Paul Deresco. Bob and Alf Taylor: Their Lives and Lectures; the story of Senator Robert Love Taylor and Governor Alfred Alexander Taylor. (Morristown, Tenn.: Morristown Book Company, Inc., c. 1925). Bailey, Chad F. “Heritage Tourism in Washington County, Tennessee: Linking Place, Placelessness, and Preservation.” (Thesis, East Tennessee State University, 2016). Bailey, William P. and Wendy Jayne. Green Meadows Mansion, Tipton Haynes State Historic Site: Historic Structure Report. (Nashville: Tennessee Historical Commission, 1991). * Bailey, William Perry, Jr. -
The Underground Railroad in Tennessee to 1865
The State of State History in Tennessee in 2008 The Underground Railroad in Tennesseee to 1865 A Report By State Historian Walter T. Durham The State of State History in Tennessee in 2008 The Underground Railroad in Tennessee to 1865 A Report by State Historian Walter T. Durham Tennessee State Library and Archives Department of State Nashville, Tennessee 37243 Jeanne D. Sugg State Librarian and Archivist Department of State, Authorization No. 305294, 2000 copies November 2008. This public document was promulgated at a cost of $1.77 per copy. Preface and Acknowledgments In 2004 and again in 2006, I published studies called The State of State History in Tennessee. The works surveyed the organizations and activities that preserve and interpret Tennessee history and bring it to a diverse public. This year I deviate by making a study of the Under- ground Railroad in Tennessee and bringing it into the State of State History series. No prior statewide study of this re- markable phenomenon has been produced, a situation now remedied. During the early nineteenth century, the number of slaves escaping the South to fi nd freedom in the northern states slowly increased. The escape methodologies and ex- perience, repeated over and over again, became known as the Underground Railroad. In the period immediately after the Civil War a plethora of books and articles appeared dealing with the Underground Railroad. Largely written by or for white men, the accounts contained recollections of the roles they played in assisting slaves make their escapes. There was understandable exag- geration because most of them had been prewar abolitionists who wanted it known that they had contributed much to the successful fl ights of a number of slaves, oft times at great danger to themselves. -
Black Evangelicals and the Gospel of Freedom, 1790-1890
University of Kentucky UKnowledge University of Kentucky Doctoral Dissertations Graduate School 2009 SPIRITED AWAY: BLACK EVANGELICALS AND THE GOSPEL OF FREEDOM, 1790-1890 Alicestyne Turley University of Kentucky, [email protected] Right click to open a feedback form in a new tab to let us know how this document benefits ou.y Recommended Citation Turley, Alicestyne, "SPIRITED AWAY: BLACK EVANGELICALS AND THE GOSPEL OF FREEDOM, 1790-1890" (2009). University of Kentucky Doctoral Dissertations. 79. https://uknowledge.uky.edu/gradschool_diss/79 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate School at UKnowledge. It has been accepted for inclusion in University of Kentucky Doctoral Dissertations by an authorized administrator of UKnowledge. For more information, please contact [email protected]. ABSTRACT OF DISSERTATION Alicestyne Turley The Graduate School University of Kentucky 2009 SPIRITED AWAY: BLACK EVANGELICALS AND THE GOSPEL OF FREEDOM, 1790-1890 _______________________________ ABSTRACT OF DISSERTATION _______________________________ A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Kentucky By Alicestyne Turley Lexington, Kentucky Co-Director: Dr. Ron Eller, Professor of History Co-Director, Dr. Joanne Pope Melish, Professor of History Lexington, Kentucky 2009 Copyright © Alicestyne Turley 2009 ABSTRACT OF DISSERTATION SPIRITED AWAY: BLACK EVANGELICALS AND THE GOSPEL OF FREEDOM, 1790-1890 The true nineteenth-century story of the Underground Railroad begins in the South and is spread North by free blacks, escaping southern slaves, and displaced, white, anti-slavery Protestant evangelicals. This study examines the role of free blacks, escaping slaves, and white Protestant evangelicals influenced by tenants of Kentucky’s Second Great Awakening who were inspired, directly or indirectly, to aid in African American community building. -
"Ansearchin'" News
The Tennessee Genealogical Magazine; "ANSEARCHIN'" NEWS ...... ....------ .. --- ,,. .... ... -- , o ..e ..... -... - ,/ ..,.- .......- ",---..-----... ------ ...-- .... -_.. , ,-- ... -- -- .. ---- ," ... -- ... ... ----.. ..----... ------- " -,."".--,-.. ..---...... -:--------- ---- , "",,,,,." ---::--------- , .,. ...- ..-_ --:---- '..... --' ..--...........: -- ------------------. -~::~~----------------- Since 1954 ... For all oj Tennessee The Tennessee Genealogical Society P O. Box 111249 Memphis, Tn 38111-1249 Vol. 38, No. 4 Winter, 1991 THE TENNESSEE GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY P•O. Box 111249 Memphis, Tennessee 38111-1249 OFFICERS AND STAFF FOR 1991 President Betsy Foster West Vice-President Brenda Evans Johnson Business Manager Harry Milton Cleveland Jr Editor Gerry Byers Spence Librarian Lincoln Johnson Recording Secretary Elizabeth Riggins Nichols Corresponding Secretary Ella Reynolds Emery Treasurer Charles ·C. Yates Director of Surname Index Lucille Ledbetter Hastings Director of Membership Director of Sales Horace G. Ball Director of Certificates Beverly Smith Crone Directors at Large Sarah Anderson Hull - Marilyn Johnson Baugus EDITORIAL STAFF LIBRARY STAFF BUSINESS STAFF Mary Louise Graham Nazor G. Nelson Dickey Lynn Pierce Appling Associate Editor Assistant Librarian James E. Bobo Marion Frances Graves Margery Audas Elizabeth Davidson Chancellor Dorothy Carter Greiner Sandra Hurley Austin Judy Chambless Cleveland Geraldine Blanton Holstun Martha McKenzie Carpenter James/Chris Columbus Margaret Norvell Sinclair Wanda Hurley Hawkins -
21 the Battle of Kings Mountain
The Battle of King’s Mountain Essential Question: What was the significance of the Battle of King’s Mountain? By 1780 the British had turned their attention to the southern colonies, in part because of the large number of loyalists, or Tories who lived there. The British won an impressive victory over the Patriot force at Camden in August of 1780. Cornwallis, the British commander, then sent Major Patrick Ferguson to suppress rebellion in the backcountry. Ferguson selected a prisoner to carry a message back to the rebels across the mountains, “If you do not desist from your opposition to the British arms, I will march over the mountains, hang your leaders, and lay waste to your country with fire and sword.”1 Upon hearing of Ferguson’s threat, Isaac Shelby, leader of the North Carolina mountain militia, immediately consulted with John Sevier at Sycamore Shoals. Shelby and Sevier decided to combine their forces and take the battle across the mountains to Ferguson. The men agreed to meet at Sycamore Shoals along the Watauga River on September 25, 1780. Eventually over 1,000 militia or Overmountain Men, including some from Virginia, gathered at Sycamore Shoals present-day Elizabethton. Before leaving, the men heard an inspirational sermon from Presbyterian minister and educator Samuel Doak. Doak reminded the men of the biblical story of Gideon whose small force defeated the larger Midianite army.2 Armed with inspiration from Doak and 500 pounds of gunpowder, the men began the difficult march across the mountains. Two defector’s from Sevier’s command warned Ferguson of the approaching force. -
George Frederick Mellen Papers, 1878-1926
State of Tennessee Department of State Tennessee State Library and Archives 403 Seventh Avenue North Nashville, Tennessee 37243-0312 MELLEN, GEORGE FREDERICK (1859-1927) PAPERS 1878-1926 Processed by: Harriett Chappell Owsley Archival Technical Services Accession Numbers: 163, 169 Date Completed: May 26, 1959 Location: I-F-5, I-G-1 Microfilm Accession Number: 1292 MICROFILMED INTRODUCTION The Mellen scrapbooks and other papers came to the Manuscript Section of the Tennessee State Library and Archives by way of the Joint University Library through the agency of Donald Day and Dan Robison. The correspondence regarding the collection dates from 1946. The last of the Mellen Papers were placed in the Manuscript section in March of 1959. The materials in this collection measure 2.82 linear feet. There are no restrictions on the materials. Single photocopies of unpublished writings in the George Frederick Mellen Papers may be made for purposes of scholarly research. SCOPE AND CONTENT The George Frederick Mellen Papers, composed of approximately 300 items and 15 scrapbooks, contain correspondence, biographical material, clippings, and sketches. The scrapbooks contain the writings of George F. Mellen which have been clipped from the Knoxville Sentinel and arranged according to subject matter. They deal with many subjects, such as “In the Days of Pioneers,” “Pioneers and Indians,” “Humor and Humorists,” “Preachers and Saddlebags,” “Editors and Newspapers,” “Bucolics of the Lower Appalachians,” “Politics and Politicians,” and others. The correspondence is in regard to Mellen’s private life and also the collection of material for his writings. The dates covered by the correspondence is from 1883 to 1926, the largest portion falling in the years from 1911-1915, during the time when Mellen was doing most of his writings for the Knoxville Sentinel. -
Marion County, Tennessee Many Coming Into Western North Carolina Through in the Beginning Watauga, Swannonoa, and Butt Mountain Gaps
Marion Co., Tennessee – Cherokee Territory Submitted by Nomie Webb Hundreds of settlers moved through mountain gaps, Marion County, Tennessee many coming into Western North Carolina through In the Beginning Watauga, Swannonoa, and Butt Mountain Gaps. ~ Once upon a time, the area of Tennessee was The Great Wagon Road covered by a great inland sea. During a series of to the Carolina frontier. cataclysmic upheavals, giant folds (like an accordion) Early settlers used rose and the sea drained. The draining sea left a wide these routes to reach fertile basin, and the folds became known as the Great western North Carolina. Smoky and Cumberland Mountains. As a lush forest sprang from the basin, soil and groups of Indians settled here. In the 1700s four or five Indian tribes inhabited this area and by then this region belonged to the British Colony of North Carolina. New immigrants to America looking for new lands to settle, began forming groups to penetrate these vast open lands, but the Blue Ridge Mountains were barriers to travel. For that reason it was easier for the new settlers to come into the area of (now) The early settlers crossed the mountains and moved Tennessee from the north than from the east. Many of into the Great Appalachian Valley. these early settlers, therefore came from Virginia, or “overland”, by way of the Kentucky route. Starting as early as 1768 several families came in To the north east corner of this area from the Uplands of North Carolina. They banded together as the Watauga Association in 1771 and spread over the eastern part Of the section. -
ABRAHAM SEVIER INDIAN FIGHTER and REVOLUTIONARY WAR PATRIOT Born February 14, 1760; Died June 18, 1841 [Brother of Col
ABRAHAM SEVIER INDIAN FIGHTER AND REVOLUTIONARY WAR PATRIOT Born February 14, 1760; Died June 18, 1841 [Brother of Col. John Sevier] Abraham Sevier was granted a Revolutionary pension, File S1589, of $58.88 per annum, based on 17 months, 20 days service. His pension declaration follows: State of Tennessee Overton County Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions October 1832 Term This 31st day of October 1832 personally appeared in open court before the worshipful Justices of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for the County of Overton in the State of Tennessee, the same being a court of record and now in session -- Abraham Sevier, a citizen of said county of Overton, aged seventy years past, who being first duly sworn according to the laws of the land doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June the 7th, 1832. He entered the service of the United States as a private soldier, under the following named officers and served as hereafter stated. In the summer or fall of 1778, he states he went out as a spy under ensign Robert Sevier against the Indians, was out about fifteen days, then lived in the County of Washington, North Carolina [now Tennessee] . In the spring of 1779 in the same County of Washington, he volunteered and joined a company under command of Captain Valentine Sevier and marched to the Cherokee Nation of Indians. They descended the Holston River in boats and canoes. The term of service was three months. They killed a few Indians and took some prisoners, but they did not have any battles or engagements. -
^Erkeiec. E|Vyooa A/£S
A/£s ^erKeiec. E|vYooA r To the Memory of MY MOTHER Lucinda (Doak) Hanes 1848-1921 who at the age of seventy, with almost unerring memory, gave to me the basis of the information herein contained—this Book is lovingly dedicated by The Author. H B. E. HANES, Author. TABLE OF CONTENTS AND INSTRUCTIONS Pages Dedication 1 Biography of Pioneers, Samuel and Elizabeth Doak 3-5 Biographies of Their Children 6-16 Genealogy of Descendants of Samuel Doak 17-79 Origin of the Name "Doak"—Its Meaning 80 Letters from "Old Ireland" 80-81 From England 81 Will N. Doak's Ancestry back to "North of Ireland" 82-83 Letters from Member President Hoover's Cabinet 83-84 Other Prominent Doaks in America 84-89 More Pennsylvania Doaks 90 Other Doaks Now Living in U. S. A 90-92 Valuable Information from Ireland 92-95 The Doaks in America—Whence—Who? 95 Grandchildren of the Pioneers Yet Living 96 The Beginning of the Family Tree 97 Index to Fourth Generation To Find Your Name in This Book: Figures before names in the Genealogies indicate the genera tion, counting the Pioneer, Samuel Doak, as No. 1. The Index to Generation 4—appears on last pages of this book. If you are in generation 5, your parent's name is there, if in generation 6, your grandparents' name; and if in generation 7, your great- grandparents' name. Turn to page shown opposite that name, and read down through family to your own name. To Trace Your Ancestry: When you have found your name (following instructions given above) then the first preceding smaller number is by the names of your parents, the next preceding yet smaller number is by names of your grandparents, and so proceed back to ths Pion eers, Samuel and Elizabeth Doak. -
1 Church History
First Presbyterian Church SESQUICENTENIAL 1867-2017 PART I 1562-1887 The first Presbyterians in America came from France and landed on the shores of the Southern colonies in 1562 (455 years ago). Presbyterianism as an established religion in the south began in 1687 (330 years ago). The Great Awakenings The Great Awakening was a period of religious awakening and reform. It was a series of religious revivals that swept over the American colonies that were led by evangelical Protestant ministers. It was sparked by the tour of English evangelical minister, George Whitefield. The First Great Awakening was between 1725 and 1750. The second Great Awakening began during the early 1800’s. The third and fourth revivals inspired by the Great Awakening occurred between 1880-1910 and in the late 1960’s and early 1970’s. The Second Great Awakening enrolled millions of new members focusing on the belief that every person could be saved through revivals. The effects of the Second Awakening led to an increase in Presbyterians, Baptist, and Methodist. • From the Great Awakening • Samuel Davis ( 1723-1761) was onward, evangelical Christians the spearhead of the efforts of have founded colleges to train a New Side Presbyterians to ministry to deliver their message evangelize Virginia and the South. He establishing himself • The college of New Jersey in Hanover County VA. in 1740. (Princeton)was founded in 1746 by New Side Presbyterians sympathizers. Middle Tennessee Presbyterians were very active in the revival movement and tripled its membership in one year. There were not enough men with the required education to meet the sudden demand for preachers. -
Tennessee State Library and Archives HAYWOOD, JOHN (1762-1826)
State of Tennessee Department of State Tennessee State Library and Archives 403 Seventh Avenue North Nashville, Tennessee 37243-0312 HAYWOOD, JOHN (1762-1826) PAPERS 1768-1796 (THS Collection) Processed by: Danya K. Downey TSLA Volunteer Transcription by: Jennifer Kitchel, Gwynn Thayer, J. P. Richiuso THS Accession Number: 448 Date Completed: January 22, 1986 Location: THS II-B-4 Microfilm Accession Number: 1723 MICROFILMED INTRODUCTION The John Haywood Papers are the notes collected by John Haywood (1762-1826) that he used to write The Civil and Political History of the State of Tennessee, published in 1823. John Haywood was a founder and first president of the Tennessee Antiquarian Society, the forerunner of the Tennessee Historical Society. The collection was donated by Dr. and Mrs. Oscar Noel, Jr., of Nashville, Tennessee. The papers occupy .42 linear feet of shelf space and number 16 items. Photocopies of the papers have been produced and the papers have been microfilmed. These should be used whenever possible, with the encapsulated originals used only when absolutely necessary. There are no restrictions on the use of the collection. -1- SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE The papers of John Haywood were presented to the Tennessee Historical Society by Dr. and Mrs. Oscar Noel, Jr., on June 7, 1983. The collection is composed of the notes written by persons from whom Judge Haywood solicited information before he wrote the first history of Tennessee, The Civil and Political History of the State of Tennessee, published in 1823. Not all of the testimony and narrative in these notes was used in Haywood’s published history; some of it was used in modified form. -
Archaeological Survey of State-Owned Lands
ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF STATE-OWNED LANDS ,II Tennessee Department of Conservation . .;(' Division' of Archaeology Report, of Investigations No. 3 1986 ARCHAEOLOOICAL SURVEY OF STATE-OWNED LARDS conducted by Tennessee Division of Archaeology . 1982 - 1984 by John D.· Froeschauer Peggy S.Froeschauer Charles P. Stripling Tennessee Department of Conservation Division of Archaeology Report of Investigations No. 3 1986 ..~ ", Autho. No. 327129. This, public document was promulgated at a cost of $3.97 ea. 200/1/87 • TN Printing Div .. Nashville, TN 37219-5208. PREFACE TO STATE LANDS SURVEY REPORT NOTICE TO READERS The Division of Archaeology in accord with its legislative mandate to research, investigate, and preserve and' protect the archaeological heritage of Tennessee has conducted a series of archaeological surveys and excavation projects since 1973. The Division, along with the staff of the Tennessee Historical Commission, is also a part of the State Historic Preservation Office which conducts programs of the Department of Interior's National Historic Preservation Act programs. One of the major responsibilities of the SHPO's staff is to carry out comprehensive archaeological and historical resource planning which includes providing written information on such resources and their significance to planners, land managers, and others whose decisions affect or may affect the heritage resources. This report describing the known archaeological sites located on state owned lands is one part of a series of studies and documents intended for the use of managers and planners as well as archaeologists and other researchers. Since this report is intended to be used by a variety of readers, it may be helpful to discuss the organization of the information it contains.