• • "AU5turrqiti" NtW5 Published by THE TENNESSEE GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY Memphis, Tennessee- ...------.. Mrs. Gene F. Davis, Editor VOLUME 25 WINTER, 1978 NUMBER 4 - CONTENTS- OVER THE EDITOR'S DESK •••••••• •••• 151 NEWS AND NOTES FROM OTHER PUBLICATIONS •• .. ... .' .. 151 \ ) . BOOK REVIEWS • .. • •• 154 WARREN COUNTY, TENNESSEE, DEED BOOK D . .. .. .... •• 160 ROBERTSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE, INDEX TO 1840 CENSUS •• •• 166 ROBERTSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE, REVOLUTIONARY &MILITARY PENSIONERS, 1840 •••• 172 ROANE COUNTY, TENNESSEE, REVOLUTIONARY & MILITARY PENSIONERS, 1840 •• •• 172 SHELBY COUNTY, TENNESSEE, COUNTY COURT MINUTES - BOOK 1, 1820-1824 • ... .. • 173 THE GOODBARS OF TENNESSEE •••••••• .. ... ... .. •• 176 WILSON COUNTY, TENNES SEE, MARRIAGE BONDS . .. .. ... 179 JOHNSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE, TAX LIST - 1836 • . ... '. • 184 WASHINGTON COUNTY, TENNESSEE, WILLS-ABSTRACTS ~. It • . .. .... ", .. 190 QUERIES . •• 194 INDEX •• .. .. ." .. .. .. .. .. • 201 THE TENNESSEE GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY P. O. Box 12124 Memphis, Tennessee 38112 OFFICERS AND STAFF FOR 1978 President Mr. s. Caya Phillips Vice President Mrs. Augusta Brough Recording Secretary Mrs. F. M. O'Neal Correspondence Secretary Mrs. Wilma Sutton Cogdell Librarian Mrs. Vivian L. Briggs Assistant Librarian Mrs. John D. Tyus Surname Index Secretary Mrs. Curtis Craven Treasurer Mr. John Hollis Editor Mrs. Gene F. 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 Mr. Claude Deshazo Mrs. Jane Hollis Mrs. Jane Hollis Mrs. Charles Roy Gilley Mrs. Mary Kay Loomis Mr. Herman L. Bogan Mr. Joe Maxey Mrs. Robert Louis Cox Dr. James R. Johnson Mrs. Robert Louis Cox Mrs. Cecil D. Briscoe Mrs. Henry N. Crimes 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. All subscriptions begin with the first issue of the year. Non-delivery of any issue should be reported to THE TENNESSEE GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY within one month of date of usual delivery if a second copy is to be supplied free of charge. Subscribers may submit one query each year for free pub­ lication; additional queries will be accepted on a "space available" basis. Con­ tributions of all types of genealogical information will be accepted. We publish previously unpublished Tennessee-connected data, preferably that with pre-Civil War dates. All material for publication is subject to editing to conserve space. Every effort will be made to publish accurate material; however, neither TENNESSEE GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY, "Ansearchln'" News, nor the Editor can assume responsibility for errors on the part of contributors. Corrections of proven errors will be published. Publishable and unpublishable contributions are put on file in our library for the use of our members. Books donated to our library will be reviewed in the earliest possible issue of the quarterly. Winter, 1978 151 OVER THE EDITOR'S DESK This 25th year of "Ansearchin'" News has been a big one for our staff--so big that we've run out of calendar before we're ready! Time just doesn't last half as long now as when we were children eagerly awaiting Christmas. We hope that your 1978 was a full, happy, successful one and that 1979 will be better! We thank you who have been so prompt to renew your subscription for 1979, and hope the rest of you will do so right away. There is a great saving in time and money when we get all your subscriptions in time for the first mailing. Postage has be­ come such a major expense that we will be able to keep the subscription rate down only by savings afforded by things like bulk mailing; straggling subscriptions add substantially to our costs! We like the notes you are adding to your renewals indicating preferences for art­ icles. As yet no trend is developing--you're requesting counties from allover Tennessee. We are especially grateful, too, to you who have sent material to be published. It's excellent! and when we have space, wetll publish it. We prefer pre-Civil War material, and it will probably be printed first. Our traveling members and the mail bring us word of much genealogical activity: Lowndes County (Miss.) Dept. of Archives and History, which was organized in 1977, is busy preserving the official records of that county prior to 1900. The preser­ vation includes cleaning, flattening, deacidification, minor repairs of the old records and storage in acid-free folders and document cases. They have a genealog­ ical reference library and they conduct genealogical classes. They plan a quar­ terly publication devoted to county records and their preservation. They also will do research. Write them for fees at 220 5th. Street, North, P. O. Box 284, Columbus, MS 39701. Mrs. Betty Wood Thomas is the director. Grayson County Texas Genealogical Society, 421 N. Travis, Sherman, TX 75090 an­ nounces the preparation of a book of biographical sketches of residents and former residents of their county. They welcome stories of 600 words or less with up to three pictures at no charge, but their deadline is 31 January 1979. Pre-publica­ tion price is $29.00 postpaid. Write them for more information. NEWS AND NOTES FROM OTHER PUBLICATIONS Prepared by Mrs. Jane Hollis THE BULLETIN AND KENTUCKY FAMILY RECORDS. Two excellent quarterlies published by the West-central KY Family Research Association, P. O. Box 1465, Owensboro, KY 42301. Vol. 11, No.3, Fall 1978 of the Bulletin is the 10th anniversary issue and offers reprints from the first Bulletin, news of 1900 KY Federal census, advice for beginning genealogists, queries, book reviews, 15 pp. KENTUCKY FAMILY RECORDS, Vol. 7, is focused on Daviess County. A capsule history and description of Owensboro (county seat) and its formation is offered along with marriage bonds (1825-1828), cemetery records, abstracts of wills and inventories. These 20 pages are a must for researchers of early West-central KY. Write for dues. DEEP soum GENEALOGICAL QUARTERLY. The Mobile Genealogical Society, Inc., P. O. Box 6224, Mobile, AL 36606. Membership dues of $8.50 per year include subscription to the quarterly. Vol. 15, No.3, 1978 has Mobile college records (1865-66), a 152 "Ansearchin,rr News WW I roster, Spanish-American War records, Civil War muster roll, City of Mobile records (1890), naturalization records of MobUe--all to be continued in a future issue. 1840 census of pensioners continued from a previous issue. Cemetery and Bible records, queries complete this issue. VALLEY QUARTERLY. San Bernardino Valley Genealogical Society, P. O. Box 2505, San Bernardino, CA 92406. Membership fee of $5.00 first year, $4.00 yearly thereafter. Vol. 15, No.2, 1978, records cemetery and probate records from San Bernardino Co., some Ballard Co., KY biographical sketches from History ~ Kentucky by Battle, Per­ rin and Kniffin. A family genealogy, ancestor chart, Bible record and queries complete this l4-page issue. SIMPSONETTE. The Simpson Gazette, official organ of the John Simpson Family Assn., Elby F. Bowman, Editor, Turkey Mt. #2, Shell Knob, MO 65747. Published quarterly; fees are $5.00 annually, payable Jan 1. All Simpson descendants invited to join. Vol. 3, No.3, Aug 1978 has 7 pages. PELLETTIERI FAMILY ASSOCIATION. Newsletter. 258 Sulphur Springs Road, Asheville, NC 28806. Vol. 1, letter 6 dated 1 Sept 1978 urges descendants of this line to send in family and ancestor information. THE JOURNAL OF THE KANAWHA VALLEY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY. P. O. Box 8765, South Charleston, WV 25303. Monthly publication, dues $10.00 annually. Subscriptions $5.00 (12 issues) outside the state of West Va. Vol. 2, No.6, 1978 has 8 pages containing Society News, publications list, information from members' pedigree charts, and sketches of pioneer families. BOGGS NEWSLETTER. Mrs. Alice C. Grady, Editor, 4 Mitchell Rd., Stow, MA 01775. $2.00 per issue. Vol. 2, No.1, July 1978 has 37 pages of material for anyone in­ terested in Boggs any time, any place. Material is presented so that it can be filed under various states and lines. Anything on Boggs and allied lines welcomed and published without charge. JOURNAL OF THE GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY OF OKALOOSA COUNTY FLA. P. O. Box 1175, Ft. Walton Beach, FL 32548. Quarterly publication, dues of $6.00 annually include 4 issues of the Journal. Vol. 2, No.2, 1978 offers society news, queries, marriage records. family histories and pedigree charts, cemetery listings, some extracts from Walton Co. FL census records and an amusing article "Skeleton in the Closet." RELATIVELY SPEAKING. Genealogical newsletter, July 1978, Vol. 1, No.4, published by Brentwood Historical Society, Brentwood, TN 37027, 3 pp. News of the genealogi­ cal division of the society. There is a July and Aug. lecture outline (looks like a good starting place for a beginning genealogist) and news of events related to genealogical opportunities in the Brentwood and Nashville area. Published 8 times yearly. $5. 00. QUARTERLY of the St. Louis Genealogical Society, Suite 203, 1695 S. Brentwood, St. Louis. MO 63144. Vol. II, No.3, Fall 1978, 73 pp. Write for dues. Offers news­ paper extracts, family and Bible records, church records, court records, book re­ views. membership list, library acquisitionR. queries, and an exceptionally well­ done and easy-to-read cemetery listing containing over 175 different Rurnames. THE VEALE HERITAGE QUARTERLY. Official publication of the Veale Family Assn., Carl W. Veale, Historian, 1003 Avenue B, Redondo Beach, CA 90277. Write for dues. Vol. winter, 1978 153 1, No. 1 offers an article on various spellings of the Veale surname, a statement of the purpose of the association, membership requirements, and Veale family history. 4 pp. BULLETIN OF THE WATAUGA ASSOCIATION OF GENEALOGISTS. P. O. Box 117, Johnson City, TN 37601. Published semi-annually.