Gouge, William Henry & Betty Jane Cook Gouge

Bettie Jane Cook Gouge, wife of  William Henry Gouge of Coalfield,  Tenn. with her triplet sons in 1903.  Only one lived to adulthood, Hugh Jinks Gouge. ~ William Henry Gouge and wife Bettie Jane, with son -in-law, Ezra McGlothin, Bessie Gouge McGlothin,Ollie Gouge Sampsel, Saddie Gouge Dill Hall, James Oliver, Robert Elmer, Lewis Arnold, Hugh Jinks. Missing from… Continue reading Gouge, William Henry & Betty Jane Cook Gouge

Overstreet, James Henry and Lucinda Jones Overstreet

JAMES HENRY OVERSTREET b Jan. 27, 1858 ~ ~ ~ LUCINDA JANE JONES b March 23, 1859 ———————— Bible of JAMES HENRY and LUCINDA (JONES) OVERSTREET ============================================================ FAMILY RECORD ============================================================ Marriages ============================================================ J. H. Overstreet and— Lucinda Jones was Married April the. 10 1883 Oscar Daugherty and Stella Overstreet was married August. 25. 1907 Burnella… Continue reading Overstreet, James Henry and Lucinda Jones Overstreet

News – 1919

 News Clips – 1919 SOCIAL AND PERSONAL The press will be thankful for items for this department, either by telephone, mail or in person.  Telephone No. 24. Mr. T. WEIDEMAN expects to leave for Hot Springs, Ark., after the fair to take the baths there. Edison MELTON has been discharged from the Army and has returned home.… Continue reading News – 1919

News – 1917

January, 1917 Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Williams are the proud parents of a fine baby girl which came to their home Sunday morning week Ross Williams came in Sunday Morning from Island Ford for a couple days rest. W. M. Shannon and Miss Lilie Duncan were married Wednesday afternoon at the residence of John A. Jones. February,… Continue reading News – 1917

Bunch, Castle L.

Castle L. Bunch Castle L. Bunch U.S. Air Force Airman, Air Force – Reg. AF Served as Firefighter during the Korean War 1954 to 1957 Lived in Morgan County on Fork Mountain, Devonia, Tennessee Son of Ramsey Bunch and Lectie Daughtery Bunch Grandson of Laford L. Bunch and Daniel Britton Daughtery

Mines & Oil Wells Disasters

MORGAN COUNTY, TENNESSEE MINES, MINE DISASTERS AND OIL WELLS Information gleaned from past issues of the MORGAN COUNTY PRESS AND MORGAN COUNTY NEWS AND OTHER PLACES January 1916    Twelve miners were killed in an explosion of mine #3 of the Dar Dour Coal & Coke Co.  at Catoosa.  Seventy Five men were in the mines. All escaped except those… Continue reading Mines & Oil Wells Disasters

Armes, Sgt. Howard W.

Howard W. Armes Sgt. HOWARD W. ARMES  Co. D. 491 Port BN. Indian Town Gap, Pa.  1942 * b. July 9th, 1921  –  d. October 12, 1984 He was married to Irene Melton Armes. Enlistment Date: 13 Aug 1942 Enlistment State: Georgia Enlistment City: Fort Oglethorpe Branch: Branch Immaterial – Warrant Officers, USA Branch Code:… Continue reading Armes, Sgt. Howard W.