Potters Chapel Cemetery

Potters Chapel Cemetery – Location:  West of Lancing off Hwy 62, turn left at Williams Market onto Genesis Road. Travel app 2.4 miles, turn left & travel app. 1.4 miles. The cemetery & Church are on the right. There are app. 73 unmarked graves. Potters Chapel Church ——— — Dorothy & Mary Potter    … Continue reading Potters Chapel Cemetery

1875 Excerpts

MORGAN COUNTY COURT 1875 – EXCERPTS January Term P. 43 WILLIAM MARTIN, WILLIAM HOWARD, JAMES MELTON are released from the county tax for the year 1874. T. A. SIENKNICHT, ELI FAIRCHILD presented their settlement of the estate of GEORGE CLAYTON, dec’d, which is satisfactory and they are released of futher libilities oas adminastrators. JOHN J.… Continue reading 1875 Excerpts

1874 – EXCERPTS

MORGAN COUNTY COURT 1874 – EXCERPTS ——— March term A. Be it remembered that the County court began and held in the town of Wartburg in the County of Morgan and the state of Tennessee. _____ MELHORN, LEWIS HENDRICK, AUGUSTUS HEADRICK, were examined by the court and upon their oath say that WILLIAM BANEKE, dec’d, did not leave… Continue reading 1874 – EXCERPTS

1861 Court Minutes

MORGAN COUNTY COURT 1861 –  EXCERPTS  — January Term 1861P. 371 It is ordered by the court that WILLIAM R. JACKSON be released of $119.22 insolrences? and double tax and county tax $19.46 and state tax $29.86 and that the clerk certify the same, it is ordered by the court that WILLIAM R. JACKSON be… Continue reading 1861 Court Minutes

1820 Manufactures Census

1820 Manufactures Census Eastern District of Tennessee – Morgan Co. FHL# 1024517 pp. 0429-0439 p. 0431 Harmon BANKS sugar making James ELLIS sugar making Robert McCART sugar making Andrew SHANNON sugar making David HALL sugar making James ROACH sugar making Letitia HALL sugar making Garrett HALL Distillery p.0434 Robert McCORKLE sugar making Josh COX Hatting… Continue reading 1820 Manufactures Census

Hawn, Potters, Howards, Hambys

Hawns, Potters, Howards, Hambys FRANK POTTER 1880- Children of Frank Potter & Pearl Smith ~ left to right: Ray, b: 1919, Cosby, b: 1915, Curmet, b: 1916 and Ruby, b: 1912 (Note quilt in back & on floor) This is a post card photo JOHN POTTER 1827, 1908 & FRANKIE HAMBY POTTER 1832 – 1929… Continue reading Hawn, Potters, Howards, Hambys

Sunbright Cemetery

SUNBRIGHT CEMETERY Located East of Sunbright, about .3 mile on Pea Ridge Rd. Located on both sides of the road. JOHN LUTHER GRIFFIN b:  8-24-1886 d:  6-23-1956 * MARTHA WALKER GRIFFIN d/o Edmond & Martha Needham Walker b:  3-19-1897 d:  10-6-1980 ROBERT LEE GRIFFIN s/o John & Martha Walker Griffin b:  11-10-1924 d:  Jan. 21, 2001… Continue reading Sunbright Cemetery

1925 Clippings

1925 NOT a complete listing for births for 1925 – these were gleaned from the 1925 newspaper * BIRTHS Mr. & Mrs. Clellie Summers, Boy, William David, 1/7/1925 Mr. & Mrs. J. S. Greer, Boy Mr. & Mrs. S. H. Hambright,, girl, 2/9/1925 * Mr. & Mrs. Ray Chitwood, girl, 2/14/1925 Mr. & Mrs. Lonnie… Continue reading 1925 Clippings

News – 1921

1921   Jan. 1921   Supt. JUSTUS had this week, the announcement of the marriage of Supt. B. F. EVANS of Coalfield Schools to Miss NELSON of Clinton. Jan. 14, 1921: Mrs. Edward FREELS has moved to our town for the purpose of sending his children to school. F. T. Saffell, tax assessor of Lancing, was in town Thursday… Continue reading News – 1921