WALKER FAMILY PHOTOS THE MELTON WALKER FAMILY L to R- Nell, Melton,(Buster) Rose, Mary, Eva Johnson and Helen. Melton was born 3/1878 in Scott Co. TN died 12/28/1953. Melton Joseph is the son of Edmond Harvey and Nancy Ann Voils Walker Eva Johnson Walker born 7/16/1896, died 3/1928.Photo taken in 1919 MILTON JOSEPH WALKER… Continue reading Walker, Melton Family
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Johnson, John Buster & Lillian Josephine Forrester
John Buster Johnson 1870 ~ 1957 son of William Allen Johnson & Evalene Lamance b: in Alabama ~and~ Lillian {Lillie} Josephine Forrester 1874 ~ 1960 daughter of Rev. John Forrester & Elizabeth Gibson Bullard ~ Married in 1889 Burial in Piney Cemetery, Oakdale, TN ——– Courtesy of Katherine Webb -Great-Granddaughter of John and Lillie Johnson
Forrester, Elizabeth Family
1. unknown2. Elizabeth Gibson Bullard Forrester: wife of Benjamin Bullard and John B. Forrester3 John Johnson-son of Lillian Forrester Johnson4 Marietta Forrester Douglas-m- Thomas Douglas5. Beatrice Douglas-m- Robert L. Pickle in Knoxville TN.6. Jennie Jane Bullard -m- James Allen Ferguson-in Knowville, TN7 Matthew Forrester8 Lucy Wyatt wife of Matthew9. Unknown10 A. D. “Pete” Forrester11. Unknown12… Continue reading Forrester, Elizabeth Family
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
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
Oakdale Fire, 1913
OAKDALE FIRE, APRIL 11, 1913 SERIOUS FIRE IN OAKDALE $50,000 Worth of Property Destroyed Yesterday BLAZE IS DISCOVERED IN BUTTRAM HOTEL Wind Fans Flames and Almost All of Business Section is Burned But Little Insurance to Cover Loss SPECIAL TO THE CHATTANOOGA TIMES OAKDALE, Tenn, April 11. A fire swept through Oakdale early this morning… Continue reading Oakdale Fire, 1913
Newspaper Bits & Pieces, 1875-2004
NEWSPAPER BIT AND PIECES 1875——2005 1875 THE GALLOWS Nashville, Tenn., Aug 13, A Knoxville Tenn., special to the Banner says: At an early hour crowds poured in from the country to witness the execution of John Webb. The streets near the jail, were thronged with an immense crowd. It was with difficulty that the guards could… Continue reading Newspaper Bits & Pieces, 1875-2004
2ND TENNESEE INFANTRY REGIMENT – COMPANY B
2ND TENNESEE INFANTRY REGIMENT – COMPANY B Company B was enrolled at Montgomery, Morgan County, Tennessee August 6, 1861 by James M. Melton and Mitchell R. Millsaps. The men were from Morgan and Fentress counties. Mustered in at CampDick Robinson, Ky., August 20, 1861. Mustered out at Knoxville,October 6, 1864. Mitchell R. Millsaps was Captain. ASHLEY, Josiah… Continue reading 2ND TENNESEE INFANTRY REGIMENT – COMPANY B
Goodspeed’s History of Morgan County (1887)
MORGAN COUNTY is situated on the Cumberland Plateau, which has an elevation of about 1,500 feet above the sea. It is surrounded by the counties of Scott, Anderson, Roane, Cumberland and Fentress. The greater portion of the surface is very broken, especially in the southern part. The principal mountains are the Crab Orchard, Lone and Brushy,… Continue reading Goodspeed’s History of Morgan County (1887)