Tag: Snow

1856 Court Minutes

MORGAN COUNTY TENNESSEE County Court Clerk Minutes Covering the year of 1856 Copied from the TN State Library and Archives Microfilm Roll #9 by Wilma Gibson ————– March term p. 23 On motion of A. J. SUMMERS, one of the adm. of the estate of LEMUEL* SUMMERS dec’d B. T. STAPLES is appointed with L.… Continue reading 1856 Court Minutes

1859 Court Minutes

MORGAN COUNTY COURT 1859 EXCERPTS P. 187 Ordered by the court, that WILLIAM MYRES be allowed $5 out of any money in the hands of the trustee not otherwise appropriated for making EDWARD HAWKINS coffin. Ordered by the court, that the heirs of JOHN McEWIN be released of any and all taxes with which they were… Continue reading 1859 Court Minutes

Snow Family

SNOW FAMILY ALBUM Sarah Emmaline Snow Toy. She was the daughter of Joseph and Margaret (Laymance) Snow. She was born December 24, 1867 in Oakdale, Morgan County, Tennessee. Her parents moved the family to Washington Territory in the late 1880’s. She married Walter Toy, b January 1, 1863, in Lewis County, Washington. They were married November 12, 1889,… Continue reading Snow Family

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

Communities of the Past

COMMUNITIES OF THE PAST BINGHAM’S CHAPEL     Bingham’s chapel was located about 2 1/2 miles west of Oakdale on what is now known as the Snow Hill Road area. Several families lived in this community. These families included the Whaleys, Engerts, Binghams, Snows, Robinson, Cromwell, Fairchilds and  more. There was a building used as a church… Continue reading Communities of the Past

Marriage Records from Civil War Pension Files

MORGAN COUNTY MARRIAGES FROM CIVIL WAR PENSION RECORDS Morgan County’s  Marriage records were destroyed by Confederate troops during the Civil War. However, in many Civil War Pension applications, marriage dates are also included.The marriage dates that appear here are from those pension records on file in the Genealogy Room located in the Archive Building in Wartburg, Tennessee, and… Continue reading Marriage Records from Civil War Pension Files

Watson, Billie

Billie & Lela Lodena Clark Watson ————— Billie Watson, b. January 6,1925 in the Pine Orchard Community — d. October 20, 2006. ~~~~~~~~~~~ Billie joined the US Navy July 5, 1943, entered into active service in Chattanooga July 12,1943. He was stationed on the AD 16 USS Cascade Destroyer Tender serving in the Pacific during… Continue reading Watson, Billie

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)