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Elijah T. Womack Family

Posted on November 14, 2011 by

My GG Uncle, Elijah T. Womack, was born in Polk County, TN on July 6, 1846. He is the son of Alexander & Freelove Thompson Womack, pioneers of Polk County. The family moved to McMinn Co during the Civil War. … Continue reading →

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Reece Family Bible

Posted on November 14, 2011 by

Here’s my migration, taken from the Reece family bible (dated 1828). “I started to Mo. Nov. 19, 1835 and landed on Blackwater Johnson Co, Mo. the 9th of Feb. 1836” written in the bible by Isham Reece. All told, here’s … Continue reading →

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Rhea County Families to Barrry County Missouri

Posted on November 7, 2011 by

Here are some Rhea County couples that relocated to Barry Co. Mo Henry McCary married Jane Thompson, daughter of Thomas K. and Pricilla (Looney) Thompson, in Rhea County Tn in 1834. They moved to Barry County Missouri in 1837 where … Continue reading →

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JOHNSON, James (1895)

Posted on November 3, 2011 by

JAMES JOHNSON from Goodspeed’s History of East Tennessee, 1887 James Johnson, a well-known farmer of the First District, was born in Rhea County, Tenn., May 27, 1818. He is the youngest of nine children (four now living) born to William … Continue reading →

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