Rocky Mount

From the Rocky Mount Living History Museum website: “William Cobb brought his family from North Carolina and built his two-story log structure between 1770-1772.  During the Revolutionary War, Cobb helped to supply the ‘Over-Mountain Men’ with gunpowder, horses, blankets, and Continue reading →

John Conkin

John Conkin Pension Application submitted by Gladys Owens War of 1812 Numbers: Old War Inv. File 346 Old War Inv. Ctf. 1950 Wid. Orig. 3400 Wid. Ctf. 4075 Soldier: Conkin, John Widow: Conkin, Mary Service: Pvt. Capt. Waddle’s Co. Tenn. Continue reading →

John Strother Gaines

WAR OF 1812 PENSION RECORD FOR JOHN STROTHER GAINES SULLIVAN COUNTY, TENNESSEE (submitted by Donna Bray) Sullivan Co., Tennessee Pensions. Old Book at Mid Continent Library (Independence Mo.) pp 53.54 This is an old typed copy of some records from Continue reading →

Pension Records

War Between the States: William and Ann Conkin Persinger Lewis and Ann Conkin Persinger Crawford (submitted by Gladys Owens) John S. and Lucinda Taylor Nelson (submitted by Gladys Owens) Sullivan County Confederate Pension Applications (Tennessee Secretary of State website) Sample Continue reading →