Private Acts 1801
Private Acts of Anderson County Boundaries Creation of County Private Acts, 1801 Chapter no. 45 Listed below are the boundaries of Anderson County and the town of Burrville (Clinton). Continue Reading →
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Obituary – Humphrey, John T.
OBITUARY CLINTON Feb 2 [1937] J. T. Humphrey, a farmer died this afternoon at his home at Powell Station RFD 2. Funeral services will be held at Mount Herman M. Continue Reading →
Norris
Norris Norris was built as a model planned community by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) in 1933 to house workers building Norris Dam. It is named in honor of Nebraska Continue Reading →
Revolutionary War Veterans of Anderson County
PATRIOTS OF THE PAST The John Rice Irwin Anderson County Chapter of the “Sons of the Revolution Honoring our ancestors who lived in Anderson County. In 2005, the John Rice Continue Reading →
Anderson County Wills 1830 – 1913 (Index)
Anderson County Wills 1830 – 1913 Book Index The Anderson County Will Book was published in 2011 by the Pellissippi Genealogical and Historical Society. For more information, contact Pellissippi Genealogical and Continue Reading →
Briceville
Briceville Tennessee Briceville is an unincorporated community in Anderson County, Tennessee. The community is named for railroad tycoon and one-term Democratic U.S. Senator Calvin S. Brice of Ohio, who was Continue Reading →
Clinton
Clinton Clinton is the county seat of Anderson County. Founded in 1801, the town of Burrville was named in honor of Aaron Burr, first term Vice President under Thomas Jefferson. Continue Reading →
Descendants of Richard Ashlock
Descendants of Richard Ashlock Thanks to Ty Ashlock from NM, I found that Mary (?) that had married Abner Farmer was actually Mary Ashlock!! So most of the Ashlock information Continue Reading →
Descendants of Abner Farmer
Descendants of Abner and Mary (Ashlock) Farmer Abner Farmer (1790-1875) married Mary Ashlock (1780-1863). Mary Ashlock was the daughter of William and Sarah Sullens Ashlock. Sarah’s sister Mary Sullens Continue Reading →
Descendants of Abner Farmer
Descendants of Abner and Mary (Ashlock) Farmer Abner Farmer (1790-1875) married Mary Ashlock (1780-1863). Mary Ashlock was the daughter of William and Sarah Sullens Ashlock. Sarah’s sister Mary Sullens Continue Reading →