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Tennessee Announcements |
A small reprint has been done of The History of Rover,
Volumes I & II. Vol. I is no longer available, but copies are
still available of Vol. II. Cost is $40 plus $6 shipping.
Checks should be made to Tenth District Historical Society and mailed to:
Thanks to Carolyn
Smotherman for this information.
Click here for more information about the Rover history book, including surname lists for both volumes.
The Bedford County Historical Society sponsored a family history book published by Turner Publishing Co of Paducah, KY. in December 2002.
To order a book, send $60.00 (+ $7 shipping for one book and $4 for each additional book) to the address below.
Bedford Co History Book
P. O. Box 141
Shelbyville, TN 37160
Book may reveal Your Ancestors in the State Penitentiary!
Announcing the publication of the second volume of Tennessee Convicts: Early Records of the State Penitentiary. This volume covers records from 1850 through 1870, including more than 2,200 prisoners and their family members who are named in the original ledger volumes.
During this period abolitionists, Confederate bushwhackers and Union army soldiers convicted by courts martial were among those who crowded the State Penitentiary. In addition, the regular complement of counterfeiters, horse thieves and murderers from across the state are also represented.
For more information on this book please see this web page: http://www.angelfire.com/tn3/sherrill
You may also contact the author, Chuck Sherrill, by e-mail at: books4histry@cs.com