Of the twenty convict women in the penitentiary, only one is white. She is only “sweet sixteen;” her life has been a chequered one. Her name is Mary ELLISON. When quite young she was thrown upon her own resources and fell by the wayside. She soon acquired a morbid propensity
September Sesession 1795 – pg. 6 John MCALEY’s mark was recorded; two smooth crops and a slit in the left ear. Thomas GIBSON was allowed to build a public grist mill on his own land on Galaher’s Creek A bill of sale from James BAUL/BANE to John MCAULEY was proved
September Sesession 1795 – pg. 1 On motion of John CRAIG ordered that he have liberty to build a public mill on his own land on Pistol Creek. On motion of Matthew WALLACE ordered that he have his mark and brand recorded, to wit, two half crops of each ear.
Knoxville Chronicle: Michael HINKLE, who lives two miles from Maryville, on the Friendsville road, is 115 years old. He has been living in Blount county fifteen years. He came there from Rowan county, North Carolina. He is in a fair state of preservation, has a good appetite, and is not
As a result of a joint project between the University of Tennessee’s Center for the Study of War and Society and the East Tennessee Veterans Memorial Association, you can now search a database of eastern tennessee war casualties. The database covers several wars – World War I, World War II, Korea, Vietnam,
Died, at Gallatin, Sumner county, Tenn., on the 25th of September, 1865, Olive BONHAM, aged eighty-six years, one month and ten days. Mother BONHAM was born in Loudon county, Va., whence she moved with her father, Isaac SAFFELLE, to Greene county, Tenn. She was united in marriage in the year
Also known as Old Kagley, no church at this location for several years. Located at the corner of Lamb Rd. and Six Mile Road. This is just south of 3632 Six Mile Road. Six mile Road is TN Route 336. This listing starts at the top of the cemetery next to
From Maryville — Mrs. KIDD, a very old widow woman, died yesterday morning. She was recently attacked with paralysis, and at her advanced age soon passed away. Source: Daily Journal and Daily Tribune of Knoxville, TN – 7 Jul 1888
From Maryville — John EAGLETON Jr., died yesterday at about eleven o’clock after, after a brief illness from typhoid fever. He was a most excellent young man, in the very bloom of life. All who knew him, loved him and had a good word to say for him. Source: Daily
Moses Chambers (born about 1805), was an early citizen of Blount County. One of his descendants, Tom Chambers Jr., has a website dedicated to Chambers Family Research at http://www.chambersancestry.info. On the site you will find access to a wealth of information about the Chambers family — census documents, marriage records, and