contributed by Randy Alford James P. Scoggins b. 17 July 1839, in McMinn Co., TN; d. 1914, Garland, Dallas Co., TX; bur. Lyons Cemetery, Garland, Dallas Co., TX. James was the son of Burgis “Bird” Scoggins, Jr. and Rebecca Gold … Continue reading →
Click here to view a news article about the Brown brothers’ citizenship application in 1909. Click here to read James H. Brown’s deposition in William Cate’s Civil War Claim file.
Continue reading →Quite often, photos of individuals and families are not accompanied by any stories or genealogical information. Those photos are combined into a single album, entitled Faces of Bradley County, on this site.
Continue reading →Click here to read the biography of Dr. Isham Clark Simmons. Typed information on the Chatata Valley Farm map (source unidentified): Detail from a modern-day map of rural area northeast of Cleveland in Bradley County, Tennessee. Wesley and Nancy … Continue reading →
Click here to read the biography of Peter Lenoir Bryan. Click here to read the story of William P. Bryant’s family.
Continue reading →Click here to view the late Jean Frazier Freshour’s 8-generation Descendants of Rene St Julien (Julian) and Mary (or Margaret Bullock. Mrs. Lura Julian Shugart, 82, widow of Dr. John L. Shugart of Bradley County, passed away at 7:10 … Continue reading →
George Washington Woods, 53, died at his late home on East 37th Street Sunday morning at 6:30 after a long illness. He is survived by his wife, 5 daughters & 4 sons, also one brother & two sisters. Funeral … Continue reading →
We recommend you search (link in right-hand menu) for numerous Thatch references in various records posted on this site. Click here to read Thomas Early Thatch’s booklet, Brief Sketch of a Country Neighborhood in Bradley County, Eight Miles South … Continue reading →
Click here to read Descendants of William Smith by Jean Frazier Freshour. Obituaries The Rev. Jethero D. Smith, 83, a resident of Cleveland, died Wednesday evening, Oct. 30, 2002, in a Chattanooga hospital. He was the son of the … Continue reading →
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