Based on the research of Willie Robinson, creator of the roster of Tennessee Colored Pension Applications for CSA Service, only one individual who identified as black with a Bradley County connection applied for a pension. Henry Bates, whose application for … Continue reading →
compiled and contributed by Barbara Fagen (date unspecified) Mss 1 Family history files compiled by students of Mrs. George E. Westerburg. Bradley High School. Cleveland, Tenn., (ca. 1937). 1. Osment family 2. Boone family 3. Still family 4. Stockburger family … Continue reading →
George Hambright and Ann McClary 1833 George Hambright was born in Tennessee in January 1833. His father was from Virginia; his mother was from South Carolina. (1900 census) George may have had a sister, Lucy Hambright. She was listed … Continue reading →
index compiled and contributed by Susan Langheld Reflections Past and Present 1831 – 1991: A Pictorial History of Bradley County, Tennessee was published in 1991 by the Bradley County Historical Society (Dallas, Texas : Taylor Pub. Co., c1991). It has … Continue reading →
contributed by Pat (no surname or date indicated) Below are some marriages I had in my notes from Bradley County. These marriages were marked COL (colored). Calvin THOMPSON Catharine BATES #329 Aug. 2, 1866 Dovella PARKER Eliza KNOX #512 May … Continue reading →
transcribed and contributed by Susan Langheld (date unidentified) Newspaper: Journal & Banner Date: 07/02/1909 SIX MEN Required to Arrest Callie Cody and Put Her in Patrol Wagon. Mable Cody, a little colored girl, stole some jewlery valued at $35.00 from … Continue reading →
transcribed and contributed by Susan Langheld (date unidentified) Newspaper: Cleveland Herald Date: 07/20/1909 PRISONER ESCAPES Considerable excitement was caused in a vicinity of the jail Sunday afternoon by the escape of one of the prisoners. Willis Ware, a young colored … Continue reading →
transcribed from microfilm and contributed by Susan Langheld (date unidentified) APRIL 7, 1876 CLEVELAND HERALD REV. SAM. BUNCH, colored, of this city, was caught Saturday night by policeman HANNAH, in the act of carrying off a load of hay from … Continue reading →
[See source attribution and transcriber’s notes at end.] Brief Sketch of a Country Neighborhood in Bradley County, Eight Miles South of Cleveland, Tennessee Including the First Settlers and Present Citizens: Their Mode of Living in the Past and the Present … Continue reading →
[See source attribution and transcriber’s notes at end.] Brief Sketch of a Country Neighborhood in Bradley County, Eight Miles South of Cleveland, Tennessee Including the First Settlers and Present Citizens: Their Mode of Living in the Past and the Present … Continue reading →
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