Books about Cannon County, Tennessee
History of the Duggin and related families of Cannon County, Tennessee General highway map, Cannon County, Tennessee [1965] History of Woodbury, Cannon County, Tenn. Cannon County cousins Shirleys and Meltons
Civil War History by Carroll Van West
Written by: Carroll Van West Cannon County was established on January 31, 1836, when the state legislature took portions of Rutherford, Smith, and Warren Counties to create the new county of Cannon, named in honor of Whig Governor Newton Cannon. (Two years later, the legislature added a portion of Wilson County, creating the present county boundaries.) The county’s first settlers moved to present-day western Cannon County, around the Readyville and Bradyville areas, during the late 1790s. Hugh P….
Historic Sites In and Around Cannon County
There are several structures in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. In 1975, the Woodbury Lions Club appointed a committee with instructions to found a County Historical Society for the purpose, among others, of of producing a County history. The Society has completed of Historical information on Churches of the County. It has identified, and with the aid of the Bank of Commerce, marked many historic sites. Currently a map with all the cemeteries, local…
Cannon County Historians
Historians Cannon County Historical Society Kathryn Bensinger – County Historian Address: Adams Memorial Library, 212 College Street, Woodbury, TN 37190-1402 Phone: (615) 563-5861 Meetings: Held Quarterly Membership: $10.00 per year – open to anyone interested in Cannon County History/Genealogy
Cannon County, History of Tennessee
CANNON COUNTY HISTORY OF TENNESSEE ________ From the Earliest Time to the Present; Together with an Historical and a Biographical Sketch of from Twenty-five to Thirty Counties of East Tennessee, Besides a Valuable Fund of Notes, Original Observations, Reminiscences, Etc., Etc. ILLUSTRATED. _______ Chicago and Nashville: THE GOODSPEED PUBLISHING CO., 1887. More than half of Cannon County lies in the Central Basin, and the remainder on the Highland Rim. Spurs shoot out…
Cannon County Research/Resource List
A list of publications and private manuscripts used in Cannon Co. research Listed below are a few of the privately published resources and/or publications used in Cannon Co. research that might be helpful to you. These listings are for use only as a guide not as an offer to do lookups. Many of them are no longer in publication or only available from the individual author. Some of them can be found at your local library or on loan from…
Civil War History
On June 8, 1861 Tennessee by a vote of 105,000 to 47,000 joined the new Confederacy. The vote in Cannon County was 1,149 for and 127 against. Seven infantry companies were soon raised under the commands of Captain’s Richard Rushing, J. H. St. John, Gran Wood, Timothy Allison, M. M. Brien, Jr., James H. Wood, and John C. New. Two cavalry companies also formed under Captain’s A. H. Wiley and J. W. Nichols. In the autumn of 1861, a…
Miscellaneous Maps
Genealogical Societies
Middle Tennessee Genealogical Society PO Box 330948 Nashville, TN, USA 37203-7507 The society serves the 40 counties of middle Tennessee of which Cannon County is one. It publishes The Middle Tennessee Journal of Genealogy & History, a quarterly containing articles of genealogical and historical interest. Little-known Tennessee records are published and indexed, along with family genealogies, Bible records and material submitted by members. There is an alphabetical Index to articles in the Journal 1988-summer 2005. Tennessee Genealogical Society 7779 Poplar…