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Goodspeed’s History of Cannon County (1887)

Goodspeed’s History of Cannon County (1887)

More than half of Cannon County lies in the Central Basin, and the remainder on the Highland Rim. Spurs shoot out from the highlands, forming numerous valleys, through which course mountain streams, giving the county probably as much varied and picturesque scenery as any in the State. The soils on the highlands are light colored, and are for the most part thin and unproductive, save of a rank, barren grass which affords good summer grazing. Fruits and tobacco will also…

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King Family Files

King Family Files

Rufas A. Dennis b. 18 June 1868 Cannon Co.,TN d. 12 Jan 1958 Cannon Co.,TN This is a family history manuscript written by R.A. Dennis. (I am not sure if anyone knows the exact time frame for when this began or when the last notes were made. There are events or dates mentioned in the manuscript that indicates 1940 – 1959) Keep in mind as you read this that the language and terms used were typical for that time period….

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Ward & Elizabeth Barrett Land Deed

Ward & Elizabeth Barrett Land Deed

CANNON COUNTY, TN – DEEDS – Ward and wife Elizabeth Preston Barratt to Thomas Preston, 3 Nov 1854.   Cannon County Deeds, November 3, 1854, Cannon County, Tennessee; Whereas, John Preston late of Cannon County State of Tennessee, died seized and possessed of a certain tract of land lying and being in Cannon County District No 6th, State of Tennessee, and bounded as follows to wit, on the North by the Lands of Elijah or James Neely on the East by…

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Cannon County Inmates at the TN State Penitentiary, 1851-1870

Cannon County Inmates at the TN State Penitentiary, 1851-1870

The Tennessee State Library & Archives (TSLA) houses the surviving records of the Tennessee State Penitentiary. The following list are individuals in the index from Cannon County. For information on how to get more information about these records, please contact TSLA.   If you are not seeing the table and are reading this post via email or a feed reader, click through to visit the website.

2005 Queries

2005 Queries

SIMMONS, MCGONIGAL I would like to exchange info with anyone researching the James SIMMONS, Sr. family in Cannon Co., TN. James SIMMONS, Sr. married Barbara McGONIGAL in Grainger Co., TN on 12 September 1814 and this family had migrated to what was then Warren County, TN before 1830 (This part of Warren now part of Cannon Co., TN). Children I have listed in this family are: Isham, b. 1823; Harmon, b. 1825; William, b. 1827; Barbara, b. 1825-1830; Nancy, b….

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2004 Queries

2004 Queries

Email addresses may no longer be accurate.  Some may have passed away and others may have changed their email address. ELIOT, ELLIOTT, WOOD Looking to share info on Allen and Jane ELIOTT in Cannon Co., TN. Gay Nell Cantrell willc_gayc [at] yahoo [dot] com Submitted on Thu Dec 30 2004 WATSON Looking for info. on death of George W. Watson . My understanding Matilda died birthing John Miller born Dec. 18, 1850. Property was sold and divived, by order of…

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2003 Queries

2003 Queries

REED Searching for old photographs, class pictures, etc. from the Culpepper school that was near Readyville. Years 1922 through 1930. Would like to have copies and will reimburse for any expenses. Jim Reed jim_reed [at] bellsouth [dot] net Submitted on Tue Dec 23 2003 REED, LASSITER Seeking info on Peter Reed and Delana Lassiter Reed, married 2/27/1835. Lived in the Readyville area. Particularly need dates of death and burial site. Jim Reed jim_reed [at] bellsouth [dot] net Submitted on Wed…

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2006 Queries

2006 Queries

STILLS, BOGLE Looking for info on William Houston STILLS b.1842 TN d. 1938 in Gibson Co. who married Mary Jane BOGLE (dau. Robert BOGLE & Nancy CRABTREE) b.1859 Cannon Co. d. 1927 Gibson Co. They married 5 Feb. 1880 in Cannon Co. They lived in Cannon Co. untill after 1900 and were in Rutherford in 1910 and Gibson Co. in 1920. They had 11 children: Lawrence A., Hattie Tennessee, William Thomas, George Washington, Shelie Hubert Brewster, Robert Walter, Dollie Elizabeth, Daisy*,…

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