John Fletcher, Sr., and Leah A. Brooks were married 10 September 1807 in Carter County. Their son, Andrew Jackson Fletcher, was a prominent 19th Century Tennessee statesman. Their grandson, Andrew Jackson Fletcher, was memorialized in a biographical sketch in … Continue reading →
Jackie Peters and Dawn (Trivette) Peters were married 60 years before Dawn’s untimely passing in January, 2023. For most of those 60 years, they worked tirelessly to collect, preserve, and disseminate family and local history of their native Carter County. … Continue reading →
Click here to read the biography John Joseph McCorkle.
Continue reading →Click here to read the biography of Dr. Lawson Fletcher Hyder. Click here to read the biography of Dr. Nathaniel E. Hyder. Click here to read the biography of Samuel Washington Hyder.
Continue reading →There is an obvious connection between the county and the Carter family, since the county was named in tribute to Landon Carter. Click here to read about the Carter Mansion historic site in Carter County. Click here to read … Continue reading →
Celebration of Life planned April 23 for Dawn Peters Published April 14, 2023 By Rozella Hardin Family and friends have planned a Celebration of Life for Dawn Peters at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 23, at the Tipton-Haynes Historical Site, 2620 … Continue reading →
Source: Goodspeed’s Biographical Appendix of Carter County – History of Tennessee (Chicago, 1887). Transcribed by Dawn and Jackie Peters. J. P. Van Huss, farmer, was born in March, 1833, in Carter County, on his present farm. He was educated in … Continue reading →
Source: Goodspeed’s Biographical Appendix of Carter County – History of Tennessee (Chicago, 1887). Transcribed by Dawn and Jackie Peters. C. C. Taylor, farmer, was born in Carter County September 12, 1845, the son of C. C. and Nancy (Duncan) Taylor, … Continue reading →
Source: Goodspeed’s Biographical Appendix of Carter County – History of Tennessee (Chicago, 1887). Transcribed by Dawn and Jackie Peters. John C. Smith, clerk and master of the chancery court, was born near Elizabethton, August 26, 1844, the son of James … Continue reading →
Source: Goodspeed’s Biographical Appendix of Carter County – History of Tennessee (Chicago, 1887). Transcribed by Dawn and Jackie Peters. Judge J. P. Smith, chancellor of the first chancery division of Tennessee, was born in Johnson County, March 30, 1846, the … Continue reading →
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