Transcribed and contributed by William Bracket and Diana Chesser Transcriber Diana Chesser’s note: *Netherland Inn was in Sullivan County on the Holston River, the inn was owned by the Netherland family. The spelling back then may have been Nitherland, so … Continue reading →
Transcribed and contributed by William Bracket and Diana Chesser Transcribers’ notes: Punctuation is by William Bracket. Three dots are used to indicate words or parts of words that he could not decipher. John Wilson was a Revolutionary War soldier. He … Continue reading →
Transcribed and contributed by William Bracket and Diana Chesser [Transcribers’ note: Jane Boren was the wife of Chana or Chaney Boren/Boring. Chaney Boring was the son of James Boring.] In the name of God, Amen! Jane Boren, of the County … Continue reading →
Contributed by Jean Evans of Dublin, VA — date of contribution unspecified. The following Gourley names and dates were handwritten on the inside covers of an old arithmetic book in the possession of Jean Evans of Dublin, VA. The title … Continue reading →
Modern maps of Carter County are available from many print and on-line sources. Historical cartographer Charles Reeves of Reeves Maps in Knoxville, has several custom maps that relate to Carter County. These can be ordered from the ReevesMaps site. Click … Continue reading →
Title Author and year Publisher An Appalachian Gamekeeper’s Soliloquy of Humorous Tales: Selected Game Warden Stories of People and Places of Upper East Tennessee Volume 1 Click here for Amazon listing R. L. Pete Wyatt, 2023 Polecat Press The Wataugah … Continue reading →
Compiled by Jackie & Dawn Peters Several acts have been passed by congress to award pensions to people that served in the Revolutionary War. The Act of 1818 only granted pensions base on the financial need of the applicant. … Continue reading →
Source: Goodspeed’s History of Carter County – History of Tennessee (Chicago, 1887). Transcribed by Dawn and Jackie Peters. Carter County is one of the extreme eastern counties of the State. It is bounded on the north by Sullivan County, on … 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 →
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