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The following was contributed by Carole French DiSanto

Obituary for Noble Glenn England Sr. (July 2, 1925 – November 17, 2011)

Published on November 18, 2011 – Monroe Evening News – Monroe, Monroe County, Michigan
Noble G. England, Sr., 86 of Monroe died unexpectedly at 9:41 p.m. Thursday at Mercy Memorial Hospital. Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Monday at the Rupp Funeral Home where funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday. Rev. Joe Bryant, pastor of Union Street Missionary Baptist Church, will officiate. Burial will be at Roselawn Memorial Park with Military Honors by VFW Post 1138 Monroe.

Born July 2, 1925 in Claiborne County, Tennessee he was the son of Thomas and Della (Steiner) England. He married Mildred Mayes on Jan. 2, 1947. He then married Trena Louise Wright on July 31, 1971 at the Monroe Missionary Baptist Church. She preceded him in death on Dec. 26, 2002. Noble was employed by Teledyne in the heat treating department for 30 retiring in 1987. He served in the US Army during World War II from June 29, 1945 to November 10, 1946. He was a very active member of the Union Street Missionary Baptist and avid supporter of breast cancer awareness and always participated in the Relay for Life. He enjoyed collecting miniature horse figurines and riding his electric cart around Monroe.

Surviving are his children Jerry G. England of Bullhead City, Arizona; N. Glenn England Jr. of Monroe; Nora D. Bashaw of Flint; Anna M. (Les) Aitson of Onsted and Linda F. England of Bullhead City, Arizona; brothers, Hardin England of Monroe; Odra (Mildred) England of Monroe; Billy (Pinky) England of Tazewell and George (Irene) Odell of Hickory, North Carolina; sisters, Lottie England of Monroe and Dottie Hux of New Market, Tennessee; 14 grandchildren, numerous great-grandchildren and several great-great-grandchildren. Besides his wife Trena he was preceded in death by daughter Glenda Johnson, brothers, Robert, Carson, Ottis and Arlie England and grandchildren David Watson, Connie Watson and Tony England.

The Bibliography information on this page lists published sources that may help you with your genealogy research in Claiborne county. Other local history resources and information about interlibrary loan may be found on the TSLA web site.

1870 Census, Tennessee, Transcription for Claiborne County (Bishop, 1983)

1880 Census, Claiborne County, Tennessee (Sistler, 1992)

Abstract of Pensions of the Revolution, War of 1812 and all Wars Prior to 1883 of Claiborne County, Tennessee (Burns, 1952)

All Our Churches of Claiborne County, Tennessee (Noah, 1986)

Cemeteries of Claiborne County, Tennessee (Johnson, 1982)

Cemetery Records of Claiborne County, TennesseeClaiborne County Marriage Index, 1966-1983 [A-L] (Treadway, 2010)

Claiborne County Obituaries [vol. 1 1889-1939; vol. 2 1940-1949; vol. 3 1950-1954; vol. 4 1955-1959; vol. 5 1960-1964; vol. 6 1965-1967; vol. 7 1968-1970; vol. 8 1971-1973; vol. 9 1974-1975; vol. 10 1976-1977; vol. 11 1978-1979] (Treadway, 1988-)

Claiborne County, Tenn., Deed Index Grantor to Grantee, 1801 to 1865; and, Claiborne County, Tenn., Deed Book A Index, 1801 to 1808 (Treadway, 199?)

Claiborne County, Tennessee 1836 Tennessee Civil Districts and Tax Lists (Douthat, 1983)

Claiborne County, Tennessee, 1860 Census (Treadway, 1987)

Claiborne County, Tennessee, 1870 Census (Treadway, 1987)

Claiborne County, Tennessee, 1880 Census (Treadway, 1987)

Claiborne County, Tennessee, 1890 Civil War pension (Treadway, 1994)

Claiborne County, Tennessee, 1900 Census (Treadway, 1990)

Claiborne County, Tennessee, 1910 Census (Treadway, 1990)

Claiborne County, Tennessee, 1920 Census (Treadway, 1992)

Claiborne County, Tennessee, Court Minutes [vol. 1 1806-1808; vol. 2 1812-1814] (WPA, 1937)

Claiborne County, Tennessee, Court Minutes of Pleas & Quarter Sessions [vol. 1 1818-1819; vol. 2 1819-1821; vol. 3 1821-1824] (WPA, 1938-)

Claiborne County, Tennessee, Deed Index, 1801-1865, Grantee to Grantor (Treadway, 1994)

Claiborne County, Tennessee, Deeds [vol. 1 1802-1806*; vol. 3 1803-1808] (Willis & Sellers, 1997-)

Claiborne County, Tennessee, General Index to Deeds (Gilbert & Chadwell, 1998)

Claiborne County, Tennessee, General Index to Deeds [vol. 1 1801-1865, Grantor; vol. 2 1801-1865, Grantee] (WPA, 1939)

Claiborne County, Tennessee, Index to Quarterly Court Minutes, 1826-1829 (WPA, 19??)

Claiborne County, Tennessee, Marriage Records [vol. 2 1838-1850; vol. 3 1850-1868] (WPA, 1936-1937)

Claiborne County, Tennessee Marriages, 1838-1868 (Sistler, 1983)

Claiborne County, Tennessee, Marriages, 1838 to 1935 [vol. 1 A-M; vol. 2 N-Z] (Treadway, 1995)

Claiborne County, Tennessee, Vital Statistics, 1914 through 1925 (Wiefering, 1993)

Claiborne County, Tennessee, Will book [vol. 1 1837-1846; vol. 2 1844-1850] (WPA, 1938-1939)

Claiborne County, Tennessee, Will book “A,” 1837-1846 [index] (Andrews, 1989?)

Claiborne County, Tennessee, Will book “A,” 1837-1846 (Claiborne County Historical Society, 1992)

Claiborne County, TN Marriages, 1868-91 (Sistler, 1984)

Families of Norris Reservoir Area (Wilson, 1986)

Index to the First Deed Books of Claiborne County, Tennessee : Grantor and Grantee [1801-1865] (Fletcher, 1996-)

Index to the Probate Court Records, Claiborne County, Tennessee, 1844-1865 : Estate Settlements, Wills, Inventories, Sales, Guardian Reports (Fletcher, 1993)

Marriages of Claiborne County, Tennessee, 1838-1850 & Campbell County, Tennessee, 1838-1853 (Whitley, 1983)

Minutes of Davis Creek Church [Speedwell, Tenn.], 1797-1907 (Edwards, 1968)

More Speedwell Families (Davis, 1988)

Old Speedwell Families (Edwards, 1980)

Records of Claiborne County, Tennessee, Court Minutes [vol. 1 1801-1803; vol. 2 1803-1806] (WPA, 1936-1937)

Tennessee, Records of Claiborne County : Deed Book A, 1801-1808 (WPA, 19??)

The following list of marriages for African-American residents of Claiborne County was contributed in 2006 by B. Thaddeus Tucker, Jr. (TCK67@aol.com), descendant and researcher of Parkey, Peters, Tucker, Wilson, & Yeary families. The list is the same between the two tables – one is sorted by groom and the other by bride.

List sorted by Groom Surname

Groom	Bride	Date of Marriage
Beaty, Ross	Brooks, Cordelia	31 May 1941
Brooks, Ardance	Parkey, Etta	6 January 1925
Brooks, Boston	Goins, Malinda	21 November 1868
Brooks, Clayton	Brooks, Hattie	25 May 1933
Brooks, Spencer	Goins, Mossie Clinney	21 December 193
Ely, Clifford	White, Mable	19 August 1933
Mitchell, Isaac	Ely, Larodine	13 May 1893
Mitchell, Lou	Kincaid, Ollie	4 April 1898
Parkey, Jasper	Hithorne, Jane	14 July 1890
Parkey, Robert	Barnett, Vina	20 July 1898
Parkey, William	Devault, Emeline	11 December 1869
Rice, Joe	Cloud, Lizzie	1 January 1893
Rice, Joe	Knight, Lillie	14 July 1895
Welch, Clinton	Young, Nancy Annie	11 April 1957
Wilson, Thomas	Yeary, Melvina	6 April 1898
Years, Lester Nicholas	Brooks, Lillian Virginia	31 October 1951
Yeary, Charles Winston	Looney, Willie Mae	31 August 1965
Yeary, Charlie	Brooks, Nora	22 February 1920
Yeary, Charlie	Wilson, Hattie B.	24 June 1941
Yeary, Charlie	Robinson, Sallie	16 January 1973
Yeary, Chester	Wilson, Ella Faye	30 June 1969
Yeary, Earl	Bray, Louise	16 April 1960
Yeary, Henry	Jackson, Minnie	7 May 1917
Yeary, Houston	Goins, Hassie	19 July 1930
Yeary, James Arnold	Andrews, Sue	2 May 1964
Yeary, Obie	Wilson, Willie Mae	10 April 1941
Yeary, Obie	Ewing, Inez	26 December 1941
Yeary, Otis	Richmond, Lillian	15 August 1936
Yeary, Rondal Harold	Brooks, Beulah Annalee	28 August 1964
Yeary, William	Riley, Doris	6 January 1942

List sorted by Bride Surname

Bride	Groom	Date of Marriage
Andrews, Sue	Yeary, James Arnold	2 May 1964
Barnett, Vina	Parkey, Robert	20 July 1898
Bray, Louise	Yeary, Earl	16 April 1960
Brooks, Beulah Annalee	Yeary, Rondal Harold	28 August 1964
Brooks, Cordelia	Beaty, Ross	31 May 1941
Brooks, Hattie	Brooks, Clayton	25 May 1933
Brooks, Lillian Virginia	Years, Lester Nicholas	31 October 1951
Brooks, Nora	Yeary, Charlie	22 February 1920
Cloud, Lizzie	Rice, Joe	1 January 1893
Devault, Emeline	Parkey, William	11 December 1869
Ely, Larodine	Mitchell, Isaac	13 May 1893
Ewing, Inez	Yeary, Obie	26 December 1941
Goins, Hassie	Yeary, Houston	19 July 1930
Goins, Malinda	Brooks, Boston	21 November 1868
Goins, Mossie Clinney	Brooks, Spencer	21 December 193
Hithorne, Jane	Parkey, Jasper	14 July 1890
Jackson, Minnie	Yeary, Henry	7 May 1917
Kincaid, Ollie	Mitchell, Lou	4 April 1898
Knight, Lillie	Rice, Joe	14 July 1895
Looney, Willie Mae	Yeary, Charles Winston	31 August 1965
Parkey, Etta	Brooks, Ardance	6 January 1925
Richmond, Lillian	Yeary, Otis	15 August 1936
Riley, Doris	Yeary, William	6 January 1942
Robinson, Sallie	Yeary, Charlie	16 January 1973
White, Mable	Ely, Clifford	19 August 1933
Wilson, Ella Faye	Yeary, Chester	30 June 1969
Wilson, Hattie B.	Yeary, Charlie	24 June 1941
Wilson, Willie Mae	Yeary, Obie	10 April 1941
Yeary, Melvina	Wilson, Thomas	6 April 1898
Young, Nancy Annie	Welch, Clinton	11 April 1957

The following marriage dates for the Walker family were submitted by Chris (fowlerjon@charter.net).

Groom	Bride	Date of Marriage
Casada, John A.	Walker, Mary M.	3 January 1867
Grub, John	Walker, Sidna	10 February 1857
Janeway, Samuel	Walker, Mahala	20 October 1867
Leebo, Royal	Walker, Lewisa	10 September 1859
Lewis, John	Walker, Ann	24 January 1853
Loop, John W.	Walker, Lucy Jane	5 March 1867
Walker, Elihue	Parks, Barberry	5 October 1856
Walker, Franklin	Brogan, Leta	24 September 1851
Walker, J.C.	Hopper, Susan	30 August 1865
Walker, John	Atkins, Lucinda	25 September 1856

The following photo and information were submitted by Kyle (Ksimmons681@cs.com).

The following was submitted by Bertha Loyd. The information has not been verified.

The names, dates, and photos below were submitted by hpycappy@mindspring.com – The information has not been verified.

The names, dates, and photos below were submitted by allie7843@insightbb.com – The information has not been verified.

The names, dates, and photos below were submitted by wildfern@attbi.com – The information has not been verified.

The following was submitted by Kyle (Ksimmons681@cs.com). The information has not been verified.

Photocopy of the will of Robert Jennings (mentions wife Mary E. and son Byrl); witnessed by Wayne and Joseph McCollough. Click thumbnail for larger photo.

Elizabeth Nunn’s application dated July 1, 1843, for her husband, Wharton Nunn, Revolutionary War Pension

(Note: The transcription was made based on the spelling and grammar in the original document.)

State of Tennessee
Grainger County
On the first day of July one thousand eight hundred and forty three personally appeard before me George H. Check one of the justices of the peace in and for said County and state aforesaid Elizabeth Nunn A citizen of Said County aged eighty one or eighty two years old who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July 7th 1838 entitled an act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows.

That she is the widow of Whorton Nunn who was a pensioner and served in the Continental line of Virginia in Col Woods Redgment under Genl Muhlenburg and was engaged in all the hard fighting and suffering that took place in Pennsylvania New Jersey and New York from the year 1777 untill the first of the year 1781 as well as she recollects; and was put upon the pension Roll at Knoxvill East Ten in March one thousand eight hundred and thirty nine his certificate bears date the 2d day of February 1839 at eighty dollars perannum { No. 31587} and resided at the time in this County;

She is informed and believes it is needless to detail the particulars of his services as they are all on file with the department and contained in the evidence on which he was pensioned;

She states that she was maried to Whorton Nunn the Identical person named in the amended certificate referd to that her name was Elizabeth Breedin before her mariage born and raised in Shenandoah County and State of Virginia; daughter of Spencer Breedin; and two or three years before her mariage they moved to North Carolina Surry County on little Fish river, near where it enters into the Big adkin River; this was while the said Whorton Nunn was in the service and after he left the service some time he followed us to North Carolina and was published in the Church at Critchfields Meeting house; Parson Joseph Murphy was the Pastor; near where my Father resided and was maried according to the law by the said Murphy at the said Meeting house which took place the first day of August seventeen hundred and eighty three;

She states that the she cannot procure any record from the Church books as they have been long since destroyed as She is informed and believes that she has sent a memorandom of the ages of her Children which was set down some years ago and which she believes to be correct And the evidence of Henry Nunn to prove and Identify herself and the evidence of other Testimony which will accompany this declaration She depicts Sibbey Cupps deposition will be obtained which will prove her lawful mariage beyond a doubt, living together at the time the mariage took place; with the record of the Court & will place her case She thinks beyond controversey and would refer the commissioner to them;

her husband died the eighth day of april one thousand eight hundred and forty two in this County leaving one month and four days pension due him on the day of his death in proof she would Refer to the evidence of Henry Nunn; She avers most positively that she is the lawful widow of the said Whorton Nunn never having moved since his death; and she further declares that she was maried to the said Whorton Nunn on the first day August seventeen hundred and eighty three and that her said husband died on the eighth day of april one thousand eight hundred and forty two that she was not maried to him prior to his leaving the service but the mariage took place previous to the first day of January one thousand seven hundred and ninety four Viz

That is at the time stated above sworn to and subscribed the day and year first above written before me Geo. H. Check Justice of the Peace Grainger County

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Elizabeth X Nunn

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Ammended Application 1844

State of Tennessee
Claiborne County

Be it known that on this 26th day of October 1844 personally appeared before me George M. Cheek a justice of the peace in and for said County Elizabeth Nunn an applicant for a pension in right of the services of her deceased husband Wharton Nunn who was a soldier of the revolution & pensioner of the United States Amends her declaration for the purpose of explaining a seeming contradiction in her husbands amended Declaration & some of the evidence in support of her husbands claim as she supposes from a letter rec’d by her agent from the department dated the 18th of September 1843; and that of her own declaration now on the files by the department Viz

That She avers and most positively States that she was maried in Surry County State of Northcarolina on fishing or fishes river near where it emties into the big Adkin river at Critchfields Meetinghouse by publication in the Church and at the time stated in her declaration which is full in proof by the evidence of Ms Cupp and other auxilery testimony such as would be legal in any court of the United States; Now in the letter from the war department refered to above it assumes the ground that the allegation is made that the marige took place in Virginia and if explained might have stated in Shenandoah County which was the only County she ever lived in in that state before her mariage If such an allegation is made either by my decasd husband or any other witnesses in explanations of any matter about his case must have been a clerical error in taking down the testimony or making her declaration; because that fact could have had no bearing in his case;
The facts are these she lived in Shanidoa County where my father resided at the time he enlisted (my husband) he was as I have understood draughted in the Malitia Service and was about to be maried in that county at the time or shortly after; and he refused to go into the service under the draught and got out of the way as I then understood: he was afterwards taken and carried to Winchester for failing to do his duty; to pay his fine or be punished in some way; and to get clear of punishment he Enlisted under Col Wood for three years and when he had served his time out and stayed in Virginia a year or more he followed my Fathers family and we were then maried in the year____ or 1783 which year I cannot reckellect only the ages of my children a register of which is on the files of the department which makes the mariage to have taken place August 1783 my first son John being born ten months after mariage first of July

These are the facts of the case clearly established and as before stated if there is such an allegation laid either by my decasd husband or any of the witnesses that the mariage took place in Virginia as before stated it was a clerical error and was not intended to say they were maried in Virginia but that he was about to be maried as stated above Dr Noel who drew up his Declaration states he understood him and Mrs Henderson not that he was maried in Virginia but that the mariage took place in Northcarolina and that if it is copied down otherwise either in evidence or declaration it is error according to his breif. he state has by him Sworn as subscribed to this day and year first above written before

George W. Cheek her
Elizabeth X Nunn
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Grainger County