While Crockett County does not have any official Slave records, due to the fact that the county was formed after this time period, there are many families of African American and Slave descent who have lived in the county since it’s beginning. Because of this, official records that would pertain to former Slaves who lived in Crockett County, would most likely be from a neighboring county. While we normally try to keep records that pertain to certain counties on those county sites, there needs to be an exception made in this case, since the records would have to be found in another county, even though the records would refer to those who lived in what later became Crockett Co.
Hopefully those of you who are researching your African American roots will be willing to share your Crockett Co. related records here, so that others may be able to further their African American family research, as well. If you have any such records that you would like to contribute, please contact Natalie.
Wills, Deeds, Bills of Sale, or any other documents from surrounding counties, which mention slaves, where you know that these families ended up in Crockett Co. would be most appreciated. You do not have to have a connection to the people mentioned in the documents in order to contribute them to this site, nor do you have to be African American.
I have researched Crockett and Madison County Tennessee records since 1985. I am interested in and have information on Caruthers Coleman Goff Isabell Womack families.
Looking for records & deeds of YZ & Gussie Powell from Alamo, Crockett County Tennessee. I am the great grandson & the grandson of Naomi Powell.
I visted my Great Grandfather grave site in Crockett mills tn. He was born around 1840 he was born a slave but live to be released from. Thebondage of slavery thanks to the civil war. I have no proof but there were a family of white people in a cemetery on a main road and the black cemetery was down the road from. It. I found several graves with no stones and several like my Great Grandfather that was born into slavery and some died in slavery
Crockett mills tn was a great place to grow up and everyone was like family. We helped anyone in need. It was a special town. Everyone knew each other. I just wish I knew more about it’s history and my family history during that period. I could not find my Great Grandmother grave site.