Category: Families
from the research of John David Arnold E. E. Arnold, a well known resident of Decaturville, and sheriff of the county, is a member of one of the oldest families in the section. His grandfather, Ephraim Arnold, located in the county at a very early…
from the collection of Paul Montgomery click to view pdf of full document
from the research of Jerry L. Butler Nashville Daily American, February 13, 1876 Ripley, Tennessee, NEWS. “Mr. Eli Lucas is the owner of a pair of tongs, purchased by his wife’s father, in 1800, from a Revolutionary tory by the name of Black who moved…
by Lewis Long Brown Jr. Sometimes, when my computer monitor and I are sitting alone staring at each other, I try to visualize what life was like for my great-grandfather back in nineteenth century West Tennessee. I imagine the roads weren’t much more than dirt…
Lillye Younger in The History of Decatur County Past and Present provides this history of schools in the Bath Springs Area. The first school at Bath Springs was a log structure located just across from the present Dr. B.M. Brooks home. It was constructed during…
from the research of Jerry L Butler JOHN STEELE1 BRALY was born February 14, 1815 in Rowan Co. NC, and died September 13, 1861 in Wayne Co. TN. He married NANCY MELVINA STOWE November 11, 1846 in Perry Co. TN. She was born February 28,…