Tennessee State Library and Archives, Tax rolls, Microfilm roll # 7, Perry Co, TN In 1837, Perry County included what would become Decatur County. Districts 1 – 6 were located on the west side of the Tennessee River which would become Decatur County and districts…
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Brewer In the 5th district (Howesville) of the 1850 census for Decatur Co, James Q. (Quisenbury) Brewer is listed as having a saw mill and he was also Justice of the Peace. According to Bill Chumney, he moved to Perry County in 1838 by wagon…
by Renea Burkholder A large portion of this information was obtained from The Goodspeed History of Tennessee and History of Decatur County Tennessee by Lillye Younger. Some information has come from various newspaper articles and the Tennessee Gazeteer and Business Directory of various years. Early…