The following petitions can be found on microfilm at the Tennessee State Library and Archives in Nashville, Tennessee. The original petitions are also available. These are part of Record Group 260, Acts of the 26th Tennessee General Assembly. The page numbering is added by the…
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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…
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…
James and Elizabeth (?) Carrington moved from South Carolina to Roane County, Tennessee, about 1824. They raised a family of 10 children in Roane County. The oldest son, John Jackson “Jack” married Hannah J. Burke on September 30, 1846. In the 1850’s, Jack and Hannah…
“DOCTOR GEORGE” George Walter Brasher, b. 28 Jul 1871, d. 25 Jun 1942, became a medical doctor and had a highly-respected general practice in Decatur County. He was very popular, trusted, and known almost universally as “Doctor George.” On March 13, 1898, he married Arbia…
by Renea Burkholder Decatur County was divided concerning the issue of the Civil War. There were 550 votes opposing separation and 310 votes for separation. CSA Captain Isham G. Hearn raised the first troops for Confederate service. These troops became the 27th Tennessee C.S.A., also…
contributed by Samuel Alsup Decatur County, Tennessee — 1860 Slave Schedule – Index Slave Owner Dist. Pg. Total # Akins, William V. 11 141 15 Alston, C. H. K. 4 144 1 Arnold, Mary 1 145 5 Ashcraft, J.…
contributed by Samuel Alsup Decatur County, Tennessee — 1850 Slave Schedule Index Slave Owner District Page Total Aken, William V. 2 2 9 Arnold, Mary 5 7 4 Ashcraft, Thomas 4 6 15 Baucom, John 6 7 4 Bennett, John W. 4 5 1 Bogan,…
1850 Census Decaturville Listed with #22 Lawson Kelly Bartlett Woods age 11 male mulatto born in TN 4th district Listed with #48 Lemuel Lutton Alsberry Lasiter age 15 male mulatto born in TN Jesse Lasiter age 15 male mulatto born in TN # 102 William…
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…