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BOOKS
- Decatur County – circa 1938
- A Genealogical Miscellany Henderson County Tennessee – volume I, J. K. T. Smith
- Decatur County, Tennessee County History Series, Lillye Younger, 1979
- Henderson County, G. Tillman Stewart, Memphis State University Press, 1979
- The History of Decatur County Past and Present, Lillye Younger, 1978
- History of Henderson County, Tennessee, Auburn Powers, 1930
- History of Sardis, Tennessee, Beulah Hanna and Carra Holland, May 1986
- The History of Scotts Hill, Tennessee, Gordon H. Turner, Sr.
- The Life and Labors of Major W. E. Penn, transcribed by John M. Penn
- Memoirs from Scotts Hill, Zelma O’Neal
- People of Action, Lillye Younger, Brewer Printing Company, n.d., 1969
- People of Action, Lillye Younger, Decatur County Printers, 1983
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I am looking for information on Cornelius Stewart born Tennessee 1785. His father may have been Elias and Benjamin may have been his brother. He married Mary Catherine Poston and lived in Missouri and in Arkansas where he died in 1844.
Are there any records of the deaths in 1892 and 1983 due to the cholera epidemic? I am looking form parents of Brown, Leslie, and Reuben French who were orhhaned and given to W H Fisher in Feb. 1892 or 1883.
Looking for the Andrew jackson Phillips family
I am a descendent of Andrew Jackson Phillips. He is buried in Mt. Carmel
Cemetery. I was raised in Mt. Carmel my entire life. Andrew Jackson Phillips was my great great grandfather. He was born March 07 1820 he was was a confederate soldier 51 REGT TN INF. He was married twice and my great great grandmothers name was Elizabeth. He died May 10 1890.
Is anyone adding obits to this site?
Glen Peddy gpeddy2001@yahoo.com
Glen,
We are open to post Decatur County genealogical or historical information of all types.
Thanks, Jerry
STEVEN EASON , age 75, retired school teacher died Dec 2 1944 at Scotts Hill, Decatur Co TN. Steve was born Feb 16 1869 in Decatur Co, son of Theophlius Abner “TA” Eason and Samantha J Kelly Eason. Survived by his wife Becky Eason and son Haywood Eason. Burial in Adkiason Cemetery. (Now part of Pleasant Hill Cemetery)
Contributed by Glen Peddy
That was my Great Grandfather
Thanks, I’ll try and send you some info on The Phillips family.
I’m wanting to learn when the name “Canida” was changed to “Kennedy.” My Daddy’s family name was changed in the 1930s or so. His father was Amos Canida and his mother was Elizabeth Jane Grimes Ellison Canida. Thank you.
I’m looking for info on the William Nathaniel Phillips family. I tract him back to Samuel B. Phillips in Decatur co. Tn. Thanks for any help
Nat ans sam were brothers born to Andrew Jackson Phillips and Elizabeth Phillips Andrew was a confederate soldier 51 inf. Buried in Mt. Carmel cemetery Decaturville Tennessee.
Looking for the parents of Houston B. Brown (14 Dec 1843 – 21 Aug 1888) who married Asaline Elizabeth Moffitt (15 Sep 1842 – 12 Jun 1920). They were living in the 4th Civil District, Decatur Co., TN in 1870 & in the 14th Civil District, Henderson Co., TN in 1880.
Me, too. They are my great great grandparetns
I am a direct descendent of Rennie Rains, Leslie Rains was my grandfathers father. The live and owned the Townsend house . In researching I have found that our family line ended with my Fathers Birth to Hobart Rains and Kate Middiet. How can we updat that information? I am new at this and may have missed the information. Thanks so much!!
I am searching for Lou Ella and Frank Huckleby birth parents. They seemed to have been orphaned prior to 1880 and ended up living in Texas. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Please call as I will forget I put this in here. 575-494-5257
I have been informed this last week that there are court and insolvent estate records prior to 1869 that were not destroyed in the 1869 fire. Is this true?
The 1869 fire is supposed to have destroyed all records except those in the Register’s office and the Clerk and Master’s office. Property deeds were not destroyed. FamilySearch.org shows that deed and land records go back to 1846. The only other early records shown at FamilySearch.org are Court Enrolling dockets, v. 1-2 1860-1880, Family History Library Film 979641. You can check the History Room at the library in Decaturville for other records that may have survived the fire.
I am looking for information about my 2nd great grandfather Lawson Jones married to Elizabeth (we think ) Autry in Decateurville, Decateur County < Tenn. He was a well digger and died in an welling digging accident in 1860;S my grandfather's name was William Riley Jones. He was orphaned by age 12 and worked for the Bolen family. He was born during 1860:s. I hope someone knows some of them. The had family in Roane County that was maried in Decateur Co.
Hi. Am working for a client and trying to prove Lawson is the parent to William Riley? Do you have a document or record connecting them? Just wondered how we know this. Thanks for any light you can shed on this. Thank you. Tina Sansone
I’m looking for information about the James family. I can’t find out anything about a Vienna Elizabeth James,I was told she was half Indian.And that she married john Thomas James.
looking for any information o mary fitzgerald born in1858 Decatur
I am looking for any distant relatives/descendants of the Quinn family, the Gullege family tree, the Taylors or Colemans. Thanx in advance.
I’m looking for Mitchell’s and decendents.my ex husband’s side of the family originated from Scott’s Hill. I would like to look up my daughters family tree on her dad’s side for her.Any information will be appreciated.Also her grandmothers(her dad’s mom) which is Johnson by maiden name! I do know that the Besleys that is buried in the cemetery in town are her family..thanks in advance for any info!
Looking for any Floyds in the Decatur County area
Looking for information on my great-great grandparents; they were from Perry or Decatur County, Tennessee. The last name was also spelled Laster
What I have:
Alsberry Lassiter 1835-1862 . Mary Eaton
children:
Narcissa Jane Lassiter born 1856 married a man named Easter
Joseph Lassiter born 1860
Elizabeth A Lassiter (Laster) b. 1863 married Hosea Attaway
My gg grandfather, John Cass Woods was born in Decatur Co. in June 1845. His mother’s name was Hetty. I am trying to determine the name of his father. It is believed that he was born in Decatur Co., but that is only speculation. The siblings of John Cass Woods are: Mar5ha, Francis, Evaline,and George M.
Any info would be greatly appreciated!
I would like more information on the Parsons family. William Henry Parsons was the father of my mother’s grandmother Arpie Parsons. He was married to Mary Jane Malden who was from Arkansas.