from the collection of Brandi Hargrove This photograph is from the WPA Roads Program and was taken on Highway 69, south of Decaturville on September 24, 1940. It was saved by Frank Gracey Jarrell of Nashville, a WPA clerk and great-grandfather of Brandi Hargrove.
Brenda Fiddler has announced the completion of her latest book after six years of research and editing. It is actually a set of three books of pictures related to Henderson County. Knowing Brenda, there will also be a few Decatur County pictures that make the…
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,…
Check out our new Records & Data page with links to records and data of interest to Decatur County researchers. The Yesterday’s page will continue to be the best place to browse our Decatur County Historical Information. Or course, the search engine remains the best…
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…
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…