The following individuals are listed as early settlers of the county in the book 150 Years of Fayette County History by the Fayette County Sesquicentennial, Inc. If you have any questions, about the information provided about these individuals, you may wish to contact a library that has this book in their collection.
Morgan R. HENLEY, clerk of the circuit court of Fayette county, has bought an auto, the third fro this county. Only recently the second in the county was brought to Somerville by W.M. MAYO, an attorney and clerk of the chancery court, and last Monday Mr. HENLEY arrived from Memphis with his, making the trip in the new car from Memphis to Somerville in about two hours time. According to rumor, several other citizens are on the anxious seat, and…
The Tennessee State Library & Archives (TSLA) houses the surviving records of the Tennessee State Penitentiary. The following list are individuals in the index from Fayette County. For information on how to get more information about these records, please contact TSLA.