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Records and Dates

Records and Dates

Fayette County, Tennessee Record Dates Information for this chart was taken from various sources, often containing conflicting dates. This information should be taken as a guide and should be verified by contacting the county and/or the state government agency. Known Beginning Dates for Government County Records[4] Birth* Marriage Death* Court Land Probate Census 1814 1838 1814 1824 1821 1836 1810 *Statewide registration for births and deaths began in 1908 (1913 missing). General compliance by 1927. Record Loss 1925 Courthouse burned and…

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59th U. S. Colored Infantry Regiment

59th U. S. Colored Infantry Regiment

  Originally 1st U.S. Tennessee Volunteers (African Descent): Also called 1st West Tennessee Infantry Regiment (African Descent) Mustered in at La Grange, Tennessee, June 6 and June 27, 1863. FIELD OFFICERS Colonels-Edward Bouton (to Brevet Brigadier General) Lieutenant Colonels-Robert E. Phillips, Robert Cowden Majors-Robert Cowden, James C. Foster CAPTAINS James C. Foster, Co. “A”. Enrolled at La Grange, Fayette County, in May, 1863; mustered in June 6, 1863. Henry W. Johnson, Co. “B”. Enrolled at Moscow, Fayette County, May 17,…

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61st U. S. Colored Infantry Regiment

61st U. S. Colored Infantry Regiment

Originally 2nd U.S. Tennessee Volunteers (African Descent): Also called 2nd West Tennessee Infantry Regiment (African Descent) Mustered in at La Grange, Tennessee, June 30 and August 27, 1863. FIELD OFFICERS Colonel-Frank A. Kendrick Lieutenant Colonel-John Foley Major-Edmund R. Wiley, Jr. CAPTAINS Lorenzo Jean, Co. “A”. Enrolled at Jackson, Madison County, in May, 1863; mustered in June 30, 1863. Walter W. Kelley, Co. “B”. Enrolled at Jackson, May, 1863; mustered in June 30, 1863. Jacob Gruse, Co. “C”. Enrolled at La…

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TOPOGRAPHY

TOPOGRAPHY

From Goodspeed’s History of Tennessee (1887), page 797 “The topographical features of Fayette County are not very strongly marked. The northern portion is slightly undulating, the middle and western rather hilly with extended plateaus, the southeast hilly with fertile valleys, and the extreme southern portion an unbroken level, the latter being the Wolf River bottoms. “The formation underlying the surface of the county is, as seen in the bluffs, railroad cuts, washes, etc…., generally a stratified mass of sands, more…

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Misc. News Articles

Misc. News Articles

 May 19, 2013  The following news articles are relevant to Fayette County.  If you have contributions please let us know. 1838-1857 Fayette County Marriage Index Abstracts of Marriage Records ADAMS, Sarah C. – (d. 1866) ALEXANDER, Samuel J. ANDERSON, Moses L. BAIRD, Benjamin F. (Dr.) BASS, James W. Biography: FALLS, James Napoleon (1841-1919) Biography: WASHINGTON, Henry Augustine (b. 1870) Blackard, Charles Galloway BOLING, George W. BOYD, Julian Wray (d. 1968) BURNETT, Joshua E. BURNETT, Joshua E. BURNETT, Wilson L. CANNON,…

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Abstracts of Marriage Records

Abstracts of Marriage Records

  FAYETTE COUNTY, TN – MARRIAGES – Abstracts of Marriage Records File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Andea Weil cweil@juno.com ************************************************************************ USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ************************************************************************…

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