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County & Community Histories
Fayette County Historical Society (1986). History of Fayette County, Tennessee. (Note: This book is out print and there are no plans to republish it. This book includes many biographies of Revolutionary War veterans, pioneer and modern Fayette Countians; this is in addition to those found in the Goodspeed’s index). Fayette County Historical Society Bulletin (April, 1976 to April, 1994). (Note: Notebook located at Fayette Co. Public Library: white 3-ring notebook titled, “Fayette County Historical Society Papers ” ) Fayette County Sesquicentennial,…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
Newspapers on Microfilm
Fayette County Newspapers on Microfilm – list from the Library of Congress
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,…
Union Provost Marshall Database
Union Provost Marshall Database – info re Fayette County individuals (TN State Library & Archives)
Tennessee Marriages, 1796-1950
1790-1950 Tennessee Marriages – free database from FamilySearch with images included