Deeds in Fayette County
1825-1837 – Fayette County, TN Deeds. Signal Mountain, Tenn: Mountain Press, 2001 [Find in a Library] Index to Deed Books A-D, 1825-1835 Index to Deed Books E-F, 1835-1837
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Immanuel Episcopal Church
Church Minutes of Immanuel Episcopal Church, La Grange, Tennessee, Fayette County, 1848. [Available at TN State Library]
Cemeteries in Fayette County
Old Jones Cemetery – online at the TNGenWeb Cemetery database Map of Fayette County cemeteries – see local cemeteries on a Google Map List of Fayette County Cemeteries at Find-A-Grave – volunteer-submitted entries Fayette County Cemeteries (USGenWeb Archives) Cemetery Records from Fayette County, Tennessee by Dorothy Morton (1974) – [Find in a Library]
Census 1850 – 1940
1850 US Census (Mortality Schedule) – search the index for free at FamilySearch 1850 US Census (Slave Schedule) – search the index for free at FamilySearch 1870 US Census – search for free at FamilySearch 1880 US Census – search for free at FamilySearch 1900 US Census – search for free at FamilySearch 1910 US Census – search for free at FamilySearch 1920 US Census – search for free at FamilySearch 1930 US Census – search for free at FamilySearch 1940 US Census – search for free at FamilySearch
Fayette County Goodspeed Biographies
The following Fayette County biographies are from Goodspeed’s History of Tennessee, 1887. [Find in a Library] 1838-1857 Fayette County Marriage Index 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, William J. CARNES, Stephen G. CHAMBERS, Daniel G….
WASHINGTON, Henry Augustine (b. 1870)
Biography: July 29, 2012 tngenwebproject@gmail.com Henry Augustine Washington, a leading realtor of Memphis, conducting business under the name of the Washington Real Estate Company, was born at Somerville, Fayette county, Tennessee, on the 29th of March, 1870, and is a son of Dr. James S. and Ella V. (Jackson) Washington. Through the paternal line the family is connected with the Washington family of which George Washington was a representative, and through the maternal line is identified with the same family as…
Blackard, Charles Galloway
08. September 2011 · 2 comments · Categories: Biographies · Tags: Blackard, Davie, White, Wilie Source: Moore, John T, and Austin P. Foster. Tennessee, the Volunteer State, 1769-1923. Chicago: S.J. Clarke Pub. Co, 1923. Charles Galloway Blackard, a member of one of the old and highly respected families of Tennessee, is engaged in the practice of law in Nashville and although one of the more recent additions to the bar of this city, he has already won recognition as an able advocate and safe counselor who has a high conception…
FALLS, James Napoleon (1841-1919)
Biography: July 29, 2012 tngenwebproject@gmail.com Mr. Falls was born in Macon, Fayette county, Tennessee, on the 20th of February, 1841, a son of Gilbreath and Frances (Manees) Falls. His paternal grandfather emigrated from Iredell county, North Carolina, to Athens, Alabama, and during his stay there, Gilbreath Falls was born. From there the family removed to Somerville, Tennessee. The grandfather was one of the first of the race of hardy aristocrats who moved across the mountains and created that wonderful community from…
Early Settlers of Fayette County
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.
HENLEY, Morgan R. – Buys Auto (1911)
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…