Joshua E. BURNETT, farmer and stock raiser of Fayette County, was born in Iredell County, N.C., August 17, 1834, and is a son of Jeremiah and Mary (Ellis) BURNETT. The father was born in South Carolina, September 18, 1807, and is now seventy-six years old. They moved to Tennessee in 1849 and settled twelve miles south of Somerville; two years later they moved three miles further north where they have since lived. The father has always been a farmer; he…
Daily Journal and Tribune (Knoxville) August 14, 1896 Wm. Whitlock Paid the Penalty for Murdering and Officer Somerville, Tenn., August 13 — Wm. H. WHITLOCK was hanged here today in the presence of a large crowd of people. The crime for which WHITLOCK was hanged was the murder of Constable W.D. HOLLIDAY near La Grange, Tenn., on August 9, 1895. WHITLOCK died proclaiming his innocence.
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Fayette Falcon March 3, 1911 Hon. H.B. THARP, of Macon, and Julian THARP, of Oakland, attended last Monday in Jackson, the celebration of the 81st birthday of their father, Esq. Jesse THARP, long a resident of Macon, Fayette county. Esq. THARP was long prominent in the business and political affairs of this county, where he lived many years, until four or five years ago, when he removed from Macon to Jackson to make his home with his daughter, Mrs. W.H….
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.
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.
Memphis Daily Avalanche May 2, 1868 Died, at the residence of J.H. KEE, near Somerville, Tennessee, on the 27th day of April, 1868, Mr. Hinton HOLLOWAY, aged seventy years. The deceased was a native of Wake county, North Carolina, and for many years a resident of Fayette county, Tennessee, and Dallas county, Arkansas, where he has many friends.
Memphis Daily Appeal October 25, 1867 Died, in Somerville, Tennessee on the 15th instant, after an illness of about ten days, Robert N. NESBITT, Esq., in the forty second year of his age. He was the oldest born citizen of that place. His father, Nathan NESBITT, was one of the first settlers of the town, and kept one of the first hotels, which was situation on the north east corner of the square, where now stands the brick hotel. The…
Commercial Appeal December 5, 1968 Retired Banker of Rossville Dies at Age of 69 Julian Wray BOYD of Rossville, a retired banker, died at 7:20 pm yesterday at Baptist Hospital after a long illness. Burial will be in Memorial Park. He was 69. He leaves his wife, Mrs. Lillian C. BOYD; three daughters, Mrs. Paul Madison WILSON of Colierville, Mrs. Walter E. PIPER of Pharr, Texas, and Mrs. John David PULLIAM of Rossville; and a sister, Mrs. Fred K. WEST…
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