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Cowan Railroad Tunnel, Cowan, Tennessee 1940

Cowan Railroad Tunnel, Cowan, Tennessee 1940

Cowan Railroad tunnel. Shows one train crossing the bridge and one train coming through the tunnel. Historical Note The Cowan Tunnel, or Cumberland Mountain Tunnel, is a railroad tunnel near Cowan, Tennessee. The tunnel was built by the Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad Company and was completed in 1852 with the tracks laid in 1853. The strategically important tunnel, part of the rail linkage between the Midwestern United States and the Southeastern United States, played a vital role during the American…

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Births & Deaths from 1908-1912

Births & Deaths from 1908-1912

Important Research Notes: Tennessee required birth and death certificates in 1908, but enforcement did not occur until 1914.  Still, rural areas have spotty records until about 1921-1922. The state Department of Health is responsible for administration of birth and death records.  They were only administered for a short period of time at the local level. Click here to read more details and consult on-line indices at the Tennessee State Library & Archives.  You may also order available closed certificates through…

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1812 Tax List

1812 Tax List

Roll No. 3, TSLATranscribed by Judy Henley Phillips. All rights reserved.  The tax lists on this roll of microfilm are paged consecutively. The Franklin Co., TN list begins with page 77 and is also numbered beginning with page 1. I have enclosed the microfilm page number in parenthesis for convenience in finding a page of interest. Each page has a double row of names with their number of polls. The polls are tallied at the end of each row and…

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History of Franklin County

History of Franklin County

The area that became Franklin County was included in the Dearborn Treaty on 7 January 1806 at Washington City. It was proclaimed by the President, 23 May 1807. By this treaty the Cherokees ceded to the United States an extensive tract, lying in Mississippi, Alabama, and Tennessee. All of the counties in the area came into being about the same time as a result of the Indian cessions. By an Act of the Legislature, Franklin County, Tennessee was created from…

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Wilder and Richardson Family

Wilder and Richardson Family

This Wilder-Richardson research was begun in early 2010 after a conversation with a descendant of these two families. When my friend [Private] told me she was a Wilder and that her grandmother was Nancy Richardson, I was hooked on learning more about how her Richardsons might be related to my own Richardsons in Franklin County. Another descendant [Private] has the Wilder Bible and shared a copy of the family record with me. In search of Nancy Richardson’s family, I began…

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War of 1812

War of 1812

DAILY, George, b. 6 Apr 1794 N.C., d. 16 Apr 1876 Blount Co., AL, was drafted from Franklin Co., TN, 28 Jan 1814, served until 14 May 1814 under Capt. Solomon George’s 3rd Regt. of Tenn. Militia. During the Battle of Horsehoe Bend part of this regiment was held in reserve, while part of the regiment engaged in battle. George Daily sold his original certificate soon after being discharged. His application for a pension (Certificate #18602) stated he married Lucinda…

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Pylant Deeds & Family History

Pylant Deeds & Family History

Submitted by Stacy Hardin<stacy [dot] hardin [at] par-research [dot] com> Book M, page 79 – Indenture 22 August 1829 between William Ayers of Franklin Co. and William Pyland of same … $60 … land on Fall Lick branch and the east side a branch of Big Hurricane Creek, beginning on a dogwood branded thus MA … 20a … /S/ Wm. M. AYERS. Test: David Osborn; Alijah A. Simpson(?) Regíd. Feb. 1830. No. 1597. Billy Pyland enters 1000a in Franklin County…

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Thomas Gardner Family History

Thomas Gardner Family History

Submitted by Joy Gallagher Franklin County, Tenn. Court Loose Records 1880-1889 Gardner – Geohagen, Folder: 1880- 0376 Project Preservation, Franklin Co., TN Archives, 349 Dinah Shore Blvd., Suite 6, Winchester, TN 37398 W.W. Garner et als vs. George Turner et als 1889″ The deposition of Mrs. M. J. Turner taken by the C & M on reference to ascertain the heirs, Dec. 17, 1894. David Lynch C&M. 1. What is your age and residence? Ans. Age 54 years old, residence…

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Miller – Hill Family Records

Miller – Hill Family Records

Surnames mentioned in this file include HIGHERS, MILLER, HILL, RYMAN, HUNT, BURNETT, SLADE, RUSSELL, DOBBS. This essay was handwritten by Ella Frances Miller Highers, about 1929/30, as an application for membership in the United Daughters of the Confederacy. At the time of writing, she lived in Dixon Springs (Smith Co.), TN. Ella was born in Sewanee (Franklin Co.), TN, 8 Sept., 1879 and died in Dixon Springs, 16 April, 1965. She was married to Simon Claiborne Highers. Transcribed by Fran…

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