Member of Tennessee House, 28th, 31st, and 36th General Assemblies, 1849-51, 1855-57, 1869-71; representing Greene County in 28th Assembly; counties of Greene, Hancock, Hawkins and Jefferson in others; Unionist. Born September 29, 1804, in Greene County; names of parents not … Continue reading →
Member of the Tennessee House, 33rd General Assembly, 1859-61; representing counties of Greene, Hancock, Hawkins, and Jefferson; Southern Unionist. Born in Greeneville, Greene County, on February 27, 1834; son of Andrew and Eliza (McCardle) Johnson. Lawyer at Greeneville. Never married. … Continue reading →
Member of the Tennessee House, 21st and 22nd General Assemblies, 1835-39; representing Greene and Washington counties; SENATE, 24th General Assembly, 1841-43; representing Greene and Hawkins counties; Democrat, Unionist. Born in Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, on December 29, 1808; son … Continue reading →
Member of Tennessee Senate, 27th and 28th General Assemblies, 1847-51; representing Greene and Hawkins counties; HOUSE, 33rd and 34th General Assemblies, 1859-63; representing Greene County in 33rd Assembly; Greene, Hancock, Hawkins and Jefferson counties in the 34th; Democrat. Born in … Continue reading →
Member of Tennessee House, 20th and 21st General Assemblies, 1833-37; representing Greene County; SENATE, 30th General Assembly, 1853-55; representing Hancock, Hawkins, and Jefferson counties; Whig. Born in Washington County on February 7, 1795; names of parents not given. Limited education, … Continue reading →
Member of the Tennessee House: 13th General Assembly, 2nd session only, 1819-21; replaced William Kelley; 14th General Assembly, 2nd session only, 1821-23, replaced Valentine Sevier; 15th and 16th General assemblies, 1823-27; representing Greene County in all sessions; SENATE, 22nd and … Continue reading →
Transcribed by Jackie Robinson from Marriage Book I at the Hawkins County Courthouse. Marriage of William Johnson and Mary Evans 25th of May or March [illegible] 1789 The accompanying Marriage Bond: Know all men by these presence that we William … Continue reading →
From Goodspeed’s History of East Tennessee. Transcribed by Jackie Robinson. Hawkins County lies in upper East Tennessee, and extends somewhat in the shape of a parallelogram from VA line to the northern boundaries of Grainger and Hamblen Counties. It is … Continue reading →
Mooresburg, Tenn Nov 21st 90 My Dear Daughter, Yours of the 9th 1890 received a few days ago, and I hasten to answer it. I am glad to hear you have a good kind husband and all getting along well. … Continue reading →
Bluff City, April 24, 1889 (envelope marks) to James C Horton, Cameron Scot Co VA Valley Home, Tenn Dear Sister I will try to write a few lines this Sabbath night to let you know how we are doing. We … Continue reading →
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