The following names were transcribed from an unknown document. The transcriber’s name was not indicated. District School Teacher 1 Beech Grove T A Berry 1 Bulls Gap Clara Horner 1 Bulls Gap Ogl(_) King 1 Dodson’s Creek David Lawson 1 … Continue reading →
The following names were transcribed from a document entitled A School Souvenir from Sun Rise School, District # 4, Hawkins County. The transcriber’s name was not indicated. Teacher: Maude Elizabeth Boyer Supt and Clerk: F H Parvin Treasurer: Hugh Blankin … Continue reading →
Some items from the log Thomas T. Ross kept between the years of 1881 and 1893. He married Elizabeth Charles and they lived in Stanley Valley, Hawkins Co, TN with their 12 children. His farm extended into Scott Co VA. … Continue reading →
The table below lists people from Hawkins County who filed claims with the Southern Claims Commission from 1871 to 1873. These individuals claimed their property had been taken by United States military personnel for use in the Civil War. Information … Continue reading →
This information was submitted by Vera Boyatt and is a partial listing. Additions and corrections to this data will be appreciated. Please use the Contact Us link. S G Pace and W P Brownlow Deputy Deputy Commissioners J J Wolfe … Continue reading →
From the Volume With the Colors This material is taken from the book, With the Colors from Hawkins County. It lists men from Hawkins County that were in World War I. It was published in 1920/21, with a selected number … Continue reading →
Surnames Found in Families of Hawkins County, Tennessee, 1786-1994 The following list contains all the surnames found in Families of Hawkins County Tennessee 1786-1994,” published by the Hawkins County Genealogical & Historical Society. The book is no longer in print. … Continue reading →
This journal was transcribed, submitted, and copyrighted by Andra Walker Clark Moskowitz, who explained the text as follows: This is a month-long journal of my grandfather, Robert Sparks Walker, written in 1897 when he was 17 and on his first … Continue reading →
Bull’s Gap, originally called Rogersville Junction, was an important location for railroad transportation in Hawkins County. In 1858, the East Tennessee and Virginia Railroad used slave labor to lay the first tracks through the area. During the Civil War the … Continue reading →
Hawkins County Historian Mr. Rodney Ferrell 2545 Main Street Surgoinsville, TN 37873 Please include a self-addressed, stamped envelope with all correspondence. Click here to view a complete list of Tennessee County Historians Historical & Genealogical Societies Hawkins County Genealogical & … Continue reading →
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