Map: Proposed Powell County, Tennessee
Powell County was proposed, but it was never formed.
Continue reading →Map: Hawkins County in 1888
From a Rand-McNally atlas. Found on-line at MyGenealogyHound.com — no copyright infringement intended.
Continue reading →Map: Agricultural Regions in East Tennessee, 1883
Top Ten Tennessee History Reference Books
Your Webmistress has tried to create a list of her personal Top Ten Tennessee History Reference Books, meaning the ones she refers to over and over. The list is more than 10, but it was really hard to stop!
Continue reading →Map: Location of Hawkins County Today
Carr, Collier, Cox, Hall, Hammond, Rutledge Families — 1920 Census
Submitted by Darryl C. Gardner, who wrote the following introduction: “Three of my maternal ancestral lines are traceable back to: John COLLIER (1… – ca. 1764) and wife Siscely HALL Samuel COX (ca. 1808 – aft. 1880), m/1 Barbary HAMMOND? … Continue reading →
William Jenkins and Judia Fitch
William Jenkins was born 1795 Virginia-died c1880 Estill Co, Ky. Judia Fitch was born 1790 Virginia – died 4 April 1862 Estill Co, Ky. No marriage has been found for their marriage. A marriage was found for a Juda Fitch … Continue reading →
Claim of Montgomery Woods with the Southern Claims Commission
The Civil War and its long aftermath were often hard times for Hawkins County citizens. This account of one family’s futile claim for reimbursement for property taken by Union soldiers gives a glimpse of the era. Excerpts from the official … Continue reading →
Kenner and Shanks Family Notes
Fragments of Family History 1 Wiley Blount KENNER1 Birth: 1797, Klondike, Hawkins Co., TN 1,2,3 Death: Nov 1862, Hawkins Co., TN, age: 65 1,4 Father: Howson KENNER (~1757-1828) Mother: Lucy CALLAHAN (1760-<1828) Spouse: Elizabeth SHANKS 4a Birth: 1811 2,6 Death: … Continue reading →
William Dykes, Sr.
1. William1 Dykes was born between 1740 and 1750 in Virginia. He married Susannah Lankford, daughter of James Lankford whose wife was Sarah (–?–) of Surry Co., North Carolina. William died circa 1832 in Hawkins Co., Tennessee. * On 18 … Continue reading →