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 →
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 →
This database contains scanned images of index cards, located at the State Library of Virginia in Richmond, listing all verifiable adult males in the Holston-Clinch River area in the last quarter of the eighteenth century, as well as information on … Continue reading →
The first eighteen people naturalized as citizens of Hawkins County, as shown in the Index of the Hawkins County Circuit Court Minutes, held at the Hawkins County Courthouse in Rogersville, Tennessee. Transcribed by Jackie Robinson. Aiken, George Conn, James Carey, … Continue reading →
Transcribed and submitted by Gladys M. Owens. Click here to view part 2 of this transcription. While researching for our book Reflections of the Housewright Family’s Journey, co-authored by Regenia Koger, Georgia Greer and myself, we were given some information … Continue reading →
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