Member of Tennessee House, 20th General Assembly, 1833-35; representing Hawkins County; SENATE, 21st General Assembly, 1835-37, 2nd session only; replaced John McGaughey; representing Greene and Hawkins counties; Democrat. Born in Hawkins County on October 25, 1794; son of William and … Continue reading →
Member of Tennessee House, 23rd General Assembly, 1839-41; representing Hawkins County; Democrat. Born in Virginia in 1805, exact place and date and names of parents not found. Occupation: silversmith, with business in Rogersville, Hawkins County, as early as 1835; justice … Continue reading →
Member of Tennessee Senate, 29th General Assembly, 1851-53; representing Greene and Hawkins counties; HOUSE, 31st General Assembly, 1855-57; representing Hawkins County; Democrat. Born at Van Hill, Hawkins County, on August 12, 1813; son of Wesley and Sarah (Bailey) Hall. Received … Continue reading →
Member of North Carolina Senate, 1788, 1789; representing Hawkins County (then North Carolina, now Tennessee). Born in Middlesex County, Virginia, on January 1, 1744; son of John and Mary (Dillard) Amis. Married (1st) in Northampton County, North Carolina, on January … Continue reading →
Member of Tennessee Senate, 16th General Assembly, 1825-27; representing Hawkins and Sullivan counties; political affiliation not indicated. Born at Big Creek, near Rogersville, Hawkins County on November 6, 1790; son of Thomas and Lucy (Haynes) Amis. Educations received from “field … Continue reading →
by Dr. George F. Mellen. Published in the Knoxville Sentinel February 16, 1907. The destruction, this week [in February, 1907], of the “Marble Hall,” a noted East Tennessee mansion, brings a pang of regret. For years it has stood like … Continue reading →
These letters were written to Miss Nan Kinkead. Miss Nan was a devoted Rebel who lived in Hawkins County, TN, on Cave Hill Farm. A story of the life of Miss Nan during the Civil War has been written and … Continue reading →
Petition 23-1-799 to the Tennessee General Assembly Undated Petition of citizens of Hawkins Co that live on the northwest side of Clinch Mountain, who complain of distance and difficulty to get to Court House and wish to hold their own … Continue reading →
Abraham Molsbee, who has extensive farming and stock-raising interests which he is profitably conducting in Montague county, is also well known as a minister of the Brethern church, and his upright life has commended him to the confidence and good … Continue reading →
This novel relates the dreams, heartaches, and romance revealed in a young girl’s diary. It is a fascinating true story about Nannie Kinkead Etter, the author’s grandmother, who lived those tender years during the Civil War era. The story, spanning … Continue reading →
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