This 1836 letter was sent from Rogersville to New Orleans, Louisiana. This letter was apparently written by an agent of the New Orleans merchant, who was traveling in East Tennessee and Southwest Virginia buying slaves. Interesting comments and insights into … Continue reading →
The Appalachian & Rare Books Collection in the Carson-Newman College Library houses the main book collection of the Special Collections. Many of these books are considered rare and no longer in print. As the collection grows, emphasis is being placed … Continue reading →
In 1998, Jackie Robinson created an on-line index to the microfilm records available at the H. B. Stamps Library’s Genealogy Room in Rogersville, TN.
Continue reading →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 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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
In compiling the information on Michael Roark of Hawkins County, Tennessee, several documents were used. Each document will be identified as the information it contains is presented. In the first census of the United States for Rockingham County, Virginia we … Continue reading →
Generation No. 1 1. MICHAEL1 SHANKS was born 1750 in Rockingham/Greenbriar, VA, and died June 06, 1836 in Hawkins County, TN. He married ELIZABETH MILLER. Notes for MICHAEL SHANKS: near Shanks Cabin. Burial: Shanks Cemetary Children of MICHAEL SHANKS and … Continue reading →
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