Henry C. Armstrong, sheriff, was born twelve miles northeast of Rogersville, at Stony Point, August 21, 1853, being the son of Alfred and Elizabeth Armstrong, natives of Hawkins County, Tenn., the former born December 29, 1823, and deceased at Winchester, … Continue reading →
Capt. William L. Armstrong, merchant and farmer, was born at his home in Stony Point, July 3, 1837, the son of William and Mary (Young) Armstrong, both of Irish origin, and natives of Hawkins County. The father was born in … Continue reading →
Hawkins County lies in upper east Tennessee, and extends somewhat in the shape of a parallelogram from the Virginia line to the northern boundaries of Grainger and Hamblen Counties. It is divided into two almost equal parts by the Holston … Continue reading →
The Fulton (NY) History Web site has put a substantial number of early issues of the Rogersville Review on-line as digitized images of newspaper pages. Bless you, Tom! The images are browsable at this link. You can also search the … Continue reading →
Transcribed and submitted by Kathy Welder. Capt. Nathaniel Smith’s Company (partial list) Name Acres Poll MILLER Jacob 1 MERITT George 1 McCAW Gabl 100 1 McCAW Maddox 1 MOORE John 1 MOORE Hugh G. 586 1 McVEY James Jr. 1 … Continue reading →
Transcribed from the Knoxville Gazette, vol. I, no. 18, 30 June 1792, page 3, by Jackie Robinson. Introduction: This list refers to the last step in establishing legal ownership of stray livestock under Chapter IX, Laws of North Carolina (1777), … Continue reading →
Introduction: This letter was sent to MIldred Byler Forde daughter of Minnie Rogers Byler from William Leroy Rogers. The original letter was sent to Karen L. Hinton-Cook by June Byler Baird on November 11, 2000. Transcribed by Karen Hinton-Cook, who … Continue reading →
Introduction: A copy of this letter was found in the publication entitled Footprints, a quarterly magazine published by the Fort Worth Genealogical Society. This was in the August, 1988, issue. Submitted by Vicki Johnson. “A Letter from Grandfather” In 1957, … Continue reading →
These letters were very faded, and several areas were missing because of paper age and folding. Lee Valley, March 9th, 1848 Dear Sir, This being a wet morning I sit down to write you. The times and events of our … Continue reading →
Sneedville, Tennessee, 21 October, 1858 Last night I received a letter from you dated 5th inst. which this is intended for an answer. We are all well except my second son, Jesse B., who is teaching a free school on … Continue reading →
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