From the Volume With the Colors This material is taken from the book, With the Colors from Hawkins County. It lists men from Hawkins County that were in World War I. It was published in 1920/21, with a selected number … Continue reading →
Surnames Found in Families of Hawkins County, Tennessee, 1786-1994 The following list contains all the surnames found in Families of Hawkins County Tennessee 1786-1994,” published by the Hawkins County Genealogical & Historical Society. The book is no longer in print. … Continue reading →
This journal was transcribed, submitted, and copyrighted by Andra Walker Clark Moskowitz, who explained the text as follows: This is a month-long journal of my grandfather, Robert Sparks Walker, written in 1897 when he was 17 and on his first … Continue reading →
Bull’s Gap, originally called Rogersville Junction, was an important location for railroad transportation in Hawkins County. In 1858, the East Tennessee and Virginia Railroad used slave labor to lay the first tracks through the area. During the Civil War the … Continue reading →
Hawkins County Historian Mr. Rodney Ferrell 2545 Main Street Surgoinsville, TN 37873 Please include a self-addressed, stamped envelope with all correspondence. Click here to view a complete list of Tennessee County Historians Historical & Genealogical Societies Hawkins County Genealogical & … Continue reading →
Local and Regional Collections with Hawkins County Resources H. B. Stamps Memorial Library 407 West Main Street Rogersville, TN 37857 Phone: (423) 272-8710 E-mail: info [at] hawkinslibraries [dot] org This public library has a fine collection of genealogical research on … Continue reading →
Plat of the Town as Laid Out in 1792, redrawn by Warren Amyx A copy of this map was found at the Stamps Library in 1996 by Billie McNamara. No copyright infringement is intended by posting it here. This map … Continue reading →
From Rogersville Review, Sesqui-Centennial Edition, November 26, 1936. Transcribed by Billie McNamara from a typescript at the Stamps Library in 1996. [Original] Editor’s Note: The following article was written by the late Judge Hugh G. Kyle. Hawkins County is of … Continue reading →
From Rogersville Review, Sesqui-Centennial Edition, November 26, 1936. Transcribed by Billie McNamara from a typescript at the Stamps Library in 1996. The first resident of Rogersville, Tennessee, lived in Fincastle County, Virginia. He died in Washington County, Virginia, and yet … Continue reading →
Excerpted from Hawkins County Land Grant Books 1 & 2, 1787-1819, by Billie R. McNamara. This material is copyrighted ©1996 by Billie R. McNamara. All rights reserved. Introduction Modern-day Hawkins County is located on the Virginia-Tennessee border. Containing 570 square miles, it … Continue reading →
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