{"id":2511,"date":"2014-08-25T23:53:31","date_gmt":"2014-08-26T03:53:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/hawkins\/?p=2511"},"modified":"2017-06-20T22:46:54","modified_gmt":"2017-06-21T02:46:54","slug":"queries-posted-in-may-1998","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/hawkins\/queries-posted-in-may-1998\/","title":{"rendered":"Queries Posted in May, 1998"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The queries below were posted on the original TNGenWeb system.<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\nE-mail addresses were included at the time, but they were removed . Few, if any, of the e-mail addresses given at that time would still be current. When we have been given updated e-mail addresses, we have included them below.<\/p>\n<p>We recommend you simply use Google or another general search engine to see if you can find current contact information for an individual.<\/p>\n<p>If you have updated e-mail addresses for anyone, please let us know. We will be happy to include them here.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>DAVIS, TAYLOR<br \/>\nI am searching for my grandmother&#8217;s, &amp; grandfather&#8217;s birth records. My grandmother was named Alice Davis she was born 3\/31\/1874 in Knoxville Tenn to John and Amilia Davis. My grandfather was born May 6 1874 to James and Amanda Taylor in Knoxville Tenn.<br \/>\nDoris A. Turner &#8212; 940 Halesworth Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45240<br \/>\nSubmitted on Sat May 30 19:17:20 EDT 1998<\/p>\n<p>BRYANT<br \/>\nSeeking information on Elizabeth BRYANT, Hawkins Co., Tn., married to Edward WALKER in 1840&#8217;s. Have been told some of my ancestry is Cherokee, and that BRYANT is a name from the Old Cherokee Nation.<br \/>\nAndra Clark<br \/>\nSubmitted on Sat May 30 02:55:46 EDT 1998<\/p>\n<p>GRASS, MAYES<br \/>\nI (RICKEY MAYES) WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THE DECENDENTS OF CHIEF JOEL BRYON MAYES OR CHIEF SAMUEL HOUSTON MAYES CAN BE TRACED TO THE LATE JAMES LYONS MAYES (FAMILY)CURRENTLY RESIDING IN ROGERSVILLE, TENNESSEE? I(KATHERINE TIARE ALLENCASTRE)AM A DECENDENT OF THE GRASS FAMILY, WHICH WERE RELOCATED FROM NORTH CAROLINA HOMELAND TO THE RESERVATIONS IN OKLAHOMA. LUCY GRASS HAD A GRANDDAUGHTER WHOSE NAME WAS IRENE LUCILLE GRASS WHOM LATER MARRIED DAVID PAUL COPPERFIELD SR.. THE COPPERFIELD FAMILY LATER RELOCATED FROM THE RESERVATION IN OKALAHOMA TO THE ISLANDS OF HAWAII SOMETIME PRIOR TO THE 1950&#8217;S.<br \/>\nRickey Mayes<br \/>\nSubmitted on Wed May 27 16:15:06 EDT 1998<\/p>\n<p>HUMBLE, RICE<br \/>\nI am looking for my g-g-g-g grandparents. John Philip HUMBLE and his wife who was a RICE. They moved into Hawkins County, TN from North Carolina and my g-g-g grandfather Samuel HUMBLE was born there 6\/9\/1797. I am looking for a burial place, a will, or any connection that tells me anything about them.<br \/>\nNICK HUMBLE &#8212; P.O. Box 2396, Cleveland, TN 37320<br \/>\n<a href=\"javascript:secureDecryptAndNavigate('V3W67nlqQe5uk4tUeerdk6osekTrCES4q1Ty+XxVyVUPw6F3cvHHsyxy2HbGLdGq357hxBCM4bOnWjDh+bCzZC5iMUpcS8eo4ijP', '1e96bb845efb4ce811d4a92d41a4f1bea44c176d7d79b06863d21624d6cc9fc7')\">nickh [at] mindspring [dot] com<\/a><br \/>\nSubmitted on Wed May 27 15:21:19 EDT 1998<\/p>\n<p>CREECH<br \/>\nLooking for info on CREECH of Hawkins\/Hancock Co. TN. namely EZEKIEL CREECH, born ca. 1795 who lived in Hawkins Co. TN (present Hancock) He was listed on census from 1830-50 in TN. Evidently removed to Harlan Co. Ky after 1850. Did he have a dau. named AVA CREECH? b. 1827 who married ISOM COLLINS, son of BENJAMIN COLLINS. Ava Creech and Isom Collins also removed to Harlan Co. Ky for a few years before moving back to Hancock Co. by 1860 Trying to find parents of Ava. Thanks<br \/>\nPhillip E. Roberts<br \/>\nSubmitted on Wed May 27 12:06:27 EDT 1998<\/p>\n<p>MALLORY, ISENBERG<br \/>\nResearching MALLORY and ISENBERG in Hawkins Co. Specifically John and Robert Mallory and Jacob Isenberg.<br \/>\nEarl Morris<br \/>\nSubmitted on Wed May 27 07:22:51 EDT 1998<\/p>\n<p>KITE, LOUDERBACK, HORD, GULLEY, CARTER<br \/>\nSeek proof that James KITE, b. ca 1843 who m. Martha GULLEY on 14 Dec 1872 Hawkins Co (Martha m. 2d a SHORT) is son of James KITE who m. Hannah HORD\/HOARD. This James was son of John KITE, b. Rockingham Co, VA ca 1764, d. 1851 Persia, Hawkins Co, TN and Betsy LOUDERBACK, b. 1778 Rockingham Co, VA. Who were Martha and Hannah&#8217;s parents? Charlie Henderson KITE, son of James and Martha GULLEY KITE, was my grandfather. He went to OK from TN shortly after 1900. Charlie&#8217;s wife was Lenora Toncray CARTER, dau. of James Nelson CARTER. W. Peyton GEORGE, 1601 Chapel Hill Drive, Alexandria, VA 22304 <a href=\"javascript:secureDecryptAndNavigate('9\/7GdnxCBvvLp0H1dk8Pj8gEb8kC+lpWin9TNBbjfleisWFetaRi6D9p1NpIsZCNpbxsSDCnsyhAVn4tIJQjJshJlmzSqw==', '1e96bb845efb4ce811d4a92d41a4f1bea44c176d7d79b06863d21624d6cc9fc7')\">peyton [at] cais [dot] com<\/a><br \/>\nW. Peyton GEORGE &#8212; 1601 Chapel Hill Drive, Alexandria, VA 22304<br \/>\nSubmitted on Tue May 26 14:24:32 EDT 1998<\/p>\n<p>LOONEY, MCGUIRE, MOORE, MORGAN, GALBRATH<br \/>\nLooking for information re Arthur Gilbreth LOONEY, b. 9FEB1795 to Benjamin Looney, Jr. and Mary Polly GALBRATH in Hawkins Co. Arthur md. Mary A. MORGAN. Their daughter, Elizabeth, b\/ 23MAR1830, said to have been born in Coffee Co., TN. She md. Jesse Calvin MCGUIRE and they ended up in MO. Arthur and his family said to have been driven by Govt. soldiers from White Co., TN to Oklahoma 1835. Would especially like to know names, birthdates of Arthur &amp; Mary&#8217;s children, names of Mary MORGAN&#8217;s parents; whether Jesse Calvin had a first wife named Betsey Benjamin MOORE, if so when and where md.; and when and where Elizabeth md. Jesse MCGUIRE. These families said to be members of Chicamauga Cherokee tribe.<br \/>\nIlene Jones &#8212; 2068 SE Osage Ave, Bartlesville, OK 74003<br \/>\nSubmitted on Sun May 24 15:34:35 EDT 1998<\/p>\n<p>BINYON,BINION<br \/>\nBINYON, Isaac is listed in the 1830 Hawkins County Census. Anyone researching this family please contact me and I will share what information I have on this surname.<br \/>\nAngela Dwyer<br \/>\nSubmitted on Fri May 22 19:41:23 EDT 1998<\/p>\n<p>LEEPER<br \/>\nLewis Feltnor LEEPER (1810-1888) lived in Hamblen Co. most of his life. His father was Matthew LEEPER located across the county line in Jefferson at Muddy Creek. I am looking for Matthew Leeper&#8217;s wife and the names of their parents. Do you have a copy of the 1870 and 1880 Hamblen Co. census? Lewis or his siblings Peyton C. and William K. may have listed their parent&#8217;s names and birthplaces. There is a chance that Matthew LEEPER&#8217;s wife was a Native American. I lack a carabelle cusp which indicates that lineage, and Matthew&#8217;s wife and both their parents are the only unknown relatives. Any leads will be greatly appreciated.<br \/>\nPhil ERNST<br \/>\nSubmitted on Thu May 21 22:15:16 EDT 1998<\/p>\n<p>LAMB,JORDAN,SMITH,WINSTEAD<br \/>\nI am searching for information on my great-grandfather,William Floyd JORDAN born 1868 in Virginia and was living in Hawkins County in 1941 when he got shot and died in hospital in Greene County,Tenn. in 1941.William Floyd JORDAN married Mary WINSTEAD. They had a daughter, Clora Martha JORDAN born 1896 in Hawkins County and died 1951 in Greene County,Tenn. and she married William Aaron LAMB born 1888 Hancock County,Tenn. and died 1983 in Knox County,Tenn.William and Martha LAMB married between 1911 and 1914 prob. Hancock County, Tenn. William Floyd JORDAN was the son of Jacob JORDAN born 1832 and wife, Martha A. SMITH born 1837. Martha A. SMITH was a Native American Cherokee Indian. I need help on all these families. If anyone has information to share, I would appreciate any information.<br \/>\nBarbara Kesterson<br \/>\nSubmitted on Mon May 18 23:12:32 EDT 1998<\/p>\n<p>DYKES,GRIFFITH,NOE<br \/>\nLooking for information on William Griffith line and Isham Dykes and the descendents of George and Kyle Noe&#8230;any help would be appreciated<br \/>\nDonna Parks<br \/>\nSubmitted on Mon May 18 20:37:48 EDT 1998<\/p>\n<p>HAWKINS<br \/>\nTrying to locate any information related to a John HAWKINS, b. 1817. He married Rutha Gray, b. 1818. John&#8217;s known brother&#8217;s were Joseph and Hiram HAWKINS. Thank You<br \/>\nLynn Hawkins<br \/>\nSubmitted on Mon May 18 02:23:39 EDT 1998<\/p>\n<p>BUCHANAN<br \/>\nI am looking for information on William T BUCHANAN who was born in North Carolina moved to Hawkins Co. with his family, father George W., after the Civil War. He married Elizabeth HEADRICK , later married 2 more times. He lived in Hamblen Co. most of his life. Interested in anything anyone knows about him.<br \/>\nJ. Hatcher<br \/>\nSubmitted on Sat May 16 17:26:51 EDT 1998<\/p>\n<p>SHANKS, PEARSON, MILLER, WEBB<br \/>\nLooking for SHANKS spouses. Mary &#8220;Polly&#8221; PEARSON (d\/o of Christian John PEARSON) b. 1777 Bucks Co. PA marr. Christian SHANKS; they moved from VA to Hawkins Co. where they lived\/died. Elizabeth MILLER (d\/o of John MILLER) b. Lancaster PA&gt;VA then to Hawkins Co. with Michael SHANKS after 1803. There are many MILLER and WEBB (Theo. Webb) families that married into the SHANKS line of Hawkins Co. Any info is appreciated<br \/>\nJenny Terry<br \/>\nSubmitted on Fri May 15 08:41:43 EDT 1998<\/p>\n<p>VAUGHAN<br \/>\nI want to contact anyone that can provide information about the VAUGHN cemetery, near Eidson TN, its contents, and the parents of the Jesse L. VAUGHAN(1884-1935), Susan A. VAUGHN(1866-1946), or William VAUGHN(1864-1935). I am looking for descendants of a William D. VAUGHN (born early 1830s in Grayson Co, VA) that may have removed to Hawkins Co. TN<br \/>\nFrank R. Vaughan &#8212; 16716 Baederwood Ln, Rockville, MD 20855-2009<br \/>\nSubmitted on Thu May 14 09:10:44 CDT 1998<\/p>\n<p>SPIRES, BENTLEY,WATTS,WILLIAMS,LANE<br \/>\nSearching for death, estate, cemetery for Gilham SPIRES &amp; wife Betsy ____ d. ca 1870 Hamblen or Hawkins Cos. Had son (among others) William Robert SPIRES m. Elizabeth BENTLEY dau of William BENTLEY &amp; Anna WATTS. William &amp; Elizabeth had son (among others) David Crockett SPIRES m. Nancy Ellen WILLIAMS, dau of Joshua David WILLIAMS &amp; Nola LANE. Joshua was son of William WILLIAMS. Nola was dau of James LANE. William &amp; Elizabeth, David Crockett &amp; Nancy and Joshua &amp; Nola all migrated before 1900 to near Ramsey, Fayette Co., IL where they lived the rest of their lives. Would appreciate hearing from anyone who is researching the same surnames or can tell me about where they lived or a cemetery where they may be buried. I will share my information.<br \/>\nJeff B. MEYER &#8212; Route 1, Box 8, Bingham, IL 62011<br \/>\nSubmitted on Thu May 14 04:14:30 CDT 1998<\/p>\n<p>DYER<br \/>\nI am looking for FRANCIS DYER, listed in the 1790 list of voters for Hawkins county. He also had a son with the same name.<br \/>\nTerry Dyer &#8212; p.o. box 158, Alger, OH 45812-0158<br \/>\nSubmitted on Wed May 13 23:18:46 CDT 1998<\/p>\n<p>LAWSON, ANGEL, MOONEYHAM<br \/>\nLooking for any info on the parents of Wesley LAWSON b. abt. 1824 m. Sarah Mooneyham in TN Would love to correspond with other LAWSON researchers!<br \/>\nMary Tucker Bell &#8212; 1262 Bolin Rd., Crossville, TN 38555<br \/>\nSubmitted on Wed May 13 13:18:18 CDT 1998<\/p>\n<p>HALL<br \/>\nI am seeking any information on Lent HALL, born about 1816 in Tennessee. He married a woman named Catherine, and had the following children born in Alabama. Most of the children ended up in Texas we believe: 1. Cintha A., born 1844 2. Elizabeth, born 1848 3. Oller (female), born 1850 4. Josiah, born 1854 5. Martha, born 1857 6. Renfries (male), born 1858 7. Amos, born 1860 8. Rubin Newt, born 2 Dec 1862. 9. Andrew N., born 1866 If any of these people look familiar, would you kindly let me know so we can exchange information?<br \/>\nRobert Williams &#8212; 390 Boyer Road, Grants Pass, OR 97526<br \/>\nSubmitted on Tue May 12 12:04:20 CDT 1998<\/p>\n<p>CRAWFORD, LIGHT<br \/>\nLooking for data on James CRAWFORD b. 1800-1810 m. Mary ? b. 1808. They had 7 children, Emeline, Binson, John, Jane, George, Katherine, and James. Looking for data on John LIGHT b.abt 1831 m. Emeline CRAWFORD (Above)<br \/>\nBill McNeese<br \/>\nSubmitted on Tue May 12 03:12:18 CDT 1998<\/p>\n<p>HERRON<br \/>\nI am searching for any info on a sarah HERRON born in Hawkins county tn. on or about Oct 2, 1853. She supposely lived near the land owned by Nicholas Moneyhun. She is my ggrandmother. She was never married, however she had four children, two of them, including my grandmother could have been with Nicholas Moneyhun. She supposely was of Cherokee ancestry, however we have come to believe that she may have been of the melungeon decent. Any info would be of enormous help.<br \/>\nS.Terry<br \/>\nSubmitted on Mon May 11 20:54:32 CDT 1998<\/p>\n<p>WALKER, ANDERSON<br \/>\nSearching for information on Micajah and Jane ANDERSON WALKER with children David, Robert, and Joseph living in Hawkins Co. about 1810-1816. Micajah WALKER and Jane &#8220;Jennie&#8221; ANDERSON married August, 1803 in Bedford Co. VA. Jane&#8217;s father was named David ANDERSON. Thank you for any info.<br \/>\nJustine Miller &#8212; 1431 Cassandra Circle, DeSoto, TX 75115<br \/>\nSubmitted on Sun May 10 19:13:19 CDT 1998<\/p>\n<p>BERRY, DAY<br \/>\nAmos BERRY, Mehitable DAY, son Francis BERRY, born April 3 1817 in Hawkins Co, Tennessee. Any information well help.<br \/>\nJoyce Allen &#8212; 1612 Marion Dr., Bakersfield, CA 93307<br \/>\nSubmitted on Fri May 8 19:45:03 CDT 1998<\/p>\n<p>MAYNARD, LAWSON<br \/>\nI&#8217;m searching for information about William Maynard\/Mandy Ann Lawson. Born about 1840-1850.<br \/>\nSheridan Brandon Drowatzky<br \/>\nSubmitted on Wed May 6 22:51:47 CDT 1998<\/p>\n<p>BRANDON, HENDERLIGHT<br \/>\nI&#8217;m searching for information about Orville BRANDON and Julia HENDERLIGHT(Julia Davis\/Julia Helton), born about 1840-1850.<br \/>\nSheridan Brandon Drowatzky<br \/>\nSubmitted on Wed May 6 22:49:29 CDT 1998<\/p>\n<p>ANDERSON<br \/>\nI am looking for information on my g-grandfather, William Jefferson Anderson, born in 1885 in Hawkins county to Wm. J. Anderson and Molly (Mary) Jacobs. He had Sisters, Sarah, Mary and Carrie and a brother Orville<br \/>\nJennifer Sollars &#8212; 15632 Beech Daly, Taylor, MI 48180<br \/>\nSubmitted on Tue May 5 22:26:03 CDT 1998<\/p>\n<p>CULLEN, MCFARLAND<br \/>\nResearching Jessie McFarland CULLEN of Rogersville, Hawkins Co., Tn. When did she die in Rogersville or any other information appreciated. Thanks, Herb Barger, <a href=\"javascript:secureDecryptAndNavigate('GIrY8oawfYNfncJwyH3IBixm\/YywkI\/uDS3MQ6bSxDzl+c0M3JVwrZE41C+jVO69ImG26tvK57IrlVGIodosSmZqC+fJWPI=', '1e96bb845efb4ce811d4a92d41a4f1bea44c176d7d79b06863d21624d6cc9fc7')\">herbar [at] erols [dot] com<\/a><br \/>\nHerb Barger<br \/>\nSubmitted on Tue May 5 13:05:30 CDT 1998<\/p>\n<p>RUTH<br \/>\nI am looking for information on Joseph Ruth and Martha J. Ruth. I have reason to believe that they were married in Hawkins Co. &#8211; TN and later moved to Scott Co. VA. I would appreciate any information that anyone can give me.<br \/>\nT. Price<br \/>\nSubmitted on Fri May 1 23:23:25 CDT 1998<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The queries below were posted on the original TNGenWeb system.<\/p>\n <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/hawkins\/queries-posted-in-may-1998\/\"><span class=\"more-msg\">Continue reading &rarr;<\/span><\/a>","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2511","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-queries-communication"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/hawkins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2511","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/hawkins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/hawkins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/hawkins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/hawkins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2511"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/hawkins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2511\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2512,"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/hawkins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2511\/revisions\/2512"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/hawkins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2511"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/hawkins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2511"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/hawkins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2511"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}