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Joseph Henson Bell Civil War Service Correspondence (1864-1865)

Joseph Henson Bell Civil War Service Correspondence (1864-1865)

These transcriptions were submitted to the archived USGenWeb Project by Lillie Ruby in 2001.  No copyright infringement is intended.  Click here to view the original items. Note:  The TNGenWeb Project does not condone use of culturally insensitive language.  In the text below, certain antiquated terms may remain for context. Letter to Mr. Hoquett with Postscript to Wife Verona, Miss Oct. 18, 1864 Mr. Hoquett kind friend- I avail myself of the opportunity I find of sending a few lines through…

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Dancyville Community

Dancyville Community

Also See Dancyville by J. Dancy — good site. Goodspeed, History of Tennessee, Haywood County, 1887 Dancyville, named after Isaac Dancy, an old settler, is a post village thirteen miles south of Brownsville. It was established in 1837 by Fennel T. Carpenter and John Southerland, who were its first merchants. These merchants are followed by Payne, Moore and Wellii, and they by R. G. and A. Folts. At present it contains three stores, two churches-Methodist and Presbyterian-a wagon and blacksmith shop, and has…

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Harmony Baptist Church

Harmony Baptist Church

This history was submitted to the archived USGenWeb Project by Jane Norton Powell in 2005.  No copyright infringement is intended.  Click here to view the original item. Note:  The TNGenWeb Project does not condone use of culturally insensitive language.  In the text below, certain antiquated terms remain for context. Harmony Baptist Church was organized 14 October 1837 east of the Haywood-Hardeman County line and about a mile and half west of Cedar Chapel. In 1840, the church moved to the…

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Abstracts from the Brownsville States-Graphic Newspaper (December 2, 1904)

Abstracts from the Brownsville States-Graphic Newspaper (December 2, 1904)

Transcribed by Sarah Midyett Hutcherson in 2000-2002 for the USGenWeb Archives.  No copyright infringement is intended.  Click here to view the original page at the Internet Archive. Note:  The TNGenWeb Project does not endorse the use of culturally insensitive language.  On this abstract, please note certain original words are included for context. Source:  Tennessee State Library & Archives Microfilm Roll #101, Misc. — States Graphic — Brownsville, Tennessee — Volume 37 No. 51 — Friday, December 2, 1904 CAROLINA —…

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Abstracts from the Brownsville States-Graphic Newspaper (October 7, 1904)

Abstracts from the Brownsville States-Graphic Newspaper (October 7, 1904)

Transcribed by Sarah Midyett Hutcherson in 2000-2002 for the USGenWeb Archives.  No copyright infringement is intended.  Click here to view the original page at the Internet Archive. Note:  The TNGenWeb Project does not endorse the use of culturally insensitive language.  On this abstract, please note certain original words are included for context. Source:  Tennessee State Library & Archives Microfilm Roll #101, Misc. — States Graphic — Brownsville, Tennessee — Volume 37 No. 43 — Friday, October 7, 1904 CATALPA —…

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Abstracts from the Brownsville States-Graphic Newspaper (September 9, 1904)

Abstracts from the Brownsville States-Graphic Newspaper (September 9, 1904)

Transcribed by Sarah Midyett Hutcherson in 2000-2002 for the USGenWeb Archives.  No copyright infringement is intended.  Click here to view the original page at the Internet Archive. Note:  The TNGenWeb Project does not endorse the use of culturally insensitive language.  On this abstract, please note certain original words are included for context. Source:  Tennessee State Library & Archives Microfilm Roll #101, Misc. — States Graphic — Brownsville, Tennessee — Volume 37 No. 39 — Friday, September 9, 1904 CAROLINA —…

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Company M, 7th Tennessee Cavalry from the Brownsville Democrat Newspaper (1883)

Company M, 7th Tennessee Cavalry from the Brownsville Democrat Newspaper (1883)

Transcribed by Sarah Midyett Hutcherson in 2000-2002 for the USGenWeb Archives.  No copyright infringement is intended.  Click here to view the original page at the Internet Archive. Source:  Tennessee State Library & amp; Archives Microfilm Roll #101, Misc. — Brownsville Democrat — Brownsville, Tennessee — Volume 10 No. 19 — Friday, July 27, 1883 Note:  The TNGenWeb Project does not endorse the use of culturally insensitive language.  On this abstract, please note certain original words are included for context. Roster…

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Company L, 7th Tennessee Cavalry from the Brownsville Democrat Newspaper (1883)

Company L, 7th Tennessee Cavalry from the Brownsville Democrat Newspaper (1883)

Transcribed by Sarah Midyett Hutcherson in 2000-2002 for the USGenWeb Archives.  No copyright infringement is intended.  Click here to view the original page at the Internet Archive. Source:  Tennessee State Library & amp; Archives Microfilm Roll #101, Misc. — Brownsville Democrat — Brownsville, Tennessee — Volume 10 No. 19 — Friday, July 27, 1883 Note:  The TNGenWeb Project does not endorse the use of culturally insensitive language.  On this abstract, please note certain original words are included for context.  …

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Company I, 7th Tennessee Cavalry from the Brownsville Democrat Newspaper (1883)

Company I, 7th Tennessee Cavalry from the Brownsville Democrat Newspaper (1883)

Transcribed by Sarah Midyett Hutcherson in 2000-2002 for the USGenWeb Archives.  No copyright infringement is intended.  Click here to view the original page at the Internet Archive. Source:  Tennessee State Library & amp; Archives Microfilm Roll #101, Misc. — Brownsville Democrat — Brownsville, Tennessee — Volume 10 No. 19 — Friday, July 27, 1883 Transcriber’s Note:  This issue of the newspaper contained multiple lists of troops from the 7th Tennessee Cavalry.  I am only listing the deaths in the company….

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