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Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church History

Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church History

This history was submitted to the archived USGenWeb Project by Lynda Clarke in 2005.  No copyright infringement is intended.  Click here to view the original item. Mt. Pleasant Methodist Church (also known as Do-Me-Good) is located in the Hillville Community, Haywood County, Tennessee. It is not known the exact date when it was established; however, it is known that the first building, a log structure, was used for school and church as early as 1840. Furniture for this building was…

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Tent Cities of Fayette & Haywood Counties (1960-1962)

Tent Cities of Fayette & Haywood Counties (1960-1962)

Historian Samuel Momodu wrote about the Tent Cities that existed in Haywood and Fayette Counties during the period December, 1959, through April, 1963.  He introduced the story: The Tent Cities of Fayette and Haywood Counties in Tennessee were the result of early efforts to register African American voters in those counties between 1959 and 1962. When John McFerren of Fayette County and other activists began their voter registration drive, many of the potential voters were sharecroppers who were evicted from…

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Abstracts from the Brownsville States-Graphic Newspaper (December 30, 1904)

Abstracts from the Brownsville States-Graphic Newspaper (December 30, 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 38 No. 3 — Friday, December 30, 1904 Transcriber’s Note: …

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Abstracts from the Brownsville States-Graphic Newspaper (December 23, 1904)

Abstracts from the Brownsville States-Graphic Newspaper (December 23, 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 38 No. 2 — Friday, December 23, 1904 LOCAL NEWS…

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Abstracts from the Brownsville States-Graphic Newspaper (December 16, 1904)

Abstracts from the Brownsville States-Graphic Newspaper (December 16, 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 38 No. 1 — Friday, December 16, 1904 SOCIAL AND…

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

Abstracts from the Brownsville States-Graphic Newspaper (December 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. 52 — Friday, December 9, 1904 NUT BUSH…

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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 (November 18, 1904)

Abstracts from the Brownsville States-Graphic Newspaper (November 18, 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. 49 — Friday, November 18, 1904 STANTON —…

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Abstracts from the Brownsville States-Graphic Newspaper (November 11, 1904)

Abstracts from the Brownsville States-Graphic Newspaper (November 11, 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. 48 — Friday, November 11, 1904 STANTON —…

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Abstracts from the Brownsville States-Graphic Newspaper (November 4, 1904)

Abstracts from the Brownsville States-Graphic Newspaper (November 4, 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. 47 — Friday, October 28, 1904 CATALPA —…

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