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Dancyville United Methodist Church

Dancyville United Methodist 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. The deed to the church is dated April 1, 1835 and was registered on June 8, 1835. The property was sold by Byrd Link to the trustees of the Methodist Episcopal…

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The Curlin Family and Brown’s Creek Baptist Church, 1836-1879

The Curlin Family and Brown’s Creek Baptist Church, 1836-1879

This history was submitted to the archived USGenWeb Project by Jim Curlin in 1998.  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. Samuel Brown, a pioneer landowner from North Carolina, settled in Haywood County, Tennessee, in 1826. Soon after his arrival he gave land and provided logs to build the first Browns Creek Primitive…

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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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Nathan Eldridge & Elnora (McIntyre) Daniel Family Bible

Nathan Eldridge & Elnora (McIntyre) Daniel Family Bible

Submitted to the archived USGenWeb Project by Charlotte Holloway in 2004.  No copyright infringement is intended.  Click here to view the original item. Transcriber’s note:  Information provided by Barbara Perkins. Nathan & Elnora were married 23 January 1879 in Jackson, Madison Co., TN. Nathan was born 14 Sep 1859 in Jackson, Madison Co., TN., and died 17 Feb 1980 and was buried in the Woodville Cemetery in Brownsville, Haywood Co., TN. He was the son of Greenberry Benjamin and Nancy…

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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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