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1860 Census, District 6, Brownsville Post Office

1860 Census, District 6, Brownsville Post Office

Microcopy 653, Roll 1254, Fred S. Dewolf, enumerator on July 13, 1860 Transcribed by Sarah Midyett Hutcherson, about 2000. Each line indicates house number, family number, name, age, occupation, real property value, personal property value, and birthplace. 426-390. Russell, H.F. (m), 27, farmer, , 950, nc; Elizabeth, 50, nc; Margaret M., 18, tn Horn, Richard, 21, farmer, tn 427-391. Hodges, D.F. (m), 39, farmer, 3500, 3820, tn; Ann V., 37, nc; Unity E., 19, tn; James W., 14, school, tn;…

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1860 Census, District 5, Wellwood Post Office

1860 Census, District 5, Wellwood Post Office

Microcopy 653, Roll 1254, Fred S. Dewolf, enumerator Transcribed by Sarah Midyett Hutcherson, about 2000. Each line indicates house number, family number, name, age, occupation, real property value, personal property value, and birthplace. 511-468. Mills, A. W. (m), 51, farmer, , 10700, va; Mary A., 48, va; William, 19, school in yr., tn; Benjamin, 16, school in yr., tn; Virginia, 13, school in yr., tn; Susan, 10, school in yr., tn; Absolem, 5, tn; John A., 2, tn; Sullivan, Mary…

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1860 Census, District 4, Wellwood Post Office

1860 Census, District 4, Wellwood Post Office

Microcopy 653, Roll 1254, Fred S. Dewolf, enumerator Transcribed by Sarah Midyett Hutcherson, about 2000. Each line indicates house number, family number, name, age, occupation, real property value, personal property value, and birthplace. 692-625. Anthony, William A., 47, farmer, 65000, 163500, va; Julia A., 39, nc; William L., 21, school in yr, tn; Mark, 17, school in yr, tn; Susan, 14, school in yr, tn; Josephine, 12, school in yr, tn; Ellen, 10, school in yr, tn; Sarah, 9, school…

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1860 Census, District 3, Wesley Post Office (Stanton Area)

1860 Census, District 3, Wesley Post Office (Stanton Area)

Microcopy 653, Roll 1254, Fred S. Dewolf, enumerator Transcribed by Sarah Midyett Hutcherson, about 2000. Each line indicates house number, family number, name, age, occupation, real property value, personal property value, and birthplace. 199-175. McConnell, Anna, 66, farmer, 2500, 300, va; Margaret R., 26, tn Archer, James P. 27, farmer, tn Moses H., 4, tn Smith, B. J., 17, laborer, tn 200-176. Spencer, C., 42, depot asst. 1200, 2000, ct; Mary, 40, nc; William, 16, school within yr, nc; Mary…

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1860 Census, District 2, Dancyville Post Office

1860 Census, District 2, Dancyville Post Office

Microcopy 653, Roll 1254, Fred S. Dewolf, enumerator Transcribed by Sarah Midyett Hutcherson, about 2000. Each line indicates house number, family number, name, age, occupation, real property value, personal property value, and birthplace. 65-58. Powel, Thomas O., 30, farmer, 11000, 9000, nc; Mary V., 25, tn; Thomas O. 2, tn; Mary E. 9/12, tn 66-59. Turner, J. J., 38, M.B.Clergyman & farmer, 10000, 16500, nc; Elizabeth P., 29, va; Mary E., 10, school, tn; Emma A., 9, school, tn; Martha…

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Elma Ross Public Library, Brownsville

Elma Ross Public Library, Brownsville

The Reese J. Moses-Scallions Genealogy Room is located in the Elma Ross Library in Brownsville.  Reese Moses was a phenomenal Haywood County local and family historian, and she actively supported the Haywood County TNGenWeb through volunteering to do record look-ups for researchers. Click here to learn more about the library. Scott Williams featured the library’s genealogy collection in a 2011 post at his Haywood County Line blog.  Click here to read the post.

Index to Selected Obituaries from Haywood County

Index to Selected Obituaries from Haywood County

This table contains a combination of two separate archived pages from the Haywood County TNGenWeb site, with a total of 3,341 entries. One page, identified as obituaries from the 1980’s to about 2010, said it was an index of obituaries from mainly The (Brownsville) States-Graphic newspaper.  The other page was identified as a partial listing of obituaries published 1996-1997. To obtain a copy of an obituary, contact the Elma Ross Public Library in Brownsville and provide the information from this…

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Look-up Volunteers

Look-up Volunteers

This content is under development.  In the early years of TNGenWeb’s existence, Look-up Volunteers were a vital resource.  They would check physical books, microfilm, or loose papers at local libraries and other resources for individuals.  The proliferation of on-line records makes look-up volunteers essentially unnecessary today. An archived Haywood County TNGenWeb page contains a tribute to a long-time look-up volunteer:   In Memoriam Reese J. Moses Dedicated Genealogist and Lookup Volunteer for Haywood County Reese passed away October, 2005.  She is and…

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Surnames in the History of Haywood County Book (1989)

Surnames in the History of Haywood County Book (1989)

This searchable listing contains surnames that appear in the book History of Haywood County, published by Brownsville-Haywood County Historical Society in 1989. Surnames that have a bio-sketch in the book are indicated. Note the search box above the table; however, we recommend you scroll to ensure you do not miss spelling variants of a surname.

Communities

Communities

Compiled by Jane Norton Powell before 2005. Allen’s Station, Asbury, Belle Eagle, Bethel, Brownsville, Christmasville or Castellaw Corner, Clark’s, Cliff Creek, Dancyville, Jim Dancy’s Dancyville, Eurekaton, Forked Deer, Hillville, Johnson’s Grove, Jones Station, Keeling, KoKo, Lebanon, Nutbush, Orysa, Owl City, Providence, Rudolph, Shepp, Stanton, Sulphur Springs, Sunny Hill, Tabernacle, Tibbs, Union, Wellwood, Wesley, Woodland, Woodville, Zion BETHEL: Probably settled by Bob Taylor, and later Mr. Stocton bought the land which became known as Stocton’s Bottom. In 1870 Gibson Kendrick moved…

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