Stanton Anniversary Celebration (ca. 1955)
These photos were taken at a Stanton Anniversary Celebration in the mid-1950’s. Contributed by Liz Buckley. Click a thumbnail to view larger image.
Wellwood School (circa 1920)
Photo and information contributed by Mary Ann Mastin #1. and #1. back row and 2nd row not visible Back Row l to r 1 Leslie Sullivan 2 Roy Mitchell 3 Luther Belch 4 Tom McCage 5 Edgar Smith 6 Owen Joyner 7 Ruth Joyner 8 Thelma Lea 9 Gladys Overton 10 Pearl Belch 11 Lorine Tippette 12 Mai Brown 13 Mattie Medlin’ 2nd row L to R 1 Gertrude Tippette 2 Nettie Bowlin 3 Dura Hill 4 Nable Joyner…
Haywood Countians in Wars, 1812 to 1865
Source: Goodspeed’s History of Tennessee, Haywood County (1887), pages 823-825 Many of the early settlers of Haywood County, among whom we may mention Col. Richard Nixon, Maj. Farrington, Jonathan T. Jacocks, John Sangster, Nelson Hargrove and Silas M. Morton, were survivors of the war of 1812. The county was not represented in the war with Mexico by any organized body of troops, but a number of her citizens joined the company that was organized at Jackson, and served with it…
James Currie Jr. Family
Transcriber unidentified — likely Jane N. Powell; submitted to Haywood County TNGenWeb about December, 2001. Source: Haywood County,Tennessee-Miscellaneous Records – W.P.A. Records/Transcribed by Sallie Hayes The following information on the James Currie, Jr. Family was copied by Mary E. Timberlake of D. A. R. in 1939 James Currie, Jr. James Currie, Jr. was the son of James Currie, Sr., and Mary Catherine Armstrong Currie of Caswell Co., NC. He was born in Caswell Co., 26 April 1765. He served as…
Brownsville African American Population in the 1872-1873 Directory
Transcribed by Barbra Jean Hathcock about 2001. Source: City Directory of Brownsville, Haywood Co., TN, 1872-1873 Haywood County, Tennessee Miscellaneous Records, W. P. A. Records Transcribed by Sallie Hayes Barbra Hathcock’s Note: “Care has been taken to copy each page exactly as original, some things will be capitalized one time and then the next it will not, this is the way the original reads.” Important caveat: The original volume uses an antiquated term, “col’d” in the text to indicate persons of…