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Abstracts from the Brownsville States-Graphic Newspaper (June 26, 1908)

Abstracts from the Brownsville States-Graphic Newspaper (June 26, 1908)

Transcribed by Sarah Midyett Hutcherson in 2000-2002 for the USGenWeb Archives.  No copyright infringement is intended.  Click here to view the original page. 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  — States Graphic — Brownsville, Tennessee — Volume 49 No. 29 — Friday, June 26, 1908 FROM STANTON — Mrs. J. S. MEUX and Miss…

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Abstracts from the Brownsville States-Graphic Newspaper (June 19, 1908)

Abstracts from the Brownsville States-Graphic Newspaper (June 19, 1908)

Transcribed by Sarah Midyett Hutcherson in 2000-2002 for the USGenWeb Archives.  No copyright infringement is intended.  Click here to view the original page. 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  — States Graphic — Brownsville, Tennessee — Volume 49 No. 28 — Friday, June 19, 1908 NEWS OF THE WEEK — The first legal hanging…

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Abstracts from the Brownsville States-Graphic Newspaper (June 12, 1908)

Abstracts from the Brownsville States-Graphic Newspaper (June 12, 1908)

Transcribed by Sarah Midyett Hutcherson in 2000-2002 for the USGenWeb Archives.  No copyright infringement is intended.  Click here to view the original page. 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  — States Graphic — Brownsville, Tennessee — Volume 49 No. 27 — Friday, June 12, 1908 A BEAUTIFUL WEDDING — was soleminized at Methodist Church…

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Abstracts from the Brownsville States-Graphic Newspaper (June 5, 1908)

Abstracts from the Brownsville States-Graphic Newspaper (June 5, 1908)

Transcribed by Sarah Midyett Hutcherson in 2000-2002 for the USGenWeb Archives.  No copyright infringement is intended.  Click here to view the original page. 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  — States Graphic — Brownsville, Tennessee — Volume 49 No. 26 — Friday, June 5, 1908 SOCIAL AND PERSONAL — Miss Willie D. TAYLOR, whose…

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Abstracts from the Brownsville District Herald Newspaper (December 11, 1838)

Abstracts from the Brownsville District Herald Newspaper (December 11, 1838)

Transcribed by Sarah Midyett Hutcherson in 2000 for the USGenWeb Archives.  No copyright infringement is intended.  Click here to view the original page. 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  — The District Herald — Brownsville, Tennessee — Volume 2 No. 37 — October 31, 1840 — Published every Tuesday by D. M….

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John Henry Hill Appointed Postmaster at Hillville, 1898

John Henry Hill Appointed Postmaster at Hillville, 1898

Transcribed by Lynda Clarke in 2002 for the USGenWeb Archives.  No copyright infringement is intended.  Click here to view the original page at the Internet Archives. 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. Transcriber’s note:  John Henry Hill was appointed Postmaster at Hillville, TN on January 17th, 1898. Other sources have indicated that the first post office was in the home of…

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Record Books of R. M. Rains, 1911-1967

Record Books of R. M. Rains, 1911-1967

Transcribed by Charlotte Holloway in 2000 for the USGenWeb Archives.  No copyright infringement is intended.  Click here to view the original page at the Internet Archives. 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. Transcriber’s introduction:  The books of R.M. Rains were kept for his business. The people listed in the books either bought goods from him, did work for him or he…

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Haywood County Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions History (1887)

Haywood County Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions History (1887)

Transcribed by Jane Norton Powell in 2005 for the USGenWeb Archives.  No copyright infringement is intended.  Click here to view the original page. 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:  Goodspeed, History of Tennessee, Haywood County, 1887 The history of the organization of the court of pleas and quarter sessions, at the house of Richard Nixon, on the 8th of March,…

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Haywood County History (1889)

Haywood County History (1889)

Transcribed by Jane Norton Powell in 2005 for the USGenWeb Archives.  No copyright infringement is intended.  Click here to view the original page. 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. Haywood County was created by an act of the General Assemble of the State of Tennessee, passed 3 November 1823 from portions of the Chickasaw Indian Cession. It was to be called…

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