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Early Schools of Haywood County, from Goodspeed’s History (1887)

Early Schools of Haywood County, from Goodspeed’s 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, 1887, page 828. The first school-house in Haywood County was built in the Taylor neighborhood by the Taylors and others. It was also used for the holding…

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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 2001 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 1 No. 2 — December 11, 1838 — Published every Tuesday by Ephraim C. LAMBERT…

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Elma Ross Public Library Holdings

Elma Ross Public Library Holdings

1011 East Main Street Brownsville, Haywood County, Tennessee 38012 HOURS Monday  10 A.M. – 8 P.M. Tuesday – Friday  10 A.M. – 5 P.M. Saturday: 1 P.M. – 5 P.M. PHONE:  731-772-9534 –FAX: 731-772-5416 Reese J. Moses-Scallions Genealogy Room Brief List of Holdings Local Family Histories, published and unpublished Vertical Files: Readings of all Cemeteries, including many no longer existing Family Bible Records.  Ethnic Resources Microfilm Holdings: all Haywood County Records currently available on microfilm, including Some Birth Records 1908-1912,…

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Epidemics, Haywood County, Tennessee

Epidemics, Haywood County, Tennessee

1878 Yellow Fever Dr. John Ware fell victim to Yellow Fever in 1878, after saving the lives of many who were stricken … p.223 History of Haywood County, 1989 1890 Typhoid  The History of the Bourne Family by Joyce Anne Daniel Dale, “In 1890 John W. Cole had typhoid fever and died November 2 of that year.  His son, Edwin, died of the same illness on November 14, 1890.  Ophelia, who also had typhoid at the same time, survived.”   Ophelia…

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Abstracts from the Brownsville States-Graphic Newspaper (December 25, 1903)

Abstracts from the Brownsville States-Graphic Newspaper (December 25, 1903)

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 37 No. 2 — Friday, December 25, 1903 CHESTER CONNER’S FUNERAL. RIPLEY, TENN. DEC. 20 (SPECIAL) —…

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Abstracts from the Brownsville States-Graphic Newspaper (December 18, 1903)

Abstracts from the Brownsville States-Graphic Newspaper (December 18, 1903)

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 37 No. 1 — Friday, December 18, 1903 INFORMATION — was received here Monday of the sudden…

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Abstracts from the Brownsville States-Graphic Newspaper (December 11, 1903)

Abstracts from the Brownsville States-Graphic Newspaper (December 11, 1903)

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 36 No. 52 — Friday, December 11, 1903 SOCIAL AND PERSONAL — Ripley Enterprise-A marriage of much…

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Abstracts from the Brownsville States-Graphic Newspaper (December 4, 1903)

Abstracts from the Brownsville States-Graphic Newspaper (December 4, 1903)

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 36 No. 51 — Friday, December 4, 1903 CLARISSA COLLIER — a well-known colored woman of this…

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Abstracts from the Brownsville States-Graphic Newspaper (November 27, 1903)

Abstracts from the Brownsville States-Graphic Newspaper (November 27, 1903)

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 36 No. 50 — Friday, November 27, 1903 CAROLINA — MR. & MRS. SWINDLER, of Newbern, Tenn.,…

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