Minutes: 6 June 1836— “Received by experience John Curlin Saturday before the 2nd Lords day in 1836– “Opened a door for the reception of members and Brethren Joel Watkins and Jackson Curlin and Sisters Fanny Watkins, Matilda Jones, Weatherly (?), Susan Clow and Nancy Rose … Continue reading →
File contributed by Jim Curlin 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 Baptist Church. His own farm laborers … Continue reading →
The Bond Family can be traced back to North Carolina. A slave owner by the name of James Bond, born in North Carolina and his wife, Mildred, born in Virginia, came to Haywood County with their slaves around 1845. The … Continue reading →
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 … Continue reading →
Her death certificate indicates Mrs. Alice Clark was born in 1885 in Tennessee, daughter of Dan and Mary (Maupin) Brackin. Alice died April 17, 1925, and was buried at Trinity Cemetery. The information below is transcribed from newspaper articles. Source: … Continue reading →
Abstracted by Sarah Hutcherson in 2001. Source: Tennessee State Library & Archives microfilm roll #182, volume 30. Copied from the USGenWeb Archives. Earliest date archived is January, 2002. Note the table below has a SEARCH box. Be cautious about limiting … Continue reading →
Created from Chickasaw Indian lands and named for Judge John Haywood, Haywood County was part of Madison County when the Tennessee General Assembly created it in 1823-24. Later, part of Haywood County was taken to create Lauderdale and Crockett Counties. … Continue reading →
Abstracted by Sarah Hutcherson. Copied from the USGenWeb Archives. Earliest date archived is January, 2002. Note the table below has a SEARCH box. Be cautious about limiting spellings! Below the table, you will find a horizontal scroll bar that permits … Continue reading →
Staff at the Tennessee State Library & Archives (TSLA) created a county-level listing of veterans served in World War I. TSLA has a detailed explanation of its resources for World War I veterans. Click here to view the research guide. … Continue reading →
The 1860 Census for Haywood County listed every person in a each household. Once again, relationships to the head-of-household were not recorded. Separately, enumerators counted the enslaved population of each enslaver. Additionally in 1860, enumerators detailed those individuals who died … Continue reading →
