The Tennessee Virtual Archive (TeVA) contains a digitized copy of a document identified as Business Ledger of a West Tennessee Slave Owner. The book is described in the catalogue: Business ledger approximately 200 pages, dating from 1820 belonging to a … Continue reading →
Samuel A. McElwee (1857-1914) was born a slave in Madison County, Tennessee, to Robert and Georgianna McElwee. After the Civil War was over, and following a general inclination of former slaves to move, the McElwee family relocated to Haywood County … Continue reading →
Transcribed by Sarah Midyett Hutcherson in November, 2000. Note: [sic] in the content below was inserted by the Haywood County TNGenWeb Coordinator when revising the text in January, 2026. Source: Haywood Co., TN. Court Minutes; Vol. I FamilySearch Film # … Continue reading →
Transcribed by Sarah Midyett Hutcherson in November, 2000. Note: [sic] in the content below was inserted by the Haywood County TNGenWeb Coordinator when revising the text in January, 2026. Note: The TNGenWeb Project does not support culturally insensitive language. Antiquated … Continue reading →
Transcribed by Sarah Midyett Hutcherson in November, 2000. Note: [sic] in the content below was inserted by the Haywood County TNGenWeb Coordinator when revising the text in January, 2026. Note: The TNGenWeb Project does not support culturally insensitive language. Antiquated … Continue reading →
Transcribed by Sarah Midyett Hutcherson in November, 2000. Note: [sic] in the content below was inserted by the Haywood County TNGenWeb Coordinator when revising the text in January, 2026. Source: Haywood Co., TN. Court Minutes; Vol. I FamilySearch Film # … Continue reading →
Transcribed by Sarah Midyett Hutcherson in November, 2000. Note: [sic] in the content below was inserted by the Haywood County TNGenWeb Coordinator when revising the text in January, 2026. Source: Haywood Co., TN. Court Minutes; Vol. I FamilySearch Film # … Continue reading →
The Ph.D. dissertation of Jo Zanice Bond (2011, University of Kansas), explores the history and 20th Century experiences of two families from Brownsville, Tennessee. The author is the granddaughter of Charles Allen and Maude E. Rawls and Garnett and Jo Bond. … Continue reading →
This post contains a compilation of possible resources for research. Minor African American Batchelor Orphans Apprenticed in 1869 — from Haywood County Court Minutes “Batchelor/Bachelors of African-American Descent” — Genealogy.com post dated 2007 by Charles Bachlor contains a good bit … Continue reading →
Transcribed by Sarah Midyett Hutcherson in November, 2000. Note: [sic] in the content below was inserted by the Haywood County TNGenWeb Coordinator when revising the text in January, 2026. Note: The TNGenWeb Project does not support use of culturally insensitive … Continue reading →
