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Business Ledger of a Denmark Area Enslaver, 1820-1860

Business Ledger of a Denmark Area Enslaver, 1820-1860

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 landowner and slaveholder of Denmark, Tennessee. Listed are the names, ages, and prices of slaves involved in an estate appraisal. Later generations used the old ledger for scrapbook pictures and poems, one poem entitled, “The Confederate Flag.” It includes a…

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Taylor Family

Taylor Family

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  Photo gallery image of Martha Ellen Johnson Taylor, b. 7-25-1885 in Nutbush community and d. 1937. She was the daughter of Alexander Johnson and Martha Ellen Bridgewater of Nutbush. Married in 1908 to Edwin S. Taylor of the Tabernacle community. They are buried in the Tabernacle Cemetery.  Contributed by Tina Gray. Photo gallery image of Martha Ellen Taylor Hughes, b. 2-12-1915 and d. 6-3-1983. Daughter of Edwin S. Taylor and Martha Ellen Johnson. She grew up in the Tabernacle…

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Allen School, 1890’s

Allen School, 1890’s

Source:  Haywood County Line blog (click here to view original post). Snipped from the blog post: This photo came from the genealogy room at the Elma Ross Public Library in Brownsville, Tennessee. It was taken in the 1890s at the school in the Allen Community of Haywood County. Notes on the back of the photo indicate the school was located close to where Russell Kirby’s house is today. The photo was given to the library by Lawrence Cobb who ran…

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Sunny Hill School Undated Photo

Sunny Hill School Undated Photo

This photo was first archived in July, 2001.  The submitter is unidentified. The page indicated no date or identification information for the photo was available. Information would be appreciated!

Holly Grove School Photo 1907

Holly Grove School Photo 1907

Contributed by Kelly Russell, Friday, March 26, 1999, in honor of his mother, Willie Elizabeth Elder Russell, and grandmother, Hattie Lee Jones, who is in the picture.  Information he contributed about Hattie is at the bottom of this post. FIRST ROW: Isaac Castellaw, Tommy Castellaw, Dan Castellaw, Harry Cable, Clarence Castellaw, Dennis Cain, Carl Marbury, Jim McNeal, Dade Williams, Emery Sullian, Glema Brown SECOND ROW: Beatrice Hill, Fanny Moody, Zilma Williams, Madeline Moody, Pauline Russell, Grace Booth, Kate Booth Ker,…

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Sumners & Dunaway Family Reunion in Nutbush, 1935

Sumners & Dunaway Family Reunion in Nutbush, 1935

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Submitted by Jo Vail in 2002 with notation “Bob Sumners gave me this photo.” Identified individuals: Edith Sumners (Tanner) 1st row next to last on right (grey dress-4 buttons) Dr. & Mrs. Marr 2nd row, second and third from left (Dr.= striped tie, Mrs.= dotted dress) Dr. Wm. Lee Sumners 3th row, fourth from left, dark suit) Mary (called Mamie) Sumners Read 4th row, 9th from left (ruffled dress/ bow tie) Billy Sumners 5th row, 1st from left (next to…

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Delaney Family

Delaney Family

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  Photo gallery image of Charles M Delaney, born around 1865, died 7 Jan 1940 in his home 3 miles north of Brownsville. He had 2 sons, Joseph William Daniel Delaney and Johnny May Savaniel Delaney. He may have also had a daughter. Charles and his son, Johnny are both buried in Oakwood Cemetery in Brownsville without markers – Submitted by Juanita Delaney-Sternenberg  

Robert Bruce Saunders

Robert Bruce Saunders

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Contributed by Anne Thiem, July 26, 2001. Robert Bruce Saunders served in the Civil War from Haywood and was also in a Tennessee Mounted Infantry in the Mexican War.  He is also an ancestor of Brownsville resident Gene Campbell. R. B. Saunders was born in Virginia and moved to Tennessee in 1850 living there until 1874 when his family migrated to Texas. In 1966 many of his grandchildren had memories and stories of him.  Finding this portrait in old trunk…

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Recreation of Missing Will Book D, 1845–1852

Recreation of Missing Will Book D, 1845–1852

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Click here to explore the FamilySearch catalogue of Haywood County probate records on microfilm and available free for viewing on-line.   Transcribed by Tina Gray. Source:  A Genealogical Quandary: Will Book D, 1845-1852, Haywood County, Tennessee, by Jonathan Kennon Thompson Smith, 2003 (used with permission). Prefatory Remarks (from the book) Many years ago WILL BOOK D (1845-1852) of Haywood County, Tennessee disappeared from the record room of the county court clerk’s office of that county, thereby creating a genealogical quandary…

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