William C. McConnico, a prosperous farmer of Haywood County, is a native of Williamson County, Tenn., where he was born December 27, 1840, and was the son of Lemuel B. and Frances W. Newborn (Claud) McConnico. The father was married four times: January 9, 1824, to Miss Lucinda M. Grammer; November 6,1839, to Mrs. Frances W. Claud; March 18, 1848, to Miss Priscilla R. Massy, and August 23, 1857, to Miss Susan Johnson. Lemuel McConnico was born October 8, 1801,…
The text is based on primary research on persons named Bond, Waller, Jordan and Gray who lived in Haywood or Madison Counties in southwestern TN. Research was performed at the Tennessee State Library & Archives or at the FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City, UT. No validation has been done on this data other than checking against the source records for accuracy in recording data. Names are listed alphabetically by groom. Researched and contributed by Ivy [surname not indicated; AOL…
Transcribed by Tina Gray. Source: Haywood County Register of Deeds, Land Grants, Nov 1793 – Feb 1821 [Note 04 January 2026: These records predate Haywood county’s formation in 1823. The original submitted transcription is at least 20 years old and does not indicate where the listing was located. Additionally this land would have been included in the Great Chickasaw Cession of 1818. Click here to learn more. Click here to view the digitized microfilm of this record book, available for…
These photos were taken at a Stanton Anniversary Celebration in the mid-1950’s. Contributed by Liz Buckley. Click a thumbnail to view larger image.
Photo and information contributed by Mary Ann Mastin #1. and #1. back row and 2nd row not visible Back Row l to r 1 Leslie Sullivan 2 Roy Mitchell 3 Luther Belch 4 Tom McCage 5 Edgar Smith 6 Owen Joyner 7 Ruth Joyner 8 Thelma Lea 9 Gladys Overton 10 Pearl Belch 11 Lorine Tippette 12 Mai Brown 13 Mattie Medlin’ 2nd row L to R 1 Gertrude Tippette 2 Nettie Bowlin 3 Dura Hill 4 Nable Joyner…
Source: Goodspeed’s History of Tennessee, Haywood County (1887), pages 823-825 Many of the early settlers of Haywood County, among whom we may mention Col. Richard Nixon, Maj. Farrington, Jonathan T. Jacocks, John Sangster, Nelson Hargrove and Silas M. Morton, were survivors of the war of 1812. The county was not represented in the war with Mexico by any organized body of troops, but a number of her citizens joined the company that was organized at Jackson, and served with it…
Transcriber unidentified — likely Jane N. Powell; submitted to Haywood County TNGenWeb about December, 2001. Source: Haywood County,Tennessee-Miscellaneous Records – W.P.A. Records/Transcribed by Sallie Hayes The following information on the James Currie, Jr. Family was copied by Mary E. Timberlake of D. A. R. in 1939 James Currie, Jr. James Currie, Jr. was the son of James Currie, Sr., and Mary Catherine Armstrong Currie of Caswell Co., NC. He was born in Caswell Co., 26 April 1765. He served as…
Abstracted by Barbra Jean Hathcock about December, 2001. Source: Haywood County, Tennessee Miscellaneous Records – W. P. A. Records Transcribed by Sallie Hayes This information was obtained from a letter to Mrs. (Kathleen W.) Caradine from Inez (Mrs. Mides) Bradford, dated 18 Feb, 1940. It reads as follows (copied verbatim): “Dear Mrs. Caradine-; We are delighted with the book, its arrangement and everything, and thank you so much for sending it. I have looked it over carefully and note…
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 as original, some things will be capitalized one time and then the next it will not, this is the way the original reads.” Important caveat: The original volume uses an antiquated term, “col’d” in the text to indicate persons of…