The “old” Brownsville Post Office was built as part of the New Deal effort following the Great Depression. The Tennessean (Nashville) newspaper described the event (April 3, 1936; page 18) New Postoffice Opened Brownsville, Tenn., April 2. —(Spl)— The Brownsville … Continue reading →
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. … Continue reading →
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 … Continue reading →
Submitter not identified. Source: From the booklet researched, written and compiled by Joyce Cobb Maness. War Between the States (Civil War) James William Castellaw b.1839-d.1918, Co L, 7th TN Cav, CSA John Charles Warren Cobb b.11 Oct 1830-d.25 Jun 1914, … Continue reading →
Contributor and source not indicated on archived page. JANUARY 1 1863, Stones River Battlefield. After one day’s fighting James B. Mitchell of the 34th Alabama Regiment of Infantry noted the grim aftermath of battle in his journal: There was a … 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. K 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. K 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. K 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. K 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. J FamilySearch Film # … Continue reading →
