from the research of Mike Deere JOSEPH REED: HENDERSON COUNTY’S FIRST SETTLER In 1817, Joseph Reed, along with his 2 sons, traveled west from Georgia looking for a new home. It is believed that they traveled along the Tennessee River until they ran across the…
Category: Survey and Settlement
from the research of Mike Deere This is a photograph of the Peter Pearson house. As you can see, the house is about to completely fall in. It was believed to have been built in the mid to late 1800’s.