Abstracted by Reita Jones Burress from records at the Lawrence County Archives. Original microfilm images of Tennessee Death Certificates are available for viewing and downloading free of charge at FamilySearch. Click here to search and browse. You will need a free FamilySearch login to view the records. This table is searchable.
Abstracted by Reita Jones Burress from records at the Lawrence County Archives. Original microfilm images of Tennessee Death Certificates are available for viewing and downloading free of charge at FamilySearch. Click here to search and browse. You will need a free FamilySearch login to view the records. This table is searchable.
The original transcriber and source are unidentified. The National Archives has full details of the 1820 Census. Click here to view the site. Original microfilm images are available for viewing and download at FamilySearch. Click here to browse the original 1820 Lawrence County census pages. You will require a free FamilySearch login to access the images.
List of Delinquent Poll Tax in 1842 for Lawrence County, Tennessee, presented by John Fondren, Sheriff, for the January term of Court in 1843. Copies can be ordered from the Lawrence County Archives. [Note: A poll tax was levied on every male person in a household of legal voting age of 21. If the poll tax was not paid, then the person could not vote. In many areas, the money generated from this was used for school funds. Order of…
The original transcriber and source are unidentified. The FamilySearch Wiki has full details of the 1880 Census event and scope of records. Click here to view the site. Original microfilm images are available for viewing and download at FamilySearch. Click the links to browse the original 1880 Lawrence County census pages. Part 1 (beginning-ED 112, sheet 10) Part 2 (ED 112, sheet 11-end) You will require a free FamilySearch login to access the images.
The original transcriber and source are unidentified. The 1870 census is crucial for those researching formerly enslaved individuals in Tennessee, because this is the first enumeration where formerly enslaved persons were identified by name. The National Archives Web site for 1870 Census records has full details of the event and scope of records. Click here to view the site. Original microfilm images are available for viewing and download at FamilySearch. Click here to browse the original 1870 Lawrence County census…
Howard Alsup, November 1983 Alsup, Howard – November 21, 1983. Survived by wife, Mrs. Ruth Alsup; son, Charles Alsup; two daughters, Mrs. Jane Smith, Mrs. Beth Agee; mother, Mrs. Maude Alsup; two sisters, Ruth Alsup and Elizabeth Crews; three brothers, Turner, Bruce and Thomas Alsup; ten grandchildren; one great grandchild. Remains are at Hermitage Funeral Home, where services will be conducted 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 23, by Bro. John Humphreys and Dr. Walter Allen. Honorary pallbearers: Dupont Pensioners Club. Active…
The TNGenWeb Project is immeasurably grateful for the long service and legacy of Reita Jones Burress. A Lawrence County native, Reita retired from actively coordinating the Web site in April, 2023, after founding it in the Summer of 1996 and continuing to assist researchers for nearly 27 years. In addition to gathering, preserving, and sharing massive amounts of information long before social media and on-line records’ availability, Reita spent thousands of hours learning how to create Web pages and transcribing/abstracting/indexing…
Transcribed by Reita Jones Burress from records copied and contributed by Jewel B. Standefer. Original source: Index of Wills, Inventories, Settlements, and Accounts typescript document created by the Works Progress Administration’s Historical Records Project in March, 1938. The 364-image WPA transcript on the microfilm contains a full record of probate actions from January, 1829, through October, 1847. Data in this table may not be accurate. It is a transcription of a copy from a typescript of an original record. All…
Transcribed by Reita Jones Burress The 1830 Census listed heads of household by name and enumerated the residents in each household by sex, age, and race. Details of the 1830 Census are available at the National Archives Web site. Click here to visit the information page. Original microfilm images can be viewed free at FamilySearch. Lawrence County’s 1830 enumeration begins at image 559 of the set. Click here to browse the images. A computer-generated index of the 1830 census was…
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