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The German Migration, Their Churches, and Their Legacy

The German Migration, Their Churches, and Their Legacy

compiled by Kathy Niedergeses Author’s note:  The information is being made available for researchers to see what life was like and to find the names of the families who migrated to Lawrence Co. For further details you may contact the author. Many of the German families that came to the United States were not satisfied with the conditions where they were living. The large cities bustling with activity were too crowded and the economy with its deflated job market since…

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Goodspeed’s History of Lawrence County

Goodspeed’s History of Lawrence County

Transcribed by Reita Jones Burress from the original publication. Note: some contemporary spellings were retained.  Source:  Goodspeed’s History of Lawrence, Wayne, Perry, Hickman, and Lewis Counties Tennessee, published 1886 Lawrence County belongs to the natural division known as the Highland Rim, the higher lands lying from the northeast to the southwest. From the general level there rises occasional bluffs 300 feet in height. The elevation above the sea level is about 70 0 or 800 feet. The general surface, however,…

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