Historical Sites in Lincoln County
Source: National Register of Historic Places listings in Tennessee
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Lincoln County Museum
LINCOLN COUNTY MUSEUM ASSOCIATES Address: 521 South Main Avenue, Fayetteville, TN 37334 Phone: 931-438-0339 (call before making a long trip) Hours: Thursday 10:00 A.M.-4:00 P.M.(Central Time) Saturday 10:00 A.M.-4:00 P.M. Special Tours for Groups-by arrangement President: Peggy Bevels Highway 64 … Continue reading →
Goodspeed Biographies “W – Z”
John WARDEN was born in North Carolina in 1826, son of Robert and Elizabeth (PILCHER) WARDEN. His early education was very limited, he never having received more than six months’ schooling during his life. At the age of six years … Continue reading →
Goodspeed Biographies “P – R”
B. S. PAPLANUS, a merchant of Petersburg, Tenn., was born in Hungary, Europe, and being left an orphan at an early age, he resolved to make the New World his home, and accordingly came to the United States in 1871, … Continue reading →
Goodspeed Biographies “S – V”
D. M. SANDERS is a native of Lincoln County, Tenn., born in 1846, and his early days were spent in attending the district schools and assisting his parents on the farm. After attaining man’s estate he was married to Mrs. … Continue reading →
Goodspeed Biographies “L – O”
William J. LANDESS, farmer and tanner of the Sixth District, was born October 9, 1852, in Lincoln County, Tenn. The father of our subject, John LANDESS was born in Kentucky, November 11, 1799, and was of Dutch extraction. He acquired … Continue reading →
Goodspeed Biographies “H – K”
Pleasant HALBERT‘s birth occurred in Williamson County, Tenn., in 1811. His parents, James and Elizabeth (SMITH) HALBERT, were born in North and South Carolina in 1771 and 1788, and died in 1833 and 1813, respectively. The father was a farmer, … Continue reading →
Goodspeed Biographies “D – G”
Hon. Isham P. DISMUKES (deceased), one of the leading members of the Fayetteville bar, was born in Lincoln County, Tenn., April 19, 1832, son of Marcus L. and Delia (WADKINS) DISMUKES. He received a thorough literary education in the Fayetteville … Continue reading →
Goodspeed Biographies “A – C”
J. S. ALEXANDER, proprietor of livery and feed stable, of Fayetteville, begin business in 1876, and although his success was on a very small scale at first, he is at present the owner of eight vehicles and twelve horses, and … Continue reading →
Surnames, Families, and Researchers
Information about the following table of LCT families: Progenitor: the first individual who immigrated to Lincoln County for each of your family surnames. Spouse: list all spouses with marriage dates. An asterisk next to the name indicates that the spouse also has … Continue reading →