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Belfast School: 1903

Belfast School: 1903

Teachers: Wert Sanders, Ida McClanahan Back row, right to left: Harry Muse, Willie Crunk, Marvin Hastings, Clarence Hastings, John Cummings, Jack Woods, Sam Bell, W. T. McLain, Bob Orr, Bonner Armstrong, Tad Orr, Bob Cummings Second Row: Greta McLain, Frances Whitsett, Zana Woods, Birdie Tucker, Mary Lisa Whitsett, Undine Armstrong, Hattie Miller, Georgie Cunningham, Dessa Ring, Essel Petty, Sally Prosswe Third Row: Estelle Wood, Kuy Ring, Beulah Adams, Esther Cummings, Hazel McLain, Dean Wood, Janie Bell, Mazie Cummings, Lena Mai Sweeney,…

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Index for Land Deed Genealogy Marshall County, TN 1836-1840 Vol. 1

Index for Land Deed Genealogy Marshall County, TN 1836-1840 Vol. 1

Bettye Liberty owns a copy of this book and is willing to look up individuals in the index.  Please use the form at the bottom of this page to request a look-up. Please be respectful in the number of requests you make.  Do not request all entries for a surname unless it’s truly unusual. Most of all, please note this offer is from a volunteer who will respond as her schedule permits. Acuff Adam Adams Akin Alderson Aldridge Alexander Alford…

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Marshall County Inmates in State Penitentiary 1831-1870

Marshall County Inmates in State Penitentiary 1831-1870

The Tennessee State Penitentiary opened in 1831.  It was located near downtown Nashville. Prior to 1831 the convicts were housed in the county jails.  It was the suggestion of Governor McMinn to fund the construction of a state penitentiary by obtaining a bank loan. Construction started in 1830, and the facility opened January 1, 1831. Governor Carroll dedicated the new penitentiary.  The new facility contained 200 cells, storehouse, hospital, and a few other buildings.  Construction on a new building began in…

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Seaton Family

Seaton Family

The Seaton family resided in Marshall County in 1840 and 1850 Census enumerations. Tennessee State Penitentiary record:  I believe this James Seaton (born about 1830) to be the son of Ryan Seaton and Elizabeth Stinson Seaton, James Seaton Race: Not Given Crime:  Larceny Year of Incarceration: 1853 County:  Marshall Database – TN Research: Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1851-1870   Photos of the John Green Seaton family were contributed by Bettye Liberty. Click on an thumbnail to view a larger…

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North Carolina Land Grants in Tennessee 1778-1791

North Carolina Land Grants in Tennessee 1778-1791

Bettye Liberty owns a copy of this book and is willing to look up individuals in the index.  Please use the form below to request a look-up. Click here to view the PDF format index pages. Please be respectful in the number of requests you make.  Do not request all entries for a surname unless it’s truly unusual. Most of all, please note this offer is from a volunteer who will respond as her schedule permits.

Index of Cemetery Records of Marshall County Tennessee

Index of Cemetery Records of Marshall County Tennessee

Bettye Liberty owns a copy of this book and is willing to look up individuals in the index.  Please use the form below to request a look-up. Below are index pages from the book Cemetery Records of Marshall County Tennessee, compiled by Helen C. & Timothy R. Marsh & Ralph D. Whitesell. Click the thumbnails to view larger images. Please be respectful in the number of requests you make.  Do not request all entries for a surname unless it’s truly…

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