Oakdale School was destroyed by fire in the Spring of 1969.
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Malonia Bradshaw Cofer
Mrs. Malonia Cofer celebrated her 100th birthday on New Years Day at the Laurel Brook Nursing Home in Dayton, Tenn. Mrs. Cofer, daughter of Civil War Veteran and farmer, SAM BRADSHAW and Elizabeth Fairchild was born in Morgan County on January 1, 1871. In 1912 she was married to Jack Cofer. She has been in… Continue reading Malonia Bradshaw Cofer
2015 Morgan County Historical Calendar
Limited supply! IT’S NOT TOO LATE TO GET OUR LATEST CALENDAR….PRICE HAS BEEN REDUCED TO $7.00 +2.50 postage Our calendars contain a different vintage photo of the Morgan County area on each page and are printed on a vintage color paper and are spiral bound. You can pick up our calendars at the Archive building… Continue reading 2015 Morgan County Historical Calendar
Civil War Commission to visit Wartburg!
Bring in your artifacts to be recorded! HOURS ANNOUNCED : 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM – March 25th **Do you have items pertaining to the Civil War? If so, you are invited to join us as the “Tennessee Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission” visits Wartburg to digitally copy your artifacts, manuscripts, letters, photographs or other items… Continue reading Civil War Commission to visit Wartburg!
TNgenweb Celebrates a Birthday!
TNGenWeb 2014: Celebrating 18 years bringing you free Tennessee genealogy resources!” Happy birthday to tngenweb!! This time 18 years ago, a group of marvelous pioneers from all over the globe (yep, even in Switzerland!) banded together with a common goal: to bring you, our visitors, the single best resource for Tennessee history and genealogy… Continue reading TNgenweb Celebrates a Birthday!
Questions and Queries
Do you have a question about Morgan County or it’s ancestors? Try using our Queries page. There are several queries already posted there and yours can be easily added.
Brock, William Riley
Prominent Tennesseans, 1796-1938 Who’s Who Publishing Co. Lewisburg, Tennessee Copyright, 1940 pg. 277 WARTBURG BROCK, WILLIAM RILEY, Sheriff of Morgan County. Born in Morgan County on Sept. 8, 1873, of English-Scotch-Irish descent. His parents were Milton T. and Cordelia T. Kesterson. His paternal grandparents were Lindsay and ( ) Brock. His maternal grandparents were James… Continue reading Brock, William Riley
Cemeteries,Ticks and Caution
IN THE CEMETERY – TICK TIME: TIPS TO PREVENT LYME DISEASE Spring is finally here– and summer’s just around the corner. You know what that means. Flowers, Sun showers, picnics, cemetery hikes. And… an uptick in deer ticks-those sneaky little bugs that can spread Lyme disease and other infections. The Center for Disease Control and… Continue reading Cemeteries,Ticks and Caution
Oakdale, pg 2
Early 1900’s Post Card of Oakdale, Courtesy of Ann Duff “Hole In the Wall” (Courtesy of Phyllis Land-Hoover) ————— OLD ‘HOLE IN THE WALL’ BRIDGE, Note building under and behind bridge Courtesy of Roane County Heritage Commission ——————– New Royal Palm coming out of the tunnel at Oakdale (abt 1950) (Courtesy of Phyllis Land-Hoover) ——————–… Continue reading Oakdale, pg 2