1948 at one of our Walker Family Reunions back row from left to right, are Harvey Walker-Easter Smith Walker-Milton Walker–Lee Walker–Joe Davis. front row left to right-Freeman Davis-Marie [Fletcher] Walker– Ollie Galloway Davis Walker Edith Daniels Hamby Walker. The little boy in overalls is George Walker standing in front of his mother Marie Walker. The… Continue reading Walker Family
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Honeycutt, Eva Wilson Photo Collection
PHOTO COLLECTION OF EVA WILSON HONEYCUTT These photos belonged to my grandmother, Eva Wilson Honeycutt, daughter of Wm. Worth Wilson and Lydia Jones. I don’t know if they are Wilsons, Jones, Duncans, Brasels or Stoneciphers. Any help identifying these folks would be greatly appreciated. Eva Honeycutt on left Eva Wilson, William Wiley Duncan, Artie Duncan… Continue reading Honeycutt, Eva Wilson Photo Collection
Snow, Hige, Sr. & Evangeline Miles Snow
Hige Snow Sr. and Evangeline (Miles) Snow holding my dad Hige Jr. as a baby. 1928 ————– Courtesy of Karla Simpson
Delius, Lydia Elizabeth Scott
LYDIA ELIZABETH SCOTT DELIUS Born: November 1869, Morgan Co., Tennessee d/o John Scott and Perlesia (Holloway) Scott*Died: July 1937 Knoxville, TennesseeBuried Lynhurst Cemetery Fountain City, Knoxville, Tennessee * Married: Robert Daniel (Bud) Delius August 1890 Roane Co., Tennessee Robert Daniel & Bettie Delius Autograph Album of Lydia Elizabeth (Betty/Bettie) Scott Front Cover of Autograph Album Dear… Continue reading Delius, Lydia Elizabeth Scott
Stringfield Family
JESSE DONALD “JACK” STRINGFIELD when he was going to school in Gobey during the 1939-40 school year. He was born April 3, 1930, in Gobey. ———————— LEE CARL STRINGFIELD This picture is when my Grandad had to apply for his Social Security card in 1936. It lists Emory River Lumber Company in Lancing as present… Continue reading Stringfield Family
Victor Letorey Home
Victor Amelius Letorey Home near Wartburg, TN from old glass plate negative Courtesy of Roane Heritage Commission >From “The History of Tennessee”, Goodspeed Publishing< Victor Letorey, one of the most progressive and enterprising farmers in Tennessee, was born in New Orleans, January 26 , 1839, being the eldest of five children born to John B. ( Letorey)… Continue reading Victor Letorey Home
Lancing
EARLY LANCING, from a newspaper clipping SCOTT’S STORE, LANCING, TN SCOTT’S LUMBER COMPANY SCOTT’S LUMBER COMPANY SCOTT’S LUMBER COMPANY loaded for trip to Cincinnati WELL’S FILLING STATION, Hwy 27, between Wartburg and Sunbright GATEWOOD FORD BAPTIZING (note bridge has fallen in) Courtesy of David Weaver
Big Brushy Coal and Coke Co.
Here is the photo of my grandfather FLOYD K. MITCHELL (1883 – 1976) far right and friends, apparently inside a mine at Big Brushy. My grandfather lived in Harriman for a short time around 1900 with his father and siblings. His father Henry Howard Mitchell worked in the Coke ovens for some years in Marion County so maybe he… Continue reading Big Brushy Coal and Coke Co.
Petros
PETROS, TENNESSEE Showing a mine opening in the distance, [date unknown] Courtesy of Roane County Heritage Commission Store of Big Brushy Coal and Coke Company, Petros, Tennessee Courtesy of Roane County Heritage Commission PETROS, TENNESSEE–Street and Mountain from Big Brushy Store Courtesy of Roane County Heritage Commission Big Brushy Company Tipple and Power-House, Petros, Tennessee Courtesy Roane County Heritage Commission
Sunbright
SUNBRIGHT LIBRARY – Courtesy of Sandra Anderson Sunbright ca 1948 * Photo Courtesy of Kim Barnes Photo owned by W.E. England Very old Sunbright ca 1800’s — Notice man at gate in lower right * Photo Courtesy of Kim Barnes Young’s Rock Court Sunbright, TN Old Covered Bridge, Gatewood Ford STREET SCENE, SUNBRIGHT, TENN, U. S. 27 (Date unknown)… Continue reading Sunbright