THE HARPE BROTHERS & THE MURDER OF JAMES BRASEL by Donald Todd The two most vicious killers ever to roam the roads and trails of the frontier were the terrible Harpe brothers, known as Big Harpe and Little Harpe. They were the sons of a North Carolina Tory who had moved to Knox County about 1795.… Continue reading The Harpe Brothers and the Murder of James Brasel
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Strawberry Farm/Cumberland Orchard Co.
Dated March 1913 This photo was taken May 1918 at the fruit farm in Lancing. ~ “They called it the Berry Farm, Strawberry Farm, Fruit Farm, etc. It used to have rows and rows of those multifloral roses along the road. They were like hedges, and you couldn’t see much past them. They were sold… Continue reading Strawberry Farm/Cumberland Orchard Co.
Jones, George or John & Sally
John H. Jones. He was born December 01, 1871, in Stearns, KY, and died November 11, 1941, in Roanoke, TX. He lived in Burrville from abt. 1882 until abt. 1905 when part of this family moved west to Oklahoma, then Texas. He and his wife Mary, have a son, Madison L. Jones, buried in Lavender – Osage Cemetery, Deer Lodge. —… Continue reading Jones, George or John & Sally
Phillips, Mary Elizabeth Jones
Mary Elizabeth Jones Phillips daughter of James M. Jones & Hannah Jane Kidd She married Benjamin F. Phillips, the son of Joseph C. Phillips and Nancy Tinch December 13, 1897 Morgan County, TN Born: Oct 11, 1869 Stearns, Whitley County, KY (Now McCreary County) Died: December 29, 1928 -Glades, Morgan County, TN Burial: Union Grove CemeteryGlades, Morgan County, TN Children: James, Tressie, Vestal, Mabel, Dorris, Maude,… Continue reading Phillips, Mary Elizabeth Jones
Williams, Benjamin & Rebecca Smith
Benjamin Williams and Rebecca J. Smith Benjamin and Rebecca were married in 1897. Benjamin was born August 1873 in Tennessee, the son of David Sertain Williams and Elizabeth Francis Perry. Benjamin died in 1912 in Morgan,Co.Tn. Benjamin is the grandson of Jacob and Sarah Williams, and the grandson of Sanford and Anna Perry. Rebecca… Continue reading Williams, Benjamin & Rebecca Smith
Summers, Wilson and Ellen Stonecipher
WILSON SUMMERS b: 1810 S.C. d: February 28, 1891, Wartburg, Tn Burial: Liberty Cemetery ELLEN STONECIPHERb: September 25, 1808, Wilkes Co. N.C.d: April 20, 1889, Wartburg, TnBurial: Liberty CemeteryDaughter of:Samuel StonecipherWife of: Wilson Summers– – – – -Courtesy Sammie Ruth McPeters
Webster, John B.
John B. Webster, Justice of the Peace 1867 – 1960 Age 93 in photo ~ Squire Webster was born on Sept. 24, 1867 in the first civil district of Morgan County. (Coalfield) He married Cordia Christmas (1869-1912) on Jan. 4, 1891 she being a native of Grainger County. There were seven children born to this… Continue reading Webster, John B.
Williams, Henry & Martha Brown Williams
Henry Clyde Williams & Martha Lena Brown Williams Henry Clyde Williams was born Tuesday October 6,1908 in Deer Lodge,Tennessee in Morgan,Co. died on December 21,1981 at St.Joseph Hospital in Joliet,Illinois in Will,Co. and is buried at Woodlawn Memorial Park in Joliet,Illinois in Will,Co. Martha Lena Brown– was born Friday December 5,1913 in Sunbright,Tennessee in Morgan,Co.… Continue reading Williams, Henry & Martha Brown Williams
Langley, George Washington & Mary Alice Case
GEORGE WASHINGTON LANGLEYANDMARY ALICE CASE~George Washington Langley b. 2-1868 in Tennessee (seated left), married Mary Alice Case b. 9-1878 (standing right) about 1898.George is holding son George Robert Langley, b. 1901 in Cushing, OK.Sarah Ellen, b. 1903 in Atkins, AR.They also had a daughter Cora Alma b. 1905.George W. died about 1911. His was said… Continue reading Langley, George Washington & Mary Alice Case
Briggs, Samuel Thomas
THE FAMILY OF SAMUEL THOMAS BRIGGS ~ This family all born and raised in Roane Co.,TN. Only Fred Briggs and wife Miranda came to Lancing, Morgan Co., TN. Children of Samuel Thomas and Melinda Elizabeth COX BRIGGS m. 1870: Not in order – John Henry … Continue reading Briggs, Samuel Thomas