January, 1917 Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Williams are the proud parents of a fine baby girl which came to their home Sunday morning week Ross Williams came in Sunday Morning from Island Ford for a couple days rest. W. M. Shannon and Miss Lilie Duncan were married Wednesday afternoon at the residence of John A. Jones. February,… Continue reading News – 1917
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Mines & Oil Wells Disasters
MORGAN COUNTY, TENNESSEE MINES, MINE DISASTERS AND OIL WELLS Information gleaned from past issues of the MORGAN COUNTY PRESS AND MORGAN COUNTY NEWS AND OTHER PLACES January 1916 Twelve miners were killed in an explosion of mine #3 of the Dar Dour Coal & Coke Co. at Catoosa. Seventy Five men were in the mines. All escaped except those… Continue reading Mines & Oil Wells Disasters
2ND TENNESEE INFANTRY REGIMENT – COMPANY B
2ND TENNESEE INFANTRY REGIMENT – COMPANY B Company B was enrolled at Montgomery, Morgan County, Tennessee August 6, 1861 by James M. Melton and Mitchell R. Millsaps. The men were from Morgan and Fentress counties. Mustered in at CampDick Robinson, Ky., August 20, 1861. Mustered out at Knoxville,October 6, 1864. Mitchell R. Millsaps was Captain. ASHLEY, Josiah… Continue reading 2ND TENNESEE INFANTRY REGIMENT – COMPANY B
Marriage Records from Civil War Pension Files
MORGAN COUNTY MARRIAGES FROM CIVIL WAR PENSION RECORDS Morgan County’s Marriage records were destroyed by Confederate troops during the Civil War. However, in many Civil War Pension applications, marriage dates are also included.The marriage dates that appear here are from those pension records on file in the Genealogy Room located in the Archive Building in Wartburg, Tennessee, and… Continue reading Marriage Records from Civil War Pension Files