Cox – Morgan County, Tennessee, Genealogy & History

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

1820 Manufactures Census

1820 Manufactures Census Eastern District of Tennessee – Morgan Co. FHL# 1024517 pp. 0429-0439 p. 0431 Harmon BANKS sugar making James ELLIS sugar making Robert McCART sugar making Andrew SHANNON sugar making David HALL sugar making James ROACH sugar making Letitia HALL sugar making Garrett HALL Distillery p.0434 Robert McCORKLE sugar making Josh COX Hatting… Continue reading 1820 Manufactures Census

Potter-Hamby Family

From left to right the people are Madge Potter Hickey, Nannie Ora Hamby Potter, Hazel Potter, Christopher (Lum) Potter, Alma Robbie Potter Cox, Emma Potter Sanders, and Clifford Potter. I don’t know when the picture was taken but my grandmother (Alma Robbie) was born in 1913, so I’m guessing by her size it might have… Continue reading Potter-Hamby Family

News – 1921

1921 Jan. 1921 Supt. JUSTUS had this week, the announcement of the marriage of Supt. B. F. EVANS of Coalfield Schools to Miss NELSON of Clinton. Jan. 14, 1921: Mrs. Edward FREELS has moved to our town for the purpose of sending his children to school. F. T. Saffell, tax assessor of Lancing, was in town Thursday… Continue reading News – 1921

NEWS CLIPPINGS – 1916

NEWS CLIPPINGS – 1916> Central High School Honor Roll First Grade: Iva Levan, Henry Heidel Second Grade: Jessie Cooper Third Grade: Ella Crenshaw, Labon Summer, Mary Summer Iva Redmon Fourth Grade: Elsia Moates Fifth Grade: Lorene Davis, Nellie Hall, Parlia Henry Seventh Grade: Merida Byrd, Dixie Davis, Charley Newberry, Madge… Continue reading NEWS CLIPPINGS – 1916

Newspaper Bits & Pieces, 1875-2004

NEWSPAPER BIT AND PIECES 1875——2005 1875 THE GALLOWS Nashville, Tenn., Aug 13, A Knoxville Tenn., special to the Banner says: At an early hour crowds poured in from the country to witness the execution of John Webb. The streets near the jail, were thronged with an immense crowd. It was with difficulty that the guards could… Continue reading Newspaper Bits & Pieces, 1875-2004

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

Hall, Luke

Luke Hall War of 1812 b: 1758 NC – d 1878 Morgan County, TN Burial in Flat Fort Cemetery Pvt Capt Whites Co Mo. Inf Browns Regt E Tenn Mil War of 1812 1768 – 1878 Almost 125 years after Luke Hall’s death, two cousins got together and ordered a marker. Linda Moore Hallman ordered… Continue reading Hall, Luke

Sexton, Bart, Jr.

SEXTON, MR. BART JR., age 100 of Wartburg, passed away on Saturday, March 13th, 2004. He was a life long resident of Morgan County and owner of Bart’s Trading Post in Lancing, TN for more than thirty years. On August 4, 2003, his 100th birthday celebration was held at the Life Care Center of Morgan County.… Continue reading Sexton, Bart, Jr.

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