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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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
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
Communities of the Past
COMMUNITIES OF THE PAST BINGHAM’S CHAPEL Bingham’s chapel was located about 2 1/2 miles west of Oakdale on what is now known as the Snow Hill Road area. Several families lived in this community. These families included the Whaleys, Engerts, Binghams, Snows, Robinson, Cromwell, Fairchilds and more. There was a building used as a church… Continue reading Communities of the Past
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
Justice, Marion M.
MARION M. JUSTICE Marion M. Justice lived to be 101. He was born June 26, 1850 and died April 11, 1951. He was married to Telithia Caroline Brummitt on Nov. 20, 1871. His parents were Squire Justice and Serah Russell. Marion and Caroline are buried in the Estes Cemetery in Coalfield. ————– Obituary for M.M.… Continue reading Justice, Marion M.
Goddard, Charlotte Elizabeth Davis
CHARLOTTE ELIZABETH GODDARD A life long resident of the First District of Morgan County is nearing 101 years of age. She is Mrs. Charlotte Elizabeth Goddard, known to her many friends and relatives as “Aunt Lottie”. This year Aunt Lottie will be 101. She makes her home with her only daughter, Mrs. Teresa Goddard, in… Continue reading Goddard, Charlotte Elizabeth Davis
ADAMS, Menford Albert (d. 1998)
ADAMS, MENFORD ALBERT, 65, died July 1, 1998 in Fentress Co. Preceded by his parents Tommy and Maggie Adams; one son, Tommy Adams; sisters, Mattie Adams, Maxine Hall, Marybell Robbins and Margie Davis. Survivors: daughters, Barbara Rogers and husband Boyd Rogers, Wanda Hall and husband James, and Suzan Rich; one son James Allen Adams and wife Luvetta. … Continue reading ADAMS, Menford Albert (d. 1998)
DAVIS, Reuben A. (Colonel) – (b. 1833)
COL. REUBEN A. DAVIS, chairman of the county court of Morgan County, is the grandson of John M. DAVIS, one of the first settlers of the county. The latter came from Louisa County, Va., and located in Morgan County about one mile from Melhon’s Ford on Emory River, where he lived for several years. He then removed… Continue reading DAVIS, Reuben A. (Colonel) – (b. 1833)