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)

KELLY, Daniel M. (b. 1826)

DANIEL M. KELLY, a prominent citizen, merchant and farmer, is a native of Morgan County, was born April 8, 1826.  He is the elder of two children born to the marriage of  JAMES and MELINDA (HALL) KELLY, both natives of Tennessee.  The latter was a daughter of MARTIN HALL, who came from North Carolina, and located about six… Continue reading KELLY, Daniel M. (b. 1826)

HALL, John (b. 1842)

JOHN HALL, one of the representative and enterprising citizens of Morgan County, was born near Wartburg, April 17, 1842.  His great-grandfather, SAMUEL HALL,  a native of Virginia, was one of the earliest settlers on Beaver Creek, Knox County.  About 1807 he removed with his family to Morgan County and entered a tract of land seven miles… Continue reading HALL, John (b. 1842)

BROWN, Charles (b. 1847)

Charles Brown, a merchant of Wartburg, was born in Lammersheim, Rhine-Baiern Bavaria, Germany, at the castle of the County of Oberndorf, on September 28, 1847.  He is the third of nine children born to the marriage of Heinrich Edward and Maria Josephine (Fricker) Brown. The father was born August 25, 1810, in Mannheim, Grossherzogthum Baden, and the… Continue reading BROWN, Charles (b. 1847)

Hall, Benjamin and Julia Evans

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN HALL 11-1875, 11-5-1911 Burial in Hall Cemetery, Montgomery, TN and JULIA EVANS HALL 8-1876, Overton, Co., TN d/4-2-1945 Hall Cemetery, Montgomery, TN Married: Oct. 21, 1893 Photo courtesy of Jill Lazuka

Hawn-Hall Family Bible

  James Abraham (Abe) Hawn b. May2, 1890; d. November 18, 1967 Son of: Isaac Barton Hawn and Minerva Potter ~and~ Ida Effie Hall b. August 6, 1894; d. March 17, 1976 Daughter of: Benjamin Franklin Hall and Julia Ann Evans Married: November 5, 1911  Births Elmer Ira Hawn November 26, 1912 Lee Clyde Hawn April… Continue reading Hawn-Hall Family Bible

1820 Morgan County Manufacturers Census Eastern District of TN

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 Morgan County Manufacturers Census Eastern District of TN

Goodspeed’s History of Morgan County (1887)

MORGAN COUNTY is situated on the Cumberland Plateau, which has an elevation of about 1,500 feet above the sea.  It is surrounded by the counties of Scott, Anderson, Roane, Cumberland and Fentress.  The greater portion of the surface is very broken, especially in the southern part.  The principal mountains are the Crab Orchard, Lone and Brushy,… Continue reading Goodspeed’s History of Morgan County (1887)