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

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

Jones, James B.

James B. Jones was born in Fauquier or Culpeper Co VA 1791, died 1877 and is buried in the Union Cemetery along with many members of the Jones Family.  James and his wife Rachel lived on the Crooked Fork of the Emory River.  He was a Justice of the Peace and County Commissioner.  He and… Continue reading Jones, James B.

Stringfield, Nancy

Mrs. Nancy Stringfield b: 2-15-1863, d: 5-28-1966 died at the age of 103 at the home of her daughter Mrs. Fred O. Jones of Coalfield, TN She was born in Roane Co., TN. Her husband was John Stringfield. Father, Sam Silvey; mother, Melvina Wright: burial in Piney Cemetery, Oakdale, TN

Strand, Blanche

STRAND, MRS. BLANCHE, DEPARTED THIS LIFE ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13TH, 2003 AT HER HOME IN DEER LODGE. SHE HAD REACHED THE AGE OF 100 ON DECEMBER 1ST, 2003. SHE WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HER PARENTS, EDWARD AND DORA VANNORSTRAM LYONS; HER HUSBAND, ALFRED GERHART STRAND; DAUGHTERS: ELLA MAE AND LEILA; SON, EARL A.; AND… Continue reading Strand, Blanche

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)

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)

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