1861 Court Minutes

MORGAN COUNTY COURT 1861 –  EXCERPTS  — January Term 1861P. 371 It is ordered by the court that WILLIAM R. JACKSON be released of $119.22 insolrences? and double tax and county tax $19.46 and state tax $29.86 and that the clerk certify the same, it is ordered by the court that WILLIAM R. JACKSON be… Continue reading 1861 Court Minutes

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

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

Olmstead, Mollie Byrd

* Miss Mollie Olmstead 13 Oct. 1899, 15 April 2005 daughter of Ben Garrett and Lauria (Laura) Byrd. * Laura Byrd is the daughter of Capt. John Henry Byrd and Mary Elizabeth Lavender      Capt. John Henry Byrd is the son of Vardeman Bird and Elizabeth Duncan      The above family helped to settle Morgan… Continue reading Olmstead, Mollie Byrd

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)