DEER LODGE NEWS – EXCERPTS – 1910 The Deer Lodge News was a small newspaper which began publication in 1908. THE DEER LODGE NEWS, MARCH 10, 1910 Plowing, sowing oats, planting potatoes, and making garden is the order of the day with the farmers. Richard Pittman of Burrville was in out town yesterday and… Continue reading Deer Lodge News-1910
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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
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
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)