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

Watson, Billie

Billie & Lela Lodena Clark Watson ————— Billie Watson, b. January 6,1925 in the Pine Orchard Community — d. October 20, 2006. ~~~~~~~~~~~ Billie joined the US Navy July 5, 1943, entered into active service in Chattanooga July 12,1943. He was stationed on the AD 16 USS Cascade Destroyer Tender serving in the Pacific during… Continue reading Watson, Billie

Brotherton – Pittman- Galloway Tombstones

The following are some burials in the Brotherton, Pittman, and Galloway families. Click on each name for images. ANDREW J. BROTHERTON (1840 – 1908) and  NANCY ANN HORNER BROTHERTON (1840 – 1893) – Sunbright Cemetery – REV. ALBERT BENTON BROTHERTON (1875 – 1938) – Union Grove Cemetery MARY ADA BROTHERTON (June 25, 1874, Oct. 22, 1956) and J. CULLEN SUMMERS (Feb. 22, 1871) – Sunbright Cemetery… Continue reading Brotherton – Pittman- Galloway Tombstones

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)