Deer Lodge News-1910

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

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

First Happenings in Morgan County

FIRST HAPPENINGS IN MORGAN COUNTY  A FLYING MACHINE    For the first time, perhaps in its history, Wartburg was favored with a visit by an aeroplane Tuesday  Morning. The plane landed in Mr. Edd Heidel’s.  The gasoline gave out and it had to come to earth.      The owner of the machine left Lexington, Ky. early Tuesday… Continue reading First Happenings in Morgan County

Revolutionary War Soldiers

  REVOLUTIONARY WAR SOLDIERS  OF MORGAN COUNTY  NAME STATE SERVED IN Michael Arnold II Ryle Rgt Pennsylvania Thomas Adcock North Carolina Henry Begley Virginia Daniel Blevins North Carolina Thomas Butler North Carolina John Craig North Carolina John Crenshaw Virginia William Davidson North Carolina/Virginia Gabriel Fry Virginia Meshack Green North Carolina Joseph Griffith Virginia     Samuel… Continue reading Revolutionary War Soldiers

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

ADAMS, Ruby June Williams (d. 2004)

ADAMS, MRS. JUNE (RUBY JUNE WILLIAMS ), PASSED AWAY JULY 30, 2004 AT HER HOME IN LANCING. SHE WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY ONE PRECIOUS SON, ALLEN CLYDE ADAMS; PARENTS, CLYDE AND LENA (BROWN) WILLIAMS; FIVE BROTHERS: BEN, EUGENE, BUD, CHARLES MARVIN, AND BOBBY WAYNE WILLIAMS; AND TWO SISTERS: WANDA HARDESTY AND JENNIE ELIZABETH WILLIAMS.… Continue reading ADAMS, Ruby June Williams (d. 2004)

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)

DAVIS, Reuben A. (Colonel) – (b. 1833)

COL. REUBEN A. DAVIS, chairman of the county court of Morgan County, is the grandson of John  M. DAVIS, one of the first settlers of the county.  The latter came from Louisa County, Va., and located in Morgan County about one mile from Melhon’s Ford on Emory River, where he lived for several years.  He then removed… Continue reading DAVIS, Reuben A. (Colonel) – (b. 1833)

REDMON, Ella Dora McKenzie (d. 2013)

Rella Dora McKenzie Redmon died at the age 101 Called to Life August 23, 1911 and Called to Eternity May 21, 2013 “When we all get to heaven, what a day of rejoicing it will be; when we all see Jesus, we’ll sing and shout the jubilee!” These are lyrics from one of Rella Dora McKenzie Redmon’s favorite… Continue reading REDMON, Ella Dora McKenzie (d. 2013)