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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)

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)

Hall, Benjamin and Julia Evans

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN HALL 11-1875, 11-5-1911 Burial in Hall Cemetery, Montgomery, TN and JULIA EVANS HALL 8-1876, Overton, Co., TN d/4-2-1945 Hall Cemetery, Montgomery, TN Married: Oct. 21, 1893 Photo courtesy of Jill Lazuka

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

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

GOAD, William J. (d. 2010)

From the Morgan County News 8/19/2009: Mr. William J. Goad will turn 100 years old on August 24, 2009. His family plans a celebration for him on Saturday, August 22, 2009 at the the Weidemann Hotel in Deer Lodge beginning at 2 p.m. All family and friends are invited to attend. ***GOAD, MR. WILLIAM, age 101 of… Continue reading GOAD, William J. (d. 2010)

McCARTT, Vida (d. 2012)

From the Morgan County News  4/14/2010 Mrs. Vida McCartt will celebrate her 101st birthday on April 20, 2010. She was recently visited by her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Mrs. Vida Mae Heidle McCartt age 102, of Wartburg, passed away on February 2, 2012 at her home. She was a member of the First Baptist Church Wartburg and… Continue reading McCARTT, Vida (d. 2012)