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1820 Manufactures Census

1820 Manufactures Census Eastern District of Tennessee – Morgan Co. FHL# 1024517 pp. 0429-0439 p. 0431 Harmon BANKS sugar making James ELLIS sugar making Robert McCART sugar making Andrew SHANNON sugar making David HALL sugar making James ROACH sugar making Letitia HALL sugar making Garrett HALL Distillery p.0434 Robert McCORKLE sugar making Josh COX Hatting… Continue reading 1820 Manufactures Census

1857 Excerpts

  MORGAN COUNTY, TENNESSEE County Court Clerk Minutes Covering the year of 1857 Copied from the TN State Library and Archives Microfilm Roll #9 by Wilma Gibson ————- January term p.84 On motion of JOHN H. BRIENT and others . To incorporate the town of Montgomery is therefore ordered adjudged and decreed that eh dame… Continue reading 1857 Excerpts

1860 Excerpts

Morgan County Court 1860 – Excerpts —————— Jan.  Term 1860 P. 273 A paper prepoorting to be the last will and testement of CHARLEY CURD dec’d is produced in open court by WILLIAM CURD.  JOHN BROWN, a subscribing witness to the instrument, said he heard CHARLEY CURD acknowledge the execution of said will and saw himn sign it. … Continue reading 1860 Excerpts

1859 Court Minutes

MORGAN COUNTY COURT 1859 EXCERPTS P. 187 Ordered by the court, that WILLIAM MYRES be allowed $5 out of any money in the hands of the trustee not otherwise appropriated for making EDWARD HAWKINS coffin. Ordered by the court, that the heirs of JOHN McEWIN be released of any and all taxes with which they were… Continue reading 1859 Court Minutes

MAY 1848 – OCT. 1861

MORGAN COUNTY TENNESSEE  MAY 1848 – OCT. 1861     Copied from the TN State Library and Archives     Microfilm Roll #9 by Wilma Gibson 1 May 1848 (no page #, but at the beginning of the book)  Eppy Lea relinquished guardianship of NANCY ANN GRIFFITH who was now married to RICHARD HUDSON.  11-6-1848 P.33 JOHNATHAN McPETERS APPOINTED… Continue reading MAY 1848 – OCT. 1861

Ooten, Nancy Jane Cromwell

Nancy Jane Cromwell Ootendaughter of  James A. Cromwell & Mary B. InnisShe married Jacob P. Ooten, the son of Elisha Ooten and Sarah Wright, abt. 1879 in Clinton County, KY Born: May 17, 1857 – Morgan County, TNDied:  February 25, 1929 – Morgan County, TNBurial:  Shadeland Cemetery, Greenwood Chapel, Glades, Morgan County, TN Children:  Lula, Willie, Zora, Alta, Webby,… Continue reading Ooten, Nancy Jane Cromwell

Holder, Earl Family

 HOLDER FAMILY EARL HOLDER Born July 15 1895 Died Oct. 1 1978 Interment – Flat Fork Cem. Son of  Lihue & Sally Nichols Holder Husband of Jennie Asher Holder Father of Robert Holder Taken in 1965 at his homeplace in Wartburg ROBERT HOLDER son ofEarl & Jennie Asher Holder.Born –  03/11/1916Died – /03/04/1951Interment at Flat Fork Cemetery   Ida Juanita… Continue reading Holder, Earl Family