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1936<\/span>
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ADAMS, PERRY<\/b>, died 1\/8\/1936. Burial in Adams Cemetery. [Morgan County News]<\/p>\n

ANDERSON, BESSIE<\/b>, formerly of Sunbright died in Stearns, Ky. daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Henry Anderson. [Morgan County News dated 9\/3\/1936]<\/p>\n

ARMES, BOB<\/b>, age 59, veteran mine foreman of Brushy Mountain Mines died from complications resulting from a recent fall and a previous mine injury.\u00a0 He was the last of the pioneer Armes family.\u00a0 Leaves two neices, Mrs. Mary Rainey and Mrs. Victoria Bilbrey of Bonny Blue, Ky.\u00a0 Interment in local cemetery. [Morgan County News dated 10\/29\/1936]<\/p>\n

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BARDILL, A. J.<\/b>, son of John and Ann Bardill, Oakdale. Operated the meat market in Oakdale. Survivors, widow; sons, Bill and Edward; daughter, Louise, 3 grandchildren; three sisters and four brothers.\u00a0 Burial in Wartburg Cemetery. [Morgan County News dated 11\/12\/1936]<\/p>\n

BARGER, FRANCES<\/b>, age 18 months, daughter of Mrs. & Mrs. Oliver Barger. [Morgan County News dated 1\/6\/1936?]<\/p>\n

BARGER, SAM,<\/b>\u00a0 Petros, age 50, was killed when his head struck a low place in the mine as he was riding a mine motor car.\u00a0 Survivors are wife and four daughters. [Morgan County News dated 10\/29\/1936]<\/p>\n

BINGHAM, RICE R<\/b>., age 75, Oakdale. Survivors, wife; sons, Grant, and Melvin; daughters, Mrs. W. A. Kreis, Mrs. Summers, Mrs. A. J. Adcock. [born, 3\/18\/1861, burial in Crab Orchard Cem] [Morgan County News]<\/p>\n

BLAIR, FELIX RAY<\/b>, age 6 was killed when he ran in front of an automobile.\u00a0 Survivors:\u00a0 parents Mr. & Mrs. N.R. Blair., brother Benton and sister, Thelma Blair.\u00a0 [Morgan County News dated 8\/27\/1936]<\/p>\n

BROOKS, H. M.<\/b>\u00a0age 66, died at Knoxville; survivors, wife; sons, Robert, Kelly, Gilbert; daughters, Bertha, Minnie, Flora, Anna and Ruth. [Morgan County News 6\/1936]<\/p>\n

BROOKS, WINTON,<\/b>\u00a0 Rugby, age 15, son of Robert and Nettie Brooks met his death by stepping in the path of a south bound automobile at Sunbright. He was in his first year of high school at Sunbright and his class mates acted as pall bearers at his funeral.\u00a0 He was born Aug. 17, 1921. He was laid to rest in Armathwaite, Fentress County. Survivors; parents; brother, R.O. and sister Lois and grandfather. Wm Rosenbaum, grandmother, Mrs. Ella Brooks. [Morgan County News dated 12\/31\/1936]<\/p>\n

BROWN, MARGARET C<\/b>. died in Rockwood.\u00a0 Survivors, husband, T.A. Brown; children, Grace Brown, M. C. Brown, Mrs. Alma Fay and Mrs. Delta Koehn; 9 grandchildren; brothers, Rev. G.W. Paul,\u00a0 L.S. Paul, A.F. Paul, T.D. Paul\u00a0 and Alvin Paul; sisters, Mrs. Eugene Brown, Mrs. A.T. Johnson and Mrs. Tom Jones.
\nBurial in Oak Grove Cemetery Rockwood. [Morgan County News[<\/p>\n

BROWN, Mrs. W. R.<\/b>, died at Crossville, 3\/16\/1936. Leaves her daughter, Mrs. Cecil Fritz. [Morgan County News]<\/p>\n

BULLARD, FAY ELIZABETH,<\/b>\u00a0daughter of Mr. & Mrs. W. H. Bullard, Oakdale, died Aug. 14, 1936 in the same room in which she was born 15 years ago.\u00a0 Survivors, parents; aunts, Mrs. Chas. Blake, Mrs. J. A. Ferguson, Mrs. C.E. Babcock, Mrs. Richard Blanton, Mrs Dudley Holladay; uncles, F. H. Bullard and Foy Goldston. Burial in Crab Orchard Cemetery. [Morgan County News]<\/p>\n

BURGESS, ESSIE<\/b>, age 6 years, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Sam Burgess. [Morgan County News, dated 4\/16\/1936]<\/p>\n

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CAMPBELL, W. S.<\/b>\u00a0died 4\/17\/1936, formerly or Oakdale, and died in Danville, Ky.\u00a0 Survivors: wife, Eva Creekmore; children, Thomas, Robert, Joseph, James and Mrs. Evelyn Entsminger; sister, Mrs. Chas. Whittenbarger. Burial in Roane County. [Morgan County News]<\/p>\n

COCHRAN, EMANUEL<\/b>, age 14, [died 4\/6\/1936]\u00a0 son of Mr. & Mrs. Tom Cochran. Burail in Brewster Cemetery. [Morgan County News]<\/p>\n

COLE, MARVIN,<\/b>\u00a023 of Armathwaite,\u00a0 killed when hit by car at Rugby. Survivors, parents, Mr. & Mrs. B. C. Cole. Funeral at Armathwaite. [Morgan County News dated\u00a0 10\/22\/1936]<\/p>\n

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DAVIDSON, GEORGE<\/b>, age 70, Oakdale. He came to Oakdale 15 years earlier from Jackson county, and established a blacksmith shop.\u00a0 Survived by widow, daughter, Mrs. John Kirkland, sons, Brad and Payton; step-sons, Mike and Charlie Johnson. [Morgan County News]<\/p>\n

DAVIDSON, MARTHA<\/b>, age 66,. Survivors, husband, Jim Davidson and 3 daughters and 2 sons. Burial in Crab Orchard Cemetery. [Morgan County News dated 3\/19\/1936]<\/p>\n

DAVIS<\/b>, Infant daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Irvin Davis. Burial in Pleasant Ridge Cemetery.\u00a0 [Morgan County News dated 3\/12\/1936]<\/p>\n

DONALDSON, DR. SAM T.<\/b>\u00a0, 59, Petros. Survivors, wife; son, Scott Donaldson; daughters, Mrs. J. H. Griffith, Mrs. Virginia G. Chapman, Mrs. L. H. Holder and Miss Coralee Donaldson; six grandchildren. Burial at Buttram Cemetery, Dayton. [Morgan County News dated 3\/5\/1936]<\/p>\n

DUNNING, MRS. AUGUSTA E.<\/b>\u00a0 Burial in Sunbright Cemetery. [Morgan County News dated 10\/1\/1936]<\/p>\n

DUNNING, ETTA GILES,<\/b>\u00a0died at Berkley, Calif.,\u00a0 formerly of Morgan County. Daughter of Mrs. Ernet V. Alexander. She was born in NY and came to Rugby in the first days of it’s settlement.\u00a0 Her father was Solomon Giles.\u00a0 Burial in Berkley, Calif.\u00a0 [Morgan County News 6\/1936]<\/p>\n

DUNSMORE, M. B.<\/b>\u00a062, mine operator, was found dead at his home 2\/26\/1936. Death was a suicide. Survivors, wife; sons, Hubert and Charles; daughters, Mrs. Mack Ferguson, Myrtle Dunsmore and Thelma Dunsmore; sister, Mrs. Joseph Hall, brothers, William, J. A., and Nathaniel.\u00a0 Funeral in Knoxville. [Morgan County News]<\/p>\n

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ENGLAND, J. R.,<\/b>\u00a082. Survivors, widow; daughters, Mrs. P.L. Brasel., Mrs. H.D. Howard; sons, Kie, Frank, Lonnie, Preston, George and Robert.\u00a0 Burial was Sept 2, 1936 in Mt. Hope Cemetery. [Morgan County Newsdated Sept 10, 1936]<\/p>\n

ENGLAND, WILEY SR.<\/b>,\u00a0 died Aug. 7, 1936. He was born, Oct. 11, 1866 and married to Malinda Goad.\u00a0 There were 11 children: Robert, Uless, Wiley Jr., Harry, Roy and Alfred England, Mrs. Julia Grass, Mrs Minnie Hurst, Mrs. Bessie Roberts, Mrs. Etta Lewis and Mrs. Tempy McCormick. [Morgan County News]<\/p>\n

EVANS, THOMAS RENFRO<\/b>, age 42, died 8\/9\/1936. Leaves wife; children, Thomas, Jean and Betty Joe; parents, Mrs. & Mrs. A. W. Evans; brother, R.D. and Wm. Evans; sisters, Dorothy Evans. Burial Harriman Cemetery beside grandfather, H.A. Renfro. [Morgan County News]<\/p>\n

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GARRETT, ELISHA<\/b>, age 35 died 4\/1936.\u00a0 Survivors, wife and small son.\u00a0 parents, Mr. & Mrs. James Garrett; brothers, Luther, Guy, Harry and Elijah; sister, Mrs. Roy Langley.\u00a0 [Morgan County News]<\/p>\n

GEIER, ANTON<\/b>, born 2\/16\/1860 near Berlin, Germany, the son of John and Geneveive Geier, came to the United States at the age of 14 years.\u00a0 He first settled in Wisconsin. He came to Tenn. in 1890, married Mineivia Williams, 10\/23\/1898. Three childred were born, one died in infancy.\u00a0 Survived by wife, Minervia, daughter, Eliza and son John Geier. [Morgan County News dated 3\/5\/1936]<\/p>\n

GOLDSTON, ALEX,<\/b>\u00a056, formerly of Morgan Co., died at Soldier’s Home in Johnson City, 2\/8\/1936. He was a veteran of the Spanish-American War and a member of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen.\u00a0 Survivors, sons, Layton, Frank, Jack, Harley, Glenn, Louis, and Bill; daughters, Mrs. Edith Francis and Mrs. Elsie Webster; brother, Foy A. Goldston; sisters, Mrs. W. H. Bullard and Mrs. Chas. Blake.\u00a0 [Morgan County News dated 2\/13\/1936]<\/p>\n

GOLDSTON, JULIA<\/b>, daughter of (Mary Kittrell Williams-see below-d 8\/11\/1936) and the late Paul Williams, born 9\/1883, died 1\/22\/1936. She was married to Alex Goldston 32 years ago and there were 10 children. Preceded by one child. Survived by husband, daughters, Edith Francis, and Elsie Wester; sons; Layton, Frank, Jack, Harley, Glenn, Louis and Bill; mother Mary Kittrell; brothers, Joe and Wm. Williams; sister, Martha Snow and 3 grandchildren.\u00a0 Interment in Crab Orchard Cemetery. [Morgan County News dated 1\/30\/1936]<\/p>\n

GOLDSTON, JAMES S<\/b>., found dead at work.\u00a0 Son of Wiley and Nancy Goldston, pioneer residents of Oakdale.\u00a0 He was born April 20, 1868 and died May 1, 1936.\u00a0 He married Maggie Moore, Dec. 22, 1892 and there were 12 children born. 10 survive.\u00a0 Laris, Ruben, Ernest, Hooper, Robert and William. and Mrs. Wm Vaughn, Mrs. Clarence Bosler and Leslie and Helen of Oakdale. [Burial in Crab Orchard Cemetery]
\n[Morgan County News dated 5\/7\/1936]\u00a0\u00a0 [see Adeline Pearson below]<\/p>\n

GRANT, SUSANA<\/b>, 83, widow of Thomas V. Grant, pioneer resicent of Rockwood, died Dec. 10, 1935, age 83 years 7 days.\u00a0 She was born 12\/3\/1852.\u00a0 Survivors, children, Thomas and William Grant, Mrs. Polly Hale and Mrs Mattie McKeethan and adopted son, Clay Grant, 11 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren. [Morgan County News dated 1\/30\/1936]<\/p>\n

GUNTER, KATHERINE,<\/b>\u00a0age 6 years, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Henry Gunter of Glen Mary.
\nStruck by a truck. [Morgan County News dated 6\/25\/1936]<\/p>\n

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HAAG, CHARLES,\u00a0<\/b>age 77.\u00a0 Survivors wife, Ann [Henry] Haag; sons, Albert, Gus, Archie and Carl; daughter, Glenice Haag. Burial in Wartburg Cemetery. [Morgan County News dated 9\/24\/1936]<\/p>\n

HALL, HARRY\u00a0<\/b>—\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Lancing, leaves wife and 8 children, [Morgan County News dated 2\/27\/1936]
\n[Reed Clark and Lloyd Long, slayers of Harry Hall, prominent Morgan County railroad man, were bound to Criminal Court without bail. Clark shot and killed Harry Hall last Sunday Morning at Annadel after an argument in which Clark alleged Hall had kissed his wife, a bride of only a few days at a serenade.] [Morgan County News dated 3\/5\/1936] [Two given 10 years for ‘kiss murder’\u00a0 April 2, 1936]<\/p>\n

HATFIELD, LARKIN B.<\/b>, age 89 years and 8 months died at Cookeville, Tn. He was the last of the Alex Hatfield family. [Morgan County News dated 5\/14\/1936]<\/p>\n

HICKMAN, MARIE REYNOLDS<\/b>, leaves husband, J.M. Hickman; sons, Kenneth Dean and Kermith Jean; daughters, Ella Marie and Peggy Ann; brothers, Carl, Rollie, Leonard and Wilbur Reynolds.\u00a0 Burial in Harriman. [Morgan County Newsl 5\/1936?]<\/p>\n

HOWARD, MESHACK<\/b>, age 85,\u00a0 Survivors, widow; daughters, Mrs. Emma McCormack, Mrs. Chimera McCoy, Mrs. Margaret McCoy, Mrs. Maude Johnson, Mrs. Jennie Royal; sons; Granville and John Howard; 45 grandchildren, 48 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great-grandchild.
\n[Morgan County News, 1\/18\/1936]<\/p>\n

HULL, Daily<\/b>, age 58 of Shirley died 1\/5\/1936.\u00a0 Burial in Armithwaite Church Cemetery.\u00a0 Leaves wife, 6 sons, and 2 daughters. [Morgan County News]<\/p>\n

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JACKS, ROSA A<\/b>., died 9\/23\/1936 in Meridian, Miss. She was the youngest and last of five children of Nicholas and Mary Lyons, pioneers.\u00a0 She was the wife of Robt. G. Jacks, deceased; Surviving children: Mary, Nicholas, Lucy, Lee.<\/p>\n

\u00a0JOHNSON, JOSEPH N.<\/b>, formerly of Pine Orchard died 6\/30\/1936, age 62 years, 10 months and 24 days.\u00a0 Survivors, wife Frances Johnson; children. Mrs. Mabel DeLozier, Mrs. Edith Cope, Mrs. Nona Roberson Mrs. Edna Tapp; brothers, John, Wayne, Wheeler and Charley; sisters, Mrs. Flora Baty, and Mrs. Florence Reynolds.
\n[Morgan County News 6\/1936]<\/p>\n

JONES, Henry Perry<\/b>, died 3\/26\/1936 age 63 years, 9 months and 20 days. He was born 5\/6\/1872.\u00a0 Leaves sons, Will, John, Virgil; brother, Jim Jones; Sisters, Mrs. Ruth Land, Mrs. Thursey Chase, Mrs. Emma Jones, Mrs. Lizzie Winningham.\u00a0 Burial in Pleasant Ridge Cemetery. [Morgan County News]<\/p>\n

JONES, THURMAN,\u00a0<\/b>age 37 died as a result of a shooting at Petros. He was the son of Floyd Jones of Fork Mt., and nephew of Geo. W. Dagley. He was a guard at the prison.\u00a0 [Morgan County News Oct. 22, 1936]<\/p>\n

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LANDRUM, ROSA ALTA<\/b>, age 15 months, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Isaiah Landrum. Burial in Lancing Cemetery. [Morgan County News]<\/p>\n

LARUE, GEORGE WILLIAM<\/b>, age 11, died 9\/20\/1936. Son of Mrs. & Mrs. Theodore Larue. [Morgan County News]<\/p>\n

LAYMANCE, Chester<\/b>, age 22 years 5 months and 3 days died 3\/30\/1936.\u00a0 Survivors, Parents, Mr. & Mrs. Will Laymance; wife, Beatrice and little son Jimmie.\u00a0 Brothers, Glenn, Billie, Junior, Carl; Sisters, Mrs. Cam Pass, Hazel, Ruby, and Reba Faye. [Morgan County News]<\/p>\n

LAYMANCE, ‘AUNT’ MARY POWELL,<\/b>\u00a0age 88 years, 10 months and 26 days, died 2\/8\/1936.\u00a0 She was born, 3\/13\/1847.Survivors, Mrs. Annie Coffey and Stanton Laymance. Burial in home cemetery near Emory Bend.<\/p>\n

LUMPKINS, LAURA,<\/b>\u00a0age 36, died 3\/6\/1936. Originally from Campbell County.\u00a0 Survivors, 6 children. [Morgan County News]<\/p>\n

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McGUFFEY, GRACE<\/b>, age 21 years and 5 months, formerly of Pine Orchard, died at Rockwood Oct 2, 1936 from injuries sustained in a car wreck.\u00a0 Survivors, brother, Herman McGuffey; sisters, Mrs. Oma King, Mrs. Winnie Cassada, Mrs. Jessie Phillips, Mary and Marjorie McGuffey.\u00a0 [Morgan County News dated 10\/8\/1936]<\/p>\n

McGUFFEY, JESSE,<\/b>\u00a0formerly of Pine Orchard Community, died at Rockwood, 3\/3\/1936, age 70 years, 9 months and 16 days.\u00a0 Survivors, Children, H. H., Mrs. Harley Cassada, Mrs, Jessie Phillips, Mrs. J. E. Blake, Mrs. Verge King, Mary Grace and Margaret McGuffey.\u00a0 Brothers, A. J. and J. C..\u00a0 Sisters, Mrs. Sam Blake, Mrs. W. A. Blake, Mrs, James Collett, Mrs.Fred Zumstein, Mrs. Levi Powell and 7 granc children.
\n[Morgan County News]<\/p>\n

McNEEL, MRS. GEORGE<\/b>, died 8\/2\/1936. [Morgan County News]<\/p>\n

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MEEKS, NANNIE EVANS<\/b>, Died, 11\/4\/1936. Born in Schenute, Pickett County.on 11\/13\/1853.\u00a0 Married to Pleas Meeks; daughters, Mrs. Jeff Buck, and Mrs. Granville Cooper. [Morgan County News dated 11\/12\/1936]<\/p>\n

MELTON, Genevieve<\/b>, age 16, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Charles Melton. Burial in Wartburg Cemetery. [Morgan County News dated 1\/23\/1936]<\/p>\n

MULLINS, ETTA F<\/b>., died 8\/22\/1936, age 55 years, and 15 days.. She was born 8\/9\/1881. Married to Roy Mullins, 12\/8\/1909. Survivors: daughters, Mrs. Maggie Wilcox, Mrs. Fannie O. Sullivan, Mrs. Mae Hash and Mrs. Maxie Creasy; sons, Clyde and Will. [Morgan County News]<\/p>\n

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NELSON, W. H.\u00a0 (Capt. Jack)<\/b>, age 64 died in Chattanooga. Survivors, widow, the former Cora Kelley of Petros; brother and two sisters. He served as warden of Brushy Mountain Prison for 15 years. He was also on the Morgan County Court and Board of Education and secured a modern school building for Petros and made possible the erection of a new Methodist Episcopal Church South at Petros. Interment in Forest Hill Cemetery, Chattanooga.\u00a0 [Morgan County News dated 8\/24\/1936]<\/p>\n

NEWBERRY<\/b>,\u00a0Matilda.<\/b>\u00a0leaves daughter, Mrs. Edd McCann, husband, Sam Newberry; sons, Lawrence, Fred, and Harry.\u00a0 daughters, Mrs. Edd McCann and Mrs. John Miller. [Morgan County News dated 4\/9\/1936]<\/p>\n

NERENBURG, T<\/b>., Burrville died at Jamestown. [Morgan County News dated 1\/30\/1936]<\/p>\n

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OOTEN, PEARL JANE,<\/b>\u00a0age 17, died 2\/17\/1939. Daughter of Mr. & Mrs. E. H. Ooten. [Morgan County News]<\/p>\n

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PACK, MRS. JACK<\/b>. [Morgan County News dated 8\/17\/1936]<\/p>\n

PAYNE, JAMES CYRUS<\/b>\u00a0age 54, died 2\/27\/1936 in Oakdale.\u00a0 Born in Soddy, Tenn.\u00a0 Married, Ola Zeigler; son, Ben, daughter, Mrs. R. C. Brown; sisters, Mrs. George Jones, Mrs. Tom Hall, Mrs. Charles Crawford; brother, Don Payne.\u00a0 Burial in Memorial Park in Chattanooga. [ Morgan County News]<\/p>\n

PEARSON, ADELINE, “GRANDMA”<\/b>, Oakdale [died 5\/1\/1036-born, 12\/16\/1859].\u00a0 Survived by Ida, (Mrs. J. L. Bourne) who died 3\/9\/1936, Albert, (Pat) and Jack, Mrs. Elmer Coomer, W. L. Pearson and Sophronia, who died in infancy, 26 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren.\u00a0 [Morgan County News dated, 5\/7\/1936]
\nDOUBLE FUNERAL for Adeline Pearson and J. S. Goldston, who were half brother and sister and died within two hours of each other.\u00a0 [Morgan County News dated 5\/7\/1936]<\/p>\n

PITMAN<\/b>, Infant of Mr. & Mrs. Lesley Pitman. Burial in Laurel Dale Cemetery. [Morgan County News dated 3\/26\/1936]<\/p>\n

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RUPPEE, FRED L<\/b>.,age 74, Deermont, died 5\/12\/1936. He was born 1\/21\/1862.\u00a0 Leaves wife, Pauline Heidel, married 10\/27\/1887.; daughters, Mrs. N.C. Hamby, Mrs. W.R. Hamby, Lena, Erna and Esther Ruppee.\u00a0 Burial in Deermont Cemetery. [Morgan County News]<\/p>\n

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SEXTON, BESSIE WEBB<\/b>, died 7\/16\/1936, age 29 years 6 months and 1 day. Born, 1\/16\/1907, married Luke Sexton on 1\/18\/1925.\u00a0 Survivors, husband and 4 children and father.\u00a0 Burial in Mt. Zion Cemetery. [Morgan County News]<\/p>\n

SUMMERS, LOUSIA WATSON<\/b>, age 54, Catoosa, died 5\/4\/1936. Leaves husband, William Summers; sons, James, Sidney, and Cecil; daughters, Mrs. Jake Kreis, Mrs. T.A. Adkins, Mrs. J. C. Vespie and Misses Myrtle and Elgiva Summers. Parents, Mr. & Mrs. J.C. Watson of Lansing.\u00a0 [Morgan County News]<\/p>\n

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TANNER, J. E<\/b>., died in Wartburg. Survivors, wife, Mrs. Maude Tanner; sons, John, Ernest, Billy, Holman and Nick; daughter Mary Martha.\u00a0 Burial in local cemetery. [Morgan County News dated 10\/8\/1936]<\/p>\n

TAYLOR, CLETUS,<\/b>\u00a0age 18. Burial in Frankfort.\u00a0 [Morgan County News dated 1\/23\/1936]<\/p>\n

TONEY, JULIAN FRAZER<\/b>, Lancing, died Aug. 15, 1936. He was a veteran of the Spanish American War.\u00a0 He married Miss Eliza Hall on Aug. 19, 1896.\u00a0 Survivors: wife, Mrs. Eliza Toney; brothers, Ervin and Henderson Toney and sister, Mrs. Chas. H. Davis. [Morgan County News]<\/p>\n

TONEY, WILBURN<\/b>, age 61, leavs sons, Clarence and Lawrence; brothers, Julia, Henderson and Erwin; sister, Mrs Charles Davis.\u00a0 [Morgan County News dated 3\/19\/1936]<\/p>\n

TRIPPLETT, JESSE<\/b>, age 78, died 2\/11\/1936. Leaves wife; sons, Sam, R. I., Wiley, Robert, Garth and Clarence. Daughters; Mrs. Catherine McHugh, Mrs. Sim Ruffner, Mrs. Dena Ingram, Mrs. Irene Mahon and 14 grandchildren.\u00a0 [Morgan County News]<\/p>\n

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WAITES, JOSEPH<\/b>, age 75, Lancing. Son, Thomas Waites.\u00a0 Burial Cubley Cemetery. [Morgan County News dated 3\/19\/1936]<\/p>\n

WHITEHURST, E. H.<\/b>, Petros. Survivors:\u00a0 wife; daughters, Emma Ruth, and Marie, Mrs. Earl Foster and Mrs. Wm. Evans, Mrs. Harvey Jackson; sons, Thomas, Guy and J. B.; 4 grandchildren; sisters, Betty Whitehurst, Mrs. Mary Day, Mrs. J. W. Roland and Mrs. Chas Edmond; brothers, W.G. Whitehurst, J.W. Whitehurst, and R.L. Whitehurst. Burial in a local cemetery. [Morgan County News dated 5\/7\/1936]<\/p>\n

WILLIAMS, E. M.\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0age 73.\u00a0 Survivors, daughter, Mrs. E. W. Zumstein, Miss Eloise Williams, Miss Edith Williams, Mrs. J.W. McMillan; brothers, Eugene, Parris, Sam, Joe, Dave and Judge Hugh L. Williams.
\n[Morgan County News dated 7\/30\/1936]<\/p>\n

WILLIAMS, MARY FRANCES KITTRELL<\/b>, died 8\/11\/1936, age 81 years, 9 months and 12 days.\u00a0 Born 10\/24\/1854.\u00a0 Married to Paul M. Williams, 9\/18\/ 1877. There were 5 children; Wm. M. Williams, Joe Williams, Martha Snow and Julia Goldston, deceased and a son who died in infancy.; brothers, Robert, General, J.W. , T.J. Kittrell and Mandy Kittrell and Rosa Brawner; 18 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren.
\n[Morgan County News dated 8\/20\/1936]<\/p>\n

WILLIAMS, WILLIAM<\/b>, Circuit Court Clerk of Morgan County died suddenly. [11\/3\/1936] Survived by widow [Susie Honeycutt]; daughter, Mrs. J. B. Owens; sons;\u00a0 Forest, Raymond and Jackie. Burial in Crab Orchard Cemetery. [Morgan County News dated 11\/5\/1936]<\/p>\n

WILLIAMS, WILLIAM HARRISON<\/b>., Born in Morgan County 9\/24\/1858, died 2\/20\/1936 at McGhee, Ark. He never married. Survivors, 7 brothers, Hugh, Paris, Sam, Joe, Dave, Eugene and E.M. Williams.\u00a0 Youngest brother was Judge Hugh L. Williams.\u00a0 Burial in Wartburg Cemetery. [Morgan County News]<\/p>\n

WILSON, SAMUEL H.<\/b>, 76, died at Rugby Aug. 24, 1936.\u00a0 He was born in England, March 29, 1860 and came to America to form a colony at Rugby.\u00a0 He first settled at Armathwaite. Served as postmaster from 1919 until 1933.\u00a0 Two other survivors of the original colony are Walter Fletcher and E.V. Alexander a nephew of Sir Leslie Probyn of England.\u00a0 The colony was founded Oct 5, 1880- by Thomas Hughes.The deceased was the oldest in the service of the Tennessee Weather Bureau.\u00a0 “Uncle Sam’ as he was called was a bachelor and never shaved. He was buried in the Rugby Cemetery near the grave of Madame Margaret E. Hughes, mother of the founder of the colony.\u00a0 All his goods were bequeathed to a neice in VanCouver, British Columbia.
\n[Morgan County News dated Sept 3, 1936]<\/p>\n

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YOUNG, S. G<\/b>. formerly of Nydeck died in Los Angeles, California. Parents, Mr. & MRs. D.C. Young. [Morgan County News\u00a0 dated 12\/19\/1936]<\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0HAPPENINGS<\/i>\u00a0in 1936<\/span><\/p>\n

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MARRIAGE LICENSES ISSUED<\/span><\/b>
\n[dates listed as “week of” is actual date of newspaper]<\/p>\n

January, 1936<\/span>
\nGibson Lane to Minnie Danie
\nW.H. Ward to Isabell Braden
\nElmer Scott to Rebecca Taylor
\nClifford Lee to Mary Laymance
\nBoyd Wilson to Thelma Jones
\nRoe Wilson to Georgia Thomas-(Tommie Thompson?) married 12\/24\/1935)
\nWilbur Sells to Edna Huckaby
\nClyde W. Smith to Opal M. Stringfield – 12\/24\/1935
\nGus H. Vespie to Ruth C. VanNorstran
\nSam Briggs, 24 to Willowdean Collins 22
\nArrthur Schubert 45, to Mattie Hunter 24
\nNoble Young 32 to Myrtle Nicholas, 25
\nHarold Hershel Honeycutt & Alma Ruffner, 1\/17\/1936
\nPaskell Hamilton & Eula Howard – 1\/23\/1936<\/p>\n

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February, 1936<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Robert Barton Jones & Minnie Lee Shannos, 2\/16\/1936
\nFrank Martin & Pearl Duncan, 2\/29\/1936<\/p>\n

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March, 1936<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

James Darwin Jones, 21 to Helen Rose 19
\nBen F. Snow 23 to Jeanette Watson, 18 (week of 3\/5\/1936)
\nRalph L. Davis 24 to Evelyn Waters 17
\nBoyd Vespie 24 to Edna Ooten 18
\nJack Floyd 22 to Flossie Cox 15
\nWalter Morgan 26 to Daisy Morrow 24
\nReid Clark 22 to Shirley Howard
\nPaul F. Short & Lavonah Elizabeth Alley, 3\/25\/12936 in Roane Co.<\/p>\n

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April, 1936<\/span><\/b>
\nLouis Mills and Lou Brown, (week of 4\/9\/1936)
\nHenry McKenzie & Pauline Schubert (Week of 4\/9\/1936 in Kingston)
\nHurgin Galloway & Ruby York, 4\/10\/1936
\nRobert Ooten & Carthema Neal, 4\/8\/1936
\nLloyd (Preacher) England & Ruth Phillips, 4\/9\/1936 at New River
\nBurl Ellis & Laura Kennedy, 4\/1936
\nJoesph M. Rash & Cora Lee Donaldson, 4\/26\/1936 in Rome, Ga.<\/p>\n

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May 1936<\/span><\/b>
\nRay Snyder & Lucille Johnson, 5\/2\/1936
\nRaymond Bingham & Nellie Heidel, (week of 5\/21\/1936)<\/p>\n

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June, 1936<\/span><\/b>
\nEdward Bardill & Marie Heath, (week of 6\/11\/1936)<\/p>\n

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July, 1936<\/span><\/b>
\nCarnie Taylor to Faye Honeycutt, 7\/31\/1936
\nCharles Sills & Lulu Sumner, 7\/18\/1936
\nPreston Stringfield, age 64 to Mrs. Weas, age 74, 7\/19\/1936<\/p>\n

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August, 1936<\/span><\/b>
\nBurney C. Zarecor to Nelle Pemberton, 8\/2\/1936, (moved to Missouri)
\nDavid Freytag, to Susie Albernice Hawn
\nL.C. Wardlow to Franklin Louise Thomas
\nCarl Sexton to Madge R. Douglas
\nBeecher U. Shipwash to Ethel Nerine Shipwash
\nCornelius J. Summers to Christine Hodge
\nEdgar Paul Miles to Louise Ruppee – 8\/15\/1935
\nGeorge Kilby to Tempie Cromwell
\nHerbert Phipps to Inez Barnes
\nWillard Rich to Cora Ethel Justes
\nJohnnie Lehman and Thelma Gill, 8\/29\/1936
\nG. B. Moore & Hermenia Unger, 8\/26\/1936 in Gerogia<\/p>\n

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September, 1936<\/span><\/b>
\nLeonard F. VanNorstran & Bessie Potter
\nCarl Cromwell & Martha Jones
\nEster Cross & Anna Mae Rector
\nClyde Cooper & Dorothy Brown
\nHerman Mehlhorn & Marie Beasley
\nGrady K. Lee & Mildred E. Lewis – 9\/6\/1936
\nOliver Scott & Bertie Presswood
\nRev. Winifred Frederick Vatthauer and Lorene Augusta Bardill, 9\/1936
\nNeil Brooks & Helen Marie Heidel – 9\/24\/1936<\/p>\n

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October, 1936<\/span><\/b>
\nLouis August Beyer & Georgia Mae McGuffey, 10\/4\/1936 in Chattanooga<\/p>\n

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November, 1936<\/span><\/b>
\nCharles Cashion & Willie Mae Winnie (week of 11\/5\/1936)
\nHouse Headrick and Reba Byrd, 11\/8\/1936<\/p>\n

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December, 1936<\/span><\/b>
\nGeorge H. Bales & Maude Bernice Davis, 12\/19\/1936
\nLawrence Sumner & Rosa Lee Adkins – (week of 12\/31\/1936)
\nMelvin Northrup & Sallie Seabolt, (week of 12\/31\/1936)<\/p>\n

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Life – as it was……….in 1936…….<\/span><\/p>\n

*Dates in brackets [xx] are dates of the newspaper.<\/p>\n

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Morgan County Quarterly Court met Jan. 6, and granted the Tennessee Valley Authority permission to extend its lines into Morgan County to provide electrification.\u00a0\u00a0 The WPA road contract was agreed upon.\u00a0 The restriction up on the sale of beer\u00a0 was placed again at 2000 feet from the nearest church or school. [Jan.-1936]<\/p>\n

John W. Peters, Morgan County boy was made Police Chief of Chickamauga Dam near Chattanooga.\u00a0 [1\/9\/1936]<\/p>\n

Friends of\u00a0 Mrs. Henry Hambright, Sunbright,\u00a0 were sad to learn of her death Friday. [2\/13\/1936-date of paper]<\/p>\n

Several hundred Veterans of the World War were in Wartburg last Saturday evening making application for their bonus.\u00a0 The bonus bill was passed by the Lefislature last month and the local Legion officials, Edd W. Mehlhorn, Commander and Carl F. Schubert, Adjuntant, made arrangements for the applications to be filled out at Wartburg.<\/p>\n

Mr. Ira Shadden of Castoosa returned last Saturday from Memphis where he has been several months as a patient at a hospital. [2\/13\/1936]<\/p>\n

Mr. & Mrs. Gilbert Edmundson announce the birth of a son on Feb. 8, 1936.<\/p>\n

The Hot Lunch Project under the direction of Miss Lucille McCormick is working very successfully in several of the schools.\u00a0 The WPA furnishes the labor in connection with this work while the TERA has been furnishing commodities.\u00a0 Each child is supposed to furnish its own bowl and spoon and the labor is drawn from relief rolls of the county.<\/p>\n

Private Maurice C. McCartt, U.S. Marines, who enlisted Feb.6, 1935, is now serving with the Marine detachment on board the cruiser U.S.S. Northhampton in Pacific Waters.\u00a0 He is the son of Mr. & Mrs. Julian F. McCartt of Lancing.\u00a0 [3\/19\/1936]<\/p>\n

Ross Barger of near Brewstertown, 16 year old son of Albert Barger, was sentenced to a term of three\u00a0 years in the State Industrial School at Nashville for the theft of a shot gun belonging to Joe Young of Fentress County.\u00a0 Young alleged that the gun was taken from his automobile while it was parked.\u00a0 Sheriff H.E. Byrge and Deputy Sheriff James Carson arrested the boy Monday and he was placed in the county jail awaiting the trial which was held Tuesday.\u00a0 Ross H. Williams of Knoxville represented the defendant while Attorney Turner of Jamestown represented the state.\u00a0 [5141936]<\/p>\n

Oakdale is soon to have a much needed improvement.\u00a0 Bath houses for its swimmers.\u00a0 There is to be two small houses, one for the girls and one for the boys and also a tower for the divers. “Old Emory” affords much of the diverson for the young people of Oakdale througout the summer season. [5\/31\/1936]<\/p>\n

Mr. & Mrs. Mark Jackson honored their father Mr. T.C. Galloway on his 88th birthday with a dinner Sunday. Children attending: Mr. & Mrs. N.P. Galloway of Etowah, Mrs. & Mrs. John Walt of Harriman, Mrs. & Mrs. W.J. Galloway,\u00a0 Mr. & Mrs. Will Schick and family of Stearns, Ky.\u00a0 Burrville [8\/27\/1936]<\/p>\n

Mrs. Sarah Honeycutt announces the marriage of her daughter, Faye on July 31, to Mrs. Carnie Taylor to Elizabethton.<\/p>\n

Mr. & Mrs. Walter Johnson announce the marriage of their daughter, Lucille, on May 2nd to Mr. Ray Snyder of Oakdale.\u00a0 [9\/10\/1936]<\/p>\n

Judge H.B. Brown appointed Mrs. Wm. Williams of Wartburg to fill out the unexpired term of her husband, as Circuit Court Clerk of Morgan County. [Nov. 12, 1936]<\/p>\n

FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT RE-ELECTED PRESIDENT
\nCarrying forty-six of the forty-eight states, Franklin D. Roosevelt was returned to the White House foe another four year term.\u00a0 The President carried all but the states of Maine and Vermont. [11\/5\/1936]<\/p>\n

A wedding of interest to their many friends was that of Miss Maude Bernice Davis to Mrs. Geo. H. Bales on Saturday, Dec. 19. 1936.\u00a0 She is the daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Chas H. Davis of Wartburg and has been a trusted employee of the Tennessee Railroad for several years.\u00a0 Mr. Bales is the son of Mrs. J.A. Bales and is manager of the Jellico Grocery Company. [12\/31\/1936]<\/p>\n

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