Deaths, 1998 Obits
(not complete) by Jane N. Powell, from UC Messenger 3 July 1999, list in progress. Adams, Ralph W, 68, d. 1 Oct 1998 Paducah KY, s/o Ray & Flora Henry Adams Armstrong, Ruby Oliver, 9 Sept 1909 Ob-20 Sept 1998 … Continue reading →
Monthly Archives: September 2012
Deaths, 1997 Obits
Union City, Obion County, Tennessee Abstracted From The Daily Messenger Index 1997 by Jane N. Powell. (not an exhaustive list) Some are residents of adjoining counties, some are relatives of Obion Co. residents. TN County Abbreviations (Upper/lower case): Be=Benton, Ca=Carroll, … Continue reading →
Deaths, 1995-96 Obits
Abstracted from the Daily Messenger, Union City, Obion County, TN (not exhaustive) TN County Abbreviations (Upper/lower case): Ca=Carroll, Ch=Chester; Cr=Crockett, Da=Davidson, Dy=Dyer, Fa=Fayette, G=Giles, Gi=Gibson, Hd=Hardeman, He=Henry, Hu=Humphreys, Hy=Haywood, La=Lauderdale, Lk=Lake, Ma=Madison, McN=McNairy, Ob=Obion, Ov=Overton; Pe=Perry, Sh=Shelby; Ti=Tipton, We=Weakley Other … Continue reading →
Deaths, 1881-1882 Index
by Gay Mathis: Please see the note in a later part of this list, on the change in how the age is listed. Visit my website “Branches & Twigs” on Rootsweb World Connect. I have some data on some of … Continue reading →
1880 Mortality
Obion County, Tennessee From Mortality Schedules in the Tennessee State Library and Archives, submitted Linda Green Name, Age, Sex if given, B=Black, M=Married, W=widow or widower, State of Birth, Occupation if given, Month of Death, Cause of Death. Adams, M.J., … Continue reading →
Births, 1881
Obion County Birth Index, 1881 (Only 1 page of Births are recorded) Birth Records were not kept for each year in Obion County, TN. The 1881-1882 list was the only early ones that Gay Mathis has found. Law did not … Continue reading →
Vital
Births 1881 (one page only) ANDERSON, Samuel M. b. 05 April 1849, son of John T. Anderson and Sarah Ann Bonds, (married 1847 Montgomery County, IN.) submitted by Bsikes1 [at] aol [dot] com Tennessee, Births and Christenings (1828-1939) at FamilySearch.org … Continue reading →
Westover School
Union City, Tennessee (by Jane N. Powell) The first school on these grounds was a two room building and said to have been taught by private subscription by Professor Cravens, assisted by Miss Fannie Foster and Miss Daisy Castleman (p. … Continue reading →
Troy Schools
in Obion County, Tennessee In 1845, Waller Caldwell built a school known as Westbrook Academy about one and a half miles west of Troy. This seems to be the first school of higher education in the county and most of … Continue reading →
Hornbeak School
Obion County, Tennessee from Barb Houghteling, who wrote: “It was my G-G-G-Grandfather Wilson that donated land for the school. My G-G-Grandfather Frank Short was a board member at this school and my G-Uncle Henry Frank Short taught at this school.” … Continue reading →