State of Tennessee, Obion County, Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions, April Term 1834 Typed by Donna Martin, 1997. Research and coding by Jane Norton Powell (p-31) Monday April 7th 1834. Be it remembered that at a Court of Pleas … Continue reading →
State of Tennessee, Obion County, Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions, January Term 1834 Typed by Donna Martin, 1997. Research and coding by Jane Norton Powell (p-1) {Numbers of original pages} State Of Tennessee, Obion County Court of Pleas & … Continue reading →
Obion County, TN Minutes Books Typed by Gay Mathis Transcribed to the best of my ability & may contain errors Please recheck against the originals Minute Book 5/1832 This day came into court Thomas F. Edwards into Court and it … Continue reading →
Court Records for Obion County, Tennessee 1832-1852, Miscellaneous Minute Book Records 1834-1835, Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions 1834, January Term 1834, April Term 1834, July Term 1834, October Term 1835, January Term 1835, April Term 1835, July Term 1845-1846, … Continue reading →
St. John A.M.E., the First Negro church in Woodland Mills, was founded and organized 6 January 1873 by a group of Negro men who bought 1 1/2 acres from J. W. Marton for $75.00. The lumber for the building and … Continue reading →
Rives Methodist Episcopal Church was organized on 12 October 1890 in the Associate Reformed Presbyterian building by W. C. Waters, pastor and 29 members, 14 of whom transferred from the Pleasant Hill congregation, 3 from Obion Chapel, 9 by letter … Continue reading →
Central Union Church is located in District 7 on the Rives-Mt. Pelia Road about five miles southeast of Rives. Part of the membership are Cumberland Presbyterian and part are Methodist. Both have pastors who take turns conducting worship services. The … Continue reading →
Cumberland Presbyterian Churches Goodspeed’s History of Tennessee, Obion County, Marshall’s Obion County History, and both Obion County Histories, 1981, 1986: The Cumberland Presbyterians were also pioneers in the organization of churches as well as in missionary work in Obion County. … Continue reading →
Pleasant Valley United Methodist Church, in 1981, was located on a five acre lot at the corner of Pleasant Valley Road and Stone Road: Rev. Harold C. Craig was the pastor. April 15, 1981, Pleasant Valley United Methodist Church had … Continue reading →
Obion Chapel United Methodist history from Obion County History, Vol 1, p. 472 with great input from Bill Cunningham. Obion Chapel is located 1/4 mile off Highway 21 between Troy and Hornbeak. According to p. 472, Obion County History, Vol. … Continue reading →