Stover Family

Early Stover Families of Obion County Contributed by Robert & Kathy, <robkat (at) cddn.com> Most of the Stover families who reside in the western part of Obion County descended from Valentine Stober (1692-1741) who was born in Staffort, Germany, a Continue reading →

Palmer, Jacob

E. H. Marshall in his History of Obion County, TN wrote that Jacob PALMER and family from North Carolina located in Union City in 1839 and settled upon the site which afterwards became school property. He obtained an option on Continue reading →

Polk Family

Early Polk Families of Obion County Biography Copyright 1998, Dorothy Chance 29 October 2000:  Dorothy Chance and Anna Gilbert would like to invite anyone interested to participate in an exciting relationship they have just discovered through the Obion County web Continue reading →

Moultrie, William M. (1787-1842)

Submitted by Al Hutchison Sr. WIlliam M. Moultrie (1787 NC-1842 ) married Unica Batcher and moved to Obion County Tennessee in 1836. His son, John Logan Moultrie was prominent in Obion County affairs and is in the biographical appendix to Continue reading →

Jones, Archer (descendants of)

Descendants of Archer Jones 1 Archer Jones b: Abt. 1804 NC . +Rebecca b: Sept 9, 1806 NC d: Sept 19, 1893 Burial: 1893 Bucksnort Cem., Beech Grove, Gibson Co., TN m: Oct 24, 1824 Granville, NC src: Jones Family Continue reading →

Hubbs, James Clark (descendants of)

Descendants of James Clark Hubbs From: GmpiGma (at) aol.com Date: Monday, December 20, 1999 Generation No. 1 1.  JAMES CLARK3 HUBBS  (THOMAS2, HUBBS1) was born 1802 in Tennessee, and died October 1879 in Obion Co, Tn.  He married (1) SARAH Continue reading →

Harper Settlers

The Harpers – A Family of Settlers Early Settlers in Obion County, Tennessee Biography Copyright 1998, Dorothy Chance Accounts of an early wagon train arriving in Obion County from York County, SC on February 17, 1825, include the names of Continue reading →

Gwaltney, James

b. abt 1724 Surry, VA, d. 1780 Isle Of Wight, VA, FIRST GENERATION 1. James Gwaltney b. abt 1724 Surry, VA, d. 1780 Isle Of Wight, VA, m. Elizabeth about 1759 Surry, VA. Elizabeth b. abt 1738 Surry, VA. James Continue reading →

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Evans, Benjamin

Benjamin Evans Biography 1999, Carolyn Geittmann (see also the biography for Jacob Palmer) Benjamin EVANS, born circa 1796-1798 in Virginia, was first found in Obion County in Jan. 1835 when he served as a juror. His oldest daughter, Mary Jane, Continue reading →

Enloe, Joel S. (b. 1796)

Joel S. Enloe Early Settler in Obion County, Tennessee Biography 1998, Dorothy Chance The second Sheriff (and Tax Collector) of Obion County from 1826-1836,  Joel S. Enloe, was born December 26, 1796 in York County, South Carolina.   It is not Continue reading →