Joel S. Enloe was sheriff and collector of Obion County. Marr sued Enloe in trover, for a sack of coffee, which Enloe seized as sheriff and collector of the state and county taxes, of Obion County for the year 1828, … Continue reading →
“I Had a Real Good Time . . .” The Making of a Country Editor The recollections of James M. Brice of the News-Banner of Troy, TN (1862-1926), Edited and Published by Rebel C. Forrester & Betty B. Wood, © … Continue reading →
“A Brief Vacation” Newark Journal, Newark Arkansas, 19 June 1908 O. F. Craig, Publisher Copyright held by Robert D. Craig and may not be used for reprint except by expressed consent. Oscar Franklin Craig, 1875-1941, reminisces in the following article … Continue reading →
Troy articles from Messenger and Banner Abstracts: The News Banner, Troy, Tennessee LDS film # 204,871 Abstract by Carolyn Gathright Nov 15, 1883, Land Sale. F.M. McCree Vs. Mollie McCree et als., In Chancery at Troy Tenn , Oct 24, … Continue reading →
Letter is property of David B. Kersey, Obion County, TN, all rights reserved, 1998 Texas Goliad Co Nov the 20, 1886 Mr. Tomas Kersey & family, Dear uncle, aunt & Cousins & Grandmother I seat myself to answer you most … Continue reading →
to T. J. Kersey, August 19, 1894 Letter is property of David B. Kersey, Obion County, TN, all rights reserved, 1998 To her brother Tom Kersey (David Thomas Jefferson Kersey) August 19, 1894, Comanche, Texas, after the death of their … Continue reading →
Earliest extant letter found to date to/from the first Obion County Settlers. To David Hutchinson, York Courthouse. From John Hutchinson, Postmarked Troy, TN This letter was transcribed from the original by Allen Stokes, Director of the South Caroliniana Library, University … Continue reading →
From a Collection of Hutchison Family Papers, Winthrop University, SC Transcribed by Debra Lowe, Nov. 16, 1999. From: Lowe <jlowe [at] synapse [dot] net: Transcriber’s note: I’ve added periods to make the letter more readable. My copy was hard to … Continue reading →
Annual Family Reunion Held at Bluebank on Reelfoot Lake, August 23, 1929 (The Commercial, Union City, Friday, August 30, 1929) The Calhoun-Gracy family reunion met at Bluebank on Reelfoot Lake at their annual meeting with about 100 relatives and some … Continue reading →
April 21, 1937 Mr. Will N. Calhoun Ridgley, Tennessee Dear Cousin: Your letter of the 19th Inst. received on the morning of the 20th of April, my birthday. I have had my secretary make typewritten copies of the letter, and … Continue reading →