Rives
Rives was known as Troy Station during the years of 1859-1876, but as early as 1825, South Carolina pioneers settled the area but it was after the M&O Railroad came through in 1858 that the town began to flourish. One … Continue reading →
Yearly Archives: 2012
Clayton
Clayton Community is on the Reelfoot Lake Highway (Hwy 22) from Union City to the lake. Early settlers were James Caldwell, Dave and Cal Cloar, Dick Cole, Lee Gray, Alfred Howard, M. S. Marshall, and Dick Mosier. Others coming later … Continue reading →
Crystal
Crystal Community is an early settlement in District Three of Obion County about 3 or 4 miles north of Fremont and about half way between Union City and Hickman KY. On the district map the name, Crystal, lies in the … Continue reading →
Woodland Mills
Woodland Mills Community, according to Marshall’s Obion County History includes a section of Civil Districts Two and Ten. And on the district map it is very near the Kentucky border and about half way between the east and west district … Continue reading →
Harris Station
Harris Station appears to be on the map, almost on the old county line between Obion and Weakley, and just barely inside District One. Harris Station seems to have begun with the Memphis and Paducah Railroad and the first merchant, … Continue reading →
Districts
Districts, Cities, and Communities Districts are not numbered sequentially because of changes between 1870 and 1880. A family could remain in the same location yet appear in different districts in separate census. As best as can be determined, the table below reflects present … Continue reading →
County Seats
Obion County in West Tennessee one of the state’s three “grand divisions” was created in 1823 from the Chickasaw Indian Cession named for the Obion River, chief watercourse of the area, the origin of the name of which is obscure: … Continue reading →
Post Office Locations and Postmasters
Beech Point, 1875-1893, moved to Lane, Dyer Co TN Carroll, Edward C, 2 Sept 1875 Roddy, Elizabeth, 23 Sept 1879 Fuller, Martha A, 17 May 1880 Roddy, Calvin, 21 Jul 1880 Wilson, John b, 8 Nov 1880 Moss, Fannie, 12 … Continue reading →
Members of the Legislature, 1833-1943
Representatives to General Assembly Year Name Counties 1833 Joel R. Smith Carroll, Gibson, Obion, Dyer 1835 Wm. M. Wilson 1837 John B. Fizer Obion, Dyer 1839 Osborne Purcell 1841 Thomas A. Polk 1843 Dr. Purcell 1845 G. W. L. Marr … Continue reading →
Court Clerks, Sheriffs, etc.
Scroll down the page for Chancellors, Chancery Court – 1860, Judge 1860-1865, Trustees, 1824-1940: Tax Collector 1861-62, County Court Clerks, Circuit Court Clerks, Registrars; Sheriffs, 1824-1940 Chancellors, Chancery Court – 1860 William M. Smith, John W. Harris, John Somers Chancery Court … Continue reading →