Databases ROOTS-L Tennessee – a collection of databases for Tennessee research RootsWeb Surname List – searchable database of surnames Genealogical and Historical Societies West Tennessee Historical Society – Within its twenty-one counties, it supports historical programs, archives, publications, preservation, markers, museums, … Continue reading →
Calhoun Abstracts, from Mayfield Newspapers Calhoun Letters 11-Mar-1928, from Will N. Calhoun to Georgia Calhoun 06-Aug-1928, from Will N. Calhoun to Georgia Calhoun 17-Dec-1928, from Will N. Calhoun to Georgia Calhoun 01-Apr-1929, from Will N. Calhoun to Georgia Calhoun 10-Apr-1937, … Continue reading →
Settlements in Obion County Year Obion County Historical Dates 1819 Elisha PARKER, recorded as the first settler in Obion County, arrived in early 1819. He ran unsuccessfully as the first sheriff. Other Northeast settlers: Benjamin TOTTEN, who put up the … Continue reading →
Glass, once known as Palestine (and prior to that, Soonsupper) is found this way in one or more of Goodspeed’s Obion County biographies. It is located west of the town of Obion and about half way to Elbridge. This information … Continue reading →
Mason Hall is near the Gibson County line about half way between Trimble and Kenton. It has never been incorporated nor has the date of its origin been established. Obion County Marriage Records (1824-1877) contain an entry of the marriage … Continue reading →
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 →
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 →
Court Clerks, Registrars, Sheriffs, etc. at the Courthouse Members of the Legislature, 1833-1943 Post Office Locations and Postmasters
Continue reading →Book: History of Obion County, by E. H. Marshall (1941) County Farm County Officials County Seats Districts, Cities, Communities Goodspeed’s History of Obion County Historical Dates Historical Documents and Letters Local Publications One Hundred Years Ago in Obion County, R. … Continue reading →