Category Archives: Individuals & Families
1890 Census Veterans and Widows in Pickett, Fentress, Clay Counties
Contributor unidentified This abstract lists the name, rank, company affiliation, current post office for mail, ailments or disabilities (if any), and county of residence. Adams, James R. Pri 18 IN Bat 30 Jan 1865 Clementsville Clay Allred, Anthony C. Pri … Continue reading →
Fentress County World War I Soldiers Killed in Action
Tennessee Historical Records Commission Gold Star Files Records available at the Tennessee State Library & Archives indicate five Fentress County men died in service during World War I. Click here to search the complete database of World War I Gold … Continue reading →
Fentress County Veterans’ Deaths in World War II
The source of this information is not clearly identified. It may not be a complete listing of Fentress Countians lost in service during World War II. Clicking on the names goes to more details for each individual hero. … Continue reading →
Fentress County Veterans’ Deaths in the Viet Nam War
The source of this information is not clearly identified. It may not be a complete listing of Fentress Countians lost in service during the Viet Nam War. Clicking on the names goes to more details for each individual hero. … Continue reading →
Fentress County Veterans’ Deaths in the Korean War
The source of this information is not clearly identified. It may not be a complete listing of Fentress Countians lost in service during the Korean War. Clicking on the names goes to more details for each individual hero. … Continue reading →
Divorces Granted in Fentress County, 1866-1907
Abstracted and contributed by Wilma Gibson References appear to be from Minute Books. Chancery Court 210 CROUCH, Rohaney B. and Moses SIMPSON — divorced 10-20-1896 77 JAYNES, Nancy and B. L. OWENS — divorced 10-24-1895 277 WRIGHT, Callie and Thomas … Continue reading →
Some Published Fentress County Death Notices, 1852-1904
Abstracted from The Nashville Christian Advocate, 1852-1904, by Jonathan Kennon Thompson Smith and copyrighted to him (posted with permission) February 2, 1849 Nancy GILPIN daughter of David and Martha WILLIAMS, born Burke Co., N.C., 1775; married J. WEST, 1797; … Continue reading →
Murder of Marshal John Woods, 1871
Contributed by Paul Lemasters “Murder In Fentress County.” United States Marshal WOODS Killed. Some time ago an account was given of the swindling of the celebrated Tinker Dave BEATIE out of a large among of back pay and bounty granted … Continue reading →
Williams Family
Contributed by Paul Lemasters “Death.” WILLIAMS–On the 5th inst., at Wolf River of fever, A. WILLIAMS, an old and respected citizen and Mason of Fentress county. [Source: Rugbeian, Morgan Co., Tn, Sat., 17 March 1883, Vol. III, No. 78, p2.] … Continue reading →