{"id":53,"date":"2012-02-25T11:02:34","date_gmt":"2012-02-25T17:02:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/perry\/?page_id=53"},"modified":"2015-01-24T15:54:00","modified_gmt":"2015-01-24T21:54:00","slug":"families","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/perry\/families\/","title":{"rendered":"Perry County Families &#8211; archived"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Between 1820 and 1845 Perry County included most of the area which is now Decatur County, Tennessee. Many families which appear in early Perry County records lived west of the Tennessee River. Some of these families may be found on a separate <a href=\"\/decatur\/families\/\">Family Page<\/a> for Decatur County. Families commonly found in early Perry County records which are mostly or entirely on the west side of the river include, but are not limited to, Brasher (Brashear), Derryberry, Finch, Fisher, Graham, Hensley, Houston, Roberts, Rushing, Vice\/Vise, White.<\/p>\n<p>Please use the <a title=\"Search Perry Co. TNGenWeb\" href=\"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/perry\/search\/\">site search engine<\/a> to search the entire site for your surname of interest.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Anderson<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/thelewisfamily.org\/\">thelewisfamily.org<\/a>, Donald Lewis (find James Anderson 1793-1861 in index)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Armstrong<\/strong>: <a title=\"Armstrong Family (Flatwoods) \u2013 5 Generations\" href=\"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/perry\/armstrong-family-flatwoods-5-generations\/\">Armstrong Family (Flatwoods) &#8211; 5 Generations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Bandy<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bandy.co.uk\/Gallimaufrey\/3_FAMILY%20TRADITIONS.htm\">Family Traditions<\/a>, Dale Bandy (ancestors of John Bandy who was in Perry Co. in 1850 census)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Barger<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/members.tripod.com\/~suzid\/\">Barger Family History Society<\/a>, Susan Barger Donahue (use Barger First Name Index to find William S. Barger who was born in Beardstown in 1834, family to McCracken Co.\/Paducah, Kentucky<\/li>\n<li><strong>Barry<\/strong>: <a title=\"History of the Barry Family\" href=\"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/perry\/barry-family\/\">History of the Barry Family<\/a>, Rosa Barton Tyler, transcribed by Robbie Burnett<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bird<\/strong> (this family might have lived west of the Tennessee River):<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tshaonline.org\/handbook\/online\/articles\/fbi15\">John Bird<\/a>, <em>Handbook of Texas Online<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Britt<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.angelfire.com\/la\/ancestors\/Christian.html\">The Christian Family with Britt &amp; Peavy<\/a>, Margie R. Pearce<\/li>\n<li><strong>Campbell<\/strong>: <a title=\"Campbell Family Photographs\" href=\"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/perry\/campbell-photographs\/\">Campbell Family Photographs<\/a>, Patty Lee (Miller) Parham<\/li>\n<li><strong>Coble<\/strong>:\u00a0 <a title=\"Peter Coble Bible\" href=\"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/perry\/coble-bible\/\">Peter Coble Bible<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Cotham<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hales.org\/\">The Hales Family History Society<\/a>, Kenneth Glyn Hales (under The Hales Chronicles look for Robert T. Hales b. about 1846 who married Elizabeth Cotham b. 1849 in Perry Co. &#8212; no ancestry given)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Culp<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidculp.com\/genealogy.htm\">Descendants of Henry Culp Sr. and Henry Culp Jr. of Tennessee<\/a>, David Alan Culp (with photographs);<\/li>\n<li><strong>Curtis<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tnfraziers.com\/descurtis.html\">Descendants of Joel Curtis<\/a>, G. Frazier<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dabbs<\/strong>: <a title=\"WESLEY DABBS AND VIOLA KATHRYN PITTS DABBS\" href=\"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/perry\/dabbs-pitts-photographs\/\">Wesley Dabbs and Viola Kathryn Pitts Dabbs<\/a> (photographs), from the photograph collection of Patty Lee (Miller) Parham<\/li>\n<li><strong>Daniel<\/strong>: <a title=\"Daniel Bible\" href=\"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/perry\/daniel-bible\/\">Daniel Bible<\/a>; <a href=\"http:\/\/files.usgwarchives.net\/tn\/perry\/bibles\/danielwi15gbb.txt\">William Taylor Daniel, Jr. Bible<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Depriest<\/strong>: <a title=\"Depriest Family \u2013 4 Generations\" href=\"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/perry\/depriest-family-4-generations\/\">Depriest Family &#8211; 4 Generations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Frazier<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tnfraziers.com\/\">Leaves from My Family Tree<\/a>, Gary Frazier<\/li>\n<li><strong>Graves<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.corfman.com\/\">The Corfman family Web Site<\/a> (use index to find Sylvia Graves 1806-1851 who married Leonard Mayton Thompson &#8212; their son Francis married Rebecia Briley); <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gravesfa.org\/gen085.htm\">Thomas Graves, Quaker of Newcastle Co., Delaware and His Descendants<\/a> (includes Perry Co. Graves descended from Isaac Lee Graves) and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gravesfa.org\/gen547.htm\">Descendants of George Graves and Charlotte Raines of VA, NC &amp; TN<\/a> (mostly Decatur Co. Graves, but includes Mary Charlotte (&#8220;Lottie&#8221;) Graves ca. 1845-1928 who married (1) William Robert Wiley and (2) &#8212;&#8212; Griffin, and was buried in Marsh Creek), hosted by the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gravesfa.org\/\">Graves Family Association<\/a>; <a title=\"Elijah \u201cTom\u201d Graves House in Flatwoods, Tennessee\" href=\"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/perry\/elijah-tom-graves-house-in-flatwoods-tennessee\/\">Elijah &#8220;Tom&#8221; Graves House in Flatwoods, Tennessee<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Hales<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hales.org\/\">The Hales Family History Society<\/a>, Kenneth Glyn Hales (under The Hales Chronicles look for Robert T. Hales b. about 1846 who married Elizabeth Cotham b. 1849 in Perry Co. &#8212; no ancestry given)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hamm<\/strong>:\u00a0 <a title=\"Flatwoods 1921 View of store, blacksmith shop, Hamm\u2019s grocery\" href=\"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/perry\/flatwoods-1921-view-of-store-blacksmith-shop-hamms-grocery\/\">Flatwoods 1921 View of store, blacksmith shop, Hamm&#8217;s grocery<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Harder<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/homepages.rootsweb.com\/~piglet\/hygroup.htm\">Young Ancestors: Henry Young, 1765-1822\/Pfeiffer Ancestors: Salomea Pfeiffer, 1768-1846<\/a>, Piglet (Family Group Sheet with parents and siblings of Harriett Young 1813-1893 who married Jeremiah Harder)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hilburn<\/strong>:\u00a0 <a title=\"Richard Hilburn Biography\" href=\"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/perry\/richard-hilburn-bio\/\">Richard Hilburn Biography<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Hooten<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.couchgenweb.com\/family\/hooten.htm\">John Riley Hooten Family of Lawrence Co. Arkansas<\/a>, Bill Couch<\/li>\n<li><strong>Horner<\/strong>: <a title=\"Horner Family \u2013 5 Generations\" href=\"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/perry\/horner-family-5-generations\/\">Horner Family \u2013 5 Generations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Jobe<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com\/~ajobebrown\/jobe.html\">Jobe, Job, Jobes, Jobs<\/a> (with Tennessee census data and other goodies), Ann Jobe Brown<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kelly<\/strong>: <a title=\"James Kelly Biography\" href=\"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/perry\/james-kelly-bio\/\">James Kelly Biography<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Kimball<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kimbell.org\/newsletter\/spelling.htm\">Kimball Spellings<\/a>, Ruth Kimbell Charles (from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kimbell.org\/\">Kimball Genealogy Online<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Long<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tnfraziers.com\/deslong.html\">Descendants Long<\/a>, G. Frazier (some descendant lines of a John T. Long (b. 1847 AL) who was in Decatur and Perry counties in the 1870s)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Miller<\/strong>: <a title=\"Miller Family Photographs\" href=\"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/perry\/miller-fphotographs\/\">Miller Family Photographs<\/a>, Patty Lee (Miller) Parham<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pace<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/thecolefamily.com\/hobby\/gedcom.htm\">The Genealogy of Michael Steven Cole &amp; Mary Jean (Johns) Cole GEDCOM Download Site<\/a> (has GEDCOM file of descendants of Andrew J. Pace)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Parham<\/strong>: <a title=\"Nathaniel Parham, Jr. and Patty Lee (Miller) Parham\" href=\"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/perry\/parham-miller-photographs\/\">Nathaniel Parham, Jr. and Patty Lee (Miller) Parham<\/a>, Patty Lee (Miller) Parham<\/li>\n<li><strong>Parnell<\/strong>: \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.genealogy.com\/users\/p\/a\/r\/Charles-R-Parnell\/\">The Parnell Family of Perry County, Tennessee<\/a>, Charles R. Parnell<\/li>\n<li><strong>Penn<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.users.uswest.net\/~rmillig\/forten-family.htm\">The Fortenberry Family in Arkansas<\/a>, John and Maxine Fortenberry (family of Mary (Polly) Fortenberry 1838-1920 wife of John Gordon Penn 1832-1917 from Perry Co.); <a href=\"http:\/\/www.couchgenweb.com\/family\/penn.htm\">Penn Family of Lawrence Co. Arkansas<\/a>, Bill Couch<\/li>\n<li><strong>Phebus<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.phebus.com\/\">Phebus Genealogy Index<\/a>, Hank Phebus (mostly Humphreys Co., search for Leonard Phebus 1798-1872 whose family was in Perry Co. in the 1820s)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pinkerton<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.couchgenweb.com\/family\/penn.htm\">Penn Family of Lawrence Co. Arkansas<\/a>, Bill Couch (mentions Alice Pinkerton b. 1872 of Perry Co. who married Penn descendant Jessie Thomas Owens 1867-1893 of Humphreys Co.)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pope<\/strong>:\u00a0 <a title=\"James Robert Pope Bible\" href=\"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/perry\/pope-bible\/\">James Robert Pope Bible<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Pyland<\/strong>:\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.couchgenweb.com\/family\/pyland.htm\">Pyland Family of Lawrence Co. and Randolph Co. Arkansas<\/a>, Bill Couch<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rhodes<\/strong>:\u00a0 <a title=\"Rhodes Family Bible\" href=\"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/perry\/rhodes-bible\/\">Rhodes Family Bible<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Stouts<\/strong>:\u00a0 <a title=\"Arnold Stotts Biography\" href=\"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/perry\/arnold-stotts-bio\/\">Arnold Stotts Biography<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Thomas<\/strong>:\u00a0 <a title=\"George Thomas Bible\" href=\"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/perry\/thomas-bible\/\">George Thomas Bible<\/a>; <a title=\"Biographical Sketch of G. T. Thomas\u2019s Life\" href=\"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/perry\/g-t-thomas\/\">Biographical Sketch of G. T. Thomas&#8217;s Life<\/a>, Rachel Szuliman; <a title=\"Thomas Family of Perry County, Tennessee\" href=\"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/perry\/thomas-family\/\">Linden Family Proves &#8216;American&#8217; Way Pays: Family of 12 Goes from Slavery to Degrees, Honors in 3 Generations<\/a>, Gordon H. Turner<\/li>\n<li><strong>Thompson<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.corfman.com\/\">The Corfman Family Web Site<\/a> (use index to find Sylvia Graves 1806-1851 who married Leonard Mayton Thompson &#8212; their son Francis married Rebecia Briley)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tole\/Tolle<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/members.tripod.com\/~ThorenTM\/index.html\">Roger Tolle\/The Tolle Family Genealogy<\/a>, Thoren Tolle Meyers (mostly a Hickman Co. family, but see Williaam A. Tole b. ca 1830 for a perry County line)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Wesbrooks<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/files.usgwarchives.net\/tn\/perry\/bibles\/wsbrks01.txt\">Charles W. Wesbrooks Bible<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Young<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/homepages.rootsweb.com\/~piglet\/hygroup.htm\">Young Ancestors: Henry Young, 1765-1822\/Pfeiffer Ancestors: Salomea Pfeiffer, 1768-1846<\/a>, Piglet (Family Group Sheet with parents and siblings of Harriett Young 1813-1893 who married Jeremiah Harder)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Between 1820 and 1845 Perry County included most of the area which is now Decatur County, Tennessee. Many families which appear in early Perry County records lived west of the Tennessee River. 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