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Elijah T. Womack Family
My GG Uncle, Elijah T. Womack, was born in Polk County, TN on July 6, 1846. He is the son of Alexander & Freelove Thompson Womack, pioneers of Polk County. The family moved to McMinn Co during the Civil War. … Continue reading
Hill Family Migration
John Hill and wife, Mary Cosby moved from Va to Roane & Rhea Counties abt 1807. They moved with their children to Cedar County, Missouri abt 1838. Their children lived in and around the counties surrounding Cedar County. Their sons … Continue reading
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Rogers to Fannin Texas
My Rhea County ancestors left Tennessee sometime between 1870 and 1880. Henry T. Rogers, b. April 19, 1835 d. August 24, 1897 and Mary Gillium. b. February 4, 1835 d. October 5, 1913, were married around 1858 in Rhea County. … Continue reading
Logan Family to Barry County Missouri
Samuel Logan and his wife Nancy (Orr) Logan departed Rhea County for Barry County, MO in 1836. Samuel was listed in the 1840 census of Sugar Creek Township, Barry County, MO. Samuel died in 1845 and Nancy in 1853 . … Continue reading
Reece Family Bible
Here’s my migration, taken from the Reece family bible (dated 1828). “I started to Mo. Nov. 19, 1835 and landed on Blackwater Johnson Co, Mo. the 9th of Feb. 1836” written in the bible by Isham Reece. All told, here’s … Continue reading
Joseph McFalls to Missouri
My Great grandfather Joseph McFalls left Rhea County before 1880, because he is found in Oregon County, Missouri Census Sheet 6 Line 29 in 1880. From some of the family members, he was a Mormon. As you can see three … Continue reading
Lesly Myers Goes West
Lesly MYERS b abt 1807 Greene Co. TN came to Rhea/Meigs Co. area by 1830’s with his first wife Indianna ? She died there and he remarried Mary GREGORY. Lesly served Union with his son Wm. R. Several other sons … Continue reading
Armstrong and Rowden Families to Miller Missouri
Abel and Tabitha (Rowden) Armstrong appeared on the census in 1830 in Rhea County, Tennessee. In 1860 they are found on the census of Richwoods Twp., Miller, Missouri. Abednigo and Catherine (Hannah) Rowden appeared on the census 1819, 1820, 1821 … Continue reading
Womack Family to Arkansas
My GG Uncle, Elijah T. Womack, was born in Polk County, TN on July 6, 1846. He is the son of Alexander & Freelove Thompson Womack, pioneers of Polk County. The family moved to McMinn Co during the Civil War. … Continue reading
Pleasant Majors to Tarrant County Texas
Pleasant Majors and Rachel left Rhea County after 1850. He married Mary King in Freestone, Texas October 1853 and received a land grant in Tarrant County, Texas on the waters of the Brazos River in 1856. Submitted by Cindi Lada … Continue reading
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