(from archived RCHC Web Site) Note: see also the separate post about Colonel Robert K. Byrd‘s service (click here) and transcriptions of documents from lawsuits in which he was a party (click here and here). Source: Roberts Families of Roane … Continue reading →
(from archived RCHC Web Site) Like most areas of the United States, particularly in the South, Roane County was an area in turmoil during the Civil War. Families, churches, communities, and counties were split by divided loyalties during the conflict … Continue reading →
(from archived RCHC Web Site) Contributed by Robert L. Bailey Note from original transcription: It appears that this speech was probably given in the 1930’s. Mrs. Irvin was a daughter of Dr. John Wester. Important note from the Roane County … Continue reading →
(from archived RCHC Web Site) Notes on original transcription: W.P.A. Records. The Bible was in the possession of Mrs. J. D. Avery in the 1930s. Oscar Benne Carl Von Steinwehr was a Military leader of the German High Imperial Army. … Continue reading →
(from the archived RCHC Web Site) compiled by Robert L. Bailey BACON, William A. (Amelia J., widow of), 1st Lt., Co. (blank), 5 TN Inf., 25 Feb 1962-29 Mar 1865. Post Office: Kingston, 1st District. BAILEY, John E. (Sarah F., … Continue reading →
(from the archived RCHC Web Site) compiled by Robert L. Bailey These records are compiled from microfilmed records of Cedar Fork Baptist Church (TN State Library and Archives, Accession No. 263). Unlike most Baptist Church minutes, there is not a … Continue reading →
(from the archived RCHC Web site) [Note: archived RCHC Web Site content indicates repairs were underway in the early 2000’s.] Technical Engineering Consultants, PC made a site visit on July 3, 1997, to the Historic Roane County Courthouse, Kingston, Tennessee … Continue reading →
(from the Roane Heritage Commission Facebook page, posted December 4, 2025) Caption on the Facebook post: The Kingston Post office, which was located on Kentucky Street where First Baptist Church of Kingston added on to their church, was built in … Continue reading →
(from the archived RCHC Web site) Contributed by Marilyn McCluen Source: Roane County Minute Book Q p. 21, Ordered that Fleming Work be paid for repairing two fire places in courthouse the sum of $2 . . . each making … Continue reading →
(from the archived RCHC Web site) Contributed by Marilyn McCluen Source: Kingston Gazetteer, 25 Nov 1854 Mr. Editor, When I left the mountains to take up my abode in your town, I had to promise at least twenty of my … Continue reading →
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