(linked from the archived Roots of Roane Web site) Source: compiled by Snyder E. Roberts Name Notes Kinza Johnson Richard Luallen (also Lewallen, Llewellyn) 200 acres on Cane Creek. Born 1763 in Prince Edward County, Virginia where he … Continue reading →
(from the archived Roots of Roane Web site) Source: The Story of Oliver Springs, TN and Its People, Vol III, by Snyder E. Roberts, page 107 There is no known official list of all World War I military personnel from the … Continue reading →
(from the archived Roots of Roane Web site) From We’ll Call It Wheat, by Dorothy Moneymaker William Jackson Watson fought with the Union Army during the Civil War. He was a Pvt., Co. I, 1st TN. Inf. with Capt. Jesse W. … Continue reading →
(from the archived Roots of Roane Web site) Colonel Robert K. Byrd, whose farm is now the site of the City of Harriman, became a big name militarily in Roane County by raising an entire regiment for the Union Army which … Continue reading →
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Continue reading →Old Oliver Springs School and L&N Depot (from the Roots of Roane archived Web site)
Continue reading →(from the archived Roots of Roane County, TN, by Snyder E. Roberts) Prior to 1800, the unreliable U.S. Mail service was mainly centered in the northeastern part of the country with only a few routes extending into the south. By … Continue reading →
(from the archived Roots of Roane Web site) Rittenhouse Academy (from the RoaneTNHeritage archived Web site) An Act passed by Congress April 18, 1806, known as the Compact of 1806 appeared at first to be a major milestone in the advancement … Continue reading →
(from the Dyllis School Web site, linked from the archived Roots of Roane Web site) Dyllis community was named after Dyllis Headricks, daughter of Claude Headricks, former mayor of Harriman.The first school in the Dyllis community was called Mays School. … Continue reading →
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