(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) From Roots of Roane County – 1792, by Snyder E. Roberts, page 183 The muster rolls and payrolls for the militia and regular troops stationed at Fort South West Point from1792 until 1807 … 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 →
by Snyder E. Roberts Muddy Creek Methodist Church was one of the first churches established in Roane County. The history of the church (now Martel Methodist Church near Lenoir City) is closely interwoven with the record of the Rev. John … Continue reading →
(from the book, Roots of Roane County, TN, by Snyder E. Roberts; page 105) The first organized Baptist church in Roane County was East Fork Baptist Church, located just within the County near the point where the Oak Ridge Turnpike … Continue reading →
In 1971, Snyder E. Roberts, was asked to write a History of Clinton Senior High School, Clinton, Tennessee (Anderson County). He was then a History teacher there, and a noted local genealogist and historian. In the first chapter of the … Continue reading →
Excerpted from Roots of Roane County, TN by Snyder E. Roberts — Page 62 An interpretation of early Roane County history must consider a number of major problems. The dates and order in which the different parts of the County … Continue reading →
In 1969, Snyder E. Roberts, wrote a book, Roberts of Roane County, Tennessee, and in the first chapter he wrote a brief history of Roane County. His slant was somewhat toward the genealogical interests. The late Mr. Roberts was a … Continue reading →
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