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Roane County TNGenWeb

Category Archives: Biographies

Early Postal Services & Postmasters in Roane County

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(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 →

Posted in Biographies, Communities, Families & Individuals, Genealogies, Military Records, Native American, Pre-Statehood History, Roots of Roane Site

Muddy Creek (Martel) Methodist Church & Rev. John Winton, by Snyder Roberts

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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 →

Posted in Biographies, Communities, Genealogies, Pre-Statehood History, Religious Group Records, Roots of Roane Site

Historical Background of Anderson County, TN, by Snyder Roberts

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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 →

Posted in Biographies, Books About Roane County, Civil War History, Communities, Geography & Topography, Historic Sites, Migration & Settlement, Native American, Pre-Statehood History, Revolutionary War History, Roots of Roane Site

‘Black Experience in Oak Ridge’ Is Sunday Topic (2001)

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Posted in African American, Biographies, Communities, Historic Sites, Roots of Roane Site

Sources for the Roots of Roane Site

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The majority of information shown on these pages (other than individual contributors as noted), comes from the writings of Snyder E. Roberts, and his wife, Pauline Halburnt Roberts. The most frequently-quoted book is his Roots of Roane County, TN –1792-, … Continue reading →

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