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James Blair Will (1826)

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Contributed by Jennifer Sparks In the name of God Amen. I James Blair, of the County of Roane and State of Tennessee, being weak in body, but blessed be God, being sound in memory and also in judgment at this … Continue reading →

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Oscar & Wilhelmina (Sienknecht) Steinwehr Family Bible

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(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 →

Posted in Bible Records, Business & Industry, Communities, Migration & Settlement, Military Records, Roane TN Heritage Site

The Passing of the Kimbrough Home

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(from archived RCHC Web Site) Source:  The Rockwood Times, Thursday, 22 Feb 1923.  The Passing of the Kimbrough Home. Local and Historical Events Connected with this Home that Was Burned last Monday. When North Carolina ceded to the United States … Continue reading →

Posted in Biographies, Business & Industry, Civil War History, Genealogies, Historic Sites, Migration & Settlement, Native American, Pre-Statehood History, Roane TN Heritage Site

Crucial Repairs Needed for Roane County Courthouse (2000)

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(from the archived RCHC Web site) By Scott Barker, Knoxville News-Sentinel – July 6, 2000 – page 1 The Ravages of Time:  Immediate Repairs Crucial To Keep Historic Roane County Courthouse Standing KINGSTON — Shortly after it was built in … Continue reading →

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Brief History of some of the Oldest Houses in Kingston

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(from the archived RCHC Web site) Source: The Harriman Record, Thursday, 2 Nov 1916, Vol. 51, No. 16. The brick house where L. B. A. Johnson now lives on Third or Kentucky street, in Kingston, Tenn. was built in 1839 … Continue reading →

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Kingston Community Photo Album

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The East Tennessee Land Company, Harriman

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(from archived RCHC Web site) Source:  One Year of Harriman, Tennessee, Established by the East Tennessee Land Company February 26, 1890. East Tennessee Land Company:  Its Origin and Management The East Tennessee Land Company was chartered under the general laws of … Continue reading →

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Harriman: Development and Prohibition

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(from archived RCHC Web site) Source:  Two Years of Harriman, Tennessee, Established by the East Tennessee Land Company February 26, 1890. Designed Illustrated and Printed by The South Publishing Co., 22 College Pl. N.Y. Original title:  “Harriman Its No-Saloon Basis” … Continue reading →

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Harriman: Its Location

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(from archived RCHC Web site) Source:  Two Years of Harriman, Tennessee, Established by the East Tennessee Land Company February 26, 1890. Designed Illustrated and Printed by The South Publishing Co., 22 College Pl. N.Y. Original title:  “Harriman Its Location” At … Continue reading →

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Wilson & Haley Family

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(from the archived RCHC Web site) Submitted to The Rockwood Centennial book in 1968 (original source unidentified) Note:  No grammar editing was performed on the archived content when reposting it here. In 1804 Dr. John Cloud Haley and his family … Continue reading →

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