Compiled by Robert L. Bailey Source: Tennessee State Library and Archives Microfilm #1046. “This Book was purchased September 26th, 1859. Price two dollars & 75 cents. Bought of Wm. McEwin by Asa Newport. Designed to include the Record of the Church … 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) From: The Chattanooga Daily Times, Friday, 18 Jul 1890. Force of Men At Work on the New Furnace. Plant of the Best Pattern–Sites for Homes–Freedom From Accidents–Religious–Summer’s Backbone Broken–Old Homesteads. Cardiff, Tenn., July 17.–[Special.]–A … Continue reading →
(from the archived RCHC Web site) Click thumbnails for larger images Written by Jamey McLoughlin On October 1, 1901, in the Roane County, Tennessee Register of Deeds record book “B”, series 3, pages 580 & 581, a lot was conveyed … Continue reading →
(from the archived RCHC Web site) In the Beginning….. After the civil war most of the south lay in ruin. This was a good opportunity for northern industrialists to come in and put the south back to work. With the … Continue reading →
(photos from the archived Web site, Roots of Roane County) Location: 206 Roane Street, Oliver Springs, TN 37840 Web Site: click here — redirects to a Facebook page
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 →
(photos from the archived Web site, Roots of Roane County) Location: 115 Old Hen Valley Road, Oliver Springs, TN 37840 Web Site: https://www.mountpisgahbaptist.com/ From the church’s Web site: Our History The earliest known records of Mount Pisgah Baptist Church are found … Continue reading →
(photos from the archived Web site, Roots of Roane County) Location: 530 Dyllis Rd, Harriman, TN 37748 Geographic Plus Code: XH6H+Q7 Harriman, Tennessee Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/dyllis.baptistchurch/
Continue reading →(from the book, Roots of Roane County, TN, by Snyder E. Roberts; page 106) The Cumberland Presbyterian Church was founded in 1810 after a split with the Presbyterian Church as an outgrowth of the Great Revival of 1800-4. It attempted … Continue reading →
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