Some Early Settlers of Upper Sumner County, Tennessee
The Hobdy, Cotton, Durham, Gillespie, Perdue, Absher, Mattox, Cochran and Mayes Families

Compiled by
Lee Alton Absher, M.D.

Including a reprint of
"The Settlement of Portland, Tennessee"

by

William T. McGlothlin

published in The Portland Herald, 1909-1910

Knoxville, Tennessee
© Copyright 1966

Thanks to Mrs. Reba Absher for permission to reprint the work of her husband, Lee Absher!

Thanks to Janet Perdue King for retyping the book!

• Introduction

• The Hobday & Cotton Families

• The Durham Family

• The Gillespie Family
        Addenda - The Gillespie Family

• The Perdue Family

• The Absher Family

• The Mattox Family

• The Cochran Family

• The Mayes Family

• The Settlement of Portland, TN
  Note: These articles by William T. McGlothlin can be found on the Communities page.

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