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ADAMS, Rose Askew (d. 1953)

ADAMS, Rose Askew (d. 1953)

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Mrs. Adams, 44, Dies In Rutherford County Mrs. Rose Adams, 44, sister of Lonnie Askew of McMinnville, died at her home near Murfreesboro Monday, following a long illness. Funeral rites and burial took place in Murfreesboro Tuesday afternoon with Rev. Woodrow Matlock conducted the services. Mrs. Adams was a native of  DeKalb county but had lived at Murfreesboro for almost 20 years. She was a member of the Baptist Church. Besides her brother here, she is survived by her husband,…

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ADAMS, Edna Turner (d. 1990)

ADAMS, Edna Turner (d. 1990)

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Monteagle resident and Warren County native, Edna Myrtle Adams, 83, died Friday in Heritage Manor after an extended illness. A homemaker and member of the Smartt Station Church of God, she was the daughter of Jim Turner and Melvina Reeder Turner. She is survived by her husband, Mercer L. Adams, Sr. of McMinnville; three daughters, Melba Jean Maggart of Lavergne; Shirley Ann McBride of Smyrna; Sandra Sue Howell of Weaver, Ala; four sons, Mercer Lee Adams, Jr. of Nashville; Charles Edwin,…

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ADAIR, Victor P. (d. 1953)

ADAIR, Victor P. (d. 1953)

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Victor P. Adair Dies At Hospital Victor P. Adair, 77, retired railroad employee, died at Faulkner Springs hospital Sunday morning at 10:30 o’clock. He had been admitted to the hospital for treatment of asthma and his death was unexpected.  Funeral services were conducted Tuesday afternoon at 2 o’clock at Rock Island Presbyterian Church.  John W. High officiated and burial was in Rock Island cemetery.  A native of Warren county, Mr. Adair was born November 18, 1876.  He was as son…

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Biography: BLACK, Thomas (Dr.)

Biography: BLACK, Thomas (Dr.)

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Thomas Black, M. D., was born in McMinnville, June 13, 1837, the son of Alexander and Mary A. (Smith) Black. The father was of Scotch origin, was born in Kentucky in 1804, and died in 1859 in Orange County, Virginia., while on a tour to Virginia. The mother, probably of English ancestry and born in Kingston, Tenn., about 1810, died in Nashville in 1873. Soon after their marriage in Kingston they moved to McMinnville, where the father was in mercantile…

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Biography: BILES, J.C.

Biography: BILES, J.C.

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J. C. Biles, clerk and master of the chancery court of Warren County, Tenn., and resident of McMinnville, was born in this county June 27, 1843, the third of nine children born to Robert B. and Nancy (Ramsey) Biles, both natives of Warren County, where they were married in 1838. The father was born in April, 1810, was a farmer and stock raiser. He was A heavy loser by the war, was an old line Whig in politics and a…

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Ben Lomond School, Warren County, Tennessee 1923

Ben Lomond School, Warren County, Tennessee 1923

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 Fourth row standing: Wm. Thomas Haley, Harney Martin, Willie Powell, Henry Martin, Cecil Nelson, Frank Keel, Louie Dodson. Third row standing: Edna Martin, Irene Boyd, Amy Byars, Pauline Cooley, Blanche Dodson, Louise McAGee, Marsha Cagle, Gladys Phelps, Georgia Lee Farless, Daisy Cutts, Betty Dixon, Georgia Mae O’Neal, Wilma Dodson, Hazel Boyd, Ersie Boyd, Elizabeth Martin, Lorene Judkins, Blanche Cope, Agnes Dodson. Second row: Paul Phelps, Tallman Boyd,Clifton Peden, Albert Byars, Joe Hubert Haley, Dock Haley, Hugh Cagle, Cecil Smith, Gracie,…

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Topography of Warren County

Topography of Warren County

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Warren County occupies a position nearly midway between the northern and southern boundaries of the State, and lies for the most part at the western base of the Cumberland table-land. Portions of the county have a high elevation, but most of it is from 900 to 1,000 feet above sea level. Ben Lomond, within about two miles of McMinnville, is the end of one of the spurs included within the county. Most of the county is based on the lithostrotion…

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Warren County Poor Farm, Poor House, Almshouse Census Records

Warren County Poor Farm, Poor House, Almshouse Census Records

“All too often researchers are not aware of their varied ancestry; among their forebears may have been those who led such unfortunate lives that they lived a portion of their lives dependent upon others, as individuals and as institutions, to help them survive.” Jonathan K. T. Smith Warren County Poor House residents from U.S Federal Censuses Poor House Censuses, 1860-1930, transcribed by Doug Malone, HTML format. (1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930) Variations of the above transcriptions Poor House Censuses, 1860-1930,…

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Goodspeed’s History of Warren County

Goodspeed’s History of Warren County

WARREN COUNTY occupies a position nearly midway between the northern and southern boundaries of the State, and lies for the most part at the western base of the Cumberland table-land. Portions of the county have a high elevation, but most of it is from 900 to 1,000 feet above sea level. Ben Lomand, within about two miles of McMinnville, is the end of one of the spurs included within the county. Most of the county is based on the lithostrotion…

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Obituary Contributors

Obituary Contributors

The following individuals contributed to the obituaries on this site. Contributors ONLY may have their e-mail address linked here. Readers are advised that the contributors may not have a family connection to the obituaries that they contribute. Saundra Anderson Connie Baumann Kelvin Bond Angelia Bratcher-Bess K. Brown Angela Mayfield Buck Pamela Bynum Phyllis Smith Campbell Scott Clark Christy Blakeley Edmonson Linda Farmer Jan Gamache Wanda Muncey Gant Sharon Haggen Gayle Hassler Walter L. Hillis Ladye Jane Hunter Chris Keathley Gail Krech Patricia…

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