Court June 1849

Monday June 4th 1849
State of Tennessee) Be it remembered that a Corum County Court was began
Wayne County) and held for the Court of Wayne at the Court house in the Town of Waynesboro on the 4th day it being the first Monday in June in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and Forty nine the following Justice of the peace present and presiding to wit W CARTER Chairman MONTAGUE & SHEPARD his associates

  • Ordered by the Court that James McFALL be appointed overseer of the road of 2nd Class in the place of A M SOUTH and that he have the hands in the same bounds to work under his direction. Isued June 11 1849
  • Ordered by the court that William FOWLER be appointed Overseer of the road of 2nd Class in the place of John M HAYES and that he have the hands in the same bounds to work under his direction. isued June 11 1849
  • Ordered by the Court that Hartwell GREESON be reappointed Overseer of the road of 1st Class and that he have the following hands to wit William R GREESON Wm. R QUALL, Levi MORGAN, Gregory SINCLAIR‘S hands John W MURPHREY, Wm. J COPELAND, Mastin ABIRNATHY Charles McCLEAN, John L LUTTS, Alexander LUTTS, Wm. MARTIN, and Samuel WATKINS to work under his direction & all hands in the same bounds Isued June 11th 1849
  • Ordered by the Court that Thomas STAGGS be appointed Overseer of the road of 1st Class in the place of A HARDESON and that he have the following hands to wit Thomas S CURTIS, Amos CURTIS, Wade CURTIS, Wm. CURTIS, A HARDISON, Thomas HINTON, Samuel HINTON, Lawson HINTON, Coleman C HINTON, Richard WHITE John SAUNDERS Henry G. MORRIS & James H HINTON & all hands in the same bounds to work under his direction And that he work from T. S. CURTIS to the County Line Isued June 11 1849
  • Ordered by the Court that Ephraim CRABTREE be appointed overseer of the road of 2nd Class in the place of Zahariah BECKHAM and that he have the following hands to wit Finley S BECKHAM, Ephraim G GREEN, Wm. GREEN, Benjamin F BROOKS, Wm. WATSON, James SHANION, A P DOWNING, Andrew SCOTT, Samuel NELSON, Elias BECKHAN, and Cyrus WEST to work under his direction Isued June 11, 1849
  • Ordered by the Court that Josiah YOUNGBLOOD be appointed overseer of the Road of 2nd Class in the place of John RAMSEY removed and that he have the hands in the same bounds to work under his direction Isued June 11th 1849

Monday June 4th / 49

  • A settlement between Wm. JONES Clerk of this Court and Stephen LEE Administrator of the estate of Milly MATHENY deceased was this day submitted to the Court which was confirmed and ordered to be recorded
  • A settlement between Wm. JONES Clerk of this Court and T H MABRY trustee of Wayne County was this day presented to the Court which was rec’d and ordered to be recorded
  • Came Thomas W. WALDRUP to Court who was this day chosen and appointed Guardian of the minor heirs of Reuben WHITE deceased and entered in to bond of Five hundred and Twenty dollars with John L FIELDER and Thomas ADAMS his securities which was approved by the Court and ordered to be recorded
  • A settlement between Wm. JONES Clerk of this Court and M H BURKS Guardian of G. L. TILLMAN was this day submitted to the Court which was confirmed and ordered to be recorded
  • Ordered by the Court that E F DADSON be appointed overseer of the road of 2nd Class in the place of H B V KING and that he have the hands in the same bounds to work under his direction Isued June 11, 1849.
  • Ordered by the Court that Wm. WILBANKS be appointed overseer of the road of 2nd Class in the place of Henry DANIEL [or DANIELY] and that he have the hands in the same bounds to work under his direction Isued June 11, 1849
  • Ordered by the Court that Hiram BRYSON be appointed overseer of the road of 2nd Class in the place of John HARDEN and that he have James LEE Wm WORTHEN and John BRYSON to work under his direction and all hands in that bounds Isued June 11, 1849
  • Ordered by the court that James HORTON be appointed overseer of the road of 2nd Class in the place of Wm. MOSER And that he have the hands in the same bounds to work under his direction Isued June 11th 1849
  • Ordered that Court adjourn tell tomorrow morning 9 Oclock //s// W. CARTER, A. MONTAGUE, Thos. SHEPARD

Morrow/White Cemetery

GPS Coordinates: 35° 17? 52.8?N, 87° 45? 20.4?W

The White/Morrow Cemetery is southeast of Green River in Waynesboro, TN. To reach the cemetery, travel south on Tennessee Highway #13 1.8 miles. Turn east off highway 13 onto Helton Street and go .2 miles. Turn right onto Upper Green River Rd. and travel .6 miles. Turn left at the Green River Tabernacle and travel .1 miles and turn right over a small bridge. Drive along side the field and up a small hill. The cemetery is directly in front inside a fence.

This cemetery, according to sources, is actually two cemeteries. The first being the White Cemetery and the second being the Morrow Cemetery. The Morrow Cemetery has no recent burials whereas the White Cemetery has a burial as recent as 2008. In this enumeration, the White Cemetery is listed first & the Morrow Cemetery next.

Enumeration by David & Martha Montgomery.
This enumeration was completed on 16 February 2009. Updated 6 June 2009.

WHITE CEMETERY

Bradford, Worda (White); b. 10 Feb 1918, d. 09 Aug 2007
Hull, James Samuel; b. 06 Nov 1904, d. 30 Sep 1985
Hull, Mabel (White); b. 03 Dec 1906, d. 16 Sep 1995
Kerce, Frances A. (White); b. 24 Oct 1940, d. 29 Jul 2008, wife of Joseph, cremated & ashes placed in White Cemetery
Pearce, Elmer Jr.; b. 27 Nov 1923, d. 26 Aug 1993, Cpl. US Marine Corps WWII
Pearce, Jewell (Swinea); b. 20 Feb 1930, d. 02 Jun 2007
Pearce, Terry Lee; b. 27 Apr 1946, d. 27 May 2009, cremated
Rose, Jesse Lee; b. 1886, d. 1955
Rose, Mary E.; b. 1886, d. 1953
Ruddle, David J.; b. 05 Oct 1986, d. 01 Jan 2009
Swinea, Bonnie L.; b. 01 Apr 1932, only date, wife of William Lonnie, m: 14 Feb 1948
Swinea, Samuel Edward; b. 22 Aug 1940, d. 11 Mar 1988
Swinea, Steven Joseph; b. 26 Feb 1947, d. 23 Jun 2000
Swinea, William Lonnie; b. 18 Jan 1928, d. 26 Mar 1990, Pfc. US Army WWII
Vickery, David M.; b. 16 Feb 1919, d. 03 Jan 1958
Vickery, John David Jr.; b. 23 Nov 1970, d. 08 Sep 2005
Vickery, Mary E.; b. 23 Aug 1925, d. 05 Sep 1996
White, Cora Lusenda; b. 07 Aug 1881, d. 14 Jul 1965
White, James Anthony; b. 18 Dec 1946, d. 09 Feb 2008, Sgt. US Marine Corps Vietnam
White, John P. Jr.; b. 16 Feb 1939, d. 09 Dec 1940
White, Sandra Joan; b. 11 Dec 1942, d. 29 Dec 1946
White, Thomas Samuel; b. 16 Feb 1867, d. 23 Aug 1954
White, Waymon; b. 15 Jun 1911, d. 27 Feb 1956

MORROW CEMETERY

Bivens, Lydia M.; d. 18 Aug 1851, 38 yrs., 6 mo., & 3 days of age, consort of Stephen
Bivens, Stephen; d. 22 Feb 1858, about 48 years of age
Greeson, Edgar; b. 22 Jun 1899, d. 05 Nov 1948
Harden, J.N.; Co. “A” 10th TN Inf.
Hardin, Lewis; b. 13 Jan 1798, d. 17 Sep 1857
Hardin, Margaret; b. 1803, d. 22 Oct 1860, wife of Lewis
Harper, Esther; d. 25 May 1883, about 80 years of age
Irwin, Martha A.; b. 12 Mar 1856, d. 31 Mar 1880, wife of Samuel H.
Morrow, Clay; no dates, child of Cicero L. & Mattie
Morrow, Esco; no dates, child of Cicero L. & Mattie
Morrow, Harry; no dates, child of Cicero L. & Mattie
Morrow, Lydia; b. 1766, d. 1855, wife of William
Morrow, William; b. 1760, d. 1845
Morrow, Susie; no dates, child of Cicero L. & Mattie