BARLOW, James Kenderick

http://Barlow, James Kendrick

Physician and druggist; born Wayne Co., Tenn., Nov. 9, 1851; son of William H. and Mary Clay (Kendrick) Barlow; father’s occupation milling and farming; paternal grandfather William Barlow; maternal grandfather Rev. William P. Kendrick; graduated from the Medical department University of Louisville, Ky. March, 1875; built first telephone system in Hardin Co., Tenn., Savannah to Bethel Springs in 1887; married twice, first, Sarah Motley April 17, 1874, second, Gaston Broyles Jan. 18, 1896; member Masons, K. of P., I.O.O.F. and W.O.W.; member of M.E. church, South; engaged in drug business J.K. Barlow & Son and general merchandise, under firm name of Weller Bros. & Barlow, Savannah, Tenn. [Source: Who’s Who in Tennessee, Memphis: Paul & Douglass Co., Publishers, 1911; Tr. by KM]

Griggs Bible

George Griggs Sr. Bible Records

[from the Morrison Papers]

Family Records in the George Griggs, Senr. Family bible, bring a Bible published by the American Bible Society, New York in 1816 – this Bible is in a well preserved condition, but shows that at one time it had gotten immersed in muddy water, and there is written in it in pencil “This Bible as brought by George Griggs, Senr. and Martha his wife, when they were young and on their way to Tennessee. Aunt Martha told Cordelia (John Grigg’s wife) that they swam across the Ohio River on horseback with their things in sacks thrown across the horses’ backs. This Bible got somewhat wet and that was why it is soiled as it is. Above written by Lucas North, June 1928″ This old Bible is now [1957] in the possession of Cicero F. Griggs, R. F. D. #2, Waynesboro, Tenn.

MARRIAGES
John Griggs and Cordelia North was married Sept. the 26, 1866
Mattie Griggs and Frank Lay married May 21st, 1888
Cicero F. Griggs married to Belle Nowlin Dec. 28th, 1892
Sarah Francis Griggs married Sherman Phillips Dec. 1st 1901
J. W. H. Griggs and O. E. Morrison married April 23, 1905
G. I. Griggs and Sarah Long married Sept. 7, 1902

BIRTHS
William Griggs born July 2nd, 1817
Thomas W. Griggs born Feby. 15th, 1819
Fanny Griggs born January 5, 1821
Sarah Griggs born Oct. 12, 1823? (2)
George Griggs born July 8th, 1824
Jeremiah Griggs born May 7th, 1826
Martha Griggs born June 17, 1828
John Griggs born May 18, 1830
Adline Griggs born April 7, 1832
Nancy Griggs born March 29, 1834
Samuel Griggs Born Sept. 2, 1835
James D. Griggs Born July 2, 1838
Cordelia North, was born Jan 9, 1847

DEATHS
William Griggs died July 2, 1919
Fanny Griggs died August 24, 1824
Sarah Griggs Died Aug. 1824
Cordelia Griggs died Dec. 25, 1937
George Griggs, Died July 1, 1857
Martha Griggs, Died Oct. the 8, 1877

(John and Cordelia Griggs‘ children:)
Martha Harriette Griggs born Dec. 11, 1867
Cicero Franklin Griggs born May 10, 1872
Sarah Frances Griggs born May 29, 1874
George Ira Griggs born Aug. 13, 1876
William Lucas Griggs born July 5, 1879
Joseph Walter Harrison Griggs born Sept. the 19, 1882
Martha Harriet Lay died Sept. 20, 1925
Joseph Walter Harrison Griggs Died Oct. 8, 1930
George Ira Griggs Died May 19, 1942
William Lucas Griggs died Feb. 12, 1946

(Notes: John Griggs was born May 18, 1830 in Wayne Co., Tenn. died Jan 28, 1917 in Wayne Co., Tenn., buried Ray Cemetery on upper Hardins Creek in Wayne Co., Tenn. Cordelia (North) Griggs was born Jan. 9, 1847 in Lawrence Co., Tenn., died Dec. 25, 1937 in Wayne Co., Tenn., buried Ray Cemetery on upper Hardins Creek in Wayne Co., Tenn.

(In this same bible was a separate loose sheet of paper showing the following records, written in pen and ink:)
S. J. Nowlin born May 11, 1836
Elizabeth E. Nowlin, born Sept. 20, 1839
W. T. Nowlin Born July 8, 1857
B. G. Nowlin born Feb. 2 1859
J. S. Nowlin Born Jan. 23, 1861
I. W. Nowlin Born July 10, 1867
Joe Annie Nowlin Born April 3, 1870
Sarah B. Nowlin born Dec. 20, 1872
Adah E. Nowlin Born July 16, 1875
Ella T. Nowlin Born Mar. 13, 1878
J. E. S. Nowlin born Nov. 23, 1880
C. F. Griggs was born May 10, 1872
S. J. Nowlin Died May 2, 1904
Elizabeth E. Nowlin died Dec, 25, 1924
W. T. Nowlin Died Sept. 9, 1942
Joe Annie Adams Died July 11, 1943

Copied May 5, 1957
John F. Morrison, Jr.
Lawrenceburg, Tenn.

Notes: Cicero F. Griggs and his wife, Sarah Belle (Nowlin) Griggs also gave the following additional information:
Cicero F. Griggs, b. May 10, 1872,
m. Dec 28, 1892 in Wayne Co., Tenn by Joe Nin Gallaher, M.G.
Sarah Belle Nowlin, b. Dec 20, 1872
Children include
Carmel Griggs, b. Dec 25, 1895, m. Lillian Lay, dau. of William N. Lay and they have one child.
Edwin Hugh Griggs, b. June 16, 1902, married Jesse Lee Emma Walker, daughter of Jesse Gray Walker.

John W. Griggs who married Martha C. (Mattie ) Clay, was son of Jeremiah Griggs
Neill S. Griggs who married Sarah Malissa Parlee Clay was the son of James D. Griggs

Jeremiah Griggs married Nancy Surratt 24 Jan 1857, she was born in 1838, died in 1878.

Jeremiah Griggs died in 1877

 

Greeson Bible

GREESON BIBLE RECORD
Input by Jon Kilburn

Contributed by Mrs. Elmer (Pauline) LUTTS, Rt. 1, Box 6, Lutts, TN 38471. [editor’s note: There are four pages to this record which was apparently removed from the family Bible. They are deteriorating and parts of the pages are missing.]

Page 1: Family Record
Marriages David C. GREESON/ and/ Sarah Ann Elizabeth/ BERRY/ Were Married/ August 14th 1859/ in/ Wayne County/ Tennessee.
Margaret R. E. GREESON born March 28th 1862
John C. GREESON born Aug the 24 1868
Sarah E. GREESON born Apr the —- [page torn]

page 2 Births
David C. GREESON Born March 12 1822 in Bedford Co. Tennessee
Sarah Ann Elizabeth GREESON Born July 19th 1836 In Hardin Co. Tenn.
Lucinda Annabel GREESON Born Aug 12th 1844 In Hardin Co., Tennessee.
Catherine Elizabeth GREESON Born November llth 1846 In Hardin Co.,Tenn
Henry Clay GREESON Born March 21st 1848?[page torn] In Hardin Co., Tennessee
Mary Lucinda GREESON Born April 6th 1850 In Hardin Co., Tennessee
Neill McFadgen GREESON Born Feby 23rd 1852 In Hardin County, Tennessee
Louisa Jane GREESON Born March 2d 1854 In Hardin County, Tennessee
Flora Ann GREESON Born August 24th 1855[page torn-looks like 1855] In Hardin Co., Tennessee
—– GREESON, Born August 24th ———- County, Tennessee[page torn]

page 3 Deaths:
Flora Ann GREESON Departed this life February 23d 1852 In Hardin County, Tennessee
Sarah Ann GREESON Departed this Life December 14th 1857 In Hardin Co., Tenn
Lucinda Annabel GREESON Departed this Life Nov 23d 1844 [rest of page torn off]

page 4 Miscellaneous
Martin C. GREESON was born Nov the 3 1866 [186- crossed out]
Laura C. GREESON was born July the 16 1868
Nancy C. GREESON was born Oct the 8 1872 Dorothy E. GREESON born July 23 1876
Please Return this Record [rest of page torn off] 

Green Bible

Jefferson Riley Green Bible Records

[from the Morrison Papers]

The following is a summary of information taken from the family records in the family Bibles of Jefferson Riley Green and of Mrs. Martha Jane Green, now in the possession of Mrs. Mabel Green Lindsey, Parkes Ave., Lawrenceburg, Tenn., supplemented by information given by Jefferson Riley Green and his daughter, Mrs. Mable Green Lindsey on February 1 and 3, 1954.

Mabel Drucilla Green, born Aug. 14, 1896, at Lawrenceburg, Tenn.
Fitzhugh Carl O’Neal, born Mar. 30, 1890, in Knox County, near Knoxville, Tenn.
Fitzhugh Carl O’Neal and Mabel Drucilla Green were married Mar. 25, 1918 at Lawrenceburg, Tenn.
Fitzhugh Carl O’Neal died Feb 12, 1928 at Knoxville, Tenn., and was buried in Old Gray Cemetery at Knoxville, Tenn.
Carl Leon O’Neal, born Oct. 25, 1922, at Knoxville, Tenn.
Norma Jane O’Neal, born Aug. 21, 1925 at Knoxville, Tenn.

Jefferson Riley Green, born Mar. 5, 1869 in Lawrence Co., Tenn.
Martha Jane Gobbell, born Aug. 15, 1872 in Wayne Co., Tenn.
Jefferson Riley Green and Martha Jane Gobbell were married July 2, 1892 in Wayne Co., Tenn.
Clarence O. Green, born June 4, 1893 – married Stella M. Beckham
Fred M. Green, born Aug. 21, 1894 – married Elvira Karlson
Mabel D. Green, born Aug. 14, 1896 – married Fitzhugh Carl O’Neal
Johnnie Green, born Nov. 12, 1898 – died Feb. 1899
Hillard M. Green, born June 15, 1900 – married Eva Higgenbotham
Villard Green, born June 15, 1900 – died in infancy
Herbert W. Green, born June 15, 1902 – married Eva Smith – died Nov. 15, 1937
Monnie Green, born Oct. 25, 1904, – married Walter Hooker.

Isaac H. Gobble, born Dec. 3, 1839 – died Jan. 1, 1907
Eliza Jane Murphy, born Aug. 4, 1835 – died Mar. 25, 1910 at Lawrenceburg, Tenn.
Isaac H. Gobble and Eliza Jane Gobbell were married Nov. 2, 1853
John W. Gobble, born June 9, 1855 – died Mar. 15, 1884
William R. Gobble, born Mar 13, 1857 – died Oct. 7, 1929
Sarah C. Gobble, born Mar. 6, 1859 – died Mar. 1, 1937
Nancy R. Gobbell, born Apr. 14, 1861 – married E. H. Earls –
Isaac H. Gobbell, Jr. born June 16, 1864 – died June, 1951
Mary A. Gobbell, born May 23, 1866 –
Rebecca Gobbell, born Apr. 22, 1868 – died Jan. 11, 1933
Paraletha Gobbell, born Apr 3, 1870 – died February 20, 1934
Martha Jane Gobbell, born Aug. 15, 1872 – died July 22, 1952
Joseph E. Gobbell, born Feb. 16, 1875
Benjamin P. Gobbell, born Feb. 13, 1879 – died Oct. 18, 1936

There are the following notations in the Bible of Mrs. Martha Jane Green:
John Gobbell, born in Holland        Ruhamy Maynard, born in Ireland
George Murphy, born in Ireland    N. Catherine Shoat, born in Ireland

They advised that parents of Jefferson Riley Green were Lewellyn Green, usually called “Cooch”, and his wife Elizabeth (Roberts) Green; that “Cooch” Green died when Jefferson Riley Green was very young, and is buried near the Pulaski Road, about four miles east of Lawrenceburg; and after “Cooch” Green’s death, his widow married Sam Beckham.

Goodman-Bromley Bible

GOODMAN – BROMLEY FAMILY RECORD
Input by Jon Kilburn

Contributed by Mary Jo KING BEASLEY, Rt. 3, Box 78, Linden, TN 37096

Sammye GRAHAM was born Oct 31st 1808
Jane THOMPSON GRAHAM was born May 20th 1818
D. L. (Daniel) GOODMAN was born Oct. 24th 1846
Mary Ann GRAHAM GOODMAN was born Aug. 18th 1846
Minerva Jane GOODMAN was born Aug 18 1867
Melissa Emiline GOODMAN was born Sept 29th 1870
Eliza Elmyra GOODMAN was born Feb 14th 1873
Sara Frances GOODMAN was born Dec 12th 1875
Samantha Adeline GOODMAN was born Apr 16th 1877
William Samuel GOODMAN was born Apr 10th 1879
John Elifus GOODMAN was born May 10th 1881
Charles Allen GOODMAN was born Jan 23rd 1883
George Alexander GOODMAN was born July 14th 1885
Ewin James [Jefferson – crossed out] GOODMAN was born June 29th 1889

George A. GOODMAN died May 4th 1886
Sara or Sallie F. GOODMAN died
D. L. GOODMAN died Aug 4th 1929
Mary Ann GOODMAN died Jan/ 18th 1930
Melissa GOODMAN CHAPPELL died

W. E. BROMLEY & M. J. GOODMAN were married Dec. 23rd 1888
J. A. BROMLEY & Eliza GOODMAN were married Jan 13th 1889
J. L. BROMLEY & M. E. GOODMAN were married Dec 27th 1891
Daniel Jefferson BROMLEY was born Oct. 17th 1889
L. V. A. E. BROMLEY was born Jan 22nd 1891
Mary Lee BROMLEY was born Oct 7th 1889
James Akin BROMLEY was born May 19th 1866/ died Feb 23rd 1899
Ada Bessie BROMLEY was born Mch 7th 1894/ died March 23rd 1898
Delphia Louis BROMLEY was born July 31st 1897
One baby girl born May 18th 1892/ died May 20th 1892

Written by Mary BROMLEY KING

– End of Record –

Note by Mrs. BEASLEY: Sammye GRAHAM was born Sammye GRIMES but changed his name to GRAHAM. Daniel L. GOODMAN was the son of Thomas Greene GOODMAN and Mary Ann MAYBERRY.

Fox Bible

JOHN LIHUE FOX FAMILY BIBLE

Submitted by Martha A. THAYER, 208 Sixteenth St. SW, Albuquerque, NM 87104.

This Bible is owned by Thornton PRIEST, a descendant, who granted permission for publication.

Page 1 – Deaths
Mary M (H struck out) FOX Died April 25 – 1871 age 1 year 15 days
John A. FOX Died March 18, 1936
John Lihue FOX Died Nov 29 1919
Nancy Charlotta FOX Died May 18 – 1895
Lydia Jane WINTON Died Sept 29 – 1951
Henry FOX Died
Gladys G FOX-RIED Died June 19 – 1918

Page 2
The
Family Register
OF
John Lihue FOX
AND
Nancy Charlottia BROWN
MARRIED
Sept 1865
John Lihue FOX born March 18, 1838
Nancy Charlottia BROWN Jan 8 1839
John L FOX Died nov 29 – 1919
Nancy C. FOX Died May 8th 1895

Page 3 – BIRTHS
Lydia Jane FOX was born Sept 12 – 1866
Mary Hapock FOX was born April 10, 1870
William Robert FOX born Jan 6 – 1872
John Alex FOX born Oct 26 – 1875
Henry Wilson FOX Sept 10 – 1877
Maranda Alzena FOX Jan 7 – 1881
Sarah Elizabeth FOX born March 22 – 1882
Georgia Manervia DAVIDSON 2nd wife of John L FOX was born Oct 4 1865
Marion Malichi FOX May 3 1901
Gladys G FOX Feb 15 1901
Willie Tyre FOX Sept 7, 1903
Lydia Jane FOX and Lunia Reeves WINTON were married July 11 – 1886
Lunia Reeves WINTON born sept 3 – 1857
Frances Carrie WINTON Nov 11 1887
Lunia Atlee WINTON Nov 10 1889
Little Sister was born & Died May 15 1901

Page 4 MARRIAGES
Lydia J. FOX to Lunia Reeves WINTON July 11, 1886
John L. FOX was Married to Georgia DAVISON June 28 1896. To this union 3 children.
Lydia J. FOX and Lunia Reeves WINTONs childrens names as follows:
Married July 11 1886
Married John Franklin TAYLOR Sept 22 1910
Atlee married Lillie SMITH Feb 4 1914

Durham

DURHAM BIBLE RECORD

Submitted by Elene GRIFFIN THOMAS

Mrs. THOMAS adds the following note: Samuel David DURHAM was born in Wayne County, Tennessee 4 March 1855. He married Mira Jane BARNETT in Wayne County on 20 September 1879. Mira Jane BARNETT was born in Wayne County 10 January 1851. They moved to Penelope, Texas in 1894.
Children of Samuel David DURHAM and Mira Jane BARNETT DURHAM
Erven Etheredge 10 January 1881 21 June 1969
William Plasseat 16 September 1882 8 Dec 1956
Samuel (Other) 20 August 1884 29 June 1955
Jonathan Morris 10 April 1886 13 January 1919
Alice Craig 26 November 1888 3 April 1975
Mannie Bell 7 November 1890 14 December 1916
Annie Noror (Nora) 17 January 1893 1 August 1980
Ratie 4 February 1895 1912
Amos 25 January 1899 20 September 1956
Algie 7 April 1902 1 September 1958

Davis Bible

JAMES DAVIS BIBLE RECORD

Submitted by Edith Holt Wood, 220 Brookwood Dr., Greer, SC 29651

“This Bible was owned by Viola Davis Holt, and passed down to me in a wooden, rounded top trunk. How old this trunk is, my mother didn’t know.”

Family Record

[First page]
James Berry DAVIS & Elizabeth DAVIS was [ink blot] Married the 30 of December 1847
Ardiler Catherine SMOTHERMAN was Born Feb. the 28 1858

[second page]
J. B. DAVIS was borne May 8th 1826
Elizabeth DAVIS borne Feb 20th 1826
Nancy Anny DAVIS was borne 3 of January 1849
John T. DAVIS was borne the 27 October 1850
William R. DAVIS was borne the 26 of Nov 1852

[third page]
Anderson H. DAVIS was born 29 of Nov 1854

[fourth page]
Elizabeth DAVIS departed this life the 1 day of Sept the year of our Lord 1868

Craig Bible

J. R. Craig Bible Record

Contributed by Mrs. Bobby (Betty Joe DUNN) RAY, P.O. Box 239, Collinwood, TN 38450
Previously published in The Wayne County Historian Volume 2, Number 4 – December 1989, pages 165 and 166.

BIRTHS:
Nathan BIFFLE was born March the 17th 1792
Ursula BIFFLE was born April the 14th 1795
J. I. BIFFLE was Born December the 10th 1815
Margaret C. CRAIG his wife was Born
Eliza Ann HARDIN Born Oct the 10th 1827
J. F. BIFFLE Born Oct the 3th 1849
Ursula A. BIFFLE was Born Thursday Jan the 1st 1852
J. R. CRAIG was Born Oct the 20th 1844
L. E. CRAIG was born Feb the 21st 1874
J. F. CRAIG was Born Feb the 2od 1876
L. G. CRAIG was Borned June the 23 thd 1878
K. L. CRAIG was Borned Oct the 25th 1880
R. W.CRAIG was Borned May the 9th 1883
S. H.CRAIG was borned March the 27th 1885
Thomey [?] CRAIG was Borned Feb the 27th 1887
W. B. CRAIG was Borned March the 5th 1889
Laura Rhdai or Rhodey BIFFLE was borned Sept 26th on MOnday 1854

DEATHS:
Thomey CRAIG Died the 27th of Oct 1888
Annie U. CRAIG Died Feb the 4th 1895
J. R. CRAIG Died May 11th 1911
[next entry partially erased. Looks like W. T. CRAIG Died Aug 26, 1947. This entry in pencil]
R. L. COTHRAN Died Aug 8 [over 7] 1949
Kate CRAIG CLENDENIN Died December 3rd 1952
Frank A. CLENDENIN Died Oct 16 1939
W. B. “Bayo” CRAIG May 26, 1947
Robt. L. COTHRAN Aug 8, 1949
Kate CRAIG COTHRAN Dec 3 1952
Lauton Lee CLENDENIN age 66 Died Feb 11, 1970
Joe DUNN age 62 Died Dec 18 1960
Frank A. CLENDENIN Sept 16 1939
Ella CRAIG CLENDENIN March 31, 1959

MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE PAGE:
This Certifies That The Rite of Holy Matrimony Was Celebrated Between John R. CRAIG of Tennessee and Annie U. BIFFLE of Tennessee on the 31st day of Oct 1872 at Ashland by Rev. Isac GILHAM. Witness: J. L. STOCKARD & Lizzie MITCHELL

MARRIAGES:
J. I. BIFFLE & Margaret CRAIG Married the 29th day of January 1841
J. I. BIFFLE * Eliza Ann HARDIN Married July the 29th 1847
J. R. CRAIG & Annie BIFFLE Married Oct the 31st 1872
R. L. COTHRAN and Kate L. CRAIG married Dec. 15th 1912

[same page, different handwriting]
Birth Record Burned
Mary B. CLENDENIN Born Jan 12 1897
Laura Boyd CLENDENIN born June [?] 20th 1898
Joe W. DUNN born Dec 25 1898 at B’ham Died 1960

Richard M. Copeland Bible

Richard M. Copeland Family Bible Record

Richard M. Copeland     John M. Copeland
Richard M. Copeland, his Book the 29th day 1844
John M. Copeland his book the 20 1845 – this is the year 1845
Richard M. Copeland, he was born Mary the 29 day, 1831, is is 14 years old the next May the 29 day, 1845
Richard M. Copeland his hand and seal this the 3 of March 1845
Richard M. Copeland was born in 1835

FAMILY RECORD

DEATHS
Nancy Copeland deceased December the 20 day 1837
Richard Copeland Sr deceased September the 6th day, 1840
William L. Copeland deceased August the 10th day, 1834
Benjamin S. Copeland deceased September the 19th day 1838
Robert H. Copeland deceased September the 13th day 1840
Hannah Copeland deceased August the 23rd day, 1852
Richard Copeland Deceased April the 1th, 1864

MARRIAGES
John M. Copeland was married to Miss Mary A. Hardin on the 6th day of July, 1842
Miss Amy O. Copeland was married to John Hardin on the 7th day of July, 1842
John Hardin was married to Miss Amy O. Copeland on the 7th day of July, 1842

BIRTHS
Nancy C. Copeland was born in the year of our Lord, 1809, Feb. the 19th
Mary G. Copeland was born in the year of our Lord, 1810, Oct. the 5
Sary H. Copeland was born April the 12, 1813
Catherine M. Copeland was born in the year of our Lord, 1815, May the 25
John M. Copeland was born in the year of our 1817, Jan. the 24
Amy O. Copeland was born in the year of our Lord, 1820, March 20 day
Benjamin S. Copeland was Born in the year of our Lord, 1822, Oct. the 12
William L. Copeland was born 1825, Sept. the 25
Robert H. Copeland was born in the year of our Lord, 1829, July the 4
Richard M. Copeland was born in the year of our Lord, 1831, May the 29 day
Richard M. Copeland was born in the year of our Lord, 1831

Copied Jan. 15, 1956, from the original bill, not is the custody of Mrs. Geo. W. (Ellen Copeland) Ray, Waynesboro, Tenn.

John F. Morrison, Jr.
Lawrenceburg,  Tenn.