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May 1998 Queries

May 1998 Queries

    Note: The email addresses listed here may no longer work. The queries are kept online for historical references only. TAYLOR Requesting information on John Wesley TAYLOR, b. 1818 in WilliamsonCty, m. Letty GIVENS 1837. Lived on the South Harpeth below SmithSprings. Thos. HUTCHINSON and Nancy GIVENS were sister andbrother-in-law. I believe his father to have been James who diedduring the chlorea epidemic of 1832. Any information will be greatlyappreciated. Thanks. Jerry Taylor — 505 Woodhurst Drive, Nashville, TN 37220 jjtayler…

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April 1998 Queries

April 1998 Queries

Note: The email addresses listed here may no longer work. The queries are kept online for historical references only. DAVIS, INGRAM John A. DAVIS & Martha INGRAM were married in WILLIAMSON COUNTY on 5Sept 1827.John A. DAVIS b. before 1800 married UnknownSon of John A. DAVIS & Unknown MotherJohn A. DAVIS b. 1804 VA married Martha J. INGRAM b.1804 VAJohn A. DAVIS & Martha J. INGRAM married 1827 in Williamson County,TNTheir children: All born in Putnam County, TN F) Harriett…

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February 1998 Queries

February 1998 Queries

Williamson County, Tennessee ____________________________________________________________ Note: The email addresses listed here may no longer work. The queries are kept online for historical references only. ____________________________________________________________ CAMPBELL[2],  COLDWELL,BALLARD  Andrew CAMPBELL b. 01Nov1773 Donegal Co. Ireland, m. before 1807 in eastern TN to Mary COLDWELL daughter of Thomas COLDWELL and Delphia BALLARD.  Andrew CAMPBELL was a merchant in Franklin, Williamson Co. TN & died there 25 Sep 1818.  Need their marriage date, and birth & death dates for Mary COLDWELL. Claucette ITTNER  —…

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JANUARY 2000 Queries

JANUARY 2000 Queries

Williamson County, Tennessee Note: The email addresses listed here may no longer work. The queries are kept online for historical reference only. ____________________________________________________________  COVINGTON  Hoping to locate someone willing to do a lookup for a newspaper obit for my Great uncle, Howard COVINGTON who died in July 1975 (specific date unknown) in College Grove, Williamson County,TN.  First name of wife was June (?); they had three children, Lillian, Nancy and Milo.  Howard was born 9 Dec 1896 (location unknown –…

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Census Records

Census Records

You will find the following years of census records free at Family Search:  Census Records  – 1790, 1800, 1810, 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850,  1850 Slave Schedule, 1860, 1870, 1880,  1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, and 1940      

Battle of Franklin 1864

Battle of Franklin 1864

Confederate Cemetery – Franklin, TN; photo by James Long  Historical Marker text: “Confederate Cemetery: Following the Battle of Franklin, Nov. 30, 1864, John McGavock, owner of “Carnton”, collected and buried here the bodies of 1496 Confederates. The five general officers killed there were interred elsewhere after being brought to the house. Other Confederates were later buried here, including Brig. Gen. Johnston K. Duncan.” The following account of the Battle of Franklin appeared in the November 30, 1899, issue of The…

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1867 Tax List

1867 Tax List

Abstraction from the Franklin Review Appeal, Williamson County, Tennessee for June 14, 1867 by Sandra G. Craighead © 1998 Reprinted with permission Note: Earlier issues of the 1867 Appeal were studied, but no other voter registration lists were found. In order to register, former confederates had to first sign a loyalty oath to the Union. Presumably, this is why there were more blacks on the list than whites. Whites Boyd M. Young R. Swanson Sr N.N. Smithson Jne M. Curren…

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Death and Burial Databases

Death and Burial Databases

1874-1955: Tennessee Deaths & Burials – free database from FamilySearch 1908-1912: Index to Tennessee Deaths – TN State Library & Archives 1914-1933: Statewide Index to Tennessee Deaths – TN State Library & Archives 1914-1963: Tennessee Death Records– free database from FamilySearch 1949-2009: Statewide Index to Tennessee Deaths – index by the Shelby County Register of Deeds; includes deaths from the entire state

Obituaries

Obituaries

B William BENNETT – Dies leaving son aged 86, sixteen children survive father at Ashland City, Tenn., who is called when near 107. Ashland City, Tenn. – William Bennett, who died at his home in the Second District of Cheatham County, was 106 years, 8 months and 27 days old. Mr. Bennett was born in Williamson County in the year 1806. He is survived by sixteen children, the oldest being eighty-six years old. When Mr. Bennett 100 years old he…

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Post Office Listing

Post Office Listing

  This listing of Post Offices in Williamson County will help you pinpoint when settlements were officially in existance. Zip Codes are provided for Post Offices in operation today. Post Office Opened Closed Allonsonia 1879 1920 Arno 1890 1908 Arrington 1850 37014 Barren 1839 1870 Basin Spring 1858 1905 Beachville 1876 1903 Bellboro 1829 1832 Bingham 1884 1907 Bonbrook 1891 1904 Boston 1850 1936 Brentwood 1856 37024 37027 Burwood 1895 1904 Callender 1900 1906 Callie 1892 1904 Carl 1888 1900…

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