In addition to the message of this morning: >From Hawkins Co, TN marriages 1866-1899: William Surgenor married Hester Light Aug 28, 1888 page 198 W B Surginer married Amands S Turner Feb 20, 1860 page 198 Sarah M. Surgenor married John L Barrett Page 198 Hester Surgner married Fred Miller Dec 2, 1871 c Page 144 (Black or Colored) Mary Surgner married James Bradley Feb 8, 1872 Page 22 Malvina Surgoin married Cornilius Looney Feb 15, 1868 (Black or Colored) Mary Surgoin married David Crigg Aug 14, 1870 Sallie Surgoins married Nathan Bachman License issue May 4, 1872 but not returned. Bill McNeese [email protected] http://www.mcneese.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, July 27, 1998 12:57 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [SURGENER-L] Hawkins Co., TN > > > HAWKINS COUNTY, TENNESSEE, COURT MINUTES 1830-1837 by Sallie Hayes: > > pg. 218: Ordered by the court that John Looney and Robert Brice be > appointed to examine into the condition of PATIENCE SURGENAN and children > and if necessary to make a contract to have them furnished with > necessities > till next court at which term they are required to report their condition. > > pg. 228: Ordered by the court that Robert Brice, Esq'r, be allowed > the sum > of $15 for provisions furnished PATIENCE SURGENER and her > children and that > the county trustee pay the same for which the clerk may issue a > certificate > and that said Brice at the next term of this court on account of the > articles furnished from February court, 1837, to February court, 1838. > ---------- > > Unfortunately, being under time pressure, I forgot to page backwards to > figure out what the exact court dates were on these two cases. I found the > book in the McClung Historical Archives at the Knox County Archives > building in Knoxville, Tennessee. It sounds as though Patience was either > widowed or deserted but I found no reference to who her husband might have > been. There were xeroxes of actual minutes for earlier dates but they were > not indexed and I only had 1-1/2 hours so not enough time to go through > them. > > Does anybody have any idea who Patience and/or her husband was? > Children? I > have not looked at Tennessee censuses for Surgener. > > Ruby >