Do you know anything about this Charity Parker, i.e. who were her parents, where was she born? I have a Charity Parker in my records. phd ----- Original Message ----- From: <Rexall66@aol.com> To: <TNBEDFOR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2002 2:30 PM Subject: [TNBEDFOR] Re: Charles W. Phillips 1860 > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/IhB.2ACI/302.1.1 > > Message Board Post: > > Thnx Carolyn- The marriage I was referring to was that of Charles Phillips & Charity Parker in July, 1886 in Bedford Co. (Source: County Court records - Microfilm records 0944055 & 0944061) No middle initial listed so I did not know if he is the same as the Charles w. Phillips listed on LDS site as being born "abt. 1861" in Bedford Co. to Josiah and Martha C. russell Phillips. If they are the same then he couldn't be my GGF who married Eliz.? in 1883 and had my GF in 12/1885. > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

No- I wasn't able to find him in 1880 either, at least that I could positively identify as him (ie with a brother John M. who would have been 16 or 17 in 1880). I did find in the 1870 Census for Rutherford a J.L. Phillips, 33, with wife Jimmie sp?, 28, and sons Charles 9 and John 7. This family is not in the 1880 Census for Rutherford but did find a John L. Philips, 42 with wife, Verginie C. ,age 37 and Children John C. age 17 and dau. Kate, age 1 In Gibson Co. Have been told by some TN researchers that there was a migration of several Rutherford families to Gibson Co. about that time so possibly could be the same ones. The initial C is wrong for John but almost every Census I have looked at tI find miss spellings of names and or initials. Jimmie could have easily been a nickname for Verginie or Virginia. Charles would have been 19 at the time and may have been out on his own. Found a marriage of a C.W. Phillips and an E.A. Tollivar n Humphrey Co. in 1883 and there was a Charles Philups, (census spelling), age listed as 18, in Humphrey Co. in 1880 Census working on the farm of a family named Cooley. With all the various spellings and ancestors with wanderlust I have had a heck of a time trying to track them down. Thnx for your help. Rex Phillips- Dallas

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/IhB.2ACI/302.1.1 Message Board Post: Thnx Carolyn- The marriage I was referring to was that of Charles Phillips & Charity Parker in July, 1886 in Bedford Co. (Source: County Court records - Microfilm records 0944055 & 0944061) No middle initial listed so I did not know if he is the same as the Charles w. Phillips listed on LDS site as being born "abt. 1861" in Bedford Co. to Josiah and Martha C. russell Phillips. If they are the same then he couldn't be my GGF who married Eliz.? in 1883 and had my GF in 12/1885.

I was unable to find him in the 1880 Census for Bedford County. Could he have been in a connecting county??? Do you know what area or district of Bedford County he lived in???? That may give you a clue which adjoining county to check.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/IhB.2ACI/302.1 Message Board Post: Charles W. Phillips is not listed in the Bedford Co. TN published marriage records.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Phillips Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/IhB.2ACI/302 Message Board Post: IGI Record on LDS site shows a Charles W. Phillips with birth "Abt. 1861". My GGF Charles W. Phillips was born in Dec. 1860 which is about as close to 1861 as you can get, however, I have found no other data to corroborate that this is my GGF. My Charles w. had a brother John M. born in 1863. Charles married an Elizebeth ? in 1883 and in Dec. 1885 my GF, Arthur cleveland Phillips was born in TN. Apparently Chas and family and John migrated to TX in 1886 as the 2nd child William Tom was born in TX in Feb. 1887. After 4 more children born in OK, AR & TX, Eliz. died in 1901 and Chas. remarried to an Effie Byrd in 1902. They had 45 children, one in OK and the other 4 in AR where Chas. died sometime in the 1920's. Need ANY info as to Chas. parents name (both of whom were born in TN), Eliz. maiden name, Co. where chas. &/or John were born, Co. where Arthur was born or ANYTHING. Have been searching census data, death certificates etc. to mno avail for ove 2 years. ANY help! appreciated.

I am new to the list. I am researching the family of one of my maternal gr. grandmothers. Melvina Annette STEPHENS/DANE and John Henderson RIGGS were marr. 9 Apr. 1874, Steelville, Crawford Co., MO. Melvina is listed along with her father, James STEPHENS, siblings, and I assume to be her mother. Family researchers state that the wife listed in 1850 census is a second wife. 1850 federal census, Civil Dist., #7, Bedford Co., TN., Family #169: STEPHENS, James 42 Miller b. NC “ Elizabeth 24 b. TN “ Thomas 17 b. TN. " John 15 b. TN “ Eliza Jane 13 b. TN “ Ester C. 11 b. TN “ James 2 b. TN “ Melvina 3/12 b. TN (My gr. grandmother) The Marriage Certificate issue to John H. and Melvina A., in Crawford Co., MO., shows her name as Sapens(Stephens)/Dane. Research from MO., shows that her father died in abt. 1863 in Lawrence Co., MO. We believe there was a connection between the Stephens and Dane families, and that Melvina lived with the Dane family in Crawford Co., MO., prior to her marriage. I have found one DANE family in Bedford Co. Is there a connection? 1850 federal census, Civil Dist., #2, Bedford Co., TN., Family #140: DANE, Micajih 26 Merchant b. TN “ Margaret 23 b. TN “ Matt 1 b. TN “ James D. 17 Clerk in store b. TN (probably a brother of Micajih) A few years ago my husband and I were returning to Nashville airport from McNairy Co., and Shiloh National Military Park and went through Shelbyville via Fayetteville. We then spent the night at Murfreesboro and visited Stone’s River National Battlefield. Had I known then what I know now, I could have made a stop at the Bedford Co., Court House. So close. I look forward to learning more about Bedford Co., and hopefully someone can help me in my quest for information on my Stephens ancestors. “So many questions, so few answers” Marketta in Madera, geographical center of CA.

Hello again: The Bedford County surname page (TNGenWeb) has been updated. The list has about 1,140 surnames and/or researchers. Additions this time are: BEACHBOARD/BEECHBOARD, BRAMBLETT (2) CULLEY DESHIELDS GANT, GEORGE HAMIL, HEFFLEY MCBRIDE, MCCRORY PARKER, PHILLIPS RUSS SHRIVER, SPEARMAN, STEPHENS TURMAN We also had an email address change for Robert Marbury (researching MARBURY and YELL). Please, visit the site today. Click on the hyper-link below: <A HREF="http://www.tngenweb.org/bedford/surname.htm">Bedford Co. Surname Resource</A> Or, if that does not work for you, copy the following URL into your browser line: http://www.tngenweb.org/bedford/surname.htm May you all tear down, at least one of, your brick walls, Lucy

Hello to My Fellow Bedford Co. Researchers: I just recently acquired one of the new "digitized" images of the 1930 census (from Heritage Quest on CD, $14.95 to members). The images for Bedford are all on the same "roll" as Anderson and Benton (T626-2233). How wonderful to have this information digitized on a CD (rather than microfilm). You can: easily scroll through the pages; you can zoom in and out (great for reading difficult handwriting), you can print it, etc. While I have not really gotten into the details of the census per se, I did make a quick index of the page numbers, what districts they cover, and if applicable, what towns are included. I thought, just in case it might help some of you, I have attached below the index: (previous pages are for Anderson Co.) Part 1 207A 214B 1st Civil Dist. Part 1 215A 222B 2nd Civil Dist. Part 1 223A 229B 2nd Civil Dist. Wartrace Part 1 230A 241B 3rd Civil Dist. Part 1 242A 245B 4th Civil Dist. Bell Buckle Part 1 246A 257B 4th Civil Dist. Part 2 1A 7B 5th Civil Dist. Part 2 8A 15B 6th Civil Dist. Part 2 16A 21B Town Shelbyville, 1st Ward Part 2 22A 29B 7th Civil Dist. Shelbyville, 2nd Ward Part 2 30A 40B 7th Civil Dist. Shelbyville, 3rd Ward Part 2 41A 45B 7th Civil Dist. Shelbyville, 4th Ward Part 2 46A 60B 7th Civil Dist. Shelbyville, 5th Ward Part 2 61A 68B 7th Civil Dist. Shelbyville, 6th Ward Part 2 69A 75A 7th Civil Dist. Sylvan Mill Precinct Part 2 75B 82B 7th Civil Dist. Part 2 83A 88B 8th Civil Dist. Part 2 89A 94B 9th Civil Dist. Part 2 95A 103B 10th Civil Dist. Part 2 104A 115B 11th Civil Dist. Unionville Part 2 116A 123B 18th Civil Dist. Part 2 124A 124B 19th Civil Dist. Richmond Part 2 125A 130B 19th Civil Dist. Part 2 131A 137B 20 Civil Dist. Part 2 138A 144B 21 Civil Dist. Part 2 145A 150B 22 Civil Dist. Part 2 151A 157B 23 Civil Dist. Part 2 158A 167B 24 Civil Dist. Part 2 168A 170B 25 Civil Dist. Normandy Part 2 171A 177B 25 Civil Dist. (continuation of pages is for Benton Co.) If you haven't gotten your copy yet, you might want to purchase a copy. Even nonmembers price is reasonable ($19.95, I think). It comes with all the software you need to read the images. Well, I am beginning to sound like a salesman. I hope the index helps, Lucy

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Bass, Kimmons, Green, Stephens, Keeling Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/IhB.2ACI/301 Message Board Post: There may be those of you on the list who might want to know that Mrs. Gus Johnson, maiden name Ruth Kimmons Bass, passed away this afternoon "peacefully and with a smile on her face." Mrs. Johnson was the sister of Mary V. Bass. Mary researched the Bedford Co. and Coffee Co. Green, Kimmons, Bass, Keeling, Stephens (and other) families quite extensively, before her death some years ago, often with the help of her sister, Ruth. Over the past three years, I had the distinct pleasure of meeting and spending time with this wonderfully lady, and count it a blessing I was allowed thanks to my family research hobby. Mrs. Ruth, you will be missed! Ruth Kimmons (Bass) Johnson, born 9 April, 1916; died 15 August, 2002.

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000E_01CD5BF2.8E5BF290 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I have written four checks as follows: #102 for $504.54, #103 for $68.00, #104 for $1000, and #105 for $200,000. Check #101 is voided. Any remaining funds in the account I would like for you to include in a check to me. Thank you for this service. Sincerely, Lucy A. McLean

Is anyone working on the John and Elizabeth McBride line? I have lots of information on them and would like to correspond with someone from this line. Reta DeShields Parton 1808 W Huntsville Springdale, Ar 72762 1-479-751-6947 rpsodapop@aol.com daughter of D W DeShields & Cora Irene Hamilton DeShields granddaughter of Dennie DeShields and Ruby Lee Austin DeShields gggranddaughter of John Wesley DeShields and Frankey Green DeShields ggggrandaughter of Handy DeShields and Nancy Womack DeShields

I am looking for the parents of Benjamin Kelley born abt. 1797. He married Millie Spearman. Millie had two brothers James Meyers Spearman and John Spearman who moved to Bedford Co. TN. abt 1820. Millie's Grandfather Benjamin Clardy and her Uncle James Clardy moved from Oldpendleton Dist SC to Bedford Co. TN. They were in TN by 1818. Benjamin Clardy was in Franklin Co. TN. when he died in 1823. On the 1840 census Benjamin and Millie Kelley are in Pickens County SC. I would love to hear from anyone with information on any of these families, that would lead to breaking my brick wall on this Kelley family. Thank you Becky

Can anyone give me 'present' day directions to the site of the Old Zion. >From the Bedford County Historical Quarterly in 1976 "was located on the present day property of Mr. Odell Gentry" and was about a mile from the Bedford/Marshall line in the 18th district. Regards, Jean Vaughn Hendricks cjh1@charter.net

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/IhB.2ACI/285.2.2.2.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Thanks for the information. Becky Patton

In a message dated 8/6/02 11:45:02 AM Central Daylight Time, TNBEDFOR-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: > William Marion Jennings is > my maternal Great-grandfather. I was able to get his death certificate > and > the name of his mother looked like Hamilton and the first name is more of a > > guess ....perhaps Nannie.......very diff to read the penmanship. She was > b. > in Bedford Co. and married Edmond Jennings, b. 1818 In reply to Andrew Jackson, pls note that "Nannie" is not absolutely her correct name as it was very diff to read. It was great to get your input. It's great to hear from diff ones. When I saw Fannie mentioned in Kathryn's post, I thought I'd just take a chance. Hey, you don't always have to go in the front door to find info!! Her reply far exceeded my hopes. I had never known of Robert C. Jennings before so she provided with another generation!! I can't say "thanks" enough, Kathryn. Carol

Thankyou both Katherine and Carol for shedding new light on Edmond W. Jennings family! I have been so curious about him! his 2nd wife was Nanny Hamilton? ...the mother of his children...Katherine do we know of any children by Elizabeth? she died at 24 years old..so maybe...not...or in childbirth...is there a baby in the cemetery by her? Linda Jackson...my ancestor Samuel Thomas Jennings half brother to Edmond by RC jennings 2nd wife Chaney Word, neice to Mary word! ----- Original Message ----- From: <Pottsella@aol.com> To: <TNBEDFOR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 06, 2002 12:07 AM Subject: [TNBEDFOR] Re: TNBEDFOR-D Digest V02 #199 > Oh my, Katherine, > > Thank you, thank you!!! You have confirmed what I believed and provided me > with more info on my Jennings line than I had. Wow, I can't begin to tell > you how much I appreciate you taking time and being so generous to share this > with me. Can you tell me what your source was? William Marion Jennings is > my maternal Great-grandfather. I was able to get his death certificate and > the name of his mother looked like Hamilton and the first name is more of a > guess ....perhaps Nannie.......very diff to read the penmanship. She was b. > in Bedford Co. and married Edmond Jennings, b. 1818. > > I went to visit my maternal great-aunt and great-uncle, J. P. Jennings and > Exie King Jennings back in 1987 and they took me over to Willow Mount. Uncle > J. P. told me that W. M. Jennings had originally been buried on the family > farm in the orchard at his request, but then the farm was sold and the new > owners wanted him moved so he was taken to Willow Mount. They had a > daughter, Ruth, but she re-married and I don't know her last name or where > she lives. > > If anyone on the list can add to anything, I would be most grateful. > Kathryn, thank you so much. Carol > > I have the following information but it is not my direct line. > Hopefully someone else on the list will be able to correct me if I > state something incorrectly or be able to give more info. > > Fannie A. Jennings (March 20, 1863-December 01, 1944) is the daughter > of Edmond W. Jennings (February 11, 1818 - November 20, 1912). > > She married first, on August 05, 1882 in Bedford County, W. Don > Madison (September 07, 1852 - April 15, 1887). He is buried in > Madison Cemetery in Bedford County. He was the son of Levi Madison > and Nancy J. Collier (August 11, 1829-June 22, 1893). Nancy is also > buried in Madison Cemetery. > > Fannie and Don had two children: Vera Don Madison and Nanie Lee > Madison. > > Fannie married second, David S. Curle (June 25, 1841-July 07, 1903) > on March 30, 1896 in Bedford County. They are both buried in the > Willow Mount Cemetery in Shelbyville. > > Edmond W. Jennings was the son of Robert Cross Jennings (July 30, > 1789 NC - September 02, 1875) and Mary Word (March 11, 1788 VA - > March 30, 1827). Robert is buried in the Reeves-Wheeler Cemetery in > Bedford County. > > In addition to Fannie, Edmond also had the following children: > William Marion Jennings (May 30, 1857-March 12, 1924) > Wade H. Jennings (born Abt. 1859) > Samuel H. Jennings (born Abt. 1864) > Sallie Jennings (born Abt. 1868) > > I don't have a mother listed for the 5 children of Edmond but do have > that he also married Elizabeth G. Couch (October 18, 1822 - January > 18, 1846 buried in Couch-Patton Cemetery, Bedford County). > > The COUCH link is where my interest comes in. > > Hope this helps, > Kathryn > > <snip> > Does anyone have any information on Fannie Curle, mentioned in a > previous posting? I believe she is my great-great aunt. > Thanks, Carol > <snip> > > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

THIS MAY BE OF HELP. ELIZABETH JENNINGS WAS MARRIED TO CHRISTOPHER SHOFNER AND LIVED IN LINCOLN CO. NEAR BEDFORD CO. LINE. I DO NOT KNOW THE PARENTS NAMES AT THIS TIME BUT SHE WAS BORN 1 JAN 1792 AND DIED 9 DEC 1845 IN LINCOLN CO. LUCY ----- Original Message ----- From: <Pottsella@aol.com> To: <TNBEDFOR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, August 05, 2002 10:07 PM Subject: [TNBEDFOR] Re: TNBEDFOR-D Digest V02 #199 > Oh my, Katherine, > > Thank you, thank you!!! You have confirmed what I believed and provided me > with more info on my Jennings line than I had. Wow, I can't begin to tell > you how much I appreciate you taking time and being so generous to share this > with me. Can you tell me what your source was? William Marion Jennings is > my maternal Great-grandfather. I was able to get his death certificate and > the name of his mother looked like Hamilton and the first name is more of a > guess ....perhaps Nannie.......very diff to read the penmanship. She was b. > in Bedford Co. and married Edmond Jennings, b. 1818. > > I went to visit my maternal great-aunt and great-uncle, J. P. Jennings and > Exie King Jennings back in 1987 and they took me over to Willow Mount. Uncle > J. P. told me that W. M. Jennings had originally been buried on the family > farm in the orchard at his request, but then the farm was sold and the new > owners wanted him moved so he was taken to Willow Mount. They had a > daughter, Ruth, but she re-married and I don't know her last name or where > she lives. > > If anyone on the list can add to anything, I would be most grateful. > Kathryn, thank you so much. Carol > > I have the following information but it is not my direct line. > Hopefully someone else on the list will be able to correct me if I > state something incorrectly or be able to give more info. > > Fannie A. Jennings (March 20, 1863-December 01, 1944) is the daughter > of Edmond W. Jennings (February 11, 1818 - November 20, 1912). > > She married first, on August 05, 1882 in Bedford County, W. Don > Madison (September 07, 1852 - April 15, 1887). He is buried in > Madison Cemetery in Bedford County. He was the son of Levi Madison > and Nancy J. Collier (August 11, 1829-June 22, 1893). Nancy is also > buried in Madison Cemetery. > > Fannie and Don had two children: Vera Don Madison and Nanie Lee > Madison. > > Fannie married second, David S. Curle (June 25, 1841-July 07, 1903) > on March 30, 1896 in Bedford County. They are both buried in the > Willow Mount Cemetery in Shelbyville. > > Edmond W. Jennings was the son of Robert Cross Jennings (July 30, > 1789 NC - September 02, 1875) and Mary Word (March 11, 1788 VA - > March 30, 1827). Robert is buried in the Reeves-Wheeler Cemetery in > Bedford County. > > In addition to Fannie, Edmond also had the following children: > William Marion Jennings (May 30, 1857-March 12, 1924) > Wade H. Jennings (born Abt. 1859) > Samuel H. Jennings (born Abt. 1864) > Sallie Jennings (born Abt. 1868) > > I don't have a mother listed for the 5 children of Edmond but do have > that he also married Elizabeth G. Couch (October 18, 1822 - January > 18, 1846 buried in Couch-Patton Cemetery, Bedford County). > > The COUCH link is where my interest comes in. > > Hope this helps, > Kathryn > > <snip> > Does anyone have any information on Fannie Curle, mentioned in a > previous posting? I believe she is my great-great aunt. > Thanks, Carol > <snip> > > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

There will be information on the George sisters and articles on the Phillips and Pruitt families in the Bedford County Family History Book, now in preparation. Information on ordering a copy is located at http://www.geocities.com/bedfordcounty/book.html Carolyn In a message dated 8/3/02 8:34:35 AM, CAPACHINO_ICE@yahoo.com writes: Joseph George and Eliza Ann Phillips married abt. 1867 were my great grandparents they had four children that I know of William My grandfather and his three sisters Julia, Lettie, and Janie. William George married my grandmother Sarah Pruitt she sometimes went by Bessie, they both died in Shelbyville. I would like information, on George, and Phillips side if anyone has this it would be greatly appreciated.

Oh my, Katherine, Thank you, thank you!!! You have confirmed what I believed and provided me with more info on my Jennings line than I had. Wow, I can't begin to tell you how much I appreciate you taking time and being so generous to share this with me. Can you tell me what your source was? William Marion Jennings is my maternal Great-grandfather. I was able to get his death certificate and the name of his mother looked like Hamilton and the first name is more of a guess ....perhaps Nannie.......very diff to read the penmanship. She was b. in Bedford Co. and married Edmond Jennings, b. 1818. I went to visit my maternal great-aunt and great-uncle, J. P. Jennings and Exie King Jennings back in 1987 and they took me over to Willow Mount. Uncle J. P. told me that W. M. Jennings had originally been buried on the family farm in the orchard at his request, but then the farm was sold and the new owners wanted him moved so he was taken to Willow Mount. They had a daughter, Ruth, but she re-married and I don't know her last name or where she lives. If anyone on the list can add to anything, I would be most grateful. Kathryn, thank you so much. Carol I have the following information but it is not my direct line. Hopefully someone else on the list will be able to correct me if I state something incorrectly or be able to give more info. Fannie A. Jennings (March 20, 1863-December 01, 1944) is the daughter of Edmond W. Jennings (February 11, 1818 - November 20, 1912). She married first, on August 05, 1882 in Bedford County, W. Don Madison (September 07, 1852 - April 15, 1887). He is buried in Madison Cemetery in Bedford County. He was the son of Levi Madison and Nancy J. Collier (August 11, 1829-June 22, 1893). Nancy is also buried in Madison Cemetery. Fannie and Don had two children: Vera Don Madison and Nanie Lee Madison. Fannie married second, David S. Curle (June 25, 1841-July 07, 1903) on March 30, 1896 in Bedford County. They are both buried in the Willow Mount Cemetery in Shelbyville. Edmond W. Jennings was the son of Robert Cross Jennings (July 30, 1789 NC - September 02, 1875) and Mary Word (March 11, 1788 VA - March 30, 1827). Robert is buried in the Reeves-Wheeler Cemetery in Bedford County. In addition to Fannie, Edmond also had the following children: William Marion Jennings (May 30, 1857-March 12, 1924) Wade H. Jennings (born Abt. 1859) Samuel H. Jennings (born Abt. 1864) Sallie Jennings (born Abt. 1868) I don't have a mother listed for the 5 children of Edmond but do have that he also married Elizabeth G. Couch (October 18, 1822 - January 18, 1846 buried in Couch-Patton Cemetery, Bedford County). The COUCH link is where my interest comes in. Hope this helps, Kathryn <snip> Does anyone have any information on Fannie Curle, mentioned in a previous posting? I believe she is my great-great aunt. Thanks, Carol <snip>