It is not known that there were any settlers in the Bedford Co, TN area prior to 1805. A number of newspaper records have been published by Tim and Helen Marsh and a book that covers the 1910-1919 period was published by Jerry Cook. The Bedford Co Historical Quarterly is in its 31st year of publication. That is probably your best source for the sort of information you describe. Carolyn ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, April 04, 2005 8:52 AM Subject: [TNBEDFOR] Re: TNBEDFOR-D Digest V05 #82 > > Hello great Listers, > > Would anyone be knowing if there is a published book or references that > would > lead me to finding local news and notices for and about Shelbyville, > Bedford > County, TN in the late1700's and the 1800's? > > Particular interest for me is the business section of town, and the Flat > Creek area and human interest stories about the families of these > locations. > Surnames of interest; Thompson, Cannon, Fay, Scales, Coot and Hooser. > Thank you so much for your time and interest, > Betty from Massachusetts > > > ==== TNBEDFOR Mailing List ==== > Visit the Bedford County Message Board at RootsWeb: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=localities.northam.usa.states.tennessee.counties.bedford > > (All postings are automatically copied to the TNBEDFOR-L list). > > ============================== > Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. > New content added every business day. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx >