Can anyone tell me where I can get a copy of the bicentennial book "Blounty County Tennessee History 1795-1995" compiled by the Blount County Gen Soc members? Barbara Rickard

I am looking for maps or any information on the Blount Districts. I would like any that show the various changes in the districts. Can anyone help me or tell me where I might search? Carol cbible@aol.com

Hi folks, Your going to have to read a SOB story. We got about 4 inches of snow over the weekend followed with freezing rain and sleet. The weather is supposed to stay close to freezing for the rest of the week. There is another big storm scheduled for next weekend, or so I have heard. Last month I orderd a new wall oven for my kitchen. Paid cash in advance. Last friday it came from the factory to the dealer. Yesterday my local installer went to Knoxville and picked it up and brought it to my house yesterday afternoon to install it. Yesterday morning I went to my doctor for a second installment of a complete and thorough physical. Had my blood work done a couple of weeks ago and everything is within reasonable limits for a person my age (chlorestal and such). Had an EKG, Chest X-ray and peed in the bottle yesterday morning. Most uncomfortable was the prostate exam, but he said it was normal. He listened to my heart, breathing, etc. then he had to scare me half to death by scheduleing me into the cadriac unit in Oak Ridge today for a echogram of the two arteries going up to my brain. Then on 1 february he has me scheduled to go back to the Cardiac unit for a visit with a Cardiologist and get setup for a stress test of my heart. My doctor likes to scare me. He (and I) want to know how much my heart has been damaged by this heart trouble that I have. He also wants to know how much blockage (plaque) there is in the heart arteries. On the way home I stopped at an ATM machine to get three hundred dollars from my bank account. The machine went through the motions but gave me no money. I then had to backtrack to the credit union to get myself $300 and report the problem. I know from the way they acted that they thought I was lieing. The machine charged my account but delivered no cash. Now 600 dollars has been withdrawn from my account but I only got 300. They promised to investigate. Then yesterday in the afternoon the installer arrived with the new oven. It has two doors, both black glass front's. The top large door glass was broken in shipment and the broken glass scratched the bottom door glass. Now I have to wait for two new doors to be shipped and installed. I went today and had the echogram done on my neck. On the way home we had a near flat tire. Never knew it was so difficult to find a place that had air for your tires. This evening while Judy was cooking dinner the furnace quit. After hours but I found a service man. He come and did an inspection and told me the igniter was burned out. There was nothing he could do until tomorrow when he could get to a parts place and get a new igniter. The tempature outside is 28 degrees and going down to about 12 degrees tonight. Started calling other service men. Found one that had a new igniter. He came and installed it and now I am back in business. Cant take the stress like I used to. My blood pressure is up and I am a nervous wreck. Just took two 0.5 mg zanex to make me relax. I will have to wait until tomorrow to try to follow all the mail. I have to go back to Dr. Googe (my eye Doctor) tomorrow afternoon to have this bad eye checked out. I can tell that a catarac is developing, so I know that another eye operation is in the works. Wouldnt be surpriseed if he wants to do it thursday. Jacksonville Florida and the Tennessee professional football teams played sunday in the final playoff's before the superbowl. At halftime when Jacksonville was ahead, Erin (my 13 year old grand-daughter) e-mailed me and wanted to bet me $50 dollars on the game. She was sure her Jacksonville team was going to win since she knew Tennessee was judged an 8 point underdog by the professionals. She wanted to make some money for her school trip to Washington. Needless to say, she now owes me $50. I sent her the $50 anyway. I know that I will be back up and running before long, so dont stop writing. Jay Webb and Whitehead/Whitted http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/w/e/b/Jay-S-Webb/

I'm sure it was officially Sevier County, but having been in Townsend so many times to visit relatives, it's almost one and the same to me. Do you know where Frog Town is/was? Cindy

Frogtown is across the old one lane bridge from Lamar Alexander Parkway Hwy 33 (New Walland Hwy.) to Old Walland Hwy. Go to the left instead of to the right, as most folks do. This will take you to Frogtown, such as it is.

Like your CAREY ancestor, my Watkins/Hart/Duncan-Dunkin/Hooker lines also went to KY to join the Union side. My Wm. Douglas Watkins b 1843 was a private; his brother Samuel died of measles in KY. Wm. and Samuel's father Wm. Watkins b 1805 TN, my 2nd ggrandfather, was beaten to death by bushwackers because of his having two sons in Union Army. This man who was beaten lived outside Loudon, TN, at the community of Piney where my Watkins line lived. Perhaps you can find your kin in the same units with mine: http://w3.one.net/~durp/CivilWar/Union.htm I have wondered for some time why virtually every part of this line (Duncan/Hart/Moore/Watkins/Hooker) fought on Union side. Much of E TN was Union, but the usual reasons given by researchers just don't make much sense to me. Perhaps it relates to their previous connections to Maryland/PA ties, to Quaker anti-slavery sentiments, or the like. Doris in VA

Wm. WATKINS b 1805 TN m 1826 Knox CO, TN, Margaret Byerley/Bierley, dau. of Casper byerley, Jr, of sC and wife Mary MOORE b ca 1767. Wm. is mentioned on 1839 estate papers of a Benj. WATKINS which were supposed to be adm. by a James M. BELL in 1840. Wm. and Margaret's son Wm. Douglas Watkins b 1843 married Nancy BROWN HART, dau. of George B. HART b 1816 TN and wife Ellen Ekens/Akens. William b 1805 had both brother and son named Samuel, latter of whom fought (and died of measles) with Wm. Douglas Watkins in Union Army. Researchers in Anne Arundel CO, MD, say that my Wm. Watkins b 1805 is son of a John Watkins/Elizabeth HALL of MD, via a Stephen WATKINS/WARMAN marriage who migrated from MD to WVA prior to migration South before 1800. I have much information on all these surnames...from MD to WVA to VA, PA, and all points South in my search to locate the ancestors of these lines. At this point I believe that much of this line went from MD to WVA (then VA) to Albemarle CO area of VA prior to settlement South after the Rev. War. Doris in VA

Cindy, Is this your family? Jay ----------------------- 1. William Harrison CAREY was born on 1 Apr 1830 in Kentucky. He died 9 Jun 1915 and is buried in the Glades Lebanon Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. He was employed at the Green briar Mill prior to being employed at the Little Pigeon river Mill. Nancy DYER was born about 1833 in Sevier County, Tennessee. William Harrison CAREY and Nancy DYER had the following children: 2 i. Martha J. CAREY was born about 1855 in Sevier County, Tennessee. 3 ii. Sarah M. CAREY was born about 1858 in Sevier County, Tennessee. 4 iii. Mary E. CAREY was born about 1860 in Sevier County, Tennessee. +5 iv. Amanda Coleman CAREY. 6 v. Annie CAREY was born about 1865 in Sevier County, Tennessee. +7 vi. Nancy Cordelia CAREY. 8 vii. Florence CAREY was born about 1869 in Sevier County, Tennessee. SECOND GENERATION 5. Amanda Coleman CAREY was born on 9 Jul 1862 in Sevier County, Tennessee. Noah H. OGLE (son of Arthur OGLE and Sophia OWNBY) was born on 4 Sep 1859 in Sevier County, Tennessee. He died on 7 May 1943 in Sevier County, Tennessee. Amanda Coleman CAREY and Noah H. OGLE had the following children: +9 i. Pinkney Lavator OGLE. +10 ii. William Arthur OGLE. +11 iii. Richard Newton OGLE. 12 iv. Sarah Iona OGLE was born on 4 Nov 1892 in Sevier County, Tennessee. She died on 14 Nov 1892 in Big Greenbriar Community, Sevier County, Tennessee (now GSMNP). +13 v. Minnie Ann OGLE. +14 vi. Sophia Lillian OGLE. 15 vii. Arley Lee OGLE was born on 3 Feb 1900 in Sevier County, Tennessee. He died on 6 Nov 1901 in Big Greenbriar Community, Sevier County, Tennessee (now GSMNP). 7. Nancy Cordelia CAREY was born about 1867 in Sevier County, Tennessee. She was born about 1867. Albert Leonidis MORRIS was born about 1865. Nancy Cordelia CAREY and Albert Leonidis MORRIS had the following children: +16 i. Florence MORRIS. THIRD GENERATION 9. Pinkney Lavator OGLE was born on 14 Jan 1882 in Sevier County, Tennessee. He was married to Margaretta Allison GROSS (daughter of John K. GROSS and Annie MASSICK) on 26 Aug 1922 in Sevier County, Tennessee. Margaretta Allison GROSS was born on 19 Aug 1881 in Sevier County, Tennessee. 10. William Arthur OGLE was born on 3 Dec 1883 in Sevier County, Tennessee. He was married to Nola WHALEY (daughter of Samuel WHALEY and Mary Roseann OGLE) on 6 Feb 1903 in Sevier County, Tennessee. Nola WHALEY was born on 30 Sep 1887 in Sevier County, Tennessee. She died on 26 May 1915 in Sevier County, Tennessee. William Arthur OGLE and Nola WHALEY had the following children: +17 i. Mary Ionne OGLE. +18 ii. Hazel Pauline OGLE. He was married to Ethel GETER on 15 Oct 1915 in Sevier County, Tennessee. Ethel GETER was born on 3 Dec 1883 in Sevier County, Tennessee. He was married to Thelma HAUSE on 13 Oct 1942 in Sevier County, Tennessee. Thelma HAUSE was born on 18 Feb 1918 in Sevier County, Tennessee. 11. Richard Newton OGLE was born on 3 Sep 1889 in Sevier County, Tennessee. He died on 18 Jan 1972 in Sevier County, Tennessee. He was married to Minnie Ethel BRADSHAW on 11 Jan 1912 in Sevier County, Tennessee. Minnie Ethel BRADSHAW was born on 10 Nov 1886 in Sevier County, Tennessee. Richard Newton OGLE and Minnie Ethel BRADSHAW had the following children: +19 i. Claude W. OGLE. +20 ii. Virginia F. OGLE. 21 iii. Richard Newton Jr OGLE was born on 28 Dec 1921 in Sevier County, Tennessee. He died on 20 Aug 1926 in Sevier County, Tennessee. 22 iv. Benjamin Bryant OGLE was born on 5 Sep 1923 in Sevier County, Tennessee. He died on 18 Aug 1926 in Sevier County, Tennessee. 23 v. Marjorie Ruth OGLE was born on 19 Mar 1927 in Sevier County, Tennessee. 24 vi. Donald Ramon OGLE was born on 9 Feb 1928 in Sevier County, Tennessee. 13. Minnie Ann OGLE was born on 5 Oct 1894 in Sevier County, Tennessee. She was married to Benjamin Leonard BRYANT on 22 Sep 1915 in Sevier County, Tennessee. Benjamin Leonard BRYANT was born on 24 Jan 1889 in Sevier County, Tennessee. 14. Sophia Lillian OGLE was born on 3 May 1897 in Sevier County, Tennessee. She was married to Herbert Garfield FRANKLIN on 15 Jun 1918 in Sevier County, Tennessee. Herbert Garfield FRANKLIN was born on 24 Jan 1889 in Sevier County, Tennessee. Sophia Lillian OGLE and Herbert Garfield FRANKLIN had the following children: 25 i. Phyllis Henrietta FRANKLIN was born on 1 Jun 1923. 26 ii. Eris Edna FRANKLIN was born on 18 Sep 1924. 16. Florence MORRIS was born on 30 Mar 1885. She died in 1976. Berry WILLIAMS (son of Albert Eli WILLIAMS and Rhoda WEBB) was born on 2 Aug 1883. He died in 1960. Florence MORRIS and Berry WILLIAMS had the following children: 27 i. Maudie Golden WILLIAMS was born on 29 Oct 1903. Maudie never married. 28 ii. Algia WILLIAMS was born in 1906. She died in 1906. +29 iii. Oscar Lee WILLIAMS. +30 iv. Ola Valerie WILLIAMS. +31 v. Lois Pauline WILLIAMS. +32 vi. Ronald Dewey WILLIAMS. +33 vii. Grayson Arlie WILLIAMS. +34 viii. Cordia WILLIAMS. +35 ix. Roberta WILLIAMS. FOURTH GENERATION 17. Mary Ionne OGLE was born on 2 Apr 1906 in Sevier County, Tennessee. 18. Hazel Pauline OGLE was born on 27 Feb 1910 in Sevier County, Tennessee. 19. Claude W. OGLE was born on 3 Mar 1913 in Sevier County, Tennessee. 20. Virginia F. OGLE was born on 10 Nov 1915 in Sevier County, Tennessee. 29. Oscar Lee WILLIAMS was born on 13 Jan 1909. He died in 1993. Oscar Lee WILLIAMS and Edith WEBB had the following children: 36 i. Berry Lee WILLIAMS. 37 ii. James WILLIAMS. 30. Ola Valerie WILLIAMS was born on 4 Mar 1911. She died in 1970. Ola Valerie WILLIAMS and Fred MYERS had the following children: 38 i. Florence Ruth MYERS. 39 ii. Clark MYERS. 40 iii. Allen MYERS. 41 iv. Max MYERS. 42 v. Nancy MYERS. 31. Lois Pauline WILLIAMS was born on 10 Aug 1913. She died in 1984. Arlie R. KING (son of George Wiley KING and Artie HEADRICK) was born on 19 Dec 1914. He died in Oct 1984. Lois Pauline WILLIAMS and Arlie R. KING had the following children: 43 i. William McKinley KING. 32. Ronald Dewey WILLIAMS was born on 7 Mar 1916. He died in 1986. Ronald Dewey WILLIAMS and ELIZABETH had the following children: 44 i. Eleanor WILLIAMS. 45 ii. Georgia Ann WILLIAMS. 33. Grayson Arlie WILLIAMS was born on 18 Jul 1919. Mary Ruth KING (daughter of George Wiley KING and Artie HEADRICK) was born on 22 Jan 1925. Grayson Arlie WILLIAMS and Mary Ruth KING had the following children: 46 i. Mary Lynn WILLIAMS was born on 9 Nov 1946. 47 ii. Edward Grayson WILLIAMS was born on 4 Jul 1953. 34. Cordia WILLIAMS was born on 7 May 1921. She died in 1945. 35. Roberta WILLIAMS was born on 2 Sep 1924. She died in 1978. Roberta WILLIAMS and SHOEMAKER had the following children: 48 i. Golden Adlaide SHOEMAKER. Webb and Whitehead/Whitted http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/w/e/b/Jay-S-Webb/

Cindy, William Harrison Car(e)y might be listed in "Loyal Mountain Troopers - The Second And Third Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry In The Civil War" by Charles S. McCammon. Serendipitously, the book is published by the Blount County Genealogical and Historical Society and information about it is on the Blount County webpage. The book contains a listing of all of the soldiers in all the companies of the 2nd & 3rd Regiments of the Tenn Vol Cav. Unfortunately, there is no index of that listing and the names aren't listed alphabetically. Consequently, it would take quite a bit of time to look through the list. However, the text is VERY interesting. Good luck to you. Stan

Cindy, In the Shadow of the Smokies is the Sevier County Cemetery book. I believe Townsebd is in Blount County. Your gggrandfather William Harrison Car(e)y, was he from Blount or Sevier? I dont believe it can be both. You also need to know the name he enlisted under. Do you know who he traveled with? Do you know where he lived after the war. Jay - ------------------------------------------------- At 06:54 PM 01/24/2000 -0500, you wrote: >Can anyone give me any idea where to look. My gggrandfather William >Harrison Car(e)y was in the Civil war. The "story" goes that he traveled >from Blount/Sevier County by cover of night to join a union "group" in >Kentucky. I bought the book TN's in the Civil War. He isn't there. I've >looked at all the KY web pages I have found and he is not there. I sent to >the NARA and they said he doesn't exist. He supposedly was a prisoner at >Andersonville - no record of him there.. and so on and so on. > >He is burried in the Caylor (Baptist Church) Cemetary in Townsend and his >head stone makes the notation of how much time he spent in service, but I >can't find that page right now. It's noted in one of othe "cemetary books" >from Sevier/Blount Co. I think In the Shadow of the Smokies. > >Now that I've rambled, can anyone help or give me another direction to go >in? > >Thanks >Cindy Sheldon > > Webb and Whitehead/Whitted http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/w/e/b/Jay-S-Webb/

Can anyone give me any idea where to look. My gggrandfather William Harrison Car(e)y was in the Civil war. The "story" goes that he traveled from Blount/Sevier County by cover of night to join a union "group" in Kentucky. I bought the book TN's in the Civil War. He isn't there. I've looked at all the KY web pages I have found and he is not there. I sent to the NARA and they said he doesn't exist. He supposedly was a prisoner at Andersonville - no record of him there.. and so on and so on. He is burried in the Caylor (Baptist Church) Cemetary in Townsend and his head stone makes the notation of how much time he spent in service, but I can't find that page right now. It's noted in one of othe "cemetary books" from Sevier/Blount Co. I think In the Shadow of the Smokies. Now that I've rambled, can anyone help or give me another direction to go in? Thanks Cindy Sheldon

Cindy, There is a Wm. H. Carey listed in "The Shadow of the Smokies" the cemetery is Glades Lebanon Cemetery. It lists his bd as 1 Apr 1830 d. 9 Jun 1915 US Army 2 yr. 7 mo. listed with him is Martha Jane b 10 Apr 1830 d 9 Aug 1918. The have found the US Civil War Center site at <http://www.cwc.Isu.edu/cwc/other/genealogy/faq-gene.htm> Char

Ginny - Please be extremely carefull in searching Worth Ray's book 'Tennessee Cousins" It is only good for a starting place in which to search. The DAR and other organizations will NOT recognize any documentation which has been taken from that book as there are too many errors including mixing families with the same names who are not related. However, with luck, this book can be helpful for a reference point from which to start. You money may not be wasted, it may be just what you need. Best wishes and Blessings versy - aka Henry Lawrence

Thanks to the diligent transcription efforts of Judy Ingram, the Knox County TNGenWeb site has the 1792-1817 Knox County Brands Book (registration of animal markings) on-line. This book also contains the registrations for public water, saw, and grist mills. If your ancestry isn't in Knox County, don't despair. There are names from surrounding counties here as well! Remember that the earliest records are for the period before some of Knox County's "children" formed. And, don't forget that Knoxville became a center of commerce because of the rivers, meaning people came here from all over the area. So, your 3Xgreat-grampaw's brother might have moved "to town." http://www.wdbj.net/~tnknox/records/brandsbk.html

Hi, This is the only Richard Harbison listed on CD 235. Georgia Marriage Index: Tennessee, 1851-1900 Harbison, Richard B. Spouse : Pewitt, Sarah F. Marriage date : Jan 30, 1866 County : Williamson Gender : Male Source : County Court Records Microfilm Number : 0235948, 0453921 - 0454923 & 0455557

Am looking for the name of a paid researcher for Blount County, specifically Maryville. Looking for record of death, will, and place of burial for Daniel EARLY who d. after 1813. He migrated to Maryville from Virginia after 1813. Please answer off-line. Thank you, Maggie Phillips Researching: BROWN, EARLY and YEAROUT

The Knox County TNGenWeb site has added new historical essays that will be of interest to subscribers who have interests in several area counties, including Knox, Jefferson, Anderson, Blount, Cocke, and Hamilton: The Gibbs Family & German Migration to East Tennessee contains several essays that discuss the descendants of Nicholas Gibbs (including mention of numerous contemporary families) and includes an article on the Palatine Emigration to America: http://www.wdbj.net/~tnknox/history/gibbs/ "Mecklenburg" is a description of the historic residence of Dr. J. G. M. Ramsey, noted historian: http://www.wdbj.net/~tnknox/history/mecklenburg.html Early settlement of Knoxville is discussed in detail: http://www.wdbj.net/~tnknox/history/debow.html A visitor's view of Knoxville, along with a drawing of the city circa 1845: http://www.wdbj.net/~tnknox/history/barber.html The history of Lebanon-in-the-Forks Presbyterian Church has been enhanced with photographs, compliments of Kenneth Dunlap: http://www.wdbj.net/~tnknox/churches/lebanon.html

Would someone with the FTM CD #235 do a look-up for me? RICHARD HARBISON : marriage date and who and where he married. THANK YOU, ANNA ANDERSON

The Knox County TNGenWeb site has a new history on-line! It's Dr. J. G. M. Ramsey's history of Lebanon-in-the-Forks Presbyterian Church, which was founded in 1791 as the first organized church in Knox County. The page contains a lot of regional history about the settlement of central East Tennessee and the migration of Presbyterians from upper East Tennessee into this area. You're invited to read it at http://www.wdbj.net/~tnknox/churches/lebanon.html

Because she hasn't subscribed to many mailing lists yet....on behalf of Rachel King, I'm very pleased to announce that she is the new host of the Sevier County TNGenWeb site at http://www.tngenweb.org/ -- she takes over from Sam McCarter, who did a fine job for 18 months. Rachel has lots of things planned to add to the site. Please bookmark this new URL and visit often if you have Sevier County or surrounding-area interests! As always, if you have records transcriptions, photos, or other items of general interest to share, I know she'd be pleased to hear from you. Write to her directly at sevier@tngenweb.org