Renea, I haven't had a chance to look at Perry Co. marriage records yet, but that does sound probable. I'm sure Dutton and Miriam (Myriam) married there. I recently purchased Tennessee Land Grants, H-Hz and sent all the Hill grants in Decatur, Perry and Henderson Cos. to Decatur Co. Archives. I don't think Mike has posted them yet, he said he had another project in the works but did post some more deeds I had submitted. I have ordered the grants for L and will get those for R next but think that will be all, there are so many records I need and this town is so small, the FHC is very small too. I hope to get to Salt Lake City eventually for a few days. If you could just remind people that the Archives are available and can be very helpful, it might remind them to submit records there too. 'Nuf said! Phyllis -----Original Message----- From: Renea Burkholder <grburk@usit.net> To: TNDECATU-L@rootsweb.com <TNDECATU-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Monday, April 20, 1998 8:24 AM Subject: Re: [TNDECATU-L] Lunsford >Phyllis, >Maybe a marriage for Jane to the Doherty can be found in Perry Co. The land >may have come into the Hill family as a land grant - have you ever checked >grants for Hills? >Renea >At 09:18 PM 4/19/98 -0600, you wrote: >>Thanks, Renea, >> >>I think Dutton Hill and Jane Doherty must have been brother and sister. >>Dutton's wife was Miriam Lassiter, according to a death certificate in my >>possession. The person who furnished the info was a grandson of Dutton and >>his parents lived with him in their last years. He tried to help me once >>but was too ill to keep up the corresondence. We really should have made >>the effort to visit him. > >>>I did a quick look Sat at deeds to see if I could find when a Hill or >>>Doherty received land that could be this land, but didn't see it. I guess >>>we'll hope that in the slower process of reading each deed maybe I'll find >>>something. It would seem that they both inherited the land to both be >>>selling it - Perhaps Jane was a Hill or Dutton's wife was a Doherty ? >>>Renea >>>At 08:58 AM 4/18/98 EDT, you wrote: >>>>In a message dated 98-04-17 23:06:14 EDT, you write: >>>> >>>><< I feel sure the men are all brothers but what do you know about a >>Doherty >>>> connection? When Dutton Hill and Jane Doherty sold that piece of land in >>>> 1869 he said they had a good right to sell it. I'd like to know where >>they >>>> got it and how? Did they inherit it? I never could find a Jane Doherty >>in >>>> the census records, perhaps she was in the 1870 census. I thought she >>might >>>> have been in Henderson County but the deed says they were both of Decatur >>>> Co. It gets very complicated!! >>>> >> >>>> >>>>Good question.....Do you have a copy of that deed? I would like to do a >>>>follow up on it. >Renea Burkholder >TNGenWeb Coordinator for Decatur Co., TN > http://www.netease.net/decatur/ >Listowner: Decatur and Henderson Co, TN Mail list > TNDECATU- L@rootsweb.com > > > > >==== TNDECATU Mailing List ==== >To subscribe or unsubscribe in mail mode: >Send message "subscribe" or "unsubscribe" to >TNDECATU-L-request@rootsweb.com > >

Just wondering where the nearest family history center was to Decatur county? Amy

Betty, My GG-Grand father married a Rebbeca Blackwell from the Henderson Co. area around 1870. I have not had much luck finding anything on her. I have not been able to look at an 1870 census for this county, so not sure of her birth year or the exact year she and Aaron Pierce married. Their first child was brn. 1874 (James Richard Pierce). Her husband Aaron Pierce was brn. 1842. Family states Rebbeca had two brothers, James and Granger? She died late 1880`s and is buried in Roellen, a small town close to Dyersburg TN. Do you have a Rebecca or her two brothers in your data? I would love to find something on her. My search is mainly with Pearce/Pierce, but she has been such a mystery! Thank-you for your time. Jo Anne in KY JOPAN@prodigy.net ---------- > From: Betty Casey <betty.casey@worldnet.att.net> > To: TNDECATU-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [TNDECATU-L] Blackwell/Henderson County, TN > Date: Monday, April 20, 1998 11:09 AM > > Hi, > > I just joined this list and my family line is as follows: > > Descendants of Strother (Kizard) Blackwell > > 1 Strother (Kizard) Blackwell b: Abt. 1792 in VA or NC d: Abt. March > 1878 in Henderson Co, TN > .. +Rebecca Morris b: Abt. 1801 in TN m: September 14, 1820 in Rhea Co, TN > d: Bef. 1870 in Henderson Co, TN > ...... 2 Sarah Jane Blackwell b: Abt. 1820 in Rhea Co, TN > .......... +William Munns b: Abt. 1802 > ...... 2 Riley B. Blackwell b: October 28, 1822 in Rhea Co, TN d: August > 01, 1904 in Henderson Co, TN > .......... +Sarah Jane Nichols b: May 28, 1828 in TN m: 1847 d: March 29, > 1901 in Henderson Co, TN > ...... 2 Dizard Blackwell b: January 18, 1827 in TN d: March 19, 1918 in > Randolph Co, AR > .......... +Lucinda 'Cynthia' Smith b: Abt. 1833 d: Abt. 1907 in Randolph > Co, AR > ...... 2 Dial Blackwell b: Abt. 1830 in TN d: in AR > .......... +Elizabeth Fikes b: Abt. 1856 > ...... *2nd Wife of Dial Blackwell: > .......... +Mary Unknown b: Abt. 1834 in TN m: June 03, 1877 in Carroll > Co, TN > ...... 2 Jane Blackwell b: Abt. 1832 > ...... 2 Nancy Ann Blackwell b: Abt. 1832 > .......... +John H Smith b: Abt. 1824 d: Bef. 1870 > ...... 2 Joseph S Blackwell b: Abt. 1837 d: 1902 in Randolph Co, AR > .......... +Martha J Unknown b: Abt. 1840 > ...... *2nd Wife of Joseph S Blackwell: > .......... +Mary Jane Delph b: in TN m: December 08, 1856 in Madison Co, > TN d: Abt. 1865 in IL > ...... 2 Sarah I Turner Blackwell b: Abt. 1839 in TN > > I will be glad to share with anyone working on these names. My line is > through Strother Blackwell's son, Riley Blackwell. > > Betty > > > ==== TNDECATU Mailing List ==== > Problem? > Check your welcome message FIRST > THEN contact listowner, grburk@usit.net

Can someone tell me what MIY listed beside a person's name on the census means?

Hi, I just joined this list and my family line is as follows: Descendants of Strother (Kizard) Blackwell 1 Strother (Kizard) Blackwell b: Abt. 1792 in VA or NC d: Abt. March 1878 in Henderson Co, TN .. +Rebecca Morris b: Abt. 1801 in TN m: September 14, 1820 in Rhea Co, TN d: Bef. 1870 in Henderson Co, TN ...... 2 Sarah Jane Blackwell b: Abt. 1820 in Rhea Co, TN .......... +William Munns b: Abt. 1802 ...... 2 Riley B. Blackwell b: October 28, 1822 in Rhea Co, TN d: August 01, 1904 in Henderson Co, TN .......... +Sarah Jane Nichols b: May 28, 1828 in TN m: 1847 d: March 29, 1901 in Henderson Co, TN ...... 2 Dizard Blackwell b: January 18, 1827 in TN d: March 19, 1918 in Randolph Co, AR .......... +Lucinda 'Cynthia' Smith b: Abt. 1833 d: Abt. 1907 in Randolph Co, AR ...... 2 Dial Blackwell b: Abt. 1830 in TN d: in AR .......... +Elizabeth Fikes b: Abt. 1856 ...... *2nd Wife of Dial Blackwell: .......... +Mary Unknown b: Abt. 1834 in TN m: June 03, 1877 in Carroll Co, TN ...... 2 Jane Blackwell b: Abt. 1832 ...... 2 Nancy Ann Blackwell b: Abt. 1832 .......... +John H Smith b: Abt. 1824 d: Bef. 1870 ...... 2 Joseph S Blackwell b: Abt. 1837 d: 1902 in Randolph Co, AR .......... +Martha J Unknown b: Abt. 1840 ...... *2nd Wife of Joseph S Blackwell: .......... +Mary Jane Delph b: in TN m: December 08, 1856 in Madison Co, TN d: Abt. 1865 in IL ...... 2 Sarah I Turner Blackwell b: Abt. 1839 in TN I will be glad to share with anyone working on these names. My line is through Strother Blackwell's son, Riley Blackwell. Betty

Hi Sharon, There's not been much / any discussion yet. I ran across an article about the Underground Railroad activity in Henderson Co. It was the first I had read, although knowing a large number of the county was pro - Union, it was not surprising. The article in particular named Asa Hays as a participant. I was interested in whether there were any other families that were known of who were also participants in the underground RR. What I shared about my relative was told to my mom by my grandmother as she had heard it from her grandfather and is all I know. My mom might have more details. To me, all the stories are the meat to fill in our family tree skeletons. Renea At 11:45 AM 4/20/98 -0700, you wrote: >Hello, >Could you please post the discussion of Asa Hays >to the list? >thank you, >sharon smith >ssmith@mail.cass.net > > >==== TNDECATU Mailing List ==== >To subscribe or unsubscribe in digest mode: >Send message "subscribe" or "unsubscribe" to >TNDECATU-D-request@rootsweb.com > > > Renea Burkholder TNGenWeb Coordinator for Decatur Co., TN http://www.netease.net/decatur/ Listowner: Decatur and Henderson Co, TN Mail list TNDECATU- L@rootsweb.com

TNGenWeb 's Decatur Co has moved. We are now located at http://www.netease.net/decatur/. I have added a small amount of information and queries have been upated. Thanks to NetEase for donating the space for our use. I will now be able to upload myself which will make it much easier to change and add information. Renea Renea Burkholder TNGenWeb Coordinator for Decatur Co., TN http://www.netease.net/decatur/ Listowner: Decatur and Henderson Co, TN Mail list TNDECATU- L@rootsweb.com

Hi, Just came into some info that indicates Asa's house may have been a station on the Underground RR . Because of a run in one of my ancestors had ( he was literally tarred and feathered and ridden on a rail in Henderson Co because he was a Union sympathizer ) , I am very curious about this I didn't know we had any underground activity going on in the Henderson / Decatur Co area. Do you know about this ? Renea At 09:42 PM 4/19/98 -0500, you wrote: >I've collected some information. Might be able to help. >BR > > >==== TNDECATU Mailing List ==== >To subscribe or unsubscribe in digest mode: >Send message "subscribe" or "unsubscribe" to >TNDECATU-D-request@rootsweb.com > > > Renea Burkholder TNGenWeb Coordinator for Decatur Co., TN http://www.netease.net/decatur/ Listowner: Decatur and Henderson Co, TN Mail list TNDECATU- L@rootsweb.com

Phyllis, Maybe a marriage for Jane to the Doherty can be found in Perry Co. The land may have come into the Hill family as a land grant - have you ever checked grants for Hills? Renea At 09:18 PM 4/19/98 -0600, you wrote: >Thanks, Renea, > >I think Dutton Hill and Jane Doherty must have been brother and sister. >Dutton's wife was Miriam Lassiter, according to a death certificate in my >possession. The person who furnished the info was a grandson of Dutton and >his parents lived with him in their last years. He tried to help me once >but was too ill to keep up the corresondence. We really should have made >the effort to visit him. >>I did a quick look Sat at deeds to see if I could find when a Hill or >>Doherty received land that could be this land, but didn't see it. I guess >>we'll hope that in the slower process of reading each deed maybe I'll find >>something. It would seem that they both inherited the land to both be >>selling it - Perhaps Jane was a Hill or Dutton's wife was a Doherty ? >>Renea >>At 08:58 AM 4/18/98 EDT, you wrote: >>>In a message dated 98-04-17 23:06:14 EDT, you write: >>> >>><< I feel sure the men are all brothers but what do you know about a >Doherty >>> connection? When Dutton Hill and Jane Doherty sold that piece of land in >>> 1869 he said they had a good right to sell it. I'd like to know where >they >>> got it and how? Did they inherit it? I never could find a Jane Doherty >in >>> the census records, perhaps she was in the 1870 census. I thought she >might >>> have been in Henderson County but the deed says they were both of Decatur >>> Co. It gets very complicated!! >>> >> >>> >>>Good question.....Do you have a copy of that deed? I would like to do a >>>follow up on it. Renea Burkholder TNGenWeb Coordinator for Decatur Co., TN http://www.netease.net/decatur/ Listowner: Decatur and Henderson Co, TN Mail list TNDECATU- L@rootsweb.com

Thanks, Renea, I think Dutton Hill and Jane Doherty must have been brother and sister. Dutton's wife was Miriam Lassiter, according to a death certificate in my possession. The person who furnished the info was a grandson of Dutton and his parents lived with him in their last years. He tried to help me once but was too ill to keep up the corresondence. We really should have made the effort to visit him. Phyllis -----Original Message----- From: Renea Burkholder <grburk@usit.net> To: TNDECATU-L@rootsweb.com <TNDECATU-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Sunday, April 19, 1998 8:23 PM Subject: Re: [TNDECATU-L] Lunsford >I did a quick look Sat at deeds to see if I could find when a Hill or >Doherty received land that could be this land, but didn't see it. I guess >we'll hope that in the slower process of reading each deed maybe I'll find >something. It would seem that they both inherited the land to both be >selling it - Perhaps Jane was a Hill or Dutton's wife was a Doherty ? >Renea >At 08:58 AM 4/18/98 EDT, you wrote: >>In a message dated 98-04-17 23:06:14 EDT, you write: >> >><< I feel sure the men are all brothers but what do you know about a Doherty >> connection? When Dutton Hill and Jane Doherty sold that piece of land in >> 1869 he said they had a good right to sell it. I'd like to know where they >> got it and how? Did they inherit it? I never could find a Jane Doherty in >> the census records, perhaps she was in the 1870 census. I thought she might >> have been in Henderson County but the deed says they were both of Decatur >> Co. It gets very complicated!! >> >> >> >>Good question.....Do you have a copy of that deed? I would like to do a >>follow up on it. >> >> >>==== TNDECATU Mailing List ==== >>Problem? >>Check your welcome message FIRST >>THEN contact listowner, grburk@usit.net >> >> >> >Renea Burkholder >TNGenWeb Coordinator for Decatur Co., TN > http://www.netease.net/decatur/ >Listowner: Decatur and Henderson Co, TN Mail list > TNDECATU- L@rootsweb.com > > > > >==== TNDECATU Mailing List ==== >Remember, praise in public and criticize in private! > >

Hi Renea, You mentioned J.L. Gulledge on the 1880 census. This is my ggreat uncle James Lane, wife Mary Ann Taylor Gulledge and children, Charles and Sarah Elizabeth. You also mentioned 4 other Gulledges listed on the same census page. Would it be too much trouble to get their names? Thanks, LuAnn

GLHill wrote: > > In a message dated 4/19/98 7:12:15 PM Eastern Daylight Time, lewx2@ili.net > writes: > > << Seeking info on Martha Gibson Gulledge (B. 1857 D. 1919). Does anyone > know which GULLEDGE she was married to? She is buried at Gibson > Cemetery in Decatur Co. > >> > > Hi! Long time no talk. I'm not sure this is the same person, but I have Martha > L. Gibson marrying a John Lane Gulledge (unknown date). > > ...Gaylon > > Descendants of John Lane Gulledge > > 1 John Lane Gulledge > . +Martha L. Gibson > ........ 2 Nancy Ann Gulledge > ............ +Albert Lee Taylor > ................... 3 Cannie Taylor > ....................... +Irvin W. Smith > ................... 3 Verlie Lee (Vanie) Taylor d: Abt 1932 > ....................... +Glenn (Glennie) Haynes > ................... 3 Onis Dee Taylor b: 19 May 1912 d: 1988 > ....................... +Georgie Quinn b: 1914 d: 1980 > ........ 2 DeAgnew Right (Dee) Gulledge > ............ +Margaret Frances Norden > ................... 3 Stanley Walter Gulledge > ....................... +Jessie Ludell Tubbs > ........ 2 Roxie Ann OraJane Gulledge > ............ +Woods > > PS I have more decendants if you want their names. > > ==== TNDECATU Mailing List ==== > To subscribe or unsubscribe in digest mode: > Send message "subscribe" or "unsubscribe" to > TNDECATU-D-request@rootsweb.com Hi Gaylon, Always nice to "talk" to kinfolk. We could be talking about the same Martha Gibson, but got another question for you (or anyone else). Who is John Lane Gulledge's parents? The Gulledges are alot like the Hills, same names, different combinations used over and over again. Bet they never realized how difficult this would make our jobs. Oh well....I have a James Lane Gulledge in my tree and he has a brother named John. Their is a John Gulledge buried next to Linda Ann Quinn in Gibson Cemetery. Since you got info on the Quinns maybe you can help me straighten this out. Thanks LuAnn

I've collected some information. Might be able to help. BR

Do we have anyone on the list working this family? Renea Renea Burkholder TNGenWeb Coordinator for Decatur Co., TN http://www.netease.net/decatur/ Listowner: Decatur and Henderson Co, TN Mail list TNDECATU- L@rootsweb.com

I did a quick look Sat at deeds to see if I could find when a Hill or Doherty received land that could be this land, but didn't see it. I guess we'll hope that in the slower process of reading each deed maybe I'll find something. It would seem that they both inherited the land to both be selling it - Perhaps Jane was a Hill or Dutton's wife was a Doherty ? Renea At 08:58 AM 4/18/98 EDT, you wrote: >In a message dated 98-04-17 23:06:14 EDT, you write: > ><< I feel sure the men are all brothers but what do you know about a Doherty > connection? When Dutton Hill and Jane Doherty sold that piece of land in > 1869 he said they had a good right to sell it. I'd like to know where they > got it and how? Did they inherit it? I never could find a Jane Doherty in > the census records, perhaps she was in the 1870 census. I thought she might > have been in Henderson County but the deed says they were both of Decatur > Co. It gets very complicated!! > >> > >Good question.....Do you have a copy of that deed? I would like to do a >follow up on it. > > >==== TNDECATU Mailing List ==== >Problem? >Check your welcome message FIRST >THEN contact listowner, grburk@usit.net > > > Renea Burkholder TNGenWeb Coordinator for Decatur Co., TN http://www.netease.net/decatur/ Listowner: Decatur and Henderson Co, TN Mail list TNDECATU- L@rootsweb.com

I am looking for information on the names below; William Johnson,b.2/05/1847,d.12/1908 Clarissa (Clarcy) Johnson,b.1829,d.11/1917 Alexander L. Griggs,b.12/14/1875,d.7/22/1959 Caldona (Johnson) Griggs,b.8/31/1873 Lillian E. (Griggs) Johnson, b.9/17/1897,Scott's Hill, TN. Please e-mail me if you have any information about these people. Thanks, JANIS JGiova5119@aol.com Renea Burkholder TNGenWeb Coordinator for Decatur Co., TN http://www.netease.net/decatur/ Listowner: Decatur and Henderson Co, TN Mail list TNDECATU- L@rootsweb.com

Seeking info on Martha Gibson Gulledge (B. 1857 D. 1919). Does anyone know which GULLEDGE she was married to? She is buried at Gibson Cemetery in Decatur Co. Thanks, LuAnn

In a message dated 4/19/98 7:12:15 PM Eastern Daylight Time, lewx2@ili.net writes: << Seeking info on Martha Gibson Gulledge (B. 1857 D. 1919). Does anyone know which GULLEDGE she was married to? She is buried at Gibson Cemetery in Decatur Co. >> Hi! Long time no talk. I'm not sure this is the same person, but I have Martha L. Gibson marrying a John Lane Gulledge (unknown date). ...Gaylon Descendants of John Lane Gulledge 1 John Lane Gulledge . +Martha L. Gibson ........ 2 Nancy Ann Gulledge ............ +Albert Lee Taylor ................... 3 Cannie Taylor ....................... +Irvin W. Smith ................... 3 Verlie Lee (Vanie) Taylor d: Abt 1932 ....................... +Glenn (Glennie) Haynes ................... 3 Onis Dee Taylor b: 19 May 1912 d: 1988 ....................... +Georgie Quinn b: 1914 d: 1980 ........ 2 DeAgnew Right (Dee) Gulledge ............ +Margaret Frances Norden ................... 3 Stanley Walter Gulledge ....................... +Jessie Ludell Tubbs ........ 2 Roxie Ann OraJane Gulledge ............ +Woods PS I have more decendants if you want their names.

Don't forget when you're looking at families who lived in early Decatur to research the Perry Co records also since Decatur Co came from Perry Co. Also, many families crossed back and forth over the river after the establishment of Decatur Co. I have a family that was in Decatur Co in 1860's then moved over to Perry Co, along with some , but not all the grown children. Renea Renea Burkholder TNGenWeb Coordinator for Decatur Co., TN http://www.tngenweb.usit.com/decatur Listowner: Decatur and Henderson Co, TN Mail list TNDECATU- L@rootsweb.com

All the deeds I have posted so far are on the Decatur Co. Archives page. I don't have the URL handy but it probably is at the end of the Decatur Co. page. If you can't find it I'll look it up and send it on. Phyllis -----Original Message----- From: GLHill <GLHill@aol.com> To: TNDECATU-L@rootsweb.com <TNDECATU-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Saturday, April 18, 1998 7:41 AM Subject: Re: [TNDECATU-L] Lunsford >In a message dated 98-04-17 23:06:14 EDT, you write: > ><< I feel sure the men are all brothers but what do you know about a Doherty > connection? When Dutton Hill and Jane Doherty sold that piece of land in > 1869 he said they had a good right to sell it. I'd like to know where they > got it and how? Did they inherit it? I never could find a Jane Doherty in > the census records, perhaps she was in the 1870 census. I thought she might > have been in Henderson County but the deed says they were both of Decatur > Co. It gets very complicated!! > >> > >Good question.....Do you have a copy of that deed? I would like to do a >follow up on it. > > >==== TNDECATU Mailing List ==== >Problem? >Check your welcome message FIRST >THEN contact listowner, grburk@usit.net > >