This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Tucker, Dorsett, Sisson, DePriest, Rhodes, Strange Tharp, Northcutt Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/JeB.2ACE/585 Message Board Post: I'm looking for relatives of my grandfather. He was forn Aug 30 1900 in Decatur Co, Tn. He was 27 when he married my grandmother, Ernestine Dorsett(age 15) in Louisville, Ky. He was a Police Detective, and died of Lockjaw Oct 9 1935, when my mother was 20 months old. The only thing I've come up with is a James Tucker in Johnson Co,Tn Dist 2 1920 census (seven years before he married my grandmother) He is the right age, 19 years old and he is married to a Hollie with a son less than a year old. I can't make out the name. I'm thinking something happened, and somehow James ended up in Louisville,Ky, a Police Detective at 27 married to a 15 year old .....Does ANYONE have information for me????

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Riley Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JeB.2ACE/584 Message Board Post: My great grandparents married in Tennessee about 1850-1860. Their names are Edward G. Riley b.12-10-1926. d.2-8-1879. Martha (Randolph) Riley b. 11-10-1838 d. 7-25-1889. I need to know the date of marriage and the place that they were married. Thanks

Hi Oma; I too am researching the Creasy's of Hardin and Decatur Co., TN too. Are your Creasy's related to the Bird Creasy family? Freddie and I have been working on them. I sent your message to him and told him that you were trying to get hold of him. My great aunt, Mary (Mollie) Williamson married William LaFate Creasy. His father was Bird S. Creasy who was the son of Vernon Bird Creasy who was the son of Vernon Bird/Byrd Creasy Sr. who was the son of John Creasy. This is as far back as I have. I do have information on their wives and families. Let me know if we have related Creasy's, I would love to exchange information if I have anything you want. Thanks Charlotte Christensen ----- Original Message ----- From: <ofo54520@yahoo.com> To: <TNDECATU-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2004 4:30 PM Subject: [TNDECATU] Re: Rosa Creasy > 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/JeB.2ACE/570.1.1 > > Message Board Post: > > Freddie Northcutt: > I tried to respond directly to your email address, but it was returned. The Ambrose Creasy in the Decatur, Tennessee area was my great great grandfather. His name was Ambrose Ransom and his wife's name was Lucinda Newman. I'm sure anyone in this branch of the family would be glad to exchange information with you, okay? > Oma Faye Morrell/O'Shaunessy > Ambrose Creasy descendant > > > ==== TNDECATU Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe send message unsubscribe to > TNDECATU-L-request@rootsweb.com > >

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/JeB.2ACE/570.1.1 Message Board Post: Freddie Northcutt: I tried to respond directly to your email address, but it was returned. The Ambrose Creasy in the Decatur, Tennessee area was my great great grandfather. His name was Ambrose Ransom and his wife's name was Lucinda Newman. I'm sure anyone in this branch of the family would be glad to exchange information with you, okay? Oma Faye Morrell/O'Shaunessy Ambrose Creasy descendant

Yes, I can get this for you. Email me at kkcem@blomand.net for details. Kristi ----- Original Message ----- From: <MTomlin615@aol.com> To: <TNDECATU-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, September 19, 2004 7:25 PM Subject: [TNDECATU] Fisher, Tayler, Etheridge, Volner, Sparks, Phillips > John Buren Etheridge born 4 July 1836 d. 27 April 1878 buried Peace > Chapel > Scotts Hill, TN > m. Mary Angeline Fisher b. 6 Feb 1844 d. 17 Nov 1923 (father > Abraham Fisher) > daughter Amanda Elisabeth Etheridge b. 22 Feb 1863 m. John Franklin > Volner b 1856 d. 1947 buried Peace Chapel cemetery > daughter Mary Estel Volner married Elbert "Ebb" Washington Sparks b. 8 > May 1891 died 1946 Decatur Co, TN > ------------------------- > William Tayler b 1796 TN m. Susan Tayler b. circa 1800 N.C. > daughter Susannah Taylor m. Francisco "Frank" Marcus Volner b. 31 Oct > 1832 buried Peace Chapel cemetery > son John Franklin Volner (see above) > ----------------- > John F. Sparks b 1812 - 1815 TN died between1860 & 1870 m. Elizer/Eliza b. > 1825 - 1831 TN > son George Marion Sparks b March 1849 TN m. Martha Ann Phillips > b. Feb 1860 TN > son Elbert Washington Sparks (see above) > > I would like to get a copy of Elbert "Ebb" Sparks' obituary if possible. > Can anyone tell me if there are copies of obituaries for 1946? > Sharon Tomlinson > > > ==== TNDECATU Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe send message unsubscribe to > TNDECATU-L-request@rootsweb.com >

John Buren Etheridge born 4 July 1836 d. 27 April 1878 buried Peace Chapel Scotts Hill, TN m. Mary Angeline Fisher b. 6 Feb 1844 d. 17 Nov 1923 (father Abraham Fisher) daughter Amanda Elisabeth Etheridge b. 22 Feb 1863 m. John Franklin Volner b 1856 d. 1947 buried Peace Chapel cemetery daughter Mary Estel Volner married Elbert "Ebb" Washington Sparks b. 8 May 1891 died 1946 Decatur Co, TN ------------------------- William Tayler b 1796 TN m. Susan Tayler b. circa 1800 N.C. daughter Susannah Taylor m. Francisco "Frank" Marcus Volner b. 31 Oct 1832 buried Peace Chapel cemetery son John Franklin Volner (see above) ----------------- John F. Sparks b 1812 - 1815 TN died between1860 & 1870 m. Elizer/Eliza b. 1825 - 1831 TN son George Marion Sparks b March 1849 TN m. Martha Ann Phillips b. Feb 1860 TN son Elbert Washington Sparks (see above) I would like to get a copy of Elbert "Ebb" Sparks' obituary if possible. Can anyone tell me if there are copies of obituaries for 1946? Sharon Tomlinson

Dana, you and my husband are related. He is also a Fisher and Rice descendant. He grew up in Scotts Hill. Sharon Tomlinson

Descendants of John George W. Rice 1 John George W. Rice 1807 - 1880 b: 1807 in Tennessee d: Aft. 1880 in Decatur County, Tennessee .. +Lavina Jane Smith 1813 - 1898 b: July 19, 1813 in North Carolina d: October 15, 1898 in Decatur County, Tennessee ...... 2 Priscilla Elizabeth Rice 1832 - 1917 b: 1832 in Decatur County, Tennessee d: March 21, 1917 in Cozette, Decatur County, Tennessee .......... +William Crawford Moore 1835 - 1862 b: 1835 d: 1862 in Battle of Shiloh, Hardin County, Tennessee .............. 3 Georgia Ann Moore 1855 - 1939 b: April 17, 1855 in Decatur County, Tennessee d: September 13, 1939 in Decatur County, Tennessee .................. +Thomas Jefferson Scott Bohannon 1855 - 1936 b: June 15, 1855 in Decatur County, Tennessee d: January 26, 1936 in Parsons, Decatur County, Tennessee ....................... 4 Cas Bianco Bohannon 1877 - 1934 b: 1877 d: 1934 in Parsons, Decatur County, Tennessee ........................... +Cora Livingston 1878 - 1906 b: 1878 d: 1906 ....................... *2nd Wife of Cas Bianco Bohannon: ........................... +Exie Livingston 1887 - 1978 b: 1887 d: 1978 ....................... 4 Minnie Victoria Bohannon 1880 - 1966 b: 1880 d: 1966 ........................... +William S. Livingston 1872 - 1924 b: October 05, 1872 d: May 16, 1924 ....................... 4 Roxie Ann Bohannon 1882 - 1971 b: August 30, 1882 d: July 30, 1971 ........................... +David Scott Miller 1875 - 1961 b: February 25, 1875 d: June 07, 1961 in Decatur County, Tennessee ....................... 4 Robert Taylor Bohannon 1886 - 1888 b: 1886 d: August 31, 1888 in Decatur County, Tennessee ....................... 4 Flossie May Bohannon 1893 - b: 1893 ........................... +Charles Livingston 1886 - b: 1886 .............. 3 Frank Moore .................. +Doyal? .............. 3 M. Moore .............. 3 James Alexander Moore 1859 - 1945 b: January 29, 1859 d: March 14, 1945 in Jenette, Decatur County, Tennessee .................. +Mollie N. Haynes 1869 - 1901 b: 1869 d: January 31, 1901 in Jenette, Decatur County, Tennessee ....................... 4 Hebert Moore ........................... +Gertrude Livingston ....................... 4 Leland Moore ....................... 4 Carl Moore ....................... 4 Exie Moore ........................... +Bob Pratt ....................... 4 James Crawford Moore 1898 - 1919 b: February 08, 1898 d: November 14, 1919 .............. *2nd Wife of James Alexander Moore: .................. +Amanda 1869 - 1923 b: July 13, 1869 d: April 27, 1923 in Jenette, Decatur County, Tennessee .............. *3rd Wife of James Alexander Moore: .................. +Lola Baker .............. 3 William C. Moore 1862 - 1951 b: August 13, 1862 in Decatur County, Tennessee d: October 12, 1951 in Oak Grove Cemetery, Jenette, Decatur County, Tennessee .................. +Mary Florence Gibson 1864 - 1901 b: January 1864 d: December 16, 1901 in Oak Grove Cemetery, Jenette, Decatur County, Tennessee ....................... 4 Bray Moore ....................... 4 Hauty H. Moore ........................... +Virgil Cox ....................... 4 E. E. Moore ....................... 4 Reeder Moore ....................... 4 Jerutha Jewel Moore ........................... +Grover C. Doyle 1892 - 1921 b: October 12, 1892 d: August 28, 1921 in Decatur County, Tennessee .............. *2nd Wife of William C. Moore: .................. +Joanna A. Doherty 1881 - 1914 b: August 09, 1881 in Decatur County, Tennessee d: March 25, 1914 in Oak Grove Cemetery, Jenette, Decatur County, Tennessee ....................... 4 Lauda Moore ........................... +Mina Miller ....................... 4 Claudia Clara Moore 1906 - 1921 b: April 05, 1906 d: December 16, 1921 ....................... 4 Garvis Moore ....................... 4 Willie Moore ....................... 4 Milford Moore ........................... +Verbe Nichols ....................... *2nd Wife of Milford Moore: ........................... +Ruth Flowers .............. *3rd Wife of William C. Moore: .................. +Edna Flossie Cox ....................... 4 Clyde Moore ........................... +Flossie Smith ....................... 4 Ruth Moore ........................... +Lois Cagle ....................... 4 Marie Moore ....................... 4 Joe Moore ....................... 4 Howard Moore d: in WWII ....................... 4 Richard Moore ....................... 4 Rueben Moore ....................... 4 Clarence Hubert Moore 1919 - 1920 b: August 31, 1919 d: August 25, 1920 ...... *2nd Husband of Priscilla Elizabeth Rice: .......... +Elkins G. Griggs 1810 - 1896 b: May 07, 1810 in Hancock County, Georgia d: April 25, 1896 in Henderson County, Tennessee .............. 3 John Thomas Griggs 1873 - 1970 b: 1873 in Decatur County, Tennessee d: July 1970 in Cozette, Decatur County, Tennessee .................. +Melinda Caroline Miller 1873 - 1960 b: 1873 d: June 1960 in Cozette, Decatur County, Tennessee ....................... 4 John Lester Griggs 1905 - 1993 b: February 22, 1905 in Decatur County, Tennessee d: September 11, 1993 ........................... +Mary Laura Pritchard 1907 - 1995 b: July 02, 1907 d: June 18, 1995 ....................... 4 Zula Griggs ....................... 4 Lois Griggs ....................... 4 Covy Griggs ....................... 4 Gilbert T. Griggs 1898 - 1972 b: 1898 d: 1972 in Jenette, Decatur County, Tennessee ........................... +Golden M. 1901 - 1964 b: 1901 d: 1964 ....................... 4 Golden M. Griggs ....................... 4 Gurtha Griggs ....................... 4 Estele Griggs ........................... +Elison Baker .............. 3 Lorenzo Dow Coon Griggs 1870 - 1963 b: 1870 in Decatur County, Tennessee d: 1963 in Mississippi .................. +L. Elizabeth Betty Rice 1882 - 1943 b: 1882 d: 1943 ....................... 4 Infant Griggs 1910 - b: March 16, 1910 .............. 3 Lee Roy G. Griggs 1868 - 1955 b: 1868 in Decatur County, Tennessee d: 1955 .................. +Artelia Everline McCaig 1868 - 1935 b: 1868 d: February 1935 ...... 2 Rebecca Catherine Rice 1834 - b: 1834 ...... 2 John Smith Rice 1836 - 1906 b: June 28, 1836 in Benton County,Tennessee d: August 27, 1906 in Benton County,Tennessee .......... +Helen Walker 1838 - b: February 06, 1838 in Tennessee d: in Benton County,Tennessee .............. 3 Harvy A. Rice 1858 - b: October 1858 .................. +Ida Morris .............. 3 John D. Rice 1859 - 1906 b: September 02, 1859 in Decatur County, Tennessee d: March 05, 1906 in Benton County,Tennessee .................. +Texanah Parilee Coble 1858 - 1906 b: October 28, 1858 in Perry County, Tennessee d: March 09, 1906 in Benton County,Tennessee ....................... 4 Annie S. Rice 1890 - 1911 b: May 27, 1890 in Decatur County, Tennessee d: January 11, 1911 in Benton County,Tennessee ........................... +Eben Malin 1888 - 1968 b: June 03, 1888 d: June 29, 1968 in Benton County,Tennessee ....................... 4 Nora Rice 1891 - b: 1891 in Decatur County, Tennessee ....................... 4 John D. Rice 1892 - 1965 b: 1892 in Decatur County, Tennessee d: 1965 ....................... 4 James B. Rice 1893 - 1953 b: 1893 in Decatur County, Tennessee d: 1953 ....................... 4 Milton Paul Rice 1895 - 1932 b: 1895 in Cuba Landing, Benton County, Tennessee d: 1932 in Standard Oil Station, Leland, Mississippi ........................... +Ernestine Fry 1896 - 1985 b: July 27, 1896 in Camden , Benton County, Tennessee d: May 30, 1985 in Franklin, Tennessee ....................... 4 Sudie Rice 1901 - 1965 b: 1901 in Decatur County, Tennessee d: 1965 ........................... +Troy Hartley b: in Decatur County, Tennessee ....................... 4 Emma Elnora Rice 1888 - 1963 b: December 17, 1888 in Sugar Tree, Decatur County, Tennessee d: December 12, 1963 in Houston, Harris County, Texas ........................... +William Jennings Alexander 1885 - 1965 b: January 15, 1885 in Humphreys County, Tennessee d: Aft. 1965 .............. 3 Ann Rice 1863 - b: 1863 .............. 3 Victoria Rice 1865 - b: 1865 .................. +T. D. Hulm ? .............. 3 Harris Rice 1867 - b: 1867 .............. 3 Hyram Rice 1869 - b: 1869 .............. 3 Luna Rice 1872 - b: April 1872 .............. 3 Eva Rice 1874 - 1905 b: March 17, 1874 d: November 02, 1905 in Manley Chapel, Benton County,Tennessee .................. +E. L. Zimmerman ....................... 4 Son Zimmerman 1901 - 1901 b: October 20, 1901 d: October 20, 1901 in Manley Chapel, Benton County,Tennessee ....................... 4 Daughter Zimmerman 1903 - 1903 b: June 12, 1903 d: June 12, 1903 in Manley Chapel, Benton County,Tennessee ...... 2 Delila Ann Rice 1838 - b: 1838 ...... 2 Frances E. Rice 1840 - b: 1840 ...... 2 Oliver Thompson Rice 1842 - b: August 18, 1842 in Decatur County, Tennessee d: in Decatur County, Tennessee .......... +Frances Mary Jane Haynes 1848 - 1889 b: April 09, 1848 in Tennessee d: September 28, 1889 in Oak Grove Cemetery, Decatur County, Tennessee .............. 3 Ida Bell Rice 1866 - b: January 30, 1866 in Benton County, Tennessee .............. 3 Sallie A. Rice 1867 - b: August 20, 1867 in Benton County, Tennessee .............. 3 Lilly Arizona Rice 1870 - b: January 08, 1870 in Benton County,Tennessee .................. +John William Marchbanks .............. 3 Robert I. Rice 1873 - b: December 19, 1873 in Benton County, Tennessee .............. 3 Joseph Smith Rice 1888 - b: November 12, 1888 in Benton County, Tennessee ...... *2nd Wife of Oliver Thompson Rice: .......... +Fronie Pratt ...... 2 Mary Rice 1844 - b: 1844 ...... 2 Susan Rice 1846 - b: 1846 ...... 2 William V. Rice 1849 - b: January 1849 in Tennessee .......... +Sophia Elizabeth Williams 1849 - b: July 1849 in Tennessee .............. 3 Sallie Rice 1874 - b: 1874 .................. +Pink Rick Cotrell .............. 3 James Evan Rice 1877 - b: August 19, 1877 .................. +Rebecca Tennessee Fisher ....................... 4 Paul Rice d: in Manley Chapel, Benton County,Tennessee .............. 3 Lola Maude Rice 1880 - 1957 b: November 09, 1880 d: 1957 .................. +William T. Jarnigan .............. 3 Cora L. Rice 1889 - b: August 1889 .................. +Patrick Johnson .............. 3 Bert Rice .................. +John Hamilton .............. 3 William Alfred Rice 1888 - 1965 b: October 02, 1888 d: July 06, 1965 .................. +Bethel Henson ....................... 4 James Edward Rice ........................... +Oma Virginia Maynard .............. 3 John Rice .................. +Lula Williamson .............. 3 Lavinia E. Rice 1882 - b: January 1882 .............. 3 Birthy L. Rice 1884 - b: March 1884 .............. 3 Alford W. Rice 1886 - b: October 1886 ...... 2 Mildred J. Rice 1849 - b: Bet. 1849 - 1851 This is what I have on your Rice family. Hope it helps, Marie -----Original Message----- From: dannacr@bellsouth.net Sent: Sep 19, 2004 2:11 PM To: TNDECATU-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [TNDECATU] Re: will take tombstone marker pictures This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Fisher, Rice, Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/JeB.2ACE/501.1 Message Board Post: Hi, My name is Danna Rice Fisher of Dyersburg, Tn. I have ancestors by the names Rice and Fisher of Decatur Co. My Great Grandmother-father are buried here in Dyersburg but were from Decatur Co., They are James Rice and Rebecca Tennessee Fisher Rice. Rebecca had 5 brothers and 1 sister that I know of, Rolley or Roy Marvin, Henry Brown, Willie Frances, Lucy Olive, Thomas Griffin, and Elmer Ray Fisher. Rebecca's parents may have been a Thomas Fisher and Mina or Elminia ?? Fisher and also a Mattie ??. Thomas Fisher parents may have been a M.B. and Mary A. ? Fisher. Do you know if any of these names relate to any in your gravesites? If yes, Could you give me directions to the gravesites from entering Decatur Co. ? Thanks so much. dannacr@bellsouth.net Danna Rice Fisher 8692 Hwy 412 Dyersburg, Tn 38024 ==== TNDECATU Mailing List ==== To unsubscribe send message unsubscribe to TNDECATU-L-request@rootsweb.com

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Fisher, Rice, Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/JeB.2ACE/501.1 Message Board Post: Hi, My name is Danna Rice Fisher of Dyersburg, Tn. I have ancestors by the names Rice and Fisher of Decatur Co. My Great Grandmother-father are buried here in Dyersburg but were from Decatur Co., They are James Rice and Rebecca Tennessee Fisher Rice. Rebecca had 5 brothers and 1 sister that I know of, Rolley or Roy Marvin, Henry Brown, Willie Frances, Lucy Olive, Thomas Griffin, and Elmer Ray Fisher. Rebecca's parents may have been a Thomas Fisher and Mina or Elminia ?? Fisher and also a Mattie ??. Thomas Fisher parents may have been a M.B. and Mary A. ? Fisher. Do you know if any of these names relate to any in your gravesites? If yes, Could you give me directions to the gravesites from entering Decatur Co. ? Thanks so much. dannacr@bellsouth.net Danna Rice Fisher 8692 Hwy 412 Dyersburg, Tn 38024

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/JeB.2ACE/38.220.1.1 Message Board Post: Lisa, William H. Mayo was married to my grandfather's aunt, Nancy Williamson. Murry Mayo was his cousin. Would love to hear from you. cryarom@msn.com. Carolyn

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/JeB.2ACE/582 Message Board Post: I UNDERSTAND THERE IS A BOOK TITLED " BRITT'S OF DECATURE COUNTY TENNESSEE", AND I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHERE I CAN FIND ONE. OR, EVEN " BRITTS OF TENNESSEE. I AM STILL RESEARCHING JOHN BRITT, AND EASTER BRITT.ANYONE WITH INFORMATION CONTACT ME AT v-estes@comcast.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/JeB.2ACE/403.2 Message Board Post: Dallas Lafferty was my aunt although I never knew her. She was born Feb. 3, 1903 in Perry County, TN; married Arthur Farris Brawley on Dec. 5, 1924 had the four children you already know about and died on Oct. 16, 1936 in Decatur Co, TN. She is buried at Lone Chestnut Cemetery in Decatur Co. For many years there was no tombstone for her but my father, Forrest P. Lafferty, placed one there sometime in the 1980's. She was the daughter of Thomas Pleas & Ethel (Thompson) Lafferty.

I received in inquiry about the F. B. Parsons buried at the black Jeanette Cemetery. But in looking a bit at the Parsons family, I have come up with my own question. Does anyone know which John Parsons the City of Parsons is named for? In "History of Decatur County Past and Present," Chapter X, Decatur County Towns, the late Lillye Younger wrote: "Before 1889 Henry Myracle owned a large, flat piece of land, the present site of Parsons. In order to get a town started on his land, Mr. Myracle deeded one hundred and forty three and one-third acres (143 1/3) of land to the Tennessee Midland Railroad Company on April 11, 1889. "The land was divided into lots. Mr. Myracle keeping every other row of lots. By so doing this, he not only made money for himself but also promoted the growth of the new town. The town received its name from a Dock Parsons, presumedly son-in-law of Henry Myracle." Also in Younger's book is "A History of the Parsons Family" by Clarence Parsons, who states:"Dr. John Parsons also settled in these two counties, living in what is now known as Parsons, Tenn., and practiced medicine here in this area for about 50 years. Dr. Parsons owned several pieces of land at one time or another, and according to the records in the State Archives in Nashville, owned 300 acres north of railroad track in Parsons. This railroad, built in the 1880’s, ran from Memphis to Perryville. The officials of this, the Tennessee Midland Railroad, honored Dr. Parsons by naming the town of Parsons, Tennessee for him." The family of this John Parsons is given II. John Parsons 1806, wife Sarah Ingram 1. Margaret C. Parsons 1834 2. Abigail Parsons 1836 3. Jasper Parsons 1838 (Dr. Parsons second wife) Mary Ann Long 1824 4. Thomas S. Parsons 1845 5. Barby M. Parsons 1847 6. Amanda Parsons 1850 7. John Franklin Parsons1853 In an article about Parsons in "Decatur County, Tennessee Families and History" Edwin C. Townsend writes: "Located on Buckner Street about two blocks north of Main Street was a stagecoach inn operated by John Parsons. Parsons owned a considerable amount of land known as Parsons Flat. The survey crew for the Tennessee Midland Railway stayed at the Parsons Inn while they were surveying the right-of-way for the railway. John Parsons had a daughter who was married to Henry Myracle. The Myracle family also owned a great deal of land adjoining the John Parsons tract." Three issues: Dr. John Parsons, but Dr. of what? What Myracle marriage? Which John Parsons owned land at Parsons Flats? Dr. John Parsons Clarence Parsons listed the Dr. John, his wives, and their children. This family can be identified. John and both wives are buried at New Beech Grove Cemetery west of Lexington. John died in 1879 so he was not the Parsons Flats land owner when the railroad was built 10 years later. Now as to "Doctor" John probably was not an M.D. but rather a D.D. (Doctor of Divinity) as his tombstone notes him as Rev. John Parsons. New Beech Grove Cemetery http://www.tngenweb.org/records/henderson/cemeteries/newbg.htm Henry Myracle Henry Myracle (Oct. 28, 1819-Aug. 23, 1894) is buried at Myracle Cemetery in the Beacon community. His wife was Elizabeth Cox. His daughters known from census and cemetery data are Mary C. (who married H. Flowers), Sarah J. (who died as an infant), Margaret A. (who died unmarried at age 20), Mahala (who died as a child), and Matilda (who married William F. Boren and died at age 19). The connection between Henry Myracle and the mystery John Parsons seems to be only that they had adjacent land holdings. Myracle Cemetery http://www.tngenweb.org/records/decatur/cemeteries/myracle.htm John Parsons the property owner Clarence Parsons listed the older "Dr." John Parsons with seven children. The oldest was Margaret 1834. She would match a Margaret Parsons said who married Paul H. Fisher in 1852. She died circa 1858 and is said to have been one of the people buried on the water tank hill in Parsons. The old John's seventh child was John Franklin Parsons 1853 who married a Betty Rains (Rains lived near what is now Beacon and buried at Duke Chapel). The elder John and his son John seem to have ties to Parsons. John Franklin Parsons seems the best candidate for the innkeeper who owned land near Parsons and for whom Parsons is named. Another John Parsons was John Walker Parsons (1861-1940), son of Sam Parsons and Levira Ingram, and grandnephew of both the older John Parsons and the older John's wife Sarah. John Walker Parsons married Roxie/Rosey Jackson. This family is discussed in "The Descendants of James Holden Jackson" by Joel Franklin Jackson. John Walker Parsons' children are listed as born either in Decatur Co. or Henderson Co. John seems to have been a tenant farmer who moved periodically. Children born in 1887 and 1889 are said to have been born in Henderson Co. This John's family is on the 1900 census in Henderson Co. The families of both John Franklin Parsons and and John Walker Parsons mostly left the area. John Walker Parsons went to Dunklin Co., MO about 1911. David

Thanks to all who responded to my inquiry. You have given me some new ideas and channels to follow. --Jerry Allen

Richard, Sure wish I could help you, but unfortunately my dad moved away from Tennessee in 1928, came here to Georgia, and never went back. I am in contact with his sister Velma Bray's family, which is mostly in Florida, but to date I have been unable to locate any of the offspring of his older half-brothers and sisters. In other words, I don't know that Claude Allen isn't (or wasn't) one of my dad's half-brother's Tom or Cleve Allen's sons. I realize that doesn't help, but it is a possible starting point. Tom and Cleve's father was Richard P. "Dick P." Allen. Dick P. Allen was born in Madison Co., TN in 1859 and died in Luray in Henderson, Co. in 1923. Tom and Cleve's mother was Amanda Tracy Gibson, daughter of Wiltz Tracy of Perry Co. She died in a buggy accident in 1916. The boys gravitated over to around Parsons in Decatur Co., where their brother Jim ran a shoe repair shop until his death in 1934. Jim had one son Hobert who died in the army. Tom and Cleve both married McClanahan sisters, however one of them first married a Snyder girl, who died shortly after they were married. As to offspring and what happened next, I am at a dead end.

Read your input. I do not have any known connection to those you are seeking but do have an Allen in my line that I do not know anything about him except his name, the woman he lived with and that he was last known to be in Tn. in the late 1930's to early 1940's. His name is Claude E. Allen. Do you happen to have anything on him in your line? Wish I could have helped you. Thanks Richard

I would like to hear from any ALLEN researchers, and especially any who have traced back their lines to early Perry County. There is, for example, a Joseph Allen who appears in the 1820 Perry County census. A James Allen and a Rich Allen signed a petition to move the Perry/Humphrey County line in 1822, 23, and W. H. Allen and Samuel Allen appear in the 1840 Perry Co. census. My Allens moved over to Perry County from Madison County, TN in the early 1860's, and I suspect a connection with these early Allen settlers in Perry County brought them there. I am still working to flesh out the descendants of Richmond/Richard P. and Mary Allen, particularly in Decatur and Henderson counties. In Decatur County, there's Rilla (Riller) Allen (d. 1912) who was married to Robert J. Smith, and Nancy (Nannie) Allen who was married to Roger Mitchell "Mitch" Gibson. Also in Decatur Co., I need to know more about Tom and Cleve (William Cleve) Allen, sons of Dick P. Allen and Amanda Tracy Gibson Allen. In Henderson County, there's the descendants of James M. and Lydia J. Moore Allen. This James Allen died in 1922 or 23. Any help I can get will be appreciated.

If available, I would like the obituaries of Elbert Washington "Eb" Sparks who died in 1946 and his wife Mary Estel Volner Sparks who died May, 1971. Thank you Sharon Tomlinson

Do you have obituaries for the Tanner family? I AM ESPECIALLY INTERESTED IN WILEY F.TANNER AND SAMUEL TANNER ALL OF WHICH DIED IN THE 1800? THANK YOU FOR ANY ASSISTANCE YOU MAY GIVE. BETTY HAMPTON

There are books of Marriages by Fred Alexander. the Decatur county library probably has a copy and could look it up for you. If not, I will try to find my copy and look it up for you. Marie -----Original Message----- From: Peggyt1950@aol.com Sent: Aug 25, 2004 7:47 PM To: TNDECATU-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [TNDECATU] FLOYD Family I am researching the Floyd family of Decatur County. I can make some assumptions based on the census records, but there are no marriage records available before 1865 online. Can anyone tell me if there are marriage records for Decatur County before 1865 and how they can be accessed? I would also like to hear from anyone who is researching this family. My main target is William Forest Floyd born 1864 in Decatur. His mother was Elizabeth ? and his father is undetermined at this time, although I have a few ideas. I would appreciate any help at all. Thank you. Peggy ==== TNDECATU Mailing List ==== To unsubscribe send message unsubscribe to TNDECATU-L-request@rootsweb.com