Renea, You might wish to add the below website of Deaf School in Knoxville, TN to Decatur Co TN website under education. There were several students from Decaturville, TN, early 1870's. Didn't check the whole student index, just happened to find this as I was looking for something else, and was curious what it was. Linda FYI, the below is indexed by counties http://www.knoxcotn.org/schools/tsd/enrollment.htm <A HREF="http://www.knoxcotn.org/schools/tsd/enrollment.htm">Tennesse School for the Deaf (1845-1945)</A>