Patty, I don't think you'll be able to get to Spurrier. As near as I can tell, the community was located on the north side of the Obey River between East Port and Robbinstown. I believe that it got covered up when Dale Hollow Lake was built. There used to be a road that went down to East Port from the north, and there was a small ferry that would haul one vehicle at a time. The last time I was across the ferry was in the mid-fifties, but I understand that it operated until about 1972. Maybe someone else has a better knowledge of Spurrier's location. Willie -------original message------ From: "Bill and Patty" <ktfsandj@tznet.com> To: TNFENTRE-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <001601c638ea$2a569d60$2342aa42@loftcomp> Subject: Question of a Town Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Could someone tell me if the town Spurrier in Pickett County had it's name changed and how to get to it. I can't find it on any maps I have. My Great-grandmother Rosa Lee Pryor and family were from there. Her father was John Reed Pryor, and her mother was Mary Elizabeth Beaty from Grimsley, Fentress Co. I know where that is. Patty Schulz

Hey Willie, Thank you for the info of Spurrier, I will put that and the others I received with my Uncle Fred's family history. I received your Grist Mills of Fentress County today. You really did a nice job of the putting it together, and I love the pictures. This evening I will get a chance to read it all. I'm glad your small project turned into a book. I talked with Lewis last night and he said he would tell me of the Grist Mills he knows of and where they were, who owned them, and if there are any pieces, part etc. left of them in Overton county. He said when he gets together for coffee again, he would bring up the subject to the men and in June when I come down we will go for a little look at things. I will put all the info I get to you in the mail while I am there. Patty----- Original Message ----- From: "Willie R Beaty" <wbeaty@twlakes.net> To: <TNFENTRE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, April 21, 2006 8:45 AM Subject: [TNFENTRE-L] Spurrier > Patty, > > I don't think you'll be able to get to Spurrier. As near as I can tell, the community was located on the north side of the Obey River between East Port and Robbinstown. I believe that it got covered up when Dale Hollow Lake was built. > > There used to be a road that went down to East Port from the north, and there was a small ferry that would haul one vehicle at a time. The last time I was across the ferry was in the mid-fifties, but I understand that it operated until about 1972. > > Maybe someone else has a better knowledge of Spurrier's location. > > Willie > > -------original message------ > From: "Bill and Patty" <ktfsandj@tznet.com> > To: TNFENTRE-L@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <001601c638ea$2a569d60$2342aa42@loftcomp> > Subject: Question of a Town > Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="iso-8859-1" > > Could someone tell me if the town Spurrier in Pickett County had it's name > changed and how to get to it. I can't find it on any maps I have. My > Great-grandmother Rosa Lee Pryor and family were from there. Her father was > John Reed Pryor, and her mother was Mary Elizabeth Beaty from Grimsley, > Fentress Co. I know where that is. > > Patty Schulz > > > ==== TNFENTRE Mailing List ==== > Milly Piros, List Administrator > Any problems contact me MPiros1120@aol.com > To See Previous Posts > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/tnfentre > >