The query page was getting too long and taking forever to load so I had to archive some of the messages. They are NOT gone! Just click on surname list and they are all listed there. Thanks, Vicki Gibson Co. TN CC

Hi all, This is a repost of a message I sent in 98. So far I have been unable to find a map of the districts as they were. Milton I almost hate to post this. If needed I will send aspirins. Gibson County was not originally divided into civil districts. The county was split into military companies and used the name of the company commander as a designator. On January 19, 1836 the county was split into fifteen districts. These fifteen districts remained in effect until 1847, when a sixteenth district was added. The sixteenth district was formed from parts of the second, third, seventh and twelfth. In 1848 the eighteenth district was formed from portions of the first, second, and twelfth. The seventeenth district was formed by adding a portion of the thirteenth to the fifteenth and dividing the results. The nineteenth was formed in 1850 from portions of the tenth and fourteenth. In 1854 the twentieth was formed by splitting the fourth. IN 1858 the twenty-first was split off of the ninth. The twenty-second was formed in 1860 by taking portions of the fourteenth, seventeenth and fifteenth. The twenty-third was formed by adding the fourteenth to the nineteenth and dividing the results. The twentyfourth was formed in 1871. When Crockett County was formed, we lost the twentieth, fourth and most all of the sixteenth. So in 1873 a new fourthwas formed from parts of the third, fifth and what was left of the sixteenth. 1879 saw the formation of a new sixteenth from parts of the sixth and seventh. In 1881 a new twentieth was formed out of parts of the third, fourth and seventh. Finally in 1887 the fourth, fifth, sixteenth and twentieth gave up parts to form the twenty fifth. Milton

Does anyone have a listing of the complete roster for Company M of the 6th Tennessee Cavalry (US)? The company was formed at North Gibson (Skullbone) and comprised of men from Gibson and Weakley Counties. If anyone has a list or knows where I might obtain one I would appreciate it. Thanks, Rick

In 1875 a new jail was completed in Trenton, Tennessee after the destruction of the orginal jail during the Civil War. In Goodspeed, Introduction to Gibson County, he states that a L. P. McMurray help direct the construction of the jail. Company F, of the Twenty-second Tennessee Infantry, was organized at Trenton in June 1861, with L. P. McMurray as Captain. He was later transferred to the 12th Cavalry and promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel until the consolidation with the Forty-seventh Regiment at Shelbyville. Can any body out their help me with the family history of L. P. McMurray (McMurry)(McMurrey)? Weldon

I thought Mecklenburg Co. was in Virginia. Are there two, one in NC and one in Va.? Earleen

The following was taken from Ansearchin News Vol 46. >From the Nashville Union Extra of Saturday, 26 May 1838. The following directors for the different branches of the Bank of Tennessee have been appointed by the board of the principal bank: Trenton----H.D. Nelson, J.A. Taliaferro, M. Woodfin, G.W. Gibbs, J.M. Moore, J.H. Talbot, N.K. Jones, J.W. Rodgers, B.E. Iders, T. Cooney, N.I. Hess, R. Hurt. Also in the same issue was this deed for land in Gibson County: Mecklenburg Co., N.C., Deed Book 15, p.158, 12 November 1795. Henry Rutherford of Lincoln County N.C., to James Conner for 900 pounds, 3000 A in the Western Territory on the Rutherford Fork of Obion River (now in Gibson Co., TN) beginning at a Elm & Dogwood marked HR adj. Will Davidson, George Cathey, & James Templeton being the tract granted to Henry Rutherford 20 Dec 1791, Patent No.368. Wit. Henry Conner & John McConnell. Proven at Jan. Sessions 1796, test Isaac Alexander, CMC. Reg. 14 Apr 1796. Maybe these will help someone. Rick

Vicki, Have been sitting here going through the Illustrated! You had a wonderful idea! Congratulations. Found about a ton of stuff on a Jarrell cousin. There is even a picture of his kids and their playhouse! I had not gone through it before because of the slow loading scans. Thanks for having it posted! Thank you to all the volunteers who transcribed it! Milton ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ See my WEBB line at: http://members.xoom.com/miltonwebb

Sorry folks I forgot to give the time that we would start Its going to be September 18, 1999 at 8:00AM - 12:00PM That's the Clean-up day at the Old Shiloh Cemetery on Boot Road Humboldt, TN Need directions? E-mail Jack Coleman at jwcolema@bellsouth.net See Ya Sep 18 if you can make it, Zach Coleman Zach's Custom Web Designing & Tech Support Email: jzc@zcwd.bizland.com Website: http://www.zcwd.bizland.com Fax: 508-590-0220 Voicemail: 1-800-245-4000 Mailbox Number: 84292

If anyone is interested in helping with the Patterson Cemetery clean up, contact me. mccartneyad@hotmail.com We'll probably set a date for early next month. I wouldn't dare try it now...I went there the other day and was scared to death by a snake! No thanks. I'll wait. If you decide to come, directions are on the transcription of the cemetery on our Cemetery Page. Also, there is an Epitaphs Page in the making. If you know any unusual epitaphs, send them to me or Vicki Shaffer (TnGibson@worldnet.att.net) and they will be put on this page. Make sure they are from Gibson Co. and also have names and dates as well as the cemetery they came from. Adam ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

Does anyone have any information on descendants of Mary McAlister and O. L. Chandler? Mary was the daughter of John R. McAlister and Margaret Tatterton. They lived in Gibson Co. TN. Mary was born about 1836 in TN. O.L. born about 1830. They were married in Gibson Co. TN in 1857. Would like to share info. with anyone on this family. Patti Simmons Gibson Co., TN

----- Original Message ----- From: Old Shiloh Cemetery <oldshiloh@zcwd.bizland.com> To: <TNGIBSON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, September 06, 1999 12:37 PM Subject: {not a subscriber} Clean Up Day Our next clean up day at Old Shiloh Cemetery will be on Saturday, September 18th. We will start repairing some of the broken stones, setting them in concrete. Lynn Hazlewood is bringing the cement, water and wheelbarrow to mix it up in. We will need to trim around some graves and thin out some trees so bring your weed eaters and chain saws. Will also try to clear the grounds of branches & limbs to make the mowing go smoother. Will try to get a note out to everyone this coming week so we will have a decent crowd. Please tell everyone you know so that we can continue to make progress. Thanks!! If you can't make it or don't won't to work and just look around that's o.k! Need directions? E-mail: Jack Coleman at jwcolema@bellsouth.net <mailto:jwcolema@bellsouth.net> Old Shiloh Cemetery Association Oldshiloh@zcwd.bizland.com <mailto:Oldshiloh@zcwd.bizland.com>

Vicki I can do another 5 pages if necessary. Phil

Thank everyone involved for all the wonderful information you have made available from Gibson County, Tn. It has been a gold mine for me. I am Cathe Cook Newman d/o James Elmo Cook b. Pulaski Co. Ar. Martha Sue Stocks b. Columbia Co. Ar. s/o Elmo William Cook b. Perry Co. Ar. Catherine Mary Elizabeth Caldwell b.Perry Co.Ar. s/o Louisa Mary Thomas b. Ark John Lee Cook b. Cabot, Ark s/o Wlliam Jasper Thomas b. Gibson Co. Tn. Mary Ellen Hall b. Gibson Co. Tn. s/o John F. Thomas b. Gibson Co Tn Sinthia Orr b. Gibson Co. Tn (?) s/o Jacob H. Thomas b. Tn Hannah Knox Polk b. NC (?) Mary Ellen Hall Thomas d/o James Trice Hall, Jr. b. Gibson, Tn Rhoda Ethridge b. NC (?) s/o James Trice Hall Sr. b. Pittsylvania, Va Apphia Slayton b. Pittsylvania Co. Va (?) I would like to exchange information with anyone interested in these people. Thank you again for all your hard work Cathe Newman sewfey@webtv.net

Found the following in Ansearchin News Vol 45, #4: 1889-1890 Marriages from the Chattanooga Times, 5 Jan,1890 1889---In Trenton, December 31, Husie Morse and Susie McDearmon. At Milan, December 31, J.T. O'Neal of Chester County and Ora Pennington of Beach Bluff,Tenn. 1890---At Trenton, Tenn., Jan 1, Ras Hicks to Fannie Hill. Rick

By The Union Staff - Sat, Sep 4, 1999 Computers, CD ROMs and the Internet are making census indexes an increasingly valuable research tool for genealogy. Indexes quickly locate our ancestors in census documents. In addition to surname indexes, there is another index which is often overlooked, the Soundex. The Soundex system was developed by the WPA for the Social Security Administration during the 1930s. The SSAhad to identify people who would become eligible for benefits beginning in the late 1930s, as persons born in the 1870s commenced retiring. Since birth certificates were not a requirement until the early 1900s, other means of proof were necessary. The SSA concluded that those households on the 1880 census, showing children aged 10 and under, would provide proof. Thus, just part of the 1880 census was Soundexed. Almost all the 1890 census was destroyed. The 1900 census was Soundexed, while some of the 1910 and 1920 census were Soundexed. In 1910, a code system called Miracode was introduced. Soundex and Miracode are essentially the same. A Soundex code is made up of the first letter of a surname and three numeric digits. Spelling variations and sound-alike names, such as Myers, Miers, Meyers, Mahar, etc., are indexed together. If there are insufficient consonants to make up the three digits required, a zero is used. If there are too many letters, you simply stop when three digits are reached. The first letter of a person's surname becomes the first letter of the Soundex code. Thus for Meyers the code begins with the letter "M." Vowels and the letters h, w, and y are not coded. If two letters, or their equivalent, appear together, such as "ck" or "ll," they are coded as one letter. The remaining letters of a surname are coded as follows: 1 = b, p, f, v 2 = c, s, k, g, j, q, x, z 3 = d, t 4 = l (ell) 5 = m, n 6 = r Meyers is coded M620; Ebelson would be coded as E142. The census records, with a soundex code, were transcribed onto cards which were alphabetized and then microfilmed. Each card shows the family location on the main census so it is possible to check for errors in transcription - and errors do exist. The National Archives Web site will automatically encode a surname for you at http://www.nara.gov/genealogy/soundex/

Is anyone doing any Hicks, Warren, or Bullington researching for Northeaster Gibson County? I'm intersted if you are. Poplar Springs has many Bullingtons and a large number of Hickses. Adam ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

Is anyone researching FLIPPEN? Roda?; Minnie; and Birtie, neices of James and Sarah Crider in the 1900 Gibson County census (District 17) - are they the children of Cynthia Holt and James Flippin, m. 20-Oct-1883? What happened to Cynthia and James? Karla

Vicki You have the best Tn. geneology site I have run across, Keep up the good work Elsie

Just wanted to point out to everyone Mrs. Altheia Pope who lived to be 107 years old! Any relatives of hers on the list? Don't be embarrassed to tell us you are also over 100 years! We'll understand it just runs in the family! http://www.rootsweb.com/~tngibson/Illustrated/Page110bw.jpg I have a 105 yr. old great aunt in Arizona who is still going strong! She still crotchet's afghans, reads constantly, but gave up quilt making a couple years back. On that same page it mentions that Rev. A.J. Fletcher of Rutherford is still living and is the oldest person in the county. He would have been ca 73 yrs. old. My great-grandfather, William Thomas Wilson recorded that he sold a bible to an A.J. Fletcher ca 1876 in Rutherford, TN. Wonder if this is the same Fletcher? Anyone related to A.J. Fletcher? I'm still always trying to track down one of these bibles that my grgrandfather was selling there. Here's my link for the bible page: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~rtr89/Wilson/prospectus.htm I'm having too much fun reading Illustrated and hope the rest of you are enjoying it as much as I am! A HUGE thanks to all the transcribers on the project! THANKS! Vicki Gibson Co. TN CC PS Still anxious to hear any success stories from Illustrated! Send them on!

Take a look at the Photo Index completed for far at http://www.rootsweb.com/~tngibson/Illustrated/PhotoIndex.htm Rick and Joy sent 10 more pages and they are posted. Pinpoint Search Engine is updated and ready to search for surname, too! Vicki Gibson Co. CC