Hi all, Posted three new photos today. Eligah and Abner McCartney http://www.rootsweb.com/~tngibson/photos/eligah.htm Bessie Beatrice "Bess" Williams Sellers http://www.rootsweb.com/~tngibson/photos/Bess.htm Beech Valley School near Eaton, fourth grade 1913/14 http://www.rootsweb.com/~tngibson/photos/BVSchool.htm Also would like to know if anyone thinks the page is getting too big and needs to be split. Any suggestions, or comments? Thanks, Milton ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Volunteer of "Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness" at http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnraogk/index.htm

From: <MJD712@aol.com> To: <TnGibson@worldnet.att.net> Sent: Saturday, August 14, 1999 3:03 PM Subject: Oakwood cemetery, Milan > Someone told me via e-mail that Edith (?) is cataloging Oakwood Cemetery. > Any way I could get in touch with her? > > Also, a book on the Williamsons was mentioned. I am currently researching > that family and would like more info - plus a copy, if available. > > Thanks. Mathilde Jackson Dougan MJD712@aol.com >

Gibson Co Friends I have received a lot of help from all of you regarding the Jones and Boykin families. Some have sent me a photo and the Reminiscence of LeGrand Jones which was packed with data. Lizzie Jones was the daughter of LeGrand and Cassandra Woods. Now I have birth, wedding and death dates. I sent for Lizzie's death certificate. I am trying to locate the burial places for these people. I understood that Lizzie was buried in Trenton. Someone checked Oakland Cemetery but could not find a stone for her or for her son Paul Boykin. I called the Shelton Funeral Home in Trenton. Mr. Shelton was very kind. Looked at the old records located in the warehouse and called the city clerk to see if there was a plot on record. All to no end. I had several people tell me they were related to the Jones'. But I have not heard from them again. Can someone please tell me where Lizzie and Paul are buried? Thanks so much for you time. Regards. Phil Di Matteo

This is for Brenda Lewis. Sorry to send this to the list but my email to Brenda keeps returning. Would like to hear from you again. How are you descended from William Andrew McCartney? Patti Simmons

Descendents of James Lafayette Sanders will gather on Sunday, August 22, 1999 at the Gibson School Gym in Gibson, TN for their annual family reunion. All descendents are encouraged to attend. Cousins from the families of Robert and Lucy Anne (Sanders) Jones and James and Martha H. P. (Sanders) Hicks are invited to come and share this day. The meal will be add-a-dish at 12:00 noon. Gathering will start around 9:00 a.m. for those who wish to visit before the meal. If you have pictures and/or family history please bring that to share. For more information, please contact me at the address below. See you there! Wanda Johnson wandaj@usit.net

Hey Ya'll! I have updated the Medina webpage with photos, maps, etc. Please have a look and if you can identify any of the people in the photos, please let me know, so I can list their names! Also, I had to guess the dates on most of the photos. If you can date these more precisely, please let me know. Thanks! Sherry Yates

Anyone associated with the McCartney Family should come to Belew's Chapel Church on the afternoon of August 22. There will be a McCartney Family reunion in the fellowship hall (basement) of the church. Hope to see you there! There will be lots of good food, and a good time for all. Adam _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com

Is anyone interested in helping transcribe Gibson County Cemeteries? If so, contact me. Also, if you need a cemetery lookup that you think is incorrect on the page (and is in northern Gibson County, near Bradford/Milan/Skullbone) contact me also. Adam _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com

Bucksnort is still there - Exit 152 off of I-40. Jim Prange Franklin, TN

Hello to all...... Roy Herron, Tn State Senator, would like to invite you to his free bbq and book signing Saturday, August 14, 1999 at 6 P.M. at the Governor Ned McWherter Library located on Linden Street just off court square in Dresden, Tn. Everyone is welcome and please come casual! Roy's web site is located, http://sites.netscape.net/royherronpj/royherron/index.htm Roy Herron's book, "THINGS HELD DEAR" Soul Stories for my Sons tells us of growing up southern. NOTE FROM pj I had the great honor of building these pages for Roy Herron...... I do hope to see you at the bbq and book signing, Saturday, August 14, 1999, at 6PM. If you are unable to attend and would like a copy of Roy's book you will find included on the web site a printable order form..... I can tell you from reading Roy's book, "THINGS HELD DEAR" Soul Stories for my Sons you will not want to miss reading his book.......I did not want to put it down until I had read the entire book......... If you need to contact me for further details, please feel free to do so at pj@apex.net Hope to see you Saturday.......pj -- Paula (pj) Howard Thompson pj@apex.net Weakley Co, TN Coordinator http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnweakle Listmom of Weakley Co,Tn Rootsweb Home Page http://www.apex.net/users/pj/mama.htm (Under Construction) My Surnames of Weakley County, Tennessee McCLAIN JONES McCLURE MORRISON STARK/STARKS TIBBS JOHNSON KEMP HART HOWARD HUNGERFORD ALDERDICE WILLIAMS "May we all search ours Roots to form the Branches of our Tree"

I was only using an imaginary "Bucksnort" as an example.........I didn't know there was a real place. I knew there was a cemetery named Bucksnort. So please NO ONE take my "Bucksnort" seriously but do enjoy the Byegone Towns page! Vicki ----- Original Message ----- From: Fisher <Fisher@hcol.net> To: <TNGIBSON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 1999 10:48 PM Subject: Re: [TNGIBSON] Byegone Towns > I live in Lexington, TN, and I can personnally tell you that yes, Bucksnort > does still exist. We pass the sign every time we travel to Nashville. > Bucksnort is in Hickman County on or near the Duck River. It's west of > Nashville on I-40 just east of the Hickman Co. line. The gas station and > store are still there, but I think the Steak and Shake is out of business. > Of course, I chuckle every time I see the sign and I'm curious about the > origin of the name. I hope you can find it on your map. It's on mine. > :) Karyl Fisher > > -----Original Message----- > From: Nancy Wilson <wilsonna@sonic.net> > To: TNGIBSON-L@rootsweb.com <TNGIBSON-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: Wednesday, August 11, 1999 8:30 PM > Subject: Re: [TNGIBSON] Byegone Towns > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: Vicki . . . > > > >" . . .he was born in Buck > >>Snort, TN and you cannot locate it on a map, possibly because it no longer > >>exists." > > > >Oh, say it isn't so!! > > > >My husband and I spent a night in Bucksnort only a few years ago! Is it > >really gone? (Well, it WAS only a motel at an interchange, but we have > >never forgotten Bucksnort.) > >I'd hate to think it's really gone . . . > > > >Nancy > > >

I live in Lexington, TN, and I can personnally tell you that yes, Bucksnort does still exist. We pass the sign every time we travel to Nashville. Bucksnort is in Hickman County on or near the Duck River. It's west of Nashville on I-40 just east of the Hickman Co. line. The gas station and store are still there, but I think the Steak and Shake is out of business. Of course, I chuckle every time I see the sign and I'm curious about the origin of the name. I hope you can find it on your map. It's on mine. :) Karyl Fisher -----Original Message----- From: Nancy Wilson <wilsonna@sonic.net> To: TNGIBSON-L@rootsweb.com <TNGIBSON-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Wednesday, August 11, 1999 8:30 PM Subject: Re: [TNGIBSON] Byegone Towns > >-----Original Message----- >From: Vicki . . . > >" . . .he was born in Buck >>Snort, TN and you cannot locate it on a map, possibly because it no longer >>exists." > >Oh, say it isn't so!! > >My husband and I spent a night in Bucksnort only a few years ago! Is it >really gone? (Well, it WAS only a motel at an interchange, but we have >never forgotten Bucksnort.) >I'd hate to think it's really gone . . . > >Nancy >

-----Original Message----- From: Vicki . . . " . . .he was born in Buck >Snort, TN and you cannot locate it on a map, possibly because it no longer >exists." Oh, say it isn't so!! My husband and I spent a night in Bucksnort only a few years ago! Is it really gone? (Well, it WAS only a motel at an interchange, but we have never forgotten Bucksnort.) I'd hate to think it's really gone . . . Nancy

Mary Hudson has made pages on bygone towns...........You can submit a query and she'll post it for you. EXAMPLE: Your grgranddad's death certificate says he was born in Buck Snort, TN and you cannot locate it on a map, possibly because it no longer exists. Post a query on Mary's page and let others help you find it! Or look through the list and maybe you can solve a mystery for someone else. It's a great site! Go to: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~mahudson/bygone/by-gonecomstates.htm Vicki

This is what I found on your Wilsons. The family was documented in Goodspeeds, 1887. The "signed Declaration of Independence" may not be true. I've seen statements that this James Wilson did not have any male children who produced male children. The more recent infromation is from the census and marriage records. It's possible that not all of the marriages I attributed to this William Wilson were actually his. This is not the same Wilson family as ours. Sue Wilson CharSueWilson@juno.com Descendants of James Wilson, signed Declaration of Independence 1 James Wilson, signed Declaration of Independence b: Abt. 1750 2 James Wilson b: Abt. 1790 in NC 3 James Wilson b: 1816 in Middle TN d: 1858 in Gibson Co., TN ... +Harriet Wilkes b: 1821 in Middle TN d: 1854 in Gibson Co., TN . 4 [1] William H. Wilson b: August 02, 1843 in Gibson Co., TN .... +Nancy B. Porter b: 1844 in Gibson Co., TN m: January 04, 1865 in Gibson Co., TN d: 1867 in Gibson Co., TN .. 5 Dora H. Wilson b: Abt. 1866 in Gibson Co., TN ..... +William A. Taylor b: Abt. 1865 in Gibson Co., TN m: 1889 in Gibson Co., TN . *2nd Wife of [1] William H. Wilson: .... +N. B. Crane b: Abt. 1845 in Gibson Co., TN m: 1871 in Gibson Co., TN d: 1875 in Gibson Co., TN . *3rd Wife of [1] William H. Wilson: .... +Priscilla E. Yates b: Abt. 1845 in Gibson Co., TN m: 1877 in Gibson Co., TN .. 5 Clara H. Wilson b: Bef. 1887 .. 5 Cleveland A. Wilson b: Bef. 1887 On Tue, 10 Aug 1999 13:46:04 -0400 "William L. Taylor" <wtaylor@widomaker.com> writes: > >-----Original Message----- >From: Susan H Wilson <charsuewilson@juno.com> >To: wtaylor@widomaker.com <wtaylor@widomaker.com> >Date: Tuesday, August 10, 1999 8:24 AM >Subject: Re: [TNOBION-L] Hi y'all > > >>Who are your wilsons in Obion Co? I posted ours yesterday. >> >>On Tue, 10 Aug 1999 01:56:01 -0400 "William L. Taylor" >><wtaylor@widomaker.com> writes: >>> Hi! My Obion names are: >>>TAYLOR >>>LAWLER >.>WILSON > > Hi Susan, > My Wilson is a Dora Wilson 1865 - ? > She married William A. Taylor 1860-1926 That's all I have. >William was >a brother to my great grandfather Zacharia F. Taylor, My grandfather >was Dr. >Lemuel Emerson Taylor, a Martin dentist. > I hope that helps you, if it does let me know as I don't have any >information on Dora except her birth year. > We having a beautiful day in Virginia, how's the weather in >Alaska? > Bill Taylor wtaylor@widomaker.com > ___________________________________________________________________ Get the Internet just the way you want it. Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj.

My husband's family lived along the border between Obion Co. and Gibson Co., Districts 5 and 8 in Obion Co., and District 19 in Gibson Co. The Wilsons came to Obion/Gibson Co. around 1840 from Wilson Co., TN. The Wilsons came from VA (not known where yet) to Wilson Co., TN before 1830. The HUNTs came from Wilson Co., TN before 1850. The GRADDY/GRADY's came from Duplin Co., NC and Hopkins Co., KY. Surnames that married into our family: Mathis/ Mathews/Matthews., Pate, Comstock, Collins, Ware, Keathley, Ridgeway, Ragan, Edmundson, Whitchard, Keaton, Hooper, Witherington, Leech, Ketchen, Alsop, Jenning, McKnight,Craddock Generation No. 1 1. William Herdis Wilson, born June 02, 1885 in Obion Co, TN; died March 22, 1946 in Caruthersville, Pemiscot Co., MO. Generation No. 2 2. James William (Tobe) Wilson, born July 1857 in Obion Co., TN; died 1935 in Obion, Obion Co., TN. Married 1875 in Gibson Co., TN 3. Nancy A. Hunt, born September 1859 in Trenton, Gibson Co., TN; died Aft. 1920. Generation No. 3 4. John (Harve) Wilson, born 1834 in prob. Wilson Co., TN. Died 1900 in Obion Co., TN. Married 1856 in Gibson Co., TN 5. Senah Graddy, born October 29, 1839 in Gibson Co., TN; died February 14, 1872 in Gibson Co., TN. 6. Richard M. Hunt, born 1824 in Wilson Co., TN. Marred 1844 in Wilson Co., TN 7. Susan E. Matthews, born 1826 in Wilson Co., TN. Generation No. 4 8. James Wilson, born 1810 in VA; died Aft. 1870 in Rutherford Station, Dist 19, Gibson Co., TN. He married December 09, 1830 in Wilson Co., TN. 9. Cynthia (Sintha) Byrn, born February 04, 1813 in Wilson Co., TN; died 1891 in Rutherford Station, Dist. 19, Gibson Co., TN. 10. William Graddy, born 1803 in prob. Duplin Co., NC. He married March 13, 1828 in Hopkins Co., KY. 11. Sally Graddy, born 1813 in prob. Hopkins Co., KY. Generation No. 5 16. Benjamin WILSON, born Abt. 1785 in VA?; died Bef. September 26, 1831 in Wilson Co., TN. 17. Elizabeth, born Abt. 1785 in VA?. 18. James Byrn, born June 27, 1775 in prob Wilson Co., TN; died September 04, 1848 in Wilson Co., TN. He married April 02, 1807 in Wilson Co., TN. 19. Rebecca Word, born February 16, 1784 in prob Wilson Co., TN; died May 21, 1865. Generation No. 6 37. May (Mrs. Byrn), born 1748; died January 29, 1822 in Wilson Co., TN. ___________________________________________________________________ Get the Internet just the way you want it. Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj.

Hello - Did Tennessee take its own census', agricultural, or otherwise, such as Illinois, Missouri and Iowa did during 1835, 1845, 1855, and 1865? If so, where can one gain access? Thanks for any related information. Tom Davis

I received some confirmed information that John Page and his young sons signed the petition for the creation of Gibson County. I was surprised that children were allowed to sign on that document. Now I am wondering about one of the witnesses on the 1823 deed I have. One of the witnesses was William Page, who could have been his young son but I was under the impression that children could not be witnesses. I assumed (which is dangerous in this research) that this might be his brother William instead. The initials LBC appear after William's signature. Does anyone know what those stand for? Thanks for any help you can offer. Cathy

Needing info on the following family. Claude Robert Dickey, born Dyer Co., 8/16/1871. Died 9/14/1943 in Dyer Co. He was married to Ollie Hall, the dau. of James Hall and Susan Minton. They had the following children: George, born 7/18/1896 Illamay, born 11/21/1898 Clyde, born 2/4/1905 I really am in need of finding who Claude Robert's father was. I believe his parents were Andrew Dickey and Ann Cawthorn, but I can't document it. I can only find Claude Robert in the 1880 Dyer Co. census in the house of his uncle, Robert Wesley Dickey, who was the son of Matthew Dickey, born 1812 in Madison Co. Ala. Any help will be appreciated. Barry Dunagan's Genealogy and History Page http://www.geocities.com/heartland/forest/4127/indexb.htm Dickey/Dunagan/Gentry/Grogan/Spence/Patterson Genealogy Confederate History of Gibson County,Tennessee

Searching for info on Ezra J. Arnold born 11/17/1814 in TN(possibly Bedford Co.) and died 5/31/1878 in Gibson Co. TN. He married Margaret Patterson 3/10/1833 in Gibson Co. Margaret was the daughter of William Patterson and Elizabeth Mayfield. William Patterson was the son of William Patterson and Margaret Branch. Elizabeth Mayfield was the daughter of Issac Mayfield and Elizabeth Gibson. Ezra and Margaret had the following children. Mary 1833, Nancy Callie, born 8/16/1842, married William Thomas Dunagan Eliza, 1846 Emeritt, 1849 James, 1860 John, 1866 Any help will be appreciated. Barry