McMinn County, Tennessee.

Athens is in McMinn Co... TN.

Wow, quick response. Thanks a bunch! melissa ---------- >From: BAIRWIN@aol.com >To: TNGRAING-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [TNGRAING-L] research >Date: Fri, Feb 11, 2000, 4:09 PM > > Athens is in McMinn Co... TN. > >

I am hoping that someone out there can help me. I just got a copy of my ggrandmother's death certificate that lists her as being born in Athens TN. Can someone tell me which county this is in or was in in 1863 when she was born. Thanks Melissa Noe melissa@ccp.com

Sharon, Would you check your Apprenticeships book and see if you can find anything on a Cyrus M. Wyrick being bound out to a family named J.C.Baker sometime around 1866-1870? Cyrus was the youngest child of Jeremiah Wyrick and Anna Coffman. Their other children, possibly 3 girls and 2 boys, were in another household. Thanks for any help. Mary in California ****************** froach598@juno.com wrote: > > Hi Duane, > well just to add to the mystery....in the Apprenticeships for Grainger > from 1797-1875 > there is an Anna and Isabella Taylor and several Roberts kids..who were > to be bound out as they were minors and Orphans 19 Aug 1814 > > there were some other Taylor kids bound out also...from 1816-18 > > Sharon > > On Thu, 10 Feb 2000 10:14:52 +0100 duane mills <duane@online.no> writes: > > Dear Sharon R., > > > > Nooooooooo! I am not sure of anything with this family. > > > > Old Ralph was a mysterious man, and Anna was somewhat > > younger than him when they married. They seem to have > > been a productive couple however, from at least the late 1820´s. > > > > Your theory should be checked out, and will be when I can find > > the time, but one problem with it is that there is no mention of > > Taylor children that I know of. > > > > If she had children with Mr. Taylor, then Ralph must have > > adopted them as there are only Sheltons mentioned in all the > > official documents and notarized testimony that I have seen. > > It is also possible that Anna and Mr. Taylor had no children. > > > > This presents a problem as Ralph and Anna have recorded and > > documented children as early as abt. 1826. These are Shelton > > children and mentioned several times in notarized statements. > > > > This would mean that she had children with a half Cherokee > > before, during and after she was married to Mr. Taylor. > > > > Your theory would also negate the reference to Anna Taylor > > being the sister of Joel Taylor, which I admit that I have not > > followed up as yet. > > > > What now? Keep digging, I guess. I learn a little more > > almost every day. > > > > Regards, > > Duane Mills > >

Hi Duane, well just to add to the mystery....in the Apprenticeships for Grainger from 1797-1875 there is an Anna and Isabella Taylor and several Roberts kids..who were to be bound out as they were minors and Orphans 19 Aug 1814 there were some other Taylor kids bound out also...from 1816-18 Sharon On Thu, 10 Feb 2000 10:14:52 +0100 duane mills <duane@online.no> writes: > Dear Sharon R., > > Nooooooooo! I am not sure of anything with this family. > > Old Ralph was a mysterious man, and Anna was somewhat > younger than him when they married. They seem to have > been a productive couple however, from at least the late 1820Žs. > > Your theory should be checked out, and will be when I can find > the time, but one problem with it is that there is no mention of > Taylor children that I know of. > > If she had children with Mr. Taylor, then Ralph must have > adopted them as there are only Sheltons mentioned in all the > official documents and notarized testimony that I have seen. > It is also possible that Anna and Mr. Taylor had no children. > > This presents a problem as Ralph and Anna have recorded and > documented children as early as abt. 1826. These are Shelton > children and mentioned several times in notarized statements. > > This would mean that she had children with a half Cherokee > before, during and after she was married to Mr. Taylor. > > Your theory would also negate the reference to Anna Taylor > being the sister of Joel Taylor, which I admit that I have not > followed up as yet. > > What now? Keep digging, I guess. I learn a little more > almost every day. > > Regards, > Duane Mills >

Dear Sharon R., Nooooooooo! I am not sure of anything with this family. Old Ralph was a mysterious man, and Anna was somewhat younger than him when they married. They seem to have been a productive couple however, from at least the late 1820´s. Your theory should be checked out, and will be when I can find the time, but one problem with it is that there is no mention of Taylor children that I know of. If she had children with Mr. Taylor, then Ralph must have adopted them as there are only Sheltons mentioned in all the official documents and notarized testimony that I have seen. It is also possible that Anna and Mr. Taylor had no children. This presents a problem as Ralph and Anna have recorded and documented children as early as abt. 1826. These are Shelton children and mentioned several times in notarized statements. This would mean that she had children with a half Cherokee before, during and after she was married to Mr. Taylor. Your theory would also negate the reference to Anna Taylor being the sister of Joel Taylor, which I admit that I have not followed up as yet. What now? Keep digging, I guess. I learn a little more almost every day. Regards, Duane Mills >Hi Duane, >are you sure she was not a widow, when she married Shelton...and the >earlier kids are from her first marriage....there is no Shelton-Taylor >marriage in the 1820-29 book...BUT there is a Richard Taylor >to Anny Shipley.....11-19-1828.....you might check that angle >out...happened all the time....just to confuse us....Ha Ha ___________ >> The WPA transcribed the records and show the date as 1838, but I >> have very >> good reasons, not the least of which is all the children born before >> 1838, >> to think that the actual date was 1828.

Hi Duane, are you sure she was not a widow, when she married Shelton...and the earlier kids are from her first marriage....there is no Shelton-Taylor marriage in the 1820-29 book...BUT there is a Richard Taylor to Anny Shipley.....11-19-1828.....you might check that angle out...happened all the time....just to confuse us....Ha Ha Sharon On Wed, 9 Feb 2000 12:57:59 +0100 duane mills <duane@online.no> writes: > Dear Mickey, > > I am waiting eagerly for your books. > > In the meantime, I need to ask you if you have any info on a marriage > between Ralph Shelton and Anna Taylor in Grainger Co? > > The WPA transcribed the records and show the date as 1838, but I > have very > good reasons, not the least of which is all the children born before > 1838, > to think that the actual date was 1828. > > If you donŽt have these records, I thank you anyway for your time > and effort. > > Regards, > Duane Mills > > Sharon R WA State

I have already sent you my check and ordered the book. Carolyn

Dear Mickey, I am waiting eagerly for your books. In the meantime, I need to ask you if you have any info on a marriage between Ralph Shelton and Anna Taylor in Grainger Co? The WPA transcribed the records and show the date as 1838, but I have very good reasons, not the least of which is all the children born before 1838, to think that the actual date was 1828. If you don´t have these records, I thank you anyway for your time and effort. Regards, Duane Mills

James TRAVIS, b. 1832 married Mary CORNETT on Aug. 08, 1857. in Jefferson Co., TN. James parents were Philip TRAVIS and Polly RIANS (any spelling). James step mother was Sarah (MORRIS) TRAVIS My surname of most interest is TRAVIS....but would like to make the CORNETT family connection. Anyone have a CORNETT connection? On the 1870 Grainger Co., TN. census it lists > James TRAVIS, age 46WM, Farmer Mary, age 33-Keeps house Nancy, age 18, No Occupation Andrew, age 13-Farm Laborer Narcis??, age 9F Jane, age 8 Alexander, age 5 John, age 4 William, age 2 Porter, age 1 Philip E., age 37, Farm Laborer

Carolyn please make a note when you order the book. I will have the licence here so remind me to send it with your book. Thanks! Mickey

Mickey: Would you send me a copy of the license with my book also. I descend from the Sheltons. Carolyn E. Lambert

Duane, I'm still working on the 1830's but I checked my transcriptions and did find Ralph Shelton to Ann Taylor 1-9-1838. I will send you a copy of the original with you books. Hope this help. Thanks! Mickey

Another great and useful site! The first click or two AFTER the inital first page (which I think is really pretty) seems a little boring....BUT... then you get in to the site and realize how much useful information it carries for you. Most pages even have some sort of genealogy listing. * Official City Sites http://www.officialcitysites.org/ If you want information about local government services in your area, the official Web site of your city or town is often a great place to find it. This directory of city sites covers the United States and Canada as well as Australia, France, Japan, New Zealand, Germany, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom.

This site came in on my Earthlink BB message today. I visited this URL and this is good stuff. I did however write to them and ask why there was not a list of the signers of these bills on most pages. Maybe if enough of us ask for the signitures, they will post them here also? Debbie * The Avalon Project http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/avalon.htm The Yale Law School provides this online archive of documents covering law, history, and diplomacy. You'll find everything from the Magna Carta to the Charter of the United Nations in this collection, which you can browse or search by keyword. The "Major Collections" link gives a good overview of the site's contents.

Jean, I checked the 1830's and there is no Larkin Mallicoat nor any similar spelling. There are several Mallicoats listed but not Larkin. When I start working on the 1840's I'll let the list know and you can email me to ask again. Thanks! Mickey

Yes it is still in the Grainger Co. Courthouse, I have it transcribed as follows: Green Arnot to Nelly Roach 4-23-1838 Book #4 should be finished this week. I've been busy this week going to cemetaries to get pictures for researches outside of the East Tennessee area. Hope this helps! Thanks! Mickey

Mickey, could you please look in your latest Grainger Co TN Marriage book #4 (?) 1830-39 and tell me if the Marriage bond/Lic below still exists or not.....?Thank you Sharon R WA State the printed index of brides : ROACH, Nelly to Green ARNOT 4-23-1838 (4-25-1838) (Gr.)

I do not have much on the Coffman family, but would love to find someone who may have the line that meets mine, one who is important is the one that married into my Major line. Mallicoat or the other spellings of it is my main line from England or Ireland (there are some in England but it is thought that they may have come over from Ireland)... any way My 2nd great John D (Daniel) married a Mariah (Marie and her kids called her Necy and she is buried with the name Necy Mallicoat on a land with her father and mother in-laws who were William C (Crawley) Mallicoat and Margaret Dotson Mallicoat ... the farm is or was owned by Mallicoats for a long time. As you will see one of the sisters married a Coffman (not sure but think he died... as late in life she married my John Daniel Mallicoat her sisters Mariah's husband (Mariah died in 1874). I have a little more on the Bowers also. But I do not have any more information on William R. Coffman. going by dates Rachel who William md. was 24 at that time if William was any way close to her age that means he was born around the 1840's, of course he could have been married before. Any help? At the bottom are a couple of other Coffmans I have. Sandy Mariah's parents were Thomas Majors and Phebe/Pheobe Leffew (Farmer) Majors and their children were Descendants of Thomas Majors 1 Thomas Majors b: 1811 TN I think d: TN .. +Phebe Leffew b: Bet. 1810 - 1815 VA m: August 27, 1838 Grainger co., TN d: TN Elias Leffew Rebecca Quigley .... 2 James Majors b: 1835 .... 2 Daniel Absalum Majors b: 1837 TN ........ +Sarah Branson b: 1842 m: May 2, 1859 Grainger co., TN .... 2 Absalum Majors b: 1837 ........ +Sarah Ann Moore .... 2 Polly (Mary Catherine) Majors b: 1839 1841 Grainger county, TN d: Abt. 1872 Choctaw Nation, OK ........ +John Bowers b: April 2, 1837 in or near Grainger county, TN m: January 3, 1857 Grainger county TN Marriages d: September 6, 1884 Choctaw Nation, OK Andrew Bowers Katherine Howeth .... 2 Mariah Necy Majors b: March 11, 1840 Grainger co. TN d: August 7, 1874 Grainger co., TN she is buried near John and his family under name of Necy ........ +[2] John Daniel Mallicoat b: November 20, 1836 Grainger co., Tn m: December 1, 1860 Grainger co., Tn d: April 28, 1913 Grainger co., Tn wilma has april 20 William Crawley Mallicoat (1) Pittsylvania county VA, (2) 1840 Polk co., MO census, (3) Polk county MO land deeds, (4) MO adjutant General Margaret L. Dotson .... 2 Margaret Majors b: 1842 .... 2 Hannah Majors b: 1844 .... 2 [1] Rachel M. Majors b: May 10, 1846 Grainger co., Tn d: May 26, 1921 Grainger co., Tn ........ +William R. Coffman m: November 20, 1870 Grainger CO, TN .... *2nd Husband of [1] Rachel M. Majors: ........ +[2] John Daniel Mallicoat b: November 20, 1836 Grainger co., Tn m: 1889 Grainger TN d: April 28, 1913 Grainger co., Tn wilma has april 20 William Crawley Mallicoat (1) Pittsylvania county VA, (2) 1840 Polk co., MO census, (3) Polk county MO land deeds, (4) MO adjutant General Margaret L. Dotson Descendants of Bill Coffman 1 Bill Coffman .. +Nancy Whittenberg b: Abt. 1858 MO. d: Bef. 1898 Elbert Sylvester Whittenberg Ellender Lucinda Matilda Coalson patricia Franks line .... 2 Laura Coffman ........ +Ed Chapman .... 2 Rona/Rosa/Lora? Coffman b: March 1888 NB