Dear Pattie, I saw your query and also a reply to you from someone who mentioned my e-mail address. I am related through Dewitt Clinton Welch who married my ggmother, Anna Beeler. I have not had time to look closely, but believe they married in Grainger Co. TN. Dewitt died abt. 1894, when he was abt. 32 from unknown causes. I only know about his death because Anna remarried a Markwardt and then filed for Cherokee citizenship. Dewitt´s name, and also his death date came from her application. I do know, from correspondance from a David Cospers, who is researching the Beelers, the info below: I have a letter from Mr. Cospers somewhere with the sources if you are interested. Dewitt´s parents were Henry Lea Welch and Anna Coffman. Henry Lea Welch´s father was Tandy Welch. Anna Coffman´s parents were Rhinehart (is it really Rinehart?) Coffman and Sarah Beeler. I have Sarah Beelers parents as John Beeler and Hannah Vandergraff. The Beelers weave in and out of my pedigree. They always seem to be in the Shelton neighborhoods, whether in TN or MO or Indian Territory. My gggmother Penelope Shelton married a Robert Beeler in Grainger Co. TN in 1861. They eventually had 15 children. I just wish I had paid more attention when my grandmother and mother used to talk about family long into the night while I read by the oil lamp. Hope this helps. Regards, Duane Mills Stavanger, Norway

Pattie, My Anna COFFMAN married Jeremiah WYRICK on Aug 26, 1838 in Grainger Co. According to the 1860 census she was 38 years old - so she was born about 1822. One of their daughters, Mary Matilda, married William C. GAMMON in July 1880 in KNOX Co., Nancy married an unknown HANKS/HAUKS, an Ann married an unknown EAST. The youngest child, Cyrus, was bounded out to a family named BAKER with whom he lived until an adult and moved to Kansas(he is my line). The BAKER's childrens names were Lottie(who married a Snodderly) and a son, Fost (Foster?). Can anyone help me? I've been in touch with the following people who have not been able to help me regarding Anna COFFMAN but might be able to help you. They might even see your question to me on the list. 1) Duane Mills duane@online.no (Rhinehart Coffman and Sarah Beeler) 2) Carl zellacoffman@hotmail.com (many Coffman/Kauffman) 3) Dorothy Rawlings 19231918@email.msn.com Pattie Hannon wrote: > > This message is for Mary who is researching COFFMAN in Grainger Co. Which > COFFMANs are you researching? My 3rd great grandfather, Leonard COFFMAN was > born in Grainger Co. in 1803. He married a Mary A. ?? there about 1823 and > their 3 oldest children: Susanna, Michael and Rinehart were born there. > Then the family moved to Indiana. I believe that the Rinehart COFFMAN who > was there in the 1830 census could be my Leonard's father, but have not been > able to find any proof. I would be glad to share what info I have. > > -Pattie in WA state > ----- Original Message ----- > From: MARY ELIZABETH BATEMAN <mebateman@home.com> > To: <TNGRAING-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, February 04, 2000 2:28 PM > Subject: [TNGRAING-L] surnames > > > Hello List, > > > > I am researching the following surnames: > > > > WYRICK, COFFMAN, GAMMON, HANKS, EAST > > > > Thank you, > > > > Mary in California > >

This message is for Mary who is researching COFFMAN in Grainger Co. Which COFFMANs are you researching? My 3rd great grandfather, Leonard COFFMAN was born in Grainger Co. in 1803. He married a Mary A. ?? there about 1823 and their 3 oldest children: Susanna, Michael and Rinehart were born there. Then the family moved to Indiana. I believe that the Rinehart COFFMAN who was there in the 1830 census could be my Leonard's father, but have not been able to find any proof. I would be glad to share what info I have. -Pattie in WA state ----- Original Message ----- From: MARY ELIZABETH BATEMAN <mebateman@home.com> To: <TNGRAING-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, February 04, 2000 2:28 PM Subject: [TNGRAING-L] surnames > Hello List, > > I am researching the following surnames: > > WYRICK, COFFMAN, GAMMON, HANKS, EAST > > Thank you, > > Mary in California >

For those of you who have Grainger Co.& Hamblin surnames> http://www.logcreek.net/ Is a VERY nice site and has lots of surnames there.

Is there someone in Grainger County who would be willing to copy a court record for me. I would like a copy from Book J, Page 66, of the transfer of property from Joseph Yadon to Jacob Yadon - 100 acres. I would be happy to pay the costs of time and material for this information. Please e-mail me at WAUTHALEAN@prodigy.net. Thank you. Carol Hurst ----- Original Message ----- From: MARY ELIZABETH BATEMAN <mebateman@home.com> To: <TNGRAING-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, February 05, 2000 12:10 PM Subject: Re: [TNGRAING-L] surnames > Gail, > > Thanks for the suggestion. > > Good Luck! > > Mary > > Aarah@aol.com wrote: > > > > Thanks! Vern doesn't have them either but I haven't tried the WYRICK > > GenForum pages. > > > > One thing I must pass along. Between the time I wrote the Wyrick/Mynatt note > > and now, I ran across an interesting thing. I did a search on Google and > > came across some wills from Fauquier Co., VA and discovered a link between > > the Mynatts, Combs and the Corums before any of them moved to Grainger. It > > also gave me a hint as to a Luttrell connection I have been looking for. Try > > Google.....good search engine for genealogy........Gail > > > > In a message dated 2/5/2000 10:59:51 AM Eastern Standard Time, > > mebateman@home.com writes: > > > > > Gail, > > > > > > I don't have either the WYRICK names or the MYNATT names you mentioned. > > > You might want to contact Vern Mynatt at mynattgv@aol.com(if you haven't > > > already) and I would also suggest putting messages on the WYRICK and > > > MYNATT genforum surname pages. >

Hi Grp & Mickey I need an orginal Marriage record bond/Lic look-up for Grainger Co.TN If anyone has the new 1830-39 marr book...can someone see if this Marriage bond still exists the printed index of brides I have says this: ROACH, Nelly to Green ARNOT 4-23-1838 (4-25-1838) (Gr.) Thanks much Sharon R WA State

Gail, Thanks for the suggestion. Good Luck! Mary Aarah@aol.com wrote: > > Thanks! Vern doesn't have them either but I haven't tried the WYRICK > GenForum pages. > > One thing I must pass along. Between the time I wrote the Wyrick/Mynatt note > and now, I ran across an interesting thing. I did a search on Google and > came across some wills from Fauquier Co., VA and discovered a link between > the Mynatts, Combs and the Corums before any of them moved to Grainger. It > also gave me a hint as to a Luttrell connection I have been looking for. Try > Google.....good search engine for genealogy........Gail > > In a message dated 2/5/2000 10:59:51 AM Eastern Standard Time, > mebateman@home.com writes: > > > Gail, > > > > I don't have either the WYRICK names or the MYNATT names you mentioned. > > You might want to contact Vern Mynatt at mynattgv@aol.com(if you haven't > > already) and I would also suggest putting messages on the WYRICK and > > MYNATT genforum surname pages.

Gail, I don't have either the WYRICK names or the MYNATT names you mentioned. You might want to contact Vern Mynatt at mynattgv@aol.com(if you haven't already) and I would also suggest putting messages on the WYRICK and MYNATT genforum surname pages. Good luck! Mary in California Aarah@aol.com wrote: > > In a message dated 2/4/2000 9:26:54 PM Eastern Standard Time, > SDu8068894@aol.com writes: > > > Hi Mary ,, > > I also have WYRICK families from Grainger co Tn.. > > > > sandy > > Can either of you tell me more about: > Andrew Wyrick who married Martha Arminda "Mindy" Mynatt (b. 1843) > Jane Wyrick who marrried John D. Mynatt (b. 1837) > William "Bud" Wyrick who married Martha Jane Mynatt (b. 20 Jun 1885) and had > a daughter Loren (b. ca 1920) > > Gail Mynatt Zeigler

Andrew REECE son of David REECE and Mary or Polly DONALSON/DONALDSON married Susan CHANEY/CHENEY and moved to northeast Alabama. Would lovel more information on these families On FamilySearch found these marriages Ann Donaldson to Samuel Hoskins 27 May 1817 Daniel Donaldson to Lucinda Whiteside 8 Aug 1844 Elizabeth Donaldson to Robert Snoddy 21 Jul 1824 Mary Donaldson to David Reese 11 Sep 1815 Susanna Donaldson to Andrew Eaton 1824 Good Hunting Doris Mayer Reece Branchville Alabama

Thanks! Vern doesn't have them either but I haven't tried the WYRICK GenForum pages. One thing I must pass along. Between the time I wrote the Wyrick/Mynatt note and now, I ran across an interesting thing. I did a search on Google and came across some wills from Fauquier Co., VA and discovered a link between the Mynatts, Combs and the Corums before any of them moved to Grainger. It also gave me a hint as to a Luttrell connection I have been looking for. Try Google.....good search engine for genealogy........Gail In a message dated 2/5/2000 10:59:51 AM Eastern Standard Time, mebateman@home.com writes: > Gail, > > I don't have either the WYRICK names or the MYNATT names you mentioned. > You might want to contact Vern Mynatt at mynattgv@aol.com(if you haven't > already) and I would also suggest putting messages on the WYRICK and > MYNATT genforum surname pages.

In a message dated 2/4/2000 9:26:54 PM Eastern Standard Time, SDu8068894@aol.com writes: > Hi Mary ,, > I also have WYRICK families from Grainger co Tn.. > > sandy Can either of you tell me more about: Andrew Wyrick who married Martha Arminda "Mindy" Mynatt (b. 1843) Jane Wyrick who marrried John D. Mynatt (b. 1837) William "Bud" Wyrick who married Martha Jane Mynatt (b. 20 Jun 1885) and had a daughter Loren (b. ca 1920) Gail Mynatt Zeigler

Sandy, I am looking for parents of Jeremiah Wyrick married to Anna Coffman on Aug 26, 1838 in Grainger Co, TN and the bondsman was Henry Wyrick. I think the bondsman was probably Henry Jr Wyrick but I have no proof. Henry Jr Wyrick married Mary Nipp on Dec 25, 1812 and his bondsman was Henry Wyrick - most likely Henry Sr. Do you have any info on these people? Thanks for any help. Mary in California SDu8068894@aol.com wrote: > > Hi Mary ,, > I also have WYRICK families from Grainger co Tn.. > > sandy

Hello List, I am researching the following surnames: WYRICK, COFFMAN, GAMMON, HANKS, EAST Thank you, Mary in California

Hi Mary ,, I also have WYRICK families from Grainger co Tn.. sandy

Sheri, HUDSON, EVANS, NASH, DOTSON, MCDAVID, all in TN (Grainger Co, McNairy Co., Hardeman Co., Chester Co., Dyer Co., Crocket Co.,). Lessie Dell (HUDSON) EVANS b. 1906 Enville, (border of Chester and McNairy Co) Gordon DeWitt EVANS b. 1885 Friendship, Dyer Co Julius HUDSON b. 1881 TN Fronnie (sp?) (NASH) HUDSON b. 1890? probably TN Harriet (MCDAVID) NASH b. c.1853 TN Thomas NASH b. 1841 TN married Dyer Co. Thomas NASH b. 1798 TN married Grainger Co Margaret (DOTSON) NASH b. 1802 TN These are direct lines, I also have some siblings if you are interested. Cindy Timberman WA State

Please accept my apology for sending the last message to the list. I intended to send it to Ross, and clicked before I looked. Donna Trewitt

Ross, In your message about putting the Goodspeed info on Surname Site you said to put you email address only with the information for the Turleys and Taylor names. I have copied the Daniel Turley names from the rest of the information and posted it on top of the page (To keep folks from contacting you about all the info) If you would rather, I can put it on a totally separate page with other Articles, or I can leave it there. Of course, I could put your email address by the names within the index list. I was not sure whether you wanted only the two names you mentioned, or the entire group. Please take a look at what I have done and let me know how you prefer it to be done. Also, let me know if you want any of the names from that group removed with reference to your email address. The URL: http://surnamesite.com/articlesnew.htm Thanks, Donna ----- Original Message ----- From: Ross Cameron <ross.cameron@arch2.nara.gov> To: <TNGRAING-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2000 10:00 AM Subject: Re: [TNGRAING-L] Goodspeed's History Biographies - Index toNames at head of Biography > Donna Trewitt, > > I responded to your email directly, but it bounced back so I thought I would post it here so you could see it and it may be useful to others to know my response. > > <<<<>>>> > > Donna, > > Among all the names listed, my only ancestors listed are Thomas and Desdemona (Taylor) Turley mentioned in the article on their son Daniel Turley. There are no other know blood relatives on the list, though I am related by marriage to a few others. So you may post the informatio IF you list my email address with and only with the Turley and Taylor names, but not list it with with the other names because they are not my ancestors and I don't have information collected on them and have too many lookups to do already. Maybe someday the Grainger County coordinator will post it or at least post a link to your site. > > Ross > > >>> "Donna Trewitt" <trewitt@fullnet.net> 02/02/00 09:32AM >>> > Ross, > > My site, Surname Site has pages to post Ancestor Articles. If you agree, I could post the Goodspeed > information there for you. That way it would be accessible on the internet. This is great > information and will benefit a lot of people. > > This area is searchable, so it should be easy for folks to find. > > The URL is: http://surnamesite.com > if you would like to take a look. > > Donna Trewitt > > > > > >>> "Ross Cameron" <ross.cameron@arch2.nara.gov> 02/02/00 09:18AM >>> > As I mentioned when I signed the guest book for Grainger County some time ago, the index to names appearing in Goodspeed's 1887 History of Grainger Co. Biographies Section that I prepared used to be available on the old Grainger County web site, but it is not there any longer. I offered it to be reposted, but have not been contacted. So I will post it to TNGRAING in pieces. Please forgive the formatting problems, but I don't have time to reformat it for email. I hope that you can follow it. This is just the list of persons whose names are at the head of the list. The index of those mentioned in the sketches will follow as space allows. > > Ross Cameron > > Index to Names Appearing in Biographical Sketches for Grainger County, Tennessee, in History of Tennessee . . . > Containing Historical and Biographical of Thirty East Tennessee Counties, Goodspeed, 1887. > > > Persons with Biographical Sketch (Dates & Places of Birth & Death)(Marriage)(Other Data) [Initials of Person with Biography] [Page] > > Cadle, William H. (15 Jan 1848, Cumberland Gap, TN - liv. 1887)(mar. 23 Aug 1876)(5th of 7 ch.) [WHC] [1152] > Carmichael, John H., Rev. (2 Feb 1833, Grainger Co. - liv. 1887)(mar. 1858)(3rd of 6 ch.) [JHC] [1152] > Clark, William (2 Apr 1839, Clarkstown,Grainger Co. - liv. 1887)(mar. 18 Aug 1861)(7th of 8 ch.)(Co.E, 2 TN Cav.,CSA) [WC] [1152-3] > Dail, N. G., M. D. (28 May 1830, Grainger Co. (now Union Co.) - liv. 1887)(mar. 24 Dec. 1865)(7th of 16 ch., 4 liv.) [NGD] [1153] > Gill, James S. (12 Oct 1857, Grainger Co. - liv. 1887)(mar. 4 Sep 1878) [JSG] [1153-4] > Grove, George H. (19 Mar 1832, Grainger Co. - liv. 1887)(mar. 14 Dec 1858)(11th of 11 ch.) [GHG] [1154] > Heacker, W. J., M. D. (26 Mar 1832, Westphalia, Ger. - liv. 1887)(no marriage mentioned)(surgeon, C.S.A.) [WJH] [1154] > Hoffmeister, Joseph, M. D. (15 Jan 1825, Rogersville, TN - liv. 1887)(mar. 1857 & later))(8th of 12 ch.) [JH] [1154-5] > Jarnagin, Thomas J. (20 Jan 1835, Grainger Co. - liv. 1887)(mar. 15 Feb 1859)(3rd of many ch.) [TJJ] [1155] > Justus, Robert J. (26 Oct 1842, Henderson, NC - liv. 1887)(mar. 21 Dec 1865)(one of 25 ch.) [RJJ] [1155] > Lowe, John M. (1 Jun 1838, Grainger Co. - liv. 1887)(mar. 31 May 1866)(1st of 9 ch.)(Co. I, 59 TN Inf., CSA) [JML] [1155-6] > Mitchell, James M. (23 Jul 1827, 5th District, Grainger Co. - liv. 1887)(mar. 6 Oct 1850)(4th of 6 ch., 3 liv.) [JMM] [1156] > Mitchell, G. B. (25 Jul 1830, Grainger Co. - liv. 1887)(mar. 25 Oct 1848; 1 Mar 1883)(11th of 11 ch.) [GBM] [1156-7] > Moody, Thomas B. (10 Aug 1835, Rutledge, Grainger Co. - liv. 1887)(mar. 19 Feb 1857)(one of 8 ch.) [TBM] [1157] > Mullens, Elijah (23 Jan 1832, Grainger Co. - liv. 1887)(mar. Sevier Co., AR)(3rd of 9 ch., 8 liv.)(Co. I, 59 TN Inf., CSA) [EM] [1157] > Murray, William T. (2 Jun 1839, Grainger Co. - liv. 1887)(mar. 23 Apr 1867)(4th of 5 ch.)(Co. I, 2 TN Cav., CSA) [WTM] [1157-8] > Needham, William (26 Oct 1844, 12th Dist., Grainger Co. - liv. 1887)(mar. 26 Feb 1865)(1st of 11 ch., 9 liv.) [WN] [1158] > Tate, Samuel N., M. D. (27 Dec 1820, Grainger Co. - liv. 1887)(m. 18 Sep 1844, 27 Jul 1850)(6th of 6 ch.; 2 liv.) [SNT] [1158] > Tate, Allen S., Gen. (23 Sep 1842, Grainger Co. - liv. 1887)(m. 3 Apr 1866;14 Nov 1867)(3rd of 10 ch.)(Co.H,1 TN Cav,USA) [AST] [1158-9] > Tomlinson, Thomas, Capt. (24 Aug 1834, Cheraw, SC - liv. 1887)(mar. 19 Oct 1856)(1st of 5 ch.) [TT] [1159] > Turley, Daniel (29 Apr 1812, Grainger Co. - liv. 1887)(mar. 19 Sep 1854)(1st of 9 ch.) [DT] [1159-60] > Vineyard, Tilghman A. (15 Apr 1833, Grainger Co. - liv. 1887)(m. 25 Nov 1854)(5th of 12 ch.,3 liv.)(Co.E,1 TN Cav,CSA) [TAV] [1160] > > > >

Ross, Thanks for the info. on the Goodspeed's books. I want a copy of several of them and have never seen them for sale. Was just looking in the wrong places! Thanks again! Mary Carol

Ross and All, In case anyone missed the posts to the list, Goodspeed's 1887 Grainger County Biographies Index is now posted on Surname Site. Go to Surname Site http://surnamesite.com Click on Browse New Articles. Donna Trewitt

I prepared this index of all names appearing in the biographies a few years ago rather than do lookups and Betty Allen put in on the Grainger County GenWeb site when she was coordinator. But there is a new coordinator and it is no longer available there, though I have offered it to the new coordinator. I don't have a website. However, I have given permission to two persons who asked to put on their websites: Billie McNamara's Grainger county website at http://web.utk.edu/~kizzer/grainger/ and Donna Trewitt's website at http://surnamesite.com Also, the TNGENWEB project is putting the full text of all of Goodspeed's biographies for Tennessee online. 56 counties have been done and 40, including Grainger are unavailable. Check these out at http://www.tngenweb.org/goodspeed/ You can also access my messages of yesterday and all other past TNGRAING messages anytime by searching the TNGRAING archives via http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl by entering TNGRAING as the list to search and following instructions there. The book is HISTORY OF TENNESSEE . . . Containing Historical and Biographical Sketches of Thirty East Tennessee Counties: Anderson, Blount, Bradley, Campbell, Carter, Claiborne, Cocke, Grainger, Greene, Hamblen, Hamilton, Hancock, Hawkins, James, Jefferson, Johnson, Knox, Loudon, McMinn, Meigs, Monroe, Morgan, Polk, Rhea, Roane, Sevier, Sullivan, Unicoi, Unicoi, and Washington. Goodspeed Pub. Co., 1887. It was reprinted with an index by McDowell Publications in 1978 and by Southern Historical Press in 1980. I bought my copies back then. I think McDowell became Cook-McDowell since then. I still get catalogues from SHP. It may have been reprinted again or by others. You can order it by internet, phone, or mail from Hearthstone Books at http://www.hearthstonebooks.com/ or Byron Sistler & Associates at http://www.mindspring.com/~sistler/ and probably most other genealogy book dealers. I primarily use my local bookstore, Hearthstones, first and also, Sistlers, based in Tennessee, which carries many history and genealogy books about Tennessee and other states. Hopefully this will answer most of the questions I have been receiving since posting the indexes. Ross Cameron