Thank you Anita and Billie, now everyone knows the REST of the Story..... My husband the" Roach "says we should all write to the governor of TN....does anyone think this is a good idea? I don't even know who that is, or how to contact him, I'm sure someone on this list must though, and can give me a name and address.... I think that who ever takes on this fight would almost have to be a TN or Grainer Co. resident. I also think that in the meantime, Mickey should contact Billies Manama and Ken Collins for help in the area's of trying to transcribe what has NOT already been filmed, what she is doing will possibly protect the documents she has taken out of the Old School....If they don't have to go back to that same environment But if at all possible, It would be even more important to be transcribing the documents that have NEVER been seen.... my opinion, for what its worth,Sharon Roach WA State........ On Thu, 11 Nov 1999 21:10:54 Anita Hinson <anita@281.com> writes: > In my research to find what has transpired in the past regarding the > care > of the Old Grainger Co. records that are housed in the schoolhouse, > I > reviewed the URL that was posted on the Grainger Co. website to > study > what has gone on before. What a sad situation this has been. > > I know those of you who have been on this list for the past three > years > or so "have been there, done that", and would like to get on with > other > things. We can't get on with other things if we have nothing to go > on > to. And that is what is going to happen, if we continue to not keep > a > vigilent eye on our history there in Grainger Co. > > We have to be very careful with the "care and handling" of those > documents. > We must learn how to take care of them, if others won't. We need > someone > to teach us what we need to do to make sure what is left, will be > there for > the ones coming behind us. > > So, in my desire to learn what needs to be done, I contacted the > person > who was diligent enough to document what she has done in the past to > let us know what needs to be done to carry on with the care of our > history. > > I have been given permission to post the following and I hope we all > will > read and stop and comtemplate the best way to work for our > ancestors. It > is not as easy as we seem to think. > > I must say here that I really appreciate what all the others have > done to > stand up and fight for the care and well being of our ancestors' > history. > > Please read: > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > I have found that others have gone before us to try and save those > documents and reached deaf ears as far as the local government has > been concerned. > Because of my involvement with the Grainger County situation during > the > past 3.5 years, and my involvement with East Tennessee public > records > during the past 25 years, I'd like to provide a little commentary on > the > current discussion about Grainger County's public records. I hope > no one > is offended, since I'm not a subscriber to this list -- that's a > situation > I have no control over. > > I've made proposals -- either personally or as part of a group -- to > three > East Tennessee counties regarding the preservation of their records. > I'm > pleased to say that Jefferson County now has an active archives and, > > although they haven't incorporated accepted archival measures, > they're at > least trying to preserve the records that go back to 1792. The > Sevier > County officials still haven't recognized the importance, nor have > the > Grainger County officials. > > In 1996, I worked with an LDS missionary couple whose role was to > visit all > the East Tennessee county courthouses and make arrangements to > organize and > film AT NO EXPENSE TO THE COUNTY selected loose papers that have > never been > filmed. This was under a joint arrangement with the TN State > Library and > Archives. Most of the counties were gracious and interested, if not > > motivated to make provisions for the volunteer efforts. Grainger > County > snubbed us. > > As far as I know, the only official who has had a concern about the > state > of the records in Grainger County is the County Clerk. > Unfortunately, she > doesn't have the staff to even ensure that records stored in her > office > aren't pilfered through by visitors. > > The records are in a deplorable state. The building they're housed > in is > sub-standard (the door didn't even have glass in one window!). They > are > not secure from vandalism. I have photos on-line that you're > welcome to > peruse at http://web.utk.edu/~kizzer/grainger/grairecs.htm -- > apparently > lots of people do look, since I've gotten over 100 e-mail messages > from > people who want to add their voice to the throng of concerned > individuals. > > Most people don't realize that the bulk of Grainger County's OLD > records -- > the things we genealogists are primarily interested in -- were > thrown > away. No one from the county contacted the TN State Library and > Archives > to inquire if there was a way to preserve them once they were wet > (there is > -- and TSLA or Middle TN State University, not to mention the > National > Archives, have access to the technology). > > What wasn't thrown away has been so poorly maintained and supervised > that > quite a number of documents have just walked away -- in the hands of > people > who wanted to make sure Grampaw's records didn't end up lost. This > is a > problem in several ways: removing a county record is a crime; other > > researchers don't have access to it; a record outside the custody of > its > legitimate custodian loses its credibility and may not be admissible > as > evidence. > > When Knoxville's Channel 8 news did a report on the situation, > NOTHING > changed. The county's official response was essentially "leave us > alone." I hope to have a video converter drive in a couple of > weeks. If > Channel 8 won't scream, I'll put the story on-line so everyone can > see it. > > With all that as background, we have several issues in the Grainger > County > situation: > > 1. The officials don't want interference from "outsiders," > even if those > outsiders have deep roots in the county. > 2. The county commission refuses to see the long-term income > benefits from > exploiting Grainger County's documents and recognized sites that > have > historic value. > 3. The county executive has repeatedly turned down offers of > FREE > personnel, FREE money from the state, and donations of cash toward > preserving the records. For instance, I personally carried the > documents > that would have gotten the county $15,000 unencumbered funds from > the state > to Rutledge and left them with the county executive. All he had to > do was > sign his name! It didn't get done. I told him we had raised $3,000 > in > pledges over a 48-hour period, plus I had volunteers who were > willing to > come help build shelves, paint, or whatever to prepare even a > storage > closet someplace to house the records until they could be sorted > through > and preserved. I was told "We'd rather handle that ourselves." > They > certainly turned down the LDS/TSLA joint effort that would have > relieved > this situation AT NO COST TO THE COUNTY nearly 3 years ago! > 4. The county's historical society doesn't seem to care. > I've talked about > this personally with Kevin Collins, president of the organization. > None of > its members are motivated to upset the status quo. > 5. This all came up when the Grainger County heritage book > committee was > talking about what to do with proceeds from the book sales. Because > of the > attitude of the county commission, no one wanted to donate funds > toward a > preservation effort that would probably never take place! > 6. The county has refused to activate the REQUIRED public > records > commission, which would have responsibility for these records. > 7. The county appears to be ignoring the retention schedules > that are > mandatory under state law. > 8. By law, the state library has ultimate authority for these > > records. But, they don't have anyone locally who can enforce > preservation. > > The most important thing at this point is to keep a clear head. > Don't get > some sort of frenzied response going. The law has already provided > a > structure. Unfortunately, it may take a Chancery Court suit to > enforce its > application. Remember, though, the Chancellor has deep political > and > personal investment in keeping the county officials happy. I'm not > saying > the Chancellor would be swayed, but he has to make an EQUITABLE > decision -- > one that might not please out-of-county genealogists. > > I would be happy to revise the 30+-page proposal to the Jefferson > County > Commission for presentation to Grainger County. This proposal > instigated > establishment of the Jefferson County public records commission and > the > archives. > > I'd also be happy to volunteer to serve as a consultant for the > effort. I > have more than 15 years' experience in archival preservation and > document > database design, so I know what's involved from the beginning to > end. > > But, it's going to be a long, hard battle. Whomever takes on the > Grainger > County commission about this issue has to be ready to set aside most > of the > other things in his/her life for a while, because it will require a > tremendous organizational effort. Before anyone volunteers to head > it up, > you must consider this. And, you've got to be willing to fight -- I > mean > really fight -- a hard battle against apathy on one front and > obstinance on > the other. I'm not volunteering for that job, mind. I'll be happy > to > provide expertise and serve as a resource, but I have too much other > stuff > going on in my life right now to devote all my attention to the > plight of > Grainger County's records. > > Billie R. McNamara, Webmistress > TN Genealogy & History Website > http://web.utk.edu/~kizzer/genehist/ > > The text of this message is copyright 1999 to Billie R. McNamara. > All > rights reserved. Permission is granted to Anita Hinson to forward > this > message to the tngraing-l mailing list, but no authority is granted > to any > other person or entity to "archive" or "redistribute" it in any form > > without the prior written permission of Billie R. McNamara. > > > > > > Anita L. Hinson >

Lynda Wilson, This is in reply to your e-mail of 11/10 about the marriage license. It is my understanding that after the records where microfilmed the powers that be in the court house told people that they could take their original license if they wanted to. I have a friend whose mother picked up my friends marriage license as well as her own. This was several years ago. That may be what happened to the licenses that you were looking for. I do not know if it was only marriage license that people could take or if that included other records such as wills or not. Louise Murphy

Hello, group...sorry I haven't gotten back on this, I have been sick all week. Maybe it's just as well, because after reading this from Billie, I am further amazed at what we are up against and I now will be able to ask the right questions of my in-laws and friends there in Rutledge. Hopefully, I'll have something to report by the first of the week. But to be honest, I can't think of anyone in the county up there who would be willing and/or able to take on something like this. What a mess!! Mary Carol

In my research of the Joseph Preston Yadon family, I find that three of his children married Capps. Elizabeth Jane Yadon married Willis Capps - son of Thomas Capps Jacob Benjamin Yadon married Rachel Smith Capps - daughter of William Capps and Rachel Smith. William Capps' father is Thomas Capps William Proctor Yadon married Margaret Capps - daughter of Sampson Capps and Easter Smith. Does anyone know if these Capps are related? Carol Hurst WAUTHALEAN@prodigy.net

In my research to find what has transpired in the past regarding the care of the Old Grainger Co. records that are housed in the schoolhouse, I reviewed the URL that was posted on the Grainger Co. website to study what has gone on before. What a sad situation this has been. I know those of you who have been on this list for the past three years or so "have been there, done that", and would like to get on with other things. We can't get on with other things if we have nothing to go on to. And that is what is going to happen, if we continue to not keep a vigilent eye on our history there in Grainger Co. We have to be very careful with the "care and handling" of those documents. We must learn how to take care of them, if others won't. We need someone to teach us what we need to do to make sure what is left, will be there for the ones coming behind us. So, in my desire to learn what needs to be done, I contacted the person who was diligent enough to document what she has done in the past to let us know what needs to be done to carry on with the care of our history. I have been given permission to post the following and I hope we all will read and stop and comtemplate the best way to work for our ancestors. It is not as easy as we seem to think. I must say here that I really appreciate what all the others have done to stand up and fight for the care and well being of our ancestors' history. Please read: - ---------------------------------------------------------- I have found that others have gone before us to try and save those documents and reached deaf ears as far as the local government has been concerned. Because of my involvement with the Grainger County situation during the past 3.5 years, and my involvement with East Tennessee public records during the past 25 years, I'd like to provide a little commentary on the current discussion about Grainger County's public records. I hope no one is offended, since I'm not a subscriber to this list -- that's a situation I have no control over. I've made proposals -- either personally or as part of a group -- to three East Tennessee counties regarding the preservation of their records. I'm pleased to say that Jefferson County now has an active archives and, although they haven't incorporated accepted archival measures, they're at least trying to preserve the records that go back to 1792. The Sevier County officials still haven't recognized the importance, nor have the Grainger County officials. In 1996, I worked with an LDS missionary couple whose role was to visit all the East Tennessee county courthouses and make arrangements to organize and film AT NO EXPENSE TO THE COUNTY selected loose papers that have never been filmed. This was under a joint arrangement with the TN State Library and Archives. Most of the counties were gracious and interested, if not motivated to make provisions for the volunteer efforts. Grainger County snubbed us. As far as I know, the only official who has had a concern about the state of the records in Grainger County is the County Clerk. Unfortunately, she doesn't have the staff to even ensure that records stored in her office aren't pilfered through by visitors. The records are in a deplorable state. The building they're housed in is sub-standard (the door didn't even have glass in one window!). They are not secure from vandalism. I have photos on-line that you're welcome to peruse at http://web.utk.edu/~kizzer/grainger/grairecs.htm -- apparently lots of people do look, since I've gotten over 100 e-mail messages from people who want to add their voice to the throng of concerned individuals. Most people don't realize that the bulk of Grainger County's OLD records -- the things we genealogists are primarily interested in -- were thrown away. No one from the county contacted the TN State Library and Archives to inquire if there was a way to preserve them once they were wet (there is -- and TSLA or Middle TN State University, not to mention the National Archives, have access to the technology). What wasn't thrown away has been so poorly maintained and supervised that quite a number of documents have just walked away -- in the hands of people who wanted to make sure Grampaw's records didn't end up lost. This is a problem in several ways: removing a county record is a crime; other researchers don't have access to it; a record outside the custody of its legitimate custodian loses its credibility and may not be admissible as evidence. When Knoxville's Channel 8 news did a report on the situation, NOTHING changed. The county's official response was essentially "leave us alone." I hope to have a video converter drive in a couple of weeks. If Channel 8 won't scream, I'll put the story on-line so everyone can see it. With all that as background, we have several issues in the Grainger County situation: 1. The officials don't want interference from "outsiders," even if those outsiders have deep roots in the county. 2. The county commission refuses to see the long-term income benefits from exploiting Grainger County's documents and recognized sites that have historic value. 3. The county executive has repeatedly turned down offers of FREE personnel, FREE money from the state, and donations of cash toward preserving the records. For instance, I personally carried the documents that would have gotten the county $15,000 unencumbered funds from the state to Rutledge and left them with the county executive. All he had to do was sign his name! It didn't get done. I told him we had raised $3,000 in pledges over a 48-hour period, plus I had volunteers who were willing to come help build shelves, paint, or whatever to prepare even a storage closet someplace to house the records until they could be sorted through and preserved. I was told "We'd rather handle that ourselves." They certainly turned down the LDS/TSLA joint effort that would have relieved this situation AT NO COST TO THE COUNTY nearly 3 years ago! 4. The county's historical society doesn't seem to care. I've talked about this personally with Kevin Collins, president of the organization. None of its members are motivated to upset the status quo. 5. This all came up when the Grainger County heritage book committee was talking about what to do with proceeds from the book sales. Because of the attitude of the county commission, no one wanted to donate funds toward a preservation effort that would probably never take place! 6. The county has refused to activate the REQUIRED public records commission, which would have responsibility for these records. 7. The county appears to be ignoring the retention schedules that are mandatory under state law. 8. By law, the state library has ultimate authority for these records. But, they don't have anyone locally who can enforce preservation. The most important thing at this point is to keep a clear head. Don't get some sort of frenzied response going. The law has already provided a structure. Unfortunately, it may take a Chancery Court suit to enforce its application. Remember, though, the Chancellor has deep political and personal investment in keeping the county officials happy. I'm not saying the Chancellor would be swayed, but he has to make an EQUITABLE decision -- one that might not please out-of-county genealogists. I would be happy to revise the 30+-page proposal to the Jefferson County Commission for presentation to Grainger County. This proposal instigated establishment of the Jefferson County public records commission and the archives. I'd also be happy to volunteer to serve as a consultant for the effort. I have more than 15 years' experience in archival preservation and document database design, so I know what's involved from the beginning to end. But, it's going to be a long, hard battle. Whomever takes on the Grainger County commission about this issue has to be ready to set aside most of the other things in his/her life for a while, because it will require a tremendous organizational effort. Before anyone volunteers to head it up, you must consider this. And, you've got to be willing to fight -- I mean really fight -- a hard battle against apathy on one front and obstinance on the other. I'm not volunteering for that job, mind. I'll be happy to provide expertise and serve as a resource, but I have too much other stuff going on in my life right now to devote all my attention to the plight of Grainger County's records. Billie R. McNamara, Webmistress TN Genealogy & History Website http://web.utk.edu/~kizzer/genehist/ The text of this message is copyright 1999 to Billie R. McNamara. All rights reserved. Permission is granted to Anita Hinson to forward this message to the tngraing-l mailing list, but no authority is granted to any other person or entity to "archive" or "redistribute" it in any form without the prior written permission of Billie R. McNamara. Anita L. Hinson

Bill that was good, only one problem (and this happens all the time in the old days) Mariah Majors married John D (Daniel) Mallicoat not James... this is my line so the name is John... but hey they spelled names in different ways back then. Sandy in Tucson ----- Original Message ----- From: Bill Waller <billiam@usit.net> To: <TNGRAING-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 1999 1:27 PM Subject: Re: [TNGRAING-L] Majors in Mickey's Marriage Books > Robert: In the Kennerly printed Grainger Co TN marriage books. > Book one 1796-1837 there is only ONE listed: > Dicey Majors to Elisha Eaton 19 Apr 1824 bondsman David Majors > Book two 1838-1866 there are several: > Abb Majors m E Satterfield 17/18 Oct 1855 Isaac Beeler JP > Daniel A Majors m Sarah Branson 2 May 1859 Isaac Beeler JP > James Majors m Sarah Dyer 1/2 Jan 1857 bondsman John Wolfenbarger, Isaac > Beeler JP > James Preston Majors m Marian Nash 18 Aug 1856 bondsman Alfred Leffew > Preston Majors m Polly Jones 26 Feb/4 Mar 1858 bondsman Wm Wolfenbarger B > Bronson JP > Thomas Majors m Pheba Farmer 27 Aug 1838 bondsman Reas Williams, John > Robertson JP > Polly Majors m John Bowers 2/3 Jan 1857 bondsman John Wolfenbarger, b Branson JP > Sarah Majors m Joseph Leffew 16/19 Apr 1839 bondsman James Kerby, John > Robinson JP > Mariah Majors m James D Mallicoat 1 Dec 1860 bondsman Daniel A Majors, Henry G > Kitts JP > Margaret Majors m J W Satterfield 3 Jan 1866 bondsman V D A Majors > Hope that helps.--Bill > > > Robert Strong wrote: > > > > I saw Mickey's reply to cousin Sandy regarding the familiarity of the > > surnames mentioned in her message. I am particularly interested in > > following up on the Majors surname. > > > > Sandy and my earliest known Majors ancestor was Thomas Majors, born > > about 1811 in TN. He married Phebe Leffew, who had previously been > > married to John Farmer, on 27 Aug 1838 in Grainger Co., TN. It's > > possible Thomas may have been previously married since two of the > > children listed in the 1850 census (James and Daniel Absalom) seem to > > have been born before Thomas and Phebe married, assuming the census > > records are accurate. (I guess the other possibilities are that they > > were Phebe's children by her prior marriage who took the Majors name, or > > the marriage date was not correctly transcribed.) > > > > Since Mickey's marriage books only cover the period from 1796-1829, I'm > > intrigued by her statement the Majors surname was one of several > > mentioned by Sandy that she had seen over and over. Could Mickey or > > someone confirm that there are Majors marriages in these books (and > > Leffew and Bowers for that matter). If so, I'll certainly want to buy > > them. I'd rather buy them than just get a lookup so as to help further > > Mickey's work. > > > > Robert Strong > >

Bill, would you mind looking in your books and see if there are any Hodge/s marriages listed that I don't have. I'm still missing a lot of info from about 1780 to 1845. What I've been able to get follows. Marriages in Grainger Co., Tn. prior to 1840 Bartholomew Hodges Married Nelly Mitchell 2/2/1832 John Holt Bds. Betsey Hodges Married Isham Smith 7/2/1811 [b. 12/25/1797, d/o James b. c1775 Va.] Deedama Hodges Married David Meltin 4/18/1821 Diannah Hodges Married Robert Joice 11/5/1836 Edmond Hodges Married Betty Smith 6/8/1816 William McGill Bds. Edmond Hodges Married Mary Noe 4/6/1820 John Hodges, Bondsman Edward Hodges Married Pheby Mayes 2/25/1835 William Hodges, Bondsman [b.1816 see file on Thomas & Susannah Bomar and Flem.gen] Eli Hodges Married Elizabeth Holston 7/9/1810 Benjamin Davis Bds. Frazer Hodges Married Betsy Miller 6/21/1823 David Countz Bds. [ Frazier.gen] Henry I. Hodges Married Jane Ivey 10/2/1830 James S. Campbell Bds. James Hodges Married Peggy Morgan 11/11/1808 William Morgan Bds. James Hodges Jr. Married Eliza Pollard 2/6/1831 James Pollard Bds. James D. Hodges Married Mary Riggs 4/18/1833 Jesse William Bds. Jemima Hodges Married Presley E. Satterfield 2/7/1839 John Hodges Married Mary Hudson 1/28/1803 James Hudson & John Cocke Bds. Lifty Hodges Married John Kinnon 11/5/1821 Lucy Hodges Marrried James Holt 5/11/1802 Martha Hodge Married Edmond Pemberton 1/8/1836 Welcome Hodges Bdm. Mary Hodges Married Preston Loyd 2/4/1839 Moses Hodges Married Delila Ivey 8/11/1797 Welcome Hodges, Bondsman Philamon Hodges Married Ann Bridgeman 1/17/1835 John Hodges, Bondsman Phillip Hodges Married Candis Howell 1/18/1797 James Cocke, Clk. Bds. *Phillip Hodges Married Candis Howell 1/18/1814 Jesse Hodges, Bondsman Rebecca Hodge Married William Penn Redus 11/8/1798 (more in file) Rebecca Hodges Married Joseph Daniel 12/21/1806 Tempe Hodges Married Benjamin Howell 3/20/1822 Thomas Hodges Married Elizabeth Morgan 6/13/1839 Welcome Hodges Married Elizabeth Corruthers 12/17/1808 James Hodges, Bondsman William Hodges Married Mary Joice 12/1/1829 James Countz Bds. Ken in Orlando At 04:17 PM 11/10/1999 -0500, you wrote: >Robert: > >Tennessee Grainger County >Marriage Bonds and Licenses >1796-1837 >Book No. 1 >Compiled by >Billie Wyrick Kennerly >Houston, Texas >1964 > >Book No 2 >1838-1866 >1968 > >They were $17.50 each when I bought them in 1979 >She is dead but the copyright is held by some organization. > >WPA did Grainger Co TN marriages 1838-1857 >Since there is no copyright, >I'm starting to put in on my web page >http://www.public.usit.net/billiam/grcotnwpamar.html >Thanks.--Bill > >Robert Strong wrote: >> >> Thanks Bill. The marriages of Dicey Majors (1824) and Sarah Majors >> (1839) may well be the clues I've been looking for in my effort to find >> parents and siblings of my Thomas Majors who married Phebe Farmer (nee >> Leffew) in 1838. I am descended from their daughter, Polly Majors, who >> married John Bowers in 1857. >> >> I take it this is from another compilation of Grainger Co. marriages. >> What are the citation details for this compilation? Thanks again. >> >> Robert Strong. > >

I believe, this James would have been too old to have a sister that married in 1828, when his youngest daughter married in 1796 in Henry County, VA and his youngest son ca 1800 in TN. Virginia -----Original Message----- From: duane mills <duane@online.no> To: TNGRAING-L@rootsweb.com <TNGRAING-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Wednesday, November 10, 1999 11:51 AM Subject: Re: [TNGRAING-L] Dr James Law Warren-1801 >Did this James Taylor have a sister named Anna, that married Ralph Shelton >abt. 1828 in Grainger Co? > >Duane Mills >Stavanger, Norway > >>Daniel Taylor is the son of James Taylor and Ann (Nancy) Owens. >> >>Daniel married Jane Rowland ca 1780 in Henry County, VA. >> >>I am a descendant of Daniel's younger sister, Nancy Taylor Cannon. >> >>Virginia >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Mary Tuley <marya@texoma.net> >>To: TNGRAING-L@rootsweb.com <TNGRAING-L@rootsweb.com> >>Date: Wednesday, November 10, 1999 12:05 AM >>Subject: [TNGRAING-L] Dr James Law Warren-1801 >> >> >>>Dr James Law Warren-b. 1801, a son of Robert Warren and Mary Law. He >>>married 1825 in Grainger Co., Tn to Jane Taylor-b. 1802 in Grainger Co., >>Tn, >>>a dau of Daniel Taylor and Jane Rowland. >>> Jane Taylor grew up in Grainger Co., Tn. >>>Does anyone have information on this family? >>>Mary >>> > > >

I was in Rutledge last month and found some marriages listed in the two marraige books published in the 1980's. But the licenses I would like to have copies of were gone - about a dozen or so. The clerks do not watch people when they go into the vault where the licenses are kept. Anyone can take one. I really don't think they care at all - just that genealogists are a nuisance they have to put up with. Lynda

I have a Vania Elizabeth Taylor-b. 1847 Grainger Co., Tn--married 1866 to John Shelton (they went to Ks, Mo, and AR. John died and Vania married Arthur Richardson. Vania Taylor was a dau of George Grant Taylor and Elizabeth Lane. and Geoge Grant Taylor was a son of Hughes Owen Taylor and Elizabeth Kennon and Hughes Owen Taylor was a son of Daniel Taylor and Jane Rowland. That's all i have, Mary

My husband is a descendant of Daniel Taylor and Jane Rowland. Their daughter Desdemona Taylor-b.Apr 19 1778 married Thomas Turley June 5 1811 in Grainger Co., Tn. Desdemona was the fifth of 13 children born to Daniel Taylor and Jane Rowland. One of the children of Thomas Turley and Desdemona Taylor was named(1)William Holliday Turley and another son was (2)Hon.Thomas Whitesides Turley who married Mary Rodgers Cocke. William Holliday Turley married Elizabeth Cocke and Mary McFarland. (3)Daniel Turley-b.1812 --m. Martha Peck (4)John Buchanan Turley--m. Mary Scott and Sarah Scott (5)James Monroe Turley--m.Lucinda Smith and Jane Scules (6)Mary Jane Turley--m. David N. Rich(7)Nancy Areta Turley--m.Judge William McFarland(8)Robert Lee Turley--m.Barbara Leffew and Mary Mayes(9)Elizabeth Desdemona Turley--m. William Deaderick Lee<>My LINE Thanks, Mary

Robert: Tennessee Grainger County Marriage Bonds and Licenses 1796-1837 Book No. 1 Compiled by Billie Wyrick Kennerly Houston, Texas 1964 Book No 2 1838-1866 1968 They were $17.50 each when I bought them in 1979 She is dead but the copyright is held by some organization. WPA did Grainger Co TN marriages 1838-1857 Since there is no copyright, I'm starting to put in on my web page http://www.public.usit.net/billiam/grcotnwpamar.html Thanks.--Bill Robert Strong wrote: > > Thanks Bill. The marriages of Dicey Majors (1824) and Sarah Majors > (1839) may well be the clues I've been looking for in my effort to find > parents and siblings of my Thomas Majors who married Phebe Farmer (nee > Leffew) in 1838. I am descended from their daughter, Polly Majors, who > married John Bowers in 1857. > > I take it this is from another compilation of Grainger Co. marriages. > What are the citation details for this compilation? Thanks again. > > Robert Strong.

There is a copy of the index by Kennerly in the county clerks office in Rutledge. Someone from Oklahoma came into the office a couple of weeks ago and we check the index and found a marriage license listed but it wasn't in the box. It has either been lost/stolen or it has been misfiled. The books that we are putting together are the license/bonds that are presently found filed in Grainger Co. I hope this helps. Mickey

Thanks Bill. The marriages of Dicey Majors (1824) and Sarah Majors (1839) may well be the clues I've been looking for in my effort to find parents and siblings of my Thomas Majors who married Phebe Farmer (nee Leffew) in 1838. I am descended from their daughter, Polly Majors, who married John Bowers in 1857. I take it this is from another compilation of Grainger Co. marriages. What are the citation details for this compilation? Thanks again. Robert Strong.

Robert: In the Kennerly printed Grainger Co TN marriage books. Book one 1796-1837 there is only ONE listed: Dicey Majors to Elisha Eaton 19 Apr 1824 bondsman David Majors Book two 1838-1866 there are several: Abb Majors m E Satterfield 17/18 Oct 1855 Isaac Beeler JP Daniel A Majors m Sarah Branson 2 May 1859 Isaac Beeler JP James Majors m Sarah Dyer 1/2 Jan 1857 bondsman John Wolfenbarger, Isaac Beeler JP James Preston Majors m Marian Nash 18 Aug 1856 bondsman Alfred Leffew Preston Majors m Polly Jones 26 Feb/4 Mar 1858 bondsman Wm Wolfenbarger B Bronson JP Thomas Majors m Pheba Farmer 27 Aug 1838 bondsman Reas Williams, John Robertson JP Polly Majors m John Bowers 2/3 Jan 1857 bondsman John Wolfenbarger, b Branson JP Sarah Majors m Joseph Leffew 16/19 Apr 1839 bondsman James Kerby, John Robinson JP Mariah Majors m James D Mallicoat 1 Dec 1860 bondsman Daniel A Majors, Henry G Kitts JP Margaret Majors m J W Satterfield 3 Jan 1866 bondsman V D A Majors Hope that helps.--Bill Robert Strong wrote: > > I saw Mickey's reply to cousin Sandy regarding the familiarity of the > surnames mentioned in her message. I am particularly interested in > following up on the Majors surname. > > Sandy and my earliest known Majors ancestor was Thomas Majors, born > about 1811 in TN. He married Phebe Leffew, who had previously been > married to John Farmer, on 27 Aug 1838 in Grainger Co., TN. It's > possible Thomas may have been previously married since two of the > children listed in the 1850 census (James and Daniel Absalom) seem to > have been born before Thomas and Phebe married, assuming the census > records are accurate. (I guess the other possibilities are that they > were Phebe's children by her prior marriage who took the Majors name, or > the marriage date was not correctly transcribed.) > > Since Mickey's marriage books only cover the period from 1796-1829, I'm > intrigued by her statement the Majors surname was one of several > mentioned by Sandy that she had seen over and over. Could Mickey or > someone confirm that there are Majors marriages in these books (and > Leffew and Bowers for that matter). If so, I'll certainly want to buy > them. I'd rather buy them than just get a lookup so as to help further > Mickey's work. > > Robert Strong

Did this James Taylor have a sister named Anna, that married Ralph Shelton abt. 1828 in Grainger Co? Duane Mills Stavanger, Norway >Daniel Taylor is the son of James Taylor and Ann (Nancy) Owens. > >Daniel married Jane Rowland ca 1780 in Henry County, VA. > >I am a descendant of Daniel's younger sister, Nancy Taylor Cannon. > >Virginia >-----Original Message----- >From: Mary Tuley <marya@texoma.net> >To: TNGRAING-L@rootsweb.com <TNGRAING-L@rootsweb.com> >Date: Wednesday, November 10, 1999 12:05 AM >Subject: [TNGRAING-L] Dr James Law Warren-1801 > > >>Dr James Law Warren-b. 1801, a son of Robert Warren and Mary Law. He >>married 1825 in Grainger Co., Tn to Jane Taylor-b. 1802 in Grainger Co., >Tn, >>a dau of Daniel Taylor and Jane Rowland. >> Jane Taylor grew up in Grainger Co., Tn. >>Does anyone have information on this family? >>Mary >>

Daniel Taylor is the son of James Taylor and Ann (Nancy) Owens. Daniel married Jane Rowland ca 1780 in Henry County, VA. I am a descendant of Daniel's younger sister, Nancy Taylor Cannon. Virginia -----Original Message----- From: Mary Tuley <marya@texoma.net> To: TNGRAING-L@rootsweb.com <TNGRAING-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Wednesday, November 10, 1999 12:05 AM Subject: [TNGRAING-L] Dr James Law Warren-1801 >Dr James Law Warren-b. 1801, a son of Robert Warren and Mary Law. He >married 1825 in Grainger Co., Tn to Jane Taylor-b. 1802 in Grainger Co., Tn, >a dau of Daniel Taylor and Jane Rowland. > Jane Taylor grew up in Grainger Co., Tn. >Does anyone have information on this family? >Mary >

Please be careful about the storage. If these are put in private locations, they may be forgotten or the person sell out or move or-------? Barbara

I saw Mickey's reply to cousin Sandy regarding the familiarity of the surnames mentioned in her message. I am particularly interested in following up on the Majors surname. Sandy and my earliest known Majors ancestor was Thomas Majors, born about 1811 in TN. He married Phebe Leffew, who had previously been married to John Farmer, on 27 Aug 1838 in Grainger Co., TN. It's possible Thomas may have been previously married since two of the children listed in the 1850 census (James and Daniel Absalom) seem to have been born before Thomas and Phebe married, assuming the census records are accurate. (I guess the other possibilities are that they were Phebe's children by her prior marriage who took the Majors name, or the marriage date was not correctly transcribed.) Since Mickey's marriage books only cover the period from 1796-1829, I'm intrigued by her statement the Majors surname was one of several mentioned by Sandy that she had seen over and over. Could Mickey or someone confirm that there are Majors marriages in these books (and Leffew and Bowers for that matter). If so, I'll certainly want to buy them. I'd rather buy them than just get a lookup so as to help further Mickey's work. Robert Strong

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