Seeking any information on Nathaniel J. Wilson who was first married to Susan Harriet Masoner in 1855. Susan married second to William Renner in 1869. When and where did Nathaniel Wilson die? Jean Masoner

Marge If you are still on this list will you contact me at jmasoner@isc-durant.com. I don't have your current email address. Jean Masoner

John Oliphant was from New Jersey and was a blacksmith before he arrived in Tennessee. He was supposed to have been at King's Mountain (don't have information with me but seems like it said he was a wagoneer and gunsmith) during the revolution. I believe his land grant was from North Carolina before that part became East Tennessee. There are papers with the DAR listing him as a patriot. believe with Tennessee. Janice

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: WayneSmith88 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.tennessee.counties.greene/9615.4.1.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Two different cemeteries/churches. Love is in Greene County and Luther is in Cocke County. Two different denominations... Love is Methodist (ME) and Luther is Lutheran. Appears to me that they are both listed correctly and that you found both. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

One place to look for apprentices is "Tennessee's Forgotten Children" Two editions for east and west. Gives an intensive list of people who agreed to accept children as apprentices in many type businesses....which is how most learned a trade. Another issue that arises with this is the term 'orphan'. Didn't always mean both parents were deceased...sometimes the father was deceased and mom had to send the children to other places. Joyce Gaston Reece, Secretary Friends of the Archives Historical & Preservation Society Monroe County, TN www.rootsweb.com/~tnfahps

I found this reference to blacksmiths in *Jonesborough The First Century of Tennessee's First Town* by Paul M Fink: "Blacksmith shops, serving also for gunsmithing operations and manned by capable artisans, were supplying many frontier needs." p.43 Jonesborough is in the adjacent Washington county and I am sure the conditions would have been similar. Cyndy

Teresa I live in the area & not aware of any schools around here. The majority of time trades such as this where done on the job. Example: A father passed away and the mother didn't have means to care for her children. The courts ordered the children to be placed into different homes, this helped another family out who needed workers. In other cases families where large & families where poor, other families would take children in to work the farms and etc. In these homes they learned a variety of skills. The boys may learn blacksmithing, coopering, farming & etc. Girls learned housekeeping skills & etc. My neighbor passed away about 10 yrs. ago in her 90's. Granny was a wonderful woman and told me how mountain life was throughout her lifetime. Granny's husband was an only child and they had 1 daughter and a very large farm [over 300 acres] with a mill. Granny would take in a couple of girls at a time. They lived in her home, she fed & clothed them, in return they worked around the farm & in the home. She's teach them to cook, sew, preserve food, raise a garden, feed animals & etc. They would hire men &! boys to bring in the hay & work the mill, the girls helped cook the meals [the hired help where always fed a very good hot meal, sometimes 2 or 3 meals] to feed the hired men. Some families took in boys & they worked the farms and learn the skills needed to care for a family. Most likely your John learned his trade in VA and brought his skills to TN when he migrated here & he taught his son. Hope this helps. Patti > My ancestor, John Oliphant (b 1750) was an early blacksmith in Greene Co., TN. He has also been mentioned as having been a gunsmith, I suppose he could have been easily involved with both occupations. He appears on the 1783 tax list and we know his son Thomas was also a blacksmith. I am interested in any and all material that might have information about TN blacksmiths. Is there a bladesmith's school anywhere near Greeneville? > > As an aside, it appears his son Thomas was also a distiller... > > > Thanks, > Teresa

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: kalypso56 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.tennessee.counties.greene/9615.4.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi there, I am confused. On Find a grave, in Cocke County, TN, I found Luther Memorial Lutheran Church Cemetery with 20 interments. But on Find a Grave there is no Love Memorial Lutheran Church Cemetery in the entire state of TN. There is, however, a Loves Memorial UM Church Cemetery in Greene Co., TN. Is it the Luther Memorial Lutheran Church Cemetery in Cocke County that just needs to have the name corrected? Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: MichaelImlerDopson Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.tennessee.counties.greene/9615.4.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I would think that Find a Grave would correct things like if they were reported! At least I think they should! Cathey Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: kaylamb2 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.tennessee.counties.greene/1257.1246.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: In Greene Co., Tn Lamb/Rollins/Ealey/Smelcer/Lawson/Doane/Bartley/Woods Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

My ancestor, John Oliphant (b 1750) was an early blacksmith in Greene Co., TN. He has also been mentioned as having been a gunsmith, I suppose he could have been easily involved with both occupations. He appears on the 1783 tax list and we know his son Thomas was also a blacksmith. I am interested in any and all material that might have information about TN blacksmiths. Is there a bladesmith's school anywhere near Greeneville? As an aside, it appears his son Thomas was also a distiller... Thanks, Teresa

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: cyndycox Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.tennessee.counties.greene/1257.1246.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: It is Tusculum College and I would contact the Elmer Cox Library in Greeneville, TN. This should be the best resource. I have not seen this cemetery, I do know that there was a Marshall family in Rheatown. I hope this helps Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: jnealeigh Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.tennessee.counties.greene/1257.1246.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hull, Barham, McAlister, Marshall, I am looking for a transcript of the persons interred at the Tuskelum Presbyterian Church or Shiloh. Do you know where I can get a copy of the persons buried there? Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: WayneSmith88 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.tennessee.counties.greene/9615.4.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I woule like to point out that in the findagrave listings, if a cemetery is near a county line, it may be located in the adjoining county. An example is Love Memorial Lutheran Church Cemetery. I am constantly forgetting that it sits on the Greene/Cocke county line, but is located in Cocke County. This is no problem if one does not search the index by county, but if the county is entered in the index, one will not find it in the Greene County listings. Simple, but can be problematic. Wayne Smith, Kansas City, MO Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: kalypso56 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.tennessee.counties.greene/9615.4/mb.ashx Message Board Post: There are 188 cemeteries listed in the Find a Grave website for Greene County TN. Some appear to be duplicates. You might find some cemeteries you need there, and there are several that need to have maps added. Greene County Cemeteries: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=csr&CScn=&CScntry=4&CSst=45&CScnty=2454 Procedure for adding maps to a cemetery on Find a Grave: Please email the latitude and longitude coordinates in decimal format (dd.dddd) to: info@findagrave.com. Be sure to include the link to the cemetery, cemetery name, city, county, and country in your email, so we know which cemetery the gps coordinates are for. You can also submit your request to their discussion forum. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: cyndycox Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.tennessee.counties.greene/1257.1246/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Who are your family members? There are at least two listings online for the Rheatown cemetery. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: aprilmh1628 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.tennessee.counties.greene/9615.3/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Who are you looking for? Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: aprilmh1628 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.tennessee.counties.greene/5062.3/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Several websites contain cemetery pics: http://www.graveaddiction.com/cemindex.html http://www.cemphotos.com/ http://www.usgennet.org/usa/topic/cemetery/tennessee/greene.htm Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

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have opened a Genealogical Book Store just off 25E between Harrogate and Tazewell, Tn. Email me direct for more information at sparky@netmichigan.net. Thank you Mark Treadway