Can someone tell me which funeral home in Hardeman county? My great grandfather died sometimes between 1900 and 1910,which funeral home would have been the one to bury him? Thank you Bessie [email protected]

Do not remember when or if i posted the following. I am looking for information on my gr grandfather Ezekiel bn 1/1/1810, NC. Married to Susannah G. Jones bn 6/2/1816, NC. Marriage on 12/4/1834. Their first child was born in TENN on 1/17/1836, so they were in Tenn at least for a short time. All the dates above were from the old family bible. The NC and Tenn were from census records at least as long as he was alive. Died 1862. After that Tenn started showing up sometimes. Does anyone have anything on them. Glendon Graham

I would like to contact descendants of Alfred Moore LAMBETH. He was born ca1807 in Craven or Rowan Co. N.C. and died in Hardeman Co. Tn.His parents were Samuel and Elizabeth(Heath) LAMBETH. Alfred married Eleanor Sanders 1828 in Davidson Co. N.C. They had one daughter Aseneth Brazil. Eleanor died 1834 in Hardeman Co. Tn. Alfred then married Caroline Eliza Campbell in 1835. Their children were : Mary Elizabeth , Nancy , Charles , Caroline , Alfred Moore Jr. , Felix , S.F. , Martha , James Knox Polk , Oscar , Erasmus , William L. , C.C. Evelyn Seddens [email protected]

Does anyone know who the parents of my great great grandfather William J. Coburn b. Ala. 1822 were? Any information will be greatly appreciated. William J. Coburn married Elizabeth Wyatt in 1846 and was in Stewart Co census 1850. They were in Hardiman Co. in 1860. My great grandfather Job Bell Coburn was born in Hardiman Co and my grandfather Charles Neely Coburn was born in Chester Co. Tn. I am at a standstill and need to find William and Elizabeth's parents. Will share what I have also. Charlene Coburn Renollet

I need ANY information on Eleanor "Nelly" SANDERS. She is said to have come from "Beaver Dam Creek"area of N.C. She married Alfred Moore Lambeth in Davidson Co. N.C. In 1833 they moved to Hardeman Co. Tn. On Sept.15, 1834 she died and is buried in Cypress Cemetery near Pocahontas, Tn. They had one daughter- Asenath Brazil Lambeth that married William Henry Seddens on 12-20-1853 in Hardeman Co. Tn.

Hi, Does anyone have information on an R.L. Lightfoot and the Lightfoot Plantation? Below is an accounting of his taking care of some people. Was he of the Lightfoot family of Bruswick Co. VA? Thank you Sylvia [email protected] Know all Men by These Presents, that R. L. Lightfoot of the County of Hardiman, State of Tennessee held and firmly bound to the United States of American in the sum of one hundred fifty dollars, for the payment of which I bind my heirs, executors and administrators, firmly, by these presents, in this contract: That I am to furnish the persons, whose names are subjoined (freed laborer), Quarters, Fuel, substantial and healthy Rations, all necessary Medical Attendance and Supplies in case of sickness, and the amount set opposite their respective names per month, during the continuation of this contract--the laborers to be paid in full before the final disposal of the crop which is to be raised by them on Lightfoot plantation, in the County of Hardiman, State of Tennessee. No. Names Age Rate of Pay per Month 1. Abram Knuckles 63 $9 2. Fanny Miller 50 $3 To commence 1st January 1866 and end 25th Dec. 1866. They to clothe themselves and pay their Doctors Bill. Mariah Neeborn, 13, black, Cook, born in Tennessee Thomas Neeborn, 8, black, born in Tennessee Kizziah Neeborn, 3, black, born in Tennessee Oron Neeborn, 1, black, born in Tennessee living on farm of R. L. Lightfoot, 32, white, born in North Carolina

A great BIG THANKS to Pat Vincent for the posting of TOONE and the RR History to the list. It was very helpful and much appreciatedl. Nancy Sullivan.

This is my first post to this list. Yesterday, I went to the Tennessee State Libary and Archives in Nashville and finally, after 18 years of looking, I think I have found my Great Grandmother. This is what I found: 1860 Census for Hardeman County Tennesse Page 215 or 216 (the copy didn't come our real well) Dwelling 979 Family 929 John H. Reed Age 35 Farmer RE: $2000. PP: $670 b. Tenn Martha J Age 30 b. Ala O??ah A Age 9 b. Miss Alice G Age 6 b. (?do) Margaret Age 4 b. Tenn Albert A Age 1 b. Tenn Charles A Reed Age 14 b. Miss Elizabeth J Bennett Age 24 b. Ala Two dwellings down there is a family with Sarah WILEY age 58 as the head of household. She was born in MS (I think it says) she has two daughters and one son; Elizabeth age 17 b. TN, Martha age 15 b. TN, and (?L)onnie H age 12 also b. TN. >From my years of research the following is what I have: Allis DUNNAM's death certificate shows her father as (??) REED Mother as (??) WILEY. She was born in Mississippi and at the time of her death in March 1934 in Walker Co. AL her age was given as 83 yrs 1 mo. 1 day and 8 hours old. This would have made her 9 years old in the 1860 census. However in census records found after her marriage to Tehofiholous Greenberry DUNNAM she would have been born in about 1855. Most of the census records show her birth place as MS with Father's birthplace in TN. I question the knowledge of the person who gave the information for her death certificate and prefer to think the census records are slightly more accurate (I have, so far, found no direct relationship with the info provider..I think he was a brother-in-law to her granddaughter..my aunt) Is anyone else researching this family? I would appreciate any info anyone has that can help me in deciding if this Alice REED is in fact my grandmother's mother Allis REED DUNNAM. Thank you for your patience in reading this long missive. I am just so excited to have this information and so want it to be correct. Gail W.

Nancy, it looks as if your man lived in Toone [District 15] and this is what _Hardeman County Historical Sketches_ has about the railroad there-- in the town sketch of Toone, page 33/34 taken from a paper written in 1966 by Mrs. Fred Brown. "The Illinois Central Railroad was built through this section in 1856. The fills for laying of the track were built with pick, shovel, hoe and wheelbarrow by slave labor. Toone Station came into being and was laid out in lots. The first business house was a small grocery owned by T.J. Ruffin. Later came Knott & Barham, Anderson & Bradford, W.F. Robinson, Dr. John Nuckolls' drugstore, and a saloon run by Jesse Jones and Steve Pipkin. From the beginning it was a prosperous town, the out-growth of the railroad shipping point. During the Civil War a detachment of Union soldiers camped at the foot of Murdaugh Springs, sent to hold the all-important railroad."..... p.34..."Four passenger trains at one time stopped at a large depot in Toone. It burned in the 30s and as roads improved the passenger train became obsolete."

I had a chance to look at the 1860 Hardeman County census today -- I had seen only the census index before that. Leollin Jones (who I think must have been my g-g-grandfather) is listed as a "railroad laborer". Would this have been someone who was laying tracks for the railroad? What was the status of the railroad in Hardeman County at that time, does anyone know? Nancy Harwood Houston, TX

Paul, We have a similar tale . . . Our ancestor, Newt Hendrix, was injured at Gettysburg and left for dead on the battlefield. He was taken prisoner and placed in a hospital for about a year. He says at the end of the year, he was released by the "Yankees" at Washington and returned home. The confederates considered him deserted. The union said he took the oath. We believe he may have been desperate to go home (he was only about 19 years old, lost an eye and was severely injured in the knee) and after a year, threw up his hands, took the oath and got to go home. He says he didn't take the oath, but who really knows? He was denied a pension because of it, though! Karen

Hey Gang, My ggrandfather, George Thomas Naylor, of Finger, TN is said to deserted the confederacy. He was under Gen. Bragg at Corinth, MS. Family lore says he was captured in the family attic and was taken back for execution but, escaped again. This time he went north and was suposed to have fought for the Union. Does anyone know haw to find out how much of this is true? Or how to find out if he actually fought for the Union? We would all feel better if we found out that he wasn't just a coward:) Thanks, Paul Naylor Beebe, Ar [email protected]

I just found out that some of my ROGERS ancestors moved to Hardeman County! Does anyone have Serena Rogers CARTWRIGHT in their database? Serena was the daughter of George and Elizabeth Rogers from Tippah County. I'd love to connect with someone on this line! Karen Rogers

Does anyone know where the early records might be found for Yarbrough & Sons Cabinet & Undertakers, Toone, TN. They were in business in 1915 (perhaps earlier) until at least 1938, based on death certificates of my family members. Any information is appreciated. Nell [email protected]

Rebecca- There is a website for funeral homes. I can not remember the URL. Check at Family Tree Maker. I think I saw it there. GY rebecca pacey wrote: > > Hi, > Perhaps you might write or call one of these four places, they might be > able to tell you where those records might be. A long shot, but maybe > you will get lucky. I got these from The Yellow Pages on the internet > People finder, there was none listed in Toone. > Becky Pacey > > Bolivar Funeral Home > 600 E Market St > Bolivar, TN > > Dixie Funeral Home > 750 Bills St > Bolivar, TN > > Hardeman County Funeral Services > 1515 W Market St > Bolivar, TN > > Shackelford Funeral Directors > 109 Mecklinburg Dr > Bolivar, TN > > ==== TNHARDEM Mailing List ==== > Only a Genealogist regards a step backwards, as progress

Hi, Perhaps you might write or call one of these four places, they might be able to tell you where those records might be. A long shot, but maybe you will get lucky. I got these from The Yellow Pages on the internet People finder, there was none listed in Toone. Becky Pacey Bolivar Funeral Home 600 E Market St Bolivar, TN Dixie Funeral Home 750 Bills St Bolivar, TN Hardeman County Funeral Services 1515 W Market St Bolivar, TN Shackelford Funeral Directors 109 Mecklinburg Dr Bolivar, TN

Nell, If you get an answer to that question I would sure be interested also. Susie Jourdan-Grant " Mammaw- Granted " [email protected] [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: The Cassatta's [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, February 09, 1999 7:44 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [TNHARDEM-L] EARLY FUNERAL HOMES/UNDERTAKERS Does anyone know where the early records might be found for Yarbrough & Sons Cabinet & Undertakers, Toone, TN. They were in business in 1915 (perhaps earlier) until at least 1938, based on death certificates of my family members. Any information is appreciated. Nell [email protected]

I thought a few might be interested in this message from another list, <-----Original Message----- <From: Vanessa Roberts [mailto:[email protected]] <Sent: Saturday, December 05, 1998 1:51 PM <To: [email protected] <Subject: [TNCARROL-L] [ARWASHIN-L] Good News for researchers (fwd.) < < <>Resent-Date: Fri, 5 Feb 1999 21:18:10 -0800 (PST) <>From: [email protected] <>Date: Sat, 6 Feb 1999 00:18:08 EST <>Old-To: [email protected] <>X-Mailer: AOL 4.0 for Windows 95 sub 4 <>Subject: [ARWASHIN-L] Good News for researchers (fwd.) <>Resent-From: [email protected] <>X-Mailing-List: <[email protected]> archive/latest/277 <>X-Loop: [email protected] <>To: [email protected] <>Resent-Sender: [email protected] <> <> <>>From: "Carolyn R. Green" <[email protected]> <>>Subject: Good News for researchers..Rec'd from another List.. <> <>>ARCHIVE PUTS HUDDLED MASSES ON-LINE - Volunteers scanning Ellis Island <>>Records. (SF Examiner 2/2/99) <>> <>>Climbing the family tree will take a lot less clawing as soon as <a nonprofit <>>foundation finishes a more than $15 million project to post Ellis Island <>>immigration records on the internet. <>> By helping people to access information instantly that previously was <>buried <>>in a bureaucratic quagmire, the project will revolutionize genealogicial <>>research for many of the more than 113 million Americans who already <actively <>>pursue their family histories. <>> Officials at the Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation in NY, the <same <>>organization that gave Lady Liberty a face lift in 1986 without <any public <>>funding, estimate that more than 40% of Americans can trace <their European <>>ancestry back to Ellis Island. <>> "This is going to be a reference point", said Vern Deubler, <Pres. of the <>>Calif. Genealogical Society, which was based in San Francisco <for a century <>>before moving to Oakland this year. "It's going to provide <people with very <>>important leads". <>> By the end of next year, the foundation hopes, people will be able to <>enter <>>any information they know about a progenitor and the program will search <more <>>than 20 million records for a match. The software will even be able to <>>tolerate misspellings. <>> If a match is found, the researcher can choose to print out a <photo of the <>>ship and a copy of the original manifesto that marked the immigrant's <>arrival. <>> At Fisherman's Wharf on Monday, Stephen Briganti, Chairman of the <>>foundation, said the new database would especially help Bay Area <researchers. <>> He said the Bay Area remains one of the major hubs for Eliis Island <>>immigrants and their descendants. Tens of thousands of <immigrants came here <>>after arriving through the port, first to fuel the Industrial <revolution and <>>later to farm wine grapes. He said first generation travelers <from the main <>>Ellis Island years - 1892 to 1924 - still live in the area. <>> Briganti added that Californians' interest in Ellis Island immigration <>>research, based on requests for the foundation's resources, is <outstripped <>>only by New yorkers'. <>> The database - which organizers say could be ready by the end <of 2000 - <>>will catalog records of almost 20 million immigrants who flooded <the tiny NY <>>Harbor island. Until now, those documents have been stored at <the National <>>Archives and Immigration and Naturalization Service in the <clunky microfilm <>>format. <>> The first phase of the project was to collect and digitize records and <>>install computers at the museum. <>> Now, Briganti said, putting the information on the Internet <has become a <>top <>>goal as well. <>> "We're pretty confident this is going to work," Briganti said. <"It's not <>>perfect, but it's light years ahead of going to the Archives." <>> A demonstration of the system showed that a reseacher can enter <information <>>in any or all of 11 fields, which ask for personal information <such as the <>>subject's name and country of birth, and immigration, like the subject's <port <>>of entry. <>> Foundation spokeswoman Peg Zitko said the project got off the <ground when <>a <>>nationwide network of Mormon volunteers agreed to digitize the microfilm <>>information for free. 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My JONES needle in the haystack is Nancy JONES b. ca 1793 in SC, married 1808 in Rowan CO NC to Augustus/Gusty TAYLOR. I have no other JONES documented at this time, but Nancy " may " be the D/O Solomon JONES and Elizabeth. Gusty and Nancy were in Hardeman Co by 1832. Susie Jourdan - Grant Burbank IL. [email protected] Branches And Twigs http://home.earthlink.net/~krista3 CONDER, GREEN, HICKS, McCORD, WILLIAMS Granted’s Web http://members.tripod.com/Granted CLARK, CROUSE, GREEN, JONES, JOURDAN, TAYLOR Granted's Web 2 http://millennium.fortunecity.com/cslewis/485/ VU Classes, My Adopted POW/MIA pages TNHARDEM-L - Hardeman CO. TN List Mistress CROUSE-L * New Family Surname list <-----Original Message----- <From: Nancy Harwood [mailto:[email protected]] <Sent: Friday, February 05, 1999 9:49 PM <To: [email protected] <Subject: [TNHARDEM-L] JONES/BORDMAN in Hardeman County < < <Still on the trail of my mysterious Joneses in Hardeman County, I found <today a marriage record for a Louallen JONES and Eliza V. BORDMAN for 22 <December 1844. Does anyone recognize these names? I can't help wondering <if this "Louallen" may have been an uncle of what I have decided must have <been my "Leollin"/"Leolen" that y'all kindly helped me find. < <I also found it interesting that an 1850 census entry showed a John Y. <JONES, 65, married to Martha 39 -- I wonder if this may have been the John <who married Martha SWINDLE? An 11-year-old Leolin is listed with this <family; parents are shown as born in Virginia and Tennessee. Family legend <has always been that this side of the family was from "the Carolinas" -- <but Leolin did marry Susan DIXON, whose parents were born in NC -- maybe <that explains it. <Nancy Harwood (still looking for needles in haystacks) < < < < <==== TNHARDEM Mailing List ==== <Shh! Be very, very quiet.... I’m hunting forebears. < <

Still on the trail of my mysterious Joneses in Hardeman County, I found today a marriage record for a Louallen JONES and Eliza V. BORDMAN for 22 December 1844. Does anyone recognize these names? I can't help wondering if this "Louallen" may have been an uncle of what I have decided must have been my "Leollin"/"Leolen" that y'all kindly helped me find. I also found it interesting that an 1850 census entry showed a John Y. JONES, 65, married to Martha 39 -- I wonder if this may have been the John who married Martha SWINDLE? An 11-year-old Leolin is listed with this family; parents are shown as born in Virginia and Tennessee. Family legend has always been that this side of the family was from "the Carolinas" -- but Leolin did marry Susan DIXON, whose parents were born in NC -- maybe that explains it. Nancy Harwood (still looking for needles in haystacks)