Hey Paul, THERE are still Naylors around Finger. Seems like one of them wrote a book recently on the history of Finger. I was raised just down the road from there at Bethel. David Agnew Jonesboro AR At 10:16 PM 12/7/98 -0600, you wrote: >Hi Gang, >I'm looking for decendants of Robert Oscar Naylor. He was born in Finger. >According to the headstone, on June 17, 1880. I have heard Dad talk about an >Aunt Martha, Aunt Cibie, Uncle Frank and Uncle Ben. >A Robert O. is listed on the 1910 Chester Co. Census with George as father >and Amanda C. is buried with him at Friendship Cemetary. What I am trying to >find out is, were there more than one Robert O. Naylor in Chester Co. , >McNairy Co. or anywhere close by. The 1910 census listed him as 28, he >shuld have been 30 in 1910. > >Robert Oscar Naylor married Nancy Ann Gilam somewhere around 1921. They >moved to Memphis and then shortly afterward to Pine Bluff, AR. He was a >Coach Builder for the Cotton Belt Rail Road In P.B. > >Any info would be appreciated, >Paul Naylor >[email protected] >Beebe, Ar > >

Hi Gang, I'm looking for decendants of Robert Oscar Naylor. He was born in Finger. According to the headstone, on June 17, 1880. I have heard Dad talk about an Aunt Martha, Aunt Cibie, Uncle Frank and Uncle Ben. A Robert O. is listed on the 1910 Chester Co. Census with George as father and Amanda C. is buried with him at Friendship Cemetary. What I am trying to find out is, were there more than one Robert O. Naylor in Chester Co. , McNairy Co. or anywhere close by. The 1910 census listed him as 28, he shuld have been 30 in 1910. Robert Oscar Naylor married Nancy Ann Gilam somewhere around 1921. They moved to Memphis and then shortly afterward to Pine Bluff, AR. He was a Coach Builder for the Cotton Belt Rail Road In P.B. Any info would be appreciated, Paul Naylor [email protected] Beebe, Ar

1850 Census Dw#321 Palmer, Joseph 23 M W NC farmer Sarah 18 F W TN Elen 1 F W TN Dw # 331 Palmer, Christine 48 F W NC William 18 M W NC Daniel 16 M W NC DW # 417 Palmer, William 35 M W VA Farmer Nancey 26 F W TN Sarah 8 F W TN Mary 6 F W TN Elizabeth 5 F w TN Ann 2 F W TN William 1 M W TN DW # 580 Palmer Richard S. 21 M W NC Overseer He is living in the household of William CROWDER. Susie Jourdan - Grant [email protected] Branches And Twigs http://home.earthlink.net/~krista3 Granted's Web http://members.tripod.com/Granted TNHARDEM-L - Hardeman CO. TN List Mistress -----Original Message----- From: Betty Fleener [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, November 15, 1998 3:22 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [TNHARDEM-L] PALMER, Christian

My JORDAN/JOURDAN, TAYLOR and Hardeman CO. TN pages have been updated somewhat and moved to a new location. First page for early deeds is up but not completed as I am having a lot of problems transcribing these old deeds. All errors are mine. Granted's Web at http://members.tripod.com/Granted . Welcome any comments, suggestions, criticism , etc. Branches and Twigs is back online but still under major construction and some links are still not working. Susie Jourdan-Grant [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> Branches And Twigs <http://home.earthlink.net> Granted's Web <http://members.tripod.com/Granted> List Mistress for TNHARDEM-L Genealogy and Family History for Hardeman CO TN

Hi Bessie --- Thganks for your thoughtfulness. May the God of all creation bless you and all on this day. May you have a good time and remember the gift of life. Peace Betty & Allen [email protected] ---------- > From: Bessie Turley <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: Unidentified subject! > Date: Tuesday, November 24, 1998 10:44 PM > > > Hello Everyone, > > HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!!!! > > > I hope each and everyone of you a safe and Happy Thanksgiving. > May God Richly Bless and Keep you and yours. > > > Bessie Turley > [email protected]

Hello Everyone, HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!!!! I hope each and everyone of you a safe and Happy Thanksgiving. May God Richly Bless and Keep you and yours. Bessie Turley [email protected]

Hardeman County Marriages 1823-1861 printed by the Sistlers in 1986 from Mr. Quinnie Armour's WPA-copied marriages. p. 52 Grooms **Spurling, Geo. W. to Minervia J. Crews 3-1-1858 Sperlin, Elias to Susan R. Binkley 1-25-1858 Sperling, Benj. to Milly Hamilton 9-25-1833 Sperling, John to Sarah Mayfield 1-31-1833 (2-5-1833) Sprulin, A.C. to Elizabeth Hamlin? 11-30-1849 (11-3?-1849) Spurlin, Berry to Milly Marler 7-21-1837 p.53 Spurling, Levi to Lavina (Lavivian) cooper 6-22-1827 (6-23-1827) p.55 Brides Sperling, Sarah to Jesse Henson 3-7-1827 (3-14-1827) Spurlin, Penny to William Fellow 6-3-1831 (6-12-1831) [I thought Penny was a modern name!] Spurling, Frances to Randle Hamilton 12-11-1833 Spurling, Mary to Bird Bazel 6-22-1827 (6-24-1827) p. 13 Grooms Crews, Eppy to Syrena Carter 2-9-1837 Crews, Isaac T. to Elizabeth A.F. Tisdale 11-5-1853 (11-7-1853) Crews, John to Elizabeth Wright 10-31-1832 (11-1-1832) Crews, John to Mary Jane Tisdale 12-31-1849 (1-10-1850) Crews, Jonathan to Elizabeth Bumpass 9-26-1827 Crews, Peter R. to Mary Adams 8-30-1854 Crews, Wm. H. to Arpy? Tisdale 2-7-1855 (2-8-1855) page 14 Brides Crews, E.F. to A.E. Lewis 7-16-1856 Crews, Eliza T. to James A. Rose 3-10-1852 (3-11-1852) Crews, Fannie N. to John W. Holford 3-14-1859 (3-15-1859) Crews, Martha C. To Saml H. Lambert 4-14-1858 (4-15-1858) Crews, Mary Ann to Richard C. Hill 11-27-1849 (11-29-1849) Crews, Mary H. to Timothy Lax 12-17-1852 (12-19-1852) Crews, Mary Jane to Jonathan Joyner 4-14-1858 (4-20-1858) Crews, Milly to Willson B. McElroy 10-15-1838 **Crews, Minervia J. to Geo. W. Spurling 3-1-1858 Crews, Nancy Ann to Green B. Carter 1-3-1839 Crews, Olivia C. to Isaiah Watkins 12-24-1849 Crews, Ophelia J. to Wm. Dodson 3-19-1857 (3-17?-1857) Crews?, Martha R. (P.?) to Thomas Oliver 1-14-1840 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~1850 Census Hardeman Co, [1987 S-K Publication] hh326 family 328 William Cruise 35 M Blacksmith b. KY Rebeca 35 F b. TN Elizabeth 14 F b. MS Martha 12 F b. MS Manervy 10 F b. MS(attended school within yr) William 8 M b. MS James 6 M b. MS Arminta 4 F b. MS Virginia 2 F b. MS on the same page hh 337 is James Cruise 28 b KY with family wf Hester 21 b NC; Mary 5 b. TN; Neal S. 3 b. TN and Martha 1 b. TN

As some of you may remember, I've been searching for my SPURLIN ancestors of Bolivar, Hardeman Co., TN. Now I've also gotten involved in co-hosting a new Web-based SPURLIN/SPURLING/SPERLING surname list! To subscribe, use URL http://onelist.com/subscribe.cgi/SPURLIN. Hope to see you there! Regards, Terri McDonald Hauk [email protected] PS: BTW, here's what I have (thanks to Susie Grant): George W. Spurlin, born ~1839, died 1914 in TN, married Jane ??, found in 1880 Hardeman Co., TN census. Household 264: Spurlin, G.W. 41 TN TN TN Jane 31 Wife TN NC NC George 14 Son Robert 13 Son Lee 11 Son Udora 10 Dau William 6 Son John 5 Son Ann 2 Dau (Julia Ann?) Daughter Julia Ann Spurlin, b. ~1878, married Robert Louis Fawcett on 16 March 1898, Hardeman Co., TN--they are my g-grandparents. Lee SPURLIN's death certificate shows his parents as George W. SPURLIN and Pamelia JACKSON. I don't know if Jane==Pamelia or if perhaps Jane was a second wife.

Hello David, Have you done any JORDAN research? Are your JORDANS from TN - MS - AL or GA ? Thanks much Susie Jourdan - Grant [email protected] Branches And Twigs http://home.earthlink.net Graphics Class http://members.tripod.com/Granted TNHARDEM-L - Hardeman CO. TN List Mistress -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, November 15, 1998 10:30 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [TNHARDEM-L] PALMER, Christian My G Grand Parents, William F. Palmer and Nancy L. B. Hubbard were married in Hardeman County, Ten. June 9, 1840. In 1850 census lists Dw. # 417 William F. Palmer 25 - born Sept 18, 1814 Virginia wife Nancy 26 - born Feb. 2, 1823 TN. In the early 1850s they were living in Van Zandt, Texas where on Oct 27, 1858 they gave 5 Ac. for Old Bethel Cem. Nancy L. B. Hubbard d 1859, William F. Palmer married a 2nd time and died 1867. I have been trying to connect my Palmer to the Martin Palmer family of Virginia. Hope this is of some help. David L. Jordan Katy, Texas

Susie, Here is the bio on Thornton and Nancy Jones, hope that I have not given this to you previously. But it is surely worth repeating. Thornton and Nancy Jones were living in Hardeman County at the time of its creation in 1823. On 7 June 1826, he took out an occupant claim for 50 acres in the county and later acquired more land. Thornton was born 24 March 1783, in South Carolina. Nancy was born 2 March 1788 in Georgia. By 1814 Thornton and Nancy were living in Robertson county, TN when Thornton enlisted as a soldier in the War of 1812, on 13 Nov 1814, at Nashville. He was a second lieutenant in Captain Richard Crunk's Company of Infantry, Second Regiment West Tennessee Militia, under the command of Colonel John Cooke. He was honorably discharged on 13 May 1815 at Nashville. Thornton and Nancy were the parents of nine children: John T. 1808; James M. 1810 in Georgia, married Rebecca A. Casey in 1835, and died in 1854; Caroline 1813 in Tennessee, married Mumford Stokes Marsh in 1829, and died in 1879; Harriet Wilson 1815, married William Brooks Ruffin in 1833; Olivia married Joseph Short in 1834; W. T. March 9, 1820-1856; Lemuel Hiram 1824, married Elizabeth Young in 1846, and died in the 1870's; Rose Anna 1828, married Robert S. Carter in 1844; and Nancy 13 June 1830, married James Winchester Deming in 1845, and died in 1858. Thornton Jones died in Hardeman County on 8 June 1858; Nancy on 2 July 1858. They are buried in the Jones-Marsh Cemetery near Toone. they lived in the old Civil District 14. written by Donald G. Brown Hope that this helps you out a bit Mindy Thompson [email protected]

Susie Grant wrote: > If you find a will for a John T. JONES who died before Jan 1834, I would > love to know if there is mention of a Nancey (JONES ) TAYLOR. I found > records of his estate sale but not a will or estate settlement. Only a list > of items sold and the purchasers of these items. A couple of those buying > property were Thornton JONES, Nancy JONES and my ancestor Augustus TAYLOR > whose wife was another Nancy JONES. This Jan 1834 record in minutes Book 1, > county Circuit court minutes is the earliest written record that I have > found for Gusty and Nancy ( JONES ) TAYLOR in Hardeman CO. They get lost > between selling property in Rowan CO NC in 1826 until this record of Jan. > 1834.At this time I do not have a JONES family for Nancy > This John T. Jones is probably the son of Thornton and Nancy Day Jones who death date is listed in the Thornton Jones Family Bible as 12 August 1833. Thornton and Nancy Jones have a daughter, Nancy, b. Dec. 11, 1823, who married James Winchester Deming, Dec 23, 1845. Your Nancy may be a sister to Thornton. James

_Hardeman County Marriages 1823-1861_, Sistler's 1986 edition of WPA copied marriages (if given, the second date is solemnization date) p. 59 Grooms Wiggins, James R. to Elizabeth S. Jones 6-27-1859 solemnized-6-30-1859 p.30 Grooms Jones, John T. to Martha Swindle 4-13-1836 Jones, W.T. to Sarah Comer 12-5-1855 p.54 Grooms--copied all Swindles Swindle, Holloway to Rebecca Adamson 7-17-1838 Swindle, Jas. M. to Susan Mathews 12-17-1857 Swindle, John to Permilia Roberts 7-26-1836 Swindle, Joseph A. to Mary Tune 3-15-1837 (3-16-1837) [maybe Toone] Swindle, R.D. to Elizabeth Lambert 3-3--1849 (4-1-1849) p. 36 Grooms copied all McGlothlins McGlothlin, Ephraim to Margaret J. Crane 3-12-1857 McGlothlin, John to Eunice Keller 11-2-1826 (11-4-1826) McGlothlin, Wm. R. to Henrietta Thornton 1-6-1862 p. 56 Brides copied all Swindles Swindle, Emily Adaline to Josiah D. Miller 9-14-1853 (9-1501853) Swindle, Martha to John T. Jones 4-13-1836 Swindle, Sarah Ann to Andrew J. Meador 12-25-1860 p.38 Brides the only one McGlaughlin, Elizabeth to Geo. McClendon 12-22-1851 (12-23-1851) By any chance, did they go to [Union Co?] Illinois during the War Between the States?

My G Grand Parents, William F. Palmer and Nancy L. B. Hubbard were married in Hardeman County, Ten. June 9, 1840. In 1850 census lists Dw. # 417 William F. Palmer 25 - born Sept 18, 1814 Virginia wife Nancy 26 - born Feb. 2, 1823 TN. In the early 1850s they were living in Van Zandt, Texas where on Oct 27, 1858 they gave 5 Ac. for Old Bethel Cem. Nancy L. B. Hubbard d 1859, William F. Palmer married a 2nd time and died 1867. I have been trying to connect my Palmer to the Martin Palmer family of Virginia. Hope this is of some help. David L. Jordan Katy, Texas

Hi, On the 1850 TN census index I found a Christian and Joseph Palmer on page 91 of Hardeman County. Could someone please look on the cesusu record for me and tell me who all is listed with them and the other information listed. I would REALLY appreciate it. I'm having trouble finding my husband's gg grandparents who are supposed to have been in TN about that time. Betty Fleener

1850 Census lists in dwelling 1650 JONES, John T. 65 M W VA. Farmer Martha 39 F W TN William 14 M W TN Lealin 11 M W TN Nancey 6 F W TN Dwelling 1585 McGAUPHLIN, Jane 40 F W KY, Elizabeth 18 F W KY, Ephram 15 M W KY, Mary 13 F W KY, Samuel 11 M W KY, Nancey 8 F W KY, Martha 6 F W KY, Jane 4 F W KY. Dwelling 1575 is W. WIGGONS Dwelling 1603 CRAINE, A If you find a will for a John T. JONES who died before Jan 1834, I would love to know if there is mention of a Nancey (JONES ) TAYLOR. I found records of his estate sale but not a will or estate settlement. Only a list of items sold and the purchasers of these items. A couple of those buying property were Thornton JONES, Nancy JONES and my ancestor Augustus TAYLOR whose wife was another Nancy JONES. This Jan 1834 record in minutes Book 1, county Circuit court minutes is the earliest written record that I have found for Gusty and Nancy ( JONES ) TAYLOR in Hardeman CO. They get lost between selling property in Rowan CO NC in 1826 until this record of Jan. 1834.At this time I do not have a JONES family for Nancy Later, Susie Jourdan - Grant [email protected] Branches And Twigs http://home.earthlink.net Graphics Class http://members.tripod.com/Granted TNHARDEM-L - Hardeman CO. TN List Mistress -----Original Message----- From: Nancy Harwood [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Saturday, November 14, 1998 9:55 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [TNHARDEM-L] Harde-Facts In my continuing search for my elusive great-grandfather John Thomas (or John Thompson or Johnny Thompson) Jones, born June 1859 in either Tennessee or Illinois, I may have found another tiny lead. A copy of a legal document found by a cousin shows Abijah B. Crain of Hardeman County, TN in 1867 as administrator of the estate of a John T. Jones, whose widow's name was Martha. Others shown as having an interest in the estate of the deceased were "W.T. Jones, James Wiggins and wife Elizabeth, and John Jones minor heir of J.T. Jones." I am wondering if the minor John Jones could possibly be my John T. Does anybody happen to have a Hardeman County W.T. Jones or an Elizabeth Jones married to a Wiggins? BTW, Abijah B. Crain was the grandfather of Martha Elizabeth McGlothlin, who married my John T. Jones in 1880. Any information would be appreciated. Nancy Harwood Houston, TX

In my continuing search for my elusive great-grandfather John Thomas (or John Thompson or Johnny Thompson) Jones, born June 1859 in either Tennessee or Illinois, I may have found another tiny lead. A copy of a legal document found by a cousin shows Abijah B. Crain of Hardeman County, TN in 1867 as administrator of the estate of a John T. Jones, whose widow's name was Martha. Others shown as having an interest in the estate of the deceased were "W.T. Jones, James Wiggins and wife Elizabeth, and John Jones minor heir of J.T. Jones." I am wondering if the minor John Jones could possibly be my John T. Does anybody happen to have a Hardeman County W.T. Jones or an Elizabeth Jones married to a Wiggins? BTW, Abijah B. Crain was the grandfather of Martha Elizabeth McGlothlin, who married my John T. Jones in 1880. Any information would be appreciated. Nancy Harwood Houston, TX

Several years ago while in Nashville I found an article in McNairy County Independent Newspaper, Selmer, TN, Friday, Dec. 17, 1948 - First White Settler in Western Tennessee. The subject of the article was DANIEL COX. According to the article three of Daniel's children married children of GATIS/GAYDUS FOX who died ca. 1855 in Gibson Co., TN. Over the years I have corresponded with many descendants of these families. I'm hoping some of those people are on this mailing list because I really do need to shout, days of doing handsprings are long since gone. I'VE FOUND THEM! Daniel and Darkis were in Casey Co., KY. They apparently sold their property on 24 Aug 1816 in preparation for their move to AL and then into the Hardman-McNairy Co., TN, area. A special thanks to David Hacking for contacting me about the FOX family. With our combined information, I think we're going to be able to finally document an old family legend. Jacque

Would appreciate a lookup in any records available for William M HICKMAN; b Dec 1849 in TN; d Prox 1915/1920 in TN; m 1) Amanda THOMAS abt 1870/1895 in TN and m 2) Mary ______ in TN abt 1890/1891. Children of William and Mary all born in TN: Ellen, Henry and Essie HICKMAN. This is my great grandfather who is lost in Tennessee. He had a habit of going over the line into Whitfield Co., GA now and again, but can find no record of him and his family in Tennessee (only in GA in 1900 census). Would appreciate any help or suggestions. I am at a dead end. Bev Vancouver, WA [email protected]

Someone had asked how Faye Tennyson Davidson was doing after her stroke. I contacted an acquaintance, and she tells me that Faye is doing very well. I also asked about the book, she thought they only had printed 1,000 of the Hardeman County Biographical Sketches and none available as far as she knew. Mindy [email protected]

Sorry to post this to the list but my messages to Mindy at [email protected] keep coming back. Mindy Thanks for the look-up on Daniel. Unfortunately, none of the families you found are ours. Thanks again for trying to help so many people. Dawn Brasfield