I am researching the Pirtle and G. W. Black Families of Hardeman County.. My Grandmother was a Black before she married and moved to McNairy county. Her mother was a Pirtle. Most of the families lived north of Bolivar and around Toone and up to Vildo and over to Whiteville. I am also interested in the postal history of Hardeman County. I became interested in postal history from reading old letters. They are a window into the past. My grandmother and my grandfather exchanged love letters before they were married; she living in Vildo and he in Bethel Springs (McNairy County). Someday I hope to write a book on Postal history for Hardeman, McNairy, and Chester Counties. I collect copies or original letters "from" or "to" any place in Hardeman county (and also McNairy and Chester Counties). Currently I am working on a history of Buena Vista Methodist Church in McNairy County. The church is almost 150 years. I would welcome correspondence from anyone with interest in any of these areas. David Agnew P.S. Also interested in history of Agriculture, Education and churches in Hardeman, Chester and McNairy counties.

Hi Beverly; I'm just getting started so I'll let you know if there is, thank you. Charlotte

Hello Everyone, Tonight I am posting on William McKinnie Wilson Fulghum, son of Arthur and Alice McKinnie Fulghum. #5 William McKinnie Wilson "Squire Billy" Fulghum was born February 14, 1801, in Wayne County, North Carolina, and died October 19, 1877, in Tennessee. He married Marcella Elizabeth Seat on March 13, 1828. Marcella died on a trip to visit William McKinnie Wilson Fulghum's relatives in Nacogdoches County, Texas, in 1852. William and Marcella had 12 children. They are as follows: A. Louise "Sis" Rebecca Fulghum was born May 26, 1828. She never married. B. Arthur "Gus" Augustus Fulghum was born January 26, 1831 and was married to his cousin, Sarah Jane Watkins, about 1856. (Note: We believe this is the Arthur Fulghum referenced in the book "Company Ayhtch".) Arthur's second wife was Valarie Wright Gilchrist. Civil War records indicate that Arthur was a private with Russell's 20th Tennessee Cavalry, CSA, Company D. Records indicate that while serving with the Second Division of Nathan Bedford Forrest's Cavalry, he was killed at the battle of Harrisburg, Mississippi, between July 13 and 15, 1864. C. Sophronia "Phrona" Adline Fulghum was born June 9, 1833. She married Benjamin Lewis and the two had four sons. D. Emmerson "Em" or "Emory" Raiford Fulghum was born December 2, 1834. He married Elie Hamilton in 1861. "Emery" and Elie had four children, including a son named Tobe. Civil War records indicate that :"Emery" enlisted in the 47th Tennessee Infantry, Company F, CSA, November 30, 1861. He was listed as wounded at Shiloh and was allowed to travel home to recover from wounds. "Emery" returned to his unit and was captured along with brother, Julius E. Fulghum, on November 25, 1863, at the Battle of Missionary Ridge. "Emery" and Julius spent 18 months in Rock Island POW camp in Rock Island, Illinois. (Note: This POW camp was termed the Andersonville of the North.) E. William "Billy" Richard Fulghum was born May 29, 1836, and was married to Susan Blackmore, daughter of James and Katherine (Rooker) Blackmore. Their union produced seven children, five boys and two girls (Maud and Kate). "Billy" had a second wife, his cousin, Sarah Fulghum. Civil War records indicate that "Billy" enlisted in the 47th Tennessee Infantry, Company F, CSA, on November 30, 1861. He was wounded and sent home at the Battle of Shiloh. "Billy" later lived in Dyer County, Tennessee, and was a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. F. Julius "Shuke" Ebenezer Fulghum was born March 9, 1838, and was married to seventeen-year-old Nancy Ann Sharp on February 5, 1867. Nancy was the daughter of Henry Raiford and Mary (Chambers) Sharp of McNairy County, Tennessee. Civil War records indicate that Julius enlisted in Duckworth's 7th Tennessee Cavalry, Company A, CSA, on May 16, 1861. This was "Stonewall" Jackson's escort. Julius transfered to be with his brothers the next year. Records indicate he joined the 47th Tennessee Infantry, company F, on June 13, 1862. A pension application, dated December 13, 1896, indicates he once received a glancing blow of grapeshot on the left cheek. The pension and Civil War military records both indicate he was captured at Missionary Ridge and incarcerated at Rock Island POW Camp. Julius died January 19, 1917. G. Angeline Fulghum was born February 21, 1840. She never married. H. Mary Jane Idotha "Docia" Fulghum was born May 26, 1842, in Madison County, Tennessee, and was married to Sam Sharp on June 17, 1866. Sam Sharp was a Major in the 31st Tennessee Infantry and was later a prominent Banker in Corinth, Mississippi. An obituary in the Confederate Veteran Magazine indicated that Sam "...was an intimate friend of President Jefferson Davis." Sam was the brother of Julius Fulghum's wife, Nancy. Mary Idotha died July 15, 1921, at Corinth. Mary Idotha and Sam had 4 children, John, Ida Lue, Elmer Clinton and Willie R. I. Albert "Ab" Leonidas Fulghum was born February 10, 1844, and married Mollie Senter, on December 10, 1867. Civil War records indicate that Albert was a private in the 9th Tennessee Cavalry. He appears on the roll of prisons of war who were parolled at Gainesville, Alabama, May 10, 1865. Following the war, on April 30, 1895, Albert was killed along with John Fulghum in a shootout with Robert and Beaure Townsend. All four were killed as part of a feud between the two families. Albert and Mollie had eight children before his death. J. James Green was born August 3, 1846, and married Martha "Mat" Arnold December 16, 1873. Civil War records indicate that Green was a private in the 19th and 20th Tennessee Cavalry, Company E, CSA. He was on the roll of prisoners of war paroled at Gainesville, Alabama, May 11, 1865. Green's wife Martha died before 1880. He married his second wife, Nannie Arnold, on March 10, 1881. They had three children. James died January 30, 1926. K. Alice Virginia "Jennie" Fulghum was born on May 28, 1849, and married George Milton "Mitt" Kennan in 1869. They had no children. Alice died September 3, 1938. "Mitt," son of Michael Keenan and Permelia Hamilton, died April 26, 1926. Both are buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Humboldt, Tennessee. L. Marth "Matt" Wilson Fulghum was born January 15, 1852, and died unmarried March 22, 1939. Dan Fulghum Conroe, Texas Fulgham/Fulghum Family National Association http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~fulghum/web-text-html.htm Fulgham Family Mailing List--Rootsweb List Administrator--Dan Fulghum-- dfulghum@flex.net http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/surname/f/fulgham.html Fulghum/Fulgham DNA Project http://www.familytreedna.com/surname_det.asp?group=Fulghum Fulghum/Fulgham Genealogy/DNA Webpage http://hostingprod.com/@fulghum.org/Fulghum-DNA-Genealogy.html Foljambe Family Research Page http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~fulghumfulghamhome/indextwo.html Foljambe Family Message Board http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=surnames.foljambe

Good Evening Everyone, The following is information that I have on Arthur Fulghum, son of Raiford and Winneford (Pierce) Fulghum. This information is as follows: Arthur Fulghum was born June 14, 1768, in Wayne County, North Carolina, and died November 30, 1845, in Nacogdoches County, Texas, near the present day town of Lufkin. He married Alice McKinnie, the daughter of William McKinnie Jr. and Mary Jernigan, sometime prior to 1801. Alice was born September 10, 1770, and died February 8, 1852, in Nacogdoches County, Texas. Arthur and Alice had the following 9 children: A. William McKinnie Wilson Fulghum B. Adeline M. Fulghum was born about 1822 and died after 1880. She married Ambrose H. Crain January 29, 1846. C. Susan Fulghum was born about 1804 and married John N. Jenkins on September 5, 1826. D. Pierce Fulghum was born about 1806 and died July 16, 1859. He married Hester A. Hines, March 3, 1832. Their children were: 1.) Mary, who was born in Tennessee about 1833. 2.) James A., who was born in Tennessee September 4, 1835. 3.) Amanda, who was born in Tennessee about 1839. E. Raiford Frank Fulghum was born about 1807 and he married Susan Craig November 22, 1836. She died in about 1840. They had the following child: 1.) Mary Jane, who was born February 29, 1840, in Hardeman County, Tennessee. Mary Jane married James Madison Weatherly, son of John Parker and Lucinda Parmley Weatherly, on December 29, 1859. James died February 11, 1863, while a POW in Camp Chase, Columbus, Ohio, during the Civil War. Mary and James had two children: ----Emma A., who was born November 1, 1860, died April 29, 1861. ----John Edward, was born February 11, 1862. (At the death of her husband James, Mary Jane married Rufus F. Emmons, in Nacogdoches, Texas, January 3, 1867. Mary and Rufus had no children.) ***Raiford Frank Fulghum, following the death of wife Susan Craig, married Patience A. Crain January 29, 1846. They had the following 4 children: 1.) Susan E., was born about 1848 in Texas. She married Jerry G. Higgs on January 3, 1868, in Nacogdoches County, Texas (they were married by Methodist Preacher D. W. Ross). 2.) Jesse, was born in about 1852, in Texas. 3.) Ataway, was born about 1861 in Texas. 4.) Desria, was born about 1866, in Texas. F. Charlotte Fulghum was born about 1808 and died December 10, 1843. She was married to Robert O. Hooks on March 16, 1828. G. Richard Fulghum died September 8, 1841. H. Caroline Fulghum married Giles B. Crain on February 15, 1832. I. Julia Fulghum was born in about 1829 and died about 1883. She married Oscar Engledow on April 27, 1843. Arthur Fulghum and his brother Theophilus, in 1797, joined some members of the Williamson Family and migrated to Tennessee where they established Williamson County. Some years later, Arthur moved on to Hardeman County, Tennessee, with brother Benjamin Fulghum and some of the McKinnie line. In about 1839, Arthur moved his family to Nacogdoches County, Republic of Texas, where he was most probably the first in our family to settle there. With Arthur were his wife, Alice, and children Pearch, Raiford Charlotte, Adeline M., and Julia. Son William McKinnie Wilson Fulghum remained in Tennessee. Upon arriving in the Republic of Texas, on April 19, 1839, Arthur applied for a conditional class 3 lendright of 640 acres. After completing the three year residency requirement, he received the unconditional certificate on October 3, 1842. (Personal Note: I obtained a copy of the original land grant of 640 to Arthur from the Texas Land Office in Austin. The location of the gran! t was in the outskirts of present day Lufkin, Texas, on what was then Peach Creek.) Arthur died on November 30, 1845. (December 18, 1846, was the date of inventory of his estate.) Arthur's daughter,Adeline Fulghum Crain wrote a letter to her brother William in Tennessee, dated February 8, 1852. The letter stated "Mother died 1:45PM, February 8, 182 from a disease of the liver, having been in bed for 3 months...gave Pierce and Rayford her land of 200 acres...corn worth $l.00 to $1.50 per bushel, pork worth 8 cents per pound." In the letter to William, she also mentioned she had just given birth to daughter Julia Adeline on December 12, 1851. Dan Fulghum Conroe, Texas Fulgham/Fulghum Family National Association http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~fulghum/web-text-html.htm Fulgham Family Mailing List--Rootsweb List Administrator--Dan Fulghum-- dfulghum@flex.net http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/surname/f/fulgham.html Fulghum/Fulgham DNA Project http://www.familytreedna.com/surname_det.asp?group=Fulghum Fulghum/Fulgham Genealogy/DNA Webpage http://hostingprod.com/@fulghum.org/Fulghum-DNA-Genealogy.html Foljambe Family Research Page http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~fulghumfulghamhome/indextwo.html Foljambe Family Message Board http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=surnames.foljambe

Hello Everyone, My name is Dan Fulghum. I live just north of Houston, Texas. I'm researching the Fulghum and McKinnie families, primarily in the early to mid 1800s. My Great-Great-Great-Grandfather was Arthur Fulghum, who moved to Hardeman County after leaving Wayne County, North Carolina, and spending some time in Williamson County. He later was the first Fulghum to settle in the Republic of Texas (circa 1839). My Great-Great-Grandfather, William McKinnie Wilson Fulghum, and my Great-Grandfather, Julius Ebenezer Fulghum, were born in Hardeman County. Julius later moved to Gibson County, Tennessee. We are also related to the Sharps of McNairy County, Tennessee, and Corinth, Alcorn County, Mississippi. Through our Sharp line, we are also related to the McKee and Chambers families of McNairy County, Tennessee. Dan Fulghum Conroe, Texas Assistant Archivist Fulgham/Fulghum Family National Association http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~fulghum/web-text-html.htm Fulgham Family Mailing List--Rootsweb List Administrator--Dan Fulghum-- dfulghum@flex.net http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/surname/f/fulgham.html Fulghum/Fulgham DNA Project http://www.familytreedna.com/surname_det.asp?group=Fulghum Fulghum/Fulgham Genealogy/DNA Webpage http://hostingprod.com/@fulghum.org/Fulghum-DNA-Genealogy.html Foljambe Family Research Page http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~fulghumfulghamhome/indextwo.html Foljambe Family Message Board http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=surnames.foljambe

Dear Mike, I have a first cousin named Annette Murphy who married Herman Ray. Any connections? Lloyd Nelms --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.521 / Virus Database: 319 - Release Date: 9/23/2003

I am researching the family of Jacob Harrison Webb Jr. and Julia Amanda Hensley of Hardeman County. They are buried in the Ramer Cemetery, Roger Springs, Hardeman County, Tennessee. Surnames include: WEBB, HENSLEY, BECK, CRAWFORD, HUDSON, POWERS, TOWNSEND, FRESE, ABERCROMBIE, WHALEY, SCOTT, BROCK, BROWN AND SHELTON. Sam Pickle smaster@northarkansas.net

Hey Jimbo, I think there may be! I'll tell you in about two weeks. Bubba ----- Original Message ----- From: Jim Fowler To: TNHARDEM-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Sunday, September 28, 2003 5:58 PM Subject: Re: [TNHARDEM] TNHARDEM-L@rootsweb.com Mike, I have a Jane Allison Woods m: Albert N. Fowler 12th Dec. 1865 in Hardeman Co. Any Connection? Jim Fowler Canadian, Ok.

TEMPERANCE H. HARVEY wife of Calvin M. Harvey; daughter of Thomas and Nancy Williams; moved with parents from Chatham Co., N.C. to Hardeman Co., Tenn., 1834; married Dec. 1841; died May 4, 1843. Online record http://www.tngenweb.org/madison/smith/swca-05.htm pg27 Susie

Mike, I have a Jane Allison Woods m: Albert N. Fowler 12th Dec. 1865 in Hardeman Co. Any Connection? Jim Fowler Canadian, Ok.

My name is Beverly Crawford and I live in the Washington, DC area (but I was born and raised in Memphis). My ancestors came to Hardeman County in the 1820's, 1830's, and 1840's and most settled in the eastern area of the county around Hornsby. I am researching the following names: Crawford, Baker, Kidd, Donaldson, and Elkins. Also interested in Tennison/Tennyson, Maxwell, and Fellow. Thanks, Charlotte, for taking on the website. Is there anything I can do from a distance? _________________________________________________________________ Instant message in style with MSN Messenger 6.0. Download it now FREE! http://msnmessenger-download.com

This is all the information I have on this family. Did they continue to live there, or did they move away? Did they have childre? Did one of them died young and the other remarried? Any information on this family would be greatly appreciated. Laura J. Womack, b. 1880 and married Paul MURPHEY in 1897 in Hardeman Co. Thanks, Ann in NE Texas

On the 1880 census for John D. Womack, I found the following child listed. I have been unable to find anything else about her. What was her full name? Did she died young? Did she marry and have a family? Any information would be appreciated. E. F. Womack (female), b. 1876 Thanks, Ann in NE Texas

Hello Again, John D. Womack, Jr., b. 1873 in Hardeman Co. and in 1895, he married Jo Ella HENSLEY. Jo Ella died in 1904 and is buried in Old Enon Cemetery. Their known children are: (1) Massie Womack, b. 1897 (2) Unknown Womack, b. 1899 (not named on census). According to the article about her death, in the Hardeman FreePress in 1904, she had 5 living children when she died. Any additional information about this family would be appreciated. Thanks, Ann in NE Texas

This is all I have been able to find on this family. Did they stay in Hardeman County, or did they move elsewhere. Any information will be appreciated. J. C. Womack, b. 1871, married C. E. (Bettie) GLASS in 1890 in Hardeman Co. Their known children are: (1) Jimmie Womack, b. 1892 (2) Willie Womack, b. 1893 (3) Margie Womack, b. 1896 and Dewey Womack, b. 1900. Thanks, Ann in NE Texas

Hi again. Here is the information that I have on Mary, the daughter of John C. Womack. 1. Mary L. Womack, b. 1866, married William C. FERRELL in 1883 in Hardeman Co. Their known children are: (1) Ada Ferrell, b. 1886, married J. T. TURNER (2) Lillie Ann Ferrell, b. 1887, d.1961 (3) Johnnie Ferrell, b.1889 (4) Tennie Ferrell, b. 1894, married Frank c. DOYLE (5) Clarence Ferrell, b. 1895, married Maude HOWELL (6) James Edward (Jimmie) Ferrell, b. 1897, married Eva SMALLEY (7) Effie Ferrell, b.1899 who married Eunice HOWELL (8) Willie Ferrell, b. 1891 and d. 1895. If they are part of your family or you have informtion about any of them, I will look forward to hearing from you. Thanks, Ann in NE Texas

Hardeman County Names: WOMACK, WHITBY, Hi everyone, I am Ann in NE Texas and I have a large family who lived in Hardeman county for many years. John D. Womack, was the son of David Womack and Adaline (unknown). David was born in Halifax Co., NC, but lived many years in Tippah Co., MS. where he died in 1874. I have lots of Womack information that I will gladly share. JOHN D. WOMACK, who was in Hardeman Co., by 1865, when he married FRANCIS P./R. WHITBY. He married (2) M. E. (unknown), about 1872. He had children by both wives. Their know children are: (1) Mary L. Womack; J. C. Womack; John D. Womack, Jr.; E. F. Womack (female); Laura J. Womack; Laura was born c1880, so other children might have been born after 1880. I need the marriage date for John and M.E. Also, I especially would like to know when and where John D. Womack and his wives died. Did they die there or move on? I have searched the cemetery records that are on line at the Hardeman county RootsWeb site, but didn't find them. Are there other cemeteries that are not on line? I know that John D. owned land in Hardeman County. If someone has access to the Land Records and Probate/Wills, etc. I would sure appreciate a look-up. If he died possessing land, and did not leave a Will, the land records would establish his childrens name and the time of his death. Thanks, Ann in NE Texas I welcome any additional information on these families. I especially would like to know when and where John D. Womack died. I have searched the cemetery records that are on line for Hardeman county but didn't find him or his wives. Are there other cemeteries?

Merv My wife Sandra Owens is a descendant of Jacob Harrison Webb and Mary S. Jacob and Mary were born in North Carolina. Apparently the family migrated to Hardeman County, Tennessee. Jacob Harrison Webb Jr. was born 31 March 1853 in Hardeman County. He died 23 August 1932 in Roger Springs, Hardeman County. He is buried in Ramer Cemetery in Roger Springs. He married Julia Amanda Hensley 24 December 1873 in Hardeman County. She was born 1 January 1858 in Roger Springs, she died 29 February 1940 in Memphis. She is buried in Ramer Cemetery. Children of Jacob Harrison Webb Jr. and Julia Amanda Hensley: Henry Washington, Joseph Greer, John Russell, James Alford, Sarah Ann, Florence Leona, William Rufus, Cradie Deflora, George Thomas, Charles Franklin, Luther Edward, and Samuel Monroe. Searching surnames Crawford, Townsend, Beck, Webb, Hensley, Frese, Hudson, Abercrombie, Whaley, Scott, Brock, Brown and Shelton. I am interested in any obits or photos that you can share on these families. Thanks Sam ----- Original Message ----- From: "Merv" <mgrant2@sbcglobal.net> To: <TNHARDEM-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, September 28, 2003 10:27 AM Subject: RE: [TNHARDEM] Fresh Start entry > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Susan Hinckley [mailto:shinckle@bellsouth.net] > Sent: Saturday, September 27, 2003 4:26 PM > To: TNHARDEM-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [TNHARDEM] Fresh Start entry > > > My name is Suzie Glidewell-Hinckley. I am in North Mississippi. In and > around Hardeman County, I am researching the following families: > Glidewell, Cooper, King, Webb and Swindle (Swindell) > I do have a few old photos to share with other family members also a few > obits and death certificates. > > ****** Suzie, do you have any photos of Glidwell/Taylor/Green, King/Taylor > or Cooper/Taylor ? According to my records there are several marriages > between these lines. > > > Susie Jourdan-Grant > Cuie's Family Treasures http://www.cuiestreasures.com/ > Graphics http://www.cuiestreasures.com/graphics/ > Memorials http://www.cuiestreasures.com/memorials/ > Kountry Gossip http://www.cuiestreasures.com/gossip/ > > >

Hello, I am Susie, I live in Illinois, manage this list and researching TAYLOR, GREEN, CROUSE and JONES. First ancestors found in Hardeman co. around 1830 were Augustus " Gusty" Taylor and Nancy (JONES) Taylor. They had five sons John( 1811- 1893), Pierson ( 1814-unknown), Jones (1819-abt. 1853), Giles (1823- 1863), William (1825 - unknown) and one daughter believed to be Lydia Taylor. CROUSE- Elizabeth L. or L. Elizabeth CROUSE married Jones TAYLOR before 1838 in TN. They are on the 1840 and 1850 census. Elizabeth is on all census through 1880. Green- Mary Ann " Molly" married E. William Carroll TAYLOR 11 Dec.. 1870 in Hardeman CO. and died July 1894. Their daughter Martha Lula " Lullar" was my grandmother. I have some marriage records scanned on my web site. Susie Jourdan-Grant Cuie's Family Treasures http://www.cuiestreasures.com/ Graphics http://www.cuiestreasures.com/graphics/ Memorials http://www.cuiestreasures.com/memorials/ Kountry Gossip http://www.cuiestreasures.com/gossip/

My name is Colleen and I live in a suburb of Chicago. I am researching Lunsford and Nixon families. Elliott H. Nixon, son of Marion Francis Nixon and Catharine Elliott. Mary Lunsford, daughter of Aris Lunford. Elliott H. Nixon and Mary Lunsford were married May 1, 1837 in Hardeman County, Tennessee. Looking for information on the circumstances of Elliott H. Nixon's death and where he is buried. In 1850, His widow Mary Lunsford Nixon and their children moved to Dyer County, Tennessee. Thank You, Colleen _________________________________________________________________ High-speed Internet access as low as $29.95/month (depending on the local service providers in your area). Click here. https://broadband.msn.com