Very interesting. How far back do your Hardeman County letters date? Sharon Hitt ----- Original Message ----- From: "The Agnews" <agnews@cox-internet.com> To: <TNHARDEM-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, September 28, 2003 11:14 PM Subject: [TNHARDEM] Roll Call-- BLACK, PIRTLE and postal hisotry > 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. >