Dale, If you find out this information I would sure love you to pass it along to me. Jeremiah and Matilda were my gggg grandparents. Thanks. Karen

VERIFY ALL INFORMATION BEFORE USING. Re: Robert A. Musgrove of Henderson CoTn and Nolan CoTx 27 Feb 1942, My Column by W.V. Barry, Lexington Progress, Henderson CoTn My knowledge of the newspaper business in Lexington, does not go further back than ROBERT A. MUSGROVE, who came here a stranger and married MISS DIXIE SMITH, sister of MRS. JENNIE WATSON. He got into a wrangle with a group on the whiskey question, the group buying him out after which he moved to SWEETWATER, TEXAS, where he died, leaving his wife and several children, who still live there. 22 Feb 1935 Lexington Progress, Henderson CoTn Very Old Lexington Paper J. L. GILLIAM, son of the late JIM GILLIAM, who was a respected citizen of Henderson County, brought to our office last Saturday, a well-preserved copy of the "Henderson County News", published in Lexington by R.A. MUSGROVE, dated August 8th, 1879, being volume 1, and No 21 of that paper. "Bob" Musgrove married DIXIE SMITH, daughter of the late JOHN AND EMELINE FULLER SMITH, and being between the time that he moved from LEXINGTON to SWEETWATER, TEXAS, where he died several years ago. . . . . Re: Homeplace of JOHN SMITH AND EMELINE E. FULLER SMITH 7 July 1933 Lexington Progress newspaper, "Last Installment-Lexington History" by W. V. Barry ........I shall now attempt to wind up the showing of Lexington as it was at end of Civil War 1865......from west corner of the Public Square, formerly known as Purdy Street, now known as Monroe, as it merges into the road leading to the old town of Purdy.........Next came the home of the late JAMES PINKSTON, a tailor........Then came the JOHN SMITH home, a two-story frame, which was torn down years ago by DR. W.T. WATSON, who married MISS JENNIE, a daughter of JOHN SMITH, who replaced it with a modern cottage........DR. WATSON and wife, with all of their children married and gone, except VAN, the youngest, who lives next door, and still occupy the house they built. [NOTES: See 1880 census, Henderson Co. TN, Lexington township, home after that of EMELINE E. FULLER SMITH was JIM PINKSTONE, tailor. Home before that of EMELINE E. FULLER SMITH was Wiliam Brook, his parents born Ireland. Emeline's husband John Smith was deceased before 1880 census.] Source: W. V. Barry's Lexington Progress 1884-1946, Brenda Fiddler, Editor, published 1995 You might be able to locate what is now currently on the site of the JOHN SMITH homeplace using the diagram on page 85 in the above source book in conjunction with businesses listed on page 83 which are located on the diagram of downtown Lexington, 1933, 1910 and 1860. Suggest you try to connect to descendants of Virginia "Jennie" SMITH Watson as they might have additional information to help you. Jennie was the youngest child of John SMITH and Emeline E. FULLER Smith. I believe their son W. Van Watson may have some connection to Watson Drug Store at one time on Public Square in Lexington. Maybe someone else can provide details on Watson family of Henderson CoTn. Hope this helps. re: your query     Robert and Dixie Musgrove are on the 1880 Henderson County, Tennessee census.  Robert was 24 and Dixie was 18.  This would indicate they were married about 1879 or early 1880.  In an article from "First 100 Years Nolan County, Texas" there is a Musgrove Family History.  It says R. A. Musgrove, Jr. was from Charlottesville, Virginia and settled in Sweetwater in the fall of 1882.  His wife was Dixie and they were parents of seven children.  It states that R. A. Musgrove, Sr. and a daughter named Mollie also settled there.      R. A. Musgrove, Jr. owned and published the "The Nolan County Record".      The children of Robert and Dixie Musgrove were: Roberta, Mary Emma, Doris, twins Mark and Leonard, Sidney, and Guy.      My interest in this family is through the Smith family. Dixie Smith was the daughter of John and Emeline E. (Fuller) Smith.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: HART, AUSTIN Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/AgB.2ACE/289 Message Board Post: Can anyone tell me for sure if Allen T. Hart, born about 1816 in Brown Co. OH. and Matilda Hart Austin (wife of Jeremiah Austin) are brother and sister and are both the children to Thomas Hart. We have Census that show Thomas Hart was in Brown Co., Ohio in 1817 and in Henderson Co., TN. by 1827. Allen T. is listed but Matilda is not. Several un-named daughters are listed along with their birth year and two are the right age to be Matilda, who was my great-great grandmother. If anyone has information on this connection, plese email me. Thanks.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/AgB.2ACE/59.1 Message Board Post: Nancy Ham was my gmother half sister, would love to hear from you. Shirley

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/AgB.2ACE/282.1 Message Board Post: Karen, Tommy Mae Barrett Wallace and Husband Will, and Clifford Barrett are buried at Barren Spring Ceme. at Reagan, Odell and Bessie Jones Barrett are buried at The Temple in Scotts Hill , and I not forsure but I think the Bennett Jones you are looking for maybe Bessie brother John B . born 1888.The other siblings wereNorah C born Sept.1884 and Christerfer H. October 1899, their parents were James Jones born April 1864 and Margaret A. Bourland born in Miss. Nov. 1863. Hope this can be of help to you. Shirley

Re: My interest in this family is through the Smith family. Dixie Smith was the daughter of John and Emeline E. (Fuller) Smith. Do you know location in North Carolina where John SMITH was born? Do you know if John SMITH married someone else before he married Emeline E. FULLER? See 1850 census, Henderson Co. TN, District 10, household of John SMITH: John 38 merchant b NC Emeline E. 24 b NC Jordan F. 1 yr. b TN [Jordan Fuller Smith] and John 18 ?clerk b TN. Regarding "John 18 yrs old" ?son of John SMITH, Emeline E. was too young to have been mother of "John 18 yrs old", thus speculation is that John SMITH first married someone else before he married Emeline? FYI, Emeline E. FULLER was the daughter of Jordan FULLER and Elizabeth CONYERS Fuller from Franklin Co. NC. John SMITH and wife Emeline E. FULLER Smith were buried in Lexington City Cemetery, Lexington, Henderson Co. TN. Thank you. Linda (Fuller researcher and descendant of Fuller families of Henderson Co. TN and Franklin Co. NC)

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/AgB.2ACE/288.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Robert and Dixie Musgrove are on the 1880 Henderson County, Tennessee census. Robert was 24 and Dixie was 18. This would indicate they were married about 1879 or early 1880. In an article from "First 100 Years Nolan County, Texas" there is a Musgrove Family History. It says R. A. Musgrove, Jr. was from Charlottesville, Virginia and settled in Sweetwater in the fall of 1882. His wife was Dixie and they were parents of seven children. It states that R. A. Musgrove, Sr. and a daughter named Mollie also settled there. R. A. Musgrove, Jr. owned and published the "The Nolan County Record". The children of Robert and Dixie Musgrove were: Roberta, Mary Emma, Doris, twins Mark and Leonard, Sidney, and Guy. My interest in this family is through the Smith family. Dixie Smith was the daughter of John and Emeline E. (Fuller) Smith.

Below is new website of Lexington Progress newspaper, Lexington, TN: http://www.lexingtonprogress.com/ On the website is a section titled obituaries.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Haskins, Bartholomew, Deere Classification: Marriage Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/AgB.2ACE/288.1.2 Message Board Post: Hi Michelle, Can you please add my request to your list. I will be happy to reimburse you for anything you may find + time. My ancestors: Samuel A. Haskins and Georgia A. "Annie" Bartholomew are thought to have been married around 1885 (according to census records). I am hoping they were married in Henderson County as their oldest child was born there in Lexington in February of 1886. Samuel was originially from Bedford County, TN and I have significant data available on his family. I don't have much on his wife other than she was born in Tennessee and her parents were James Bartholomew and Sarah Deere. I also know of one brother, Marion Bartholomew, who was in Adams County, TN at the time of her death in 1940. Thanks for the help, Kathryn

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/AgB.2ACE/211.1.1 Message Board Post: Have no record of marriage of Dixie SMITH to Robert MUSGROVE. Both Dixie and Robert were buried in Sweetwater Cem., Sweetwater, Nolan Co. TX. Robert started a newspaper in Henderson Co. TN, which he either sold or it was abandoned. After he moved to Sweetwater, he bought a newspaper there ("Abilene Reporter" and changed its name to "Nolan County Review", which he later sold to Professor Grogan. Robert and Dixie were married before Aug 1887 in probably Henderson Co. TN. On 1900 census, they along their children were recorded in 1 justice precint, Nolan Co. TX. Linda (Researcher and descendant of FULLER families of Henderson Co TN) re: your reply Have you any record of the marriage of Dixie Smith, daughter of John and Emmaline Smith, to Robert A. Musgrove? I believe he worked on a newspaper. They may have gotten married about 1886-88. Thank you.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/AgB.2ACE/288.1.1 Message Board Post: Dear Michelle, Since you are going there anyway, could you possibly see if there's a record for a marriage between Robert A. Musgrove and Dixie Smith for about 1887? I've searched the internet but have been unable to find the record. Thanks for any help you can provide. B.Samuels

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/AgB.2ACE/288.1 Message Board Post: Jackie, I will be going to town tomorrow. I will check and see if that is available. Since the court house has burned several times, I'm unsure of the age of most docs. But I will check it out for you and if I find it I will have a copy made. The girls in the office are very nice, but very busy. Plus there is a trip to the basement to find said doc. :0 Michelle

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Musgrove, Smith. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/AgB.2ACE/211.1 Message Board Post: Have you any record of the marriage of Dixie Smith, daughter of John and Emmaline Smith, to Robert A. Musgrove? I believe he worked on a newspaper. They may have gotten married about 1886-88. Thank you.

re: marriage between "H. F. Atkison & Crinna Hampton" that took place on Dec 27, 1899 in Henderson County You should be able to obtain copy of marriage license of above from the Tennessee State Library and Archives in Nashville, TN. There is a form to download and complete on the website of the Tennessee State Library. WHAT YOU NEED IS THE LICENSE #, BOOK #, PAGE #. Go here for information on ordering by mail or if you live in state of Tennessee, you could go directly to Archives in Nashville and find it yourself on microfilm. There is a fee to order by mail. <A HREF="http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/history/mailcnty.htm#Marriages">History & Genealogy - Services Available by Mail - County Records</A> or http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/history/mailcnty.htm#Marriages I found the below marriage #, book #, page # of the above marriage on website of Henderson Co. TN, loose unbound records-Henderson Co. TN: Atkison H.F. 154 Hampton Crinna 21-Dec 1899 21-Dec 1899 4 132 so it is marriage license #154 in book 4 on page 132 A microfilm of BOOK 4 can be also be ordered from Mormon FHL, Salt Lake City, UT through any local Mormon Family History Library. You can look up license yourself. For Book 4, the # of microfilm is: #2138636 Item 3 Fee to order microfilm from Mormon FHL, Salt Lake City, is around $3.50. Any volunteer at any Mormon Library should be able to help you order the microfilm with above microfilm #. There is also another microfilm # for marriages of County Clerk Henderson Co. Tn listed on LDS website: Marriage record, v. 2-4 1893-1901 Microfilm # 978744 I believe it is the first one in above that would have what you seek. It is my understanding that the Henderson Co. TN Courthouse no longer has actual marriage licenses from the time period you seek, all have been microfilmed. Microfilm of marriages should also be available at the Everett Horn Library, Lexington, TN, in addition to microfilms at Tennessee State Library & Archives should you wish to go in person. There is no staff at the Everett Horn library to handle requests for copies by telephone, mail, or any other way a request would be made. What the volunteer at the LDS library you went to should have shown you how to do is to search the Mormon Family History Library catalog, doing a place search for Henderson part of Tennessee, there you would have found what records are available on microfilm for Henderson Co. TN and you would have found MARRIAGE RECORDS available on microfilms. In other words, once you have information on License #, BOOK #, PAGE # you can order by mail and/or with Microfilm # go in person to Tennessee State Library, Nashville, TN; or order microfilm from Mormon Library, Salt Lake City. Hope this helps.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Atkinson Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/AgB.2ACE/288 Message Board Post: I am researching my family in Henderson County, TN, and since I don't live very close, am trying to do as much as possible through the state library, the internet, and the FHL. However, there is a specific type of record that I need, but don't know how to get it from the Lexington courthouse, or how to word it to get the employees there to understand what I am talking about. I have a marriage between "H. F. Atkison & Crinna Hampton" that took place on Dec 27, 1899 in Henderson County. When I called the county clerk's office to inquire how I would get a copy of this record, they gave me sort of a hard time and didn't seem to understand why in the world I would be wanting such an old record. The volunteer at the FHL told me what I want is the actual APPLICATION that my g-grandparents would have had to have filled out in order to get the license, on which they would have put their birth dates, places of birth, etc. Unfortunately, she said that the state library / archives probably won't have this and I'll have to devise a way to get it from the courthouse in Henderson county! Has anyone else ever needed to get a specific record from this courthouse, and how did you go about requesting it, and were you successful? If need be, I can plan a trip to drive across the state to request it in person, but that would be quite a while before I would have the means to do so. I appreciate any advice on this matter! Jackie

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Ross, Tignor, Faucett, Perryman, Melton Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/AgB.2ACE/283.1 Message Board Post: Sorry Carolyn. I don't see those names in the index of the book. There are a few people with the last name of Davis, though. Penny

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Ross, Tignor, Faucett, Perryman, Melton Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/AgB.2ACE/284.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: hi Jeff, James Ross is as far back as I can go. He is in the 1850 & 1860 Henderson county census. Of course they both have conflicting info, if the transcriptions are correct. I have tried to tie him into the NC Ross line without success. Here's what I have: October 2,1850 Henderson County, TN Census: This one has James born in AL about 1787. James Ross, m, 63, farmer, $500., Ala. -My GGGGrandfather Hannah, 36, f, TN Sarah, 30, f, TN John M., 24, m, farmer, TN. -My GGGrandfather Laura A., f, 21, TN Lucy A., f, 6, TN Rebecca F., 4, f, TN Nancy, f, 6/12, TN Margant E. HICKS, 8, f, MO --------- 1860 Census Henderson Co TN This one has J.S. (I assume is James) born in MD? (can’t read it well) born 1783 Ross, J.S. age 77 M W Md 6 84 506 Ross, Hannah age 47 F W TN 6 84 506 Ross, Lucy A. age 16 F W TN 6 84 506 Ross, Rebecca F. 14 F W TN 6 84 506 Ross, S.S. 48 F W NC 6 84 506 Stewart, William 19 M W TN 6 84 506 I don’t know who this S.S. Ross and William Stewart are? But my Faucett line that married the Ross, is connected to the Stewarts.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/AgB.2ACE/284.1.1.1 Message Board Post: My grandmother was Ardell Ross Washburn. Her parents were Sol F. (1887-1956) and Rosie Elvira Ross (1888-1971). Both Sol and Rosie had the Ross surname and were either 2nd or 3rd cousins. Their common ancestor was James Ross, born on June 8, 1761, in Martin County, North Carolina. James Ross was a patriot of the American Revolutionary War if you are related to this line and have an interest in joining the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR). My Washburn family comes from Henderson County and I am most likely related to the Washburn from Lexington that you are familiar with. I have some extensive information on my Washburn family on this web site: http://www.dresdenenterprise.com/Washburn I would be interested in knowing how you are related to the Ross family as well. Who knows. We might be distant cousins. Best regards, Jeff Washburn

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Ross, Tignor, Faucett, Perryman, Melton Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/AgB.2ACE/284.1.1 Message Board Post: Thanks Jeff, How are you related to the Ross family? My maternal grandmother was a Ross that married a Melton. A.J. Ross is my cousin. I went to high school (LHS) with a Washburn. Thanks again, Penny Flanagan Fortune

I have visited Granny Austin Cemetery and took photos of the stones and sign. Did send these to the genweb site so the pictures could be posted although some were not legible. I would love to have any pictures you may have. Charles Austin was a brother to one of my gggg grandfathers. _rachelle65@aol.com_ (mailto:rachelle65@aol.com) Karen Hull