Hello; Hope this helps you out. This is the listing of the HOBBY families listed in the Lewisburg Phone Directory. Good Luck. I'm looking for information on BARTHOLOMEW SHORT married to Nim Bradford who had a son named James "Skillet" L. Short. If you come across anything, PLEASE let me know. Billy Hobby 270-9685 Chester Hobby 270-0083 Cordell Hobby 359-4666 David & Shannon Hobby 270-6747 Dewayne & Shelia Hobby 359-1666 Frances Hobby 359-2016 Gary Hobby 270-8021 J Randy Hobby 270-1884 James C Hobby 359-1622 James Leonard Hobby 359-4455 Jimmy Hobby 359-8723 Mark Hobby 270-1392 Mark & Cassie Hobby 359-7051 Phillip & Dorothy Hobby 270-6791 William Leonard Hobby 359-2668 Hobby's Plumbing & Electric Repairs 359-4666 You will need to call information and get the area code for Lewisburg,TN. but maybe one of these families will know. Again GOOD LUCK! [email protected]

Hello, I have a phone book for Petersburg, TN. The area code is 931. The following Piggs are listed: Billy Pigg 659-9173 Bradley & Christine Pigg 659-9565 H Woodard Pigg 659-6246 Jere Pigg 659-9671 Michael Pigg 659-9543 Tim & Linda Pigg 659-9616 I hope this might help you in your search. We are looking for BARTHOLOMEW SHORT married to Nim Bradford. They were the parents of James Lawson Short who's nickname was "Skillet" Short. PLEASE HELP US if you get anyone who might have any information on these people if you come across it in your search. Good Luck [email protected]

Hi All, The Belfast discussion has really been facinating! I for one would love to hear more. This has to be about the most enjoyable of all the mailing lists that I am apart of . I thank you all for being such enthusiastic participants, I always look forward to reading my mail from this list! I do need to caution you all that the TNMARSHA-L list is a public list, archived and searchable, so please use care in posting info on living people or alot of personal info. As for a gathering in 2000, I have no idea if this could be pulled off. If so, I'll be there! Karen Combs CC for Marshall County TN Listowner for TNMARSHA-L Bobby Prosser wrote: > To All: It sounds like to me we need to have a big Tennessee Cousins / > Tennessee Roots reunion in the year 2000 in the month of Sept. after the > weather cools and after the Tennessee Walking Horse Celebration. Everyone > bring their material and we all could share information. The areas that we > could focus on, but not limited to, could be Marshall, Bedford, Lincoln, > Moore Counties. Could we pull this off?

Great idea, Bobby, Nat and I are all for it. We'd love to get all the McLane (McLain, McLean, McClain), Whitsett, McAdams, Prosser, etc. lines figured out. Which reminds me - does anyone know who Mary Caroline Johnson's parents were? She married Absolom Whitsett and then William M. McLain. Linda in Oliver Springs TN

To All: It sounds like to me we need to have a big Tennessee Cousins / Tennessee Roots reunion in the year 2000 in the month of Sept. after the weather cools and after the Tennessee Walking Horse Celebration. Everyone bring their material and we all could share information. The areas that we could focus on, but not limited to, could be Marshall, Bedford, Lincoln, Moore Counties. Could we pull this off?

John, Did you graduate from M.C.H.S. around 1961 or 1962? I went to school with a boy named Johnny Hobby whose father sold insurance around that time. Just curious. Thanks, Bill Massey

Thank you Frances and Bobby for your recollections. My G-grandfather was Benjamin Franklin Kersey (B. F. or Frank) He married Martha Vaughn 1867 in Belfast. She is daughter of James W. and Elizabeth (Wall) Vaughn (also from Belfast). Julia Frances B. Roberts wrote: > Bobby, you did a very good job of describing Belfast it probably was > not that different from the other communities around there in those days > we just did not get that far from home. The building of hwy 431 was > something I remember very vividly > They were able to put a hard surface on it to where the current Highway > Garage is now just northwest of Belfast and ran out of funds and it was > those hard crushed stone from there you could really create a plumb of > white dust behind your car. > > I attempted to scan an aerial photo of Belfast that was on the cover of > Marshall County Historical Quarterly and was told because it belonged to > them I could not, for any one interested it is Vol. II #3 Fall of 1971 > features Belfast. It says the first settler in the community was > Nathaniel Dryden in 1807--and the first neighbor was Thompson Cannon. > Others listed were John and Robert Orr, James Coffey, Francis H. Woods, > James Leiper, Thomas Cummings, James Lowery, John Endsley, Samuel Ramsey > and William Williams who operated the first store at the foot of round > hill in 1808--It also says the name Belfast was given the community by > Settlers who were of Scotch-Irish descent. > > The school building which just burned a few years ago had 2 grades to a > room when I went there from 1933-to 1945-- > There was one graduating class after mine in 1946 and then that was all > of the high school and they had a grammar school for several years after > that. > > I think the train made a round trip from Columbia, Tn to Dechard Tn. and > it was used a lot in the 20 and 30. My mother who lived in South Berlin > Tn. (other side of the county) rode the train daily to high school in > Lewisburg to give you an idea how important the train was to the daily > life. You could ride from Belfast to points south and then back in the > same day and if you went North you would have to stay over night. I > would appreciate any correction to that statement if I am wrong. > > Julia what is the name of your relative you are wanting to know about > serving in the civil war. Almost ever family around there had some one > in the civil war and most were confederate soldiers. > Frances Beard Roberts

I went to High School in Tulsa, Ok My father Kelsey Ross Hobby was born in Umpire, Ar 1896 His father John Thomas Hobby was b- in Marshall Co. Tn John Thomas Hobby had a brother James Morgan Hobby who had a son named Jimmie Hobby a farmer near Lewisburg, Tn. He had several children: He had an addressl Rt 1, Culleoka, Tn 38451 Jimmie passed away abt a yr. or so ago. Thanks, John R. Hobby

Bobby, you did a very good job of describing Belfast it probably was not that different from the other communities around there in those days we just did not get that far from home. The building of hwy 431 was something I remember very vividly They were able to put a hard surface on it to where the current Highway Garage is now just northwest of Belfast and ran out of funds and it was those hard crushed stone from there you could really create a plumb of white dust behind your car. I attempted to scan an aerial photo of Belfast that was on the cover of Marshall County Historical Quarterly and was told because it belonged to them I could not, for any one interested it is Vol. II #3 Fall of 1971 features Belfast. It says the first settler in the community was Nathaniel Dryden in 1807--and the first neighbor was Thompson Cannon. Others listed were John and Robert Orr, James Coffey, Francis H. Woods, James Leiper, Thomas Cummings, James Lowery, John Endsley, Samuel Ramsey and William Williams who operated the first store at the foot of round hill in 1808--It also says the name Belfast was given the community by Settlers who were of Scotch-Irish descent. The school building which just burned a few years ago had 2 grades to a room when I went there from 1933-to 1945-- There was one graduating class after mine in 1946 and then that was all of the high school and they had a grammar school for several years after that. I think the train made a round trip from Columbia, Tn to Dechard Tn. and it was used a lot in the 20 and 30. My mother who lived in South Berlin Tn. (other side of the county) rode the train daily to high school in Lewisburg to give you an idea how important the train was to the daily life. You could ride from Belfast to points south and then back in the same day and if you went North you would have to stay over night. I would appreciate any correction to that statement if I am wrong. Julia what is the name of your relative you are wanting to know about serving in the civil war. Almost ever family around there had some one in the civil war and most were confederate soldiers. Frances Beard Roberts

Bobby---enjoyed your post about Belfast. My father had family in both Belfast and Belbuckle and I always enjoyed his stories. I have one question I would like you to ask your father. I have a picture of Wood School taken Sept. 4, 1902 with all the children and teachers in the picture. Some of the names are Woodward, Anderson, Harrison, Gambill, Adams, and Pickle. Would your father happen to know where the Wood School was in Bedford or Marshall Co? Thanks, Julia (A different one from the Julia who asked the original question.)

I am not sure about major battles in Belfast, but just to the south in and around Petersburg there was constant skirmishes. If someome can track him down, "Turk" Warren has a lot of the actual history of this. "Turk" ran a store in Petersburg for many years and was mail carrier also. Will try to see him soon. Beulah Wright ----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, August 15, 1999 5:20 AM Subject: TNMARSHA-D Digest V99 #160

I am researching the HOBBY line, a number of them lived in the Lewisburg area for years. I am John R. Hobby and live in Hot Springs, Ar. Interested in Alexander Hobby, Calvin Hobby, Jimmie Hobby, Morgan Hobby, and will post on the board soon. Thanks, John R. Hobby I like the postings of others.

Dear Mrs. Wright- Do you know any of the Pigg/Pigue family in Petersburg as well? I am searching for several members there. I have relatives that still live there now, but I am searching for Elsa (nickname -Elk) Pigg/Pigue grandfather Joel Pigg and his children.

Dear Bobby, I can add my $.02 to the Belfast discussion. I had several friends from the area. Bob Tate, the son of Mr. Tate who ran the store, I believe, was a student at Marshall County High School. I believe he went on to become a college professor. Robert O. McDaniel worked with my dad for a long time at the Borden Company in Lewisburg. I went to school with Tommy Muse, who was an accomplished musician and from Belfast. Dr. and Mrs. H.A. Morgan was the county health doctor for years. My distant cousin, Walter Bussart, spent his childhood in Belfast. We are related through the Woods who are related to my not-so-distant cousins, the Dysarts (Now there's an old Marshall County name!) and the Ewings. There are Dysarts and Ewings buried in Round Hill Cemetery and also in the Bills and Dysart Cemetery near Farmington. I also know Francis Neeley Wiley, wife of the late R.C. Wiley, chief engineer for WJJM Radio in Lewisburg. I worked with R.C., Denny Walker, Perry Gilliam, Jim Travis (McClelland), Bill Humbles, and others for many years. She and her family attended the Presbyterian Church there in Belfast for many years. Judging from those names, most of the early inhabitants of Belfast were, as you would expect, Scots-Irish, or, as they call themselves, Northern Irish or Ulstermen. I've been cautioned not to confuse them with the native Irish who came from the southern part of the island. Hope this helps a little, and, yes, I for one would love to hear tales from your father about "old Belfast." Was there any Civil War activity around there? I know Andrew Jackson came through there on his way to New Orleans.  Thanks, Bill Massey In F. C. & L. Most sincerely, William R. (Bill) Massey

I am interested in what was said about the Civil War. My g-grandfather and g-grandmother were married there (she born there). My g-grandfather was from Ga and served with the 10th Ga. He either met my g-grandmother during or right after the war (they married in 1867). He stated in his pension papers that he was very loyal to the Confederate cause. I wonder if you know of any speific battles in and around there? I am trying to track his jouney during that time. Were there many Irish descendants living there? (The name-Belfast). Julia

-----Original Message----- From: Bobby Prosser <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Saturday, August 14, 1999 5:19 PM Subject: Fw: [TNMARSHA-L] Belfast, Tn > >-----Original Message----- >From: Bobby Prosser <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] <[email protected]> >Date: Saturday, August 14, 1999 5:18 PM >Subject: Fw: [TNMARSHA-L] Belfast, Tn > > >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Bobby Prosser <[email protected]> >>To: [email protected] <[email protected]> >>Date: Saturday, August 14, 1999 5:08 PM >>Subject: Re: [TNMARSHA-L] Belfast, Tn >> >> >>> >>>-----Original Message----- >>>From: Julia Brewer <[email protected]> >>>To: [email protected] <[email protected]> >>>Date: Monday, August 09, 1999 9:01 AM >>>Subject: [TNMARSHA-L] Belfast, Tn >>> >>> >>>>Does anyone out there know the history of Belfast, Tn. and what it looks >>>>like?? >>>>Julia >>>At this time Belfast is not very lively, but I can tell you about Belfast >>in >>>the late 1940's and the early 1950's. I was raised on the Marshall / >>Bedford >>>Co. Line east of Belfast about 5 or 6 Miles. My father and his brothers >>>farmed many farms in this area. During the era that we are talking about >>>there was not a Super Wal Mart and there was not an I65, and at this time >>>Belfast was a thriving community. There was a circle of stores around a >>>common area. On the west side of the circle was J.C. Tate General Store. >>>This store was owned and operated by the Tate Family, and there were many >>>products sold there, but it was also a market for the people to sell their >>>wares. Tate's Store bought: wool, eggs, cured pork (hams, shoulders,ect.), >>>chickens, pelts (hides),wheat, walnuts and probably other items that I am >>>unaware of. They sold food items, clothing, shoes, and a small hardware >>>line. On the same west side was Calahan's Store seperated by High Street. >>>Calahan's was operated by Mr. Jesse Calahan and his son A.L. Calahan. I >can >>>remember a large fish that had been mountd that was displayed over the >>door. >>>Across the street was the Belfast Post Office. Then toward the north >center >>>of the circle was a store that was operated by Rollie Beard. Then on the >>>east side of the circle across Highway 431 was a store that was operated >by >>>S.L. Woods and later Jimmy Collins and adjacent to it was an old railroad >>>building. Behind them was the Belfast Feed Mill that was operated by Earl >>>(Preacher) Glenn. Over on the south east side was a service station / >>garage >>>that was operated by Henry Lee Welch. On the south side was the Bank Of >>>Belfast. There was train service to the Belfast area and the train went on >>>to further points south into Alabama. At that time there was not any major >>>interstates and there was consistent traffic thru Belfast. There was a >>>steady flow of trucks from the Jack Cole Truck Lines out of Birmingham >>going >>>north and south. Not only did these country stores deal in merchandise, >>they >>>were also a focal point for all the folks to visit. Many would go from >>store >>>to store and socialize,especially in the winter time around the warmth of >a >>>potbellied stove. You could buy the small 7 oz. Coca Cola for 5 cents and >>>add a bag of peanuts to the drink for another 5 cents. As I stated earlier >>>dad and his brothers farmed many farms in this area and in doing so they >>>worked many high school boys in the summer months putting up hay, >>>cultivating and picking corn and combining wheat. It was also necessary to >>>provide lunch for them and this was done conveniently by stopping at the >>>store, that Jimmy Collins operated and having Jimmy prepare sandwiches for >>>them. My father is 85 years of age and if anyone is interested I will >prime >>>him for some stories of an earlier era of the Belfast Community. I have >>>heard him tell some good ones over the years, but I would have to go back >>>and hear them again to put them in the form that I could present. >>>Bobby Prosser >>> >>> >> >> > >

Does anyone out there know the history of Belfast, Tn. and what it looks like?? Julia

Yes I grew up there and was there last week. I live in Little Rock Ar. My 91 year old sister was buried at Head Springs Cemetery last week.My mother, Father and 4 brothers and sisters are buried at Belfast Fletcher Sanders

I have a George Erwin Harbison born in 1810 in Farmington, Marshall County, Tennessee need his parents, any information would be greatly appreciated. Please reply e-mail.

Jonathan Prosser born 1820--m--Hepsie Johnson 1826--and their sone Edward Henry Prosser born 1858--m --Bertha Frances Petty and they lived in the Belfast Community near the Liberty Valley Church of Christ. --their children are ---Grace ---Ward---Wm ---Henry ---Joe and Thomas Lee. Not sure if Joe is still alive and living in FLA. or not. Frances B.Roberts---Not related just material I found for you . they were connected to the Pettys as you can see and also the Dixon family of Talley STation