I recently looked up information for someone that found my tree at the Family Tree Maker site (www.familytreemaker.com/n/o/r/T-J-Norman/index.html ) ----- on the NOTGRASS family .... THIS IS NOT MY FAMILY , nor in my tree ------ but I thought that someone else on the list might be interested in the info ......... FROM "CENTURY REVIEW OF MAURY COUNTY, TENNESSEE 1807 - 1907" pg. 304 --- listed under the "McCain's and Bigbyville" area "E.T. Notgrass, b. October 20, 60, 4 m. south of Columbia, is son of Terry Cahal and Terza Notgrass. T.C. was son of Jas. B. and Harriet S. (Passmore) Notgrass; Terza was dau. of Geo. T. and Sallie J. Stone. G.T. was son of Obediah and Sarah (Starks) Stone; S.J. was dau. of Jimmie and Mary (Harris) Wisener. The children of E.T. and wife are Eva Jennings, Alta Lee, and George Cahal. Mr. Notgrass has a home and 21 acres 5 1/2 m. south of Columbia. He has been doing carpenter and contract work for the past twenty years." FROM "HITHER AND YON II MORE WRITINGS OF JILL GARRETT" pg. 132 -- exert from the newspapers following the Civil War "John W. Neely is building a new house near Bigbyville and Col. E.C. Notgrass is the superintendent." (August 1888) pg. 223 -- under "Columbians Recall D-Day, One Return for Reunion" "Wesley Notgrass landed on omaha Beach on D-plus-1 (meaning one day after D-Day). On leave from The Daily Herald", he was a medical corpdman. The beach was still littered with debris and equipment ---and the dead. "The battleship Texas was firing over our heads at the time, " he said recently." FROM "MAURY COUNTY TENNESSEE CEMETERIES by Fred Hawkins" -- there are many Notgrasses buried in Maury County --- I'll just list them --- if you are interested in the dates of any of them let me know........... McCain Cemetery (pg 587) Notgrass, Harriat S. (wife of James B.) T.C. (Terry Cahal) Terazah E. (wife of Terry C) Elizabeth M. (2nd wife of Terry C.) Thomas C. Rose Hill Cemetery (pg 381) Notgrass, Earl E. 1890 - 1972 Maggie H. (wife of Earl) 1890 - 1965 Rose Hill Cemetery (pg 307) Notgrass, Mattie P. 1849-1923 E.P. 1855-1937 Rose Hill Cemetery (pg 285) Notgrass, W. J. 1863-1911 Orville 1906-1906 Santa Fe Cemetery ( og 234) Notgrass, William T. 1855-1928 Frances T. (wife of William) 1865 - 1950 Mattie B. (wife of J. Ulna Notgrass) 1896 - 1951 Old Knob Creek Cemetery (pg 183) Notgrass, Eliza E. (wife of W.T. Notgrass) 1858 - 1888 Etta J. (wife of S.E. Notgrass) 1870-1900 ?? two small graves beside Etta J., fieldstones Hughes Cemetery (pg 175) Notgrass, Sallie R. (wife of Pen Notgrass) d. 1934 -- age 78 Under death notices, pg. 175 ---- "Mrs. Emma Notgrass, died Wed., 75 years; mother of Penn Notgrass and sister of late J.M. Hughes; buried at Hughes Graveyard." (Columbia Herald 10 June 1904) Spring Hill Cemetery (pg 65) Notgrass, Ewell 1908-1908 ALSO ---- found a little more information in my tree----- Hattie Notgrass was married to S. Lee Neelley, their daughter Annie Lee 1905-1979 married James Clayton Gibson. I can not find a listing for Hattie and S. Lee in the Cemetery books ----- If anyone is interested in Wanda's email that is looking for NOTGRASS ---- ? she is not sure that her family is from Maury County ------ I be happy to provide her email address ---- Regards, Jennene Norman RESEARCHING: Cole, Gibson, Gilliam, Harris, Howell, Mills, and Norman families in Maury, Marshall, and Giles Counties ----- plus many more ----- check out my family tree at www.familytreemaker.com/n/o/r/T-J-Norman/index.html ........SO FAR !!!!