Hello, This is my first posting to this list. I hope someone has a connection with my family lines. I am looking for more information about Adeline Brown or Hays who married Wiley Bailey on 15 July 1865 in McMinn County. Wiley says her maiden name is Brown in his Civil War pension papers. The marriage record calls her Adeline Hays. I believe Wiley met her when he was in the Union army patrolling the Athens, Tennessee area. Wiley joined the 7th Tennessee Mounted Infantry in Clinton, Anderson County, Tennessee. They had four children: Phoebe Jane, Joseph Richard, George W., and Martha. Later Wiley Bailey shows up in Campbell County, Anderson County, and Union County, Tennessee. I believe that Adeline died around 1886. Any clue will be very helpful as I have reached a dead end on her line. Thanks, Leigh Ann Boyd LPartin@aol.com

Forwarded from Crockett-L. Please respond to Ron and Patt Jones at patron@humboldt1.com Joyce Gaston Reece ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ron & Patt Jones" <patron@humboldt1.com> To: <CROCKETT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, February 23, 2003 7:37 PM Subject: [CROCKETT] seeking info on NANCY CROCKETT (sp?) > I'm new to this list. I'm seeking information about Nancy Crockett (or > Crocket), b. ~1780 in Greenville Co., SC. One source says she married > Martin Wiginton in that area, that several of their children were born > there between 1801-1806. He says they then moved to McMinn Co. TN, > later were living and paying taxes in Franklin Co. TN. Another family > researcher says they married in Wayne Co. TN. Her husband Martin > Wiginton died in Blount Co. AL in 1839. Nancy was living with her son > John Wiginton when she died, not sure if that was in MS or AL. > > Have any of you come across this Nancy in your research? Any ideas or > info would be greatly appreciated. > > Patt Jones > > > > > > > ==== CROCKETT Mailing List ==== > > Your Rootsweb Host http://resources.rootsweb.com/surnames/c/r/CROCKETT/ > To contact listowner CROCKETT-admin@rootsweb.com to unsubscribe > mailto:CROCKETT-L-request@rootsweb.com?subject=unsubscribe&body=unsubscribe > mailto:CROCKETT-D-request@rootsweb.com?subject=unsubscribe&body=unsubscribe > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

Hi Gene, My computer crashed a few months ago. My son was able to retrieve one of my large files but I am still scratching around working to fill in the many blanks. I don't remember writing to you before but that could be my memory glitch. If you wrote and I did not answer, I apologise. There are as many opinions on old Nathan Kirkland as there are researchers and as varied. Cheesquire, 105 NC & his wife Naca, 100 NC are listed on the 1870 Cherokee Co. NC census in the Cheoah Twp, PO Valleytown on 7/12/1870, as # 102 living with Jesse Featherhead 65 NC & children. All are listed as Indian. #/s 29-32 are some of my Millsaps relatives # 54-69 are my Williams, (my ggg gps are here) Millsaps & Kirkland/Giles relatives. #96-97 Millsaps, Hooper. # 108 & 110 Williams & Caringers. # 69 are John Jackson (the Bushwacker) & Julia Ann Giles Kirkland. Julia is my gg aunt, the sister to James Madison Giles, my gg gf. James M. Giles son Thomas E. married Sarah Caroline Kirkland, dtr of Jesse. Giles & Kirklands on my gf, George W. Giles side. Williams & Millsaps on my gm, Mary Williams Giles side. I have seen all the Cherokee Applications pretaing to this Kirkland heritage. Nowhere & no one says Nathan is also known as Cheesquire. It was never said as such til Paul Long saw a drawing that was "suppose" to be Cheesquire . The drawing was most like the copy we have that is "suppose" to be Nathan except it is reversed. Paul wrote a "supposition" because of the likeness, could they be one and the same person?? I refuse to believe that all my relatives who lived in that area at the same time of Cheesquire would not have know their own gg gf lived so near them but was known by another name. He was not named a chief in any of the NC history books. The monument was placed to Cheesquire many years after his death as an honor to him. It was placed by a couple of local Cherokee Co. men. I had a copy of the article that was written in the Graham? Co. newspaper. Only God knows where it is now. In one of these many boxes would be my guess. Please let me know how you come in this line. I work at including as many of Nathans decendants as possible in the Kirkland file. Also any lines connected with them. I hope this helps. Blessed Be, Jo Ann Giles

Thanks to everyone who has volunteered to do lookups in the McMinn Chancery Court records. I have chose three people. Emily Stelly has been a volunteer for the Monroe County site for sometime and is dedicated to helping folks with family history research. Bernice Raymond has volunteered for several projects and has been chosen to do these lookups. Brenda Thomas is also a 'veteran' lookup volunteer for this area and familiar with the process. Give us a few weeks to get organized then this service will be made available. For the others of you who have volunteered please be patient....your time is coming. I am looking for other documents that will be usable and as soon as possible will be getting them....such as more Monroe deed abstracts, marriage records or probate records....for example. Joyce Gaston Reece Rootsweb mail list minder: Gilbreath, Galbreath, Raper, Knuckles, TN-Meigs, Southeast, TN., Northeast, TN., Shields, Hembree, Hemby. Ancestry Message Board Admin for: Daugherty, Galbreath, Gaston, Gilbreath, Hembree, Hemby, Knuckles, Raper, Reece, Shield, Shields & Polk Co., TN.

We (meaning everyone researching in this area) need a volunteer. I have been given permission to copy and use the Chancery Court Records Name index for McMinn County. The document is 426 pages long and is too detailed to make the attempt to post the entire document on the internet. The job is too massive for us to handle.........so we will attempt to do this: I will choose two or three VERY DEDICATED volunteers and send them copies of this index. A link for the person (S) doing the lookups will be placed on the McMinn and Monroe Tenn. Gen. Web. sites. When a lookup is requested you would provide the info included. The name index is cross-referenced according to case numbers. There are thousands of names in this index and by accessing the index with the names of the people involved it could lead a person to getting copies of the court record itself. Please do not make a decision to volunteer lightly. This is something that will be needed indefinately....even to the point of passing it along to another dedicated volunteer when the time comes. PLEASE contact me a jgreece@earthlink.net if you are very serious about this job. Joyce Gaston Reece Rootsweb mail list minder: Gilbreath, Galbreath, Raper, Knuckles, TN-Meigs, Southeast, TN., Northeast, TN., Shields, Hembree, Hemby. Ancestry Message Board Admin for: Daugherty, Galbreath, Gaston, Gilbreath, Hembree, Hemby, Knuckles, Raper, Reece, Shield, Shields & Polk Co., TN.

For those researching in southeast Tennessee another lookup aid is available http://www.tngennet.org/monroe/help.htm Monroe Deed Abstracts from 1821- 1846 & 1858 - 1866 Monroe Chancery Court Records 1840 Monroe County Census The lady doing thiese lookups is Edith Ward and is Co-coordinator for the Monroe Web site at www.tngenweb.org/monroe Joyce Reece

Pam Thanks! I forwarded your email to Sandy and she will be in touch Joyce Gaston Reece Rootsweb mail list minder: Gilbreath, Galbreath, Raper, Knuckles, TN-Meigs, Southeast, TN., Northeast, TN., Shields, Hembree, Hemby. Ancestry Message Board Admin for: Daugherty, Galbreath, Gaston, Gilbreath, Hembree, Hemby, Knuckles, Raper, Reece, Shield, Shields & Polk Co., TN. ----- Original Message ----- From: Pamandgar@aol.com To: TNMCMINN-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Monday, February 03, 2003 7:42 PM Subject: [MCMINN] re: proofreader Be glad to proofread. I'm retired typesetter. Lots of experience. Pam Smith Gresham, OR ==== TNMCMINN Mailing List ==== NOTICE: Posting of virus warnings, test messages, chain letters, political announcements, current events, items for sale, personal messages, flames, etc. (in other words - spam) is NOT ALLOWED and will be grounds for removal. Consideration for exceptions, contact Kathleen Burnett kathleenburnett@earthlink.net ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

Bernice I have forwarded your email to Sandy and she will be in touch. Joyce Gaston Reece Rootsweb mail list minder: Gilbreath, Galbreath, Raper, Knuckles, TN-Meigs, Southeast, TN., Northeast, TN., Shields, Hembree, Hemby. Ancestry Message Board Admin for: Daugherty, Galbreath, Gaston, Gilbreath, Hembree, Hemby, Knuckles, Raper, Reece, Shield, Shields & Polk Co., TN. ----- Original Message ----- From: raymond@desoto.net To: TNMCMINN-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Monday, February 03, 2003 11:03 PM Subject: Re: [MCMINN] proof reader I am currently not working and have lots of time if you want to utilize my services. I've not done genealogy records, but am a good proof reader, good typist, and accurate. Bernice Raymond ----- Original Message ----- From: Joyce G. Reece Sent: 2/3/2003 7:16:26 PM To: TNMCMINN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [MCMINN] proof reader > I had the pleasure of meeting Sandra Onbey today. Sandra is very active in the census project for USGenNet. She needs a volunteer > to proofread some records before they are placed online. Any volunteers. Needs to be experienced. Records are e-mail-able. > > Joyce Gaston Reece > Rootsweb mail list minder: Gilbreath, Galbreath, Raper, > Knuckles, TN-Meigs, Southeast, TN., Northeast, TN., Shields, > Hembree, Hemby. > Ancestry Message Board Admin for: Daugherty, Galbreath, Gaston, > Gilbreath, Hembree, Hemby, Knuckles, Raper, Reece, > Shield, Shields & Polk Co., TN. > > > ==== TNMCMINN Mailing List ==== > If you wish to subscribe to or unsubscribe from the McMinn Co., TN list, use > TNMCMINN-l-request@rootsweb.com or TNMCMINN-d-request@rootsweb.com if > you are on the Digest list. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > ==== TNMCMINN Mailing List ==== If you wish to subscribe to or unsubscribe from the McMinn Co., TN list, use TNMCMINN-l-request@rootsweb.com or TNMCMINN-d-request@rootsweb.com if you are on the Digest list. ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

I am currently not working and have lots of time if you want to utilize my services. I've not done genealogy records, but am a good proof reader, good typist, and accurate. Bernice Raymond ----- Original Message ----- From: Joyce G. Reece Sent: 2/3/2003 7:16:26 PM To: TNMCMINN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [MCMINN] proof reader > I had the pleasure of meeting Sandra Onbey today. Sandra is very active in the census project for USGenNet. She needs a volunteer > to proofread some records before they are placed online. Any volunteers. Needs to be experienced. Records are e-mail-able. > > Joyce Gaston Reece > Rootsweb mail list minder: Gilbreath, Galbreath, Raper, > Knuckles, TN-Meigs, Southeast, TN., Northeast, TN., Shields, > Hembree, Hemby. > Ancestry Message Board Admin for: Daugherty, Galbreath, Gaston, > Gilbreath, Hembree, Hemby, Knuckles, Raper, Reece, > Shield, Shields & Polk Co., TN. > > > ==== TNMCMINN Mailing List ==== > If you wish to subscribe to or unsubscribe from the McMinn Co., TN list, use > TNMCMINN-l-request@rootsweb.com or TNMCMINN-d-request@rootsweb.com if > you are on the Digest list. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

Be glad to proofread. I'm retired typesetter. Lots of experience. Pam Smith Gresham, OR

I had the pleasure of meeting Sandra Onbey today. Sandra is very active in the census project for USGenNet. She needs a volunteer to proofread some records before they are placed online. Any volunteers. Needs to be experienced. Records are e-mail-able. Joyce Gaston Reece Rootsweb mail list minder: Gilbreath, Galbreath, Raper, Knuckles, TN-Meigs, Southeast, TN., Northeast, TN., Shields, Hembree, Hemby. Ancestry Message Board Admin for: Daugherty, Galbreath, Gaston, Gilbreath, Hembree, Hemby, Knuckles, Raper, Reece, Shield, Shields & Polk Co., TN.

Links to the unpublished Monroe County Deed abstracts NOW ONLINE > I forgot to give you the direct link to the new page: > http://www.tngennet.org/monroe/deedsn > <http://www.tngennet.org/monroe/deedsn&o/deedindx.htm> &o/deedindx.htm

Might I add to the email below that these deed abstracts are unpublished anywhere else...never in book form either. Be sure to let us know what you think YIPEE!!! From: "Joy Locke" <jlocke@usit.net> To: <TNMONROE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, February 03, 2003 1:19 PM Subject: [TNMONROE-L] MAJOR UPDATE > Thanks to a tremendous effort and lots of work on behalf of Lynn > McConkey who abstracted the deeds and to Joyce Reece who with many great > volunteers did the typing we now have Abstracts of Book N, pgs. 364-663 > and Book O, pgs 1-495. A big thank you to these people: Mitzi Bame, > Becky Brunner, Ann Chorey, Steven Robinson and Jacquelyn Smith. I hope > you'll show your appreciation. Please read the directions on using > these files. I've put a link on our main page and it's also listed on > our records page. If you find errors it'll probably be my fault when I > converted the file to text. Text files take a lot less space. Now I'll > try and catch up with the regular pages, but it's been worth it! Joy > > Joy Locke > jlocke@usit.net > Monroe Co. Tn. GenWeb Co-Host > http://www.tngennet.org/monroe > > My homepage: > http://home.usit.net/~jlocke > Paternal families: Williams, Millsaps, Smalling, Bivens, Cottrell, Arp, > etc. > Maternal families: Clemmer, Sloan, Isbell, Endsley, etc. > > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

Hello Everyone, Information from Connie Ramsey below: Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2002 I have a will of James Pike probated in Mcminn County, Tennessee April 13, 1850. The best I can tell he was born in the 1770-1780 range and his wife was Susannah. Her will was dated January 25, 1850. Their children are given as James H. Pike, John B. Pike, Charles Dickison and wife Lucy, John Mirzer and wife Susannah, David Hargas and wife Eliza M., William Wyate and wife Polly, and Elizabeth C. Pike. Do any of you have the surname PIKE? John B. Pike b. abt 1824 and Mary Ann GRACE, b. abt 1824 are the parents of my great grandfather Joseph P. PIKE b.26 January 1856, Walker Co., GA and d. 1926 Shelby Co., TN who married abt 1885, place unknown to Georgia Etta LENTZ b. 06 December 1865, Limestone Co., AL, d. 19 April 1952, Memphis, Shelby, TN. Are there any of you researching the surnames DICKISON, MIRZER, HARGAS, WYATE, listed in the will above? Helen Currie Davis Millington, TN Descendants of John B. Pike 1 John B. Pike 1824 - . +Harriet 1819 - 1849 .......... 2 Susan J. Pike 1842 - .......... 2 John Andrew J. Pike 1844 - .......... 2 Harriet Virginia Pike 1846 - .......... 2 James David Pike 1848 - 1911 .............. +Malinda R. Jarrett 1855 - 1914 .......... 2 Henrietta Caroline Pike 1849 - *2nd Wife of John B. Pike: . +Mary Ann Grace 1825 - .......... 2 Caroline Pike 1850 - .......... 2 Franklin P. Pike 1856 - .......... 2 Joseph P. Pike 1856 - 1926 .............. +Georgia Etta Lentz 1865 - 1952 .......... 2 Laura M. Pike 1858 - .......... 2 Margaret Pike 1860 - .......... 2 Montraville Pike 1864 - .......... 2 Wiliam Pike 1864 - .............. +Alice Arnold ________________________________________________________________ Sign Up for Juno Platinum Internet Access Today Only $9.95 per month! Visit www.juno.com

I have several books on Rhea county, Tn and I did find some info on the Dodson family. There is a bio of the William Matlock family who was born in 1795 who married Sarah Dodson, daughter of the Rev. Jesse and Ruth (Dodson) Dodson. This family moved to McMinn Co and they are buried in the Old Eastanalee Cemetery. There is a William Dodson in the 1870 census and 1880 census. There is also a marriage of Samuel Dotson to Kelly Kissiah, 1 Nov 1858 (11 Nov), A.D. Paul JP, 1-#665. There is also 3 marriages for a William Dodson to Catharine Thompson, Nancy Teeters, and Mry Culverhouse. If any of this looks familiar, let me know and I will give you all the info I have. Mary Jo Jackie wrote: > I found this in the McMinn records just posted on-line. >Would like to learn the names of the other heirs of Jesse Dodson - I am >looking for a Samuel Dodson, whose father was a Jesse Dodson. Trying to >ascertain if this is one and the same. > >329 28 Jan 1835 William Dodson, one of sons of Jesse Dodson Sr. and >Ruth his wife now deceased of McMinn Co., to Robert Renfro; his interest >in estate. > >Thanks >Jackie > > > > >==== TNMCMINN Mailing List ==== >If you wish to subscribe to or unsubscribe from the McMinn Co., TN list, use >TNMCMINN-l-request@rootsweb.com or TNMCMINN-d-request@rootsweb.com if >you are on the Digest list. > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > >

I found this in the McMinn records just posted on-line. Would like to learn the names of the other heirs of Jesse Dodson - I am looking for a Samuel Dodson, whose father was a Jesse Dodson. Trying to ascertain if this is one and the same. 329 28 Jan 1835 William Dodson, one of sons of Jesse Dodson Sr. and Ruth his wife now deceased of McMinn Co., to Robert Renfro; his interest in estate. Thanks Jackie

On page 1, entry 529-924 of McMinn County Deeds/Grant Book, my ancestor William Smith entered his land grant in Nov, 1820. Where could one get a copy of this grant? Would it be likely the grant would tell where he was moving from? Jackie

Herman, Thanks very much for the map link. It does show Middle Creek apparently running through the airport in a northeasterly direction --due west of Englewood. Would anyone be aware of an old grave yard, school/church in that area? Jackie -----Original Message----- From: Herman Woods [mailto:hlwoods@bellsouth.net] Sent: Sunday, January 19, 2003 8:39 PM To: TNMCMINN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [MCMINN] Where is this land today? Try this link to TOPOZONE http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lat=35.41028&lon=-84.5325 The map should come up in the Mt. Cumberland / McMinn County Airport area. If the link doesn't work, go to topozone.com and type in Middle Creek, Tn. in the search. There will be several but only one in McMinn County. Herman Visit me at http://homestead.com/WoodsLegear/index.html ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joyce G. Reece" <jgreece@earthlink.net> To: <TNMCMINN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 19, 2003 5:58 PM Subject: Re: [MCMINN] Where is this land today? > Jackie > > I have been trying to figure out Middle Creek all afternoon. I've lived here 51 years and don't know it so it must be called > something else now...that is all I can come up with anyway. My suggestion is to locate the Church instead of the creek. > > It must be in south/western part of the county. I'll ask Mr. Moses next week...see if he knows. > > Joyce Gaston Reece > Rootsweb mail list minder: Gilbreath, Galbreath, Raper, > Knuckles, TN-Meigs, Southeast, TN., Northeast, TN., Shields, > Hembree, Hemby. > Ancestry Message Board Admin for: Daugherty, Galbreath, Gaston, > Gilbreath, Hembree, Hemby, Knuckles, Raper, Reece, > Shield, Shields & Polk Co., TN. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jackie" <jp55@wt.net> > To: <TNMCMINN-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, January 19, 2003 3:33 PM > Subject: [MCMINN] Where is this land today? > > > > I found this in the deed abstracts just posted for McMinn County. > > My family is the SMITH family - headed by William Smith. One of his > > son's Israel is giving land for a school, graveyard, church on his land. > > I would like to know if it can be located today as I'm looking for where > > William Smith might have been buried > > Thanks. Jackie > > 312 22 Apr 1853 ISRAEL C. SMITH to ELISHA BRIENT, > > JOHN SMITH, JOSEPH SMITH, JOHN MIDDLETON, SAMUEL WILSON and ELISHA COX, > > Trustees of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South; for love and > > affection for laws of God and His people; for a location for a public > > school house and contingent buildings; land on Middle Creek to include > > the meeting house, schoolhouse, and contingent buildings, also one tract > > inclosed and used as a grave yard, near the house in which the said > > ISRAEL C. SMITH now lives. > > > > > > > > > > ==== TNMCMINN Mailing List ==== > > Checkout the other lists being watched over by your List Mom; > > http://mailing_lists.homestead.com/lists.html > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > ==== TNMCMINN Mailing List ==== > Checkout the other lists being watched over by your List Mom; > http://mailing_lists.homestead.com/lists.html > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > ==== TNMCMINN Mailing List ==== NOTICE: Posting of virus warnings, test messages, chain letters, political announcements, current events, items for sale, personal messages, flames, etc. (in other words - spam) is NOT ALLOWED and will be grounds for removal. Consideration for exceptions, contact Kathleen Burnett kathleenburnett@earthlink.net ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

Try this link to TOPOZONE http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lat=35.41028&lon=-84.5325 The map should come up in the Mt. Cumberland / McMinn County Airport area. If the link doesn't work, go to topozone.com and type in Middle Creek, Tn. in the search. There will be several but only one in McMinn County. Herman Visit me at http://homestead.com/WoodsLegear/index.html ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joyce G. Reece" <jgreece@earthlink.net> To: <TNMCMINN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 19, 2003 5:58 PM Subject: Re: [MCMINN] Where is this land today? > Jackie > > I have been trying to figure out Middle Creek all afternoon. I've lived here 51 years and don't know it so it must be called > something else now...that is all I can come up with anyway. My suggestion is to locate the Church instead of the creek. > > It must be in south/western part of the county. I'll ask Mr. Moses next week...see if he knows. > > Joyce Gaston Reece > Rootsweb mail list minder: Gilbreath, Galbreath, Raper, > Knuckles, TN-Meigs, Southeast, TN., Northeast, TN., Shields, > Hembree, Hemby. > Ancestry Message Board Admin for: Daugherty, Galbreath, Gaston, > Gilbreath, Hembree, Hemby, Knuckles, Raper, Reece, > Shield, Shields & Polk Co., TN. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jackie" <jp55@wt.net> > To: <TNMCMINN-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, January 19, 2003 3:33 PM > Subject: [MCMINN] Where is this land today? > > > > I found this in the deed abstracts just posted for McMinn County. > > My family is the SMITH family - headed by William Smith. One of his > > son's Israel is giving land for a school, graveyard, church on his land. > > I would like to know if it can be located today as I'm looking for where > > William Smith might have been buried > > Thanks. Jackie > > 312 22 Apr 1853 ISRAEL C. SMITH to ELISHA BRIENT, > > JOHN SMITH, JOSEPH SMITH, JOHN MIDDLETON, SAMUEL WILSON and ELISHA COX, > > Trustees of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South; for love and > > affection for laws of God and His people; for a location for a public > > school house and contingent buildings; land on Middle Creek to include > > the meeting house, schoolhouse, and contingent buildings, also one tract > > inclosed and used as a grave yard, near the house in which the said > > ISRAEL C. SMITH now lives. > > > > > > > > > > ==== TNMCMINN Mailing List ==== > > Checkout the other lists being watched over by your List Mom; > > http://mailing_lists.homestead.com/lists.html > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > ==== TNMCMINN Mailing List ==== > Checkout the other lists being watched over by your List Mom; > http://mailing_lists.homestead.com/lists.html > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

Jackie I have been trying to figure out Middle Creek all afternoon. I've lived here 51 years and don't know it so it must be called something else now...that is all I can come up with anyway. My suggestion is to locate the Church instead of the creek. It must be in south/western part of the county. I'll ask Mr. Moses next week...see if he knows. Joyce Gaston Reece Rootsweb mail list minder: Gilbreath, Galbreath, Raper, Knuckles, TN-Meigs, Southeast, TN., Northeast, TN., Shields, Hembree, Hemby. Ancestry Message Board Admin for: Daugherty, Galbreath, Gaston, Gilbreath, Hembree, Hemby, Knuckles, Raper, Reece, Shield, Shields & Polk Co., TN. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jackie" <jp55@wt.net> To: <TNMCMINN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 19, 2003 3:33 PM Subject: [MCMINN] Where is this land today? > I found this in the deed abstracts just posted for McMinn County. > My family is the SMITH family - headed by William Smith. One of his > son's Israel is giving land for a school, graveyard, church on his land. > I would like to know if it can be located today as I'm looking for where > William Smith might have been buried > Thanks. Jackie > 312 22 Apr 1853 ISRAEL C. SMITH to ELISHA BRIENT, > JOHN SMITH, JOSEPH SMITH, JOHN MIDDLETON, SAMUEL WILSON and ELISHA COX, > Trustees of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South; for love and > affection for laws of God and His people; for a location for a public > school house and contingent buildings; land on Middle Creek to include > the meeting house, schoolhouse, and contingent buildings, also one tract > inclosed and used as a grave yard, near the house in which the said > ISRAEL C. SMITH now lives. > > > > > ==== TNMCMINN Mailing List ==== > Checkout the other lists being watched over by your List Mom; > http://mailing_lists.homestead.com/lists.html > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >