I am looking for information on these surnaames-VAUGHN, LEMONS, RUNIONS, ALLOWAY, WOMBLE. I need information on Thomas Jefferson Vaughn, and Clarinda(Lemons)Vaughn. Thomas went by Jefferson/Jeff Vaughn. Clarinda was said to be a mid-wife in Farner. They had kids by the names of Thomas,Tinie,Dorsey,Dollie,Eva,Julie,and Nellie Vaughn. Dollie married a man by the name of Smauel(Sam)Alloway. They moved to Etowah and had a large family. Some of their kids were named Gracie,Haden,Edwinna,Clyde,Walter,and Walter Alloway. Tinie had a daughter by the name of Elvy Mae Vaughn. Elvy Mae was later known as Mary(Mae)Runions. Her father was said to be Scott Runions. These Vaughn's had a cousin by the name of Dave Womble. Please any information on these families would be appreciated. Thanks, Veronica P.S. Could anyone tell me the names of Cemeteries, and funeral homes in Farner.

Can anyone tell me if there is a list of those buried in this cemetery in Polk County. Looking for info on Lewis L. Threewitt Johnnye Ann Lane jlane@midusa.net La Cygne, Kansas

Thanks to Polk Co. Historical & Genealogical Soceity for donating the following to our Polk site! Cumberland Shed Cemetery http://www.tngennet.org/polk/p_cumbshed.htm Liberty Cemetery http://www.tngennet.org/polk/p_libcem.htm We appreciate their sharing with us! Let them know you appreciate it too! Also, you might want to change your bookmarks as our move is now completed to our new home at USGENNET. Happy Holidays! Cathy Hall Grand Island, NY TNGenWeb Bradley County http://www.tngennet.org/bradley Subscribe/Unsubscribe to Bradley Mail List: TNBRADLE-L-request@rootsweb.com TNGenWeb Polk County http://www.tngennet.org/polk Subscribe/Unsubscribe to Polk Mail List TNPOLK-L-request@rootsweb.com

As the year, and this century draw to a close, we all should reflect on what has been and what will be. Below is a wonderful article written by our TNGenWeb Stewart County Coordinator, Jan Philpot. It is very thought provoking, and I send it on to you all. If you like, please pass it on, but PLEASE credit Jan with the authorship. She is a true gift to us all! Cathy Hall Grand Island, NY ----- Original Message ----- Sent: Thursday, December 16, 1999 11:39 PM Subject: [TN-all] To the Children of Tomorrow > From: "j" <unicorn@sun-spot.com> > > While I have no idea when or if this will ever be read, on the off-chance it > is, here are my words for the children of tomorrow. While I realize this is > not "technically" the real year of this great change upon us, it is widely > accepted as such...and so the message comes now. > It will be given to my children on New Year's Eve. > > To the children of tomorrow, > > On this December thirty first of the year one thousand nine hundred and > ninety nine, we stand on the edge of a new century and a new millennium. The > first is an extraordinary event in and of itself, but every two or three > generations of a family will stand watch over the slow ticking away of a > century. The second is far more extraordinary, and is so buried beneath the > layers of sighs and changes, the rise and fall of cultures, that it is > beyond our comprehension to totally grasp the lives of the ancestors who > lived a thousand years ago and are responsible for the very breath we draw > this night. > > To speak of the changes that have occurred since those long ago ancestors > walked the very face of the earth we now walk would be presumptuous beyond > measure, for the changes have extended beyond the comprehension of mortal > man and encompass every arena of human development that one can enumerate or > imagine. They have been slow changes, but multitudinous. Our computers of > today can chronicle the timeline, the facts, the dates, but nothing ...not > our computers and not our own minds and hearts can chronicle the changes > within thought patterns, cultures, ideas, heart feelings. And yet...perhaps > the most earth changing forces of all have developed within the century in > which our parents, grandparents, and great grandparents drew breath, watched > with amazed expressions as the small communities they called home began to > swing wide doors to a greater beyond that touched with exactitude and > clarity every corner of the world, yes and beyond the stars, at the speed of > a blinking eye. > > We spring from generations that used a horse and wagon for daily > transportation, that cooked using the same wood fuel used from the dawn of > time, that washed and spun and planted and gathered.... not so different > from those of a thousand years ago in many respects. And we are so close to > those generations that more than a few of us well remember the sound of a > voice, the touch of a hand, the warmth of a smile from those of our own who > spanned that time and this. We are the last generation that can make such a > claim. > > This generation can quite aptly be called a Bridge, the link between a very > long past slow in its changes, slow in its growth, carefully plodding toward > something only dreamed of and often not truly believed in...and a very > exciting and very uncertain future, yet one already promising swiftness in > delivery of any imaginable possibility technology can bring. With such a > future, unlike anything the past has known, the Generation of the Bridge > sees a startling responsibility. > > We applauded the developments, the communication, the ability to travel, the > possibilities, the absolute SPEED at which our society can deliver...we > decry the price of such. We fear for the loss of understanding, morality, > ethics and values, the very basic elements which defines more completely > than technology ever can...what exactly civilization IS. Those things don't > come in a fast food line, and can't be purchased with a credit card. They > require two very important components...One is an accepting of the > definition of "civilization", what separates us from all other life that > shares our universe...and the other is quite simply, time. > > When a house is allowed to be built slowly by master carpenters who know > their trade, and for which the tools of the trade are unchanging; when they > have served their apprenticeship and grown into their knowledge, when they > are allowed time to build with exactitude and precision, with loving > attention to detail, polishing with callused hands each board, checking the > swing of a door or the soundness of a latch, the house is sound. It will > stand the winds that blow and the storms that come. Such was the society the > past we see behind us was. Such was the world of the grandfathers and great > grandmothers who held us, who told us their stories, who hoped for our > future, imparted their values and what they had learned through their slower > pace allowing time for real wisdom to grow. They little understood that we > were to be called upon to be the Bridge. In their world, and the worlds of > all their ancestors preceding, there was time. Time to adapt, to build on > mistakes, to learn from them, time to listen, time to mend, time to heal, > time to teach. > > Today not one house is built, but thousands, yes and more. Each of those > houses is being remodeled and additions made, landscaping done and re-done, > at the same time it is being built. Changes are applied before the first > nail is driven or the last shingle is in place...by carpenters who have no > time to be masters because what does it mean to master one's trade when > tomorrow both the rules and tools have changed? There is no security in > knowledge or respect for those who have attained it, for knowledge > multiplies a thousand times over in a twenty-four hour period. There is no > respect for the elders, the shaman, the wisdom of age and experience...for > those who are caught up in this new wave of changes bombarding us every > second of every day can see no Bridge. No realistic way that the elders > looked to for guidance in the past can possibly connect to the future that > is now. > > Perhaps it is ONLY the Bridge that CAN possibly see the connection...and > therein, perhaps, lies our true responsibility. What defines civilization > has never changed, nor will it change in all of the millenniums to come in > which man survives. More than ever our wise men, our shaman, our elders are > needed...with their words of strength, their comfort, but most of all their > words of just how master carpentry can tackle building in a world of today > with the values of a yesterday. Unless we can impart with dignity to those > willing to hear, many of us fear the children of tomorrow will find their > houses crumbling in mighty heaves to a ground that quivers with no > foundation. Unless we can discover a way to be heard above the glitz of a > clamoring media, a clamoring age, a restless driven spirit, we fear the > children of tomorrow will look one day for a shaman only to find there has > been no environment for wise men to grow, or climate for sound characters to > flourish. > > No planet is so beckoning that we must thrill to reach it at the price of > our own. No communication is so needed that we must blindly rush toward it > at the price of understanding what communication really is, and how it can > better mankind and not harm it. No power is so wonderful as the power of > knowing oneself, and no media is so exciting as the serenity that grows from > brotherhood with one's world and our place in it. We would not, as parents, > have given our toddler the keys to an automobile capable of traveling a > hundred miles an hour....and yet in our rush, our thrill, with quickly > obtained technology...that is exactly what has happened. Our society is > filled with toddlers in whose hands are the "toys" that can destroy them in > the blink of an eye...and at the same time, our toddlers have not had time > to grow into the patience and wisdom to know how those "toys" might best be > put to use. It is a frightening future the Bridge sees, an exciting one, but > a gamble....and the stakes weigh heavy. > > Our children of tomorrow, understand what civilization is....what character > is, give your shaman a chance to be born and to grow into a cloak that can > shelter your building from the storms. Choose Master Carpenters.and look to > the past for your lessons. The passage of a millennium to follow this one > may well depend upon it. Generation of the Bridge...those of us who span two > worlds, the agrarian age and the technological one... it is our > responsibility to be just that...a Bridge. > > In New Mexico there is a bridge. When it was built it was called "The > Bridge to Nowhere".because there truly was no road on the other side that > led to anyplace at all. > Whether by the hand of fate or the hand of God, we are a Bridge. The rest of > the title has yet to be determined. > > just a thought, > jan > >*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* EMAIL ADDRESS: cat5hall@email.msn.com Cathy's Genealolgy http://homepages.msn.com/PicnicPL/cat5hall Bradley County TNGenWeb Page http://www.tngenweb.org/bradley TNBRADLE-Mail List TNBRADLE-L-request@rootsweb.com Polk County TNGenWeb Page http://www.tngenweb.org/polk TNPOLK Mail List TNPOLK-L-request@rootsweb.com

Please visit these sites for any questions on Y2K http://computingcentral.msn.com/guide/year2000/msy2k/introducing/y2khome.asp http://www.microsoft.com/y2k/hoax/y2khoax.htm http://www.microsoft.com/y2k/ http://microsoft.com/year2000/ ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

Check this page first before hitting the panic button...Thanks to Barbara Stewart > Here is the Official Microsoft web site about the email Hoax. > > http://www.microsoft.com/y2k/hoax/y2khoax.htm > > Qutoted from that page: > > There is a hoax email in circulation on the Internet concerning > the Y2K compliance of Windows 95, Windows 98 and > Windows > NT. There are various versions of this mail which > resemble the > text below: > > "Every copy of Windows will fail on January > 1st unless you > fix > it now, to fix it..." > > 1.Click on "My Computer". > 2.Click on "Control Panel". > 3.Click on "Regional Settings". > 4.Click on the "Date" tab. Where it says, > "Short Date > Sample" look and see if it shows a "two > Digit" year. Of > course it does. That's the default setting > for Windows 95, > 98 and NT. This date RIGHT HERE is the date > that feeds > application software and WILL NOT rollover in > the year > 2000. It will rollover to 00. > 5.Click on the button across from "Short Date > Style" and > select the option that shows mm/dd/yyyy. Be > sure your > selection has four Y's showing, not two. > 6.Click "Apply" and then click on "OK" at the > bottom. Easy > enough to fix. However, every single > installation of > Windows worldwide is defaulted to fail Y2K > rollover. > > "Thanks and have a great day" > > Facts about Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT and > > Y2K... > > Microsoft Windows 95, Windows 98 and Windows > NT are > compliant assuming all recommended actions > specified in > the respective compliance documents have been > taken. > The steps above are not required actions and > do not > have to be performed in order to obtain > compliance. > The short date format style in Regional > Settings is a > display setting only. > Dates are stored and processed by Windows in > a 4 digit > format regardless of the short date format > style selected > in Regional settings. > Customers can use the regional settings tab > to adjust > how the date is displayed (e.g. mm/dd/yy or > mm/dd/yyyy) > In order to avoid ambiguous dates, Microsoft > recommends > using 4 digits when entering date data and > expanding the > date field in regional setting to 4 digits. > However this is > not required to attain compliance. > > > > -- > Barbara's Genealogy Home Page > http://www.galstar.com/~stewart/index.html > mailto:stewart@galstar.com > Surnames: Summers, Stewart, Carroll, Beaver, Wright, Banks, Barnett, > Morgan, Cabe, Burrow. > > > > ==== TNBRADLE Mailing List ==== > ~~~~~BRADLEY COUNTY, TN MAIL LIST~~~~~ > TNGENWEB BRADLEY SITE http://www.tngenweb.org/bradley > Noel Matthews - tnbradleyml@noelm.com - Keeper of the List > Happy Holidays! Cathy Hall Grand Island, NY TNGenWeb Bradley County http://www.tngenweb.org/bradley Subscribe/Unsubscribe to Bradley Mail List: TNBRADLE-L-request@rootsweb.com TNGenWeb Polk County http://www.tngenweb.org/polk Subscribe/Unsubscribe to Polk Mail List TNPOLK-L-request@rootsweb.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Barbara Stewart <stewart@galstar.com> To: <TNBRADLE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, December 12, 1999 10:05 AM Subject: [TNBRADLE] Windows 95, Windows 98 Year 2000 email HOAX

Subject: Windows 95 & 98 Y2K Computer tip You may think your PC is "Y2K" compliant and some little tests may have actually affirmed that your hardware is compliant, but you'll be surprised that Windows may still crash unless you do the simple exercise below. Easy fix, but something Microsoft seems to have missed in certifying their software as Y2K compliant. This is simple to do, and VERY important. Click "START" Click on "SETTINGS" Double click on "CONTROL PANEL" Double click on "Regional settings icon (look for the little world globe) Click on the "Date" tab at the top of the page (last tab on the top right) Where it says "Short Date Sample" look and see if it shows a two digit year format: "YY" Unless you have previously changed it will be set incorrectly with just 2 Y's. It NEEDS to be 4 Y's. That's because Microsoft made the 2 digits setting the Default setting for Windows 95 and Windows 98. This date format selected is the date that Windows feeds ALL application software and will not rollover into the year 2000. It will roll over into the year "00" Click on the little arrow button in the window across from "Short Date Style" and select the option that shows "mm/DD/yyyy" or "m/d/yyyy". Be sure your selection has four Y's and not just mm/DD/yy. Then click "Apply" Then click "OK" at the bottom. Pass this info on to your PC buddies. No matter how much of a computer guru they think they are this might be a welcome bit of information! ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

FYI...very informative > ----- Original Message ----- > <forwards removed> > > Sent: Friday, December 10, 1999 6:05 AM > Subject: [Nicholsonfam] [FYI: [MO] Copyright for > Genealogy] > > > > Just thought I would pass this on to all my mailing > list. > > > > Pauline > > > > Lesley wrote: lesley@eznet.net > > > > > Copyrighting Genealogical Information > > > by Steve Paul Johnson, September 15, 1999 > > > > > > With access to the Internet, people today are > publishing creative works more > > > than ever. Genealogy websites are springing up > everywhere. Can copyright > > > protection extend to genealogical information? > > > > > > Lately I have noticed much discussion about copyright > protection for > > > genealogical information. Someone creates a website > of their family > > > history, publishes on the Internet, and someone else > "steals" the > > > information and publishes it on their website. People > get upset after > > > spending so many months and years to collect and > validate the information, > > > and then many hours to create the webpages, only to > have someone take the > > > information and publish it elsewhere. > > > > > > I can certainly understand the frustration. But what > protections do the > > > copyright laws provide? Well, there's a lot of > protection, but only for > > > specific things. > > > > > > Genealogical information is factual information, and > is not protected under > > > copyright law. My birthdate is factual information. > The burial location of > > > my grandfather is factual information. The maiden > name of my grandmother is > > > factual information. If I created a webpage that > contained these facts, and > > > nothing more, only the webpage is protected. Not the > facts. If I added any > > > additional writings, ideas, comments, or anything else > I create, they would > > > be protected, but not the facts. > > > So what does this mean to us genealogists? Well, it > means that anyone can > > > lift the genealogical information off of our websites, > and publish it > > > elsewhere, without consequence. The information may > even be sold, and we > > > couldn't do anything about it. What may be protected > is the presentation of > > > that information, and any other ideas, opinions, or > fiction we create. > > > > > > But you say, "I've seen so many websites that publish > copyright statements > > > forbidding anyone to republish the information > contained within it." Well, > > > those people are not correct. Their webpages are > copyrighted, but not any > > > factual information contained within it. What if > someone published your > > > mother's birthdate, and then included a statement that > no one else could use > > > that information? Come on, please! > > > > > > The USGenWeb Archives includes a statement on every > one of its text files > > > that says that anyone can use the information, as long > as their notice > > > remains with the information, and as long as the > information is not used for > > > profit. That's got to be either one of the most > misguided statements, or > > > the USGenWeb is unaware of the copyright protections. > No where do the > > > copyright laws prevent anyone from using factual > information for profit, and > > > nor does the USGenWeb have any right to enforce such > restriction. > > > > > > Because facts are free, we are all able to create > works, and create works > > > that compete against each other. Yes, it is > frustrating that all the labor > > > you spent to collect factual information can be freely > republished by > > > someone else. But then, I always believed that > genealogical information > > > should remain free for use by anyone, without > restriction. That's why > > > today, we are able to use census records, cemetery > records, vital > > > statistics, and all the other genealogical records. > > > > > > For additional information, please visit the website > of the United States > > > Copyright Office. Please also visit Michael Goad's > website, "U.S. Copyright > > > and Genealogy". > > > > > > - Steve Paul Johnson [steve@interment.net] > > > > > > Steve is the editor of The Cemetery Column, and is the > webmaster of Cemetery > > > Records on the Internet. > > > > > > To read more on this subject click on the address > below. > > > > http://www.interment.net/column/commentary/19990915.htm > > > > > > Lesley (Baird) Prey lesley@eznet.net (originally from > Cleburne, Texas) now > > > in Batavia, New York. > > > Lesley's Family Tree > > > http://www.angelfire.com/ny/LesleysWorld/index.html > > > Census, Marriage, Birth, Death,Church, Military, and > Cemetery Records from > > > Texas, Mississippi, and South Carolina and > > > much more. Come take a look!!! > > > > > > ==== Missouri Mailing List ==== > > > Visit http://www.usgenweb.org > > > The USGenWeb Project-Archives-Census-Tombstone > > > > > > ============================== > > > Free Web space. ANY amount. 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To: Tim Stowell, Are the messages on the list archived and how can a user access them? Is there some kind of database that would list the surnames being searched of these older, previous messages? Saw your message about the alternate search engine for the Hamilton Co. Genweb site. Will try it out later today. Searching for parents of Joseph W. HANCOCK and his brothers: James C. HANCOCK, Clark HANCOCK, and Leroy HANCOCK who were in Hamilton Co. and Bradley Co. up until 1857 when they went to Southern IL. Joseph W. HANCOCK was born 27 Jan 1837 in the Chattanooga area, or so we believe. Where were the parents and earlier generations before they moved into East Tenn? How were these Hancocks related to those who were in Polk Co? Any and all help and tips welcomed, and very much appreciated! Darrell Hancock ddhanc1@aol.com _______________

Hi Khristy, The marriage record book has it: Thurman A. B. - Mary Galaway 23 Jan 1912 by James A. Jones MG (spelling as in book) Helen A. Styles At 12:11 AM 12/8/99 EST, Kssapp1@aol.com wrote: >Hi! I was wondering if anyone out there had access to marriage records for >Polk Co. who wouldn't mind doing a quick lookup? There is some confusion in >my family as to what year my great-grandparents, Allen Barton Thurmond (or >Thurman) and Mary Galloway, got married. I know they lived in Georgia, but >snuck across the state line to Benton, TN to get married on January 23, >someyear between 1910 and 1912. Any help clearing up this confusion would be >greatly appreciated! Thanks! > >Khristy Sapp > > >==== TNPOLK Mailing List ==== >~~~~~POLK COUNTY, TN MAIL LIST~~~~~ >TNGENWEB POLK COUNTY, TN site http://www.tngenweb.org/polk > >

Hi! I was wondering if anyone out there had access to marriage records for Polk Co. who wouldn't mind doing a quick lookup? There is some confusion in my family as to what year my great-grandparents, Allen Barton Thurmond (or Thurman) and Mary Galloway, got married. I know they lived in Georgia, but snuck across the state line to Benton, TN to get married on January 23, someyear between 1910 and 1912. Any help clearing up this confusion would be greatly appreciated! Thanks! Khristy Sapp

Hi all...this came through the Bradley list, so thought I would pass it on to you all... ----- Original Message ----- <forwards removed> > > Subject: Interesting facts > > > Found on the Wicomico, MD GenWeb site: > > Problematic Colonial Terms: > Some of the terms we come across in wills, deeds, and other > documents > may lead us in the wrong direction unless we are aware of > how the > meanings of these terms may have been different in colonial > times. > > brother / sister - May indicate blood relations, > step-brother or > sister, church brother or sister. > > brother-in-law / sister-in-law - Any kinship through > marriage; could > be a step-child or step-parent, for instance. > > cousin - Any relative not in the immediate family. > > goodman / goodwife / "goody" - Social position one step > below the > "gentleman" or "gentlewoman". > > indentured servant - A person whose passage to America was > paid in > return for an agreement to serve for a specified number of > years. > > Jr. or Sr. - This designation did not always imply a > father-son > relationship. It was used to distinguish individuals with > identical > names. The term may be dropped if one dies. > > Mr. / Mrs. / Mistress - Titles of social position; Mrs. was > used for > both married and unmarried women. > > mother / father - Could mean in-law. > > "my now wife" or "my present wife" - This was a legal phrase > and did > not necessarily mean there was a former spouse. > > "natural son" - Usually meant not adopted; did not imply > illegitimacy. > > nephew / niece- The Latin "nepos" or "neptis" means > grandson or > granddaughter. This term may occasionally have this earlier > meaning. > > servant - One who serves; not necessarily socially inferior, > such as > an apprentice. > > > > > > ==== TNBRADLE Mailing List ==== > ~~~~~BRADLEY COUNTY, TN MAIL LIST~~~~~ > TNGENWEB BRADLEY SITE http://www.tngenweb.org/bradley > Noel Matthews - tnbradleyml@noelm.com - Keeper of the List > Cathy Hall Grand Island, NY *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* EMAIL ADDRESS: cat5hall@email.msn.com Cathy's Genealolgy http://homepages.msn.com/PicnicPL/cat5hall Bradley County TNGenWeb Page http://www.tngenweb.org/bradley TNBRADLE-Mail List TNBRADLE-L-request@rootsweb.com Polk County TNGenWeb Page http://www.tngenweb.org/polk TNPOLK Mail List TNPOLK-L-request@rootsweb.com

Happy Holidays! In case you are searching around either the Polk or Bradley site, I wanted you to be aware of a few things. We are in the process of moving to a new home, which should be completed shortly (a few more days to a week). Because of this, if you do any searches, you might encounter some bad links. Also, the query pages have not been updated in several weeks--the move is the reason. They will be soon, as will everything else! So, I appreciate your patience during our move!! Thanks! Cathy Hall Grand Island, NY *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* EMAIL ADDRESS: cat5hall@email.msn.com Cathy's Genealolgy http://homepages.msn.com/PicnicPL/cat5hall Bradley County TNGenWeb Page http://www.tngenweb.org/bradley TNBRADLE-Mail List TNBRADLE-L-request@rootsweb.com Polk County TNGenWeb Page http://www.tngenweb.org/polk TNPOLK Mail List TNPOLK-L-request@rootsweb.com

This is in reference to the person that asked about school lists in Polk County, Tennessee in 1840. Would there, by any chance, happen to be a list of students from about 1850-55 My ancestors name was John Calvern Henderson. He would have been about 8 yrs old. Thanks so much. Debbie DDENNERD@aol.com

My ADAMS line has been at a standstill for yrs and I WANT to move it forward!! Following is what I have or believe is connected to my line. I truly will appreciate any input or assistance from those reading this. My line as known is: Calvin b 1828, Celia b 1830, Telitha b 1832 and Levi b 1833. 1838 Bradley CO TN (area that became Polk CO TN) - Record of school matters in the district, number of children. William Adams was listed with 2 children. I believe they were Calvin age 10 and Celia age 8. Most likely Telitha and Levi were not attending school due to their ages (6 and 5). 1840 Polk Co TN census William Adams household: 1 male age 70 - 80 (himself) 1 male age 10 - 15 (Calvin, age 12) 1 male age 5 - 10 (Levi, age 7) 1 female age 40 - 50 (possibly Sarah?) 1 female age 10 - 15 (Celia, age 10) 1 female age 5 - 10 (Telitha, age 8) 1841 - September William Adams died. Riley Horn and George Dalyrimple took his will to the courthouse ( it has been lost and no one knows the contents of the will). 1850 Polk CO TN census Sarah Samples household age 62 ( is it possible she was the woman on the 1840 census, remarried and widowed again?) Calvin Adams, age 22 Celia Adams, age 20 Telitha Adams, age 18 Levi Adams, age 17 no other residents in the household. 1851, Aug 15 Calvin Adams m. Sarah Jane Carver in Monroe Co TN. He served in the Civil War, came home, left to go after something (family lore) and was never heard from again. Sarah Jane lived out her life in Monroe CO TN. Their children were: Amanda m. Thomas R. Bledsoe, Sarah Anne m. Wm H H Branum/Brannon, Washington Levi m. Emma Powell, John Andrew m. Sarah Jane Roburn, Malinda, Mary E., and Nancy Jane. m. James B. 'Dick' Blanton. abt 1851 - Celia Adams m. David Cross. They lived in Polk Co TN then removed to Cherokee Co NC where they were listed in the Hot House twp on the 1870 census. Their known to me children were: Sarah, Nancy, William, Calvin, Levi, Daniel J., Millie, and Polly. abt 1859 - Telitha Adams m. Joshua Franklin Cole. They were on the 1860 & 1870 Polk Co Tn censuses but did not l find them on the1880 census. Their children were: Columbus, William, Eliza A. Missouria 1860 - Levi Adams was a hired hand of Ephriam Prince and living on his property. I next found him on the 1880 Polk CO Tn census in Ducktown with a wife, named Elizabeth age 37 and children: John, James, Sarah, Sarah, Mary E, and Cinthia. To my knowledge I have not found anyone else claiming 'Wm Adams d 1841 Polk CO TN" as their ancestor. I would really appreciate input and clues as to where to look next as I am at a standstill on this line. If there are other Polk CO TN school records from the 1840s then someone should be listed with at least Telitha and Levi as school age children. Bettye

Hi Folks, In a recent issue of the Polk County quarterly, a very good question was ask.. Have you shared your info with the Polk County Historical & Genealogical Society, or any area Historical Society that your ancestors were from??? People are constantly walking in to these places, looking for info on their families. Imagine the thrill they would get if there was a family file already at the Genealogical/Historical Society, regardless how big, or small.. It would not only help these people, but could be a way for you to find new relatives. I personally have been contacted by several people regarding info I have sent to PCHGS. I try to always include my name, snail-mail address, and e-mail address on the sheets I send. That way, the person can reach me whether they are online or not. You do not have to be a member to provide your info, nor to research the files at a lot of the Genealogy/Historical Societies. Just a thought..:):):) Connie Baumann Asst. CC - Polk Co, TN http://www.tngenweb.org/polk/ List Moderator for TNPOLK-L Surnames: HOWELL, WOMACK, NICHOLSON, MOREE, and may others.

Unknown Anderson, Florence 1909-1960 Anderson, Reuben 1903-1963 Bunch, Joe 1923-1964 Bunch, Rena H. 7/2/1902-3/12/1966(wife) Married July 28, 1916 Bunch, Charles L. 12/10/1899-12/10/1972(husband) Unknown Bunch, Milburn 5/4/1939-3/16/1989 Stewart, Mary E. 9/14/1882-2/3/1961 Stewart, Samuel e. 2/14/1880-7/27/1955 Robinson, Elmer 11/22/1897-4/13/1967 Robinson, Stella 1/12/1907-?? Freeman, Jeffery 10/17/1961-10/25/1961 Perian, Sanford 1914-1957 Perian, Ellen 1915-1998 Crabtree, Hattie 1/13/1913-4/29/1992 Hyde, Jim 6/4/1899-9/7/1982 Hyde, Bertha 3/22/1903-3/2/1990 Craig, Annie M 3/5/1911-?? (wife) Craig, James H. 9/24/1903-10/6/1977 (husband) Lawson, Lucille 10/31/1918-7/26/1998 Connie Baumann Asst. CC - Polk Co, TN http://www.tngenweb.org/polk/ List Moderator for TNPOLK-L

why don't I just list all the names listed on this page. It consist of one legal size page from the microfilm records of J.D. Clemmer. State of Tennefsee, Bradley County, December 16, 1838. Return of the children of the 5 district by the Commissioners is as followes to wit, William Lain 1, Jocob Lingerfelt 4, Abraham Lillard 5, John Runion 3, James A. Brown 4, Robert Hood 4, Benjamin S. Thompson 4, John Weaver 4, David Wise 1, Ruben Canester 2, Hugh Dugan 4, William M. Biggs 5, Nancy Taylor 2, James Sloan 2, David L. Knox 8, Absalom Coleman 4, Tinsley Joice 4, John Rue 4, Jeremiah Lillard 5, Josiah Harrison 4. Abraham Lillard returns 74. Nancy Washburn 2, Trav__ Rogers 5, Elisha Williams 1, John Williams 1, John Carson 3, Pegey Dunn 1, lusinda Adams 1, John Brown 3, William Haney 4, Samuel F. Gidens 4. William Maples 2, David White 5, Jonathan White 3, James Evins 2, James Rogers 4, William Howell 4, Joseph Baley 1, Samuel M. Tumons 1, Thos Adams 2, Isaac Smith 3, William Gilliand 3, Joseph Hood 4, William Henry 4, Stephen Lawson 4, William M. Stephenson 6, John Williams return 73. John Pharifs 5, John Ritchey 5, William Higgins 5, Franky Oindrake 1 , Sirus Doherty 2, John S. O'Neal 3, Solomon Summy 4, James Butram 2, Samuel Dugan 3, John Hughes 3, Thomas Jones 3, Matthew McNabb 3, Thomas Green 3, Joseph Banner 4, Joseph Boman 1, John B. Lam 3, Evin Cambell3, Edon Wimpey 1, Eliza Adams 5, Aaron Garrett 5, Sarah Lankford 4, Armsted Birdwell 4, James Killins 2, John Pew 2, James McKamy 3. William Higgins return 79 Samuel Merit 1, Ephrim Prince 2, William Adams 2, Jacob Cross 3, Elizabeth C. Todd 1, Robert Shields 1, West Lepard 2, John F. Hannah 3, Allman Guinn 6, Robert Carter 3, Samuel Carter 4, Jefsee Leming 2, William W. Hancock 3, David Mogan 1, Joseph Hawkins 1, John Brown 4, Looty A. Sanders 1, John C. Longley 2, Jefsee Hillard 5, Jason Matlock 6, Thomas Swaford 1, Moses C. Ferguson 2. Moses C. Ferguson return 56 John Carden Sur 4, Aron Prince 3, John Carden Jur 1, Benjamin Sanford 3, Witt Norris 4, Isaac Couch 4, Archibald Jackson 3, James C. Heard 3, John Copeland 3, William Parker 5, Riley Horn 4, George Fetzer 3, Joe Longley 3, James M. Jones 4, Silvenis Couch 3, William Jiles 1, John Oston 5, G. Dalrymple 4, Andrew R. Stephenson 3, Alexander Copeland 6, George Baker 2, William White 5, A.R. Stephenson return 76 This is all that was included in the record. I have tried to type the names as they appeared in the record, if for some reason you would like for me to recheck a name for spelling or my typing please let me know. Also it appears in my earlier message, I put Ephrim Prince 2, William Adams 2, and Jacob Cross 3 in A.R. Stephenson's return when they should have been in Moses C. Ferguson's return. see above. Hope this helps someone. Sue Maxwell

I have a copy of wht was written of this school list It was taken from "Scraps and Things, and ___ of Local History By. J.D. Clemmer" It states "At the administrators sale of the houshold goods of Rev. W.C. Lee, at the brick house near the Benton Springs road about fifteen years ago an old record of school matters in this district before Polk County was discovered. On the first leaf is in large letters Record Book, the second leaf has State of Tennefsee, Bradley County December 16, 1838 and John Williams and below this name again and Absalom Selvidge and David Ragan on the third page the record begins: State of Tennefsee, Bradley County: December 16, 1838 Return of the children of the 5 district by the Commissioners is as fowlers to wit." In the district of A.R. Stephenson he has listed return 76 and has the following "Samuel Merit 1, Ephriam Prince 2, William Adams 2, Jacob Cross 3, Elizabeth C. Todd 1" and it continues with no other Adams listed in that district. The listing of three of these families; Ephriam Prince, William Adams & Jacob Cross in the same school district along with the info we have of Cecelia Adams who m. David Cross, son of Jacob Cross (listed above) and Levi Adams who was found living in 1860 with Ephriam Prince (above). The 1830 & 1840 census that match the ages of the children of Williams Adams would lead us to belive they were more than likely the children of this William Adams who d. in 1841 in Polk County, Tn. Sue Maxwell Glendale, Arizona -----Original Message----- From: Bettye Heinrich <bettye@jps.net> To: TNPOLK-L@rootsweb.com <TNPOLK-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Friday, December 03, 1999 8:05 PM Subject: [TNPOLK] ADAMS - School list >Does anyone know if there are lists of students - even just the surnames - >for the 18 40s in Polk CO TN? > >I am grasping at straws trying to find any link to my CALVIN Adams and his >sisters, Celia & Telitha, and brother, Levi that were on the 1850 Polk Co >TN census in the household of Sarah Samples. No other persons listed as >living in that dwelling. > >Thanks, Bettye > > >==== TNPOLK Mailing List ==== >~~~~~POLK COUNTY, TN MAIL LIST~~~~~ >TNGENWEB POLK COUNTY, TN site http://www.tngenweb.org/polk > >

Does anyone know if there are lists of students - even just the surnames - for the 18 40s in Polk CO TN? I am grasping at straws trying to find any link to my CALVIN Adams and his sisters, Celia & Telitha, and brother, Levi that were on the 1850 Polk Co TN census in the household of Sarah Samples. No other persons listed as living in that dwelling. Thanks, Bettye