Sherri, You might check with the Rutherford County Clerk's office. I've not been there myself for research purposes, but someone there should at least be able to point you in the right direction if the records are not kept there. They are located at 319 North Maple Street (just a couple blocks north of the square) and their phone number is 615-898-7798. If they don't know, try the librarian in the Historical Research room at Linebaugh Public Library. Linebaugh's number is 893-4131 and they're located at 105 West Vine Street (a block south of the square). Good luck! Debora ----- Original Message ----- I am going to be in Murfreesboro the first part of June and want to find the original marriage record/certificate of my gr-grandparents from 1821. There is some controversy as to her last name and I want to view the actual paper myself. Where would I go to find this document? Thanks! Sherri

Carolyn, would you please send the information on the Rollins. You may know how it is, sometimes the Census taker wrights, rites, writes the names the way they sound. LOL Thanks, Ron Hughs/Hewes/Hughes

Carolyn, thank you for the information on the Burleson family. Ron Hughes

I am going to be in Murfreesboro the first part of June and want to find the original marriage record/certificate of my gr-grandparents from 1821. There is some controversy as to her last name and I want to view the actual paper myself. Where would I go to find this document? Thanks! Sherri _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com

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Ron Hughes, Saw your posting and wondered which Rowland family you are researching in Rutherford Co. I am also doing work on this family in Tennessee and would love to compare notes. Please e-mail me directly at cmitchell98@hotmail.com >From: OpusLola@aol.com >Reply-To: TNRUTHER-L@rootsweb.com >To: TNRUTHER-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [TNRUTHER] Record Book Index >Date: Tue, 8 May 2001 10:51:57 EDT > >I am very interested in the Tax list for Rutherford Co., espcially the >early >1800's. Is the list on the Rutherford Co. site? >Can some one do a couple of lookup? >Looking for Roland/Rowland and Burleson family. > >Thanks Ron Hughes >PS I am new to thelist. > > >==== TNRUTHER Mailing List ==== >To unsubscribe from the digest mode send a message to >TNRUTHER-D-request@rootsweb.com and put subscribe in the subject line. Put >nothing in the message field. > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com

Rutherford is one of only two counties in TN for which the 1810 census survives. There are no Rowlands (one Rollins), but a nice assortment of Burlesons p 12 Wm Burlison 10100-20100 p 16 Moses Burlison 32010-20010 p25 David Burleson 01311-01001 p28 John Burleson 12010-00010 There is an 1803 petition to form the county which has a lot of names on it; no Rowland or Burleson. Joseph Rowland was a militia officer in 1823. These last two items were published in an early Rutherford Co Historical Society publication. Carolyn Smotherman In a message dated 5/8/01 7:54:34 AM, OpusLola@aol.com writes: << I am very interested in the Tax list for Rutherford Co., espcially the early 1800's. Is the list on the Rutherford Co. site? Can some one do a couple of lookup? Looking for Roland/Rowland and Burleson family. Thanks Ron Hughes PS I am new to thelist.

I am very interested in the Tax list for Rutherford Co., espcially the early 1800's. Is the list on the Rutherford Co. site? Can some one do a couple of lookup? Looking for Roland/Rowland and Burleson family. Thanks Ron Hughes PS I am new to thelist.

Can someone please tell me how to access these two records located in the Record Book Index: Carter, Alexander -Dec’d- Book 24,pg359 Carter, Alex -Dec’d- Book 27,pg193 I am looking for the family of Alexander Carter & wife Rhoda, both b:NC about 1798. They appear on the 1850 Rutherford census with daughters Polly Ann & Elizabeth. Am I right in assuming the notation above "Dec’d" means "deceased" and the two entries are Wills? Thanks for your help, ~Elizabeth

I am looking for information or contact on children of two brothers that moved to Missouri from Tennessee when the were young . I believe they are the children of Jim and Jermina (TODD) FORD of Tennessee. I believe that there is a connection to Cannon County, Tennessee too. They had several sisters and brothers besides Bill and Jim. The names I have for the brothers were Jess, Luther, Hiram, and John. When sister I know for sure was Frances and she married George SENSIBLE. Hiram married Alice B. HACKETT. there is possibly a sister named Izora Billey FORD (no proof). Both Bill and Jim married two of the daughters of William and Mary (WINFREY) EARP of Rutherford and Coffee Counties of Tennessee. Both girls were born in Missouri but moved to back to Tennessee after the death of their father during the Civil War. Their mother and the three girls went back to live with relatives in Coffee County, Tennessee. At some point they met Bill and Jim. Other names mention of the sister's marriages FLETCHER, DRAKE or DUKE. Sarah "Sallie" EARP married James Thomas "Jim" Ford date and place of marriage is unknown. William Jasper "Bill" FORD married Will Ann EARP the youngest of the three sisters. Sarah/Sally would be the first of three known wives of Jim FORD. The other two wives were Pearl Mae (NEIL) McGAUGH? and Mary Margaret FENNER Mary Margaret's first husband was possibly a MOORE. Children of Jim and Sarah children were James Luther, William Oscar, Mattson Jasper, John Calvin, Frances Elizabeth, and. Estella FORD. Children of Jim and Mary Margaret were Jess Claude, Ernest Ervin, Florence May, Flossie Marie, and Lester FORD. Jim and Pearl had one son, James Neil FORD. There was possibly a fourth marriage to Jim but I do not have any information on it. Jim FORD was born on October 5, 1868 around Memphis Tennessee and died on June 21, 1961 in Excelsior Spring, Missouri at the Spa View Rest Home. Will Ann EARP married J. W. MORGAN in Coffee County, Tennessee on December 10, 1879. They had one son, Joseph Franklin MORGAN. At some point, Joseph took the FORD name because it was on his death certificate. William Bill Jasper "Bill" FORD would be Will Ann's second husband, they were married somewhere we believe in Tennessee around May 1885 or 1886 and they would have the following children Mary Rebecca, Cleveland, Mollie "Mattie", Leroy, Ella, Evelina P., John Samuel "Pete", Virginia, and possibly another unnamed female FORD. Bill and Will Ann died within seven months of each other. Will Ann died around the time of Bill and Will Ann's 56th wedding anniversary. Will Ann died May 7, 1941 in Grand Pass, Saline County, Missouri. Bill was born on August 27, 1866 in Middleton, Hardeman County, Tennessee and died December 1, 1942 at the Carroll County Hospital, Carroll County, Missouri. I would lie to find more information on the two EARP/FORD marriages but any information on these families would be appreciated. Spelling of names may vary. Thanks in advance Thanks again Jackie .

Posted on: Rutherford Co. Tn Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tn/Rutherford/10480 Surname: WILSON, WASSON, TROTT, FORSTER ------------------------- I have Robert WASSON m. Margaret FORSTER abt 1789 in ROWAN Co, NC. Robert's parents John WASSON and Barbara GORDON, daughter of John. My WILSON line is through Cynthia WASSON m. to WIlliam Penn WILSON. They migrated from Rowan Co, NC, to Rutherford Co, TN and then to Greene Co, MO. My Rootsweb site has information on the WASSONs and WILSONs. Would love to exchange information. Link: WILSON, BRADY, MCPHERSON, STONE URL: <http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=mcginn2>

The graves are of soldiers who were wounded in the battle of Murfreesboro Dec.31, 1862, and Jan. I, 1863. Hundreds of wounded and dying men were rushed to the hospitals and private homes in Chattanooga. Everyone who had a home was asked to prepare for wounded guests as the hospitals could not care for all. Every one of the 887 names is that of a Confederate soldier wounded in the battle of Murfreesboro, who died in a Chattanooga home or hospital. The first number on Col. Watkins' list is 142 and the first date is Feb. I, 1863. There were 141 illegible names when Col. Watkins made his list. These were doubtless of men who died in January, 1863, and were buried in the section of the original cemetery which was nearest the Tennessee River and more frequently washed by it during "high water." The 887 burials were made in four months; the last, No.887, is dated May I, 1863. This was an average of more than six funerals a day and the facilities of the little village must have been severely taxed. Under the circumstances it is remarkable that the record of deaths was so carefully preserved. More info can be found at http://www.utc.edu/commdept/ConfederateCem.html I was also wrong. The soldier found in 1999 was found on the side of Missionary Ridge in Chattanooga, not Lookout Mountain. More info on this can be found at http://commserve.utc.edu/Funeral/funeral.html

In 1867 the bodies of 887 soldiers who had died in Chattanooga Jan. 1 to May 31, 1863 (the weeks immediately following the battle of Murfreesboro), were moved from a cemetery close to the Tennessee River, where they had been temporarily interred, to the Confederate Cemetery. A board at the head of each grave was marked with the name of the soldier, his state and his command, and a number. Col. R. L. Watkins copied the names and prepared the following list. It is probable that when the headstones were hastily made-six or seven each day for four month the names were frequently misspelled, in the case of difficult ones at least. This explanation accounts for the many peculiar and infrequent names on the list. Searchers for names should allow for variation in sound and spelling. Many of the wounded in the battle of Murfreesboro were sent to Chattanooga by train. Some of them died en route and others in the station immediately upon arrival. Homes and hospitals were filled with other soldiers who lingered, some a few days and some for months. Col. Watkins began his list with the number 142 and the date Feb. I, 1863. It is presumed that 141 men died in January and were buried in the very low ground where the water washed the graves and the wooden boards, and that the names were not decipherable when he made his list in 1867. The last number "887" is dated May 31, 1863. The list bears this inscription: "Presented to the Confederate Memorial Association March i8, 1876, by R. L. Watkins, who assisted in obtaining this record in 1867 and participated in removing the dead to the graves where they now lie. This was when the Confederate Association was first organized. Each grave was numbered and named on headboard as this list shows and was easily identified. "R. L. Watkins." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Note from Bonnie White, April 2001: This cemetery is in Chattanooga, beside UTC and in very good condition. A couple of weeks ago, a Civil War era soldier was moved into this cemetery. His body had been found several years ago on the side of Lookout Mountain and forensic research showed him to have died during the Civil War. Both Northern and Southern Re-enactors were on hand to honor this comrade. To view a listing of soldiers buried here please go to: http://www.geocities.com/CollegePark/Grounds/7235/chattcsacem.htm

In a message dated 4/29/01 3:50:28 PM Central Daylight Time, PaxPooh@aol.com writes: > Hello list, > > I am a new subscriber. I am interested in Norman families in Lincoln Co., > NC > and Rutherford Co., TN. I Welcome aboard. Seems like you already know a lot about them. :) Teresa Ghee Elliott TNRUTHER-L@rootsweb.com List Owner

See Dr. Thomas NORMAN below: A-1-1-2-3-2 Sarah WINSTON b 1758 d 24 Dec 1814 md 6 Nov 1778 Granville, NC Robert HIGH (deed has HIGHT) s/o John HIGH b 1746 Wake NC d 7 Jun 1813 Franklin, NC at lest 4 ch: John William, Sarah, & Eliz. HIGH bro. of Sally HIGH md Sarah's bro. Moses WINSTON 1. John HIGH 2. William HIGH 3. Sarah HIGH 4. Elizabeth HIGH b 20 Dec 1785 NC d 1870 Wilson Co, TN, md 23 Dec 1807 Franklin, NC Archibald "Archer" CLAY b 26 Feb 1780 Halifax Co, VA d Wilson Co, TN 7 ch: Moriah Anderson, Sarah B., Mary Ann, Elizabeth, Docia W., Charity, & John W. CLAY A-1-1-2-3-2-4 Elizabeth HIGH & Archibald CLAY 1. Moriah Anderson CLAY b 24 Oct 1808 NC d 17 Oct 1850 nr Gibson Station, Obion Co.TN (nw Tn nr Weakley Co) md 4 May 1826 Lebanon, Wilson Co, TN John GAY b 1798 Raleigh, NC d 1 Sep 1886 Gibson, TN 13 ch: 2. Sarah B. CLAY b 20 May 1810 3. Mary Ann CLAY b 9 Dec 1811 md Jacob ____ 4. Elizabeth CLAY b 5 May 1814 Wake Co,NC d 27 May 1857 Lebanon, Wilson, TN md 22 Sep 1833 Dr. Thomas NORMAN b 1803 Davidson Co, TN d 1876 in Lebanon. Pysician & surgeon 13 Ch 5. Docia W. CLAY b 31 Mar 1820 6. Charity CLAY b 30 Aug 1822 7. John W. CLAY b 15 Sep 1825 Rodney Veitschegger "In the sea there are riches beyond compare... but if it's safety you seek, your place is on the shore."

Hello list, I am a new subscriber. I am interested in Norman families in Lincoln Co., NC and Rutherford Co., TN. I am including what I know of the first three generations of my Norman line. I would like to hear from anyone who recognizes any of these people. Mitch Trier POB 415 Lisle, IL 60532 1. Thomas1 Norman was born in England circa 1625. Thomas died Oct 31, 1709 in Stafford, VA, at 84 years of age. He married Elizabeth James Norman. He emigrated, circa 1654. Point of origin: pt of origin unknown. Thomas Norman and Elizabeth James Norman had the following children: 2 i. Margary2 Norman . 3 ii. Henry Norman . 4 iii. Thomas Norman . 5 iv. William Norman . + 6 v. Clement Norman was born circa 1700. Second Generation 6. Clement2 Norman (Thomas1) was born in VA circa 1700. He married twice. He married an unknown person. He married Mildred Norman. Clement Norman had the following children: 7 i. Bershiba3 Norman . 8 ii. Clement Norman . 9 iii. William Norman . 10 iv. Isaac Norman . 11 v. Elizabeth B. Norman . 12 vi. Jesse Norman . 13 vii. Hugh Norman . 14 viii. Ester Norman . Clement Norman and Mildred Norman had the following child: + 15 ix. Thomas Norman was born Dec 27, 1728. Third Generation 15. Thomas3 Norman (Clement2, Thomas1)3 was born in Lincoln Co, NC Dec 27, 1728. He married Rosanna (Harrill) Norman in Rutherford Co, TN, circa 1748. Rosanna was born Dec 24, 1731. Rosanna was the daughter of James Harrill and Mary Harrill. Thomas Norman and Rosanna (Harrill) Norman had the following children: 16 i. Frinkie4 Norman was born Feb 6, 1749. Frinkie died Oct 14, 1776 at 27 years of age. 17 ii. Mary Norman was born Dec 14, 1751. + 18 iii. Forney Green Norman was born Dec 20, 1754 and died Dec 13, 1833. 19 iv. Prisley Norman was born Apr 14, 1757. Prisley died Nov 11, 1767 at 10 years of age. 20 v. Thomas Norman was born Feb 16, 1760. 21 vi. James Norman was born Jan 13, 1763. 22 vii. Isaac Norman was born Aug 25, 1765. 23 viii. Prisley Norman was born Apr 11, 1768. 24 ix. Betsy Norman was born Aug 7, 1771. 25 x. John Norman was born Aug 31, 1774.

Posted on: Rutherford Co. Tn Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Tn/Rutherford/10479 Surname: MASON ------------------------- searching for Norman Mason from this county, rutherford TN . This would be the time peroid after or a little before WW11, he served in England. thanks, jennafaye

Was researching at branch of National Archives today, a few more of our DANIEL family in the 1880 and 1900 Rutherford Co, Tn census today. I abstracted all the nearby families, but some of the other families I 'summarized' instead of naming each kid in every family. Enclosed here just in case it might be useful to others. Joyce Terrana, Burleson, Tx b=born, m=married If no state mentioned, then it was Tennessee If no occupation listed, then it was farmer (some families, I added my own notes when I knew more about them) 1880 Rutherford Co, Tn Families of ED 207, 24th (Civil) Dist, p 33: (household numbers on left) #57 MARLIN family continued from p 32 #58 Hubbard BROWN 29, wife Addie 19 (son of Edmund T. Brown and Louisa J. Bowman BELOW) 59 T. J. ROBINSON 23, S. D. 18 + son and dtr #60 W. H. MANKIN 55 Tn (his parents b Va) , Eliz 46 + 3 sons (one listed as 'idiot', 1 dtr, 1 cousin #61 J. A. PARKER 28 , wife Fannie, son + 3 dtrs #62 E. T. BROWN (Edmund T. Brown) 57 b Tn, his parents born Ga., and wife L. J. (Louisa J. Bowman), + 4 dtrs 5 sons which included twins #63 Martha A. PAINTER 53 divorced, + son R, E. Lee #64 John C. COLLINS 52 Indiana, 'sadler' wife lucy 48 and son George H. #65 John KNIGHT 52 , E. C. 39, + 6 girls and 2 sons (page 34) #66 J. H. KELTON 62 (parents b NC), Jane 56 Tn (parents b NC) + son #67 J. W. MANKIN 30, wife Alice 28 + dtr #68 J. W HOBSON 45 b Ky, wife Liza 35 b Ky, + 3 sons #69 T. (?) L. WEBB 29 wife Margarett 26, + son, dtr #70 Reubin TODD 50,wife Kizza 60, + son #71 J. W. MAYFIELD 36 wife M. E. (?dtr of Lucius Daniel), + 5 dtrs and 1 son #72 Lucius DANIEL 48 b Va. + both parents, no wife, + 8 children: son J. Leu-- 17, dtr Callie A. 15, M. F. 13 (dtr), son James M. 17, dtr Marg T. 9, dtr Cassa . 7, Andy Johnson 5, son W. W. 2 (Lucius bein son of H. T. Daniel Sr and wife Virginia). #73 GEORGE BENSON 33 b Tn, father b N. C., mothe b Tn...wife Mrs Henry (Daniel) 24 b Tn (both parents born Tn), + 2 sons Thomas 4, James 2. #74 Wesley LOWE 63 born Tn, both parents born Md, no wife, 3 sons + 1 dtr 75 Mary WEEVER (Weaver), black, 33 servant, cooking, + 3 sons and 1 dtr. + servant 1900 Rutherford Co, Tn: Families of ED 122, pg 23rd Civil Dist: page 1B: #13 H-tton ADAMS b Nov 1869, m 7 yrs, grocery merchant, renting, wifeFannie C. Aug 1871, had no kids #14 George A. McCRARY b Oct 1869, m1 yr, renting, wife Jimmie b oct 1882, no children #15 Wm. Pruett (PRUITT) black b Mar 1866, owns, m 23 yrs, wie Anner b May 1860, had 1 son, at home + granddtr #16 John PUCKETT b oct 1863, m 10 yrs, renting, wife Lula B. b July 1869, had 4 kids, all alive and at home, 2 girls, 2 boys #17 Thomas McC---low ? (McCullow, or McLullow) b Oct 1876, owns, m 6 yrs, owns farm wife Susie b May 1877, had 2 kids, bothhoe 1 dtr and 1 son #18 George W. BENSON b Mar or May 1844, age 56, b T, father NC, mother Tn, owns, wife Victory H.(Daniel) born Mar 1856 Tn (both her parents bTn), age 44, had 4 kids, all alive and at home, Robert T. or? b Aug 1881, Charley Apr 1886, Rufus B. July 1891, Jessie D. (son) Jan 1894 #19 Hattie CARNIHAN b May 1856 (?wid or), had 4 kids all alive (Kids may have surname of LOWE but can't tell for sure). Hattie owns, has 1 dtr and 2 sons at home #20 Nickles P. LOWE? b Jan 1871 owns, m 2 yrs, wife (?Illinur) b Dec 1878, had 2 kids, only 1 alive, son Elmur V. b June 1899? #21 J-- E. LANCE b Jly 1867 m 2 yrs, owns, wife ?Nannie, + 2 sons, 2 dtrs #22 McGILL family (hard to read) did not complete page 1 B

I am looking for information on the family of James Patterson and wife Ruth of Rutherford County. The family may have originally come from Rockbridge, VA. Children were Samuel, Harvey, John, William, James Jr., Charles C., Alexander, Issac R., Joseph, Agness and Henry Lee Patterson. James Sr.s will was filed about 1830/32. Any help would be appreciated. Sincerely, Blaine Brady