Hi Noel...I dont know if this will help but I found this in the SURVEY & ENTRY BOOK-WILLIAMSON COUNTY TN. 1824/1902: page 153/60- Benjamin LANDRUM - Entry 373, 13 March 1826, 50 acres of land on the Head Waters of the BIG HARPETH River & bounded by ZACHARIAH (ZACHEUS?) COOPER's Entry. James O.K. WOODS. I have not found anyother reference to the LANDRUM's , my search was on the COOPERs. Later...Joyce ----- Original Message ----- From: "Noel C. Matthews" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2005 12:21 PM Subject: [TNRUTHER] LANDRUM > > Hi, > > I have posted this before but since everyone is listing their > connections to Rutherford County I thought I would try again. > > I am trying to trace back my LANDRUM family connection and cannot find > anyone earlier than Nathaniel Carpenter Landrum, b. November 26, 1847 in > Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tennessee. > > My idea is that he had to have parents and they have had to come from > somewhere, and they had to have gone somewhere. This is what I have > right now: > > Nathaniel Carpenter Landrum, b. November 26, 1847 in Murfreesboro, > Rutherford County, TN. He died March 17, 1922 not sure where. > > I know nothing more about Nathaniel or who his parents were, or from > where they came or went. > > Nathaniels parents departed Rutherford County, Tennessee prior to 1850 > and don't show up again until 1872 when they are in San Augustine, Texas. > > They may have gone through Jones County, Mississippi and be connected > with the branch of Landrum's and the Landrum Homestead at Laurel, > Mississippi. > > Nathaniel married Margarette Noel (Jan. 26, 1871 at San Augustine, San > Augustine County, Texas) b. July 29, 1848 and died April 6, 1928. No > places. > > The Noel family was in Mississippi in 1842, 1844 and 1846 as three girls > were born somewhere in the state. don't know yet where. > > They celebrated their 50th Wedding anniversary in San Augustine in 1921. > > Children: > > James Edward Landrum, born January 17, 1872 at San Augustine, San > Augustine County, Texas > > Susan Emma Landrum, born March 17, 1873, at Pleasant Hill, Sabine > Parish, Louisiana > > Aleatha Ann Landrum, born Dec. 4, 1874 > > Florance Californa Landrum born 1876 Smith County, Texas > > David Landrum, born Feb 21, 1878, Henderson, Rusk County, Texas > > Ida Eugene Landrum born Sept.13, 1882, Robline, Natchitoches Parish, > Louisiana > > Maggie Adelia Landrum born Feb 11, 1886 > > Nora Bell Landrum born July 31, 1888 > > Fred Landrum born Nov 22, 1890 in Tyler, Smith County, Texas > > Thomas Murry Landrum (my great uncle) born Sept. 22, 1879, San Marcus, > Hays County, Texas, d. 1957 married about 1918 Virginia Frances Lay born > Feb. 12, 1888, d. 1983. > > > Thomas Murry Landrum married (about 1913) Virginia Lay (born February > 12, 1888, and died 1983. > > Children of Thomas and Virginia: > > Thomas Eugene Landrum (my uncle) born 1914 in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, > Louisiana married (December 19, 1946) Jessie Virginia Matthews > > Frances Murrel Landrum > > Earl Robins Landrum > > Mildred Wallie Landrum > > Does any of this fit with anything you have found? > > > Thanks > > Noel Matthews > [email protected] > Denver, Colorado > > > > > List has been a little quiet lately, so calling a roll call. Who are you > > researching??? > > > ==== TNRUTHER Mailing List ==== > For Rutherford County Marriages from the years 1881-1883 check out Mari and Marty's site at http://www.tngenweb.org/rutherford/marr81-83.htm >

Also interested in neighboring families from various censuses, Eaton Hollow, Millersburgh, and District 24 and 25 associated area families. Greg Keeling

Joyce, Thanks for the lead. I will do some checking and see what else I can come up with. Benjamin Landrum might have been a parent or uncle of my Nathaniel. Thanks, Noel J. Cooper Walker wrote: > Hi Noel...I dont know if this will help but I found this in the SURVEY & > ENTRY BOOK-WILLIAMSON COUNTY TN. 1824/1902: > page 153/60- Benjamin LANDRUM - Entry 373, 13 March 1826, 50 acres of land > on the Head Waters of the BIG HARPETH River & bounded by ZACHARIAH > (ZACHEUS?) COOPER's Entry. James O.K. WOODS. > > I have not found anyother reference to the LANDRUM's , my search was on the > COOPERs. > > Later...Joyce > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Noel C. Matthews" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2005 12:21 PM > Subject: [TNRUTHER] LANDRUM > > > >>Hi, >> >>I have posted this before but since everyone is listing their >>connections to Rutherford County I thought I would try again. >> >>I am trying to trace back my LANDRUM family connection and cannot find >>anyone earlier than Nathaniel Carpenter Landrum, b. November 26, 1847 in >>Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tennessee. >> >>My idea is that he had to have parents and they have had to come from >>somewhere, and they had to have gone somewhere. This is what I have >>right now: >> >>Nathaniel Carpenter Landrum, b. November 26, 1847 in Murfreesboro, >>Rutherford County, TN. He died March 17, 1922 not sure where. >> >>I know nothing more about Nathaniel or who his parents were, or from >>where they came or went. >> >>Nathaniels parents departed Rutherford County, Tennessee prior to 1850 >>and don't show up again until 1872 when they are in San Augustine, Texas. >> >>They may have gone through Jones County, Mississippi and be connected >>with the branch of Landrum's and the Landrum Homestead at Laurel, >>Mississippi. >> >>Nathaniel married Margarette Noel (Jan. 26, 1871 at San Augustine, San >>Augustine County, Texas) b. July 29, 1848 and died April 6, 1928. No >>places. >> >>The Noel family was in Mississippi in 1842, 1844 and 1846 as three girls >>were born somewhere in the state. don't know yet where. >> >>They celebrated their 50th Wedding anniversary in San Augustine in 1921. >> >>Children: >> >>James Edward Landrum, born January 17, 1872 at San Augustine, San >>Augustine County, Texas >> >>Susan Emma Landrum, born March 17, 1873, at Pleasant Hill, Sabine >>Parish, Louisiana >> >>Aleatha Ann Landrum, born Dec. 4, 1874 >> >>Florance Californa Landrum born 1876 Smith County, Texas >> >>David Landrum, born Feb 21, 1878, Henderson, Rusk County, Texas >> >>Ida Eugene Landrum born Sept.13, 1882, Robline, Natchitoches Parish, >>Louisiana >> >>Maggie Adelia Landrum born Feb 11, 1886 >> >>Nora Bell Landrum born July 31, 1888 >> >>Fred Landrum born Nov 22, 1890 in Tyler, Smith County, Texas >> >>Thomas Murry Landrum (my great uncle) born Sept. 22, 1879, San Marcus, >>Hays County, Texas, d. 1957 married about 1918 Virginia Frances Lay born >>Feb. 12, 1888, d. 1983. >> >> >>Thomas Murry Landrum married (about 1913) Virginia Lay (born February >>12, 1888, and died 1983. >> >>Children of Thomas and Virginia: >> >>Thomas Eugene Landrum (my uncle) born 1914 in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, >>Louisiana married (December 19, 1946) Jessie Virginia Matthews >> >>Frances Murrel Landrum >> >>Earl Robins Landrum >> >>Mildred Wallie Landrum >> >>Does any of this fit with anything you have found? >> >> >>Thanks >> >>Noel Matthews >>[email protected] >>Denver, Colorado >> >> >> >> >>>List has been a little quiet lately, so calling a roll call. Who are you >>>researching??? >> >> >>==== TNRUTHER Mailing List ==== >>For Rutherford County Marriages from the years 1881-1883 check out Mari > > and Marty's site at http://www.tngenweb.org/rutherford/marr81-83.htm > > > > > ==== TNRUTHER Mailing List ==== > For cemetery records of Rutherford County, TN check out Teresa Elliott's page at www.rutherfordcemeteries.home-page.org or Kim Denny's page at http://www.kimshockey.com/cem/rutherford.html > >