The name of my family was Samuel S Morgan. I'm not sure where in the 8th district he lived haven't seen the actual 1880 census only the soundex. Ann -----Original Message----- From: SALTERR@aol.com <SALTERR@aol.com> To: TNRUTHER-L@rootsweb.com <TNRUTHER-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Saturday, July 14, 2001 12:38 PM Subject: [TNRUTHER] dist 8, 1878 Property owner's map >Kenny I just received the microfiche of Rutherford Co, Tn property owners >of 1878 (by D. G. Beers, 27th S. Sixth St, Philadelphia) which I ordered thru >Library of Congress. It includes more than property owners, such as: the >districts are numbered and clearly defined, and these numbers match the >district numbers shown on 1880 census which you requested. There are also >creeks, rivers depicted, several 'pikes' the railroad, some churches, many >'mills' etc, etc. Trouble is my microfiche viewer wont let me turn it >sideways, so looking at one district at a time is about all I can handle (and >not get 'cricks' in my neck). > I've looked up district 8 and Eagleville is the largest town. Harpers >River runs thru it, along with a branch called Higher and Spring Creek. >However, just wondered if you knew that district 8 was the absolute most >southwestern district in the county? It was bordered on the west by >Williamson Co and on the south by Bedford Co in 1878. Oh yes, there is even >an enlargement (inset) of the town of Eagleville with outlines of a few >buildings titled 'grocery', or 'baptist church' or 'Eagleville Inst (whatever >that is) along with names of some people who lived 'in town'. If you'll send >me name of your ancestor who lived in dst 8, will try to find them. Did they >live in Eagleville or outside it? If you have copy of the 1880 census, also >tell me names of some of their neighbors listed on their page. Joyce Terrana, >Burleson, Tx. > >In a message dated 7/14/01 9:01:41 AM Pacific Daylight Time, >TNRUTHER-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: > > >> X-Message: #3 >> Date: Sat, 14 Jul 2001 08:02:32 -0700 >> From: "KENNY TRAVIS" <ktravis@galis.com> >> To: TNRUTHER-L@rootsweb.com >> Message-ID: <002b01c10c76$02c629a0$a6184cd8@default> >> Subject: [TNRUTHER] name of district >> >> Can anyone give me the name of the township of the 8th district in >> Rutherford Co in the 1880 & 1900 census. I think it was Eagleville but am >> not sure >> >> ______________________________ >> >> > > > > >==== TNRUTHER Mailing List ==== > The Jacob Keller Family Reunion will be Oct 6-7,200l at Henry Horton State Park, TN. Anyone needing more information can contact Carolyn Smotherman at Carolyngenealogy@aol.com > >Carolyn > >