Hello All I was happy to find a relative in the directory (as a "laborer", along with a possible inlaw, Thomas Cox a "driver"), but when I mapped the listed address (22 Keel Street) on an 1887 map it seems to have been an industrial area on the waterfront. The map shows two factory/warehouse type structures nearest that location. Two requests: 1. Could anyone tell me what building/business was located at 22 Keel Street during 1890-1891? Did folks actually live there, or just work there? 2. Would someone kindly check other Memphis City Directories (for the years just prior to and just following 1890/1891) for Andrew D. Dickens? Also for Thomas Cox? (Andrew married Lucy Cox in 1880; this is the first occurrence of a possible male relative on her side... a dream come true!). We always believed Andrew had been a farmer up around Big Creek, and left Memphis around 1892/3 for Oklahoma. His being a "laborer" within the city limits is news to us, but the timing makes sense if he was working for a year or two to make money for the big move to Oklahoma to buy land, etc. Checking the previous & prior years' directories should help us make sense of his being in the city. Thanks so much for any assistance you can offer... R. Dickens NYC

Hello Listers, I am a new subscriber to this list. My reason for subscribing is to see if someone can locate an obituary for my grandmother who died in Memphis on 4/17/1956. Her name is Lucy Rebecca Moss, she was living at 3589 Bowen at the time of her death. I would like to have a copy of her obituary if one was published. Arrangements were handled by National Funeral Home. Are they still in business? Where can I write for any record they might have? Remains were sent to Prescott, AR for burial. I have the cemetery information as well as death certs for her and my grandfather. Any assistance will be appreciated. Robert E Paty, Arizona rep1935@uswest.net

Hello everyone! I really really really need a lookup on the 1850 Census if someone would be so kind to oblige me. I need to see the dwellings and families of all TURNER surnames. Thanks in advance! Queet

I am interested in the family of a Lofton R and Lena Clouts Watson who were living on Talbot Street in Memphis when the 1920 census was done. I have no idea as to when Lofton moved to the Memphis area except that his youngest child Herbert is listed as born in Tn while the next oldest, Thelma is shown born in Al. I know that Lofton died in B'ham al in 1957. I would appreciate it if someone who has time to waste might check the Memphis City Directories to see how long lofton was in the Memphis area. Lofton was listed in the census as a railroad machinist and hopefully the directory will tell which railroad he worked for. Thanks in advance.

East Tennessee Historical Society Hosts Genealogy Conference and Family Reunion Celebration The sons and daughters of Tennessee's pioneer founders are heading home this Memorial Day weekend. The East Tennessee Historical Society (ETHS) is hosting a weekend-long genealogy conference and family history fair, May 26-28, in Knoxville, Tennessee. A highlight of the conference will be a "family reunion" of members of the society's family heritage project, First Families of Tennessee (FFT)the debut of a new First Families of Tennessee book. Guests attending the conference will face a wide variety of options and activities, including a two-day genealogy conference featuring national and regional experts, a family history fair and street party in downtown Knoxville, motorcoach tours of historic East Tennessee sites, and a "family reunion" dinner at the home of Tennessee's first governor, John Sevier. The genealogy conference, held at Knoxville's Hilton Hotel, May 26-27, will examine Southeastern "roots and routes" - focusing on our ancestors and their migrations into and out of East Tennessee. Guest speakers will discuss a variety of topics including Scots-Irish research, Cherokee genealogy, Tennessee land records, Tennesseans in the California gold rush, frontier religion, and more. Experts will also discuss research topics in states associated with Tennessee's earliest residents, including Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Virginia. Descendants of Tennessee's first families will celebrate the publication of the East Tennessee Historical Society's newest book, First Families of Tennessee: A Register of Early Settlers and Their Descendants. The book, a tribute to the ancestors enrolled in the FFT project, will include names and vital stats of the more than 2,000 ancestors enrolled in the project, along with a registry of FFT members. The book will be unveiled in a special ceremony and will be available for purchase at the history conference. Guest speakers will include Dr. George K. Schweitzer, Charles Sherrill of the Tennessee State Library and Archives, Russell Baker, Robert Davis, historian Walter Durham, and other experts on a variety of genealogical and historical topics. In addition to the multi-track genealogy conference, ETHS will host a genealogy and family history fair featuring mini-workshops for beginners, vendor displays, tours of local historic sites, carriage and trolley rides in downtown Knoxville, and living history demonstrations. The fair will also include a downtown street party outside the historical society's headquarters with live music, dramatic performances, historic reenactments, children's activities and more. While the theme of the weekend will be built around a family reunion of First Families of Tennessee members, attendance at all the events is open to anyone with an interest in history and genealogy. The First Families of Tennessee was founded by the East Tennessee Historical Society in 1993 to honor the state's early residents and to recognize their descendants. The program is open to those who can prove descent from a person living in any part of Tennessee by 1796. Housed in Knoxville's Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection, the First Families of Tennessee files provide a one-of-a-kind resource for historical and genealogical research. For additional information about ETHS, the First Families of Tennessee project, or the upcoming genealogy conference and First Families of Tennessee reunion, visit the historical society's website at www.east-tennessee-history.org # # #

Has everyone seen the new database at ancestry.com (free) Memphis City Directory 1890-91? Bobbie

Thanks to all of you that Emailed me about trying again on the free lookup, I did and I got thru. Bobby

Looking for any information on a James Mckennie Born 17 Feb 1893 died May 1981 last known addres was Memphis TN but had ties in Arkansas.. thanks Sam Bowman ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

Hi Bobby, I've spent most of the afternoon tracing down my family in this directory database. When I clicked on "More new databases" on the Ancestry.com home page, a search engine came up- and I was somewhat confused until I tried to type in the name of a city. A list of names (for the various "new" databases according to city) came up. I selected Memphis, which gave me the directories for 1890/1891. It was great fun to use them in a database format. I even found all of the names of the boarders in the place where my grandfather lived (he also was a boarder). You should try again. Best wishes, Cora Bobby EDMISTON wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Bobby EDMISTON <alzaabrk@futureone.com> > To: <BSTARK9999@aol.com> > Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2000 11:40 AM > Subject: Re: Memphis TN Dircetories 1890-91 > > > When i went there it gave me 1890 census and when i tried to get memphis > it > > said i had to be a member, they must have there wires crossed!!!! > > Bobby >

----- Original Message ----- From: Bobby EDMISTON <alzaabrk@futureone.com> To: <BSTARK9999@aol.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2000 11:40 AM Subject: Re: Memphis TN Dircetories 1890-91 > When i went there it gave me 1890 census and when i tried to get memphis it > said i had to be a member, they must have there wires crossed!!!! > Bobby > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <BSTARK9999@aol.com> > To: <TNSHELBY-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2000 8:15 AM > Subject: Memphis TN Dircetories 1890-91 > > > > I just noticed on the Ancestry.com website that there is a free database > for > > 1890-91 Memphis City Directory. I don't know how much longer it will be a > > free database, so hurry and take advantage of this offer, if you have > someone > > that was in the Memphis area in 1890-91. > > Go to ancestry.com and click on "more new databases". Hope this helps > some > > of those who have been asking for info from city directories. > > >

Bobbie, Try it again. I just went there and it let me in without being a member. It does say 1890 Census Substitute after you get into the database, but in reading the paragraph describing the database, it states that it is a compilation of city directories and census material, etc. which they are putting together to take the place of the 1890 census which was destroyed in a fire. I typed in a name then went down and typed in TN and Memphis City Directories 1890-91. I found several names on there. Hope this helps. Sometimes you just have to try it a couple of times.

I just noticed on the Ancestry.com website that there is a free database for 1890-91 Memphis City Directory. I don't know how much longer it will be a free database, so hurry and take advantage of this offer, if you have someone that was in the Memphis area in 1890-91. Go to ancestry.com and click on "more new databases". Hope this helps some of those who have been asking for info from city directories.

Does anyone on the list know if there is a website listing obits for a Memphis resident from the 1980's. I would really appreciate the help. I don't know the exact year and would need to do a bit of searching. Molly

I am researching Paul James DUNWELL. Looks like he was a clerk at E. Hunter & Co., Memphis, in 1891. Does anyone know what kind of a company this was? Thanks, Cindy

<A HREF="http://hppt:cityp@www.citydirectories.psmedia.com/">Click here: Primary Source Media: City Directories Online</A> I got this from another list. I have seen people from time to time needing City Directories. This looks like a good site, has 99 directories on line they say. Wanda Blair Ruby Blair NC,TN,IL,AR,TX Allen NC,TX,MO PIERCE VA,SC,GA,AL,MS,TX

Just bot to thinking that I have never ascertained where my 3rd grt grandfather is buried; he was Andrew BELL REv. Soldier, wh o died and left a large family in Rahleigh, Shelby Co. Tenn about 1836. I would think that in that period he may have been buried in a family plot but don t know exactly where the "farm" was. Any suggestions would be appreciated; I have much info. on desc`s. many of whom went to Ark. and Missouri, Miss. and Texas Thanks, Sue in Al.

--part1_3a.27f00f5.26010f7b_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I would like to try this again so have forwarded my original message back to the list. Hope no one minds. mary --part1_3a.27f00f5.26010f7b_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-Path: <TNSHELBY-L-request@rootsweb.com> Received: from rly-yb03.mx.aol.com (rly-yb03.mail.aol.com [172.18.146.3]) by air-yb05.mail.aol.com (v67_b1.24) with ESMTP; Wed, 23 Feb 2000 22:13:17 -0500 Received: from bl-11.rootsweb.com (bl-11.rootsweb.com [204.212.38.27]) by rly-yb03.mx.aol.com (v67_b1.24) with ESMTP; Wed, 23 Feb 2000 22:13:02 -0500 Received: (from slist@localhost) by bl-11.rootsweb.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) id TAA19190; Wed, 23 Feb 2000 19:12:10 -0800 (PST) Resent-Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2000 19:12:10 -0800 (PST) From: STARRTRUCK@aol.com Message-ID: <71.11c0183.25e5fb70@aol.com> Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2000 22:11:44 EST Subject: need help locating missing family Old-To: TNSHELBY-L@rootsweb.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL 3.0 16-bit for Windows sub 58 Resent-Message-ID: <O-MM5.A.jrE.JGKt4@bl-11.rootsweb.com> To: TNSHELBY-L@rootsweb.com Resent-From: TNSHELBY-L@rootsweb.com X-Mailing-List: <TNSHELBY-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/599 X-Loop: TNSHELBY-L@rootsweb.com Precedence: list Resent-Sender: TNSHELBY-L-request@rootsweb.com this is my first post to the list; and hopeing that someone in or on the shelby co list can help. I am looking for the family of robert elmore whom lived in memphis area in and around 1931/1932. my father would talk of living with his cousin or uncle robert elmore. would anyone know of this gentleman or his kin. this may be the only straw left to finding out who my grandfather's people. my grandfather was robert henry foster, born possibly in ms. thank you in advance and I have my fingers crossed mary --part1_3a.27f00f5.26010f7b_boundary--

Does anyone have records or information about names of Police Officers who served in Memphis between 1920-1930. If anyone knows of a William (Bud)Parker who walked a beat downtown Memphis, 1920-1930, please contact me. Is there any online information in regards to Memphis Police History and where can one get copies of Police reports/investigations that happened also during 1920-1930. Thank you, Bob Parker Sgtmajrp@aol.com

Can anyone tell me the address of Cole-Carlin funeral home in Memphis. It was in operation in 1926, is it still in operation. Also if out of business, who may have the records. Does Memphis have a Funeral Home Association. Bob Parker Sgtmajrp@aol.com

Does anyone keep, have or know where I can obtain Memphis area orbits for 1920-1930 and if so are look up availiable. Bob Parker Sgtmajrp@aol.com