This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: rjboykin64 Surnames: Brpwn Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.tennessee.counties.sumner/4635.2.1.1.1.1.1.3.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I may have hit the wrong key. It's Paris, Texas, not Paris, TN. I know quite a bit about him, I just wanted to know why the local American Legion there named the post after him. Nobody knows. It appears it was just a handy thing to do at that point in time. The last census I have for Neely and Harriet is the 1880 one, in which they were in Sumner. I know as long as these people lived in that area that there are bound to be descendants. I just haven't found the right ones, yet! Thanks, Jayne Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: billywoodall44 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.tennessee.counties.sumner/4635.2.1.1.1.1.1.3.1.3/mb.ashx Message Board Post: If you have the complete name of you uncle who lived in Paris, Tn, you can get the records from the Nation Archives in Washington, DC under the freedom of information act of 1974 and renewed in 1996. That might help. Cottontown is about 15 miles from Portland down close to Beech community. There is a big cemetery there. One person was seven years old when George Washington was born. On the tombstone, it says, Sumner County, N.C. which is correct at that time. My wife knows there are so many Brown's in Sumner County, TN, that you have to dig thru the Archive records. What is the last date you have on the census. Billy Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: billywoodall44 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.tennessee.counties.sumner/4635.2.1.1.1.1.1.3.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: If you have the complete name of you uncle who lived in Paris, Tn, you can get the records from the Nation Archives in Washington, DC under the freedom of information act of 1974 and renewed in 1996. That might help. Cottontown is about 15 miles from Portland down close to Beech community. There is a big cemetery there. One person was seven years old when George Washington was born. On the tombstone, it says, Sumner County, N.C. which is correct at that time. My wife knows there are so many Brown's in Sumner County, TN, that you have to dig thru the Archive records. What is the last date you have on the census. Billy Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: billywoodall44 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.tennessee.counties.sumner/4635.2.1.1.1.1.1.3.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: If you have the complete name of you uncle who lived in Paris, Tn, you can get the records from the Nation Archives in Washington, DC under the freedom of information act of 1974 and renewed in 1996. That might help. Cottontown is about 15 miles from Portland down close to Beech community. There is a big cemetery there. One person was seven years old when George Washington was born. On the tombstone, it says, Sumner County, N.C. which is correct at that time. My wife knows there are so many Brown's in Sumner County, TN, that you have to dig thru the Archive records. What is the last date you have on the census. Billy Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: rjboykin64 Surnames: Brown, Parham Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.tennessee.counties.sumner/4635.2.1.1.1.1.1.3.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: My own father was a Baptist preacher. His mother was Methodist, and a couple of his brothers were Church of Christ. I contacted the Methodist church that my grandmother attended, but all its records have been lost through the years when people moved away, etc. There is an American Legion post in Paris, Texas, named for one of my Brown great-uncles who died in World War I, but it, too, has lost its records and no one there now remembers anything about my uncle. I Googled Sumner County, as you suggested, and came up with a lot of good information. Another person on this thread was nice enough to point me to some other resources, so I've been able to fill in some blanks for the first time in years on that line. I will be interested in knowing if your brother-in-law remembers anything about this family. Thanks, Jayne Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Janice_Neagle Surnames: PRYOR; BEASLEY; WILLIAMS; LINE Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.tennessee.counties.sumner/2698.1.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: No, sorry, I don't have a Mary Beasley. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: 4michildren Surnames: Stephens, Beasley Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.tennessee.counties.sumner/2698.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Lynn, It's quite possible considering the names,location, and era. I'll contact a more informed Stephens relative and let you know. Thank you for your query. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: lynnsettle Surnames: Settle, Suttle, Sears, Mann, Whitaker, Stephens, Berry, Simons, Latham, Blake, Rager,foundf Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.tennessee.counties.sumner/2698.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Wondering if you might know of a Mary Beasley that md Wallis Stephens in Tn. They had a son John Stephens who md Martha Mayes in Sumner Co Tn. in 1848. Thank you for any info you might assist in our search. Lynn Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: billywoodall44 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.tennessee.counties.sumner/4635.2.1.1.1.1.1.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: If you go to this website: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~providence/ourpage.html, then you should find what you are looking for. You mentioned Methodist then you might want to check for Old Fountain Head Cemetery. It is listed on the website. Mapel Hill Cemetery is located on North Russel Street on the East side of Portland Church of Christ. I went by there today while I was in Portland. Email me direct at bww@nctc.com and I can give you a lot more information. Billy Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: sacea Surnames: brown Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.tennessee.counties.sumner/4635.2.1.1.1.1.1.3/mb.ashx Message Board Post: My husband's mother was Church of Christ but her mother was Baptist. Her greatgrandfather on her mother's side was a baptist preacher. The Brown's(George and Bertie) who Ithink were big time Methodists, attending Mckendree Methodist in Portland. Their daughter Dot Brown Dorr was a Strawberry Queen in 1948. She and her sister Ann are still alive but not living in Portland. There isn't a listing for Neely or Harriet Parham Brown in the Maple Hill Cemetery. I looked. I think the cemetery started out as the Portland Cemetery. Type in sumner county tn genealogy on google. There is some very good information there. Harriet's father was George Parham. There is a good article on him. Her parents are buried in the Cotton cemetery. They lived in the community of Cottontown Tn. near Portland. If I see my husband's brother during the holidays I will ask him about NPBSr. I hope this helps. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: sacea Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.tennessee.counties.sumner/4635.2.1.1.1.1.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: My husband's mother was Church of Christ but her mother was Baptist. Her greatgrandfather on her mother's side was a baptist preacher. The Brown's(George and Bertie) who Ithink were big time Methodists, attending Mckendree Methodist in Portland. Their daughter Dot Brown Dorr was a Strawberry Queen in 1948. She and her sister Ann are still alive but not living in Portland. There isn't a listing for Neely or Harriet Parham Brown in the Maple Hill Cemetery. I looked. I think the cemetery started out as the Portland Cemetery. Type in sumner county tn genealogy on google. There is some very good information there. Harriet's father was George Parham. There is a good article on him. Her parents are buried in the Cotton cemetery. They lived in the community of Cottontown Tn. near Portland. If I see my husband's brother during the holidays I will ask him about NPBSr. I hope this helps. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: billywoodall44 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.tennessee.counties.sumner/4635.2.1.1.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I do not know if cemetery has been surveyed or if the names are recorded somewhere. I would bet they have been recorded, but I don't have that information. There are a lot of Brown's in and around the Portland Area. In fact, Sumner County has a lot of Brown's all over the entire county. Billy Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: rjboykin64 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.tennessee.counties.sumner/4635.2.1.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thanks so much! This tells me a lot. Do you know if the cemetery has been surveyed and the names/dates recorded? This information leads me to believe that this branch of the family might have had ties to the Church of Christ, as later generations did. Maybe that will lead to more information. Or, perhaps, it is a coincidence that the cemetery is across from the church. That's what keeps genealogy interesting! Jayne Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: billywoodall44 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.tennessee.counties.sumner/4635.2.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Mapel Hill Cemetery is located inside the city limits of Portland, TN 37148. It is a very old cemetery and is well maintained. It is on the North side of Portland, TN. Mapel Hill Cemetery is located across the road from The Portland Church of Christ. Billy Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: rjboykin64 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.tennessee.counties.sumner/4635.2.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Do you know what town Maple Hill Cemetery is close to? I found a couple of references to Fountainhead or something similar with Fountain in the name, but I have no idea where that is. Jayne Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: rosesnivys4ever Surnames: Bandy Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.tennessee.counties.sumner/4640/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Death cert # 2097 Henry Mathew/Bandy Sex: Male white DOB August 1979 In Salem Virginia Occupation - Lawyer. Usual Residence - Wise County, Norton, VA. Death Date: 17 Feb 1948 Time of Death 12:30 PM, Coronary clot. Death Place: Mercer County, Dist. of Beaver Pond Sanitarium, Bluefield West Virginia Age at Death: 69 years old. Burial Place: Sherwood Memorial in Norton, Virginia. Burial Date: Cemetery: Funeral Home: Burtton In Bluefield, WV. Birth Date: Birth Place: Salem Virginia Marital Status: Widowed. Spouse: Lula/Martin Occupation: Address: Residence: Mother: Sally/Hurt Born in Tennessee Mother's Birth Place: Father: /Bandy , born in TN. Father's Birth Place: Informant - Signed simply as Bandy, Norton Virginia. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: rosesnivys4ever Surnames: Bandy Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.tennessee.counties.sumner/101.106.108.109.114.118/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Death cert # 2097 Henry Mathew Bandy Sex: Male white DOB August 1979 In Salem Virginia Occupation - Lawyer. Usual Residence - Wise County, Norton, VA. Death Date: 17 Feb 1948 Time of Death 12:30 PM, Coronary clot. Death Place: Mercer County, Dist. of Beaver Pond Sanitarium, Bluefield West Virginia Age at Death: 69 years old. Burial Place: Sherwood Memorial in Norton, Virginia. Burial Date: Cemetery: Funeral Home: Burtton In Bluefield, WV. Birth Date: Birth Place: Salem Virginia Marital Status: Widowed. Spouse: Lula/Martin Occupation: Address: Residence: Mother: Sally/Hurt Born in Tennessee Mother's Birth Place: Father: /Bandy , born in TN. Father's Birth Place: Informant - Signed simply as Bandy, Norton Virginia. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: sacea Surnames: Brown, Link ,Craigge Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.tennessee.counties.sumner/4635.2.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I wish my mother-in-law was alive. She would know the answer I'm sure. She was an only child. She talked about an uncle Will Brown, but he is dead. A cousin died in Nashville maybe a year ago named Bill Brown. Thurman Brown(wife Nellie Brown)was Will's son and they had no children. I'm sure they are buried somewhere in Portland, Tn. There was also an Uncle Lloyd married to Lela Brown. I'm sorry, since I'm new to all of this, it may take me awhile to find out about Neely Brown Sr. Maybe during Christmas. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: rjboykin64 Surnames: Brown Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.tennessee.counties.sumner/4635.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thanks, I did not see this until today. Neely Parham Brown would be my great grand uncle. I know a little about him and his children, but I still can't find much about his parents. I wonder if Neely and Harriet are also buried in Maple Hill with the rest of Neely Parham Brown's family. I couldn't find a listing for Maple Hill burials online, however. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: sheilacraigge Surnames: Brown Link Craigge Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.tennessee.counties.sumner/4635.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I think my husband's grandmother on his mother's side was the daughter of Neely Parham Brown. He was born 10/11/1859 and died 4/25/1923. The death records of Wilkinson and Wiseman in Portland Tn. list his father as Neely Brown born Tn. and his mother as Harriet Parham Brown born Tn. He and his wife, Amanda Hagan Brown are buried in Maple Hill cemetery in Portland, Tn. Their daughter was Mary Lee Brown Link married to Birch Taylor Link, whose daughter was Ivy Louise Link Craigge Kilgore. She was my husband's mother, who died in January 2007, and all were buried in Maple Hill. I'm new to all of this information. We realized that after Mrs. Ivy's dead that we needed to find information for our children. There is a diary of a lady whose last name is Link(go to the Sumner County Genealogy page and look under Link family). She mentions the Neely Brown's marriage. I really think that his parents came from Lebanon, Tn. I hope you find where they are buried. Maybe some of ! this will help you. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.