There's a probably sister for Archibald: Elizabeth "Betsy" Mullens who married Elige Atkins abt 1835 in Knox county. She was born in 1813, not totally impossible for a family of several children. I have not seen any solid proof that they are siblings, but this is what I was told by a couple of different genealogists back in the 60s when I got started on the family. 2 different people from Knox & Union counties told me this, and while I haven't found anything to prove it, I haven't found anything to disprove it either yet. Another family rumor that I've been looking at is the possibility that the Mullens family were Melungeons. Karen On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 5:12 PM, gc-gateway@rootsweb.com < gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> wrote: > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Author: dmullins1947 > Surnames: Mullens > Classification: queries > > Message Board URL: > > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.tennessee.counties.union/128.311.3.1.1/mb.ashx > > Message Board Post: > > Hi Dennis. > > If Archibald Mullens was born in 1804, and if John Mullens and Elizabeth > Stanley were married in 1809, do you have any supporting information to > help explain whether or not John and Elizabeth are really Archibald's > parents, even though there's a time gap? > > Thanks, > > DENNY. > > 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. > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TNUNION-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- Finding ancestors is like eating potato chips--you can't stop with just one!

The 1900 Grainger County census does say Laura has 7 children, but that only 1 is living. It also says she has been married 18 years, which indicates she is still married to John Mason. They are listed in Tennessee marriages as being married October 18, 1878. I'll see if I can find anything else. Hope this helps.

The 1900 census does say Laura has 7 children, but it also says only 1 is living. It also says she has been married 18 years, which indicates she is still married to John Mason. She married him Oct. 18, 1878. >From: "gc-gateway@rootsweb.com" >Sent: Mar 23, 2013 3:59 PM >To: TNUNION-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [TNUNION] Census lookup 1870 in Union County > >This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > >Author: Nina3942 >Surnames: >Classification: queries > >Message Board URL: > >http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.tennessee.counties .union/2201.1/mb.ashx > >Message Board Post: > >Jack, in the 1900 census, Civil District 12, Grainger County, Laura is 39 and marital status for each child living in the house is MARRIED, Ethel being the only daughter-in law. Other children were: William A., Sallie, John M., and Daniel R. Parents listed were William and Ermine Clark. The census reports that Laura has 7 children but they are not listed in this census, so could they have stayed with her first husband? When did your Laura first marry Mr. Mason? Send me an email at kat3946429@aol.com. I am no relation to the Clark's, but was just trying to help you out. Nina > >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. > > > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TNUNION-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Nina3942 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.tennessee.counties.union/2201.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Jack, in the 1900 census, Civil District 12, Grainger County, Laura is 39 and marital status for each child living in the house is MARRIED, Ethel being the only daughter-in law. Other children were: William A., Sallie, John M., and Daniel R. Parents listed were William and Ermine Clark. The census reports that Laura has 7 children but they are not listed in this census, so could they have stayed with her first husband? When did your Laura first marry Mr. Mason? Send me an email at kat3946429@aol.com. I am no relation to the Clark's, but was just trying to help you out. Nina 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: jnethert Surnames: Clark, Northern, Mason, Acuff Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.tennessee.counties.union/2201/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Looking for William M Clark, b. 1839, TN, wife is Ermine Northern Clark, 1841,TN. Children: Laura R Clark, 1861, TN, William A Clark, 1862, TN, and Sarah 'Sally' Clark, May,1870, TN. Laura R Clark Mason Acuff is my great grandma, some evidence these are her parents but would love to find her in this family. Lived in Grainger County in 1880 and later census but Sarah's death certificate says 'Born in Union Co, TN' and that was May, 1870. For some reason 1870 Union County census seems hard to come by, can anyone please help. Thanks, Jack 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.

Sorry I just sent a message listing a birth date for Margaret Helms that was incorrect. It’s about 1849 (not 1949). Looking for her obit. from 1926. She was a daughter of Wylie Warwick, married to James Wilhelm. Thanks

I’m looking for an obit for James Wilhelms, born abt 1844 and died July 24, 1936 in Union Co TN. He was buried in Ridenours Cem. I’m also looking for one for Margaret Helms who was born abt 1949 and died Sept 2, 1926. They should be listed as husband and wife. He did remarry after her death and then divorced. I do have the obit and death notices by Don Sanford and they aren’t listed there. I thought someone in the area may have one or could put me in contact with some further information. Thanks for any help. Nancy

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: vbchandler Surnames: Kitts Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.tennessee.counties.union/2200/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hello, My Great Great Grandfather was James Kitts born in Union County Tennessee 1877 (although I believe this birth date may be a few years off). Died in Stella, Missouri in 1902. I'm having trouble linking him to a Kitts family in/from Union County as there were so many at one time. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Sincerely, Victoria Chandler 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.

Bonnie Heiskell Peters, Union County, Tennessee Historian has just completed her new book, Tales from the Hills and Hollows of East Tennessee' Bonnie's new book is an informative compilation from her ongoing multi-year columns for the Scripps newspaper Union County Shopper-News. A review of her book by Dave Tabler can be seen at: http://www.appalachianhistory.net/2013/02/book-review-tales-from-the-hills-a nd-hollows-of-east-tennessee.html Copies of 'Tales from the Hills and Hollows of East Tennessee' may be ordered directly from the author. Cost is $20 (Plus $5.00 shipping). Email her at: bhpeters@att.net

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: bradancathy1 Surnames: Sharp Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.tennessee.counties.union/229.795.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I wish I had information to share with you. I am decended from Ambrose Sharp as well through Calvin Sharp, Cyrus Ambrose Sharp, and Shirley Lynn Sharp Bowden. I have not been able to find out any information about Ambrose's parents. I have submitted a DNA sample of my mother's first cousin (male) to www.familytreedna.com in the hopes of finding a close male relation that might give me some clues as to his parentage. 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: dsharp826 Surnames: Sharp Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.tennessee.counties.union/229.795.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hello, I too am a decendant of Ambrose Sharp [>Isaac Calvin Sharp Sr> Isaac Calvin Sharp Jr> Clarence Sharp (my grandfather)], and I have hit a roadblock finding information on his mother and father. Is there any information that you could possibly share with me? 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: karin0654 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.tennessee.counties.union/2199/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Still trying to find information. She was adopted by the wiggins family. I can not find her grave, obituary, etc. the rest of the Henderberg family is buried in Lee Center, NY near Rome. Her spouse was William Peter Henderberg, my great grandfather. 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.

I have searched as much as possible but no marriage record is found for William King and first wife Mary Jane unknown married around 1869 She died in 1889 so no burial record for her either. Marriage may have taken place in the family home and not recorded. Problem with research is not all things are recorded or able to be found. I use Find A Grave a lot but again if the families or friends didn't put their information on that site than you will never be able to locate them. The families must do it. Bless the folks that do record family information on this great site. All the time spend searching cemeteries is of great value to others as well as the posting of the cemetery, photo's if they have them Please keep up good work Margaret

You don't need to get nasty about my opinion, nor go off like that. I have spent hours and hours working in local cemeteries, recording the markers, transcribing and adding to the transcriptions from interment records (when we were allowed to use them), typing, and then going back to proof read. I have spent countless hours going through microfilms of old newspapers scouting out any mention of somebody's death or burial within an hour and a half radius of us, whether it's the kind of obit we all like to find or a mention of somebody coming to town for somebody's funeral (indicating at least that someone died, which I think is better than nothing.) I understand the work that goes into these things. Just on extracted data alone, we've got over half a million names on our web sites from this area of the country. We've also got among that data, transcribed marriage info from several area counties, because family members don't always marry in the county they were living at the time of marriage. I know what kind of work it is, and I know why we've made the decisions we have. Thing is, I haven't seen any photographs of my family yet on Find a Grave, and I *do* have the book from Union county cemeteries to refer to. I was referring to that information in my post. I am grateful for it...there are a lot of relatives there and I have filled in a lot of blanks. I only wish that the book hadn't been alphabetized within the cemetery (it has an every name index), because it lost family continuity in the family plots, and sometimes I have as many questions about some of the cemeteries as I had before because I have new names, but no connections because I don't know where the new names fit in. And as a reminder, I mentioned where I had found my information in my post...it was not on Find a grave. (Last time I went on Find a grave, I wasn't finding my people there that I've found in the Footprints book, nor have I found my folks on Find a grave from other counties in other states of interest, if that matters.) I've helped people do their genealogy that Find a grave has been a marvelous resource, however, so don't think I'm complaining. As a seasoned genealogist, I understand that no one site is going to have everything needed for everybody. The Ailor Mortuary books were also a serious find for me, as they cover people not buried in Union county, but whose funeral was handled by those folks. If people need other resources for Union county, check them out. (Though again, they haven't got everyone, because they weren't the mortuary for everyone.) Karen Karen Tippets On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 3:16 PM, ohno2311 <ohno2311@comcast.net> wrote: > Karen Tippets > If this memorial is in Graves-Ousley Cemetery in Sharps Chapel, there is a > good chance I took the photo and uploaded it to the memorial. > > It drives me nuts when people criticize & complain about others work. In > the first place I would think someone should be darn thankful & > appreciative > the memorial is on line in the first place. > > Number one, it was not a cemetery reading it was a photo. I did not have > the > material and or the time to sit down and try to figure out what exactly > was > inscribed on the marker. > > I respect your right to voice an opinion but for the thousands of people > who > spend untold hours in cemeteries in all kinds of weather then take even > more of their time to add memorials to Find A Grave, your comment is not > appreciated. > > don sanford > > > -----Original Message----- > From: tnunion-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:tnunion-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On > Behalf Of Karen Tippets > Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2013 2:46 PM > To: tnunion@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [TNUNION] William KIng > > Drives me nuts when people do cemetery readings and don't transcribe the > entire stone. Somebody paid good money to put it there, and if it isn't > written down, it may not always be there. That's why when our Greater > Omaha > Genealogy Society embarked on the project of reading the city cemeteries, > we > insisted that if it was carved on, write it down, or as much as could be > made out. Time & weather, and sometimes vandals, can do a lot of damage. > We even try to give a rough idea of what the art work is, as well as any > symbols from groups they might have been associated with...leads to more > records, right? > > Karen > > > On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 12:40 PM, <Margfreemon@aol.com> wrote: > > > Karen, > > I went to find a grave site and I found William King He is buried in > > the Graves-Ousley Cemetery in Sharps Chapel You can read his birth > > and death dates but it looks like there was more witting on down on > > the stone but nothing is readable at that point. It is a tall stone. > > Margaret > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > TNUNION-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > -- > Finding ancestors is like eating potato chips--you can't stop with just > one! > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TNUNION-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TNUNION-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- Finding ancestors is like eating potato chips--you can't stop with just one!

Karen Tippets If this memorial is in Graves-Ousley Cemetery in Sharps Chapel, there is a good chance I took the photo and uploaded it to the memorial. It drives me nuts when people criticize & complain about others work. In the first place I would think someone should be darn thankful & appreciative the memorial is on line in the first place. Number one, it was not a cemetery reading it was a photo. I did not have the material and or the time to sit down and try to figure out what exactly was inscribed on the marker. I respect your right to voice an opinion but for the thousands of people who spend untold hours in cemeteries in all kinds of weather then take even more of their time to add memorials to Find A Grave, your comment is not appreciated. don sanford -----Original Message----- From: tnunion-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:tnunion-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Karen Tippets Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2013 2:46 PM To: tnunion@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [TNUNION] William KIng Drives me nuts when people do cemetery readings and don't transcribe the entire stone. Somebody paid good money to put it there, and if it isn't written down, it may not always be there. That's why when our Greater Omaha Genealogy Society embarked on the project of reading the city cemeteries, we insisted that if it was carved on, write it down, or as much as could be made out. Time & weather, and sometimes vandals, can do a lot of damage. We even try to give a rough idea of what the art work is, as well as any symbols from groups they might have been associated with...leads to more records, right? Karen On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 12:40 PM, <Margfreemon@aol.com> wrote: > Karen, > I went to find a grave site and I found William King He is buried in > the Graves-Ousley Cemetery in Sharps Chapel You can read his birth > and death dates but it looks like there was more witting on down on > the stone but nothing is readable at that point. It is a tall stone. > Margaret > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TNUNION-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- Finding ancestors is like eating potato chips--you can't stop with just one! ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TNUNION-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Drives me nuts when people do cemetery readings and don't transcribe the entire stone. Somebody paid good money to put it there, and if it isn't written down, it may not always be there. That's why when our Greater Omaha Genealogy Society embarked on the project of reading the city cemeteries, we insisted that if it was carved on, write it down, or as much as could be made out. Time & weather, and sometimes vandals, can do a lot of damage. We even try to give a rough idea of what the art work is, as well as any symbols from groups they might have been associated with...leads to more records, right? Karen On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 12:40 PM, <Margfreemon@aol.com> wrote: > Karen, > I went to find a grave site and I found William King > He is buried in the Graves-Ousley Cemetery in Sharps Chapel > You can read his birth and death dates but it looks like there was more > witting on down on the stone but nothing is readable at that point. It > is a > tall stone. > Margaret > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TNUNION-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- Finding ancestors is like eating potato chips--you can't stop with just one!

Karen, I went to find a grave site and I found William King He is buried in the Graves-Ousley Cemetery in Sharps Chapel You can read his birth and death dates but it looks like there was more witting on down on the stone but nothing is readable at that point. It is a tall stone. Margaret

Hi Karen Thank you for the reply. I did find William's death certificate and it says he is buried in looks like Grover or Graves Cemetery hard to read. Informant was John King from Sharps Chapel. William died Jan 1925 and he is listed as married which would be to my great aunt Mary Jane Carr but her name is not listed. I can get the state wide death index records from Ancestry for Tennessee but Mary Jane is not list as either Mary or Jane Carr King Collins. I cant find any more information on Thomas Collins either. Mary Jane married Thomas Collins in 1927 Mary Jane is my great aunt she is the sister of my grandfather James C Carr married to Martha Emma Perry. I am now trying to find Thomas Collins in the census records and who he maybe related to. It appears from the census records that Mary Jane Carr King Collins had no children but I am still looking for that information too. I appreciate your help and reply Thank you Margaret

Would anyone have any information on Mary Jane Carr I have Mary Jane Carr daughter of Preston Luther Carr and Melinda Needham born about 1869 in Union County Tennessee I think she may have married a first time to unknown She Married William King in 1898 in Union County and then she married Thomas Collins in 1927 in Union County Tennessee She died in 1935 and is buried in the Big Barren Cemetery in Union County I can't find a death record for her or Thomas Collins William King was married to a Mary Jane???she died in 1889 Appreciate any help you might be able to give Margaret Freemon _margfreemon@aol.com_ (mailto:margfreemon@aol.com)

Just to throw a monkey wrench into the works, Mary Jane Carr King Collins is listed in the Footprints book as Jane Carr King Collins; 1852-1937. Neither of her known husbands are listed in the book by the names you give, which may indicate that they were buried in other counties (as this book supposedly covers all Union county interments.) If you can't get a death certificate from Union county for her, she may have died in a hospital outside the county (perhaps Knoxville) and it would be worth writing to state vital records for it. Her parents are buried in the same cemetery. If you can find where William was buried (might be on his death certificate), you may find the first wife, Mary Jane. Good luck, Karen On Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 4:03 PM, <Margfreemon@aol.com> wrote: > Would anyone have any information on Mary Jane Carr > > I have Mary Jane Carr daughter of Preston Luther Carr and Melinda Needham > born about 1869 in Union County Tennessee > > I think she may have married a first time to unknown > > She Married William King in 1898 in Union County and then she married > Thomas Collins in 1927 in Union County Tennessee She died in 1935 and is > buried > in the Big Barren Cemetery in Union County > I can't find a death record for her or Thomas Collins > > William King was married to a Mary Jane???she died in 1889 > > Appreciate any help you might be able to give > Margaret Freemon _margfreemon@aol.com_ (mailto:margfreemon@aol.com) > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TNUNION-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- Finding ancestors is like eating potato chips--you can't stop with just one!