I would also be interested in that as it might help straighten out a lot of our Hill problems since they all used the same names in every family. Jerilyn

The genealogists in Lewis Co have been very busy. Stop on by and see what is new. http://www.tngennet.org/lewis 1.. New Automated query page! 2.. WWII Pictures of Servicemen and women 3.. Updated cemetery listings 4.. new names added to surnames listing 5.. 2002 Death notices from the Tennessean for Lewis Countians as well as the death notices from 2000 and 2001 6.. Lewis Co, TN Combat Casualties 7.. WWI Veterans 8.. Updates to "Pictures from our Past" 9.. Update to Books and resources 10.. New- Schools pages 11.. New- Churches pages There has been about 13,500 visits from researchers and I thank you all for stopping by! Please remember to sign the guest book. When I took over this page over two years ago, there was very little traffic at the site. I am pleased that the site is so helpful for everyone. I thank all of you who have written me with your compliments and complaints. Please remember to thank the Lawson family if their work has been beneficial to your research. I could not have added the wealth of information without their help. Please remember to sned in your Lewis Co pictures, stories, wills, etc. Every little thing will help someone out there searching for his/her roots. Regards, Cheryl Zelek Cheryl is the County Coordinator for the Lewis Co, TN USGenweb Project. Visit their Home Page at http://www.tngennet.org/lewis Visit our personal homepage at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~zelek/ Your Tupperware Consultant- Go to http://my.tupperware.com/ZELEK to order online. No Party Required! Throw an eParty! go to http://my.tupperware.com/ZELEK for details

Hello, I am aware that many of the early records for Wayne County were destroyed by fire. However I would like to know if there are any church records, about 1825-1835 that still exist? My gr.gr. grandparents were in 1830 Census of Wayne county. How long they were there I do not know. They were Ephriam and Mary Danley Cofer. There was also a James Cofer in that census, who might have been a father to Ephriam. Would appreciate any help, in locating some information on this family. Thanks You, Dena Cofer Iverson Vancouver, Washington

Hello and I am looking for anyone with information or connections to the Hurley family that lived in the area in the 1800's. Any information on any of the Hurleys is most welcome. Thank you Robin Holt Mccracken county KY

Edgar, would it be possible to post this article as a link from the Wayne County web site (or on another site) for those of us who don't have access to the Historian? Tom Courtney [email protected] +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Edie Wood" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2002 1:45 PM Subject: [TNWAYNE] John Bell Hood's invasion of TN > I am delighted with the article in the June 2000 Wayne County, > Historian about General John Bell Hood's invasion into > Tennessee. by Edgar Byler.,III. I just finished reading this and > would like to say what a great article, and one i will cherish in years to > come. I always wondered about the families there after the War. I had heard > stories about them having to hide food to survive. This sure tells what the > war brought to the area of Waynesboro, Clifton and area's close by. This > sure was a great > article and may i ask for more like this. Great Job. > Edie Wood > > > > ==== TNWAYNE Mailing List ==== > Visit the Wayne County, Tennessee Genealogy and History Page at > http://www.netease.net/wayne >

BlankWhile perusing the abstracts from the Nashville Christian Advocate which were done by Jonathan Kennon Thompson Smith and which are posted to the Madison Co., TN genweb site at http://www.tngenweb.org/madison/smith/jktsmith.htm#nca I found the following while looking for some of my own family. Thought someone would be interested. 4 June 1857 issue SARAH ANN SMITH d/o John and Elizabeth Martin; md Dr. William Ticer who died 1844; md Mr. Smith 1848; died Wayne Co., Tenn., March 22, 1857. Edgar Edgar D. Byler, III Editor, Wayne County Historian Co-coordinator, Wayne County, TN Genealogy and History Page http://www.netease.net/wayne/

I am delighted with the article in the June 2000 Wayne County, Historian about General John Bell Hood's invasion into Tennessee. by Edgar Byler.,III. I just finished reading this and would like to say what a great article, and one i will cherish in years to come. I always wondered about the families there after the War. I had heard stories about them having to hide food to survive. This sure tells what the war brought to the area of Waynesboro, Clifton and area's close by. This sure was a great article and may i ask for more like this. Great Job. Edie Wood

Searching for any data on the HIGHSMITH family. On the Wayne Co web page I found A Elias Highsmith & John Highsmith listed on Petition to move county seat lative. Also on the 1840 census there is a Daniel Highsmith. My gg grandfather was Elias HIGHSMITH /HYSMITH he was b 24 Aug 1844 Wayne Co., Tn., d 2 Sept 1915 McNairy Co., Tn. I believe his parents arev D.H. Highsmith & Arena they are on the 1860 census in McNairy Co., with a family of 7 children. Sue Feild Shingle Springs, Ca.

I wish I knew. My Chambers was born in North Carolina according to his children's census records. Harvey Researching the following families: Bottoms/Bottom/Longbottom, Keas, Stribling/Stripling, Chambers, Hodges, Golden, Sweeney, Lovelace, Welch, Pettit, Cagle and others. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Friday, January 25, 2002 12:18 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [TNWAYNE] Re: TNWAYNE-D Digest V02 #8 CHAMBERS: Great Grandmother was Mary Medora (Dora) Alice Chambers, b. April 9, 1857 in Lawrenceburg, TN, daughter of William H. Milas Chambers and Sarah Cordelia Rippy. She married Alfred McKinney Flippo in 1876. Is she connected to your Chambers family? Linda Christian ==== TNWAYNE Mailing List ==== Visit the Wayne County, Tennessee Genealogy and History Page at http://www.netease.net/wayne

CHAMBERS: Great Grandmother was Mary Medora (Dora) Alice Chambers, b. April 9, 1857 in Lawrenceburg, TN, daughter of William H. Milas Chambers and Sarah Cordelia Rippy. She married Alfred McKinney Flippo in 1876. Is she connected to your Chambers family? Linda Christian

Who were the parents of Andrew BROWN? He was born about 1791 in South Carolina and was married on 15 August 1817 in Maury County, Tennessee to Elizabeth YOUNG. She was born in 1799 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, the daughter of Nathaniel YOUNG (1777-c1845) and Jemima YOUNG (1771-c1865). Andrew was at the estate sale of Obediah ALEXANDER on 5 January 1831 in Maury County and listed as a resident of Wayne County, Tennessee in a deed dated 2 September 1833. He remained in Wayne County until after 1845 when he moved to Itawamba County, Mississippi where he is listed on the 1850 census. The children of Andrew BROWN and Elizabeth YOUNG were: 1. Joseph BROWN, b. 1818 Maury County, Tennessee; m. about 1843 to Margaret_______. 2. Nathaniel Young BROWN, b. 1820/1 Maury County, Tennessee; d. Mar 1865 Wayne County, Tennessee; m. 22 Sep 1849 Itawamba County, Mississippi to Elizabeth Emily LAWSON. 3. William H. BROWN, b. 1822 Maury County, Tennessee; m. 1850 to Elizabeth________. 4. Jemima Young BROWN, b. 1826 Maury County, Tennessee; m. 31 Aug 1852 Itawamba County, Mississippi to James M. GREEN. 5. Mary BROWN, b. 1831 Maury County, Tennessee. 6. Camilia BROWN, b. 1834 Wayne County, Tennessee. 7. Sarah BROWN, b. 1836 Wayne County, Tennessee. 8. ?laine BROWN (m), b. 1838 Wayne County, Tennessee. 9. Malissa BROWN, b. 1841 Wayne County, Tennessee. 10. Elizabeth BROWN, b. 1844 Wayne County, Tennessee. 11. Martha BROWN, b. 1845 Wayne County, Tennessee. Any help appreciated. Jerry W. Murphy [email protected] Jerry's Homepage: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jwmurphy/ Rootsweb List Administrator: ALFRANKL-L, TNHARDIN-L, TNWAYNE-L, BRATTON-L, COCHRAN-L, HAFLEY-L, PATTERSON-L, SOWERBY-L Wayne County, Tennessee Web Page: http://www.netease.net/wayne Wayne County Computer Club: http://www.netease.net/waccc

I am starting to emphasize my Wayne County research and these are my families. I descend from Margaret A. Robinett (b. circa 1826 in Wayne County) and Elijah Chambers (a real mystery man). Margaret’s parents are Joseph Nesbitt Robinett and Elizabeth N. Staggs. Harvey   Researching the following families: Bottoms/Bottom/Longbottom, Keas, Stribling/Stripling, Chambers, Hodges, Golden, Sweeney, Lovelace, Welch, Pettit, Cagle and others.  

Hello List, The below message was sent to me seeking help in locating information on the Boot Camp in Clifton. Can anyone help Karen K Dowdy <[email protected]> with this research project? I've already sent her the little paragraph on the Boot Camp found in the book, "Wayne County, Tennessee History & Families 1817-1995". Jerry W. Murphy [email protected] Jerry's Homepage: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jwmurphy/ Rootsweb List Administrator: ALFRANKL-L, TNHARDIN-L, TNWAYNE-L, BRATTON-L, COCHRAN-L, HAFLEY-L, PATTERSON-L, SOWERBY-L Wayne County, Tennessee Web Page: http://www.netease.net/wayne Wayne County Computer Club: http://www.netease.net/waccc ----- Original Message ----- From: Karen K Dowdy <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, January 21, 2002 9:47 PM Subject: Wayne County Bootcamp I am a student at Middle Tennessee State University. As a requirement in a corrections course that I am taking in an effort to obtain a BS in Criminal Justice Administration, I have been assigned a research project on the Wayne County Bootcamp. I have been unsuccessful in unearthing any information on this facility. Anything that you could forward to me would be so appreciated. A name, address, phone number, website...anything to get me started. Thank you in advance for your time. Karen Dowdy Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com

> Is this Samuel Martin the one that married Catherine Hildebrand? > Is Elizabeth Martin one of his wives? THANKS! > Donna Duckworth > 8401 Glenann Dr. > N. Richland Hills, TX 76180 > 817-577-2192 > [email protected] > > 1820 census Wayne Co., TN > AGE > pg 324B William Martin (26-45) 201110-21010 > pg 325B James Martin (26-45) 100010-10010 > pg.329 Samuel Martin (45+) 101101-31001********* > pg 333A John Cook, Jr. (16-26) 000100-0110 (wife Deborah Martin) > pg 333A John Cook, Sr. (45-up) 100201-10010 > pg 333B Christian Cook (26-45) 300010-10010 > pg 333B William Cook (26-45) 300010-30010 > 328 Stephen Stubblefield 300010/11010 Neighbor of Samuel Martin > William B. Coats 200020/10100 > **************************************************************************** > *********** > 1830 census TN > Hardin Co. > John Martin (20-29) 10001-11001 > > Wayne Co. AGE > pg. 292 Elizabeth Martin (40-49) 001011-0122001************ > 292 John Cook (50-59) 11101001-111001 > 292 John Cook (30-39) 121001-20001 > 292 Martin Cook (30-39) 110001-01001 > pg. 290 David Cook (20-29) 10001-00001 > pg 294 Christian Cook (40-49) 2211001-121001 > pg. 294 William Cook (40-49) 2200001-021201 > > _pg 292 Stephen Stubblefield 2332001-/001001-1 (Free Negro: 300000/120500) > _____________________________________________________________ >

I bought an atlas and I have not found a Candy Creek where Samuel Martin was suppose to live? Does anyone know the location? Donna Duckworth, researching Martins and Cooks in Wayne Co., TN

Is this Samuel Martin the one that married Catherine Hildebrand? Is Elizabeth Martin one of his wives? THANKS! Donna Duckworth 8401 Glenann Dr. N. Richland Hills, TX 76180 817-577-2192 [email protected] 1820 census Wayne Co., TN AGE pg 324B William Martin (26-45) 201110-21010 pg 325B James Martin (26-45) 100010-10010 pg.329 Samuel Martin (45+) 101101-31001********* pg 333A John Cook, Jr. (16-26) 000100-0110 (wife Deborah Martin) pg 333A John Cook, Sr. (45-up) 100201-10010 pg 333B Christian Cook (26-45) 300010-10010 pg 333B William Cook (26-45) 300010-30010 328 Stephen Stubblefield 300010/11010 Neighbor of Samuel Martin William B. Coats 200020/10100 **************************************************************************** *********** 1830 census TN Hardin Co. John Martin (20-29) 10001-11001 Wayne Co. AGE pg. 292 Elizabeth Martin (40-49) 001011-0122001************ 292 John Cook (50-59) 11101001-111001 292 John Cook (30-39) 121001-20001 292 Martin Cook (30-39) 110001-01001 pg. 290 David Cook (20-29) 10001-00001 pg 294 Christian Cook (40-49) 2211001-121001 pg. 294 William Cook (40-49) 2200001-021201 _pg 292 Stephen Stubblefield 2332001-/001001-1 (Free Negro: 300000/120500) _____________________________________________________________

Edwin Morgan dies at 78 By CRYSTAL CARREON BEE STAFF WRITER (Published: Monday, February 14, 2000) Edwin Isaac Morgan was a hard-working farmer and family man who, for years, battled against his demons, his only daughter said Sunday. He was a gentle man, changed by World War II. Decades after the war, he would sob at photographs of fellow soldiers -- young men who perished after their B-17 was shot down over the German countryside. Her father, she said, was one of only two men who survived that mission in 1944. He died Feb. 3 at Doctors Medical Center. He was 78. Mr. Morgan was born May 6, 1921, in Wayne County, Tenn., but spent most of his teen-age years farming his uncle's land in Madera. In 1943, Mr. Morgan joined the Army Air Corps and was stationed in Scotland. Then 22, he flew missions over Germany as a waist gunner in a B-17. Mr. Morgan wasn't even supposed to be on the plane the day it was shot down, but someone was ill, so he took over. Shrapnel wedged into Mr. Morgan's abdomen and legs, but he managed to parachute from the plane and land in enemy territory. "And as he came down in the countryside, he saw the people come out of their farmhouses," his daughter, Sharon Morgan Chandler, 51, said, recalling her father's story. "It was one of the strangest feelings he ever had." German farmers held Morgan at bay with their pitchforks until soldiers arrived. Mr. Morgan was taken to Stalag 17. At the camp, Mr. Morgan learned how to gamble, an obsession that would last the rest of his life, his daughter said. Mr. Morgan returned to California a decorated war veteran, earning the Distinguished Flying Cross and a Purple Heart. Weeks after his return home, Mr. Morgan married his high school sweetheart, Shirley Lee Goode of Madera. Chandler, the middle child, said she and her brothers grew up among alfalfa fields, cattle and rows of fresh vegetables. "Wherever we lived, we always had a vegetable garden," she said. Mr. Morgan went to work as a foreman for Marathon Paper, a division of American Can Co. in 1958. While still working for American Can, he began a card room business in Delhi with his wife, who made and served Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter dinners for the gamblers. Later, the Morgan home became a "marked house" -- a place where people could go to get a free meal, Chandler said. "The strangest people would come to our door, and my dad would never turn anyone away," she said. "He would offer them a bed in the garage, three meals and work to do. ... My mom and my dad could never stand to see a hungry person." Mr. Morgan became owner of Scotty's card room in Turlock during the 1970s and later managed several card rooms in the Modesto area and Manteca. "The men at the poker games know my dad better than any of us," Chandler joked. "Today, at one of the clubs, they were talking about my daddy and said he never did an unkind, selfish or dishonest thing to any person, ever." Mr. Morgan was a member of the Sportsmen's Club in Modesto. In addition to his daughter, he is survived by his son, Bradley Wade Morgan of Modesto; and three grandchildren and one great-grandchild. A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Living Faith Community Church in Modesto. Allen Mortuary, Turlock, in charge of arrangements. A military burial is planned for April in Madera. Remembrances may be made to Living Faith Community Church, 4825 Roselle Ave., Modesto 95355.

Just a note to alert everyone. I mailed the June 2000 and June 2001 Historians this afternoon. You should receive your copy (if you were a member in 2000 or a member in 2001, respectively) sometime between tomorrow and the end of February (by which time I hope to have two more journals out). If you have a query you'd like published in the December 2001, please send it to me by return email by the end of January 2002. I plan to put the December 2001 issue to bed on the 31 of January 2002. I'm calling for articles and queries for the March 2002 issue of the Historian as of today. If you'd like to submit an article for the March 2002 issue, please contact me about it. Queries may be sent to me either by email (please include your full mailing address folks, otherwise I won't use it), or by snail mail. Queries posted to the web page will be used IF, and ONLY IF, they have a complete mailing address included in the query. Edgar Edgar D. Byler, III Editor, Wayne County Historian Co-coordinator, Wayne County, TN Genealogy and History Page http://www.netease.net/wayne/

Hi Listers and Happy New Year. This is my first post to this list. I am researching Deborah Meredith Nettles who was the daughter of Frederick Meredith and Mary Fulton Meredith. She was born abt. 1800 in TN and md. William Nettles in TN., who was born abt. 1782 in Rutherford Co., NC. I would love to get in touch with anyone researching this family. I have a lot of info that I am willing to share. Darlene Jackson Hofer in East TX. [email protected]

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