here is some information http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnhardin/buttermilk.html Richard Hollis 13619 Pallwood Lane Cypress, Texas 77429 http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/h/o/l/Richard-D-Hollis/ http://www.rootsweb.com/~kycasey/?o_xid=9872&o_lid=9872&o_xt=9872 http://www.rootsweb.com/~mostodd2/index.html http://urbanlegends.about.com/ http://politicalhumor.about.com/library/blbushisms.htm -----Original Message----- From: tnwayne-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:tnwayne-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of David Cagle Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 7:00 PM To: tnwayne@rootsweb.com Cc: tnhardin@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [TNWAYNE] Correction Nena, The land where Clifton sits was in Hardin County until about 1850. Following is a part of an article I wrote a while back about Clifton and the change form one county to another. The Union Gang you are referring to was mostly the 2nd Mounted Infantry, US, companies A, B, C, D, E, H and I from Wayne (and Hardin Co.) stationed at Clifton. They shouldn't get all the credit, E company of the 8th Tennessee Mounted Infantry, US was also from Wayne Co. and were stationed at Clifton for a while. Some of the men in companies G and H of the 6th Cavalry were from Wayne Co., and made their presents felt in this community. This information I got from the two volumes of "Tennesseans in the Civil War" published in 1964 by the Civil War Centennial Commission of Tennessee. I think this information is on line somewhere. David Clifton Tennessee What is today the town of Clifton, in 1821 was the farm of Stephen Roach who was the first Coroner of Hardin County. The branch which forms the west boundary of Clifton, where the boat harbor is located, is named for Stephen Roach. Roach owned 389.5 acres in three tracts, one of which was a 160 acre tract purchased in 1821, being where Clifton is situated. Apparently these and other lands came into the possession of George R. Craft at some point, who on January 3, 1838 in two deeds, sold the Marion Tennessee Iron Works, Ore Banks and several tracts of land to William J. Polk, Evan Young and James Walker for $29,550. On the 10th of February 1845, these three gentlemen sold 100 acres of the 160 acre Roach tract to: Gideon J. Pillow; James B. Pillow; Granville A. Pillow; William J. Polk; Lucius J. Polk; James Walker and Evan Young for the purpose of establishing the Town of Clifton. Apparently, about 1843, these men had been responsible for the establishment and construction of The Columbia Central Turnpike, a Toll Road, which began in Columbia and ran through Maury, Lawrence and Wayne Counties and ended at the extreme northeast corner of Hardin County at the Tennessee River. Then on August 7, 1846, the seven men listed above gave James Walker Power of Attorney, a portion of which is as follows: Whereas the undersigned are just Owners of One Hundred Acres of land lying in the County of Hardin & State of Tennessee on Tennessee River being the place called Roaches Bluff and on which is the Termination of the Columbia Central Turnpike and on which tact of land they desire to lay off a town to be called Clifton and to sell lots in same in such size formed as may be judged expedient.... recorded at the Hardin County Courthouse on the 2nd of May 1849. About this time, the Polks, Pillows, Walker and Young had petitioned the State to annex to Wayne County the northeast corner of Hardin so as to include Clifton, the Marion Furnace and their other holdings. Bobby Alford wrote an article about the Turnpike and Clifton that was printed in the "Lawrence County Advocate," August 8, 2001, which suggested that the reason for the proposed switch was lower taxes and easy control of the local politicians in Wayne County. The act was passed as follows: Public Acts 1850, Chapter 197 An act to attach a portion of Hardin County to Wayne--passed Feb 1. Section 1: Be it enacted etc. That that portion of Hardin County embraced within the following limits be annexed and attached to Wayne County, (viz:) Beginning on the Tennessee River where the lines of Wayne and Hardin County strike the river, running from thence up said Tennessee River with its meanders to the mouth of Masses Creek, thence south to the dividing ridge between said creek and Short Creek, thence with said ridge until it strikes the road leading from the old Marion Furnace to the Indian Creek road, thence with said road to the dividing ridge between Hardin's Creek and Indian Creek, thence east with said ridge to where it strikes the Wayne County line, thence north with said line to the beginning; provided however, this transfer of territory does not reduce Hardin county below her constitutional area. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nena Wright" <nena_w@att.net> To: <tnwayne@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 6:12 PM Subject: Re: [TNWAYNE] Correction > Sorry, I missed that. > > You are correct Mr. Brewer, I said Collinwood originally. What I meant to > say was I wonder how I would go about finding out more information about > who > exactly was part of this "gang" of Union forces stationed at Clifton. > > So when was Clifton founded? > > My bad. > Nena > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TNWAYNE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.15/1249 - Release Date: > 1/29/2008 9:51 AM > > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TNWAYNE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message