Noah and Norkett Williams were in Decatur Co., TN not too far from Weakley Co. Noah was there in 1840-1870 when he died. Norkett was younger and did not show up in Decatur Co. until the 1860 or 1870 census. They were nephews of Mewborn/Newborn Williams and were also from Anson Co., NC. Would anyone have any information on then in connection with our Mewborn/Newborn Williams d in Weakley Co. in 1837? This Williams family is getting more and more of a mystery as to where they went. Dorothy C. White dotwhite@comcast.net

One of my major brick walls is Leroy Sammons. Leroy Sammons is my ggggrandfather. According to my records, he married Sarah Drake in Alabama, they were on 1850 census in Maury Co., TN. and then moved to Weakley. Leroy did not appear on the 1880 census, and Sarah did not appear on the 1900 census, but children of theirs married and lived in Weakley. I have been unable to find any burial or cemetery info for either of them. On their marriage and census records, the surname is consistently spelled "Sammons"; however, on some of the records of their children, the surname is sometimes spelled "Simmons". One of Leroy & Sarah's daughters, my gggrandmother Moriah Sammons, married William Reagan in Weakley and died before 1900. William died before 1910. I have been unable to find death, burial, or cemetery info for them also. Another daughter Martha married Francis (A.M.?) Atkinson. Francis died before 1880 and Martha died 1920/1930's, but I have also been unable to find death, etc. info for them. Martha & Francis had 2 children, Jon/John Francis and Lillian B. Jon married Minnie ? and they are buried at West Union Church Cemetery as is Lillian and her husband John R. Peery (sometimes listed as Perry). A third daughter Delitha married R. W. Gunter. On some of the records for CSA soldiers, there is a listing for Gunter, and it shows his wife Delitha's parents as "Peter & Sallie Simmons". Joe Stout told me he thought that info might have come from Susan Cox? I have tried to find a current contact for Susan so I could clarify the father's name, but have been unsuccessful. (If Susan sees this post, I would really appreciate her contacting me :-) ). I recently bought death certificates for R.W. & Delitha Gunter. Delitha's DOES show her father as "Peter Simmons". Of course, this was not direct info from Delitha, but it does concern me because I have never ran across a "Peter" Sammons. I would really be thrilled if I could break through this barrier!! Any help or suggestions will be greatly appreciated! Sorry this is so long--thanks for your patience in reading it! Jewel ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

I would like to request an obituary lookup on Alice SCARBROUGH - Maiden name PETREE. Her death certificate says she died in Dresden on Sept 30 1909. If anyone has easy access to this info, I would be very grateful. Thanks, -DS

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: MISSOURIGEM Surnames: Sammons, Salmons, Simmons, Gunter, Reagan, Regan, Nichols, Atkinson Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.tennessee.counties.weakley/170.17.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I would like to hear from any of the persons who replied to Dave Gunter's "My Information" post regarding R.W. Gunter and the "Simmons Surname" replies. R.W.'s wife was Delitha Sammons or Simmons from Weakley Co., TN and she is a great aunt. Also, in Dave Gunter's info, he states for more info on his family to go to his home page. Does anyone know the address of his home page?? Thanks, Jewel 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.

silas and his wife both died in 1861 ? 8 days apart in weakly co they are buried at pleasant hill just north of sharon tn would be interested in knowing who their parents are where they came from and if they had any siblings they are my ggggrandparents thank you katie ward ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

When convenient, I would appreciate a lookup for obits on the following: (listed as buried in West Union Church Cemetery) Athison (Atkinson), Infant son of J.E.(F.) & Minnie Athison June 17, 1897 - June, 1897 Atkison, J.F. June 5, 1870 - Oct 20, 1903 (Jon/John Francis Atkinson) Athison, Minnie Oct 2, 1872 - Nov. 6, 1922 (Minnie Atkinson) (listed as buried also in West Union Church Cemetery) Perry (Peery), Infant son of J.R. Perry (Peery) died Sept 21, 1889 Perry (Peery), Lillie W. (Lillian B. Atkinson) Feb. 12, 1873 - Sept 29, 1887 Perry (Peery), J.R. (John) Feb. 22, 1862 - Apr 1, 1936 Perry (Peery), Willie B. Jan. 28, 1892 - Dec. 10, 1921 Thanks, Jewel ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

Jewel, Please check the Weakley County website for any obituaries prior to November 1906. All available issues of the Dresden Enterprise have been abstracted and are available there. I usually check about three issues following the date of death, although there may be something even later because the obituaries which are more like those of today were usually written by a member of the family or a friend. I will look for the others. Martha > Athison (Atkinson), Infant son of J.E.(F.) & Minnie Athison June 17, > 1897 - > June, 1897 > > Atkison, J.F. June 5, 1870 - Oct 20, 1903 (Jon/John Francis Atkinson) > > Athison, Minnie Oct 2, 1872 - Nov. 6, 1922 (Minnie Atkinson) > > (listed as buried also in West Union Church Cemetery) > > Perry (Peery), Infant son of J.R. Perry (Peery) died Sept 21, 1889 > > Perry (Peery), Lillie W. (Lillian B. Atkinson) Feb. 12, 1873 - Sept 29, > 1887 > > Perry (Peery), J.R. (John) Feb. 22, 1862 - Apr 1, 1936 > > Perry (Peery), Willie B. Jan. 28, 1892 - Dec. 10, 1921 > > Thanks, Jewel > > > > ************************************** See what's free at > http://www.aol.com. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TNWEAKLE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

Mary Ann Stevenson was my 2nd gr-grandaunt who married B. D. Franklin in Weakley Co. 22 Sept 1844. After that date I can't find hide nor hair of either. The Stevenson family is traced back to Iredell Co., NC but who was B. D. Franklin? There is one Franklin family in Weakley Co. 1850 headed by J. Franklin, age 45 and wife Nancy, age 40. Possible parents of B. D. Franklin??? This has bugged me for years. Help, anyone? Mary Louise Outgoing mail checked by Norton AntiVirus

David, once again...........Thomas McCLURE and Lydia GORE were married..........Thomas McCLAIN was NOT married to Lydia Gore.........this is all proven.........pj > OK, I've had a few bites on this line. Please help me sort this out. > Here's > what I have: > > My G-G-Grandmother was Birdie Fay MCCLURE b. 30 Mar 1884 in Weakley Co. d. > 16 Sep 1993 > > -- Birdie's father was David Washington MCCLURE b. 11 Jun 1863 d. 13 Nov > 1952 > -- Birdie's mother was Mary Jane BREEDLOVE b. 11 Nov 1867 d. 11 Jul 1908 > > For David Washington MCCLURE I have Father as Martin Van Buren MCCLURE b. 1841 and mother as Martha MCCLAIN b. 1839 > --- For Martin Van Buren MCCLURE I have Father as Martin B. MCCLURE b. > 1825 > and Mother Prenisa Ann CONAWAY b. 1820 > --- FOR Martha MCCLAIN I have Father as Thomas MCCLAIN and Mother as > Lydia > Gore both from NC. (NOTE: THIS IS NOT CORRECT) > > I also have a second Marriage for David Washington to Emily Jane BRANDON 4 > Nov 1908 in Weakley Co. > > For Mary Jane BREEDLOVE I have Father J.H. BREEDLOVE b. 1833 and Mother > Mary > UNKNOWN b. 1840. > > David Washington and Mary Jane had 10 Children: > 1) Birdy Fay b. 30 Mar 1884 > 2) John Lee b. 10 Aug 1887 > 3) James A. b. Feb 1889 > 4) Jimmy Ann b. 11 Feb 1889 > 5) Charlie Van Buren b. 22 Feb 1891 > 6) Martha Jane b. 5 Apr 1893 > 7) Pete b. 10 Sep 1895 > 8) Harry Bryant b. 3 Nov 1897 > 9 & 10) Lester & Vester both b. 9 Feb 1905 > > David Washington and Emily Jane had 2 Children: > 1) Roxie > 2) Honest > > I would appreciate any help on this. > > -DS > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TNWEAKLE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

on 4/28/07 4:45 PM, pj Thompson at pj@ken-tennwireless.com wrote: > Come on folks, I am trying to light a fire under this list so we can get > active trying to do some genealogy.......... > > A land mark in Fulton burned last night......the old HIS building, what a > fire it was...........Ralph and I were nearly to Martin to the Catfish House > to try to eat, saw the smoke and headed back to Fulton first.........then > went back to Martin to eat.........gosh it is hard for me to > eat...........and I love to eat......... > > Let's talk about who you are looking for and what do you need to know about > them..........of course............who is my Charles and John McCLAIN? > Where did they come from originally? Who was Elizabeth? She is Charles's > wife and was Lydia, wife of John in fact the daughter of Newborn > WILLIAMS.............pj > Thanks > pj > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TNWEAKLE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message Hi pj, It's once again time for me to ask if anyone knows any information about my g-grandmother Martha J. Jenkins who married Thomas J. Mitchell on March 28, 1856 in Weakley Co. They had 5 children before Thomas died December 11, 1865. Martha then married John Kernan in Obion Co. August 20, 1874 and had a daughter Bertie/Berdie February 26, 1876. It seems she didn't have much luck with husbands as he died date and place unknown to me and she than married again as I found in the 1880 Weakley Census again she was with a new husband John Aikman a schoolteacher but ill at the time of the census and I believe at that time they lived in Dristen. Help from some one please, I just want to know where she might be buried. I believe he was born in KY she in TN. Thanks so much , Dona

Ok , Here is who I am looking for Jesse Grizzard Gardner b. Feb 23 1821 Weakley Co . Tn d.20 Aug 1893 Weakley Co., Tennessee His first wife was Sarah M. , I am looking for her last name! She was born Jan 1830 and died 6 Mar 1850 Weakley Co Tn is buried at Newsom Cemetery the same as Jesse. I am pretty sure she died giving birth to their second child William Gardner b. 1850 They also had one daughter together Elizabeth A . Gardner ( this is my husbands line) Jesse married for his 2nd wife Harriet Bell daughter of Jonathan Bell and Mary Benson. Jesse's daughter Elizabeth married her step uncle David Bell Any help on Sarah's name would be appreciated Deb ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

To PJ, Virginia, and Nancy, Jones families, I guess, can be genealogical nightmares. There were so many. Prior to 1830 (1820 census, I believe) there seem to have been 4 heads of household named William JONES in Wilson Co., TN so it's very confusing. My Andrew's father was William, born c1790 in Virginia and died, probably in Weakley Co. sometime after 1870 (appeared in 1870 census in Dist. 15). His father is thought, by some researchers of this line, to have also been named William. William, father of Andrew Jackson Jones, was married to Rebecca (unk. maiden name -- thought by some that her maiden name might have been LOONEY). She was born in 1789 (place unk.) and died Sept. 8, 1850. She was buried in the W. S. Scott Family Cemetery, Weakley Co., TN??? I'm not sure if the location of this cemetery is considered to be in Obion Co. now. I would guess it's in the McConnell area. Is that still Weakley Co. or Obion Co.? Unfortunately, I don't know the names of any of the siblings of William JONES (Jr.), b. c1790, and that's probably where we could learn more as to whether there's a connection between our JONES lines. I believe there is some connection to a John D. JONES whose wife (perhaps a second wife) Elizabeth F. was living with "my" William and his granddaughter, Rebecca, in the 1870 Weakley Co., TN Census. The best I can determine, the siblings of Andrew Jackson JONES were as follows: 1. Sarah H. JONES, b. March 14, 1812, Wilson Co., TN; d. March 5, 1884, Weakley Co., TN. Buried: W. S. Scott Family Cemetery. She married William Shank SCOTT (1807 - 1873) around 1833. 2. Esperan Looney JONES, b. c1818; d. Sept. 15, 1844, Weakley Co., TN. Buried: W. S. Scott Family Cemetery. (I think this is where researchers have gotten the idea that LOONEY was the maiden name of William's wife, Rebecca, since a daughter was given Looney as a middle name. 3. Nercis P. JONES, b. c1820; d. Sept. 6, 1844, Weakley Co., TN. (I guess I'll always wonder what the cause of death was for these two sisters since they died so near the same time.) 4. Stephen F. JONES, b. c1823 (interestingly, enough, he's said to have been born in KY in two censuses -- TN in another). He died aft. 1880. Stephen married Mary J. (unk. maiden name). One of their children was named William Isaac Erasmus Pinckney JONES so I've always wondered if one of those names was also the middle name of Stephen's father, William. Stephen is said to have been buried in what was, at that time, Jones Cemetery which was located on the east side of the road just a short distance from Martin towards Fulton, KY. All of the stones were, supposedly, removed many years ago. 5. W. T. JONES (prob. first name was William), but I have no information on him except that he appeared in the will of Andrew Jackson JONES listed as brother. 6. Ada JONES (no info except that she's listed as a sister in A.J.'s will) I imagine there were other children, but I've just gotten "stuck" as far as finding them goes. I keep hoping to come across more connections and something that will lead me to learn more about this line. Thanks for your interest, and I'll keep your JONES families in mind as I search. Brenda

Hi Grace, I believe we have looked before and we have 2 different HALL lines. I have 2 specific HALL Families in my line and I believe they were brothers. William W. HALL b. 24 Jan 1821 in TN and his older brother James H. HALL b. 14 Mar 1817 from NC. Their Parents were Edward HALL b. 1784 and Anna ALLEN b. bet 1778-1804 both from NC. The Parents of Edward, I have as James HALL & Mary MCCURDY Edward and Anna migrated from NC to Henry Co. TN bet 1817 and 1820 If you know anything about this family, please let me know. -DS -----Original Message----- From: tnweakle-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:tnweakle-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Grace Upshaw Sent: Sunday, April 29, 2007 1:14 PM To: tnweakle@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [TNWEAKLE] Sunday Rockin' - PETREE, HALL, MCCLURE, MCCLAIN, BOAZ, CAUDLE, CREWS, LACKEY Please tell me who your Hall family is (was). I am having a hard time finding Hall descendants who are interested in family history and would love to correspond with some. TIA, Grace Hall Upshaw

OK, I've had a few bites on this line. Please help me sort this out. Here's what I have: My G-G-Grandmother was Birdie Fay MCCLURE b. 30 Mar 1884 in Weakley Co. d. 16 Sep 1993 -- Birdie's father was David Washington MCCLURE b. 11 Jun 1863 d. 13 Nov 1952 -- Birdie's mother was Mary Jane BREEDLOVE b. 11 Nov 1867 d. 11 Jul 1908 For David Washington MCCLURE I have Father as Martin Van Buren MCCLURE b. 1841 and mother as Martha MCCLAIN b. 1839 --- For Martin Van Buren MCCLURE I have Father as Martin B. MCCLURE b. 1825 and Mother Prenisa Ann CONAWAY b. 1820 --- FOR Martha MCCLAIN I have Father as Thomas MCCLAIN and Mother as Lydia Gore both from NC. I also have a second Marriage for David Washington to Emily Jane BRANDON 4 Nov 1908 in Weakley Co. For Mary Jane BREEDLOVE I have Father J.H. BREEDLOVE b. 1833 and Mother Mary UNKNOWN b. 1840. David Washington and Mary Jane had 10 Children: 1) Birdy Fay b. 30 Mar 1884 2) John Lee b. 10 Aug 1887 3) James A. b. Feb 1889 4) Jimmy Ann b. 11 Feb 1889 5) Charlie Van Buren b. 22 Feb 1891 6) Martha Jane b. 5 Apr 1893 7) Pete b. 10 Sep 1895 8) Harry Bryant b. 3 Nov 1897 9 & 10) Lester & Vester both b. 9 Feb 1905 David Washington and Emily Jane had 2 Children: 1) Roxie 2) Honest I would appreciate any help on this. -DS

Brenda have you peeked my interest!!!!!!! Feliciana is a right over the line in Graves Co, Ky almost due north about 3/4 miles from where I live........... ALSO.........my JONES family is also from that area!!!!!!! I know nothing about them BUT..........do you reckon there could be a connection????????? James Garland JONES to Frances STARK b 1824 in Laurens Co, SC Children Mary b 1841 Jackson W. b 1844 James M. b 1846 (my line) Ann b 1849 > Looking for any information about the family (especially, spouses) of my > gg grandfather, Andrew Jackson JONES, b. May 22, 1814; d. bet. Jan 18 and > Feb. 25, 1898 (Will recorded in Weakley Co.). His first wife was > Margaret (unknown maiden name), my gg grandmother. She was born c1820 > (census) and died c1855 - 1856 (last child born 1855). I believe she > may have been buried in Obion Co. at Walnut Grove Cemetery. There is a > Margaret JONES, b. April 23, 1802; died Feb. 3, 1856 in the transcription > for Walnut Grove Cemetery, Obion Co., TN. I've long wondered if this was > "my" Margaret with birthdate transposed in transcription (or even on > tombstone). I've never seen the actual tombstone. I'd also LOVE to know > her maiden name. Children of Andrew and Margaret: Tecumseh?, > Cordelia/Vandelia?, William, Rebecca, Paradine (my g grandmother who > married David H. VOWELL), and James B. This JONES family was in Weakley > Co. by 1828 (Weakley Co. TN Tax List). Andrew's father, Wi! > lliam JONES, was a slaveowner -- one way I can distinguish him from other > William JONESes in census, and migrated from Virginia to Wilson Co., > TN -- then to Weakley Co. > > Andrew Jackson JONES married a second time on Dec. 24, 1859 in Weakley > Co., TN to Angeline C. MARTIN. I don't know her birth date (only c1830 > North Carolina from census) or death date (bef. 1898 ? since not mentioned > in Andrew's will). > Also, I found information that indicated her parents may have been George > W. and Mattie MARTIN, but I can't find any other information about these > MARTINs. Children of Andrew and Angeline: George W., Ina L., Ethalinda, > Rufus A., and Agamemnon?. By 1860, Andrew and family were living in > Feliciana. Can anyone tell me where Feliciana is (or was) located? > Thanks very much for any help with this JONES family > > Brenda in Canada > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TNWEAKLE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Will try my James again. Could anyone help me find the burial site of James Augustus "Bud" Winston, son of James M. Winston and Mary L. Catherine Jenkins and husb. of Ada Moss. He was b. 1856. I know the date of death was Sept. 1881. He may have been buried in the Winstead cem. as many of Ada's relatives are buried there. I have not found him in any of the Weakley Co., TN. cemetery listings. I would also like any information of James M. Winston's parents. Any information on this family would be greatly appreciated. Bill Jennings, Memphis

I'm looking for the same two sisters as always: Martha WILLIAMS born approx 1838 and Mahala Angelina WILLIAMS born approx 1833. Mahala Angelina lists her birthplace as Tennessee, Martha as Kentucky. I expect the family lived somewhere in the border area of Weakly TN/Graves KY, but I can't find Martha or Mahala in the 1850 census in either place so I can't identify their family. Family tradition said the sisters were part Native-American, but MitDNA tests show the maternal line at least was European, so not sure if there's any truth to the old tales or not. Mahala married Robert MCABEE in Weakley in 1852. Martha married William DICK, date and place unknown. The Dicks migrated to Scott Co. Missouri sometime before 1880. The McAbees migrated to Greene County Arkansas around the same time. Boy, are these girls a brick wall that refuses to come down. Michal

Mary Carol, If you still have the wood, you might call around and see if instrument makers would like some. Nothing nicer than old wood for a dulcimer or etc. Should be plenty of dulcimer makers in Tennessee. I know a dulcimer site online where you could post such info. Michal -----Original Message----- From: tnweakle-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:tnweakle-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of MaryCarol Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2007 4:03 PM To: TNWEAKLE@rootsweb.com Subject: [TNWEAKLE] TIMBER! very old tree coming down The tree had to come down because it was old, some of the limbs were dying and one big one was hollow with squirrel poop in it - it was TOO CLOSE to the house - you shouldn't have a tree closer than 25 feet from your house - pecan trees are constantly self pruning, I am told, which explains why when we would return to property, there would be big limbs on the ground where we park the car and on the deck where we enjoy outside life - it was an accident waiting to happen. No more leaves, pollen pods, bird poop, squirrels and bugs. I would have liked for some woodworker to have had the main trunk but was told the mills won't touch them because there might be nails or bullets in them which tear up their saw blades. Joe - it was hit hard by freezing but was coming out again, plenty of green leaves and my neighbor down the street has pecan tree that is looking real green now. I was worried about the redbud trees but even they are putting out new leaves - the dogwoods have popped out with green leaves again - time will tell about the crepe myrtles. We had heart warming day with cousins from Nashville and Weakley County - cousins by the dozens! My kinfolks heart is warm and fuzzy! MaryCarol ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TNWEAKLE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Brenda and Virginia, My Darling Jones of District 9, Weakley County, may be a cousin. Here's the info on him . . . Born 11 Oct 1815 in NC, the son of Matthew and Sarah Jones. The family was in Rutherford County, TN, just over the line from Wilson County, by 1830. There they were associated with the families of Smith, Hunter, Thorn, Miller, McPeak, and Ward; and to a lesser extent Drennan, Arnold, and Hewgley. Matthew and Sarah had at least 8 children, perhaps more. Besides Darling, one son was almost certainly Henry Jones and another may have been Abel Jones, both of whom moved to and died in Weakley County. One relative - the exact relationship isn't known - was William Jones (19 Feb 1786, NC - 28 Feb 1859, Rutherford County, TN). He had a farm and slaves on Fall[ing] Creek very close to Matthew and Sarah Jones. A Matthew NELSON purchased land from William there in 1821. Nancy

David, Martha McClure Breedlove was my great grandmother and on her death cert. it states her mother's maiden name as McClain. You might have daughter and mother confused as they were both Martha's. Thomas McClure was the father of Susan McClure who was the mother of Martin Van Buren McClure. She was unwed when Martin was born and he kept his mother's surname. Bonnie ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.