GILLENTINE WHITE PHILLIPS JETT LEWIS DOYLE JOHNS

Robie and all This from "History of White County" by Monroe Seals, pub 1935: page 65 _ The Rhea House was built for the Sparta branch of the old State Bank. page 112- James Whitcomb Riley spent a month once a the Rhea House on his vacation, during which time he wrote some of his most famous poems. Opie Reed stayed at the Rhea House in Sparta while he was writing the two novels "The Waters of Caney Fork" and "The Jucklins." page 138- Sparta has two excellent hotels and some inns and private boarding houses. The Rhea House was originally build for a branch of the State Bank. During the many years the Rhea House has run as a hotel it has enjoyed a fine patronage of the traveling public and has been through all the years a kind of family hotel as well, many of the business and professional men and women of Sparta making their homes there. A number of famous men and women from the outside have spent a while at the Rhea House. James Whitcomb Riley once spent a part of the summer there, and while there wrote some of his best known poems, among them being, so it is said, "The Old Swimming Hole" and "An Old Sweetheart of Mine." Opie Reed spent a summer at the Rhea House once and while here wrote probably his most famous novel, "The Jucklins." It is said also that he gathered the material for "The Waters of Caney Fork" while here. At present it is owned by Mrs Stanton Dibrell, and the managers are her son and daughter, Mr and Mrs S. S. Dibrell, Jr. page 149- Sparta is well supplied with restaurants and eating houses. The most popular of these being the Lee Hotel, B. & B. Restaurant and the Rhea House. Marna in Rockford, Illinois -----Original Message----- From: RJLOR@aol.com <RJLOR@aol.com> To: TNWHITE-L@rootsweb.com <TNWHITE-L@rootsweb.com> : Date: Friday, July 09, 1999 7:12 PM Subject: [TNWHITE-L] Rhea House Hotel - Sparta >Does anyone know anything about the Rhea House Hotel that was in Sparta, >Tennessee? One of my relatives ran and owned it and I was wondering it's >history. Was it a large hotel? What years were it open? Etc. Would there >be any records left from it? > >Thanks for any information. > >Robie >

If anyone has the 1910 census for White County could you please see if there was a Louis/Lewis Merritt and wife Minnie listed on it. They were in White County in 1920 so there is a good possibility they were there in 1910. Thanks ... Robie

Does anyone know anything about the Rhea House Hotel that was in Sparta, Tennessee? One of my relatives ran and owned it and I was wondering it's history. Was it a large hotel? What years were it open? Etc. Would there be any records left from it? Thanks for any information. Robie

I sent a letter dated 24 May 1999 to the County Clerk, requesting a copy of a marriage license of my ggrandfather and ggrandmother. To date I have not received a answer. Is there something going on at the court house that they would not return a answer to my request? Jane Robinson Oxford, Kansas

In a message dated 7/8/99 3:51:15 PM Eastern Daylight Time, TNWHITE-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: << mcdonald@unlimited.net >> Hi Jim, Let me know what you find on those surnames. Remember, our GGGrandmothers were sisters. Guess you know their father, John Porter Howard came from Greenville Co, South Carolina. I'm a bit hazy on all this because just learned it in the last couple of months. Thanx. Al

Searching for WM JOHN DALTON and maybe WAYMAN FAMILY that were in White County around 1825. Thanks Bill Wallace, Radcliff,KY

Hi, I am posting some information on my Simpson and Robinson connection in White County. If you have any information or connection with either of these families, please email me. Thank you, Sheila Rice Descendants of James Simpson Generation No. 1 1. James1 Simpson He married Sally. Children of James Simpson and Sally are: i. FREELAND2 SIMPSON. ii. JOHN SIMPSON. iii. ELIZABETH SIMPSON. iv. NANCY SIMPSON. v. DINSMOND? SIMPSON. vi. THOMAS H. SIMPSON. vii. LOKEY SIMPSON. viii. MARY SIMPSON, m. ?/ SITTLE. ix. ISABELLA SIMPSON, m. DAVID HEIFNER. x. MALINDA SIMPSON, m. ROBERT WARD, September 07, 1829, Iowa??. 2. xi. DORINDA SIMPSON, b. Abt. 1799. xii. BARTLETT H SIMPSON, b. Abt. 1805; m. NANCY WALLING, Abt. 1819; b. Abt. 1809. 3. xiii. SARAH HISABELL SIMPSON, b. Abt. 1814. Generation No. 2 2. Dorinda2 Simpson (James1) was born Abt. 1799. She married Jabez Hickman April 28, 1820 in White County, Tennessee. Child of Dorinda Simpson and Jabez Hickman is: i. MARTHA ANN3 HICKMAN, b. September 07, 1821, White County, Tennessee; d. February 06, 1898, Florence, Drew Arkansas; m. DAVID BUNN MASON, October 10, 1837, White County Tennessee. 3. Sarah Hisabell2 Simpson (James1) was born Abt. 1814. She married John H. Robinson November 21, 1839 in White County, Tennessee. He was born Abt. 1816. Children of Sarah Simpson and John Robinson are: i. FREELIN SIMPSON3 ROBINSON, b. September 21, 1840; d. April 02, 1930, Putnam County, Tennessee; m. LEE ANN BRUMLOO, Abt. 1860, White County Tennessee; b. December 04, 1840, Tennessee; d. June 07, 1913, Putnam County, Tennessee. ii. MARGARET J. ROBINSON, b. Abt. 1843. iii. WILLIAM M. ROBINSON, b. Abt. 1845. iv. JOHN R. ROBINSON, b. Abt. 1850. v. SAROAH J. ROBINSON, b. Abt. 1852. vi. JAMES S. OR L. ROBINSON, b. May 09, 1856; d. October 02, 1926, White County, Tennessee; m. ALSA J. ALCY HALE; b. December 11, 1864; d. May 13, 1910, White County, Tennessee..

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------1B9FCEB0F445022DBA260F4C Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Thought this might help some one here. Ladye Hunter --------------1B9FCEB0F445022DBA260F4C Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Return-path: <TNSUMNER-L-request@rootsweb.com> Received: from smtp01.infoave.net ("port 3606"@[165.166.0.26]) by InfoAve.Net (PMDF V5.1-12 #23426) with ESMTP id <01JDAULQUN12AAAR9L@InfoAve.Net>; Wed, 7 Jul 1999 23:39:46 EDT Received: from bl-11.rootsweb.com ("port 3654"@[204.212.38.27]) by SMTP00.InfoAve.Net (PMDF V5.1-12 #23426) with ESMTP id <01JDAUK50HTG8Y5U7U@SMTP00.InfoAve.Net>; Wed, 07 Jul 1999 23:38:34 -0400 (EDT) Received: (from slist@localhost) by bl-11.rootsweb.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) id UAA05708; Wed, 07 Jul 1999 20:37:18 -0700 (PDT) Resent-date: Wed, 07 Jul 1999 20:37:18 -0700 (PDT) Date: Wed, 07 Jul 1999 21:37:23 -0600 (MDT) Resent-from: TNSUMNER-L@rootsweb.com From: Danny M Hooge <danhooge@fiber.net> Subject: [TNSUMNER-L] Amanda WILSON of White Co., TN & Simpson Co., KY Resent-sender: TNSUMNER-L-request@rootsweb.com X-Sender: danhooge@mail.fiber.net To: TNSUMNER-L@rootsweb.com Resent-message-id: <BC_rR.A.5YB.szBh3@bl-11.rootsweb.com> Message-id: <199907080337.VAA26111@mail.fiber.net> MIME-version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Light Version 1.5.2 Content-type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Precedence: list Old-To: <TNSUMNER-L@rootsweb.com> X-Mailing-List: <TNSUMNER-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/2009 X-Loop: TNSUMNER-L@rootsweb.com X-Mozilla-Status2: 00000000 In reply to Velma McCalister McDonald: There was an Amanda Wilson about a generation or two later than the one who married in White Co., TN in 1852, related to the same family probably. This is the information: Littleberry B. Wilson b. abt 1794 ,Halifax Co., NC md Jane Frasier b. abt 1797 ,,NC Child: William Wilson b. 23 Feb 1832 ,White Co., TN md Margaret Foster b. 11 Jan 1834 Child: Amanda Wilson b. 13 Jun 1867 , Warren Co., KY md _________ Thompson Amanda Wilson was the 8th of 11 children. The seven before her were all born in White Co., TN. She and three after her were all born in Warren Co., KY. Sincerely, Danny --------------1B9FCEB0F445022DBA260F4C--

Hi, I'm searching for VAN WINKLE, HOWARD, SCARBROUGH, YARBOROUGH. Thanks, Jim mcdonald@unlimited.net

Hello Everyone, Two new cemeteries are online. These were contributed by Bettie Goolsby Doyle. Elrod Cemetery ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tn/white/cemeteries/elrod.txt Howell Cemetery ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tn/white/cemeteries/howell.txt These can also be access by http://www.rootsweb.com/~cemetery/tennessee/white.html Mitzi

Researching: Cope, Jones, Keithley, Keith, Huffstedtler, Swarringim(n)

I am looking for the family of James Cooper b. 1804 TN. James married Mary "Polly" Hickman b. 1809 SC. Any information on James & Mary "Polly" Hickman would be appreciated. I especially need information on James's siblings or parents. It is believe his mother was Mary Massengill, but that is unconfirmed. Karen

I am searching for information on the families of Benjamin Hickman and William Hickman of White Co., TN. Benjamin Hickman b. 1762 MD moved to SC, Pendleton District and then to White Co., Tn where he died in 1838. Married to Judith ? b. 1763 Va d. 1846 White Co., TN. Benjamin & Judith Hickman had a son: William Hickman b. 1792 Pendleton District, SC married to Ann ? I am looking for information mainly on William & Ann Hickman's children. Thank you, Karen

ELROD-FUQUA-HOPPER-NOLEN CONLEY-SLIGER-CUNNINGHAM-ANDERSON

Hi everyone Can someone help me. I'm reading a microfilm from the LDS center---various entries of the White Co. clerk. This bond appears to read "Fells Bond" I'm sure the old style handwriting has me confused. Can anyone guess what kind of bond this might be ;~) Eyesight ain't what it used to be! Marna

Is anyone out there familiar with Simon William Norris, born 1776 in Ashe County, NC? I have as his wife one Theresa Avery born 1782 NC. Is anyone familiar with this couple, or this line? I have that they left NC for TN about 1815, settling in White County. Other researchers have as Simon's wife, or wives, Eunice Shinn, and Hanna Case. There is a completely different set of children in each case. For instance, this is what I have for Simon William and Theresa Avery Norris: David, born 1800 York District SC James 1803 Ashe County NC Avery Simon born 1806 also Ashe Co. NC Theresa born 1809 Ananias born 1813 Amy born 1815 William born 1816 White County, TN John Francis born 1818 White County, TN I'm not completely sure of the list of children for Simon William and Eunice and Hanna; I think this is close: John 1806 NC Samuel 1808 Levi 1812 Joel 1818 David 1823 Rebecca 1813 Anna 1810 Myra 1816 Jonathan 1820 (I wonder if John and Jonathan are the same person; I have each of them married to Rachel Sands at one time or another. She was born 1802 NC. I like the list of children's names for Simon William and Theresa becasue they seem to reflect the parents names, and they just seem to fit. What do some of you think? Also, could there be a Simon William and a William S. Norris of same family? I have seen it listed that way once, with the wives of William S. being Eunice Shinn and Hanna Case. William S. being born 4 Feb 1772 Wilkes, NC. Sure would like some help here, Sue

NORRIS I have a specific question for you Norris researchers; I hope you can help with it. Alexander Davis in his book, Norris of Maryland and Virginia, has listed the spouse of John Norris, who died 1740, son of Edward, son of Thomas born 1609, as Elizabeth Parsons; and his second wife as Mary Newman. Myers has listed the spouse of this same John as Elizabeth Capell, daughter of Benjamin Capell. Does anybody know the straight of this matter? If anyone out there knows for sure about this, then I have another question to ask of you. Sue

Is there anyone on this list that is willing to do lookups in the Sparta area??? PAULETTE WILLIAMS * IBSSG*

The Rutherford County Historical Society is publishing a R.C. Family History Book. The volume will include a section for family biographies and the histories of communities, churches, schools, businesses and more. Emphasis will be placed on the importance of family life in our history. If you (or your direct ancestors) are now living in or have EVER lived in Rutherford County, we want to include your family biography. Entries of 500 words or less and one photograph are free. Copies will be available on a presale basis for $52.50. Deadline for submitting your family history is Sept 15, 1999. For an application form and/or more information, please send an email including your snailmail address to meubanks@frank.mtsu.edu Marie Eubanks in Murfreesboro, TN