Nathan Sparks would have been appointed guardian of Nancy Jennings by a court. The answer to your question will be in the court minutes. You may find those at the Wilson County Archives. Thomas E. Partlow has compiled, indexed, and published a lot of the Wilson County records. He is one of the curators of the archives and most helpful. The Mormons have microfilmed many of the Tennessee records. You can view their films for a small fee at any Family History Center. See their website for details: www.familysearch.org But if you can get to Murfreesboro, you can surely get to the archives in Lebanon. That will be your best source. Myron E. Williams Crossville, TN [email protected] wrote: >This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > >Surnames: Jennings, Sparks >Classification: Query > >Message Board URL: > >http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/UiB.2ACI/1306 > >Message Board Post: > >>From a book in the Linebough Library in Murfreesboro, TN I found an entry in a book of wills for Wilson Co. TN, 1802-1850. The entry reads "Nathan Sparks Guardian. 22 September 1832. Guardian of Nancy Jennings, she having come of age. (P. 496)." I am researching Jesse H. Sparks son of Nathan Sparks (1775-1844). I want to know who Nancy Jennings was and how she came to be under the guardianship of Nathan Sparks. Also when was Nancy Jennings living in the household of Nathan Sparks and for how long. I have no other information about Nancy Jennings, nor am I sure that this is the correct Nathan Sparks, the family is so large. Any ideas? > > >==== TNWILSON Mailing List ==== >Please remember: don't post virus alerts, spam, and chain letters to this list. Thanks! :) > > >

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Jennings, Sparks Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/UiB.2ACI/1306 Message Board Post: From a book in the Linebough Library in Murfreesboro, TN I found an entry in a book of wills for Wilson Co. TN, 1802-1850. The entry reads "Nathan Sparks Guardian. 22 September 1832. Guardian of Nancy Jennings, she having come of age. (P. 496)." I am researching Jesse H. Sparks son of Nathan Sparks (1775-1844). I want to know who Nancy Jennings was and how she came to be under the guardianship of Nathan Sparks. Also when was Nancy Jennings living in the household of Nathan Sparks and for how long. I have no other information about Nancy Jennings, nor am I sure that this is the correct Nathan Sparks, the family is so large. Any ideas?

The 1900 census for Civil District 5, Smith Co., Tennessee, ED94, Sheet 11B, Dwelling 214/Family 216, shows the following: James A. (or H.) Kemp, head of household, born March 1845, age 55, married 23 years, miller, living in owned home; Sarrah E. Kemp, wife, born July 1862, age 37, married 23 years, three children born/three living; Mandie (or Maudie) J. Kemp, daughter, born July 1886, age 13. All were born in Tennessee, parents born Tennessee. Dwelling 215/Family 217, shows the following: Van Kemp, head of household, born March 1861, age 39, married 16 years, farmer on rented farm; Sarrah Kemp, wife, born April 1865, age 35, married 16 years, six children born/six living; Sid S. Kemp, son, born August 1885, age 14, farm laborer, attended school 3 months; William N. Kemp, son, born September 1886, age 13, farm laborer, attended school 3 months; CHARLIE J. KEMP, son, born April 1889, age 11, attended school; Nellie J. Kemp, daughter, born July 1891, age 8; Hugh Kemp, son, born April 1896, age 4; Carsie E. Kemp, son, born February 1898, age 2. All were born in Tennessee, parents born Tennessee. On the previous page are two more Kemp families: Dwelling 205/Family 204, Leonard T. Kemp, head of household, born February 1867, age 33, married 13 years, farmer on a rented farm; Mary Z. Kemp, wife, born May 1874, age 26, married 13 years, five children born/four living; Henry B. Kemp, son, born October 1890, age 9; Zeffie (??, hard to read) J. Kemp, daughter, born May 1893, age 7; Author L. Kemp, son, born June 1895, age 4; Dora E. Kemp, daughter, born December 1898, age 1. All were born in Tennessee, parents born Tennessee. Dwelling 213/Family 214--(ink is smeared on this family, so given names may not be correct)--Lon (?) F. Kemp, head of household, born February 1872, age 28, married 3 years, primary school teacher, living in a rented home; Eula (?)Kemp, wife, born April 1878, age 22, married 3 years, one child born/one living; Vera (?)Kemp, daughter, born December 1898, age 1; Bell (or Betty) ???? (unreadable), servant, born March 1879, age 22. All were born in Tennessee, parents born Tennessee. Hope these are helpful. They are not my people. Just did a lookup for you. Teresa [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: "G.J.Pace" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2005 10:46 PM Subject: Who is Charlie J. Kemp maried Daisy Cleora (Ora) Andrews > Can anyone help me connect Charlie into the Kemp lines? > > Charlie J. Kemp (1889 - 1950) [LDVT/ST – years only] married Daisy > Cleora (Ora) Andrews (4 Mar. 1887 - 1970) [LDVT/ST – years only], > daughter of Eli Curtis and Victoria Alice Cothron Andrews. Ora was a > sister to Nettie Mae Kemp’s husband Burford Carsley Andrews. [They may > have resided in Dresden, Weakley Co., TN, where Charlie may have been a > tobacco farmer in May 1903.] > > Thank you, > Gary Pace > San Jose, CA > researching the descendants and antecedents of Henry B. Kemp >

I noted with interest the items about naming and particularly for doctors. My grandfather was named Hughes "Huse" Alexander Jones and his wife was Lucy Hughes Banister. I have been told they were both named for the same old doctor who delivered them, but I have found no record so far of a Dr. Hughes .. Perhaps Hughes was his first name? or was it Dr. Hughes ALEXANDER? Does anyone know of a Dr. Hughes or a Dr Hughes Unknown who lived in the Wilson/Davidson County area and delivering babies around 1894-1899 Thanks Vivian Eakes Hull

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/UiB.2ACI/1305 Message Board Post: My Gr Gr grandfather married Catherine Jackson abt 1819 in Wilson TN, she died a couple years later. In 1830 William Cobb was remarried with family in Carroll Co Tn. I can't find his marriage records to my grandmother in Carroll Co so maybe he married her in Wilson Co. This is all I know , her name was Louisa born about 1808 in TN, his name was William Cobb born 1792 SC.. Thanks

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Moxley, Whittico, Harvey Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/UiB.2ACI/1304 Message Board Post: I am looking for my Great Uncle John L Moxley. He had a brother, my Grandfather Walter E. Moxley, Sr b. 13 Jan 1915 d. Mar 1975. I believe John L Moxley is originally from Lebanon, Tennessee born to Lula Moxley. Lula's parents were Andrew and Mary Moxley. I believe the brothers were raised in different households and therefore may not have been close. John L. Moxley was last seen in Detroit, Michigan by Walter Moxley and his wife Francis Harvey Moxley.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: George Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/UiB.2ACI/1303 Message Board Post: Researching James T. George, born about 1826, died about 1855, Wilson County Tennessee. Parents were John George and Elizabeth Atwood. He married Mary Oakley, 7 November 1852 in Smith County TN. Choldren were Bayley Marcum and Thomas. He died and she remarried Ephriam Taylor and moved to Crittenden County KY. Would like to kmnow how he died? Any help would be apppreciated.

Can anyone help me connect Charlie into the Kemp lines? Charlie J. Kemp (1889 - 1950) [LDVT/ST – years only] married Daisy Cleora (Ora) Andrews (4 Mar. 1887 - 1970) [LDVT/ST – years only], daughter of Eli Curtis and Victoria Alice Cothron Andrews. Ora was a sister to Nettie Mae Kemp’s husband Burford Carsley Andrews. [They may have resided in Dresden, Weakley Co., TN, where Charlie may have been a tobacco farmer in May 1903.] Thank you, Gary Pace San Jose, CA researching the descendants and antecedents of Henry B. Kemp

See if it matches a MIDWIFE'S name, or doctor's name- In Crockett County, there about a dozen children named PERCY MILLER after the doctor!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I don't know anything about the name Captain Luck, but I know what you mean about giving strange names. One of my grandfather's brothers was named Rev John Newton Jett. His parents were admirers of the local minister whose name was Reverend John Newton. Thus, Rev (no period) John Newton Jett. He was called Rev all his life. I check a couple of books I have on Wilson Co., but could find nothing regarding this man. The only Knight listed was William M. Teresa [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, November 27, 2005 9:28 PM Subject: What's in a name? > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: Knight, Jennings, Armstrong, > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/UiB.2ACI/1302 > > Message Board Post: > > My Grandfather's name was Captain Luck Knight. They called him "Cap". Later in life he went by other names, i.e., Clyde, Grover, Charlie, etc....... but his "real" parent-given name was Captain Luck. I've tried to research what it meant. Is there any significance to the name or would it have any special meaning in the area ...... local hero, time period, etc??? >

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Knight, Jennings, Armstrong, Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/UiB.2ACI/1302 Message Board Post: My Grandfather's name was Captain Luck Knight. They called him "Cap". Later in life he went by other names, i.e., Clyde, Grover, Charlie, etc....... but his "real" parent-given name was Captain Luck. I've tried to research what it meant. Is there any significance to the name or would it have any special meaning in the area ...... local hero, time period, etc???

Was reading the Family Chronicle magazine and noticed an article about the LDS Church putting 20 billion names online. They are also going to put 200,000 published family histories online as well. 4,000 histories have already been transferred. To view what they current have go to: http://familyhistoryarchive.byu.edu I did a look up on Pucketts and came across this one that also referenced Pucketts in Tennessee. http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/cgi-bin/docviewer.exe?CISOROOT=/FamHist19&CISOP TR=17146 Mike Clemmons http://www.clemmonsfamily.com

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Knight Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/UiB.2ACI/307.339.1 Message Board Post: Do you know if this is the same Sally Knight that was on the 1860 census there are two of them one was with with W. Knight ang 9 and the other was with J.B. Knight age 17

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Knight Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/UiB.2ACI/1301.1.1 Message Board Post: That was great information. Thank you so much.

>I am looking for information on the Knight family from Wilson County Tn. Delia, I am not a Knight researcher, but my 2nd great-grandfather, Alvy James, had a sister who married into the Wilson County Knight family. I enjoy looking at her family at the following sites: http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnwcogs/ but more specifically: http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnwcogs/famhist/knight01.html and http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnwilson/photos/knight01.html It looks like Gale Prince Nash would be a great contact for you. Good luck. Lisa James Delgado

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Knight Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/UiB.2ACI/1301 Message Board Post: I am looking for information on the Knight family from Wilson County Tn. My grandmother was Delia Knight b. 1887 in Wilson County. She died in 1917 in Memphis TN and is buried in Wynne AR cogbill cemetery. I have been looking for years and just this week found her. I found her on the 1900 census and would like to connect up with someone doing the same research or anyone that knows of the Knight family in Wilson County. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Delia Jones (Montgomery)

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Hunt Matthews Mathis England Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/UiB.2ACI/1300 Message Board Post: Looking for information on Alfred Hunt, father of Ben Hunt 1802 married to Susan Moore. I looking for info on their Daughter Darthulia Hunt who married Matthew Matthews (Mathis) They were from Wison County but the 1860 records say Davidson County. Any information would be appreciated. I am trying to find find out what year Darthulia and Matthew were married, I believe it could have been 1850 as she was listed with the Hunts at 14 in one census and with the Matthews famiy at 15 in the same year on another. page. Thank you.

These entries for Ragland from Thomas E. Partlow's WILSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE, CHANCERY COURT RECORDS 1842-1892, might prove to be interesting: 1. Mary Ragland versus Pettes Ragland. On 2 July 1805 Mary Ragland intermarried with Pettes Ragland. They had fourteen children, eight of whom are now living, to wit, Harriet who is single, Harding, William, Joseph, Pettes, Finis E., and Samuel Ragland. For the past twenty years, the said Pettes Ragland has been very dissipated, being addicted to ardent spirits. He has trated his wife in a manner unbecoming to a husband. He has struck her with his fist and with a broom stick. She has been forced to take refuge with her son in law, Robert Lampkin. She is seeking a divorce. 29 March 1843 (Chancery Court 1842-1845, Pp. 94-97) 2. Bill of complaint of W. H. Burke and wife nancy; and B. J. Tarver, administrator of Calvary Johnson, against E. A. Ragland, John B. Hatcher and wife Pocahontas, F. E. Ragland, and Francis C. of Wilson County; J. P. Ragland, R. V. Ragland, S. D. Ragland, W. B. Sweat and wife Elizabeth, non residents of the State. Mrs. Calvary Johnson died intestate several years ago, leaving eight children whose nams are listed, except F. E. Ragland who married a daughter of the intestate. March 1874 (Chancery Book 1871-1874, Pp. 539-541) Might Mary Ragland have married Calvary Johnson after her divorce from Pettes? Hope these may be of some help. They are not my people. Just did a lookup for you. Teresa [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, November 20, 2005 11:10 PM Subject: Re: RAGLAND and BOWERS / POWERS? families in Wilson Co. > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: Ragland > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/UiB.2ACI/1292.1 > > Message Board Post: > > Pettus & Mary did not have a daughter named Martha. They had 14 children, 5 of whom died in infancy. The rest are: Harriet, b.1808 and never married; John Davis, b.1810, d.1840, m. Harriet Telford; Hardin, b.1811, d.1882, m. Amelia A. Jones (the widow Hannah); William, b.1813, d.1891, m.1st Martha Biggers Hughes, m.2nd Sarah B. Maggard; Mary, b.1816, d.after 1870, m. Robert Lampkins; Joseph A., b.1826, d.before 1910, m.1st Martha W. Williams, m.2nd Alcy C. Williams; Matthew Pettis, b.1827, d.1900, m. Mary A. Clifton; Finis Ewing, b.1830, d.1881, m. Frances Ann Ragland (2nd cousin); Samuel N., b.1833, d.1862 in civil war and was never married. > Of the children above: William had a daughter by his second wife named Martha J. Ragland who was born c.1849 in Jackson Co., TN, spouse unknown; Joseph A. had a daughter by his first wife named Martha Addison Ragland, b.1862 in Wilson Co., TN, married John B. Amonette in TX. And Matthew Pettis had a daughter named Martha, b.1857 in Wilson Co., TN, spouse unknown. > Cannot say if William's daughter Martha might be who you are looking for or not. She would be born too late for the dates you list. There is a place in the town of Lebanon, Wilson Co., TN just off of the main square called the Wilson County Archives. They have copies of all the county records in existence as well as many copies of family held records. Go to the Wilson County web site at the tngenweb and you will find the address and phone number listed there. I have been to the place to do research. It is awesome! > -Fred Ragland, Jr. > [email protected] > > ______________________________

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/UiB.2ACI/1279.3.1.1.1 Message Board Post: I connect to the line of George Marion O'NEAL and Sarah Ann ELLIS. Their daughter Martha "Mattie" Jane O'NEAL b.1868 married Robert B. HURT. Robert B. HURT is the son of my GG-Aunt Martha Ann ROGERS and Curran O. HURT from Adair Co,KY. Theresa

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/UiB.2ACI/1279.3.1.1 Message Board Post: Through my mothers side of the family, I go back to Oliver. Where do you fit in? I exchange e-mail with Rod and I think he is looking beyond Oliver too! 1. Oliver, 2. JohnTaylor, 3. Thomas Franklin, and 4. John Perry my mother's father. My father came frome Morgan county Mo to CA in 1914 and never went back.