In researching my great grandfather, Lex Smith, of Wilson County, the community/spot (?) of Indian Ladder has been mentioned by several relatives. Does anyone know where this is or was? Thanks! Rooting around for the names Dunn, Hendricks, Price, and Smith "Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover."--Mark Twain

Posted on: Wilson Co. Tn Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tn/Wilson/753 Surname: Belcher ------------------------- My great grandfather was Levi Belcher ; born 2/4/1844 in Wilson County, TN. Family moved to southern Illinois when he was a young boy. He had brothers named William , Henry & James. Might be related to your family...

Posted on: Wilson Co. Tn Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Tn/Wilson/752 Surname: Belcher ------------------------- Looking for data on Levi Belcher , born 2/4/1844 in Wilson County,TN. His father was Noah Belcher & was born in North Carolina on 18 January 1812. Any data on either person is appreciated.

I am trying to find marriage record for Evitts in Wilson Co. Date would be 1840s.Zachariah J Evitts married Nancy? last name could be Avery. Any help on Evitts is appreciated. Thank you Alma

Posted on: Wilson Co. Tn Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tn/Wilson/751 Surname: ------------------------- I have an extensive database of this family name. My line goes from Georgia to Oklahoma but, Tennessee is in between. I may have some stuff that may help, if you are interested, please contact me!

I have been searching in Wilson County records for about 6 weeks and have come up with a bunch of names for my folks. I am going to list these names in hopes someone out there may be related or recognize someone they know. I sure would like to hear from someone about these people. Thanks a lot. Susan Lane William Paul - Henry Tapley or Lapley - Joseph Berry - Samuel Ricketts - Lafayette Berry - John Berry - Thomas H Berry - Lillard H Berry - Earnest Berry - Eddit T Berry - Gilford Barry - John Wilson Paul William Benjamin Paul - Priscilla Paul - JD Whiteaker - HC Whiteaker William Andrew Paul - Reba Hendrickson - Estelle Paul - Julia May Paul - Robert Alvin Jewell - Harold Paul - Virginia Paul - William Thomas Jewell - Robert Gordon Jewell - Howard Cothern

Posted on: Wilson Co. Tn Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tn/Wilson/750 Surname: ------------------------- Im sorry ive never heard of sasan a weatherly, but if you will contact marie weatherly at mweathe873@aol.com she might know of her, Her husband is from wilson co. and she is working on the weatherls. she lives in the nashville area and i live in arizona. Carl

Posted on: Wilson Co. Tn Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tn/Wilson/749 Surname: MARTIN, RICHARDSON ------------------------- Looking for family of Thomas MARTIN, b. 15 Oct 1801 in VA (possibly Bedford Co); md. Thursey RICHARDSON (b. 10 Jan 1811) on 3 Jun 1825 in Wilson Co, TN. They subsequently moved to Butler Co, KY where Thursey d. 20 Oct 1875 and Thomas d. 30 Apr 1876. Interested in any information about the MARTIN or RICHARDSON families.

Posted on: Wilson Co. Tn Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tn/Wilson/748 Surname: Alexander, Weatherly, Cloyd, Williamson, Tate ------------------------- George E. Alexander born about 1812 in Mount Juliet, Wilson County, TN. Married Susan A. Weatherly before 1860 in TN or Missouri. Second marriage for George. Susan was probably born in Rutherford County, TN, about 1836. Seeking more information on Weatherly family. Thanks.

Alberta, I am researching Armstrongs in Sumner and Robertson Counties in TN, through William Armstrong, the first of our line to come to TN, spent a year or two in Wilson County. Helen cabarry wrote: > > Are there any Armstrong researchers on the list? > Alberta Barry > cabarry@concentric.net > > > ==== TNWILSON Mailing List ==== > The Wilson County Genealogy Depot > http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnwcogs/ > <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnwcogs">The Wilson Co. Depot</A>

Are there any Armstrong researchers on the list? Alberta Barry cabarry@concentric.net

Posted on: Wilson Co. Tn Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tn/Wilson/746 Surname: ------------------------- HiMarie, Do you have the records on Patton A McPeak who married Mary Weatherly 1n 1838, if not i have them. I cant remember if i sent them to you or not. Also, Sarah Weatherly married James Lowery nov 5,1821. Betsy Weatherly married Moses McCrary on may 26 1825. I tried to contact Helen Nienhaus in Lithfield Park, but all i got was a recording. Carl

Thanks to all on this list who mailed me about my request to contact "folks who know" about this stuff. Thanks to you all, 1] I found an 1814 land grant on Smith Fork at the state archives 2] I met a few good historians of this area 3] I corresponded with lots of nice people Rootsweb is very good, Tennessee researchers are GREAT!

Posted on: Wilson Co. Tn Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tn/Wilson/745 Surname: CUNNINGHAM, DUNCAN, CHAMBERS ------------------------- Does anyone have any information on Dr. Richard Maury Cunningham of Wilson Co./Smith Co? He was b. 1836, d. 1910. m. Elizabeth Jones. Birth was probably in Smith Co. His family moved to Wilson Co. shortly afterwards. Thanks, David Duncan

I'm searching for the Wm. Bussell and wife Judah Johnson who had a son Houston Bussell and were listed in the Wilson Co. census before 1850. Any info would be appreciated. June

> Looking for information about this family. > 1920 Wilson Co Tennessee Census > Jesse Holt 57 Tn > Mackie Holt 42 Tn (could be Markie or something like that) > Lon Holt 15 Tn > Thanks > Nancy > > > > > > >

Jane, my PHILLIPS family went from Wilson County to Dyer County also. The first 6 children were born in Wilson County and the next two (at least) were born in Dyer County. I don't know where the last two were born. Most of this information is not from my research, but is a compilation of what I have gotten from other people. Zachariah H. PHILLIPS, b. 1807-Amherst Co, Virginia; d. aft 1870-Montgomery Co, Arkansas + Mary "Polly" PYLAND, b. abt 1807-North Carolina; m. 1832; d. 1851-? . . . Martha Ann PHILLIPS, b. May 1833-Wilson Co, Tennessee; d. abt 1910 . . . + Zachariah PATE . . . Minerva Jane PHILLIPS, b. Sep 1835-Wilson Co, Tennessee . . . Mary Elizabeth PHILLIPS, b. 1838-Wilson Co, Tennessee . . . Louisa PHILLIPS, b. 1839-Wilson Co, Tennessee; d. 1881-1884 . . . + Aaron GRAVES, b. 15 Sep 1846-Alabama; d. 28 Sep 1919 . . . Carolina PHILLIPS, b. 1841-Wilson Co, Tennessee . . . Margaret Ann PHILLIPS, b. 1843-Wilson Co, Tennessee; d. 1916-LeFlore Co, Oklahoma . . . + Nathaniel Mason SPEARS, b. 1843-Montgomery Co, Arkansas; m. Jul 1860; d. 1888 . . . Sarah F. PHILLIPS, b. May 1845-Dyer Co, Tennessee . . . + Francis M. SPEARS . . . John Fearney PHILLIPS, b. 1846-Dyer Co, Tennessee; d. abt 1900 . . . + (1) Mary Ann JACKSON, b. abt 1845-Alabama or Arkansas; m. 22 Feb 1866-Montgomery Co, Arkansas; d. unknown . . . + (2) Adeline GRAVES?? . . . Alice PHILLIPS, b. abt 1849-Tennessee . . . Jim PHILLIPS, b. aft 1850 John Fearney PHILLIPS and Mary Ann JACKSON are my ggrandparents. > X-Message: #1 > Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2001 08:28:38 EST > From: Janey44@aol.com > To: TNWILSON-L@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <b6.107d1aca.27a6ca06@aol.com> > Subject: [TNWILSON] SAUNDERS > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > Does anyone have an ELISHA SAUNDERS m. RHODA ? > All my ties are in Wilson County, and I can't find him anywhere but Dyer > County 1850. > ALL my relatives wound up in Dyer County- all sides , so I would like to > personally here from those whose families went there also, so we might find > some answers. > Thanks > JANE > Surnames: Vaughan, Johnson, Smith, Clifton, Hambrick > > ______________________________ >

Anna, who are your Phillipses? My ggrandfather Phillips and his siblings were born in Tennessee, some of them in Wilson County. Jo Holsinger Original message: > Hello TNWILSON LIST. I am Anna Nettles, and though I haven't posted > anything, > or asked anything I do watch the list (for clues). The families I work on > are > : Nettles, Oakley, Phillips, Bass, Grissom, Paul and Lawrence. Also Bennett > , > Bentley, Jenkins , Denney and a few others. > >

Hi all! New to the list and recently found out my Great-Grandparents owned a funeral home in Lebanon. Their names were Herbert and Mayford (Bennett) Barnes. Can anyone help me? I'd like to find out more about this. These two have become a major dead end for me, I can't seem to locate anything about them!! Any help at all would be most appreciated!! Thanks in advance! Kymm In Huntsville, AL

Can anyone direct me to a researcher or historian of the Liberty, TN area. I'm researching several families in the earliest time of settlement, and their land grants don't seem to be in the County land books but later deeds do refer to these earlier grants. I want to find out where in TN these early land grants might be. Thank you, Ed Researching the CANDLER family.