The library serves a population of 18,020 residents. Early days in fentress county, tn, are recalled in this spiral bound booklet a reprint of the 1920 book. The collection of the library contains 18,391 volumes. History of franklin county franklin county tennessee. Jamestown genealogy in fentress county, tn usa 1,015,348 tennessee 35,956 fentress county 275 jamestown 39. Fentress county public library is a public library.
Search the history of over 431 billion web pages on the internet. This page primarily lists records kept at the city level. Our tennessee history books will take you on a trip of the history of its places and events, from nashville to memphis, from blues to wsm radio station. The view from nashville by ralph emery, pasti bale cox a compilation of country musicrelated profiles. Along the appalachian trail georgia, north carolina, and tennessee ioa. Fentress county, which was formed from morgan and overton counties in 1823, is located in the northern part of tennessee, east of the center of the state, and lies principally on the cumberland plateau. History of fentress county, tennessee fentress county historical society, 1987 history of fentress county, tennessee, the old home of mark twains ancestors hogue, 1920 name index little crab as i knew it pinckley, 1986 local history as i pursued it pinckley, 1988 mark twains obedstown and knobs of tennessee.
Historical guide to chattanooga and lookout mountain by george c. A short history of smith county tennessee from the book a history of tennessee and tennesseans by will t. Pictorial history of dickson county, tennessee 180320 dickson county historical and genealogical society, 20. Im proud to be his great grandson, and i hope his books are around for your research and enjoyment for over a years. Manchester, tennessee postcard history series by jane. Local history and genealogy franklin county library. History of fentress county tennessee world war memorial edition by a. So6awtqxjox2 tennessee related ebooks short stories collection i. This library is affiliated with the library system that serves fentress county, tn. The societys collection of genealogical material is housed at the macon county court house, room 202, lafayette tn. Tennessee historical society tennessee history, politics.
You are now equipped with a checklist of books to pull off the shelves at a genealogy library, or a wish list for your personal book collection. East tennessee history fair east tennessee historical society. Wilson county, tennessee, trust deed books eenn, 18281868 thomas e. Land deed index microfilm, 1809 1907 and through 1940. History of carroll county, tennessee, volume 1 history of carroll county, tennessee, carroll county homecoming 86 historical book committee. The book was published by turner publishing company in 2001 and contains 488 pages, including the index, and many black and white images of local scenes, groups, individuals and families. Weakley county, tennessee genealogy genealogy familysearch. The franklin county historical society, founded in 1969, houses its local history collection in the franklin county library. The collection includes such resources as vertical files containing family history and genealogy, topical files relating to the history of franklin county and its communities, and microfilm copies of the earliest records of franklin county government, local newspapers. Founded in 1849, the tennessee historical society is the oldest continually operating historical organization in tennessee. Fentress county public library fentress county, tn. Microfilm resources at the fc history room franklin. Our goal is to help you track your ancestors through time by transcribing genealogical and historical data and placing it online for the free use of all researchers.
Publicationsfentress county tennessee veterans, published by fchs, 20 contains names, rank, units and branch of service, dates of service, medals or citations earned and photos when available for veterans who lived, died or had connections to fentress county from the revolutionary war to desert storm in the iraq war. Full text of history of fentress county, tennessee see other formats. It includes information from every fentress county census 1830 to 1930, the 1987 history of fentress county, two cemetery books, marriage book, other published genealogies, and much information contributed by other fentress county researchers. Use the links at the top right of this page to search or browse thousands of family biographies.
Fentress county, tennessee genealogy, books, cds, maps. Fentress county, tennessee genealogy trails history group. Douthat 89 pages, full name index, maps, soft cover, 8. Fentress county, tennessee genealogy forum genforum. Bibliography of tennessee local history sources fentress county please note that the tennessee state library and archives does not hold copies of all of the items listed in this bibliography. I look forward to future editions to this book and more books preserving the past for fentress county. Familysearch southern claims commission fentress county barred and disallowed claims source. The history which follows is intended to give the important movements in the civil war in which bledsoes company participated. This first edition hardcover book on macon county, tn by the macon county historical society is in very good condition. Fentress county, tennessee deed books a and b, 18241838. Usa 1,012,695 tennessee 35,912 fentress county 275 fentress county histories and genealogies 19. Lincoln county, tennessee usgenweb tngenweb project. Only wish my family submitted their information to be included in the book. Bibliography of tennessee local history sources fentress.
The resulting county was named for james fentress 17631843, who served as speaker of the state house, chairman of montgomery county court, and commissioner to select seats for haywood, carroll, gibson and weakley counties in west tennessee fentress county was the site of. The 166page booklet, which includes an index, is printed on 8. Fentress county historical society, jamestown, tennessee. Fentress county was formed in 1823 from lands in the eastern part of overton county in addition to morgan, and white counties. Searchable index to the franklin county historical. Most of these but not all are county history books that combine history and biographies of families within the county.
Fentress county was formed in 1823 from portions of morgan, overton and white counties. Scott co, tn book details for scott county, tennessee. A history of sullivan county, tennessee, with brief biographies of the makers of history by oliver taylor 1909 330 pages. James fentress, speaker of the house of representatives in tennessee. Usa 1,012,695 tennessee 35,912 tennessee histories and genealogies 1,119 fentress county histories and genealogies 19. Fentress county is located in northeast middle tennessee on the picturesque cumberland plateau. Tennessee county history and genealogy books genealogy. Franklin county, tennessee genealogy, books, cds, maps. An entertaining, informative, downtoearth guide to a wide range of collectibles and antiques from the hosts of the popular pbs show by east tennessee historical society staff. The county seat of government is located in winchester also, the county government website is. Van zandt a twentieth century history and biographical record of.
I have the autobiography of albert ross hogue, and i love hearing about his travels through life. Collecting and preserving and sharing the history and heritage of. Please check the tennessee state library and archives online catalog or visit the ask us a question. Read each book description for publication and condition details and price. The county initially formed the states border with kentucky, but when pickett county was established in 1881, that part of fentress was included in the new county. Fentress county, tennessee 1888 map my genealogy hound. Genealogy sources available at marshall county memorial library. Rosson and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Everyday discount prices and great customer service.
Franklin county was founded on december 3, 1807 from bedford county and warren county what is the county seat of franklin county, tn. Download pdf history of fentress county, tennessee. He is the author of hidden history of civil war tennessee the history press, 20. Franklin county, tennessee facts when was franklin county, tn created. Created in 1809, from bedford county,the county was named for general benjamin lincoln, a revolutionary war hero. Lincoln county is located in middle tennessee, one of the states three grand divisions. Genealogical fact sheets about tennessee counties dickson. Much of the time they fought under general joe wheeler, and a history of wheelers raids is also a history of the part fentress county played in the confederate service.
Scott county, tennessee books book details for scott county, tennessee life events from the independent herald 1998. This page primarily lists records kept at the county level. Individual entries range from a sentence or two to a few paragraphs and are listed alphabetically by the primary. Cocke county, tennessee genealogy genealogy familysearch wiki. This franklin county website is available for adoption. The tennessee encyclopedia of history and culture biography of k. The fentress county historical society was organized for the purpose of collecting, organizing, preserving, publishing and disseminating all kinds of historical and genealogical information that tells the story of the geographical, historical, cultural, social, religious and political heritage of fentress county and the surrounding upper cumberland plateau. Large tracts of the best land in the county were entered by survivors of the revolution. In 1772 these hardy settlers living beyond the frontier formed the watauga association, the first attempt at government in tennessee, and in 1777, at their request, north carolina organized those settlements into washington co jonesboro, the county seat and oldest town in tennessee, was founded two years later. Tennessee genealogy books by county mountain press.
Oh well the mark twain name gets your attention but he is not a big part of the history of fentress county, tennessee. The last billion years a geological history of tennessee. Historical society, macon county historical society111 e locust. The town is located midway between nashville and chattanooga and sits on the highland rim at the foot of the cumberland plateau, where the two forks of the duck river converge at old stone fort state archaeological park. Additional records are listed on the county and state pages.
This book offers a good recollection of the past for fentress county. Genealogical fact sheets about tennessee counties mcminn. It originally bordered on kentucky, but pickett county was formed partly from its northern territory in 1881. Delivered from our uk warehouse in 3 to 5 business days. The tennessee historical society is the state affiliate of national history day. List of books and articles about tennessee history. Visit the friends of the knox county public librarys book sale for various historythemed publications.
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