List of books and articles about tennessee history. In the section known as middle tennessee, its county seat is carthage. See all 2 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Early days in smith county, tn, are recalled in this spiral bound booklet primarily excerpted from the rare 1887 book. Courthouse books, records and loose papers excluding marriages and. History of davidson county, tennessee, with illustrations and. The year 2 017 was lawrence countys 200th birthday. Cumberland county, tennessee facts when was cumberland county, tn created. The county was organized in 1799 and is named for daniel smith, a revolutionary war veteran who made the first map of tennessee and served as a united states.
Lay 17901874 and a personal narrative history of the author relating his years growing up in scott co, his life in the military, and his life following his retirement from the air force. The county was organized in 1799 and is named for daniel smith, a revolutionary war veteran who made the first map of tennessee and served as a united states senator smith county is part of the nashville. Lawrence county, tennessee pictorial history bookbicentennial edition compiled by the lawrence county genealogical society. Large tracts of the best land in the county were entered by survivors of the revolution. Genealogical fact sheets about tennessee counties jackson. Stewart county, tennessee ancestry, family history, and genealogy research page. He studied architecture at rmit, received his ma at the university of melbourne in creative writing, and earned his phd in young adult literature at swinburne university of technology.
Smith county was formed in 1799 from part of sumner county, and most of the early settlers were from nc, va. Secessionists and other scoundrels selections from parson brownlows book. History of carroll county, tennessee, volume 1 history of carroll county, tennessee, carroll county homecoming 86 historical book committee. Smith county mississippi genealogy society since 1998, building a library of genealogical publications for sale and collecting family histories, and helping researchers find connections, now working on a military history of smith county. The rutherford county archives seeks to preserve and make accessible the written documents generated by the government offices. Deeds, smith county, tennessee 18001807 crumpton, 1987 name index family records of smith county, carthage, tennessee as given the united states census taker 1850 burns, 1952 surname index family records of smith county, carthage, tennessee as given the united states census taker 1850 burns. Smith county, tennessee genealogy genealogy familysearch wiki. Usa 1,060,369 tennessee 37,308 tennessee church records 614 smith county church records 9. The land, the people, and the culture by tennessee historical society author, carroll van west editor 3. There are still 17 copies of the lawrence county, tennessee pictorial history book bicentennial edition if you wish to purchase a copy.
The countys original geographic area included all of what are now white and warren counties, as well as parts of modern cannon, coffee, dekalb, franklin, grundy, putnam, and van buren counties. Do a free background check here using free online public records searches in smith county. Byington mcminn county, tennessee deed book m read more. Stewart county, tennessee genealogy genealogy familysearch. History of tennessee, originally published by goodspeed publishing co. Smith county, tennessee facts when was smith county, tn created. Until the last 200 years of the approximately 12,000 years that this country has been inhabited, the story of tennessee is the story of its native peoples. National register of historic places listings in smith. Smith county, tennessee miscellaneous marriage records, 19291935. Smith county, tennessee detailed profile houses, real.
Smith county, tennessee 1888 map my genealogy hound. Smith county, tennessee genealogy, books, cds, maps. List of books and articles about tennessee history online. Usgenweb tennessee archives cumberland county vital records source. History of davidson county, tennessee, with illustrations. Bordering counties are macon county, jackson county, putnam county, dekalb county, williamson county and trousdale county. 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. Traces the lays and related families through the lineage of john m. Mcminn county, tennessee deed book m access genealogy. History of gainesboro bound in book jackson county tennessee miscellaneous records 18101909 wpa, 1938. The genealogy resources in the tennessee electronic library include a. Smith county, tennessee deeds volume 2, november 1804 april 1807 source. Smith county, tennessee minute book 17991804 and 1835.
A history of sullivan county, tennessee with brief biographies of the makers of history by oliver taylor oliver taylors book just as he wrote it remains the single most important work on the history of sullivan county, tennessee. On september 11, 1806, an act of the tennessee general assembly created white county out of smith and jackson counties, responding to a petition signed by 155 residents of the area. The history of smith county, tennessee by, 1987, curtis media corp. Mar 11, 2019 open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Smith county was formed in 1799 from part of sumner county, and most of the early settlers were from n. Local history and genealogy franklin county library. Genealogy trails history group cumberland county death records source. This book will feature the history and archeology of the cherokee in the watauga and nolichucky river valleys by nathan shreve, biographies of the cherokee, history of longhunters and explorers by chad fred bailey, biographies of settlers from 1768 to 1777, history of government, law and military by billie mcnamara, history of the area including the four settlements. Page 84 31 1856 nancy peck, widow of elliott peck decd, formerly of mcminn co. To commemorate this event, a lawrence county bicentennial pictorial history book was published by the lawrence county gene a l ogical s ociety. Welcome to the lawrence county tennessee archives home page. Statewide collections are found on the tennessee church records page. The history of smith county, tennessee 1987 edition open.
Genealogical fact sheets about tennessee counties smith. Smith county, tennessee free public records searches at black book online. The land, the people, and the culture tennessee historical society, west, carroll van on. Usa 1,060,369 tennessee 37,308 smith county 581 smith county church records 9. Smith county, tennessee genealogy familysearch wiki. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many national register properties and districts. Cumberland county was founded on november 16, 1855 from roane county, overton county, white county, bledsoe county, morgan county, rhea county, fentress county and putnam county.
History of davidson county, tennessee, with illustrations and biographical sketches of its prominent men and pioneers by clayton, w. After their service in smith county both were promoted to positions in the thp nashville district. The book is compris ed of mostly pictures with captions and. The land, the people, and the culture hardcover march 1, 1998 by tennessee historical society author, carroll van west editor 3. Vital records information for the united states tennessee county marriages, 17901950 includes cumberland county source. Everyday discount prices and great customer service. All information contributed to this website belongs to the submitter and is used. This is a list of the national register of historic places listings in smith county, tennessee this is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the national register of historic places in smith county, tennessee, united states. Early settlers of washington county, tennessee pre 1768. This barcode number lets you verify that youre getting exactly the right version or edition of a book. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. 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.
This page primarily lists records kept at the county level. Henderson county historical calendar, 18211996 fiddler, 1995. I am trying to prove one of his sons is named william newton moore. The deeds of smith county are probably the most complete records available for this time period and with the marriages available in printed format from 18381881 these deed abstracts make an excellent source to try. The county seat of government is located in carthage also, the county government website is unknown. A history of tennessee tennessee secretary of state. Easily find free criminal records, free court records, free arrest records, free arrest warrants search, free corporation records, free divorce records, free marriage records, free property records, free death records and more. I would like to know if there us a moore family book on the shelf locally. A short history of smith county tennessee from the book a history of tennessee and tennesseans by will t.
Whereas august 28, 1837 samuel lancaster, jackson, tenn. A history of tennessee the land and native people tennessees great diversity in land, climate, rivers, and plant and animal life is mirrored by a rich and colorful past. Smith county was founded on october 26, 1799 from sumner county and indian lands. Sullivan county, tennessee, 18951905 entering a new century. Jan 03, 2020 lawrence county, tennessee pictorial history bookbicentennial edition compiled by the lawrence county genealogical society. The last billion years a geological history of tennessee. 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. View family biographies from the 1887 history of smith county. James phelan is an australian writer, born in melbourne, australia in 1979. The history of a great american poster shop by jim sherraden, et al hardcover historic sullivan. The book was published in 2003 by curtis media corporation and is the 5th printing.