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PARKER, DUNN, LOKEYNeed info on parents of Nehemiah PARKER b. 1860 in TN,
d.1894 in Wylie, TX In 1883 Nehemiah married Lemiza Marzee
DUNN b. in bedford Co. First three children William Arthur,
Almeda, Parilee, Eliza Florence born in TN and last two
Homer Kerbush and Matthew Columbus were born in TX. Eliza
Florence born in Bell Buckle TN (my Grand Mother) Married
William Thomas Lokey Aug. 30 1902 in Wylie TX.
ANDERSON,DANIELS,JOHNSON,RIPPYM AGGIE,LENZE,CROWELL,CAMBELL,
MCKAMEYLooking for info on Joseph H. McKamey and Mary Parmenter
married inBedford Co. Daughter Ann E. McKamey b 1866 married
Thomas B. Searshere or in Dickson Co.
POLLOCK, WEANERI am looking for a man named John Pollock who married
Nancy Weaner,I'm not sure the date but I know they lived
during the Civil War,their children ended up in Henderson
Co. any info you have will helpgreatly. They were one of the
first to settle in Bedford Co.thanks lee
WADEWADE, PocahontasI am looking for information of the Wades
of Tennessee. PocahontasWADE was born 2-14-1857 in
Shelbyville, Tn. She was the daughter ofThomas E WADE b1830
Tn. Her mother is said to be a Dora Dinah(?)Kelly. Thomas E
Wade is said to be part Indian or else his firstwife was
Indian and the mother of Pocahontas. The father of Thomaswas
a John Wade Any help would be greatly appreciated.
RUSSELL,WILSONI am looking for marriage records ROBERT WILSON son of
ZACCHEUSWILSONto SARAH RUSSELL. ROBERT WILSON b. ca.1796
ROBERT WILSON was known tolive in the Eagleville area.
Family members still live in the FlatCreek area. SARAH
RUSSELL was full blood Indian. Supposedly both diedduring
the Trail of Tears.
LAW, NUNN, HUDDLESTON, DAVIDSONLooking for information on these families. Jesse Paul
Clay LAW b.1852 TN. d. 1926 Williamson Co., Texas, married
1876 Lee Co., Texasto Mary Emma NUNN b. 1859 TN. d. 1938
Williamson Co., Texas. Theirparents are: Abraham Law &
Susan Huddleston (came to Texas in 1875),William Rice Nunn
& Emma Davidson. I don't know where in TN. theywere born
but they all lived in Bedford Co., TN. before coming to
TX.Would like to talk to anyone who know about these people.
Thanks,Charla
MCEWENI am researching Andrew A. McEWEN, who rode with
Forrest's Escortduring the Civil War, and applied for a
pension (#S10354) fromBedford County. Any information
appreciated. Thank you
MORGAN COLLEGEI am trying to determine if there is, or ever was, a
Morgan or MortonCollege located somewhere in or near Bedford
County. It is believedthat two of my ancestors went to this
college, and perhaps taughtthere. They are: Coleman Dorsie
Kimbro, b.1895, and Marvin LafayetteKimbro, b.1879. Any
information you have regarding this college, itslocation,
and history would be appreciated.
THOMPSONSeeking anything on Robert H. THOMPSON,living 1840 in
Bedford Comarried to Martha (Jones?), son of Willaim
Thompson and Sarah MULLINSof Guilford, NC. Children are
Alva, b 1841 in Bedford, D., r.,Samuel, Henry, Mary,
Evaline, Benjamin, and Robert. Jr. all born1829-1856. Alva
went on to Texas. My husband is a descendant ofAlva. This
family may have been closely associated with the Woody
orMann families of Roane Co.
KIMBRO, KIMBROUGH, EWELLI am looking for information on my great grandfathers
ancesters. Hewas born in Bedford Co. Jan.17,1853, married in
Mansfield La.to KatieGertrude Harris June 10, 1853 and died
at Sorrel plantation and isburied in Jeanerette, La. in
1934. His father was Alexander Kimbroughand mother Sarah E.
Ewell both of Bedford Co. and died in Tennessee.I have
information on the Ewell family but Kimbrough
ancestorinformation ends with Alexander. If you have any
information let meknow. Thanks.
MCKAMIE,MCCAMIE,MCKEMYSearching for information on John McKamie, father of
Joseph McKamie who married Nancy McAdams. In Bedford County
in 1840sThanks
TOLBERT, TALBERT, TALBOTI am looking for information on my Great Grandfather,
William ThomasTOLBERT, b. May 5, 1875 in Wartrace, TN
(Bedford Co.) d. April1954-55 Oklahoma City, OK (Oklahoma
Co.). If anyone has access to the1870 Bedford Co. Census,
ANY and ALL info would be GREATLYappreciated. Thanks,
Loryn
BURROW, BENNETT, WOMBLE, ROZERLooking for information on William M. BURROW (b
5/24/1854), fatherJerry BURROW and mother Jane (BENNETT)
BURROW. "Bill" married JoannaWOMBLE in 1874. Joanna was
daughter of Cornelius and Mary Eliza(ROZER) WOMBLE. Joanna
and Bill are buried in Mt. Hermon Cemetaryoutside of
Shelbyville. Any information from any of these lineswould be
greatly appreciated.
RAYRAY, Rachel b. 1845 TN, d. 08 Aug 1889 TN, married:
Randal ALEXANDER,b. 1844, d. 21 June 1886
GREAVES, DICKSONWould like to make contact with anyone researching family
of JonathanGREAVES and his wife Elizabeth DICKSON, whose
parents lived inRutherford Co. Jonathan and Elizabeth left
Bedford Co. about 1818and moved to Lauderdale Co. AL. Their
son Josephe Decatur GREAVESshowed up in some later Bedford
Co. deeds in the 1820's, but no oneseems to know what
happened to him.
WILLIAMS, BULLOCKNeed parents of Frances "Frankie" WILLIAMS who married
Thomas T.BULLOCK. They were married June 13, 1829 in
Rutherford Co., TN. Werein Texas by 1847, Thomas was always
referred to as being from BedfordCo.
MCCRARY JOHN MCCRARYi am doing robert john mccraryb 28 nov 1866 il d 3 aug
1940alaskafrances maxwell 16 feb 1868 oakdale wash il eny on
mccrary family
GARRISON, COFFEEI'm looking for any information on the family of John C.
GARRISON(b.abt. 1794), who first married a cousin, Sarah A.
GARRISON(1803-45),daughter of David and Mary Ann Faris
GARRISON, of York Co., SouthCarolina. Secondly, he married
Elizabeth Coffee(b.1807), in BedfordCo., Tennessee, January
26, 1846. His children were: Samuel C.(b.abt. 1828);David
P.(b. abt. 1830);JohnMorrison(b.1833);Tryphena(b.1836);Sarah
A.(b.1836);AbigailC.(b.1842);and Elizabeth (b.1850). He
moved to Bedford Co.,Tennessee, in the late 1830s, and was
still living there in the1850s.
SNELLINGHugh SNELLING Lamuel SNELLING
BASS,SELFI am looking for information on my gg-father, George
Washington Bassb. Bartlesville, OK (Cherokee) who m. Mary
Ellen Self (Cherokee +/orCreek). He was a chief or
high-ranking member of the Cherokee Nation.
1820 CENSUS- COSSEYI am looking for my ggg grandparents, John and Susan
(Hartwick)Cossey. They seem to follow the other Hartwicks,
so I thought Iwould try here. Variations of the spelling
are: Cassey, Casey,Causey. Could someone please check or
tell me where to check the1820 Bedford Co,TN census head of
households. Thanks!
NEWSOM/JOHNSONAllen Newsom b. ca. 1811 m. Mary Johnson b. ca. 1809 GA
d/o Wm. P. &Susannah Johnson lived in Bedford Co., TN. Need
Allen's parents andMary's mother's names.
GILLEYJohn B. Gilley, b. 22 Oct 1818 Tn left Bedford Co.,TN bef
1840 toRepublic of TX later joined by parents John &
Sarah Gilley andsiblings Charles, Ann , Gabriel Derene, Wm.
F., Susan A., James A.Who were the parents of John &
Sarah b. ca. 1794 VA? John and ErwinStephens/Stevens owned
land together in Bedford Co. What connection?
MCGUIRELooking for McGuire family which settled in Bedford Co in
late 1700sor early 1800s. Surnames include WIlliam,
Cornelius, George, Robert,John.
WATERSAny Info. on ENOCH WATERS,JAMES M.WATERS .ENOCH was
married to MARYBIRD;JAMES was married to MARY PLUNK then
MINERVA HUMPHRIES. ENOCHdied in Blount Co.
BUTLER, SIMPSONGEORGE PINKNEY BUTLER born 12/21/1872 d. 1/24/1964 may
have been bornin Wartrace, Bedford County and possibly the
son of Henry Butler. Hemarried SARAH CATHERINE SIMPSON OF
Manchester, Coffee County around1892. When they were
married, they road off on a mule named"Stinky". Sarah was
born 12/20/1876 in Coffee County(?) TN d. ca1947/48. They
moved to Pleasant View, Cheatham County TN where theyhad the
following children John W. (possibly an illegitimate son
ofGeorge's), my grandfather Scott Maydell Butler, Catherine
Ann, MattieLewis (currently living in Nashville), Della, and
Miles N Butler(?). Both are buried in the Pleasant View
Church of Christ Cemetary inCheatham County TN. All the
children lived in or around theNashville area. George was
also know as Big Bear. SARAH SIMPSONSparents are Joe and Lou
Simpson of Manchester. I am searching formarriage records
for George and Sarah as well as information fortheir
parents. If you can help, please e-mail me
atwe4butlers@yahoo.com. Thank You
LOCKE, CATHEYI am looking for the grave of my ancestor. She was the
wife ofRobert LOCKE. Her name was either Ann CATHEY LOCKE or
ObedienceCATHEY LOCKE. She died between 1808 and 1818. They
were a RowanCo. NC family, but had land in Bedford Co. TN. I
cannot find her inNC. Thanks for any help. Constance
ISHAM,GOLDEN,LINVILLEam Looking for anything about Nonel Ern Isham married to
Lou (?) Ivy Goldenaccording to a Family Members Death
Certificate they were inChattanooga Tenn in 1863 as this is
where he was born to theseparents I know for sure they were
Cherokee Have seen photos ofNonel Ern Isham but was burned
in Cuzzins house fire any info about any Cherokees in Tenn
or Kentucky or any recordswould LOVE to seeThanks Terry C.
Holder-Lampoterrpooh@aol.com
PIERCE/WOODARDLooking for anyone with information on Chestley Pierce
and SarahWoodard families who I understand before 1890 lived
in the BedfordCounty area prior to moving to Lauderdale Co
AL. Chestley and Sarahare my gg grandparents. Kaye in FL
HARP, JESSIELooking for information regarding Jessie HARP. She
married a JohnNICHOLSON and had at least 3 daughters. My
paternal grandmother, Mayor Mary Lee NICHOLSON, was one of
her children, born 31 Oct 1888 inBeford County TN. There was
also a child named Clara and possiblyone named Margaret.
May/Mary Lee Nicholson married a man namedGRIFFIN in
approximately 1905-1907. They moved to Covington KY andhad a
son (myfather) Delphin J. Griffin on 2 Jan 1907 in
Cincinnati OH.
NICHOLSON, JOHNLooking for information about my paternal grandmother's
parents, JohnNICHOLSON and Jessie HARP. My grandmother was
May or Mary LeeNICHOLSON, born in Bedford County on 31 Oct
1888. She had at leasttwo sisters, Clara NICHOLSON and
Margaret(?) NICHOLSON. May/Mary LeeNICHOLSON married a John
GRIFFIN in 1905-1907 and moved to CovingtonKY and had my
father, Delphin J. GRIFFIN, in Cincinnati OH on 2 Jan1907.
Also looking for info on John GRIFFIN, also born in
BedfordCo.
STINNETTLooking for any info on Andrew J. Stinnett he was born in
Va. arround1817 HE married Delpha J. Rushing arround 1841 in
Bedford CO Theymoved to Ky arround 1850's
BUTLER, SIMPSONBUTLER, HENRY (great-great grandfather) wife unknown may
have beenborn ca 1850 d. unknown; son known as BIG BEAR,
GEORGE PINKNEYBUTLER, born 12/21/1872 lived in Wartrace,
Bedford County. Georgemarried SARAH CATHERINE(?) SIMPSON of
Manchester, Coffee County TN. George and Sarah lived in
Cheatham County, Pleasant View, TN and hadseveral children.
Sarah was German and George is (possibly)Cherokee. Any
information to locate Henry Butler and information forhis
wife is appreciated. The Parents of Sarah C. Simpson are JOE
andLOU SIMPSON, Coffee County TN dates are unknown
information regardingher parents is requested. Please
respond by e-mail towe4butlers@yahoo.com
BALCHI was looking for information about Amos BALCH and his
family. TheBedford County, Tennessee web page says that his
home was used as thecourthouse until one was built. Does
anyone have any informationabout this or a picture of the
house?
WILLIAMSLooking for information on John Williams, b 1813, married
Kissiah(Cummings?), with children: Robert Lenore, b 1849;
Lucy, 1837; Hugh,1843, and John B., 1846. Robert Lenore
Williams served in the CivilWar, enlisting in Shelbyville.
He moved on to Texas after the war. This is a new line for
my research, so any information would behelpful
PROVENS,PROVINCE,PROVANCESeekin g any info on these surnames and other variant
spellings.Thanks,NJ
BEDFORDBEDFORD
ADCOCK AND CROWDENSearching for information regarding William Adcock
[born about 1824]and wife, Louisa Jane (Eliza)
Crowden. William served in the MexicanWar and then returned
to Middle Tennessee. For a portion of hisadult life, he
lived in Bedford County and then later he lived inFranklin
County near Estill Springs. My husband is a directdescendant
through William and Louisa Jane's son, Charley, whomarried
Martha Jane Tarwater. Their daughter, Fronia Virginia
Adock,married Maurice Cleveland Mines in Franklin County in
1914 and theirson, Kenneth Dowell Mines, was my husband's
father. I would like tocommunicate with other Adcock
descendants and will gladly shareinformation I have
accumulated. Thank you. Linda Moss Mines Chattanooga, TN
COOK, MCCONNELL, MCKEEVERNeed lookup and information on:COOK, Thomas Jefferson, b:
Bedford Co. TN d: circa 1941 Grady County,OK (buried in Rush
Springs Cemetery next to his wife)MCCONNELL, Martha
Elizabeth (wife of Thomas)..b: TN, died GrandyCounty, OK,
buried in Rush Springs Cemetery.Son: James L. COOK b:
(Unknown) d: (Unknown - maybe TX) dau: Amelia (no data) dau:
Kathryn, Kathrine, or Catherine (no data)Son: William Ollie
Cook, b: TN d: Grady County, OK 1938 buried inRose Hills
Cemetery, Chickasha, OKDaughter: Euna Mae (COOK) MCKEEVER b:
(no data) d: TX Married: Marvin McKEEVER Son: Doyle Wayne
MCKEEVER, b: 1924 Dallas TX, d: circa 1990Dallas
TXAppreciate any clues whatsoever...
ARNOLD, GARRETT, WILLIAMS, TROXLER, KENNEDYSeeking more information. Joe GARRETT married Virgina C.
Arnold (Daughter of Elizabeth(TROXLER?WILLIAMS?) and Chesley
(Charles?)ARNOLD). Children Emmie &Emmerson (twins) Garrett,
b Dec 24, 1892.Emmie GARRETT married John Kennedy (parents
unknown)abt 1917.I have copies of Chesley Arnold's will and
the family bible. Anyconnections, and information would be
greatly appreciated. Willshare what I have.Thanks
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