Genealogy Wise
Tennessee
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Peter Arney 1772-1845
I have always been perplexed, as to why the early ARNEY researchers, assumed Peter Arney left Lincoln County, North Carolina, and went to the area of Wythe County, Virginia, where he supposedly married Margaret (maiden name/surname unknown), began having children, then moved on to the "Cumberland…
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My Tennessee Ancestors from my Paternal Line with wives
My Tennessee Ancestors, my "Paternal Line" of Arney's and wives, etc.My Father: Jerry Kenneth Arney, Sr. (1938-1998)My Grandfather's LineHis Parents: Stanley Goble ARNEY (1909-1979) & Bertha Claudine MELTON (1914-2012)His Parents: Otha Jouett ARNEY (1875-1956) & Nancy Lucy Creacy SMITH…
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Need ideas of alternative sources besides the US Federal Census
The US Federal Census, is a great genealogical tool, to find and locate ancestors, but obviously it's not the only source. What do you use, when you need or seek an alternative?Overton County, Tennessee, has extreme "drawbacks" when it comes to researching our Tennessee Ancestors.In 1865, at the…
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Looking for old ARNEY family photographs
Hi all,My ARNEY family has been in the Tennessee area, since 1799, beginning with our "Arney Tennessee Patriarch", Peter Arney (1772-1845), who died in Overton County, Tennessee.Many of his descendants, still live in the same general area of Tennessee, as he did.I'm looking for old photographs, of…
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Peter ARNEY in the Cumberland area of Kentucky and Tennessee 1799-1845
Around 1799, Peter ARNEY, moved to the Cumberland area of Kentucky and Tennessee.His name is found on a 1801 petition to halt the annexation of Smith and Wilson Counties, in Tennessee, to form a new county. Which failed, because his name is next found on the 1802 Tax Roll for Jackson County,…
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University of Tennessee at Knoxville Wins Grant to Digitize Newspapers
The University of Tennessee at Knoxville has received a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to digitize local newspapers from 1836 to 1922. The newspapers will first appear on the Library of Congress's Chronicling America Web site and will later be added to the University of…
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Line Changes in Tennesee
Just a suggestion from my own research. My ancestor said he was born in NC but NC was Va (it covered a lot of territory), then NC, State of Franklin, Watagua Association (some records maintained in NC), and then Tennessee. This is 1744 era. I am finding that he really didn't move around much, it…
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Bastardy bonds
Is there any place that I could find bastardy bonds from Davidson County, Tennessee, from 1830? I've searched online and haven't found anything about them for that area and time period. I know they exist in some other places. I believe that my great-great-great-grandmother was illegitimate, and…
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Roger Barton/Anderson Co/Early TN wills
Does anybody have any idea of where a good place to look for early TN wills is?In particular, I'm looking for the will of Roger Barton, d. 4 Jan 1822. According to the Anderson County Court Minutes his will was proven in Oct 1822. The court minute abstract I found only named his executors. I talked…
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MontEagle Tenn
Looking for connection for WIlliam Smith B 1804 married to Laura Mullins. Would like any info about her also. Their children were Ella Cynthia Smith, Martha Smith, John (Hood) Smith, George Smith, LillieSmith, Jefferson Smith and Emma Smith. All the children may or may not have been born in…
