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Re: McMANIS Descendants In Dyer Co. TN (1880's to 1910)

Pierceresearcher — 2009-11-06 17:29:49Z

Thank you so much. I appreciate all the suggestions! :)

Re: Murphys, 1850-1865, plantation

PaulaClaiborne — 2009-11-06 14:00:07Z

RE: TALA..
Check for land records, wills, probate.

At Dyer Co. Historical Society, ask for same...maybe a plat with the farm/plantation location.
Good luck
Paula

Re: Murphys, 1850-1865, plantation

PaulaClaiborne — 2009-11-06 13:56:34Z

Contact the Tennesseee State Archives:
http://tennessee.gov/tsla/index.htm

Re: Photo of TRIMBLE, TN Train Depot in early 20's, I need info.

PaulaClaiborne — 2009-11-06 13:40:55Z

Check with the Dyer Historical Society. Star Gazette Newspaper. Dyer County website has several pages of transcribed newspapers from many years, and a page for "identifying old photos"...maybe post it & someone may recognize him. Doctors traveled around the county, perhaps they lived in Dyersburg. Phone directories may help... Hist Soc. may have more. Also, there was an orphanage in Dyersburg....

http://www.dyerhistory.com/
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~tndyer/

Good luck.
Paula

Re: I have the microfilm for wills, 1853-1900

PaulaClaiborne — 2009-11-06 13:00:35Z

Did this poster ever answer anyone inquiry?
I'm interested in Claiborne's...both Charles L & Robert F.
Thanks,
Paula

Re: McMANIS Descendants In Dyer Co. TN (1880's to 1910)

PaulaClaiborne — 2009-11-06 11:09:30Z

your welcome. You may also want to try Tennessee State Archives for ordering vitals, etc.
Hope you found who you were looking for.
Paula

Re: McMANIS Descendants In Dyer Co. TN (1880's to 1910)

Pierceresearcher — 2009-11-05 16:00:39Z

It worked. Thank you!

Re: McMANIS Descendants In Dyer Co. TN (1880's to 1910)

PaulaClaiborne — 2009-11-05 12:01:16Z

I'm sorry...this one will work...
http://tn-roots.com/tndyer/cemetery/cemetery.html
Dyer County site has several links that you may want to peruse...marriages, death index, wills, etc...
Have fun,
Paula

Re: McMANIS Descendants In Dyer Co. TN (1880's to 1910)

Pierceresearcher — 2009-11-05 02:46:21Z

When I clicked on this website, it didn't work for me.
It said: Improper Search Call to www.PicoSearch.com
You have reached the PicoSearch Search Engine
hosting service. You must contact the webmaster
for the site that you were trying to search.
Their search box code has not properly accessed
a working PicoSearch search account. It may be
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reindexing. Do you know how to make this work?
Thank you though anyway. I appreciate your help.

Re: McMANIS Descendants In Dyer Co. TN (1880's to 1910)

PaulaClaiborne — 2009-11-04 15:55:55Z

and here, too:

http://www.picosearch.com/cgi-bin/ts.pl

Re: McMANIS Descendants In Dyer Co. TN (1880's to 1910)

Pierceresearcher — 2009-11-03 18:46:54Z

Thank you!

Re: McMANIS Descendants In Dyer Co. TN (1880's to 1910)

mkmoore4106 — 2009-11-03 17:53:14Z

Yes, try this.

http://tn-roots.com/tndyer/cemetery/pierce.html

Re: McMANIS Descendants In Dyer Co. TN (1880's to 1910)

Pierceresearcher — 2009-11-03 02:16:53Z

I noticed in this post, that you named some ancestors that were buried in Pierce Cemetary in Dyer County, Tennessee. Is there a website or a book that lists the names of those buried at Pierce Cemetary in that county? Thank you.

Re: JOHN GREEN THURMOND WILL

bjomill07 — 2009-11-01 05:18:56Z

Here is what I have. Strom Thurmond's g,g,g,grandfather was William T Thurmond. He and John Thurmond were brothers. John was John Green Thumond's father.

John and William parents were John Thurmond Sr. and Elizabeth Gutridge Goode.

Re: JOHN GREEN THURMOND WILL

dick14718 — 2009-11-01 01:12:51Z

I'm sorry, I don't have his will, and I did not know he was married prior to Nancy Sturgis! Maybe I need to ask YOU for information!

The county clerk in Pulaski County, Tennessee, was very helpful to us with documents pertaining to our line (John Hermodius Thurmond) so she is probably your best bet.

One quick question, as I have not researched other lines from Dr. John Green Thurmond, but my grandmother (Myrtle Elizabeth Thurmond-Kobitz) used to tell the story that Strom Thurmond was descended from John Green Thurmond.. do you have any information about that?

Best,

Dick Brown
Dallas

Re: JOHN GREEN THURMOND WILL

bjomill07 — 2009-11-01 00:17:09Z

I would like a copy of his will. My line tries in with his son, Erasmus Darwin Thurmond.I have several difference courts records retaining to him, but not his will. Do you happen to have a divorce degree from his first wife Polly Howell?

ellymay022003@yahoo.com

Re: JOHN GREEN THURMOND WILL

dick14718 — 2009-10-31 00:10:11Z

Hi, John Green Thurmond is my GGG Grandfather, I trace my line through his son John Hermodius Thurmond. What specifically do you need to know?

Re: Pierce Family Tree

PaulaClaiborne — 2009-10-30 23:26:51Z

I realize this is post several years old...If you are still around, let me hear from you...
RE: A C & M A Pierce, ancestors. Just a hunch, but lived either next door, or a seperate dwelling on same land of E W Pierce, female, age 48, from Virginia. Considering A C age, & ages of those living with E W Pierce and those another door down from AC & M A on same census page, I'd venture a guess that EW is mother of AC. All are from Virginia, So, I'd go there for 1830 Census to check ages of males & females that match to EW & oldest male children 10 yrs younger.
Abner Cab Pierce married Katherine V Claiborne, whom I am researching.
Good luck & lets keep in touch to solve this...
Paula Claiborne
p.claiborne@tx.rr.com

Re: Stephen D. Pate and Dawson

beetlevick — 2009-06-08 06:01:31Z

I know this is years late but it may help. Stephen Pate is mentioned in a will of Samuel Neill (actually is Naill) in Madison Co. Tn. abt. 1845. Samuel wills 325 acres in Dyer Co. to several Pate boys. Stephen may have gone to another county but if you look him up in Dyer there is a Stephen D. Pate buried in Dyer died Mar. 2, 1851

cleak family history

dcleak — 2009-08-10 20:25:42Z

Seeking further information on:

Jim Cleak born in Dyersburgh on June 6 1893 apparently a coal miner.

Some confusion because a Jim Cleak appears in the census in 1930 in Coal County Oklahoma but is shown as 72.

I am researching the Cleak family in England and wondering where Jim fits in if at all

Re: Sanders & Overby

sherylsmail2000 — 2009-07-20 14:54:30Z

I don't have any information on Vada, but Omer Overby married my Gr.Grandmother Lula Ramey in 1919. I have several photos of Omer and some document copies.

Re: Lanes

gigima_1 — 2009-06-11 00:18:40Z

I think you will find that George C. Lane born about 1851 and wife Elizabeth Carpenter lived in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, according to the 1880 and 1910 census, had son William E. (Ed), Ose O. who was blind and stayed in bed all the time, Mary who married a Bloodworth, Mattie who married Dave Ross, Spencer who never married, George who married Edna Carpenter, Ira who married Bertha Kilgore, James J (is that Judd), Lee Andrew who married Sally Oliver (my grandparents). George's mother was Caroline (born about 1820)and sister Nancy Lane (about 1860) I would like to know how you learned the name of George's father. What connection do we have to Dyer County, TN

Re: CHILDRESS / CHILDERS / SUDBERRY IN DYER COUNTY

jameslgreen1 — 2009-05-19 03:39:19Z

Hello
There were several Childress families from Perry county,TN(Linden is the county seat).They migrated or moved to Gibson in early 1900's.

Look in Crockett or Lauderdale county Tn for the Sudberry family.

Re: PLEASANT HILL CEMETERY

jameslgreen1 — 2009-05-26 04:28:01Z

Jason
That makes sense...did not realize that you were far away from Dyer county.
JG

Re: PLEASANT HILL CEMETERY

jameslgreen1 — 2009-05-26 03:30:12Z

Jason
Would the records not be in Dyer county at the library or courthouse? Perhaps another source would be the Methodist church conference dating back that far.They might have some records from when the church feel into activity. I think it was in the 1920's or 30's given my conversations with my older family members. They are all gone now..but I know that
I was always told that the cemetery was "inaccessible" and was all overgrown with brush and weeds. I do not know when the last burial was conducted in the cemtery? Perhaps Margie will know?
My suspicion is that as time rolled forward the area became more remote from Dyersburg and other more inhabited areas?
I have heard all the names of so many of the communities now consigned to history.Places like Ayres,Boothspoint,Heloise,Asbridge. There was a bridge somewhere near Lenox that collapsed years ago...can not remember the name.
At any rate... you probably have more experience than me at searching state records. I am curious as to where and what you would look for in your search? it seems that the Dyer county registrar should have a copy of any deeds related to that district?
regards,
James Green

Re: PLEASANT HILL CEMETERY

jameslgreen1 — 2009-05-26 02:58:14Z

Margie
Thats a good one ! ha! I wonder if that would work today?
James Green

Re: PLEASANT HILL CEMETERY

jameslgreen1 — 2009-05-26 02:56:50Z

Jason
I suspect that there was a church at the same location and as is the case with most "country churches", the cemtery was filled with family members of the congregation. On a visit there earlier this year I noticed lots of large foundation stones and other debris which was far too large to have been moved by nature. I suspect that there was a Methodist church at the same spot;though I can not prove that at the moment. My family the Peery's were Methodist and active in the Methodist church. They worshiped at the Booths Point Methodist church . I have a photo or two of the Sunday school at that church . It was taken when my grandfather b.1896 was a small child.
I seem to remember seeing some Presley graves while I was "walking the cemetery" earlier this year? I was never able to find one Peery marker that is on the cemetery page for Pleasant Hill? I may have overlooked it in my trek. The cemtery is larger than I thought and all of us owe a great
debt of gratitude to the volunteers who cleaned and saved the cemetery.
regards,
J Green

Re: PLEASANT HILL CEMETERY

jameslgreen1 — 2009-05-31 01:51:44Z

Margie
Thanks so much for the information! It is fascinating. I felt sure that it was a Methodist church burying ground.
I truly appreciate the information and all of your hard work.
best,
James Green

Obit Look-up?

HMStone61 — 2009-08-05 23:19:41Z

I'm looking for an obituary for Joseph (Jodie) M. Robbins (1894-1971). He is buried at Dyer County Memorial Gardens, Garden of Everlasting Life. Can anyone assit?

Thanks

Mike

Robbins Obit look-up please....

HMStone61 — 2009-08-16 13:07:57Z

I'm hoping someone will assit me in looking up the obits for:

Lonnie Robbins, d. 24 Jan 1935, Finley, TN

and

Nellie Bradley Robbins, d. 15 Apr 1958 Dyer Co. TN

Thanks

Mike

Tennessee Bailey Burnham 1858 - 1880

dawnmist723 — 2009-09-27 23:15:19Z

It has been awhile since I posted anything on this, so I am going to try again. I am looking for information on Tennessee Belle Bailey, namely, her mother and siblings, and additional info on her father. She was born c 1858 in Tennessee according to census records. She married William Columbus Burnham on 22 Sep 1875 in Dyer Co, TN and died in childbirth in Feb 1880; the son, Albert survived. Tennessee's father was Jesse Bailey. According to the family bible that my uncle has, Jesse Bailey (1826-1904) was born in DeKalb Co, GA. I have since determined through census records that, according to Jesse, he was born in GA but his parents were both born in NC; also looking for info on his parents. I do not have his first wife's name (Tennessee's mother) but I do know that his second wife was Mary Elizabeth Slayton (1837 - 1912) and that they married on 26 Sep 1868 in Dyer Co, TN, probably when Tennessee was about 10 years of age. The bible is vague as to whether Slayton is a maiden name or if she, too, was a widow and Slayton was her married name. Jesse also served the Confederacy and was a POW for a time; I am also looking for his records and the company he served in case there are clues in those as to a wife's name at the time, since he apparently was married before the war began. Any info anyone is willing to share would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Re: PLEASANT HILL CEMETERY

MargieGoad51 — 2009-05-31 00:12:39Z

There was a church, probably in the Southwest corner of the cemetery as that is where the oldest stones are located. Margret Prichard, a one year old child, was buried there in 1852, as many of the Prichard and Spence famiilies are buried. This area was called Spences Chapel at one time. Mark Spence donated one acre of land in June, 1848 for a Methodist Church. We have a copy of a deed where the Spence and Prichard families donated the 'one acre to be kept and land used as a place of burial and for no other purpose.' They moved the church on closer to what is now Finley - this is not the church that is now located in Finley. An additional 4 acres was added in 1904. In 1910, 4 acres were sold to the Pleasant Hill Cemetery Trustees for a sum of $75. Other deeds cannot be found, but surveys show it to be a little over 14 acres. Of the 14 acres, only about 7 or 8 acres are left due to the erosion. We have records of over 1200 burials taking place there - from funeral home and family records. So much history is located there in that cemetery. This has been a pleasure (and lots of work!) to work on this cemetery and its history. Margie Goad

Re: PLEASANT HILL CEMETERY

MargieGoad51 — 2009-05-26 02:16:39Z

As far as we know, there was no fee. I guess you or your family just picked out a spot. We know of one who buried his wife and then dug a grave next to her as if someone was buried there so he could be buried next to her. Guess that is why records are few and far between! Margie Goad

Re: PLEASANT HILL CEMETERY

MargieGoad51 — 2009-05-19 10:42:56Z

As far as I know, there are no other records available, other than family records. We have the plat showing where the unmarked graves are located but no record of who is buried in these graves. In our family, there were several marked graves and one in between the gfather and an older child. We had always been told (by older family members) that the gmother was buried there. We found in the local paper where she was buried in Pleasant Hill. So we have no actual 'proof' but assume that she is buried between her husband and child. Wish we could find some records that would let us know at least some of who the older burials belonged to. Margie Goad

Thomas F. TIBBS (1934-1973)

unserSTAMMBAUM — 2009-08-27 18:01:39Z

Funeral services will be held Tuesday for Thomas F. Tibbs, 38, of 2419 N. Maplewood Ave., Chicago, who died Friday at a LaGrange, Ill. hospital of injuries in a fall on Jan. 2.

The Rev. Robert Feller, Chicago, will officiate at the noon service at the Wittkopp Funeral Home, Plymouth. Burial will be in Zion Cemetery, Batavia.

Friends may call at the funeral home after 4 p.m. today.

Born on March 10, 1934 in Bogota, Tenn., he was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Tibbs.

On Jan. 11, 1963 he married the former LaVern Miske in Sheboygan. The couple resided in Chicago since marriage.

Survivors include his widow; two daughters, Peggy and Mary Beth, both at home; his parents; two brothers, Nathan of Michigan and George of Chicago.

Sheboygan Press - Jan 8, 1973 (pg 6)

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Re: PLEASANT HILL CEMETERY

JasonPresley1 — 2009-05-26 00:46:47Z

What was the procedure for purchasing a lot in Pleasant Hill? Did someone sell individual deeds or something?

Re: PLEASANT HILL CEMETERY

JasonPresley1 — 2009-05-26 03:15:48Z

I guess I'll have to head up to Nashville again some Saturday soon and start digging through Dyer County deed records and see if I can work out the history of that particular chunk of real estate. Should be a challenge, what with Tennessee using that completely arbitrary metes and bounds system.

Perhaps I should devote my time developing time travel, so I can just go back and introduce the county founders to the grid system.

Re: PLEASANT HILL CEMETERY

JasonPresley1 — 2009-05-26 03:35:16Z

The State Archives in Nashville are just a closer drive for me and they have all the microfilmed records for Dyer County on file. I know there are a lot of un-filmed tax records at the McIvers Grant Library, but it will be awhile before I get to Dyersburg again.

I have a deed for the Presley's land, but there really aren't any useful points of reference on it, it's all relative to the neighboring lands, no rivers or roads are mentioned. I'll probably need to find someone with experience in deciphering Tennessee deeds to know exactly where to start.

Re: Floyd J. Miller

Joyce1812va1 — 2009-08-07 01:54:30Z

Do you have a birth date for Floyd? know of any family members? parents? siblings?

William Price Autry died Oct. 1947 in Trimble

dautry428 — 2009-07-11 01:34:47Z

I would like to contact anyone w/information about his family.
His wife was named Beulah and he had at least one child, a son Richard, who was married to wife Jo.
I've reason to believe he was a brother to my gr/grandfather.
Thanks in advance for any help you may be able to provide.

Re: Robbins Obit look-up please....

WandaKCantrell — 2009-08-27 03:06:54Z

http://tn-roots.com/tndyer/
Hello,
Check out the above website.
I found Lonnie Robbins in the Funeral Home Section.
It has some great information for you.
Dyer Co. has most of the cemeteries online.
Good luck with your research.
Wanda K.

Marjorie Warren, b. around 1926 in Mississippi

DebbieMLeftwich — 2009-10-19 20:24:33Z

My aunt was a friend of Marjorie's and would like to find her. All the information she has was that Marjorie lived in Merigold, Bolivar County, MS and in the 1940s her family moved to Dyersburg, TN. Marjorie Warren's father was a judge.

If someone is familiar with this family or knows/has contact with Marjorie, please notify me here or via my email on this site. Thanks for any help you can give.

Re: PLLEASANT HILL CEMETERY

PaulaClaiborne — 2009-05-22 16:47:26Z

disregard the above...I hit post before I had read the entire thread.
This is a very noble thing you have done.

Re: PLLEASANT HILL CEMETERY

PaulaClaiborne — 2009-05-22 16:40:55Z

Do you have a Boy Scout Troop in your area? This would be good for a community service badge.

Marriage and death lookups? Claiborne family

PaulaClaiborne — 2009-05-22 16:38:14Z

Your help is much appreciated!!
Marriage or death:
1. Katherine (Kate) Claiborne, after 1910. born 1886, parents Robert F. & Eugenia Claiborne.
2. Louise Claiborne, between 1920-1930 1920. born 1904, parents Worth & Eva Claiborne.

Death:
1. Light V. Claiborne, b 1885. Parents CharlesL. & Susan A. Claiborne
2. Worth Claiborne

One of these 2 disappeared & was assumed to have been robbed & murdered. The story goes, his body never found. Would have occured in the early 1900's.

Thank you for any help!!
Paula

Re: Hobdy Family

archie1922 — 2009-07-15 05:54:41Z

Meredith, I have just started on the Adams Tree - I have came to a complete stop with Samuel Goodbrooks. I have there picture but I have not been able to get any more info.
Can you please help me?

Thanks, Carolyn

e-mail sadamsbroker98@sbcglobal.net

Re: Lanes

drichard1945 — 2009-06-12 01:01:37Z

I have been working on Lane family for years. My mother was a Lane from Dyer Co. Tenn. Samuel Alexander Lane was my great=grandfather. He was one of James Lane's son. According to information I have James J. or Jerome who was called "Rome" owned Lane's Ferry and store in Lane, Tn. Would be happy to share what information I have that you might want and would like to have any information you might have on the Lane's that I don't have.

My e-mail is chloe@yrless.net and I live in Missouri. Looking forward to hearing from you.

Waddy Swift b1807 and/ or George Alexander Swift b 1801

muffinlady — 2009-06-16 01:11:32Z

I am looking for information from descendant of Anthony Waddy Swift b1807 and/ or George Alexander Swift b 1801.

Mary Elizabeth
austin-swift-partin@comcast.net

Floyd J. Miller

ricklochridge — 2009-06-25 16:03:13Z

I am searching for any information pertaining to Floyd J. Miller in the Dyersburg, TN area. Floyd had lived in Michigan and on the 1910 & 1920 census listed he was born in Pennsylvania.

Re: Mengel/Manley Connections

MaryGordonSmith — 2009-08-11 22:31:28Z

Bill,
I have tried so hard to retrieve my emails from a computer crash and even went to MSN site, but only saves so many emails. Dang, started deleting after unnecessary things to keep important.
As for our family, I am back to my research on my grgrgrgrandparents, Menzie/Menzies. I now know that Margaret Menzie did m.2 William A Stone and had two more children after Grandpa John Manley passed away in 1872.

email me at southerncomfort1@msn.com and we can reconnect. I have spent quite some time trying to reconnect with you so hope we can still share.
Mary