Early days in Bradley
County, TN, are recalled in this spiral bound booklet composed
of historical
tales, factual data and individual biographies excerpted
from several sources, including the rare book: History of Tennessee,
originally published by Goodspeed Publishing Co. in 1887. The 37-page
booklet is printed one-sided on 60# paper with the print enlarged
for easier reading. A vinyl sheet has been added to protect the
front cover.
Some of the information
in the booklet concerns: a description of the terrain, the "Cherokee
Agency," early settlers, dispute over Indian treaty ceding
lands to the USA, Sale of lands, organization of churches, organization
of county and early officers, the circuit court, early members of
the bar, the city of Cleveland, early businesses and newspapers,
the Civil War years, and the town of Charleston.
This
biography section of this booklet is a goldmine of information
for genealogy seekers, usually giving the names of parents, spouse,
in-laws, children, siblings, etc., as well as military service,
politics, residence and occupation, in the course of which it
often adds tidbits to the history of the area:
J.N. Aikin, E.C. Anderson, T.L. Bates,
P.L. Bible, P.L.Bryan, James S. Byrd, Charles T. Campbell, W.P.
Campbell, John G. Carter, John B. Cate, V.A. Clemmer, R.L. Cleveland,
James Cook, J.M. Crow, John P. Davis, William A. Denton, J.B.
Fillaner, Andrew J. Fletcher, J.H. Gaut, S.P. Gaut, Rufus L. Graves,
James S. Hancock, C.L. Hardwick, G.R. Hatcher, M.O. Hawk, Henry
B. Henegar, Judge John B. Hoyl, John Hughes, Thomas B. Jones,
James M. Johnston, Samuel Julian, Robert P. Julian, M.L. Julian,
F.P. Kanester, Samuel Kibler, James M. Knox, William Knox, J.P.
Lea, W.C. Mansfield, P.B. Mayfield, Columbus A. Mee, W.H, McKamy,
John McPherson, H.J. Parks, A.A. Ragsdale, Dr. A.D. Scruggs, Dr.
J.S. Shugart, Dr. Isham C. Simmons, Samuel Reese, John Richey,
Martin L. Riggs, J.A. Steed, Rev. J.A. Stubblefield. Rev. David
Sullins, Joseph R. Taylor, J.N. Taylor, Jonathan Caswell Tipton,
William Sharon Tipton, E.C. Tipton, Arthur Traynor, W.D. Traynor,
William Trewhitt, W.H. Weatherly, W.G. Weatherly, and A.J. White.
The final part of the booklet
contains brief excerpts from Counties of Tennessee by Austin
P. Foster, Tennessee, a Guide to the State, compiled and
written by the Federal Writer's Project of the WPA in 1939. The
WPA book mentions Bob Jones College and the Central Avenue Tabernacle.
A small map shows the general location of this area.
Wouldn't this make a unique
gift?
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