Early days in Chester
County, TN, recalled in this spiral bound booklet compiled
from excerpts from the rare 1887 book: History of Tennessee,
originally published by Goodspeed Publishing Co., and other sources.
The 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.
This booklet contains
a wealth of informationon early Chester County. The first paragraph,
for instance, describes the terrain, the location, the tributaries
of Forked Deer Creek, farming, Sand Mountain and other physical
characteristics. The next several paragraphs recall early settlers,
including Col. J. Purdy, James Thomas, James Clifford, Jere Hendrick,
Micajah Jones, Stephen Beaver, Samuel and James Neill, and many
others. Communities discussed include Henderson (county seat), Montezuma,
Mifflin, and Jacks Creek. Other subjects include the organiation
of the county, county schools with 50 day sessions, West Tennessee
Christian College, Henderson Male and Female College, and various
churches.
The first part of
the book includes many names of early residents, but the next section
of the booklet contains biographies of prominent residents in 1887:
John R. Bray, Dr. B. H. Brown, T.J. Butler, Col. C. M. Cason, Robert
and H.D. Criner, John R. Edwards, H.D. Franklin, J.A. Fry, C.G.
Hardeman, Hiram Johnson, J.A. Miller, Caleb McKnight, John A. Parrish,
William Rush, C.R. Scarborough, Capt. B.M. Tillman, William C. Trice,
John H. Trice, J.M. Troutt, W. C. Tucker, D.M. Tull, and F.H. Weir.
The final part of
the booklet contains brief excerpts from Counties of Tennessee
by Austin P. Foster, and Tennessee, a Guide to the State,
compiled and written by the Federal Writer's Project of the WPA
in 1939. The guide has information on the Cisco Indian Village,
Chickasaw State Park, and the Hurst Nation, a moonshine center and
home to a staunch Unionist clan.
Wouldn't this
make a unique gift?
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