History of
wHouston
County, Tennessee
New
42-Page Booklet
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Early
days in Houston County in Middle Tennessee
are recalled in this spiral bound booklet compiled from excerpts
from: History of Tennessee, originally published in 1886
by Goodspeed Publishing Co., and
Counties of Tennessee by Austin P. Foster (1923).
The new 42-page booklet is printed
on 60# paper with the print enlarged for easier reading. A vinyl
sheet has been added to protect the front cover.
Among the subjects
included are: Geography --
minerals, topography, etc.; Early settlers, beginning about 1799
with Henry Edwards; Indian Treaty with dividing line on Tennessee
Ridge; Block-house; Early pioneers -- the Brigham family, Daniel
and Christopher "Uncle Buck" Buchanan and Angus McAuley;
Early mills; Distilleries or "Still-houses"; Iron furnaces
and lime works; Early slave-holders; Statistics; Boundary lines
for Houston County established in 1871 from parts of Stewart, Humphreys
and Dickson Counties; Organizing commission and polling places;
Early officials, judges, attorneys and grand jurymen; Boundary disputes;
Arlington, first county seat, later a suburb of Erin, the present
county seat; Businesses and newspapers, etc; Stewart Station and
Danville; Schools and churches; Early county buildings; Early court
cases -- murder, burglary, robbery, etc.; Civil War, with support
for theConfederate side; Guerrillas, bushwhackers, and foragers
and incidents relating to such.
Besides
the names mentioned in the first part of the booklet, there are
a number of biographies. Most are fairly lengthy, and often include
ancestors, previous residences, children, in-laws, affiliations,
war records, and business activities. In the course of this they
often shed light on the early businesses, professions and institutions
in the county. The biographies include: Gen.
W.J. Boraddus, Henry H. Buquo, James C. Dickson, James W. Dickson,
Samuel D. Dillon, John F. Edwards, William F. Grafried, B.F. Hagler,
Volney R. Harris, James Hoppes, James S. Lee, Thomas Mahony, J.W.
McDonald, Capt. James M. Nesbitt, G.W. Outlaw, Edward Partridge,
William H. Rice, Barton V. SalisburyW.C. Shelton, G.W.N. Shelton,
George W. Simpson, James M. Skelton, and Nathan O. Thomas.
Wouldn't this make
a unique gift?
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