History of
wStewart
County, Tennessee
New
76-Page Booklet
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Early days in Stewart 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.,
Counties of Tennessee by Austin P. Foster (1923), and Tennessee,
a Guide to the State, a
1939 Federal Writer's Project of the WPA.
The new 76-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: Minerals and
blast furnaces for iron; Early Settlers, mostly from North Carolina
(many names); Hostile Indians, wild animals, lack of mills and other
early difficulties; Early mills, stills and cotton-gins; six freedom-seeking
slaves hung in the 1850s; Large slave-holders; Doctors; Act creating
the county; Early court procedures ("Andrew and John Hutchinson
were fined $5 each for playing cards with a negro"), including
several interesting murder cases; Early county buildings; Names
of county court clerks between 1804 and 1886;Names of judges and
lawyers; Military history, including the militia, the War of 1812
and the Civil War; Forts Henry and Donelson in Stewart County; Dover,
the county seat; Businesses, Newspapers; Cumberland City, Tobacco
Port, Indian Mound; Schools; Churches; Fort Donelson National Military
Park; Fort Donelson Museum and other items of interest.
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:
Dr. Benjamin F. Abernathy, Nathan C. Acree, John M. Allan, William
J. Atkins, James P. Barnes, Lewis G. Beasley, Reuben, William C.
Biggs, John Blane, John H. Boswell, Barnett H. Boswell, Dr. George
W. Boswell, Edward T. Bogard, Emanuel J. Boyd, William C. Bradford,
Dr. Wesley Brandon, Col. Nathan Brandon (picture), William P. Bruton,
Andrew J. Bumpus, Charles S. E. Coppedge, John B. Crockarell, Charles
W. Crockett, Dr. Isaac F. Crow, Elisha Dawson, Thomas B. Ellis,
W.R.J. Free, Christopher Gansner, George W. Gatlin, Andrew J. Gray,
Frasier C. Gray, Rev. Daniel C. McGregor, Lionel Desmond Hargis,
Lewis Herndon, Lewis T. Hewell, Henry C. Hutchison, David M. Jones,
Samuel R. Killebrew, Q.L. Kingins, William C. Lewis, Major Thomas
W. Lewis, Thomas W. Lewis Jr., William T. Lewis, Henry H. McGee,
D.J. McCann, Wilkes W. Miller, Nimrod Murphy, Carroll C. Parker,
John T. Reynolds, James E. Rice, James W. Rice, George B. Riggins,
Christopher C. Rolls, James A. Ross, Judge James M. Scarborough,
Samuel D. Scarborough, Dr. James H. Scarborough, Dr. William B.
Scott, Egbert G. Sexton, Dr. James W. Smith, Dr. J.C. Steger, Robert
Steele, Dr. Robert A. Stone, Josiah W. Stout, James H. Taylor, William
T. Thomas, Marvin Wait Tucker, Major Joseph Vaulx, Ed Walter, William
C. Weaks, Ephraim P. Weaks, James H. Weaks, Thomas J. Weaver, Dr.
William A. West, John S.P. Wimberly, Peter T. Wofford, William G.
Wofford, George W. Wynns, and Silas Yarbrough.
Wouldn't this make
a unique gift?
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