Queries Posted in June, 1997
The queries below were posted on the original TNGenWeb system. E-mail addresses were included at the time, but they were removed. Few, if any, of the e-mail addresses given at that time would still be...
View ArticleQueries Posted in July, 1997
The queries below were posted on the original TNGenWeb system. E-mail addresses were included at the time, but they were removed. Few, if any, of the e-mail addresses given at that time would still be...
View ArticleQueries Posted in August, 1997
The queries below were posted on the original TNGenWeb system. E-mail addresses were included at the time, but they were removed. Few, if any, of the e-mail addresses given at that time would still be...
View ArticleFrederick Steidinger Heiskell
Son of Frederick Heiskell (1752-1815) and Catherine Von Steidinger (1761-1799). Husband of Eliza Brown, whom he married on 18 Jul. 1816 in Jonesboro, Washington County, Tennessee. Father of nine...
View ArticleQueries Posted in September, 1997
The queries below were posted on the original TNGenWeb system. E-mail addresses were included at the time, but they were removed. Few, if any, of the e-mail addresses given at that time would still be...
View ArticleQueries Posted in October, 1997
The queries below were posted on the original TNGenWeb system. E-mail addresses were included at the time, but they were removed. Few, if any, of the e-mail addresses given at that time would still be...
View ArticleLinks to Civil War-era Research Sources
Author John Draper has compiled a list of links to information about Civil War-era Hawkins County and the surrounding region. These are resources he’s found useful in researching his historical...
View Article1836 Civil Districts Map — Amazing Resource!
For years, this site’s Webmistress has wished for a map of the Hawkins County Civil Districts in 1836, overlaid on a current map, for her own research. She is immeasurably grateful for the incalculable...
View ArticleSearchable Index to Tennessee Supreme Court Cases
The Tennessee State Library and Archives has undertaken a massive project to index the nearly 35,000 case files in its collection of documents from the Supreme Court. These documents are absolutely...
View ArticleCivil War Diary of William Stringfield
The diary of William Stringfield, native of Strawberry Plains in Jefferson County who enlisted as a private in the Confederate Army and mustered out as an officer, is available in text form on-line. It...
View ArticleGalbraith Springs Resort
Several locations in Tennessee were known for their mineral springs, popular in the late 19th Century for improving individuals’ health. Tate Springs, located near Bean Station in Grainger County, was...
View ArticleSamuel L. Moore’s Letter to Nancy McCullough
This undated letter was written during the Civil War. Samuel Moore was in Company A, 12th I love thee stronger today than ever I hope you will write me if you have any chance to send to the letter to …...
View ArticleJoseph Beckner and Sarah Moore Family Record
The following information was transcribed from original, handwritten documents that were part of a collection belonging sold at auction in Knoxville, Tennessee, in 2011....
View ArticleTwenty Wealthiest Hawkins County Families in 1860
Historian John Draper has compiled a listing of the 20 wealthiest families residing in Hawkins County in 1860, based on information provided in the Census returns for that year. This is very...
View Article1860 Census Enumeration — Images of Records
Historian John Draper has created 20-page packets of pages from the Hawkins County 1860 Census enumerator’s books for free download. Click here to view the list. … Continue reading →
View ArticleKnoxville Newspapers Digitization Project
Can’t figure out what to do with your income tax refund or some other extra cash that’s burning a hole in your pocket? Don’t buy 10 Powerball tickets — invest in a SURE THING that will provide a...
View ArticleAn Account of the Compilations of the Statute Laws of Tennessee (as of 1902)
by A.V. Goodpasture, A.M., B.L. [Transcriber’s note: Original punctuation has been retained.] Roulstone’s Laws. The first compilation of the laws of Tennessee was printed and published by George...
View Article1836 Civil Districts Map — Amazing Resource!
For years, this site’s Webmistress has wished for a map of the Hawkins County Civil Districts in 1836, overlaid on a current map, for her own research. She is immeasurably grateful for the incalculable...
View ArticleSearchable Index to Tennessee Supreme Court Cases
The Tennessee State Library and Archives has undertaken a massive project to index the nearly 35,000 case files in its collection of documents from the Supreme Court. These documents are absolutely...
View ArticleCivil War Diary of William Stringfield
The diary of William Stringfield, native of Strawberry Plains in Jefferson County who enlisted as a private in the Confederate Army and mustered out as an officer, is available in text form on-line. It...
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