Decatur - Family History & Genealogy Message Board

Re: Bert Mathenia

shakingtree — 2013-05-14 06:50:22Z

Sharrie, I have the marriage certificate for the marriage.
Would you like a copy of it?

RIMMER & related REUNION July 26-28. Ancestors' MONUMENT at Wheelers.

RayMilesRimmer — 2013-05-14 03:20:52Z

Our 2013 Reunion is in PERSON COUNTY! We'll dedicate a Monument to our earliest-known NC Rimmers, who also came to Decatur County! RIMMER kin will have "EXPLORING PERSON COUNTY" events that weekend July 26-28. We'll visit old homeplaces, churches, cemeteries, and such, most around Hurdle Mills. Roxboro INNKEEPER has "reunion rates." Inquire. A caterer for Saturday's big lunch at Wheelers will serve Carolina B-B-Q and chicken, lots of vegs.

MEMORIAL UPDATE: We will choose our stonemason and wrap up fundraising soon. A few hundred more will reach our $3500 goal! All moneys mailed to cousin Jane - checks payable "Rimmer Family Reunion."
Jane R. Cadwallader, Treasurer
Rimmer Reunion
2039 Travis Road
Conover, NC 28613-9163

THANKS to dozens of you for remembering our ancestors this way! Our Monument will honor the 23 (including 12 spouses of Rimmers) in our first two certain-known generations. It will be our USA "Rimmer Runestone," detailing roughly 1750s - 1850s. It will have about 175 facts engraved. Dedication on Sat., July 27 at Wheelers Primitive Baptist cemetery. INQUIRE for full details as they develop.

McDonald Family

NathanielTaylor45 — 2013-04-24 08:50:04Z

I am the great-great nephew of Frank 1854-1925 and Florance McDonald 1858-1946 of Decatur county, Tennessee. Looking for any one with information on this family, their children son Parker wife Ester Lee, daughter Gustava, son Jessie,son Claudie wife Bessie, Ray wife Ida. Ray and Ida children are born in Parsons they are Opal May 1918-1940,Harry 1925-1998, Leroy 1927-1966 willie 1935-1935. Harry is the father of 10 childrens 8 girls and 2 boys pictures of obituary would be good.

email nate_eleonore_taylor@arcor.de

Thank for any infofmation
Nathaniel Taylor

Re: William F. Patterson/Sarah Jane Davis

galsll — 2013-03-05 19:03:51Z

Sharlet, my name is Sherry Lewis Lineberry, and I was looking through you genealogy of Descendants of John Young. My mother is Irene Tillman Lewis daughter of Jesse Tillman & Mallie Jane (Sallie) Patterson. I noticed that you had my mother dead, but she is still alive & lives with me & my family. I also noticed that you had Aunt Pauline death in 1983, this is also wrong, she died in 2012. I thought you might want to correct this info.

Sherry

Re: looking for info on a steagald/petty family in/around Decatur,TN

Justcallmetheirmommy — 2013-03-05 16:19:15Z

Maggie Petty (mayo, skinner, sweeney) moved to Mississippi (Neshoba) I believe, and begot Mica. Mica married Joe Joyner, and they had numerous children. I am their great great granddaughter. Maggie, Mica, Naomi, Micah, Joi, Lindsay (me). I am looking for Maggies background. If this is the same one, I believe it is. She was born circa 1935-1937 in Decatur Tn. and then migrated off to Mississippi.
The fairy tale surrounding her disappearance was, according to my great grandmother, due to the fact that there were 2 women helping her and ended up wanting to keep Maggie. I would like as much info as you have on her, to be sure. Thanks :)

Re: Ludwell DAVIS, Julia TERRY, James D. AKIN

susan_malone78 — 2013-01-28 23:46:04Z

Yes Maggie was my great grandmother. We called her Granalou.

Her daughter Mable was my grandmother.

Her son Billy is my father.

Yes, quite awesome to make a connect for sure.

I will definitely go check out what you have put together.

Re: Ludwell DAVIS, Julia TERRY, James D. AKIN

franwest60 — 2013-01-28 23:22:48Z

Julie is my great grandmother. I am out of her son Ernest Conrad. I have everything on the Conrad and Terry lines posted on www.rootsweb.com under the wwest or West/Hykal database, feel free to check it out. I love hearing from new found cousins. So you are out of Maggie Conrad and Amsel Pratt. Which child may I ask.

John Smith and Thomas Smith Decatur Tennessee

GallusSchmid — 2013-01-28 22:21:25Z

I am looking for any information on the following two families found in the 1850 Decatur County Tennessee Census.

Dwelling 4 Family 4

John H. Smith 47 (1803) N. Carolina
Elizabeth Smith 51 (1799) Virginia
Mary J Smith 25 (1825) Tennessee
Samuel Smith 19 (1831) Tennessee
Abraham C Smith 16 (1834) Tennessee
Isaac Smith 13 (1837) Tennessee
John Smith 9 (1841) Tennessee
Eliza Mcfarland 26 (1824) Alabama

Dwelling 5 Family 5

Thomas Smith 39 (1811) Tennessee
Elizabeth Smith 28 (1822) Tennessee
Jackson Smith 13 (1837) Tennessee
Martha Smith 12 (1838) Tennessee
Solomon Smith 11 (1839) Tennessee
Charles Smith 8 (1842) Tennessee
Elizabeth Smith 7 (1843) Tennessee
James Smith 5 (1845) Tennessee
Edward Smith 2 (1848) Tennessee
Margr. A. McMacken 1 (1849) Tennessee

I believe I have traced the Thomas Family to St. Francis County Arkansas where two more daughters were born

Angeline Smith born 1851
Amanda J Smith born 1855

Jackson has apparently married to a lady named Sarah by this time for his lives next door to Thomas in the 1860 St. Francis County Arkansas Census.

Questions

1. Are John and Thomas brothers?
2. Do they have any other siblings?
3. Who are their parents?
4. Is anyone a direct male descendant of them?
5. Does anyone know anything about these families at all?

Re: Ludwell DAVIS, Julia TERRY, James D. AKIN

susan_malone78 — 2013-01-28 17:50:54Z

Julia H Terry was my great, great grandmother. From what I find Ludwell George Davis was her biological father, but her Aunt Belinda Davis Akin is the one that raised her.

Julia married Joseph J. Conrad who were the parents of my great grandmother Margaret Edith Conrad.

Re: Baker

sugartreelady — 2013-01-16 21:00:41Z

Rebecca, I am very curious about your great grandmother, Lucy Nora Morris Baker. My gggrandfather Samuel Morris married Mahala Singing Waters who was supposedly Cherokee. They lived in these same general areas. I have some information on her but do not have it available right now. I wonder if it is not the same group of Morris's

Sandra Scott

Re: looking for info on a steagald/petty family in/around Decatur,TN

lnpetty — 2013-01-14 14:12:23Z

http://www.tnyesterday.com/families/donahue/white.html

Here is a comprehensive list of the White family in Decatur County TN. It has been very helpful in my research.

Re: William F. Patterson (more details)

cjraburn158 — 2012-12-22 00:11:05Z

Hi,
I would be interested on any information you might have on the Pattersons. I started working on my family geneaology with my mother in 1960 and quit at that time but after her death in 1993 I put all of her boxes of info on the computer then stopped for awhile but I am back and adding new info. Mary Lucinda Patterson B. Mar 30, 1868 is my grandmother. I have corresponded with a cousin, Kenneth Young who is related from Tenn.

Re: William F. Patterson (more details)

cjraburn158 — 2012-12-21 23:50:14Z

I have some Decatur Co.,Tenn. info on grandparents Felix Henry Kelley and Mary Lucinda Patterson B.Apr. 28, 1869, Tenn. D.Corinth, Satillio, Tenn.,Mar. 20,1937,B.Abt.
ar. 22,1937 at Corinth Cem.,Satillio, Tenn.
Felix was born in Kentucky but raised in Sardis,Hardin Co.,Tenn. Through the years the territories changed names like Carolinas was changed to North Carolina and South Carolina so a person might live at the same farm but the area name could change. Let me know if you get this. My e-mail is cjraburn@q.com. I might have some more info for you. There are alot of twins in the Singleton and Kelly. cj raburn@q.com

abt.

Re: PHILLIPS CONNECTION

TerryLitvan — 2012-12-19 12:22:32Z

I am not a descendant but I do have a different Phillips line in Johnson Co., IL and have been researching the other Southern Illinois Phillips lines to see if there is a connection. I have quite a bit of data on your line. I show only one child for Herman Phillips & Laura Blanche Maples who were evidently your grandparents.

You can contact me at my direct e-mail which is tplitvan@acegroup.cc

Terry (Phillips) Litvan
Winona, MN

Re: DAUGHTEN and MILAM

LYNNBOSS51 — 2012-12-09 02:17:20Z

Louisa Milam of my line was definitely Indian, I have a picture of her. She married James Alfred Smith of Montgomery Co VA. We trace a Thomas Smith to Decatur TN but know little about him except a DNA match. Perhaps we could help each other. Lynn of OR avacres@frontier.com

Re: Henry Miller and Eliza Renfro

thomaspatrick55 — 2012-11-25 08:52:51Z

Here also is a great source to try find ancestor's. WWW.findagrave.com

Re: Henry Miller and Eliza Renfro

thomaspatrick55 — 2012-11-25 08:47:27Z

We may have some of the same ancestor's. Kirkpatick / Henderson / Miller /...Says on one post that Mark & Mary Renfro,took Henry Kirkpatrick which is my grandfather in when his parents died.However, sometime after moving to Missouri in the early 1900's The "Kirk" was dropped from our family name.My name is Thomas Patrick anyone feel free to email me @ ( samohtem@yahoo.com )

Re: Searching for Goff and Gallarno

ErinGalyean118 — 2012-11-04 16:43:42Z

Hi RBvickrey

I have lots information on the Gallarno family. I have been researching the line for many years. Your grandfather, Ensign's grandmother, Nancy O'Roke Gallarno was the younger sister of my 2nd ggfather, Henry O'Roke. I have information on Mack and Dora Gallarno as well.

You and I are 4th cousins.

Hoping to hearing from you. You can find me on ancestry.com under ErinGalyean118 or findagrave under EM.

Sincerely,
Erin

Re: E. M. C. Renfroe - Decatur Co, TN

plabrot13 — 2012-09-21 19:45:01Z

Thank you for the clarification of the name, and that does help. However, after posting this back in 2009, I had found more information that indicates that E.M.C. (b. 1925) was the s/o James "Jim" Madison Renfroe and Girthy Wood, and thus a younger brother to Chester.

In the 1930 Henderson Co., TN census, it shows him as "Emisie", age 4, as a son of Jim and Girthy. Chester is also shown in the household as a son, age 23, and had not yet married.

In 1940, I see that 14 yr old "E.M.C." is still living with James and Girthy, shown as a son, along with Lester, Audie, Jessie, and Olee, who were still at home.

Chester had married (1931) to Callie Leilar Wood/Woods, and they already had 4 children.......none named E.M.C.

I'd love to compare more information with you on these Renfroe lines. We appear to be distant cousins. I descend from John Henneger Renfroe (b. 1843), who would have been a brother to your ancestor, Thomas J. Renfroe (b. 1854). Please feel free to contact me directly at: plabrot@swbell.net

I'm always happy to find a new 'cousin', and would be glad to exchange info with you. I'm particularly interested in confirming the names of Chester and Leliar's children and grandchildren. BTW - Which one are you descended from?

Pat LaBrot

Re: E. M. C. Renfroe - Decatur Co, TN

millerjsd — 2012-09-21 11:36:55Z

His name was E.M.C. It's pronounced as EM-I-See. He was the son of Leilar and Chester Renfroe. Margie is his daughter.

Leilar and Chester are my great grandparents.

Hope that helps.

Re: Quinn--Gulledge

pierrelily1 — 2012-09-21 08:49:47Z

I can only tell you that Quinn, Gullege or Gulledge and Taylor are all family names from my past. I am trying to connect the dots and pieces. It's a small area around Parsons, Decatur County and Brodies landing. I know that somehow we are all connected or related. Gullege was Eliza my great grandmother. Their family owned Maxwells department store after she Married a Maxwell. There was also a Dr. Maxwell in that family. My grandmother, her daughter, was lessie Maxwell until she married a Cherokee farmer named James Quinn. This is the part that puzzles me. Why are there so many James Quinns there?

Re: John Taylor Quinn, Robt and Melinda

pierrelily1 — 2012-09-21 08:42:28Z

I am looking for any information regarding Taylors or Quinn that were living in or near Parons Tennessee during the last 100 years. It seems there are so many families with that name and they have all intermarried. It's confusing. At any rate, they are my family. I am wondering what happened to my grandpas parents. He was James Quinn, a Cherokee and farmer who married my grandmother, Lessie Maxwell. Her mother was Eliza Gulledge-Maxwell. Some of their siblins, cousins or children married Taylors. Thank You.

Re: William F. Patterson (more details)

FrenchCurtis — 2012-09-12 01:13:04Z

Please contact me concerning William Patterson. I may have alot of info for you.

Re: William F. Patterson (more details)

tost51 — 2012-08-17 03:47:47Z

Would love to share info with you. My family is from Decatur Co, Tennessee. My gggrandmother was Sarah "Isabelle" Patterson, who married George Washington Tuten. Isabelle's parents were Isaiah "Zade" Patterson & Margaret Jane Montgomery Patterson. Please contact me at treciaoster@yahoo.com.

Re: William F. Patterson (more details)

tost51 — 2012-08-17 03:41:19Z

Hi,
My family is from Decatur Co, Tennessee. MY ggggrandfather was Isaiah "Zade" Patterson. He was Robert "Bob" Patterson's twin brother. Would love to exchange any info you may have on the Patterson family. My e-mail address is treciaoster@yahoo.com.

Re: William F. Patterson (more details)

galsll — 2012-08-13 17:36:10Z

My Mother is Irene Tillman(90 years old), and her Mother is Mallie Jane(Sallie) Patterson who is a sister to Margaret. William Franklin Patterson & Sara Jane Davis Patterson are Margaret & Mallie's parents, but I can't find the parents for William Franklin Patterson any help would be appreciated.

Re: Clifft/Clifft family

cindystark44 — 2012-08-05 19:21:20Z

Hi am not sure if i spoke with you before? Did you ever get your answer to Ellen Clifft being Benjamine Bakers Dau? I can clarify it. If you are related we are cousins. I am Rachel Caroline Baker Clift's g grand daughter. She was Ellen sister. Rachel married (Bob) Robert Clifft. Ellen married his father John W.Clifft(He was a dist. Judge from 1892-1894 i belive. In Tn) Ellen had Belva,Zac,Edith,Thurman. They were my grandmothers cousins and aunts and uncles. My Grandmother was Thurley Ella Clifft Powell O'neal. Her brothers and sisters were Myrtl,James Corbett,Erastus,Addie. They were b TN and lived in Ar and Mo.

Re: Smith, Allen and Gibson of Decatur County

JerryKells — 2012-06-18 21:44:22Z

Gerald,
Your mother would be my first cousin. Cleve Allen was my father's half-brother. My grandfather, Richard "Dick P." Allen was divorced from Cleve's mother, Amanda Tracy Gibson Allen and married Sarah nee Mortimer Bell. My dad was their son Leonard Howard "Len" Allen, b. Luray, TN 1903. Ask your mom if she remembers.

Re: Smith, Allen and Gibson of Decatur County

Stacykassab1 — 2012-06-18 21:30:15Z

Gerald, who is your mom? My email address is Stacykassab@gmail.com I'm also on Facebook under Stacy Allen Hempfling, please contact me I'd love to speak with your mom.

Re: Smith, Allen and Gibson of Decatur County

kool103fm — 2012-06-18 20:11:20Z

My mother is the sister of Joe Allen. And the only living
child of Cleve Allen. She would love to talk to you.

Gerald Hunt

Re: Smith, Allen and Gibson of Decatur County

JerryKells — 2012-06-13 15:25:22Z

I think where Uncle Cleve throws everyone for a loop is where he stopped going by his birth name of Grover Cleveland Allen and started going by William Cleve Allen along about 1930. I don't have the census records in front of me, but he is listed in the earlier censuses as Grover C. Allen, either with Andrew Hubbard or with his parents Richard "Dick P." Allen and Amanda Tracy Gibson Allen. Cleve was my father's half-brother. -Jerry Kells Allen, jkells@bellsouth.net

Re: Smith, Allen and Gibson of Decatur County

Stacykassab1 — 2012-06-02 21:39:05Z

Thank you so much. If you happen across any interesting things on this crazy ancestry journey, my email is Stacykassab@gmail.co

Re: Smith, Allen and Gibson of Decatur County

mpierce516 — 2012-06-02 21:24:46Z

Gotcha, you're being smart and want to make sure. A grandchild can req. a death cert from Florida and it's only $5.00. You can find info at http://www.doh.state.fl.us/planning_eval/vital_statistics/de... That's probably the easiest way. LOVE Missouri, Arizona and Texas for putting their certs on-line

Home in 1910: Civil District 7, Decatur, Tennessee
Elena (actually says Cleve) Allen 24
Eula Allen 19
Buford Allen 2

1920 United States Federal Census
Home in 1920: Parsons, Decatur, Tennessee
Cleveland Allen 35
Bertha Allen 24 (she's not the mother of Buford)
Buford Allen 12
Kathleen Allen 2 [2 5/12]
Joe A Allen 0 [5/12] son TN/TN/TN

Home in 1930: Decaturville, Decatur, Tennessee
Street Address: 85
W C Allen 44
Berth Allen 34
Cathline Allen 13
Joe Allen 10
Frank Allen 8
Louise Allen 5
Lilan Shaw 33 (black widowed servent)

His name is Cleve on his marriage license to Eula SNIDER 11 July 1906 and Cleave on the license of 17 June 1915 marriage to Bertha McCLANAHAN

Good luck. Hope you find what you need. I connected to an old correspondent through these postings so thank you.

Maureen White Pierce

Re: Smith, Allen and Gibson of Decatur County

Stacykassab1 — 2012-06-02 20:11:59Z

Thanks for the info. It was a typo on the death date. Joe died on Aug.12, 1975. The thing is, they have Buford Ted Allen, Joe's brother as dencendant of Richard P. "Dick" Allen's son William "Cleve" Allen, didn't know if you knew of any son's that moved to Fl.

SMALL family surname

melibob — 2012-06-02 18:03:28Z

Hello. I have the following info on the Greene Co. Small family.
John Knight Small b: abt 1736 in Perquimans Co., NC or Nansemond Co. VA Death Unknown Married Unk
Church MAY 1737 Received into membership at Core Sound MM, Carteret Co., NC on letter from Joseph Newby
Children: 1. Knight (the First)Small b: Abt 1770 in or of Guilford Co., North Carolina; TO GREENE CO., TN; m. Pheby Worley 9 Dec 1790 in Guilford Co., North Carolina
Children: girls and 3. Knight (II)Small b: 1799 in TN, 4. Benjamin Small b: 1805 in or Of Greene Co., TN, 5. Daniel Small b: 1800 in TN. I understand that FamilyTreeDNA testing links that family to the Quaker John Small and wife Alce Hollowell of Virginia, late 1600s.
My Daniel SMALL was b. about 1772 in Virginia, thought to have come to Davidson Co, TN with the Donelson/Hutchings group in 1780 and there Daniel married Mary Hutchings in Nov 27 1797. Eventually they went to Pleasant Exchange, Henderson Co., TN and had a large family. We cannot locate who Daniel's father is, but DNA testing on a living male direct descendant shows that he is connected to this same line of SMALLs as the Greene Co family within about 8 -10 generations with 37 exact markers! There are 3 known lines that cannot connect with the most recent common ancestor (MRCA), but have close, close DNA ties.. If any male descendant of this SMALL line is interested, I urge you to contact FamilyTreeDNA.com and do this test and join the SMALL Surname Project. Until we get a larger pool of candidates, we may never be able to break down this brick wall. And if anyone has done research and knows of possible fathers of my Daniel, please holler! We suspect a Matthew, but no documentation. Help and thanks!
Meli in TX

Re: Smith, Allen and Gibson of Decatur County

mpierce516 — 2012-06-02 16:04:38Z

If you'll send me your e-mail addy, I'll send you 5 pages of what I found or the info below should get you started. I think you can find your Joe in 1930 Decaturville, Decatur, TN with W. C. ALLEN and in 1920 with Cleveland ALLEN in Parsons, Decatur, TN. There are 4 trees on Ancestry with info on this family (listed as William Grover Cleve ALLEN, Grover Cleveland ALLEN, William Cleveland ALLEN - it's easier to search on Buford ALLEN b 1908 & Bertha McCLENEHEN) but the Joe is listed as "private" since they don't have a death date for him. These trees have pictures of Buford "Ted" ALLEN.

You gave a death date in Jacksonville of 1985 but I found a guy who looks good but with a death date of 1975

Florida Death Index, 1877-1998 about Joe L Allen
Name: Joe L Allen
Death Date: 12 Aug 1975
County of Death: Duval
State of Death: Florida
Age at Death: 55
Race: White
Birth Date: 21 Aug 1919

The 1944 enlistment record for a Joe ALLEN has him as married so I found the following marriage record which might be him

Florida Marriage Collection, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001

Joe Allen and Corine WATKINS married in 1943 Duval Co., FL
Let me know if you want the other info.
Good luck in your search

Maureen White Pierce

Re: Smith, Allen and Gibson of Decatur County

Stacykassab1 — 2012-06-02 10:29:45Z

I've been searching for the family of my grandfather, Joe L. Allen, died 1985 in Jax., fl. The only family I ever met of his was his half brother, Uncle "Ted" Allen, Gainesville, fl. I believe Uncle Ted is in fact a Buford "Ted" Allen. I'm not 100% sure, but I believe Joe and Ted were the sons of Wm. Cleve Allen. I know they had a brother Frank, and a couple sisters. Any info you might have would be greatly appreciated. I know they were born in Tn. Joe in 1919? And "Ted" in 1908?

Re: Stout

CjStout53 — 2012-05-27 05:28:42Z

Hi Nichole,
I am going to take a chance that you are still active with ancestry.com since your post was back in 2000. You said you related to the Stouts, so am I. Would love to make contact with you and compare "notes" on how we might be related.

Re: Edna Mathenia Shelton

illneversayster — 2012-05-26 20:30:19Z

Wow, this thread is old. But I thought I'd add ya an update anyway. This is what my mother told to me.

Her name is Linda Lou. Her birth parents were Jesse Dean Mathenia and Sonia Lyttle Smith. They were married in Cottage Grove, Oregon and she was born in Everett, Washington. She was adopted by another family when she was 5.

Re: RED WALNUT CHURCH IN DECATUR CO., TN

ly68_1 — 2012-05-08 15:21:15Z

Thank you very, very much. I really appreciate you sending the link for the Red Walnut Church Cemetery. I know that the child was buried there as I have two notarized Affidavits stating that he/she was buried there.
The famil was very poor so I am sure that the grave is not marked. The baby didn't live very long, but I am related through the Williamson's to the Newman's who are buried there, so that makes me think that the child is buried there and that there is just no record other than the Affidavits I have.
Thank you so much!
Charlotte McClain Christensen

Re: RED WALNUT CHURCH IN DECATUR CO., TN

chrisw1940 — 2012-05-07 23:28:04Z

There are no Williamson listed here.. There isn't anyone buried there in 1883. There are a lot of unmarked graves.
Here is the complete list up to 2003..
http://www.tngennet.org/records/decatur/cemeteries/redwal.ht...

David Donahue walked this cemetery about 3 times. If the grave had been there he would have found it.

Christine Walters
Genealogy Trails - Decatur Co TN
http://genealogytrails.com/tenn/decatur/

RED WALNUT CHURCH IN DECATUR CO., TN

ly68_1 — 2012-05-07 21:28:53Z

I am looking for information on The Red Walnut Church that used to be in Decatur/Henderson Co., TN in 1883. I don't know if it is still there or not.
I have a family member who died and was buried in the graveyard of this church and am hoping to find more information. It was a child who only lived about 10 days. I don't know the sex. the name is E. E. Williamson. Born June 24, 1883 and died July 3, 1883.
Any information would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you.
Charlotte McClain Christensen
ly68@charter.net

Re: Holmes Cemetery

HaneyWilliams — 2012-04-25 22:54:48Z

Memorials for Holmes Cemetery are posted on FindAGrave.com.
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=22...;

Re: Kennedys in and around surounding counties

lauriekk2003 — 2012-03-22 18:34:31Z

Check out hethhart.com and you will find a treasure trove of information.
I decend from Matilda and Jeremiah through Silas.
I do have info on her from 1825 on. I am trying to find ...documented decendency for Richard jerimiah and his children.
You can contact me debihart@bellsouth.net
Also check out Doecreek School henderson county tennessee

Re: Searching for Goff and Gallarno

rbvickrey — 2012-03-14 03:10:33Z

Margaret Sue Gallarno is my mother and Ensign Gallarno is her father. He married Eddie Mae VanDyke. If you have any information about Ensign's parents please reply.

Re: Red House, Near Bath Springs, TN

DonKeeton71 — 2012-03-10 13:05:01Z

Glad you found the article. There is a lot of Decatur County information on the www.tnyesterday.com site.

Keeton Store

DonKeeton71 — 2012-03-10 12:58:47Z

You might be interested in an article I have written about Keeton Store at Dunbar, Decatur County. It is posted at http://www.tnyesterday.com/yesterday_decatur/dunbar/dunbar_s...

Re: Red House, Near Bath Springs, TN

robinagaye — 2012-03-08 20:05:03Z

Hello-- Thank you very much for posting this story! I am one of the great-granddaughters of John Wesley & Martha Jane (McClure) Tuten originally from the Decaturville area. I have recently gotten back into researching the family history when I ran across your posting. Very interesting reading, thanks again! --Robina (Tuten/McClure/Buchanan) Scanio Williams--
St Charles County, MO

Re: GRIGGS of TN

pendunca_1 — 2012-03-06 21:04:33Z

Thank you. I did find some of that information after I made my post.

Re: GRIGGS of TN

mpierce516 — 2012-03-06 20:41:49Z

From Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1959 index. The death cert itself is available on line and may have more information.
Name: Rice Pierce Griggs
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 11 Feb 1888 Birth Place: Gibson Co, Tenn
Age: 63
Death Date: 19 Aug 1951 Death Place: Gibson, Tennessee
Father's Name: John Griggs
Mother's name: Nannie Katherine Woods

From the cert itself, married, died in Civil District 11. Lived in "rural" for "many yrs". Farmer, not in military service. Born Gibson Co., TN. died on Coronary Thrombosis due to Cardio Vascula Renal Disease. buried 21 Aug 1951 at Griers Chapel in Gibson Co., TN. Funeral Director Holmes Bros., Trenton, TN

My connection to GRIGGS is tenuous. It's possible that Jacob F. GRIGGS, father of Jones James GRIGGS (1847-1893) possibly married into my GILL family.