Today is the first time I've read about Tennessee's Century Farm Program in existence since 1975. It honors Tennessee farm families who earn at least $1000 a year in revenue from a farm their family has owned continuously for 100 years or more with at least ten remaining acres belonging to its original owner. First managed by the state's Department of Agriculture, in 1985, the program was turned over to the Center for Historic Preservation at Middle Tennessee State University.
At least three Roane County, Tennessee farms are honored by the program (though more may qualify because submission of the paperwork is strictly voluntary. Roane County Century farms include the EDGEMON Brothers Farm near Erie, established by Robert CAMPBELL in 1829; the MARTIN Farm south of Kingston, established by James JOLLY in 1830; and Valley View Farm between Rockwood and Harriman, established in 1848 by Eliza and Margaret MARTIN, Jr.
Middle Tennessee State's website contains a little more information about each of the three farms and the lines of descent of its owners | here |.
Showing posts with label roane county. Show all posts
Showing posts with label roane county. Show all posts
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
Sunday, October 15, 2006
joel hembree and jane dale - roane county 1800 - fatal wedding feast
A narrative about the tragic wedding day of Joel HEMBREE and Jane DALE of Roane County, Tennessee made the front page of The New York Times on 25 Nov 1880. The story was picked up for Edmond Burke's Annual Register in London and published the following year (see below). Although the Roane County in question is likely not Roane County, Tennessee, the HEMBREE surname is connected to many Roane County, Tennessee pioneers. I have been unable to trace either Joel HEMBREE or Jane DALE's ancestors to this point. I am hoping that by posting these name-laden articles that I'll be leaving a bread-crumb trail for someone....

-- from The New York Times, 25 Nov 1880, page 1

THE FATAL WEDDING FEAST. ARSENIC MISTAKEN FOR SALT--SIX PERSONS DEAD AND OTHERS DYING.
CINCINNATI, Nov. 24.—Further particulars are received here to-night of the terrible poisoning case in Tennessee. The marriage of Joel Hembree and Miss Jane Dale, of Roane County, drew together a large company of their friends and relatives, who belong to the prominent families in the vicinity. The wedding had long been talked of, and was the social event of the year. After ceremony the company was invited the hospitable board of Col. Dale, the bride and bridegroom in the meantime withdrawing. The table was bountifully supplied, and all ate heartily. The evening was spent in festivities. Another supper was served. After the meal, several guests began complaining of illness, but it was laughed off and the gayety continued. About 11 o’clock a sudden lethargy seemed to overtake the whole company and in a few minutes 27 were unconscious. The few who retained consciousness set themselves at work to resusciate their companions, but without avail. Twelve were removed to other houses in the neighborhood and as the news spread, the whole country around was aroused with excitement, as nearly every prominent family had members present at the fatal feast. Such medical aid as could be summoned could give little relief, and two days after the occurrence six of the wedding guests were dead. Robert Dale, the bride’s brother, died next day. Mike May. a relative of the groom, died in a few hours. Albert Gallagher and Miss Mattie Lovelace, well-known young people, died next day. Two young girls, Emma Peters and Kate Lowey, died within 24 hours. Col. Dale and his wife are very low, and their death is momentarily expected.The cause of the tragedy was the use of arsenic instead of salt in seasoning the chickens. Col. Dale purchased a quantity of arsenic a day or two before to kill crows, and carelessly left it in the kitchen. A blundering servant mistook it for salt, and hence the fatal results. Only those who partook of the chicken were poisoned.
-- from The New York Times, 25 Nov 1880, page 1
Monday, October 09, 2006
Rockwood and the Roane Iron Company
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| From tn type's online photo albums |
The Great South; A Record of Journeys in Louisiana, Texas, the Indian Territory, Missouri, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, and Maryland : Electronic Edition by Edward King and illustrated by James Wells Champney published in 1875 includes this drawing of Rockwood's Roane Iron Company and a little bit about the early iron industry in Roane County.
The full text is available online | here |. The section on Roane County, Tennessee can easily be located in the document using control f with roane as the search term.
Thursday, October 05, 2006
grave registrations for civil war veterans - my submissions
today i submitted information for james calvin "calvin" giles and for david washington montgomery to the following site:
Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War: Grave Registration
the submissions are pending review.,
[update:the submissions were accepted & are now available to researchers.
this is a great adjunct site for the national parks civil war soldiers and sailors system databases
| here |.
Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War: Grave Registration
the submissions are pending review.,
[update:the submissions were accepted & are now available to researchers.
this is a great adjunct site for the national parks civil war soldiers and sailors system databases
| here |.
roane county's wheat community sacrifice
The Wheat Community was the largest of the five local Tennessee communities (Wheat, Robertsville, Elza, Scarboro, and New Hope) displaced in 1942 and early 1943 to make way for the huge Oak Ridge Manhattan Project complex.
the above information appears in a brief article about roane county, tennessee's sacrifice to the world war II oak ridge project was recently published in the oak ridger [online] | here |.
Tuesday, October 03, 2006
roane co tn genealogy research - don't miss the carnegie library in harriman
if you are ever in roane county, tennessee doing genealogy research, i suggest that you stop in at harriman's public library. though its genealogy secetion is small, it's still a good place to look for local information and to see one of our nation's carnegie libraries in what must be very close to its original form. a few contemporary photographs and a brief history of harriman, tennessee's historic carnegie library are available online at the library's site.
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| From Harriman, Roa... |
the building is located on walden street, separated from another of harriman's early important buildings - the american temperance building - only by harriman's busy firestation.
Tuesday, August 29, 2006
christmas in august rockwood tennessee style
on the first weekend of december every year, many rockwood, tn residents open the doors of their homes to visitors for the rockwood christmas tour of historic homes. i've heard about it for a couple of years, and since the moment i heard, i've been telling myself that i need to make my roane county visits coincide with it - at least once. until her sudden death last year, a distant cousin, sara grasham mee, was one of the tour's organizers. in doing a search on my ellis family today, i came across a wonderful set of pages that let me remember sara and let me tour some of rockwood's homes any time i want. they're all part of a site called rockwood 2000+ :
- an introduction to the tours which explains what they're all about is here
- on that page, too,is a photo of my cousin sara (in red, on the left)
- part of a news release for the 2005 tour was a tribute to sara link
- photos of the homes that were featured last year are here
- the photos for the 2004 tour include many indoor shots and give, i think, a better flavor of the kind of celebration the tour really is. the 2004 pages can be accessed here
♥ and maybe my two favorite albums - because i feel like i'm walking around rockwood - are here and here [this last one is a two-page pdf brochure with a walking tour of the town.♥
Monday, July 31, 2006
roane co tn district chart - tool for census work
roane county, tennessee district chart
genealogy tool for census work
links to rootsweb, usgenweb, and personal pages with
free roane co, tn census | here | [on my own rootweb site]
1st - First District............ Harriman
2nd - Second District.........Oliver Springs
3rd - Third District.......... Kingston
4th - Fourth District......... Fairview, Midway, & Paint Rock
5th - Fifth District........... Rockwood
source: author unknown. extracted from unattributed wall chart in the rockwood city library genealogy room,
rockwood, roane co, tn., aug 2004
genealogy tool for census work
links to rootsweb, usgenweb, and personal pages with
free roane co, tn census | here | [on my own rootweb site]
Old District Number New District Number
1 - 1st 3 - 3rd
2 - 2nd 3 - 3rd
3 - 3rd 2 - 2nd
4 - 4th 2 - 2nd
5 - 5th 2 - 2nd
6 - 6th 5 - 5th
7 - 7th 4 - 4th
8 - 8th 4 - 4th
9 - 9th 4 - 4th
10 - 10th 4 - 4th
11 - 11th 4 - 4th
12 - 12th 5 - 5th
13 - 13th 5 - 5th
14 - 14th 2 - 2nd
15 - 15th 2 - 2nd
16 - 16th 1 - 1st
17 - 17th 4 - 4th
1st - First District............ Harriman
2nd - Second District.........Oliver Springs
3rd - Third District.......... Kingston
4th - Fourth District......... Fairview, Midway, & Paint Rock
5th - Fifth District........... Rockwood
source: author unknown. extracted from unattributed wall chart in the rockwood city library genealogy room,
rockwood, roane co, tn., aug 2004
Tuesday, July 18, 2006
update to roane county tennessee obituary links page

the roane county, tennessee area obituary links page here in genielinks - "obsessed with the dead" - is mostly still current. a couple of the links are outdated, however, so you'll want to update your bookmarks for the following:
Wednesday, June 21, 2006
morgan co, tn genealogy research helps
morgan county, tennessee's tngenweb - like genielinks ;-) - has a page of useful genealogy research helps for east tennessee genealogists | here |.
the list includes links to items like the following:
the list includes links to items like the following:
- roane county, tennesse tax lists for 1814-1817 (morgan co was part of roane then)
- tn courthouse fires & lost records
- tn pension roll of 1835
- 1840 census of pensioners
- first families of tennessee
- & more....
Sunday, June 18, 2006
fact sheet - genealogy roane co, tn
the tennessee state library and archives keeps a genealogy help page for each tennessee county. in addition to highlighting the county's location on an outline map of the state and giving the name of the county seat and foundation information, the pages contain the following useful information - most in easy to locate list form:
- the years in which census records are available for the county
- selected county histories
- a link to the archives' bibliography of local history sources
- a list of published local records (including those published on microfilm)
- county newspapers on microfilm at the archives
- selected manuscripts regarding the county
- indications of records available from the archives on interlibrary loan
Friday, June 16, 2006
roane county, tennesse genealogy records - document photos of primary materials

in addition to creating web photo albums for the delozier cemetery and the bethel cemetery in roane county, tn today, i have also begun an album that has photographs and/or scans of some of my primary source records which county genealogists can download for their personal, noncommercial use (see copyright notices in my albums). the permanent link to this tn type picasaweb album is http://picasaweb.google.com/
TnType/DelozierCemeteryEmoryGapRoaneCoTennessee
the album name is roane county, tennessee genealogy sources
the initial postings to the album follow:
- French HAGGARD 1848-1918, Death Certificate
- Jane HAGGARD (nee GILLILAND) - Roane Co, TN documentation showing she was the daughter of Robert GILLILAND
- 1890 Roane County, Tn marriage license for James MAJORS and Rachel MONTGOMERY
delozier cemetery, emory gap, roane co, tn - photo album

i've uploaded a tn type album of the delozier cemetery located in emory gap, roane county, tennessee to my picasaweb public genealogy photo gallery.
bethel cemetery, kingston, roane county, tennessee - photo album

google's free picasa photo software now has a web album generator that will upload member photos directly to picasaweb.google.com. i have just uploaded a small album of photos taken at the bethel historic cemetery in kingston, tn to a new Tn Type site there. you can always check all of my public TnType picasaweb albums by using the link http://picasaweb.google.com/TnType. any of the photos posted in my public gallery may be downloaded for personal, noncommercial use in your genealogy research. find my bethel cemetery album | here | .
Sunday, June 11, 2006
roane co, tn cemetery listings, photos, and transcripts
view roane county, tennessee cemetery photo albums, and transcriptions i have posted on companion pages of this blog (always free access!)
here on my rootsweb pages
and
here on Tn Type, a companion blog to this one
some surnames in the albums: giles, ellis, mcpherson, brashear, haggard, majors, phillips, morgan, kurtz, brandon, montgomery, and more....
check the links often for new additions...
update:you can also view tn type's public picasaweb roane county, tennessee cemetery albums | here |
here on my rootsweb pages
and
here on Tn Type, a companion blog to this one
some surnames in the albums: giles, ellis, mcpherson, brashear, haggard, majors, phillips, morgan, kurtz, brandon, montgomery, and more....
check the links often for new additions...
update:you can also view tn type's public picasaweb roane county, tennessee cemetery albums | here |
Tuesday, May 30, 2006
gravesite information about some GILES veterans
information about the following individuals with GILES surnames comes from the nationwide gravesite locator sponsored by the department of veterans affairs:
GILES, CHARLES C
SSGT US ARMY
WORLD WAR II
DATE OF BIRTH: 05/02/1917
DATE OF DEATH: 07/02/1980
BURIED AT: SECTION D SITE 6921
KNOXVILLE NATIONAL CEMETERY
939 TYSON STREET, N.W. KNOXVILLE, TN 37917
(423) 855-6590
GILES, GENEVIEVE M
DATE OF BIRTH: 06/29/1917
DATE OF DEATH: 02/01/1964
BURIED AT: SECTION D SITE 6921
KNOXVILLE NATIONAL CEMETERY
939 TYSON STREET, N.W. KNOXVILLE, TN 37917
(423) 855-6590
WIFE OF GILES, CHARLES C
SFC PUB TRNG AIDS CT US ARMY
[nee GILES] AYOTTE, SUDIE E
DATE OF BIRTH: 09/12/1906
DATE OF DEATH: 04/17/1979
BURIED AT: SECTION B SITE 5745
KNOXVILLE NATIONAL CEMETERY
939 TYSON STREET, N.W. KNOXVILLE, TN 37917
(423) 855-6590
WIFE OF AYOTTE, LEO
US ARMY
GILES, MOSES
T5 US ARMY
WORLD WAR II
DATE OF BIRTH: 01/06/1918
DATE OF DEATH: 07/10/1950
BURIED AT: SECTION C SITE 3409A
KNOXVILLE NATIONAL CEMETERY
939 TYSON STREET, N.W. KNOXVILLE, TN 37917
(423) 855-6590
GILES, WILLIAM EDGAR
PVT 6TH USMC 2ND DIV US MARINE CORPS
WORLD WAR I
DATE OF DEATH: 04/18/1918
BURIED AT: SECTION B SITE 3713
KNOXVILLE NATIONAL CEMETERY
939 TYSON STREET, N.W. KNOXVILLE, TN 37917
(423) 855-6590
GILES, ALLIE E
US MARINE CORPS
WORLD WAR II
DATE OF BIRTH: 07/05/1925
DATE OF DEATH: 02/04/2000
BURIED AT:
SPRING CITY CEMETERY
SPRING CITY, TN 37381
GILES, C H
INFANTRY
CIVIL WAR
BURIED AT: SECTION P SITE 5990
CHATTANOOGA NATIONAL CEMETERY
1200 BAILEY AVENUE CHATTANOOGA, TN 37404
(423) 855-6590
GILES, CARRA
MM1 US NAVY
WORLD WAR I
DATE OF BIRTH: 07/27/1887
DATE OF DEATH: 03/31/1978
BURIED AT: SECTION W SITE 692
CHATTANOOGA NATIONAL CEMETERY
1200 BAILEY AVENUE CHATTANOOGA, TN 37404
(423) 855-6590
GILES, EDWARD JR
PFC US MARINE CORPS
WORLD WAR II
DATE OF BIRTH: 05/17/1919
DATE OF DEATH: 10/23/1991
BURIED AT: SECTION RR SITE 400
CHATTANOOGA NATIONAL CEMETERY
1200 BAILEY AVENUE CHATTANOOGA, TN 37404
(423) 855-6590
GILES, ELIZABETH B
DATE OF BIRTH: 09/23/1915
DATE OF DEATH: 10/19/1988
BURIED AT: SECTION SS SITE 291
CHATTANOOGA NATIONAL CEMETERY
1200 BAILEY AVENUE CHATTANOOGA, TN 37404
(423) 855-6590
WIFE OF GILES, ROBERT H JR
LT US NAVY
GILES, LARRY D JR
DATE OF BIRTH: 01/26/1953
DATE OF DEATH: 11/25/1996
BURIED AT: SECTION DDD SITE 267
CHATTANOOGA NATIONAL CEMETERY
1200 BAILEY AVENUE CHATTANOOGA, TN 37404
(423) 855-6590
ADULT DEPENDENT SON OF GILES, LARRY D SR
SSGT US ARMY AIR FORCES
GILES, LARRY D SR
SSGT US ARMY AIR FORCES
WORLD WAR II
DATE OF BIRTH: 05/21/1921
DATE OF DEATH: 06/14/2001
BURIED AT: SECTION DDD SITE 267
CHATTANOOGA NATIONAL CEMETERY
1200 BAILEY AVENUE CHATTANOOGA, TN 37404
(423) 855-6590
GILES, OLLIE ENLO JR
SP4 US ARMY
VIETNAM
DATE OF BIRTH: 04/15/1940
DATE OF DEATH: 07/21/2004
BURIED AT: SECTION ZZ SITE 275
CHATTANOOGA NATIONAL CEMETERY
1200 BAILEY AVENUE CHATTANOOGA, TN 37404
(423) 855-6590
GILES, OSCAR WILLIAM
PFC US ARMY
KOREA
DATE OF BIRTH: 02/25/1934
DATE OF DEATH: 07/31/2003
BURIED AT: SECTION DD-2 SITE 669
CHATTANOOGA NATIONAL CEMETERY
1200 BAILEY AVENUE CHATTANOOGA, TN 37404
(423) 855-6590
GILES, RICHARD
PVT INFANTRY
DATE OF DEATH: 11/23/1896
BURIED AT: SECTION Q SITE 13107
CHATTANOOGA NATIONAL CEMETERY
1200 BAILEY AVENUE CHATTANOOGA, TN 37404
(423) 855-6590
GILES, W IRWIN
SGT INFANTRY
CIVIL WAR
DATE OF DEATH: 08/29/1864
BURIED AT: SECTION F SITE 1978
CHATTANOOGA NATIONAL CEMETERY
1200 BAILEY AVENUE CHATTANOOGA, TN 37404
(423) 855-6590
GILES, BESSIE MAE
DATE OF BIRTH: 05/12/1927
DATE OF DEATH: 02/11/1977
BURIED AT: SECTION M SITE 2426
MEMPHIS NATIONAL CEMETERY
3568 TOWNES AVENUE MEMPHIS, TN 38122
(901) 386-8311
WIFE OF GILES, WALLACE
PVT US ARMY
GILES, ANDREW D
PFC US ARMY
KOREA
DATE OF BIRTH: 11/26/1932
DATE OF DEATH: 01/17/1986
BURIED AT: SECTION Y SITE 349
NASHVILLE NATIONAL CEMETERY
1420 GALLATIN ROAD, SOUTH MADISON, TN 37115
(615) 860-0086
GILES, CHARLEY JR
CPL US ARMY
WORLD WAR I
DATE OF BIRTH: 11/30/1887
DATE OF DEATH: 04/17/1958
BURIED AT: SECTION AA SITE 17453
NASHVILLE NATIONAL CEMETERY
1420 GALLATIN ROAD, SOUTH MADISON, TN 37115
(615) 860-0086
GILES, HORACE R
SSGT US ARMY
WORLD WAR II
DATE OF BIRTH: 02/09/1921
DATE OF DEATH: 10/20/1985
BURIED AT: SECTION DD SITE 56
NASHVILLE NATIONAL CEMETERY
1420 GALLATIN ROAD, SOUTH MADISON, TN 37115
(615) 860-0086
GILES, JAMES H
FN US NAVY
WORLD WAR II
DATE OF BIRTH: 11/05/1927
DATE OF DEATH: 11/25/1989
BURIED AT: SECTION MM SITE 440
NASHVILLE NATIONAL CEMETERY
1420 GALLATIN ROAD, SOUTH MADISON, TN 37115
(615) 860-0086
GILES, JOHN EDWARD
S2C US NAVY
WORLD WAR II
DATE OF BIRTH: 03/01/1926
DATE OF DEATH: 03/02/1989
BURIED AT: SECTION QQ SITE 44
NASHVILLE NATIONAL CEMETERY
1420 GALLATIN ROAD, SOUTH MADISON, TN 37115
(615) 860-0086
GILES, JUANITA
DATE OF BIRTH: 11/29/1927
DATE OF DEATH: 08/25/1998
BURIED AT: SECTION Y SITE 348
NASHVILLE NATIONAL CEMETERY
1420 GALLATIN ROAD, SOUTH MADISON, TN 37115
(615) 860-0086
WIFE OF GILES, ANDREW D
PFC US ARMY
GILES, JAMES C
D 89 OHIO INF
BURIED AT: SITE 85
STONES RIVER NATL. BATTLEFIELD
3501 OLD NASHVILLE HWY MURFREESBORO, TN 37130
(615) 893-9501
GILES, JAMES D Sr
US ARMY
WORLD WAR II
DATE OF BIRTH: 11/06/1922
DATE OF DEATH: 02/24/2002
BURIED AT:
WOODLAWN CEMETERY
4500 WOODLAWN PIKE KNOXVILLE, TN 37920
(865) 577-7900
GILES, CHARLES C
SSGT US ARMY
WORLD WAR II
DATE OF BIRTH: 05/02/1917
DATE OF DEATH: 07/02/1980
BURIED AT: SECTION D SITE 6921
KNOXVILLE NATIONAL CEMETERY
939 TYSON STREET, N.W. KNOXVILLE, TN 37917
(423) 855-6590
GILES, GENEVIEVE M
DATE OF BIRTH: 06/29/1917
DATE OF DEATH: 02/01/1964
BURIED AT: SECTION D SITE 6921
KNOXVILLE NATIONAL CEMETERY
939 TYSON STREET, N.W. KNOXVILLE, TN 37917
(423) 855-6590
WIFE OF GILES, CHARLES C
SFC PUB TRNG AIDS CT US ARMY
[nee GILES] AYOTTE, SUDIE E
DATE OF BIRTH: 09/12/1906
DATE OF DEATH: 04/17/1979
BURIED AT: SECTION B SITE 5745
KNOXVILLE NATIONAL CEMETERY
939 TYSON STREET, N.W. KNOXVILLE, TN 37917
(423) 855-6590
WIFE OF AYOTTE, LEO
US ARMY
GILES, MOSES
T5 US ARMY
WORLD WAR II
DATE OF BIRTH: 01/06/1918
DATE OF DEATH: 07/10/1950
BURIED AT: SECTION C SITE 3409A
KNOXVILLE NATIONAL CEMETERY
939 TYSON STREET, N.W. KNOXVILLE, TN 37917
(423) 855-6590
GILES, WILLIAM EDGAR
PVT 6TH USMC 2ND DIV US MARINE CORPS
WORLD WAR I
DATE OF DEATH: 04/18/1918
BURIED AT: SECTION B SITE 3713
KNOXVILLE NATIONAL CEMETERY
939 TYSON STREET, N.W. KNOXVILLE, TN 37917
(423) 855-6590
GILES, ALLIE E
US MARINE CORPS
WORLD WAR II
DATE OF BIRTH: 07/05/1925
DATE OF DEATH: 02/04/2000
BURIED AT:
SPRING CITY CEMETERY
SPRING CITY, TN 37381
GILES, C H
INFANTRY
CIVIL WAR
BURIED AT: SECTION P SITE 5990
CHATTANOOGA NATIONAL CEMETERY
1200 BAILEY AVENUE CHATTANOOGA, TN 37404
(423) 855-6590
GILES, CARRA
MM1 US NAVY
WORLD WAR I
DATE OF BIRTH: 07/27/1887
DATE OF DEATH: 03/31/1978
BURIED AT: SECTION W SITE 692
CHATTANOOGA NATIONAL CEMETERY
1200 BAILEY AVENUE CHATTANOOGA, TN 37404
(423) 855-6590
GILES, EDWARD JR
PFC US MARINE CORPS
WORLD WAR II
DATE OF BIRTH: 05/17/1919
DATE OF DEATH: 10/23/1991
BURIED AT: SECTION RR SITE 400
CHATTANOOGA NATIONAL CEMETERY
1200 BAILEY AVENUE CHATTANOOGA, TN 37404
(423) 855-6590
GILES, ELIZABETH B
DATE OF BIRTH: 09/23/1915
DATE OF DEATH: 10/19/1988
BURIED AT: SECTION SS SITE 291
CHATTANOOGA NATIONAL CEMETERY
1200 BAILEY AVENUE CHATTANOOGA, TN 37404
(423) 855-6590
WIFE OF GILES, ROBERT H JR
LT US NAVY
GILES, LARRY D JR
DATE OF BIRTH: 01/26/1953
DATE OF DEATH: 11/25/1996
BURIED AT: SECTION DDD SITE 267
CHATTANOOGA NATIONAL CEMETERY
1200 BAILEY AVENUE CHATTANOOGA, TN 37404
(423) 855-6590
ADULT DEPENDENT SON OF GILES, LARRY D SR
SSGT US ARMY AIR FORCES
GILES, LARRY D SR
SSGT US ARMY AIR FORCES
WORLD WAR II
DATE OF BIRTH: 05/21/1921
DATE OF DEATH: 06/14/2001
BURIED AT: SECTION DDD SITE 267
CHATTANOOGA NATIONAL CEMETERY
1200 BAILEY AVENUE CHATTANOOGA, TN 37404
(423) 855-6590
GILES, OLLIE ENLO JR
SP4 US ARMY
VIETNAM
DATE OF BIRTH: 04/15/1940
DATE OF DEATH: 07/21/2004
BURIED AT: SECTION ZZ SITE 275
CHATTANOOGA NATIONAL CEMETERY
1200 BAILEY AVENUE CHATTANOOGA, TN 37404
(423) 855-6590
GILES, OSCAR WILLIAM
PFC US ARMY
KOREA
DATE OF BIRTH: 02/25/1934
DATE OF DEATH: 07/31/2003
BURIED AT: SECTION DD-2 SITE 669
CHATTANOOGA NATIONAL CEMETERY
1200 BAILEY AVENUE CHATTANOOGA, TN 37404
(423) 855-6590
GILES, RICHARD
PVT INFANTRY
DATE OF DEATH: 11/23/1896
BURIED AT: SECTION Q SITE 13107
CHATTANOOGA NATIONAL CEMETERY
1200 BAILEY AVENUE CHATTANOOGA, TN 37404
(423) 855-6590
GILES, W IRWIN
SGT INFANTRY
CIVIL WAR
DATE OF DEATH: 08/29/1864
BURIED AT: SECTION F SITE 1978
CHATTANOOGA NATIONAL CEMETERY
1200 BAILEY AVENUE CHATTANOOGA, TN 37404
(423) 855-6590
GILES, BESSIE MAE
DATE OF BIRTH: 05/12/1927
DATE OF DEATH: 02/11/1977
BURIED AT: SECTION M SITE 2426
MEMPHIS NATIONAL CEMETERY
3568 TOWNES AVENUE MEMPHIS, TN 38122
(901) 386-8311
WIFE OF GILES, WALLACE
PVT US ARMY
GILES, ANDREW D
PFC US ARMY
KOREA
DATE OF BIRTH: 11/26/1932
DATE OF DEATH: 01/17/1986
BURIED AT: SECTION Y SITE 349
NASHVILLE NATIONAL CEMETERY
1420 GALLATIN ROAD, SOUTH MADISON, TN 37115
(615) 860-0086
GILES, CHARLEY JR
CPL US ARMY
WORLD WAR I
DATE OF BIRTH: 11/30/1887
DATE OF DEATH: 04/17/1958
BURIED AT: SECTION AA SITE 17453
NASHVILLE NATIONAL CEMETERY
1420 GALLATIN ROAD, SOUTH MADISON, TN 37115
(615) 860-0086
GILES, HORACE R
SSGT US ARMY
WORLD WAR II
DATE OF BIRTH: 02/09/1921
DATE OF DEATH: 10/20/1985
BURIED AT: SECTION DD SITE 56
NASHVILLE NATIONAL CEMETERY
1420 GALLATIN ROAD, SOUTH MADISON, TN 37115
(615) 860-0086
GILES, JAMES H
FN US NAVY
WORLD WAR II
DATE OF BIRTH: 11/05/1927
DATE OF DEATH: 11/25/1989
BURIED AT: SECTION MM SITE 440
NASHVILLE NATIONAL CEMETERY
1420 GALLATIN ROAD, SOUTH MADISON, TN 37115
(615) 860-0086
GILES, JOHN EDWARD
S2C US NAVY
WORLD WAR II
DATE OF BIRTH: 03/01/1926
DATE OF DEATH: 03/02/1989
BURIED AT: SECTION QQ SITE 44
NASHVILLE NATIONAL CEMETERY
1420 GALLATIN ROAD, SOUTH MADISON, TN 37115
(615) 860-0086
GILES, JUANITA
DATE OF BIRTH: 11/29/1927
DATE OF DEATH: 08/25/1998
BURIED AT: SECTION Y SITE 348
NASHVILLE NATIONAL CEMETERY
1420 GALLATIN ROAD, SOUTH MADISON, TN 37115
(615) 860-0086
WIFE OF GILES, ANDREW D
PFC US ARMY
GILES, JAMES C
D 89 OHIO INF
BURIED AT: SITE 85
STONES RIVER NATL. BATTLEFIELD
3501 OLD NASHVILLE HWY MURFREESBORO, TN 37130
(615) 893-9501
GILES, JAMES D Sr
US ARMY
WORLD WAR II
DATE OF BIRTH: 11/06/1922
DATE OF DEATH: 02/24/2002
BURIED AT:
WOODLAWN CEMETERY
4500 WOODLAWN PIKE KNOXVILLE, TN 37920
(865) 577-7900
Saturday, March 18, 2006
Margaret Abbey Giles Bennecker died 3 Mar 2006
Friday, June 17, 2005
43d tn infantry and roane county tennessee civil war history
the public library in kingston, roane co, tn has a great set of pages with photos outlining the history of roane co, tn in the civil war era |here |.
as part of the site, they also have a downloadable file of roane county confederate soldiers | here | and federal soldiers | here |. though one ancestor, francis m. majors, is not listed in the file even though he is indexed as a roane county soldier elsewhere, another ancestor, james calvin giles, is listed. both of the men belonged to the 43rd tn inf, csa - calvin to co f and francis to co b.
some links that have information about the 43d tennsee infantry, csa:
to get a feel for the unit, the site to go to after the kingston library pages is george martin's site, 43rd tennessee, csa. [43 regt tenn vols]
an extracted unit history from tennesseans in the civil war, vol 1 ( © 1964 by the “civil war centennial commission of tennessee”) can be viewed | here |
the us national park service's civil war soldiers and sailors system has a unit history page | here |, and a listing of all the soldiers | here |.
battle of champion hill (mississippi) - great site that is part of civilwaralbum.com - includes a virtual tour of the battle. the link takes you directly to the order of battle of the confederate forces which includes the 43d tn inf, csa
you can compare that order of battle for the confederates with the confederate order of battle which also includes the 43 tn infantry at the national park service's vicksburg site.
online sites for battles linked to the 43d tn infantry, csa (also called 43 regt tenn. vols and later 5th east tennessee volunteer regiment):
perryville (ky) - though the 43d is not listed on the order of battle at battleofperryville.com , calvin giles' pension file indicates that one of the battles he was engaged in was perrryville. in his civil war questionnaire, calvin says that his first battle was a "small skurmish in kentucky." george martin's unit history also - though obliquely - suggests that the 43d was involved in the battle of perryville.
port gibson (ms)
champion hill (ms)
big black river bridge (ms)
vicksburg (ms)
james calvin giles, who was with co f, 43d tn infantry, says in a pension application affadavit that he was also at
bull's gap (tn)
and
marion (va)
diaries, letters, etc - 43rd tenn inf, csa:
the civil war diary of james henry darr - darr was in co i, 43d tn inf, csa
vicksburg diary of raleigh clack - raleigh would marry sabria newport who was a sister of margaret newport, the woman francis "f.m." majors would marry after he was paroled at vicksburg and returned home. both raleigh and f.m. were in co b, 43 tn infantry, csa
bibliography (does not include links above) - 43d tennessee infantry, confederate states of america:
the us army war college in carlisle, pennsylvania has a short bibliography page for the 43d tenn infantry online | here |
george martin's home page, 43rd tennessee, csa, includes a bibliography as well.
stamper, isaac j. the civil war diary of isaac j. stamper, of bradley county, tn; enlisted dec. 26, 1861 at sweetwater, tn; his regiment surrendered may 9, 1865. cleveland, public library, 1970. 82 pp. - the published diary of the 43d's fife major, issac j. stamper. original citation located via the tennessee state library and archives.
as part of the site, they also have a downloadable file of roane county confederate soldiers | here | and federal soldiers | here |. though one ancestor, francis m. majors, is not listed in the file even though he is indexed as a roane county soldier elsewhere, another ancestor, james calvin giles, is listed. both of the men belonged to the 43rd tn inf, csa - calvin to co f and francis to co b.
some links that have information about the 43d tennsee infantry, csa:
to get a feel for the unit, the site to go to after the kingston library pages is george martin's site, 43rd tennessee, csa. [43 regt tenn vols]
an extracted unit history from tennesseans in the civil war, vol 1 ( © 1964 by the “civil war centennial commission of tennessee”) can be viewed | here |
the us national park service's civil war soldiers and sailors system has a unit history page | here |, and a listing of all the soldiers | here |.
battle of champion hill (mississippi) - great site that is part of civilwaralbum.com - includes a virtual tour of the battle. the link takes you directly to the order of battle of the confederate forces which includes the 43d tn inf, csa
you can compare that order of battle for the confederates with the confederate order of battle which also includes the 43 tn infantry at the national park service's vicksburg site.
online sites for battles linked to the 43d tn infantry, csa (also called 43 regt tenn. vols and later 5th east tennessee volunteer regiment):
perryville (ky) - though the 43d is not listed on the order of battle at battleofperryville.com , calvin giles' pension file indicates that one of the battles he was engaged in was perrryville. in his civil war questionnaire, calvin says that his first battle was a "small skurmish in kentucky." george martin's unit history also - though obliquely - suggests that the 43d was involved in the battle of perryville.
port gibson (ms)
champion hill (ms)
big black river bridge (ms)
vicksburg (ms)
james calvin giles, who was with co f, 43d tn infantry, says in a pension application affadavit that he was also at
bull's gap (tn)
and
marion (va)
diaries, letters, etc - 43rd tenn inf, csa:
the civil war diary of james henry darr - darr was in co i, 43d tn inf, csa
vicksburg diary of raleigh clack - raleigh would marry sabria newport who was a sister of margaret newport, the woman francis "f.m." majors would marry after he was paroled at vicksburg and returned home. both raleigh and f.m. were in co b, 43 tn infantry, csa
bibliography (does not include links above) - 43d tennessee infantry, confederate states of america:
the us army war college in carlisle, pennsylvania has a short bibliography page for the 43d tenn infantry online | here |
george martin's home page, 43rd tennessee, csa, includes a bibliography as well.
stamper, isaac j. the civil war diary of isaac j. stamper, of bradley county, tn; enlisted dec. 26, 1861 at sweetwater, tn; his regiment surrendered may 9, 1865. cleveland, public library, 1970. 82 pp. - the published diary of the 43d's fife major, issac j. stamper. original citation located via the tennessee state library and archives.
Friday, April 22, 2005
1860 roane co tn census - transcriptions - free at usgenweb
the index and transcriptions of the 1860 census for roane county, tennessee are a free resource at usgneweb. thanks so much to don robbins for this great work.
Saturday, April 16, 2005
harriman newspapers - results from the tennessee newspaper project
tennessee newspaper project catalog search page
this is a wonderful resource for finding out who holds copies of local (historical) newpapers.
a key word search will give you the locations of the institutions holding historic newspapers as well as the dates and format of those holdings. using the key word, harriman, got the following list of results for harriman, tn papers (i have removed call numbers and some other details from these results):
this is a wonderful resource for finding out who holds copies of local (historical) newpapers.
a key word search will give you the locations of the institutions holding historic newspapers as well as the dates and format of those holdings. using the key word, harriman, got the following list of results for harriman, tn papers (i have removed call numbers and some other details from these results):
citizen (harriman, tenn.)
holding library: tenn state lib & arch
detail holdings: <1904:10:19,11:2,1905:2:15>
summary of holdings: 1904-1905
east tennessean (harriman, tenn.)
holding library: knoxville pub lib - mcclung coll
detail holdings: <1906:1:4,18>
summary of holdings: 1906
harriman daily advance.
holding library: knoxville pub lib - mcclung coll
detail holdings: <1894:1:26-27,>
summary of holdings: 1894
harriman daily advance.
holding library: tenn state lib & arch
oclc#: 16936596
place of publication: tennessee -- roane -- harriman
frequency: daily
detail holdings: <1893:1:11-21,25-5:29,31-6:30>
summary of holdings: 1893
harriman observer.
holding library: knoxville pub lib - mcclung coll
frequency: weekly
copy: original
detail holdings: <1908:10:22-29>
summary of holdings: 1908
harriman observer.
holding library: tenn state lib & arch
frequency: weekly
detail holdings: <1908:1:30>
summary of holdings: 1908
harriman record (harriman, tenn. : 1900)
holding library: tenn state lib & arch
frequency: weekly
detail holdings: <1902(suppl.),
1903:3:27,1908:3:6,1940:7:18-8:,1949:5:5,
1959:1:1-1961:11:23,12:7-1972:10:26>
summary of holdings: 1902-1972
harriman record (harriman, tenn. : 1900)
holding library: tenn state lib & arch
detail holdings: <1957:10:24>
summary of holdings: 1902-
harriman record (harriman, tenn. : 1980)
holding library: knoxville pub lib - mcclung coll
frequency: weekly
copy: original
detail holdings: <1902:12:19> <1904:2:26>
<1908:8:21,> <1957:10:24-31>
<1961:10:5> <1965:8:5-26,>
harriman record (harriman, tenn. : 1980)
holding library: knoxville pub lib - mcclung coll
frequency: weekly
copy: original
detail holdings: <1902:12:19> <1904:2:26>
<1908:8:21,> <1957:10:24-31>
<1961:10:5> <1965:8:5-26,>
harriman record (harriman, tenn. : 1980)
holding library: tenn state lib & arch
frequency: weekly
copy: microfilm master
detail holdings: <1980:4:24-6:26,7:10-1987:11:19,
12:3-17,31-1988:11:17,12:1-1990:11:15,29-1991:11:21,
12:5-1992:11:19,12:3-1993:11:16,30-1994:11:15,
29-1995:11:14,28-12:19,1996:1:9-11:19,12:3-1997:11:19,
12:3-1998:1:6- summary of holdings:
1980-
harriman tribune.
holding library: knoxville pub lib - mcclung coll
copy: original call #: detail holdings: <1894:5:10>
summary of holdings: 1894
harriman weekly advance.
holding library: tenn state lib & arch
frequency: weekly
copy: microfilm master
detail holdings: <1893:1:5-5:25,6:8-15,
29,1894:10:11,1895:12:26,1900:3:1>
summary of holdings: 1893-1900
harriman weekly advance.
holding library: tenn state lib & arch
frequency: weekly
copy: original
detail holdings: <1900:3:1>
summary of holdings: 1893-1900
today's news (harriman, tenn.)
holding library: tenn state lib & arch
frequency: daily
copy: microfilm master
call #: har116-136
detail holdings: <1971:9:7-1978:5:4>
summary of holdings: 1971-1978
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