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Southern Historical Press, Inc., 2019. Soft cover. New. By: W.P.A., Orig. Pub. 1941, reprinted 2019, 152 pages, Index, soft cover, ISBN #0-89308-972-9. Obion County was created in 1823 from the Western District. It sits in the north-western corner of the state boarding the Kentucky and Missouri. The court was held 4 times a year and heard such cases of assault, batteries, trespass, all breaches of the peace. They held authority of administration in intestate estates and orphans, granted license to build water grist mills, to taverns and ordinaries, and to build and maintain public ferries. The court also appointed Constables and Overseers of Roads, and named the men who lived within the bounds to keep them in repair, as well as recommending three persons to the Governor, of whom one was made Sheriff, as well as imposing taxes for roads, courthouses and goals, appointed all county officers, civil and military, all lists of Jurors and probates of Wills. These records are extremely valuable for… Read More

Southern Historical Press, Inc., 2019. Soft cover. New. By: W.P.A., Orig. Pub. 1941, reprinted 2019, 152 pages, Index, soft cover, ISBN #0-89308-972-9. Obion County was created in 1823 from the Western District. It sits in the north-western corner of the state boarding the Kentucky and Missouri. The court was held 4 times a year and heard such cases of assault, batteries, trespass, all breaches of the peace. They held authority of administration in intestate estates and orphans, granted license to build water grist mills, to taverns and ordinaries, and to build and maintain public ferries. The court also appointed Constables and Overseers of Roads, and named the men who lived within the bounds to keep them in repair, as well as recommending three persons to the Governor, of whom one was made Sheriff, as well as imposing taxes for roads, courthouses and goals, appointed all county officers, civil and military, all lists of Jurors and probates of Wills. These records are extremely valuable for… Read More

Southern Historical Press, Inc., 2019. Book. New. Soft cover. By: W.P.A., Orig. Pub. 1941, reprinted 2019, 152 pages, Index, soft cover, ISBN #0-89308-972-9. Obion County was created in 1823 from the Western District. It sits in the north-western corner of the state boarding the Kentucky and Missouri. The court was held 4 times a year and heard such cases of assault, batteries, trespass, all breaches of the peace. They held authority of administration in intestate estates and orphans, granted license to build water grist mills, to taverns and ordinaries, and to build and maintain public ferries. The court also appointed Constables and Overseers of Roads, and named the men who lived within the bounds to keep them in repair, as well as recommending three persons to the Governor, of whom one was made Sheriff, as well as imposing taxes for roads, courthouses and goals, appointed all county officers, civil and military, all lists of Jurors and probates of Wills. These records are extremely valuable for the… Read More

Southern Historical Press, Inc., 2005. Hardcover. New. No Jacket By: Rev. S. Emmett Lucas, Jr., Orig. Pub. 1978, Reprinted 2005, 432 pages, Hard Cover, Index, ISBN #0-89308-093-4. As just described in the above book on Early Tennessee Marriage Notices, these Obituaries taken from the above Early Tennessee newspapers have been available ONLY at the Tennessee State Library & Archives in Nashville. These approximately 7,000 death notices contain date and place of death, sometimes the cause of death, survivors, age at time of death, etc.... A glance at these notices show for instance: one person dying in 1807 aged 60; another dying in 1815 aged 88; another in 1832 aged 95. Thus the reader can readily see that these Obituaries will often carry a person back well into the early 1700's.

Southern Historical Press, Inc., 2014. Soft cover. New/No Jacket. By: Jill K. Knight, Pub. 1980, Reprinted 2014, 476 pages, Index, ISBN #0-89308-174-4. This volume contains obituaries and other genealogical information from more than 60 Tennessee and North Alabama newspapers from 1851-1899. Many of these papers are from the author's personal collection of more than 80 bound sets and cannot be found in the State Library. However, many have been microfilmed. Some newspapers listed are not complete volumes, as often only one or two papers might have survived. Additional information included is of a genealogical nature is such information that might add to a complete picture of people who lived from 1851-1899. Out-of-State obituaries were often included in these papers. The majority of the obits are for the Civil war period, a time when some counties were occupied by Federal troops and their records were not kept with any regularity.

Southern Historical Press, Inc., 2020. Book. New. Soft cover. By: Helen S. Foley, Pub. 1976, Reprinted 2020, 148 pages, Index, soft cover, ISBN #0-89308-182-5. These obituaries are taken from the following are newspapers: The Clayton record, The Clayton Courier, The Barbour Journal, The Eufaula Times and News, and The Louisville (Ala.) Journal and covers the period of 1890-1905. Most give descriptive accounts of deaths of Barbour County citizens, as well as sometimes giving their parents names and the decedents place of birth and even birthday, as well as age at time of death. Some deaths are of persons born in the very early 1800's..

Southern Historical Press, Inc., 2014. Book. New. Soft cover. By: Jill K. Knight, Pub. 1980, Reprinted 2014, 476 pages, Index, ISBN #0-89308-174-4. This volume contains obituaries and other genealogical information from more than 60 Tennessee and North Alabama newspapers from 1851-1899. Many of these papers are from the author¿s personal collection of more than 80 bound sets and cannot be found in the State Library. However, many have been microfilmed. Some newspapers listed are not complete volumes, as often only one or two papers might have survived. Additional information included is of a genealogical nature is such information that might add to a complete picture of people who lived from 1851-1899. Out-of-State obituaries were often included in these papers. The majority of the obits are for the Civil war period, a time when some counties were occupied by Federal troops and their records were not kept with any regularity..

Southern Historical Press, Inc., 2005. Hardcover. New/No Jacket. By: Rev. S. Emmett Lucas, Jr., Orig. Pub. 1978, Reprinted 2005, 432 pages, Hard Cover, Index, ISBN #0-89308-093-4. As just described in the above book on Early Tennessee Marriage Notices, these Obituaries taken from the above Early Tennessee newspapers have been available ONLY at the Tennessee State Library & Archives in Nashville. These approximately 7,000 death notices contain date and place of death, sometimes the cause of death, survivors, age at time of death, etc.... A glance at these notices show for instance: one person dying in 1807 aged 60; another dying in 1815 aged 88; another in 1832 aged 95. Thus the reader can readily see that these Obituaries will often carry a person back well into the early 1700's.

Southern Historical Press, Inc., 2005. Book. New. Hardcover. By: Rev. S. Emmett Lucas, Jr., Orig. Pub. 1978, Reprinted 2005, 432 pages, Hard Cover, Index, ISBN #0-89308-093-4. As just described in the above book on Early Tennessee Marriage Notices, these Obituaries taken from the above Early Tennessee newspapers have been available ONLY at the Tennessee State Library & Archives in Nashville. These approximately 7,000 death notices contain date and place of death, sometimes the cause of death, survivors, age at time of death, etc. A glance at these notices show for instance: one person dying in 1807 aged 60; another dying in 1815 aged 88; another in 1832 aged 95. Thus the reader can readily see that these Obituaries will often carry a person back well into the early 1700¿s..

Southern Historical Press, Inc., 2020. Soft cover. New. By: Helen S. Foley, Pub. 1976, Reprinted 2020, 148 pages, Index, soft cover, ISBN #0-89308-182-5. These obituaries are taken from the following are newspapers: The Clayton record, The Clayton Courier, The Barbour Journal, The Eufaula Times and News, and The Louisville (Ala.) Journal and covers the period of 1890-1905. Most give descriptive accounts of deaths of Barbour County citizens, as well as sometimes giving their parents names and the descedents place of birth and even birthdaye, as well as age at time of death. Some deaths are of persons born in the very early 1800's.

Southern Historical Press, Inc., 2014. Soft cover. New. No Jacket By: Jill K. Knight, Pub. 1980, Reprinted 2014, 476 pages, Index, ISBN #0-89308-174-4. This volume contains obituaries and other genealogical information from more than 60 Tennessee and North Alabama newspapers from 1851-1899. Many of these papers are from the author's personal collection of more than 80 bound sets and cannot be found in the State Library. However, many have been microfilmed. Some newspapers listed are not complete volumes, as often only one or two papers might have survived. Additional information included is of a genealogical nature is such information that might add to a complete picture of people who lived from 1851-1899. Out-of-State obituaries were often included in these papers. The majority of the obits are for the Civil war period, a time when some counties were occupied by Federal troops and their records were not kept with any regularity.

Southern Historical Press, Inc., 1996. Book. New. Soft cover. By: Helen & Timothy marsh, Pub. 1996, 288 pages, Index, ISBN #0-89308-483-2. Due to the courthouse fire of 1863, the marriage books recorded before 1861 have been destroyed. These two volumes are the last is a series of books on Bedford County, TN. being compiled by the Marsh¿s..

Southern Historical Press, Inc., 1996. Book. New. Soft cover. By: Helen & Timothy marsh, Pub. 1996, 366 pages, Index, ISBN #0-89308-482-4. Due to the courthouse fire of 1863, the marriage books recorded before 1861 have been destroyed. These two volumes are the last is a series of books on Bedford County, TN. being compiled by the Marsh¿s..

Southern Historical Press, Inc., 2019. Book. New. Soft cover. By: Michael A. Ports, Pub. 2019, soft cover, 178 pages, soft Cover, Index, ISBN #0-89308-838-2. Oglethorpe County was created from Wilkes County in 1793 and later became the parent county to Madison County. The Superior Court of the county had jurisdiction over all criminal matters, civil cases involving title to land, appeals from Inferior Court decisions and Justices Courts, divorces, grand juries, naturalizations, and registration of land deeds..

Southern Historical Press, Inc., 2019. Soft cover. New. By: Michael A. Ports, Pub. 2019, soft cover, 178 pages, soft Cover, Index, ISBN #0-89308-838-2. Oglethorpe County was created from Wilkes County in 1793 and later became the parent county to Madison County. The Superior Court of the county had jurisdiction over all criminal matters, civil cases involving title to land, appeals from Inferior Court decisions and Justice's Courts, divorces, grand juries, naturalizations, and registration of land deeds.

Southern Historical Press, Inc., 2019. Soft cover. New. By: Michael A. Ports, Pub. 2019, soft cover, 178 pages, soft Cover, Index, ISBN #0-89308-838-2. Oglethorpe County was created from Wilkes County in 1793 and later became the parent county to Madison County. The Superior Court of the county had jurisdiction over all criminal matters, civil cases involving title to land, appeals from Inferior Court decisions and Justice's Courts, divorces, grand juries, naturalizations, and registration of land deeds.

Southern Historical Press, Inc., 2019. Soft cover. New. By: Harrison D. Taylor, Pub. 1926, Reprinted 2019, 224 pages, Index, ISBN #0-89308-903-6. Ohio County was created in 1798 from Hardin County. It sits in the western portion of the state with its northern boundry being the Ohio River for which it received its name but in 1829 was divided to create the counties of Davies and Hancock. The reader will discover genealogical data on early families, data concerning Ohio county in the War of 1812, early land titles, biographies of early citizens and approximately 2,500 marriage records prior to 1840.

Southern Historical Press, Inc., 2019. Soft cover. New. By: Harrison D. Taylor, Pub. 1926, Reprinted 2019, 224 pages, Index, ISBN #0-89308-903-6. Ohio County was created in 1798 from Hardin County. It sits in the western portion of the state with its northern boundry being the Ohio River for which it received its name but in 1829 was divided to create the counties of Davies and Hancock. The reader will discover genealogical data on early families, data concerning Ohio county in the War of 1812, early land titles, biographies of early citizens and approximately 2,500 marriage records prior to 1840.

Southern Historical Press, Inc., 2019. Book. New. Soft cover. By: Harrison D. Taylor, Pub. 1926, Reprinted 2019, 224 pages, Index, ISBN #0-89308-903-6. Ohio County was created in 1798 from Hardin County. It sits in the western portion of the state with its northern boundry being the Ohio River for which it received its name but in 1829 was divided to create the counties of Davies and Hancock. The reader will discover genealogical data on early families, data concerning Ohio county in the War of 1812, early land titles, biographies of early citizens and approximately 2,500 marriage records prior to 1840..

Southern Historical Press, Inc., 2019. Soft cover. New. By: Worth S. Ray, Pub. 1947, Reprinted 2019, 160 pages, Index, ISBN #0-89308-899-4 Albemarle County was created in 1664 and its land mass covered the entire northeastern portion of the state. Six years later, its 4 precients were created and by 1722 it ceased to function as county. It land mass was carved up to create in part or whole the counties of: Chowan, Currituck, Paquotank and Perquimans. This book is a collection of genealogical and historical records covering such things as: Land Grants, Tax records, Birth, Death, and Marriage records for early Albemarle County, the original gateway to the present State of North Carolina. The author has also included Biographical Sketches on: Barrett, Bryan, Cotton, Crudup, Dawson, Edwards, Hardy, Hunt, Lawrence, McKinnie, Marshall, Martin, Robinson, Rogers, Scowen, Sherer, Thomas, West, and Whitfield.