Guide to County Records and Genealogical Resources in Tennessee
Guide to County Records and Genealogical Resources in Tennessee

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Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Com

Published: 1987

Total Pages: 206

ISBN-13: 0806311754

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This fabulous work is a county-by-county guide to the genealogical records and resources at the Tennessee State Library and Archives in Nashville. Based largely on the Tennessee county records microfilmed by the LDS Genealogical Library, it is an inventory of extant county records and their dates of coverage. For each county the following data is given: formation, county seat, names and addresses of libraries and genealogical societies, published records (alphabetical by author), W.P.A. typescript records, microfilmed records (LDS), manuscripts, and church records. The LDS microfilm covers almost every record that could be used by the genealogist, from vital records to optometry registers, from wills and inventories to school board minutes. There also is a comprehensive list of statewide reference works.

Tennessee Records
Tennessee Records

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Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Com

Published: 2009-06

Total Pages: 540

ISBN-13: 0806300019

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This is an exhaustive cemetery-by-cemetery listing of Tennessee mortuary inscriptions, with a separate section of over 100 pages devoted to biographical and historical sketches.

The Descendants of Thomas Pincerna, Progenitor of the Butler Family
The Descendants of Thomas Pincerna, Progenitor of the Butler Family

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Published: 1997

Total Pages: 676

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Robert Pincerna, son of Thomas Pincerna (b. ca. 1180), married Maud de Chesney of South Newington, Oxfordshire, Elngland, ca. 1160. They had at least four children. He used the surname "Le Boteler" in a deed to his sons. Record chiefly lists ancestors and descendants of Thomas Boteler (ca. 1605-ca. 1646) of the fourteenth generation. He was born at London, England, the son of John Butler (b. ca. 1575). He married Joan Mt. Stephen at London in in 1625. They had five known children. The family immigrated to to Virginia before 1640. Thomas died before January 16, 1646/47. Descendants listed lived in Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and elsewhere. Most descendants used the surname Butler.

To Care for the Sick and Bury the Dead
To Care for the Sick and Bury the Dead

Author: Leigh Ann Gardner

Publisher: Vanderbilt University Press

Published: 2022-02-15

Total Pages: 270

ISBN-13: 0826502547

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Benevolent Orders, the Sons of Ham, Prince Hall Freemasons—these and other African American lodges created a social safety net for members across Tennessee. During their heyday between 1865 and 1930, these groups provided members with numerous resources, such as sick benefits and assurance of a proper burial, opportunities for socialization and leadership, and the chance to work with local churches and schools to create better communities. Many of these groups gradually faded from existence, but their legacy endures in the form of the cemeteries the lodges left behind. These Black cemeteries dot the Tennessee landscape, but few know their history or the societies of care they represent. To Care for the Sick and Bury the Dead is the first book-length look at these cemeteries and the lodges that fostered them. This book is a must-have for genealogists, historians, and family members of the people buried in these cemeteries.

Dixie Dewdrop
Dixie Dewdrop

Author: Michael D. Doubler

Publisher: University of Illinois Press

Published: 2018-08-14

Total Pages: 388

ISBN-13: 025205069X

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One of the earliest performers on WSM in Nashville, Uncle Dave Macon became the Grand Ole Opry's first superstar. His old-time music and energetic stage shows made him a national sensation and fueled a thirty-year run as one of America's most beloved entertainers. Michael D. Doubler tells the amazing story of the Dixie Dewdrop, a country music icon. Born in 1870, David Harrison Macon learned the banjo from musicians passing through his parents' Nashville hotel. After playing local shows in Middle Tennessee for decades, a big break led Macon to Vaudeville, the earliest of his two hundred-plus recordings and eventually to national stardom. Uncle Dave--clad in his trademark plug hat and gates-ajar collar--soon became the face of the Opry itself with his spirited singing, humor, and array of banjo picking styles. For the rest of his life, he defied age to tour and record prolifically, manage his business affairs, mentor up-and-comers like David "Stringbean" Akeman, and play with the Delmore Brothers, Roy Acuff, and Bill Monroe.