Jesse Shelton, my sixth-great-grandfather, once owned a plantation in present-day Pegram, Cheatham County, Tennessee. His land was on Turner Creek and the Big Harpeth River according to his 1809 deed. The below map marks that spot and has an estimate of what his 640-acre spread (one square mile) might have looked like to help you …
This page is to document records pertaining to Frederick Smith who died in Stewart County, Tennessee in early 1815. Records Timeline 1808 - Frederick Smith and Samuel A. Smith are on the tax list in Capt. Elliott's Company. (Stewart County, Tennessee Settlements, Wills and Bonds, 1804 - 1824, by Jim Long) 1809 - Frederick Smith, …
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Green Allen Franklin Pylant, my third-great-grandfather, was a farmer and Civil War veteran who lived most of his life in southern middle Tennessee. I created a records timeline to take a deeper look into his life. Timeline 29 June 1845 - Green was the oldest of at least five children born to Nancy Tucker and Gabriel …
So many of my ancestors are now just a name or blank space on a branch of my family tree. While it may be impossible to bring them back to life or know their real story, we can use still-existing documents to weave together a fraction of who they were. I have compiled a records …
I am searching for the parents of my fifth great-grandfather, Reuben Owens. I have composed a records timeline to help in my search. I also had my grandmother's brother take a DNA test to help with my family tree, and what I've found is detailed below. Records Timeline *Records are from Ancestry.com. February 9, 1814 …
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