Click to Enlarge Louisiana’s Civil War Museum and Confederate Memorial Hall We were just in New Orleans and had a few hours before our train left for Memphis so my wife and I checked out Louisiana’s Civil War Museum and
Late to the Battle of Shiloh
Click to Enlarge Last Sunday, my family and I were traveling back home to Memphis from Middle Tennessee and decided to take a slight detour and visit Shiloh National Military Park. I knew there were some interesting things taking place
Colonists Richard and Temperance Cocke Are Keeping Me Way Too Busy This Weekend
Click to Enlarge Richard Cocke Researching your genealogy is like working your way through a huge house with endless hallways and rooms. As you stumble along and open the door to some rooms they are completely empty. Others have a
What do Cornwallis, Lord Dunmore, President John Tyler and the First National Disaster Have in Common?
From the Booth Family to James Shield James Shields sits way up and far to the side on my family tree, but this line includes some Revolutionary War soldiers, a president and a victim in the first national tragedy so
Vintage Haywood County Photos
Click to Enlarge front row: Jess Williams, Bobby Williams (my Dad), Whit Smith, Billy Castellawsecond row: Frank Reid, Bobby Castellaw, Joe Christmas, J. C. Castellawback row: Lyle Reid I received some great photos this week from one of my Haywood
The Most Famous Person from Haywood County That No One Knows
Photo Source: icollector.com auctionClick to Enlarge Richard Halliburton Richard Halliburton was a fascinating explorer and writer who was actually born in Haywood County, TN. Around the time of the Jazz Age of the 1920s, he was one of the most
Haywood County Drag
Click to Enlarge Caption from the “Brownsville States Graphic”NUPTIALS HEADLINERS – Playing top roles in the femalelessnupital ceremony performed at Holly Grove Consolidated School Friday night.left to right, were Carlyle Williams, bridesmaid; Abner “Bear” Mann, bride; Everett Wateridge, groom; Curtis
Tweets from @Sim Cobb about #Life in 1875 with @Billy Booth
Click to Enlarge Sim Cobb, far rightIn 1888 with other members of the Haywood County Fifth District School Commission, Ichabod Herring and Mr Rooks Photo from Nicholas Cobb Descendants by Joe Cobb I have been researching the family of my
What Happened in 1921 That Burned the People of 1890?
Click to Enlarge Charlie Chaplin and Jackie Coogan in “The Kid” in 1921 I am new to genealogy research so I am sure my recent “aha” moment is no news to the men and women who have been doing this
A Man of Pleasing, Attractive Personality and was Loved and Admired for his Honest Traits and Character and his Friendly Disposition Which Attracted to Him a Legion of Friends
Click to Enlarge The children of Ben and Mary Marbury: l to r top: John W., Rosa and Robertbottom: Hardy Joyner and Wiley That impressive headline is from the obit of my second great grandfather, Hardy Joyner Marbury. My cousin