From Unity Shirley to me: Unity Shirley (no photo exists), Angeline Shirley Lovelace, Charles Buchanan Lovelace, James Luther Lovelace, Guy Clinton Lovelace, Shirley Lovelace Williams and Scott Williams. I wish I had named one of my daughters Unity. Not only

A while back, I ran across an interesting Lovelace with whom I have a shared ancestry and, since March is National Women’s History Month, I thought it would be interesting to take a closer look at Lieutenant Colonel William Randolph

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Alfred Bunn Joyner and Nancy Ross Joyner in the upper left In this photo, l to r: Elvira Lyson, (next to tree) who was raised by Joe and Sarah Joyner Chambers (she married Owen Thweat, brother of Ada Thweat), Joe

While at home for Christmas, my Dad and I took a day and went exploring Haywood County, Tennessee and, in addition to grabbing some Tennessee barbecue, we included the Hatchie National Wildlife Refuge on our itinerary. Although I’ve passed it

My third great-grandfather, Oliver Fowler, married my third great-grandmother, Annie, in 1848. I’ve not known much about her, but after a bit of research this weekend, I got to know her a lot better. Annie Plunk was born in Tennessee

I just finished Jeanette Keith’s 2012 book “Fever Season: the Story of a Terrifying Epidemic and the People Who Saved a City.” 2018 is the 140th anniversary year of this particular outbreak, so anyone already interested in West Tennessee history

Elbert Williams of Haywood County, Tennessee   I’ve wanted to get something on my blog about Elbert Williams of Haywood County, Tennessee for a while now. As the nation pauses this weekend to honor slain civil rights hero Martin Luther

I’ve been working a bit on my Forrest family line during the holidays, and today I ran across an interesting couple whose love story was interrupted by the Civil War. In the U.S. census of 1860 for Haywood County, Tennessee,

After blogging about searching for the location of Richard Nixon’s cabin and then blogging about finding it, being home for the holidays gave me a great chance to see it for myself. Thanks to Billy Wright for the directions to