It’s easier to find the names and dates of ancestors than it is to find the actual stories. Obituaries help a little, when you can find them, but they still usually include only the smallest amount of information. So when
Whenever I am living through a period like this one that I know people will someday look back on as “history,” it makes me even more curious about my ancestors and their experiences in a world we look back on
A few years ago, I took some photos of pages from my great-grandfather Will Williams’ Bible. I had completely forgotten about the photos, but I’ve been working on the Williams page of my website and I ran across them a
The Estate of Charles R. Johnson State archives roll #40 Haywood County, Tennessee County Clerk Minutes Volume I, February 1865 – March 1869 Haywood Co., TN. Court minutes; Vol. H; pg. 626-30 November Term, 1864 David Whitaker H. R. Johnson
The Cobb Family Cemetery in Haywood County, Tennessee has always been one of my favorite burial grounds because its in such an expected location. You can find it at the end of an unmarked gravel road off Poplar Corner Road.
Last week, I shared my quest to find the general location of the home of Richard Nixon, the first settler to build a cabin in Haywood County, Tennessee, and I quickly received messages from friends and family, including Regie Castellaw
Photo credit: David Foster Example of a Tennessee cabin around 1910. I want to locate the specific site where Richard Nixon, the first non-Native American settler in Haywood County, Tennessee, built his cabin in 1822. In the words of Joseph
I’ve always wondered why someone in Haywood County, Tennessee didn’t package and distribute the stew they make in large black pots. As it turns out, someone did. My wife Michelle and I attended this “stew” back in 2011 at Holly
While back in Tennessee a few weeks ago, I had a chance to visit a few of my favorite Haywood County spots with my father and youngest daughter. I shared our visit to the remote Brantley Family Cemetery with
Researching the Castellaw family has always been fun, but one Castellaw ancestor in particular has always captured my imagination. My 4th great-grandfather, John Dawson Castellaw (1780-1859), led many of the wagon trains from Bertie County, North Carolina to Haywood County,