Geographic features that appear on topographic maps in the United States are listed in an online database maintained by the federal government’s United States Geological Survey and the U. S. Board on Geographic Names. This entity is usually referred to … Continue reading →
Geographic features that appear on topographic maps in the United States are listed in an online database maintained by the federal government’s United States Geological Survey and the U. S. Board on Geographic Names. This entity is usually referred to … Continue reading →
From a document entitled Descendants of William Lane. The author’s name was not included in the document. No copyright infringement is intended by posting the information here for the benefit of researchers. The following information was copied from the old … Continue reading →
From a document entitled Descendants of Benjamin (s/o John) Coffey. The author’s name was not included in the document. No copyright infringement is intended by posting the information here for the benefit of researchers. White Family Bible. Originally owned by … Continue reading →
The following is a bit of a chronology of the Grainger County Archives, which exists today after thousands of hours’ of work by dedicated volunteers. July, 1996 Written by Billie McNamara Within the past few years, all the earliest records … Continue reading →
The William Cocke House was probably built soon after Cocke purchased the 300 acre tract from Frederick Kearns on October 8, 1847. This beautiful estate is situated in a fertile valley along Richland Creek; this land was occupied as early … Continue reading →
In 2011, the United States is observing the Sesquicentennial of the Civil War. Probably the most-comprehensive collection of links to Civil War information on-line is Dr. George Hoemann’s site at the University of Tennessee. Spend some time there. You will … Continue reading →
"My parents were born in Grainger County, Tennessee, in the first decade of the 20th Century. Their generation and mine cover the 1900’s. Although I have children, grandchildren, and a great-grandchild, Grainger County, Tennessee, will only mean something to them … Continue reading →
Groom Bride Date Moses Brock Zephrona Dennis 10 May 1822 George Brock Sarah Elkins 12 Sep 1834 Benjamin Coats Elizabeth Brock 9 Sep 1801 William Hammack Sarah Brock 10 Aug 1801 Jesse (Joseph) Brock Elisabeth Clark 16 Jul 1803 Leonard … Continue reading →
First settlement of Grainger County was begun about 1785, along the valley south of Clinch Mountain, at the head of Flat Creek. Some of the first settlers were some who had resided originally in what is still Hawkins county. A … Continue reading →
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