The McGinnises are well-known local historians in the Grainger County area. Clarence “Johnny” McGinnis, 88, of Morristown, passed away Monday, June 13, 2011. He was preceded in death by his parents, Earley C. and Maude Henry McGinnis; sister, Ruth Farmer; … Continue reading →
This map shows the area surrounding where Grainger County formed in 1796. Source: Matthew Carey’s Map of Tennessee, dated 1795.
Continue reading →The Scotch-Irish in America: Proceedings of the Scotch-Irish Congress GoogleBooks and the Internet Archive have made the proceedings of the annual meetings of the Scotch-Irish Congress from 1889-1901 available in full, viewable and downloadable free. What a treasure! 1889 Google … Continue reading →
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Continue reading →The following list contains the names and brief descriptions of the 61 Revolutionary War Soldiers believed to have been buried in Grainger County. The list was compiled by regional Cemetery Historian, Robert McGinnis. Mr. McGinnis’ 4 volumes of Grainger County … Continue reading →
In 1972, the East Tennessee Historical Society published a history of Knox County, entitled French Broad-Holston Country. The map below is from that volume. A larger, PDF version of the map that appeared in a printed volume (bibliographic data was … Continue reading →
The Southeast Region National Archives Branch has compiled an excellent document for those with Native American research interests. Click here to view the PDF file.
Continue reading →No federal census for East Tennessee counties exists before 1830. Even though East Tennessee was part of North Carolina in 1790, census enumerators did not cross the mountains to collect information. A fragment of the 1810 federal census was transcribed … Continue reading →
The Goodspeed Publishing Company of Nashville and Chicago issued A History of Tennessee from the Earliest Times to the Present, together with a Historical and a Biographical Sketch of … [County names go here] . . during 1886 and 1887. … Continue reading →
This information was electronically converted from a typewritten transcription. Therefore, numerous opportunities for error are present. You should consider this a finding aid. Check original source documents at the TN State Library & Archives for verification. If you have additions … Continue reading →
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