Usa 1,015,348 tennessee 35,956 tennessee cemetery records 19,922 crockett county cemetery records 121 note. The first settlement in this area was about 1824 near the haywood county line, south of the present town of bells depot. Book and film holdings of the west tennessee heritage study center may be. District 12 historical cultural feature civil in crockett county. The conflicts in gibson county ranged from those who have been barely mentioned in history books to those of greater importance, such as exploits of nathan bedford forrest as he traveled through the county, destroying as he went. The library serves a population of 14,553 residents. Community history crockett county chamber of commerce. Goodspeeds crockett county history 1988 name index history of tennessee from the earliest time to the present. Genealogical fact sheets about tennessee counties crockett.
Sectionalism and internal improvements in tennessee, 1796 1845 by stanley j. Please check the tennessee state library and archives online catalog or visit the ask us a question. Return to crockett, tn books return to homepage originally printed by goodspeed in 1887, this 44page, 8. After the departure of the chickasaw indians, one of the first settlers to move into what is now crockett county was moses cox who was born in 1802 and died in 1880. Marriage records crockett county, tennessee, 18721962 family history library marriage records, 18721888, crockett county, tennessee family history library tennessee records. Crockett county middle school 497 north cavalier drive alamo, tn 38001 quick links. Bibliography of tennessee local history sources crockett county. Crockett county genealogy trails, tennessee source. History of tennessee, originally published by goodspeed publishing co. Moore county tn historical society public group facebook. The county seat of government is located in alamo also, the county government website is unknown.
The east tennessee historical society eths, headquartered in knoxville, tennessee, united states, is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the study of east tennessee history, the preservation of historically significant artifacts, and educating the citizens of tennessee. The county was named for the famous tennessean davy crockett and the county seat was named alamo after the historic mission in san antonio, texas. Click download or read online button to a history of crockett county book pdf for free now. Crockett county counties counties history tn history. Marriage book, 18721875 marriage book, 18751877 marriage book, 18771880 marriage book, 18801882 marriage book, 18821884 marriage book, 18841886 marriage book, 18861888 all records are fully indexed. Alamo, bells depot, cairo, chestnut bluff, friendship, gadsden, johnsons grove, maury city. Acrevalue helps you locate parcels, property lines, and ownership information for land online, eliminating the need for plat books. Crockett county has an intriguing history, but its future is even more exciting.
Westtnchatl west tennessee chat list rootsweb mailing list. The history of lauderdale, tipton, haywood, and crockett counties, tennessee 174 pages of history and genealogy for 4 counties in the west central tennessee region including 361 family biographies. David crockett, frontiersman, tennessee legislator and u. Tennessee, records of crockett county, marriage book. Publishing history this is a chart to show the publishing history of editions of works about this subject. Out in the west, where the air is pure, the climate agreeable, and the people friendly the best place on earth to call home, according to the ozona stockman. Statewide collections are found on the tennessee cemetery records page. Crockett county, tn birth, death, marriage, divorce records. Crockett county, tennessee 1888 map my genealogy hound. Familysearch tennessee confederate pension applications crockett county source. Burial locations are often listed in death records and obituaries. Goodspeeds history of crockett county tngenweb project.
Usgenweb tennessee archives tennessee probate court books. An act entitled to establish the county of crockett in honor of and to perpetuate the memory of david crockett, one of tennessee s distinguished sons. Available online services please select an option below. Within history, tennessee history for kids has five sections. Soil survey of crockett county, tennessee brown, william t. Crockett county is one of the slowest growing counties in tennessee. Together with an historical and a biographical sketch of lauderdale, tipton, haywood and crockett goodspeed, 1978 additional county and community histories can be found at the bibliography. Crockett memorial library crockett county tn library. In 1798, two years after the crocketts opened a tavern on the road from knoxville to abingdon, virginia, john crockett hired his son out to jacob siler to help drive a. Tngibsonl gibson county, tennessee list rootsweb mailing list. This page primarily lists records kept at the county level. Crockett county historical commision crockett county. Linkpendium s goal is to index every genealogy, geneology. This family biography is one of 72 biographies included in the book, the history of crockett county, tennessee published in 1886 by goodspeed.
Bibliography of tennessee local history sources crockett. Crockett county director of special education, katie metcalf, helps many students across the county and has asked that the following information be shared for her students and their families. Find crockett county, tennessee birth, death, marriage and divorce records and contact your local vital record office to obtain a copy of the record you desire. Crockett county was established in 1871 from parts of of dyer, gibson, haywood and madison counties.
Ozona, texas, whose motto is the biggest little town in the world, is the only town in crockett county 3000 square miles of livestock territory. As an adult, david crockett lived in what is now jefferson, lincoln, franklin, lawrence and gibson counties of tennessee. List of books and articles about tennessee history. I am unable to do additional research on your family but may be able to offer suggestions if you provide details about what you are researching. It is named in honor of david crockett 17861836, frontier humorist, soldier, tennessee state legislator and u. Crockett county, tennessee biographies 44 pages, 8. Everyday discount prices and great customer service. Crockett county library located in alamo, tennessee. Welcome to the crockett county public library crockett. Carter co history book committee, walsworth publishing co, 1993. Located in one of the fastest growing areas of the state, crockett has much to offer its residents and visitors alike. The names listed below are the primary subject of the biography. The act provided that the county should be formed out of the counties of haywood, gibson, madison, and dyer, and appointed isaac m.
East tennessee historical society project gutenberg self. Crockett county, tennessee public records directory. List of books and articles about tennessee history online. Crockett county was formed in 1871 from portions of haywood, madison, dyer. Crockett county courthouse 1 s bells street alamo, tn 38001 phone. District 12 historical is a cultural feature civil in crockett county.
Both the historical figure who died at the alamo and the legendary hero kept alive in the media of his day and ours, crockett. Bibliography of tennessee local history sources crockett county please note that the tennessee state library and archives does not hold copies of all of the items listed in this bibliography. Rhea county tn family history book dayton graysville spring city ogden tennessee. Download pdf a history of crockett county free online. Crockett county, tennessee genealogy genealogy familysearch. Annie laurie james, and i cant thank her enough for allowing them to be placed on this site. I hope you find this site helpful in your research of your crockett county roots. Marriages from early tennessee newspapers 17941851. Tennessee genealogy free tennessee genealogy access. Find vital records from crockett county, tennessee. Gibson, who served with distinction under andrew jackson in the natchez expedition and in the creek wars.
Tennessee biographies by counties my genealogy hound. The eastern portion of this county is somewhat hilly, while the western part is level. Cooke have the use of the place on which he now resides for the present year free of rent. We are looking for a new county coordinator for this site, so contact taneya koonce, the tngenweb state coordinator at. Locate your local public library and start exploring the thousands of titles available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Tennessee genealogy books by county mountain press.
Along the x axis is time, and on the y axis is the count of editions published. Goodspeeds crockett county history 1988 name index. Together with an historical and a biographical sketch of lauderdale, tipton, haywood and crockett goodspeed, 1978. David crockett in search of in search of history tn.
The crockett county public library offers a wide variety of services for the residents of ozona and crockett county as well as visitors to the area. A history of crockett county crockett county historical society on. List of pensioners on the roll january 1, 1883 crockett county, tennessee source. History fentress county tn mark twains obedstown and knobs of tennessee. Your donation can be sent to the lawrence county historical society, co jeannette yates, lawrenceburg, tn 38464.
Coffee, crockett, cumberland, davidson, decatur, dekalb. Crockett county, tennessee genealogy, books, cds, maps. David crockett, frontiersman, congressman, and defender of the alamo, son of john and rebecca hawkins crockett, was born in greene county, east tennessee, on august 17, 1786. When you find a useful new resource, go to the right linkpendium page and click on the add your favorite websites to this page link. Tennessee genealogy free tennessee genealogy access genealogy. Crockett county is included in the jackson, tn metropolitan statistical area. Gibson county, tn family history and genealogy message board ancestry gibson county tn genealogy. Family biographies are available for viewing now for the tennessee counties listed below.
Out in the west, where the air is pure, the climate agreeable, and the people friendly the best place on earth to call home, according to the ozona stockman newspaper. Tennessee genealogy tennessee county genealogy and history. The history of crockett county was included within the history of lauderdale, tipton, haywood, and crockett counties of tennessee. Most biographies will include numerous other names which can be located with the search website feature. Crockett county was founded on november 1871 from madison county, dyer county, gibson county and haywood. Crockett county, tennessee facts when was crockett county, tn created.
County history greater gibson county chamber tennessee. This library is affiliated with crockett county tn library. A history of knox county, tennessee, edited by mary rothrock, 1946, reprinted 1972. The acrevalue crockett county, tn plat map, sourced from the crockett county, tn tax assessor, indicates the property boundaries for each parcel of land, with information about the landowner, the parcel number, and the total acres.
This book was originally published in 1886 by the goodspeed publishing company. The book, edited by rothrock, included a history of the county written by folmsbee, and contributions by harvey broome and several other eths members. To view the biographies available for a county, click on the county name in the list below. Its easy to checkout e books, downloadable audiobooks, and other digital items from tennessee libraries. One of gibson countys most famous residents was col. In fact, crockett county today has almost the exact same number of residents as it had in 1880 14,109. After his heroic death defending the alamo during the texas revolution, crockett became one of the. Dekalb county marriage records 18511869 us gen web.
The collection of the library contains 23,784 volumes. Moore county tn historical society has 1,522 members. Many of the inventories listed on this page were compiled many years ago, and are from a cemetery book at the crockett county tn memorial library. The earliest recorded settlement in the area that became crockett county. Gibson county, tennessee genealogy familysearch wiki. Where can find crockett county birth, marriage, divorce and death records. Crockett county was formed in 1871 from portions of haywood, madison, dyer and gibson counties.
Welcome to the crockett county middle school library homepage. This book was sponsored by the dar and the tn historical commission. Dec, 2019 davy crockett 17861836 was a tennesseeborn frontiersman, congressman, solider and folk hero. The primary coordinates for district 12 historical places it within the tn 38034 zip code delivery area. Gibson county, tngenweb usgenweb rootsweb mailing list. Includes history and genealogy for the tn cities of alamo, bells, chestnut bluff, coxville. Publication crctwpa1 consists of one cdrom containing the following sets of transcribed and indexed crockett county, tennessee records. Genealogy trails history group crockett county, tennessee. Genealogy trails history group crockett county tennessee genealogy source. View family biographies from the 1886 history of crockett county. Crockett county, tn family history and genealogy message board ancestry crockett county, tn genealogy and family history linkpendium crockett county, tngenweb usgenweb familysearch catalog familysearch the catalog is genealogical materials including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications.
An informative and historical overview of crockett county, tennessee. Three outstanding lawyers of a former generation by john w. People, counties, virtual tours, in search of and videos. With a peaceful landscape, pleasant people and positive outlook, crockett county makes its mark as one of the finest communities in tennessee. Early days in crockett county, tn, are recalled through colorful tales, factual data and individual biographies in this 54page spiral bound booklet comprised of excerpts from three vintage publications. Our goals are to support and enrich public education, to increase access to information by providing an adequate facility and number of materials to serve a community the size of ozona, and to provide services for all segments and ages of the. Littleknown tennessee records are published and indexed, along with family genealogies, bible records and material submitted by members.
Marion county tennessee jasper new hope south pittsburg whitwell tn history 1991. In 1946, the society published a comprehensive history of knox county, the french broadholston country, as part of the states sequicentennial celebrations. Because he moved so much, people from east, middle and west tennessee all have connections to crockett. Crockett county was formed out of dyer, gibson, haywood, and madison counties and officially established in 1871. Crockett county, tennessee public records directory quickly find public record sources in the largest human edited public record directory. Scroll down or check out the tabs above to explore. Guide to crockett county, tennessee ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records. Nashville, tenn the tennessee historical records survey, 1941. Discover librarianselected research resources on tennessee history from the questia online library, including fulltext online books, academic journals, magazines, newspapers and more. A history of crockett county download a history of crockett county ebook pdf or read online books in pdf, epub, and mobi format. The history of lauderdale, tipton, haywood, and crockett.
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