McNairy County, Tennessee

Date: 8 Oct 1823 [unknown]
Location: Tennessee, United States
Surnames/tags: Tennessee us_history

Welcome to the McNairy County, Tennessee Project!

Contents 1 How to Join the Tennessee Project 2 List of Things to Do 3 McNairy County History 3.1 Historic Sites/Landmarks 3.2 McNairy County Notables 3.3 Revolutionary War Soldiers Who lived in McNairy County 3.4 Law Enforcement Killed in the Line of Duty 4 Geography 4.1 Adjacent counties 5 Government Offices 6 Resources and Records 6.1 On WikiTree 6.2 On the Internet 7 Communities 7.1 Cities 7.2 Towns 7.3 Unincorporated Communities 8 See also 9 Sources

How to Join the Tennessee Project

1. See the main project page here for instructions on how to join.

List of Things to Do

1. Add the county category to applicable profiles
2. Ensure McNairy County profiles are well-sourced
3. Work on connecting McNairy County profiles to the one tree
4. Add genealogy resources to this page

McNairy County History

McNairy County was established on October 8, 1823, and was created from parts of Hardin County. It was named for Judge John McNairy.

Historic Sites/Landmarks

• Big Hill State Park

• Buford Pusser Home and Museum, Adamsville, Tennessee

• Coon Creek Science Center

• Historical Markers and War Memorials in McNairy County, Tennessee

• Irving Meek, Jr. Public Library, Adamsville, Tennessee

• Jack McConnico Memorial Library, Selmer, Tennessee

• The Latta Theatre and Building

• McNairy County Courthouse and Archives

• McNairy County Historical Museum

• Trail of Tears Marker, Selmer, Tennessee

McNairy County Notables

• Barrett, Joseph- First McNairy County Clerk

• Governor Leonard Ray Blanton, Adamsville Businessman, Tennessee House of Representative for three terms, and U. S. Congressman^[1]

• Albert P. Brewer, born Bethel Springs, Tennessee; 47th Governor of Alabama.

• Sheriff William M. Brown, Sheriff of McNairy County, Tennessee, 1886-1890; 1892-1896.

• Yancey Presley Christian. First Chairman of McNairy County Court^[2]

• Colonel Fielding J. Hurst Commander of the Sixth Tennessee Cavalry, USA^[3]

• Brigadier General Mark Perrin Lowrey, one of two Brigadier Generals, CSA from McNairy County.^[4]

• William Murray, First McNairy County Register of Deeds; War of 1812 Veteran.^[5]

• Robert Owens, First McNairy County Trustee

• Jennie Saunders Perkins, published poet and writer

• Buford Pusser, sheriff of McNairy County from 1964 to 1970. The movies "Walking Tall" were inspired by his career. ^[6]

• Wilson, Henry- First Sheriff of McNairy County, Tennessee (Need info. Nancy Kennedy wrote he went to an Unknown Northern State.

• Dew Moore Wisdom, Mississippi State Senator, Newspaper Owner and Editor, and Indian Agent of Oklahoma.

• Benjamin Wright, served in the War of 1812 and the War with Mexico. First McNairy County Surveyor; served multiple terms as Register of Deeds for McNairy County, Tennessee.^[7]

• Brigadier General Marcus J. Wright, one of two Brigadier Generals, CSA from McNairy County.^[8]

Revolutionary War Soldiers Who lived in McNairy County

• William Barnes
• Richard Bearden
• Isham Burks
• David Campbell
• Hugh Cannon
• Philip Cames
• Christopher Choate
• Gilbert Combs
• James Cotton
• Jovan Cox
• Thomas Crow
• James Ferguson
• Aaron Gage
• John Ham(m)
• John Henderson
• David Herron
• Daniel Hill
• Jesse Hodges
• John Hood, Sen
• Archibald Houston
• Robert Lowrey
• Alexander McCullar
• Allegany McGuire
• Robert Rankin
• Robert Moore
• Hamilton Reynolds
• James Robinson
• John Robinson
• James Roland
• John Stewart
• Allen Sweat
• Lewis Wilburn

• This list was compiled by Nancy Kennedy, Greg Shields, and Margaret Tull

Law Enforcement Killed in the Line of Duty

• Sheriff Samuel Lewis Killed 31 Jul 1867, Riot at Purdy, Tennessee.

• Deputy John York, Killed 1931 by Russ Hamilton

Geography

McNairy County is part of West Tennessee, one of Tennesee's Three Grand Divisions. These divisions are not only geographic but also cultural and defined in state law.

Adjacent counties

• Chester - north
• Hardin - east
• Alcorn County, Mississippi - south
• Hardeman County - west

Government Offices

• McNairy County Website
• McNairy County Archives

Resources and Records

On WikiTree

• Buena Vista United Methodist Church
• McNairy County Hospital
• Moore School House Cemetery
• Rose Creek School
• Rose Creek United Methodist Church
• Category:McNairy County, Tennessee, Cemeteries
• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Category:McNairy_County%2C_Tennessee
• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Category:McNairy_County%2C_Tennessee%2C_Cemeteries

On the Internet

• McNairy County Genealogy on FamilySearch
• McNairy County Genealogy Fact Sheets
• McNairy County Genealogy Trails
• McNairy County USGenWeb
• McNairy County USGenWeb Archives
• County Deeds and Deed index online @ familysearch.org.
• World War I Soldiers from McNairy County
• Life & Times of McNairy County, TN
• |Reminiscences of the early settlement and early settlers of McNairy County, Tennessee

Communities

Cities

• Finger
• Ramer

Towns

• Adamsville
• Bethel Springs
• Eastview
• Enville
• Guys
• Michie
• Milledgeville
• Selmer - county seat
• Stantonville

Unincorporated Communities

• Acton
• Chewalla
• Falcon
• McNairy
• Purdy
• Rose Creek

See also

McNairy County on Wikipedia

Sources

1. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Blanton
2. ↑ Notes of Ancil Walker Stovall, Transcribed by Nancy Wardlow Kennedy, May 2001. Original notes on file at the McNairy County Archives, Selmer, Tennessee.
3. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fielding_Hurst
4. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Perrin_Lowrey
5. ↑ Stovall, Ancil Walker, Mcnairy County History 1823-1876, Notes of Ancil Walker Stovall. Transcribed by Nancy Wardlow Kennedy, May 2001. On file at the McNairy County Archives, Selmer, Tennessee.
6. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buford_Pusser Wikipedia]
7. ↑ Wright. Marcus J.. Reminiscences of the Early Settlement and Early Settlers of Mcnairy County, Tennessee. Commercial Publishing Company.Washington, D. C. 1882. Googlebooks.com;
8. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Joseph_Wright