Tennessee Team

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Location: Tennessee
Surnames/tags: Tennessee us_history

United States Project | Tennessee Project

Project Members

Please add yourself here, with a comment about what you are working on.

Project Coordinator:

• Nan Lambert Starjak -- several of my father's lines came from Tennessee. These include Lambert, Bandy, Brown, and Cartwright, primarily from Wilson County. My Lambert ancestry was one of my earliest genealogy interests. Also working on Stewart County, the birthplace of gg/grandmother Margaret Burns Lambert; and Sumner County, home of some of my Bandy family.

Team members: (in alphabetical order)

• Jeanne Aloia

• Robert Aulsebrook-9 - Some of my ancestors were early settlers in east Tennessee, and I grew up in Nashville. I'm currently sorting out the profiles of two Weir/Wear families in Greene and Washington counties in late 1700s that have got confused. Thanks.

• Karen Bath - My mom’s familySykes/Sikes/Thomas Buckingham lived all over in Tennessee. My research has shown Thomas Buckingham sign the TN state constitution and was sheriff for Serville, TN. Does anyone else have these lines in their tree?

• Scott Bingham - I was born in Tennessee, lived here all my life (so far), and all my immediate family and my most of my ancestors were born, lived, and/or died in TN.

• Cordell Bowers - My Father's side of the family is from Tennessee. (Surname Bowers) Many cousins still reside in Blount County. 

• Jacqueline Braddy - My Young/Morgan family and my Gardner/Forney family all hail from Tennessee. My GG Grandfather (Benjamin Young) was born in Yancey County, NC but settled in Erwin, Unicoi County, TN. My GG Grandmother (Susan A. Morgan) was born in Camp Creek, Greene County, TN before they moved to Erwin, Unicoi County, TN. Something you may find interesting is my GG Grandparents were part of the Expulsion of Erwin in 1918!!! when they relocated to Elizabethton for a while, then West Virginia! By the way, my GG Grandfather (Ben) was black and my GG Grandmother (Susan) was white. It was the early 1880's when the got together! Not sure how they made it work back then but they stayed together, she bore him 3 children!! My Gardner (Johnson Gardner) and Forney (Lena Forney) families are all from Elizabethton, Carter County, TN.

• Vicki Burkett - I have several ancestor lines in Tennessee that I am stuck on. Hopper, Robertson, Smith, Allen and Burkett. Oh and Compton also

• Jen Cabbage - My Cabbage family ancestors fetched up in Tennessee around 1790-1800, from PA via VA. Some of my distant cousins still live there.

• William Carlton - Deep roots in Tennessee.

• Clifford Carter - My grandparents were from TN. My grandmother was very proud of her family and told me things about her family, plus I have discovered some things on my own.

• Mary Jo Dailey -- I am a 6th generation Tennessean. I descend from: A. One of the First Families of Tennessee: Mary Polly Monroe (b. 1785 in Grainger Co. TN - 11 years before statehood.) B. Valentine Sevier I:I (Member of the original Watauga Settlement, father of John Sevier - first governor of TN). 15 of my direct ancestors came to Tennessee in the early 1800s.

• Deborah David -- I have many Tennessean ancestors. I am directly related to Sgt York by 11 degrees.

• Judith Davis - Almost everyone on my father's side of the family is from Roane County, Tennessee, including many with the last name of Williams and Davis.

• Karen Doerr - My 3x great grandfather (John Crum) lived in Greene County, Tennessee, and his son, my 2x great grandfather (Robert Sevier Crum), was born in Greene County. I would like to find out more about them, especially about John.

• Kathy Donaldson - I have many ancestors pre-statehood as well as revolutionary war patriots that settled in Tennessee. I am a life-long resident of beautiful East Tennessee.

• Mary Douglass - My TN ancestors: Clement in Lauderdale Gibson Weakley Madison co.; Applewhite and Harris and Cabiness and Lanier and McCulloch in Dyer; Hamilton in Dickson, Bledsoe Davidson, Williamson; Thomas and Mitts and Card, Bledsoe; Sequatchie Valley; Nail in Cumberland; McCulloch, Dyer Madison Davidson; Thomas in Sevier Co; Davie in Madison; Applewhite and Harris in Obion; Lenoir in Davidson; Brasfield in Gibson; Mickle in Montgomery.

• Stephanie Dwyer - I have lived in Jonesborough (Washington County) for most of my life, and some of my ancestors settled before Tennessee became a state. My early ancestors include Major Jonathan Tipton, Keziah Robertson Sevier, and Major Charles Robertson. Surnames of some other Tennessee ancestors since are Hale, Hamilton, Slaughter, Gray, Utsman, Greer, Jarrett, Benfield, Gouge, Honeycutt, Miller, Warner and Correll.

• Kay Ensor - Most of my ancestors have lived in Tennessee for two hundred years and more. Some of those lines were in Tennessee before there was a Tennessee. I have lived in Tennessee most of my life. I currently reside in Tennessee. My speciality interest is in Putnam County.

• Ronda Foster - GGGrandfather, William J Davis, Said to have been born in 1806 in Tennessee. No clue on Parentage, Has been listed by Some as Aaron Davis but no proof. Had a Sister or other family member by the name of Elizabeth. William J. Davis is my brick wall.

• Kathleen Fowler - I have Hoss ancestors who settled in Washington County, TN. And I have a friend here in Georgia who asked me to look up some information about his great-great-grandfather in Tennessee. In testament to the effectiveness of the FAN approach, his great-great-grandfather is shown next to my Hoss cousin on the 1850 census, and the two families intermarried a decade or so later.

• Paula Franklin - I work as much as I can in Sevier and Blount counties, my Dad and several of my grandparents were born and raised in Sevier and then I have grandparents born and raised in Blount county plus a brother and sister that were born there so I am very interested in those Counties.

• John Freeman - My brick wall is William P Freeman born in North or South Carolina, who migrated to Tennessee around 1825. His father may have been Gideon Freeman and he may have had a close relative Samuel Freeman who migrated to Texas via Blount County Tennessee and Missouri. My family lived in Hardin County for five generations.

• Judith Fry -- My dad's birth mother and family were from Tennessee.

• Yvonne McCowan Gammell - My grandmother's family has lived in Warren County/McMinnville since about 1800. She and her sister moved away during WWII, but just about everyone else still lives there. I have a bunch of Shellsford Baptist and Smyrna Cemetaries headstones since that is where most of my ancestors in this line are buried. Last names common to this line are Curtis, McGee, McGregor, Hennessee, Higginbotham, Dodson, and Stiles.

• E. Gatlin -- My paternal grandfather's parents were both from Nashville. My Tennessee ancestors were from Davidson, Williamson, Robertson, and Cheatham counties. My Gower and Lucas ancestors were among the first settlers of Nashville. In addition to adding my relatives (including numerous lines of distant cousins), I'm working on a one-place study of Vaughns Gap, Davidson County, Tennessee.

• Marie George -- I am very interested in McNairy County and surrounding area as well as the Shiloh Battlefield area....names of family are the Georges, Coles and Carrolls and maybe Horton and Michy. My husband's father was born near Shiloh at Childers Hill, TN. Some family are buried at Michy, TN.

• Connie Gerregano - I have always lived in Tennessee and have ancestors who came to Tennessee soon after the Revolutionary War.

• D. Gilliard - I have deep roots in Tennessee, namely Williamson County, Maury County with some ancestors who settled in Rutherford county. I have family born in Tennessee but don't know where.

• Elaine Goodner - My paternal 3x and 4x great grandfathers Walling are buried near Doyle, White County. The Walling, Roberts, Denton and Dykes families are very intertwined. I may be of some help to folks researching those families. My brickwall is my 3x great grandfather John Luna Bishop b. 1835 in Tennessee. I have not been able to go any further back. I have his life documented but not his ancestors.

• William Grant III - I have ancestors from Tennessee and do not know those that did not move to Illinois in the early 1800s. Some names come up from time to time that I may want to check there.

• Alex Green - The last 36 years, I've been researching backwards and forward from my g-grandparents homestead in Cocke County. It will be an honor to be part of this project.

• Mary Lou Guinn - I would like to find more information about my Tennessee relatives. I, also, enjoy helping those searching for their Tennessee ancestors, especially in my area. I have already helped a couple of people. The road I live on was previously named Shiflet Road. There is a family history by that name in South Meigs County, Tennessee. There were several families that moved together around in the 1850s - 1860s to this area from Greene County, Tennessee. I have two books on "Union County, Tennessee Heritage Volumes 1 and II", a "Union County, Tennessee, Marriages 1864-1900, and "The Underwoods from Roaring Gap (NC) to Dumplin Valley (TN) and Forward". I ,also, have some family records on the Caldwell family of Union County, Tennessee. These were published in the mid 1900s so they are not current. I have some photos as well.

• Juli Hardin - I just spent the last two weeks traveling through Tennessee looking for my ancestors! I found cemeteries for my family Sparkman, for Willis, Abel Crow, and several others. I spent a day in the Knox County Library researching. I have spent years online researching. Know what I have found? Hundreds of references to my Adams line but no absolute proof of which Adams is the right Adams. Being a born Yankee, coming South was great fun and gave me an appreciation for my GGGGGGrandfathers. Almost all of my Tennessee lines went on into Missouri, where I have good documentation. It's the Tennessee part that needs solid answers. So yes, I would love to help in any way you want on the Tennessee project. Regards to my Tennessee kin, Juli Junge Hardin. (Tennessee kin=Adams, Forgerson, Cruise, Ray, Crow, Sparkman, Chandler, Young, and Bower(s).)

• Alisa Hardman - I have a lot of ancestors with a Tennessee connection. I am always looking for a more complete picture of my family and I'm willing to share what I know. Daugherty (my maiden name), John, born in TN in 1787 but in Alabama by 1811. Family of John W. Copeland and Sarah Massey, Lincoln County, 1820s-1860s. McClures of Lincoln County, 1820s-1850s. Samuel H. Davis, b. 1800 in NC and d. in AR 1882 but I would like to find out more about his decades in Hardeman County, 1840s-1850s. Family of Larkin Elkins and Catherine Odell, Sullivan County, 1800-1850 (also family of Barbara Booher and John Poe). Descendants of Benjamin Huddleston. Family of Thomas Carl of Coffee County, 1820s-30s. Family of James M. Sheid and wife Sibyl Robertson of Coffee County, 1800's-1860's. Nowlin in Bedford and Williamson Counties, 1800-1840. Coopwood, Smith County 1800-1810. Ledbetters of Perry County (and surrounding counties), 1830-1860. Campbell in Overton and Fentress Counties, 1810-1850. Isaac Taylor (m. Agnes Copeland), son of George and Catherine Taylor, father of Didama Taylor Campbell, Fentress County. John Levi Thornton m. Catherine Kirk (d. of John Kirk), 1808 Williamson County. Parish Sims of Hawkins County (then to Limestone County, AL).

• Donna Harris - I've been researching my ancestors from Tennessee for many years and they include, BAYLESS, BIDDLE, BOWMAN, KLEPPER, MIDDLETON, WILLIAMS and other related families. Counties include: Washington, Greene, Sullivan, and others. My paternal grandfather, James Bowman Williams, was born in Limestone, Washington Co., met and married my grandmother there and their two eldest daughters were born in Tennessee as well.

• Glen Harris - born and raised in beautiful east Tennessee.

• Michael Hatfield -- Multiple families. My mother was born in Lenoir City & raised in Knoxville. My father, a Navy brat, was born in California but raised by paternal relatives in Harriman in Roane County. HATFIELD—one of the 1st families to settle in that part of Roane County that became Morgan. They’ve since spilled over into Putnam, White, Cumberland, & into what remains of Roane. Associated Families:Snow & Alley of Morgan & Roane; Carroll of White & DeKalb; Grimsley of Putnam, Roane & Smith. Also Summer(s) of Morgan. Matheny of Putnam & Smith. McGuffey & Powell of Morgan & Roane. Hedgecoth & Rose of Cumberland. TUTTEROW/TUTTERROW—Arrived in Knox County, settling in Concord. Spread out into Roane, Loudon & McMinn. Associated Families: Cormany & Dutton of Roane & Loudon; Arthur of Loudon; Coley of Jefferson & Roane. Also McCrary of Sullivan & Jefferson. Cox & Noe of Hamblen & Grainger.

• Molly Herod - I'm always trying to find out more about Tennessee. I have two ancestors who signed the Cumberland Compact (John Donelson and James Harrod). I'm also part of the Boone family and would like to learn more about any time that Israel Boone spent in Tennessee.

• Emily Holmberg -- I have deep roots in Carter, Sullivan, and Washington Counties. Current ties mainly to Sullivan County.

• Sue Houston - I have ancestors from Lincoln County, Tennessee. Surnames include Kennedy, McDill, Hill, West, Wyatt. Most of them migrated to Tennessee from South Carolina in the early 1800's.

• Kin Hunter - I’m trying to connect the dots to my ancestors who resided in Tennessee. I’ve hit several brick wallls trying to find more information about my maternal side. I want to teach my children so th why can teach their children and so on about our family history.

• Dusti Ide - I have several lines in east and middle TN from 1800s to present. Main counties are Morgan, Cumberland, Roane, Blount, Fentress and early Overton with some in surrounding counties.

• Joe Inman - My ancestors settled for some time in East Tennessee, Abednego and Shadrach Inman. They were also members of the Overmountain militia that fought at Kings Mountain. I recently signed up for the East Tennessee Genealogical Society and I intend to become a Tennessee First Family member through my direct descendent of Abednego Inman.

• Kelly Kley - have a ton of family in Tennessee. Northwest of Nashvillie, South and Southwest of Nashville area, then Western Tennessee. This was on both sides of my maternal grandparents. I would love to help with this project.

• Rick Lane - I was born and raised in Tennessee. All four of my grandparents were, as well. At least one line goes back to a land grant from the governor to my fifth great grandfather. I am still working on other lines, but most seem to have moved west from North Carolina with the frontier.

• Bryan Lawson -- documenting the Greene-Jones family feud in Hancock County.

• Emily Ledford -- I have family all near East Tennessee.

• Ursula Lenori - I would like to join the Tennessee Project I have family out of Tennessee and I would try to help improve profiles of Tennessee Residents.

• Chrissy Locke - I would like to join the Tennesse project as my husband's Gibson family is from Paris Tennessee. I would like to update and improve the profiles.

• Steff Mandarino- I manage the Franklin County page because my paternal grandmother was from Winchester, with deep roots in Lincoln and Moore counties. My dad's folks were Busbees, Pettys, Walkers, Leslies, Burnetts, and more.

• Michael Mankin - Carter, Washington, Greene & Sullivan Counties for Pickering, Scott, Helton/Hilton, Ellis, Sadler.

• Duane Alan Mayberry - My Mayberry line left Virginia around 1795- 1810 and settled in east TN and then on to Middle TN, Duck River valley during the 1800s. I'm trying to place ancestors during this period and learn a general history of the movement west from Tennessee.

• RL McAdoo - I am researching ancestors who signed the Cumberland Compact.

• Christy McClain - I’d love to join since the majority of my family is from East Tennessee and I have a ton of information to help others.

• Terry McGhee - am trying to add all of my family from both of my parents and grandparents who were born in Tennessee. Grandparents were Vena Mae Huffman from Lynchburg, husband John Henry Solomon. Famous Grandparents Earl Altaman Weaver( AKA Pless), and wife Wilma Davilla Snell from Winchester.They both were inducted into The Gospel Music Hall of Fame.

• Brittney Mckenzie-Smith - I'm very interested in Tennessee. I seem to have quite a few ancestors from Tennessee. Especially, the Giles, Lincoln, Maury, McMinn, Sullivan, and Warren Counties. I'm actually stuck on one of my branches and he died in Lincoln Co., TN, so I would love to work this branch. The family I am researching in TN is Smith, McNeely, McClure, Haymaker, Skinner, and Merrell.

• Billie McNamara -- State Coordinator of the TNGenWeb project.

• C McPeak -- I am interested in finding out more about the Warren family in Humphreys County and the Knott family of Bedford County.

• Margaret Meredith - My ancestors are from the Mountains in East Tennessee to the Mississippi River in West Tennessee. I have found ancestors, kith, and kin in all 96 counties of the great state of Tennessee. The counties I work in the most are McNairy, Chester, and Hardeman in West Tennessee as my paternal ancestors migrated as soon as the Chickasaw seceded the land in 1818. As West Tennessee celebrates its Bicentennial in 2023, this is a great time to work on a Tennessee project.

• Greta Moody - Most of my ancestors were born in, lived in, moved to, or moved from Tennessee. The majority being from East Tennessee. A lot of them served in various Wars. I plan on adding more Tennessee Cemeteries and creating free space profiles for counties, and other Tennessee things.

• Emily Moore -- Hi, I have ancestors who lived in the area of Fentress and Overton Counties as well as in other areas of Tennessee. I would like to contribute the information I find to the Tennessee project.

• Robyn Morrison - My great grandmother's family came left Tennessee in the early 1880s, and it has been very hard to find any information about them in records. They lived in Dekalb and Smith counties. I have another line of relatives that came from Obion County around the early 1920s. One day make it back to research in person, but until then these online connections are so helpful!

• Cynthia Nelson - I am ready to start my thorough research in Tennessee for my Rose family. My 3rd great grandfather, Richard Rose, signed up for the War of 1812 through Robertson County in 1814. He was born in NC but I do not know exactly where. Then there is my McBee family, Rev. Samuel McBee. I have more.

• Edie O'Brien - I am interested in learning more about my Barton, Chandler, and unknown ancestors who resided in TN. The Barton family lived in Rutherford County.

• Dena Oneal - I live near the Nashville area. I am a graduate of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. I’m just trying to build my tree. I am DNA related to 3 different Appalachian communities.

• De Anna Overcast - I would like to join the Tennessee Project because I was born and raised in Blountville, Sullivan County. Tennessee. I still have many family members there, I would like to add my family to the project. I have noticed that the project is missing some cemeteries that I have family members buried in. I would like to see the cemeteries added.

• Stephen Owens - Have Owens and Owen relatives in Tennessee. Looking for those early relatives in Eastern Tennessee that were part of North Carolina. Also searching for more information on my TN family that migrated and emigrated to/from Illiniois in early to mid 1800s. Particular interest in Lincoln and Moore counties.

• M Oxford - I am working on the Hobbs family which I believed moved out of Virginia through Tennessee and on to Illinois. I am hitting a brick wall in Tennessee and hope further work will provide some clues.

• Carol Pafford -- As a direct descendant of John Donelson, I would be very interested in joining this Project.

• Vicky Parrott - Both of my maternial Grandparents were from Fentress County, Tn. Would be very interesting to find out more about their families.

• Glen Paschall - I am a many generations TN! My research is focused in Middle TN-Murfreesboro and Cannon. I recently identified all of Murfreesboro, TN Mayors!! https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Category:Murfreesboro%2C_Tennessee%2C_Mayors

• Sonja (Moyers) Penrod - My surname family is one of the first families of Tennessee. My 5GG Christopher Moyers Jr, the first generation born on the continent, made his way from Orange County, Virginia to, what would become, White Pine, Tennessee. My main stumbling block is my 4GG Elizabeth Emily Witt, who married my 4GG Joshua Moyers. Elizabeth was born circa 1780 in/near White Pine, married circa 26 Mar 1797 and died apparently a few days after giving birth to my 3GG Hiram Moyers. Hiram was born circa 23 Feb 1811 and his father Joshua married Mary Williams about 4 days later. There is unsubstaniated info that she had a son Jacob circa 1806. I don't know any more about Elizabeth, any leads or suggestions? Hello to any Tennessee family connections. Looking forward to connecting and discussing.

• John Peters - Although I now live in Vermont, I grew up in middle Tennessee and still have strong family ties to the state. My paternal ancestors moved to the area around Oak Ridge Tennessee about 1800. My maternal ancestors are from Scott and Washington Counties in VA and Sullivan and Hancock Counties in Tennessee. I have been trying to find out as much as I can about my ancestors although there are some things I have not been able to resolve.

• Larry Pinkerton - I have spent so many years {on the internet}, I feel Tennessee is my second home! I have been searching the PINKERTON surname, In Bedford, and Hickman counties.. If anyone needs any help? I will be available to help. I am a 77-year-old grandpa who lives in Tuson. Grew up in Butler County, Missouri, Happy Hunting.

• Stephen Pope - I have ROARK, ROBINSON, BELL, DURHAM, BRIGGANS, HENRY, BUTLER and allied families in Shelby and Fayette Counties Tennessee. I'm interested in their migrations to and from.

• Vicki Posey - Most of the paternal side of my family comes from West Tennessee. Mostly the Fayette, Haywood and Tipton counties. I am working on adding them to wikitree anyway, so hopefully it helps.

• Tony Potter - I'm trying to untangle a knot of Potters around Hawkins County, TN around the formation of the state.

• Wanda Powers -- I was born and raised in Tennessee. I have a lot of relatives that still live here.

• Tim Prince - I went recently to visit the burial of my 5th gt grand uncle Return Jonathan Meigs (1740-1823) for whom the county is embarrassingly named. Sent snapshots to the people responsible for his web page 6th Connecticut Regiment I haven't identified any TN cousins other than his descendants. Those who were prominent were forced out in the purges of 1839 and 1861, including the same named TN Atty genl, His spouse descends from Samuel McSpadden (1756-1844) whose descendants have a contracting company on the way into town. Photo: Samuel McSpadden Marker (hmdb.org) So there were cousins already evicted from TN who fought in battles in present OK as well as nearer by. My late wife has ancestors who lived somewhere around the present Lowes. The way there passes the Crockett marker David Crockett and Polly Finley Historical Marker (hmdb.org) My mother had a photo of my 2nd ggf on horseback following the battle at Lookout Mtn, too far off in the distance to recognize. Our church led off the 200th anniversary celebration with a presentation on the pulpit bible given by the fellow who survived walking around a year with a bullet fired into him by one of Longstreet's troops. There were separate Northern and Southern Methodist churches in town until the Southern property was condemned for what turned out to be the bomb project, so then they had to unite. The long abandoned school still stands behind the post office. It was part of the New Deal project which condemned AME church property and segregated the place.

• Frank Redd - My mother was born in McNairy County. I have a lot of family born and lived in Tennessee.

• Robb Reed - Hello, I am interested in joining the Tennessee Project. My family stems from Pickett and Overton Counties in Tennessee, and I used to live in Davidson and Rutherford counties.

• Dustin Rogers - My mom and dad’s respective lines resided in Hickman and Sumner counties. I’ve traced my dad’s side from VA, to NC, to TN by way of land grant bounty from the Revolutionary War.

• Beth Schmillen - I have family in TN and am interested in Houser, LaCroix, Lawrence Co and how the houser's came thru Virginia. I don't know where the Lacroix's were before TN.... I guess I'd be joining to learn how to find more information about researching in the USA.

• Doug Shaw - My maternal line passes through Tennessee (on the way to Texas). Particularly interested right now in determining the parents of my GGM Mary Ann AMMONS (1857-1949). Also wondering why there are 2 marriage licenses for her and Thomas Jefferson BISHOP in adjacent Hardeman and McNairy Counties a couple of days apart. Marriage seems to have been in McNairy Co.

• Kenneth Shelton-The reason I am the manager of White County: My parents and grandparents were born in White County and my grandparents, as well as aunts and uncles and cousins, are buried there. This is where all of our family vacations were taken when I was growing up. We would visit grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins. I still have many cousins living in White Co. and neighboring counties in Tennessee. I am trying to add them all to WikiTree because they're all special, they're family.

• Liz Shifflett - Neals and Briens, ancestors of my mother, lived in Tennessee (Wilson County & Smith County). I am also active with the Appalachia Project's South Central Appalachia Team, which includes 38 of Tennessee's 52 counties in Appalachia. (See the team page & Space: Counties of Appalachia.)

• Lance Shumway - I have no family tree ties to TN, but I am interested in working to expand family trees where I currently reside. I plan to focus on Johnson County initially, especially the greater Mountain City area. I would certainly be interested in connecting with anyone currently working on trees or projects in the area; reach out to me and we can collaborate.

• Mary Ann Simmons - Many of my paternal ancestors are from Campbell and Anderson County TN (Gaylor, Disney, White, Reed, etc.)

• Zona Simonson - My paternal ancestors migrated from Virginia to Tennessee and lived in Stewart Cty (Dover, Indian Mound, Bumpus Mills), Henry Cty, Knox Cty. Surnames include: Lewis, Selby, Ellis, Smith, Mathis, Swor, Judkins, Warren. I'd like to learn more about my ancestors and Tenneesse history.

• Melinda Spencer -- My ancestors helped found Trenton, Gibson, TN and my family lived there for generations.

• Steve Stewart - I have Stewart ancestors who moved to TN. from N.C. in late 1700's. They settled in Lawrence County, TN. From here, they moved into Lake and Dyer Counties.

• Heather Strong - Trying to find Willson and Ellen (Evans) Gibbs prior to 1850. Many family members in Tennessee. Also interested in the Cherokee project.

• Lea Walker Sullivan - I am very interested in finding out as much as I can about the Watauga Settlement in Tennessee. My ancestor John Oldham Hightower who was the petitioner for establishment of county governement in the Watauga area of Tennessee in 1776.

• Beverly Swann - Hi, I'm the recipient of a collection of photos from my maternal great-grandmother, Dorcas Williams Pointer. She lived in the Algood/Cookeville area her whole life. Other family names are Bilbrey, Bryant, Stockton, Peek, and Quarles/Qualls. I'm always looking for puzzle pieces to the many different families, but the one that I've been working on lately is Bilbrey.

• Phillip Thompson - adopted by J. M. Thompson and Reba (Sexton) Thompson - I think everyone in Scott County and surrounding counties (including near-by Kentucky counties) are relatives of one form or another. As I have said the people of E. Tennessee and Kentucky often wander back and forth across the border, except in football/basketball season. I am busy putting as many on my tree as fast as I can.

• William Thompson - I am a fifth-generation Cumberland Countian from Pleasant Hill, Cumberland, Tennessee. The county was formed in 1855. I can trace my ancestry through much of the Upper Cumberland area in Campbell, Fentress, Morgan, Overton, Putnam, Roane, Scott, and White counties. Profiles I'm proud of: My 2nd great-grandfather James Thompson of Roane, Tennessee fought in the Mexican-American War and as a Union Captain in the American Civil War. My 2nd great-grandparents Amos Wightman and Helen Graham were instrumental in founding Pleasant Hill Academy in Pleasant Hill, Cumberland, Tennessee which led to the present day elementary school, Pleasant Hill Community Church, and a doctor and eventual hospital for the remote area. A 4th great-grandfather Capt. Dennis Trammell also fought for the Union in the Civil War. His grandfather, Capt. Dennis Trammell fought in the American Revolutionary War before settling in what is now Scott, Tennessee. My 5th great grandfather was Col. Stephen Copeland who served in the American Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 and was the first white settler in Overton, Tennessee. His son Joseph Copeland also known as Big Joe married the daughter of local Cherokee Indian chief. I am excitedly digging into my past for my children.

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• Janet Tucker - I was born and raised in Knoxville (Knox), but also lived in Nashville. My brother currently lives in Kingston (Roane). My father was born in Rogersville (Hawkins Co.) and lived most of his life in Kingsport (Sullivan); my mother was born just across the state line in Gate City, VA. My entire family history is East Tennessee, and while I know most of it, I'm hoping to fill in some blanks and connect with others.

• Gary Vanniere - Adopted. My maternal grandfather and his ancestors settled in Bristol, TN!

• Evelyn Vigdahl - I have a branch of my Quesenbury family that migrated to Wilson Co, TN in 1799 before continuing on to AR in 1833. I would love to learn more about this family and their early settlement of the state.

• Kristina Wheeler - I'm currently working on four one place studies in DeKalb, As part of this I'm writing a monthly story for the Smithville review, and have started a DNA project for people related to DeKalb on FTDNA. In addition to the specific one place studies, I'm working on creating profiles for the many tombstone photos I took on my first trip of what will be many. In connection with some of the local researchers, I've been given permission to post their transcriptions of Diaries from 1903-1920. I also took many courthouse images from the Supreme court records, and have been indexing those. Also having many roots around Tennessee, work on my ancestors, and others from the Fan of myself, and those I'm researching in DeKalb. I'd be happy to take on that county. It would help if I could be given permission to create the remaining census categories for 1920 and earlier. There is an incredible amount of endogamy and same names with similar ages. Unfortunately just putting them at the county level will make it more difficult to track who lived where, and if people haven't been added yet to the space page for the enumeration district.

• Anne Whitaker - My great-great-grandfather was a stone mason in Brownsville, TN. I think he did many of the old headstones in the cemetery.

• Judy Woods - I have several family ancestors from Tennessee. Surnames are Barrett, Looney/Luna, Ward. I have been trying to find the father of Martha Ward. The Looney/Luna family immigrated to the United States. Robert Looney built and ran the Looney ferry for many years. I have been reading a book about him. Peter Grancer Looney is my ancestor I used to join the DAR. He was in the American Revolution and also was a founder of Nashville; also signed the Cumberland Pact. My grandfather Jeremiah Mordecai "Jerry" Barrett and some of his brothers fought in the Civil War; he had 3 wives and 17 children. He is buried in a Barrett Cemetery (in a field) about 15 miles from Murfeesboro, TN, along with his last wife Callie. He was one of 8 children. He is my 2nd great grandfather.

• Elijah Wright - Our family has roots primarily in the Smith and Warren county areas. I'm in the Cookeville area if anyone needs me to go look at a gravesite or similar...

• Susanna Yarber - I live in Tennessee and have a lot of Ancestors from Tennessee and still have not been able to connect all of the dots.

Note -- Summer Orman was the original coordinator for the Tennessee project. She did a great deal of work getting it set up. She is greatly missed.

• Summer Orman - Native of Nashville, Tennessee - all of my immediate family (through my 2nd great grandparents) were either born in or settled in Tennessee. Profiles I'm proud of: Jacqués Timothé Boucher, Sieur de Montbrun, a French-Canadian fur trader, was the first citizen of Nashville, and my 6th great grandfather. Samuel Claybrook Locke, my 2x great uncle, a constable for Williamson County; was gunned down in the line of duty. John Crockett Hudson, my 3rd great-grandfather, a Civil War Confederate veteran, my favorite ancestor!

County Coordinators

• DeKalb County, Kristina Wheeler
• Fentress County, William Thompson
• Franklin County, Stephanie Ward
• Gibson County, Kathleen Heath
• Grundy County, Liz Shifflett
• Hickman County, Jeanne Aloia
• Jackson County, Liz Shifflett
• James County, Liz Shifflett (historic county)
• Knox County, B Higdon
• Lake County, Sidney Vowell
• Lincoln County, Kat Prawl
• Maury County, Kelly Kley
• McMinn County, Mike McMinn
• McNairy County, Margaret Meredith
• Montgomery County, Robin Coles
• Moore County, Stephanie Ward
• Morgan County, William Thompson
• Perry County, Kelly Kley
• Putnam County, William Thompson
• Rhea County, William Thompson
• Roane County, Ray Jones
• Scott County, Pam Fraley
• Smith County, Liz Shifflett
• Stewart County, Nan Lambert Starjak
• Sumner County, Nan Lambert Starjak and Kelly Kley
• Weakley County, Sidney Vowell
• White County, Kenneth Shelton
• Williamson County, E. Gatlin
• Wilson County, Liz Shifflett