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and Tennessee families, dating from the 1800's to the early 1900's. *
You'll find old news
articles, obituaries, birth & marriage announcements, ads and more.
Newspapers abound with genealogical clues and wonderful historical
context for family historians.
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Each of these
was scanned from an original issue of an old newspaper in my personal
collection. They appear in the order in which they were added to this
website. Be sure to check for archived
stories , since I move them from this
page to the Archives periodically.
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Jackson County Chancery Court Notice , 1840
HERBERT, SHAW, BROWN, COWAN, QUARLES, McWHIRTER,
McBROOM, HOGAN, HOGIN
J. W.
BALDRIDGE, Attorney , Gallatin, 1840
O. STALEY,
Tanner , Gallatin, 1840
WYNNE
Tract for Sale , Near Shelby Depot, 1868
FLIPPEN
Affray
on the Magenta , 1868
REILLY, KELLY
3 Arrested
for Bold Robbery and Assault of Negro , Memphis, 1868
ACKERMAN, SANDERS, CALLAHAN, CONNELL
Need a Dentist
in Memphis ? 1855
BORDLEY, HOWCOTT, SWAN
A. MERETO ,
Jeweler & Watchmaker, Memphis, 1855
Charles
POTTER Offers Bulk Coffee for Sale , Memphis, 1855
Watt BRADFORD , Manufacturer, Memphis, 1855
Memphis Police Court News , 1855 BLACK, FRANK
M. J. BECKWITH Tends to Business in Mississippi , 1891
MILLER - FEALY Marriage , Memphis, 1877
HARRIS - CUMMINGS Marriage , Memphis, 1877
Mrs. POSTON to Relocate to Jackson from Memphis , 1891 ALCORN
MITCHELL - OLDHAM Marriage , 1877
ANDERSON Death , Nashville, 1919 Not yet indexed, but surnames include the following:
SWEENEY, McCLANAHAN, MOODY, BOLES, SELLY, GLEAVES, MILLES, BAUMAN, SHERMAN, POTTER, DAVIS, WARDEN, NEALEY, COTTON, FUSTON, CANTRELL, RANDOLPH, WHERRY, DAVIS, RAINS
Judge DULING Sends Tramp Charles WILCHER to Workhouse , 1879
Convicted Marshall County Horse Thieves' Cases Heard in Supreme Court , TN, 1879 PORTER, McCOOL, McMILLIN
Dr. McCREARY Now in Dr. MORGAN's Old Office , Knoxville, 1886
DAVIS Suicide at Jasper , 1891
Alleged Voter Fraud in Fayette County , 1884
WATSON, DUNN, BAKER, BATE
Seaborn JONES Hanged by the Ku Klux Klan , Columbia, 1868
News from Bristol , 1886
Names now indexed! Surnames include:
LINDSEY, McNEIL, THOMAS, McCARTY, CARR, VANCE, DORIOT, WALLACE, BOYD, BROWN, WALKER, BURROW, WHITE, PENDLETON, RICHMOND, BULLOCK, THOMAS
Nashville Deaths , May, 1919
WILES, DENNY, HUGGINS, BREWINGTON, VANTREASE, WOODROFF, NEESE
15,000 Acres of West Tennessee Land Ready to Settle , 1845
CLAGETT, PAGE, FOOTE, ST. JOHN
Wartime News from East Tennessee , 1864
BALL, MARTIN, CROW, MORGAN
B. A. MASSEY Advertises Former KAY Residence , Memphis, 1855
Tennessee Candidates , 1855 KEY, STOKE, GOLLADAY
John WILDBERGER Advertises the Steamer Falcon for Sale , 1855
40 Acres for Sale on Memphis & Charleston Railroad , Fayette County, 1855 GLENN, BROWN
Outlaw James HICKEY Shot to Death , Germantown, 1881
Jacob C. WARD , Bookbinder, Memphis, 1855
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* I'm sorry, but I do not have any
more recent newspapers. If you're looking for old news stories or obituaries
published after 1920, I suggest you check with your local library. If they
don't have the issue that you seek, they may be able to locate one on
microfilm through another institution. Sadly, very few actual original
issues remain in library collections, and thus you may only be able to get
microfilm views of the old news pages.
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