Genealogy and History
Mariah Luvenia Delashmit Beaver: Mrs. S. D. Beaver, widow of the late S. D. Beaver, of Beaver, died at her home Saturday, April 25, at 2 p. m., following an illness of 10 days. Funeral services were held in the Presbyterian Church at Beaver Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock, interment occurring at Ravenscroft cemetery. Rev….
Parents Stephen Daniel Beaver, farmer and merchant of the Fourth District, is a son of Dr. S. B. and Elizabeth Beaver, and was born in Fayette County, 1853, and is one of nine children, five of them living; Mrs. Frances Freeman, Mrs. Isabella Sloop, James B., S. D. and Sarah A. Allison. The father was…
Tennessee Negro Lynched by Six Sheriff’s Car Crowded to Pavement; Body is Found Hanging From Bridge Covington, Tenn., Aug. 17 (AP) — Six masked men, shouting “to hell with the law,” seized a terror stricken negro accused of slaying a white officer from Sheriff W. J. Vaughan today and left his body dangling at the…
The Town of Brighton was established in the year 1873 along the newly completed tracts of the Memphis and Paducah Railroad upon the lands of A. W. Smith, Sr. who gave the initial five acres for the Depot grounds. The new town was named for Mr. Bright, the first conductor on the Memphis Division of…
SALEM LEAFLETS (By S. O. Huey) Weather and Hog Killing After a nice lot of beautiful cold weather we are having a cloudy, warm, rainy spell. A good deal of rain has fallen since last Thursday night, and is very warm for this season; part of the time no winter fires needed. A lot of…
John Manuel Mills was born on 10 Feb 1869, in Brighton, Tenn. His father was John Samuel Mills (1845-1925), and his mother was Cynthia Catherine Baskins Mills (1847-1912). John had twelve siblings. They were Malinda Catherine Mills Blankenship (1865-1933), Hugh Jackson (1867-1907), Sidney C (1870-1895), Susanah (1873-1933), Ada Frances (1874-1909), Yerby Samuel (1876-1954), Lora Lee…
Gerald Wayne Goforth was born on 14 Sep 1936 in Covington, Tennessee. His father was William Herman Goforth, and his mother was Lois Miller Goforth Mills. Gerald was the oldest of his siblings. He had one brother and two sisters. They were Jimmy Gene Goforth, Betty Ann Mills and Judith Jane Mills Herring. Jimmy, Gerald’s…
Esther Caskey Mills was born in 1814 in Blackstock, South Carolina. Her parents were Thomas (1775 – 1840) and Julianna Graham Caskey (17 Sep 1783 – 18 Jun 1848). Her siblings were Thomas (1802 – 1882), Mary (1805 – 1879) and Rosannah W Caskey (1808-1879). Esther married Hugh McClellen Mills in 1840 while living in…
Hugh McClellen Mills was born in 1818 in Blackstock, South Carolina. His parents were John Mills (abt. 1780 – 19 Dec 1842) and Anna Mills (abt. 1783 – aft. 1860). Hugh’s mother’s maiden name could have been Mills but which branch of the family in South Carolina is unclear. She signed all legal documents, found…
Generation 1 Descendants of George B Huffman (1805-1889) b. 3 Dec 1805 in Rowan County, North Carolina d. 8 Aug 1889 in Brighton, Tennessee. He is buried in Indian Creek Cemetery. He married Margaret Summey on 29 Mar 1827 in Davidson County, North Carolina. Margaret Summey Huffman b. 6 Apr 1806 in Rowan County, North…