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Mary Frances Piercy Nichols’ Diary – Section 10

Posted on June 17, 2019June 18, 2019 by ML Williams

Wednesday, April 1, 1959 Also his mother, Martha Nichols, she lived in your grandfather Nichols’ home most of the time until her death when she was quite old as I told you once before she smoked a clay pipe. She wore the clothes that made your grandfather Nichols first suit, could not tell it was…

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Mary Frances Piercy Nichols’ Diary – Section 9

Posted on June 17, 2019June 18, 2019 by ML Williams

Thursday, March 26, 1959 Mary Nichols’ Diary (cont.) – ? Memphis, so I’d been to many places cousin E. didn’t have any children and she and her husband were very nice to me and took me so many places, theatre, fairs or anything else when I visited them. So, we just got 4 his (?)…

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Valentine T Dodson Headstone in Edmondson Cemetery

Mary Frances Piercy Nichols’ Diary – Section 5

Posted on June 17, 2019June 18, 2019 by ML Williams

Friday, February 6, 1959 Mary Frances Piercy Nichols’ Family — My father was Wm Thomas Piercy and he married my mother Alice Elizabeth Dodson, April 25, 1892. I was born May 3, 1893 at White Haven, Tenn., my brothers (Bill) William Piercy was born January 8, 1895, Duke Piercy was born Sept. 18, 1896, Walter…

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Elbert Royal Nichols Sr at boarding school

Mary Frances Piercy Nichols’ Diary – Section 4

Posted on June 17, 2019July 7, 2019 by ML Williams

Wednesday, January 28, 1959 Jimmy was a sweet boy and Frances would remember he visited many times with “Miss. Nichols” and Martha was visiting us at the time. As her brother Walter stated once here, when he and I were out looking at the shrubs and flowers. There would have to be a heaven, if…

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Tipton Republicans Select Delegates

Tipton Republicans Select Delegates

Posted on May 14, 2019June 11, 2019 by John Shaw

In response to a call published in the Leader and signed by J. S. Cromwell, secretary, addressed to the Republicans of Tipton county, a few white Republicans met in the courthouse Saturday afternoon and elected W. E. Fryer as a delegate to the Republican State convention in Chattanooga April 14, and to the Congressional convention…

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Four Murderers Hanged

Four Murderers Hanged

Posted on April 30, 2019April 30, 2019 by ML Williams

Major John Hicks, colored, 26 years old, who killed Henry M. Williams on December 15th, 1880, in Ludlow, Ky., with an iron bar, was hanged in Covington, Feb. 24th. Ciarco Ramuez and Catuno Sepuenty, Mexicans, were hanged at Austin, Texas, and Whit Brown, another murderer, at Pine Bluff, Ark., on the same day. [Bolivar Bulletin,…

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J. Walter Nichols

Nichols, J. Walter, Former Munford Principal, Dies in Clearwater, Fla.

Posted on April 23, 2019June 6, 2019 by ML Williams

By MRS. E. R. NICHOLS News has been received of the sudden death of J. W. Nichols of Clearwater, Fla., which occurred Friday morning while Mr. Nichols, who was a lawyer, was speaking in court. He collapsed and died of a heart attack before reaching the hospital. Mr. Nichols was principal of the Munford High…

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Brown, W. M. – Obituary

Posted on April 16, 2019June 6, 2019 by ML Williams

Mr. W. M. Brown, a former well known citizen of this city, died at his home in Memphis Sunday afternoon at 4:45 o’clock of pneumonia.  His remains were brought to Covington at 9:20 o’clock Monday were taken immediately to Munford cemetery and there interred.  Mr. Brown is survived by his wife, Mrs. Julia Brown, and…

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Brown, T. W. – Obituary

Posted on April 16, 2019June 6, 2019 by ML Williams

Mr. T. W. Brown, an aged citizen of the Drummonds neighborhood and an ex-Confederate veteran, whose illness was mentioned in these columns last week, died Sunday and his burial occurred at Poplar Grove on the day following.  His wife and two children survive him. [The Covington Leader, Covington, Tenn., February 22, 1917]

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Robinson Brown

Brown, Robinson – Obituary

Posted on April 16, 2019June 6, 2019 by ML Williams

Robison, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Brown, of the Atoka community, died last Thursday after a few days’ illness.  The remains were interred in Salem cemetery Friday, Rev. G. W. Tracy conducting the funeral services at the grave. [The Covington Leader, Covington, Tenn., June 21, 1917]

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