Surnames of families who have lived in Tipton County, continue to live in Tipton County or those who have left the county.
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Adams, Benjamin
Benjamin Adams, of Tipton County, Tennessee, was born in Sumner County, Tennessee on April 12, 1812. He is the son of Collins and Martha Goodsum Adams, both natives of Virginia. Parents His father was born in 1768 and was married twice: first to Miss Mary Tias, a native Southampton, Virginia and by this marriage ...
Adams, John
Parents of John Adams John Adams, a prosperous, energetic farmer of Tipton County, was born in Chester County, S. C., December 25, 1817. His parents were Samuel and Mary (Park) Adams, who were both natives of Ireland. The father was born in 1781 and died in 1807. The mother was born in 1791, and died in ...
Adams, Lewis
Lewis Adams was born on October 11, 1798, in Tennessee. He married Lucinda Thacker in Allen County, Kentucky on July 4, 1818. Their first home was in Gallatin, Sumner County, Tennessee. Later they moved to Robertson County Tennessee, where they lived from 1830 to 1850. After this time, they moved to ...
Adams, Lucinda Thacker
Lucinda Thacker was born on 1 Oct 1803, in Allen, Kentucky. Her father was Edward P Thacker, born 1 Jan 1775 in Fluvanna County, Virginia. He died on 8 Nov 1845 in Allen County, Kentucky. Her mother was Elizabeth Polly Morgan, born 18 Nov 1779 in North Carolina. She died on ...
Adkins, Henry
Henry Adkins was born on February 2, 1795, in Sussex, Virginia. His father, William, was 31 and his mother, Sussanna, was 29. He married Peggy Stewart on December 19, 1814, in Sussex, Virginia. Later, he married Margaret J. Stewart (Stuart). They had six children: Ava Ann, Benjamin T., James L., Nancy, ...
Adkison, Adeline Geneva Delashmit
Adeline Geneva Delashmit Adkison – Mrs. Adeline Adkison burned to death at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Abe J. Fite of Atoka, Friday morning about 9:00 o’clock. Just how the nearly 89-year old woman’s clothing caught fire may never be entirely explained. Mrs. Adkison’s son, Joseph Bernard Adkison, filled the coal stove in the ...
Adkison, W George
The Covington Leader, Thursday, April 25, 1918 A well-known citizen of the Beaver neighborhood, died at his home on Wednesday of last week, and was buried at Indian Creek graveyard Thursday morning at 11 o’clock, Rev. C. E. Norman, of the Munford Methodist Church, conducting the funeral services. Mr. Adkison was 52 years of age, and ...
Alexander, Harriett “Hattie” E
Harriett “Hattie” E Alexander was born on 9 Aug 1857 in Buncombe County, North Carolina. She married William N Young in 1878. During their marriage, they had six children. They were: William Julius Alexander, father of Hattie Margaret Grace b. 1880 d. 1965 William Ruthey b. 1881 d. 1904 James Rogers b. 1882 d. ...
Alexander, James Evans
JAMES EVANS ALEXANDER | Alexander, James Evans, lawyer, statesman, orange and fruit grower, was born Dec. 17, 1860, near Covington, Tenn. He was educated at the Tipton male high school; and at the Lebanon law School of Cumberland University. He has been mayor of Enterprise, Fla.; post office inspector under President Cleveland’s first administration; and ...
Alston, Major Hinton Sr.
Major Hinton Alston, Sr was born on January 20, 1869, in Tipton County, Tennessee. His father was Ruffin, and he was 35 when Hinton was born. His mother, Mary, was 29. In 1900, he married Miss. Henrietta D. During their marriage, they had ten children. They are Philip, Major Hinton ...
Alston, Rev. Ruffin F. Sr
Rev. Ruffin F Alston was born in 1834 in North Carolina. His father, Isham, was 36 years old when he was born. Isham, Ruffin’s father, was born in 1798 in Warren, North Carolina. His mother, Ellen, was 24 years old when he was born. Ellen lived a very long life. ...
Anderson, John Burton “JB”
John Burton “JB” Anderson was born in 1811 in Allen, Kentucky. First, John married Sarah “Sallie” Jackson. She died after the Civil War. They had six children. They were Thomas Jefferson, William G, George, Andrew Jackson, Sara and Arthur David. Next, John married Mary E. They had one daughter, ...
Anderson, Sarah “Sallie” Jackson
Sarah “Sallie” Jackson was born in South Carolina. She married John Burton “JB” Anderson in the late 1830s. They had six children during their marriage. They were Thomas Jefferson, William G, George, Andrew Jackson, Sara and Arthur David. She died in 1865 in Fayette County, Tennessee, at the age of 48. US ...
Armstrong, William N
Parents William N. Armstrong, a substantial citizen and farmer of Tipton County, was born in Gaston County, N. C., September 26, 1845, and is a son of Andrew J. and Mary J. (Robinson) Armstrong. The father is a farmer, and was born in North Carolina, December 11, 1819, and is still living; the mother was born ...
Avery, Thomas
THOMAS AVERY | Tom Avery, a well known colored man. Who lived on the Lauderdale Richardson place near Leigh’s Chapel. Died of paralysis Wednesday evening. Thomas AveryBirth: 1849Death: 31 Oct 1917Kings Hill Chapel CemeteryCovington, Tipton County, Tennessee Spouse: Caroline ...
Baptist, Nathaniel Wilson
Notable Men of Tennessee Nathaniel Wilson Baptist, chairman of the Tennessee Railroad commission, was born in Mecklenburg county, Va., Oct. 10, 1846, and was there reared and given a common school education. Military Life On April 27, 1862, he entered the Confederate service as a private in Company A, Eighteenth Virginia infantry (the Danville Blues). ...
Barlow, Quincy Steven
Covington – QUINCY STEVEN BARLOW, 58, owner of Barlow Funeral Home in Covington, TN; Pastor of Hickory Grove Missionary Baptist Church in Brownsville, TN and Executive Director of Delta Human Resource Agency in Covington, passed away on Friday, July 18, 2015. He will Lie In State 4-6 p.m. Wednesday, July 22 with a Memorial Service ...
Barret, Richard S
Richard S Barret, Esq., son of James and Nancy (Sanford) Barret was born in Sumner County, Tennessee on January 8, 1821, and is one of a family of eight children, six of whom are living. Life Our subject received his education in the district schools of his neighborhood. In 1846 united his fortunes with those of ...
Barret, William Lewis
Parents Dr. William L Barret, surgeon and physician of Center, Tenn., is a son of James and Nancy (Sanford) Barret, and was born in Cumberland County, Ky., in 1832, being the sixth child of a family of six sons and two daughters; one son has died. The father was of Anglo-Irish extraction, and was born in ...
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