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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Abernathy, Mrs. Clay
Died Monday at the residence of Dr. J. B. Witherington, at Munford. Her home was in Ripley, Tenn., and she was at Munford on a visit to her daughter-in-law, Mrs. W. M. Abernathy. She was a native of Middle Tennessee and was in her 72nd year. She was the widow of the late J. M. ...
Acree, Sam Lee – Obituary
Acree, Sam Lee, little son of Dr. Acree, having been in the river for 2 1/2 months, body was taken up 150 miles below Memphis is in a mutilated condition. Five people were drowned a the same time. They body of Dr. Garhey has not been found. [Memphis Daily Appeal, Memphis, Tenn., July 25, ...
Adair, Woodrow Wilson
Woodrow Wilson Adair: Aged four years and seven months, son of Mr. R. B. Adair, of the Solo neighborhood, died Friday night at 11 o’clock and was buried in the Townsend graveyard Saturday afternoon at 3 o’clock, Rev. A. H. Bezzo conducting the funeral services. (The Covington Leader, Thursday, June 28, 1917)

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, Eliza – Death Certificate
Eliza Adams Death Certificate No.: 336-53 Name: Eliza Adams Date of Death: 3 Nov 1917 Sex: F Color: Black Age: About 80 Marital Status: Widowed Place of Death: Cause of Death: Burning and old age Date of Birth: Don’t Know Place of Birth: Tipton County Occupation: Too old for any Father: Jason Cotten Father’s Place of Birth: Tipton County Mother: Carolyn Cotten Mother’s Place of Birth: Tipton County Burial Place: Cotten Graveyard Burial Date: Nov 4, 1917
Adams, James L
Parents James L Adams is a well known citizen. He is a farmer and a lumber dealer of Munford, Tipton County, Tennessee. A native of Roberson County, Tennessee, born on June 24, 1838. He is a son of Rev. Louis and Lucinda (Thacker) Adams. The father was born in Virginia on October 11, ...
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, John “Fatman”
John “Fatman” Adams, 67, of Gallaway passed away Friday, December 1, 2017. He is survived by two children, Malyka Adams and Sharla Milton; his mother Virneta Adams; four brothers and nine sisters. Visitation for Mr. Adams will be held from 4-6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 8, at Millington Funeral Home with services at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. ...
Adams, Lester Grover
DEATH — Lester Grover Adams, of near Rialto, died suddenly Wednesday morning after an attack of pneumonia. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. E. H. Hutchison at Townsend Cemetery this (Thursday) morning. He is survived by his widow, two children, his parents, three brothers and two sisters. [The Covington Leader, Covington, Tenn., March 3, ...

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 ...

Adams, Susan – Death Certificate
Susan Adams Death Certificate No.: 17573 Name: Susan Adams Date of Death: May 19, 1930 Sex: Female Color: White Age: 63 Marital Status: Widowed Place of Death: Munford Cause of Death: Corrosive Sublimate Poisoning – Suicidal Date of Birth: Feb 28, 1867 Place of Birth: Tennessee Occupation: Housekeeper Father: Marin Turnage Father’s Place of Birth: Tennessee Mother: Rebecca Manley Mother’s Place of Birth: Tennessee Burial Place: Bethel Cemetery Burial Date: May 20, 1930 D.C. Signed By: J. C. Witherington

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, ...

Adkins, Margaret J Stewart
Margaret Peggy Stewart (Stuart) Adkins was born on July 6, 1790, in Sussex, Virginia. She married Henry Adkins on December 19, 1814, in Sussex, Virginia. They had six children during their marriage. She died on December 3, 1849, in Tipton County, Tennessee, at the age of 59. Adkins Family Graveyard Mumford, TN 27 ...

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 ...

Agnew, Mary Runyan – Death Certificate
Mary Runyan Agnew (Nickname: Mollie, Maiden Name: McIntosh) Death Certificate No.: 29-5 Name: Mary Runyan Agnew Date of Death: Jany 21, 1918 Sex: Female Color: White Age: 52 Marital Status: Married Place of Death: Obion County Civil Dist No 4 Cause of Death: Tuberculosis Date of Birth: Feby 4, 1865 Place of Birth: Tipton County, Tenn Occupation: Housekeeping Father: Wm Mackintosh Father’s Place of Birth: Frankfort KY Mother: Sarah Ann Sweeney ...
Albrook, James
James Albrook who lived on the Fred Johnson place near Mt. Carmel, died very suddenly Monday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock of paralysis and was buried at Mt. Carmel the day following. The deceased was 35 years of age and is survived by his wife and five children. (The Covington Leader, Thursday, March 22, 1917)
Aldridge, Mart
Mart Aldridge, an inmate of the county poorhouse, who claimed to be 109 years of age, died there Friday afternoon. (The Covington Leader, Thursday, May 17, 1917)

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. ...
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