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Famous Randolph of 1835 and 1921

Posted on March 23, 2021March 23, 2021 by ML Williams

ONCE PROUD LITTLE CAPITAL PASSES INTO HISTORY Surrenders Charter After An Existence of Ninety Years – Spacious Harbor Once Crowded With Craft – Destroyed by Federal Troops During Civil War – Once a Rival of Memphis For Supremacy. (By J. H. Curtis, in Memphis Commercial Appeal, Sunday April 17.) Randolph, once the proud and haughty…

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Marriage License Tipton County

Adkison, Adeline Geneva Delashmit

Posted on December 31, 2020January 30, 2021 by ML Williams

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…

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Beaver, Mariah Luvenia Delashmit

Posted on December 30, 2020December 30, 2020 by ML Williams

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….

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Beaver, Stephen Daniel

Posted on December 30, 2020December 30, 2020 by ML Williams

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…

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Campground Items 7 Dec 1922

Campground Items – 7 Dec 1922

Posted on December 29, 2020December 29, 2020 by ML Williams

Campground Items 7 Dec 1922: Mrs. T. E. Williams and children spent Thanksgiving with relatives in the Salem community. The Misses Trebin, sisters of our teacher, Miss Trebin, were week-end visitors of Miss Jessie Williams this week. Their home is in Rosemark. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Pace, of Drummonds, visited Mrs. Molly Willis, Mrs. Pace’s…

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Walker, Ella Simonton

Posted on December 8, 2020December 7, 2020 by ML Williams

Ella Simonton Walker was born on 23 Aug 1869, in Covington, Tennessee. Her father was Capt. Charles Bryson Simonton (1838-1911), and her mother was Mary Andros McDill Simonton (1845-1918). On 28 Dec 1899, she married Mark Anthony Walker. They had four children during their marriage. They were Mary Eleanor (1900-1945), Charles Simonton (1904-1952), Anna May…

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Tornadoes and Tragedies

Posted on December 7, 2020December 7, 2020 by ML Williams

21 Mar 1835 – Tornado – Eight were killed and many injured in one of the state’s most destructive tornadoes up to that time. It occurred in the southern part of Tipton County. 24 Apr 1908 at 3am F2 Tornado in Fayette and Tipton County – Two homes and three churches were damaged or destroyed…

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Walker, Mark Anthony Sr.

Posted on December 6, 2020December 6, 2020 by ML Williams

Mark Anthony Walker was born on 24 Jun 1869, in Brownsville, Tennessee. He was the son of Squire James Empson and Ellen Anthony Walker. He married Ella Simonton on 28 Dec 1899 in Tipton County, Tenn. Ella was the daughter of Charles Bryson and Mary Andros McDill Simonton. During their marriage they had four known…

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Simonton, Charles Bryson

Posted on December 6, 2020December 6, 2020 by ML Williams

Charles Bryson Simonton: Lawyer; born Tipton Co., Tenn., Sept. 8, 1838; Scotch-Irish descent; son of William and Catherine (Ferguson) Simonton; father’s occupation farmer; paternal grandparents John and Martha (Strong) Simonton; maternal grandparents James and Catherine (Ferguson) Ferguson; graduated from Erskine College, Due West, S.C., with degree B.A. Aug. 17, 1859; served as Capt. of Co….

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Just Who is the Bozo Anyway

Posted on November 23, 2020November 23, 2020 by ML Williams

Just who is the Bozo anyway? Clown battles Weststate barbecue restaurant over rights to name. Mason, Tenn. – Over the years, plenty of clowns have appeared before the U.S. Supreme Court. But now the court has been asked to hear what could be called Bozo vs. Bozo, a case pitting the “World’s Most Famous Clown”…

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Mary Lynne Williams with Kenny Faulk at Bozos Bar-B-Q in 2018
Mary Lynne Williams with Kenny Faulk at Bozos Bar-B-Q in 2018

My name is ML Williams. I am a hiking, fossil hunting, God loving, coffee drinking, hot fries eatin' middle school math teacher! I love researching my family history and, since my family is from Tipton County, I love researching the people and areas of Tipton.

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