Genealogy and History
Officials to testify in probe of Tipton Federal agents sifting records By Jerry MarkonStaff Reporter 1989 FBI Probe of Tipton County | Several officials from Tipton County, Tenn., including at least one sheriff’s deputy, have been subpoenaed to appear before a federal grand jury in Memphis. Federal investigators are reviewing Tipton County court and sheriff’s…
Parents JOHN McLAUGHLIN | a useful and prominent citizen of Tipton County, was born in Ireland July 12, 1821, and is a son of William and Jane (Reed) McLaughlin. The father was a native of Edinburg, Scotland, born 1796, and in early life immigrated to Ireland, where he died in 1884; was a farmer by…
MARSHALL ARCHIBALD | an influential citizen and farmer of Tipton County, Tenn., was born in Ireland, about 1830, and is a son of Archibald and Catharine (McCally) Marshall, who were both native of Ireland. The father was born in 1799, and died in Tipton County, Tenn., in May, 1882. The mother was born in 1789…
Parents JAMES SCOTT MAYES | farmer and citizen of Tipton County, was born in Taylor County, Ky., September 18, 1837 and is the son of Elijah M. and Mary (Culton) Mayes, both natives of Virginia. The father was born March 29, 1794 and married March 15, 1823; he was a successful farmer, and with his…
DORA L O’DANIEL PINNER | Mrs. Dora Pinner, 96, of 2593 Autumn, died at 12:55 a.m. today at Methodist Hospital. Mrs. Pinner, who lived at the Autumn address 47 years, was born in Arlington and moved to Memphis from Tipton County, Tenn. She was the widow of T. A. Pinner. She leaves four sons, J….
Christopher Columbus “Kit” Poindexter | There is conflicting information regarding Kit in the information below. I’ve looked at all of the documents and determined this is the same person. You will notice one of the date of birth on the headstone and the date of birth in the Goodspeed’s History of Tennessee are different. There…
Parents THOMAS ANDERSON PINNER | a resident of the Fifth District, is engaged in cotton-ginning and farming, is a son of S. H. and M. E. (Yount) Pinner, and was born in Arkansas in 1853. Of a family of eight children, seven are living. The father was of Irish ancestry, born in Augusta, Ga., in…
Parents John Allen Quinley | of Tipton County, Tenn., was born in Pitt County, N. C., November 20, 1830, and is a son of John M. and Zilpha (Nelson) Quinley; both parents were natives of North Carolina. The father was a farmer all his life was born November 17, 1793, and died November 22, 1863….
Parents Dr. Thomas Walter Roane | a well known physician of Tipton County, was born in Gloucester County, Va., May 17, 1830, and is a son of Robert and Emily (Davie) Roane, both natives of Virginia. The father was of Irish descent, born in 1797, and died December 31, 1872. The mother was Welsh descent,…
Parents JESSE WISEMAN PEELER | a farmer, of the Twelfth District, engaged also in cotton-ginning, is a son of Jacob W. and Mary C. (Pugh) Peeler, and was born in Tippah County, Miss., in 1852, being one of eleven children, eight living. The father was of Dutch extraction, born in Hickman County, Tenn., in 1818….