Genealogy and History
Parents DAVID JOSIAH WOOD | Capt. D. J. Wood, an old resident and miller of Covington, Tenn., was born in Albemarle County, Va., June 6, 1825, and is one of a family of thirteen children, three of whom are now living, born to N. L. and Nancy (Key) Wood, both natives of Virginia. The father…
WILLIAM DOUGLAS WOODY | 94, retired | Graveside services for William Douglas Woody, 94, will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Mason Cemetery in Brownsville. [incorrect information – burial in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Mason, TN] Mr. Woody, a retired farmer, died Saturday at Methodist Healthcare in Brownsville of heart failure. He is survived by his…
Bettie Lockett Alston was born on November 15, 1868, in Macon, Illinois. She is the daughter of Katie and Dan Lockett. Bettie married Robert Brown Alston on November 24, 1912, in Tipton County, Tennessee. During their marriage, they had four identified children. They are Ludia Mae (1902-1941), Ruth (1902-1993), Willie Mae Alston Yarbrough (1902-1999) and…
HOMICIDE IN TIPTON COUNTY JOHN D H LAUDERDALE | We learn from a gentleman just down from Tipton county, that a fight occurred on Saturday last, the day of the election at Covington, in which John Lauderdale, an old and respected citizen, was shot and killed by Clayt Harris, Sheriff of the county, and son…
Full Title for William M Hunter: Opinion of Hon. William Hunter, Judge of the Criminal Court of Memphis, in The Case of The State of Tennessee vs. M.C. Gallaway and W.H. Rhea, in Attachment for Contempt of Court Description: The Making of the Modern Law: Trials, 1600-1926 collection provides descriptions of the major trials from over 300…
CRIMINAL COURT 1866 – Hon. W. Hunter, Judge. – An important murder case occupied the time of this Court throughout yesterday. The case came up on writ of habeas corpus, and was brought from Tipton county on a change of venue. The defendant, Wm. C. Harris, (who is a son of Judge Harris, of Tipton…
TIPTON COUNTY LAND TAX SALES | This day PEOLA HOWARD, Collector of the State and County Tax for the Term 1848, for the County of Tipton and State of Tennessee, appeared in open Court and presented the following list of Tracts of Land and Town Lots and parts of Town Lots which were returned for…
LEE CLIFTON THORNTON | L. C. Thornton, Jr., 73 – COVINGTON – Services are 11:00 a.m. Monday at First United Methodist Church with burial in Charleston Cemetery. Survivors are wife, Martha Jean Shoaf Thornton; daughters, Marsha Dabney (Rhea), Anette Maxwell, Susan Henderson; son, Mike Thornton; sister Gwen Thornton, 8 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren, Maley-Yarbrough…
TIPTON COUNTY | Reported by John R Sloan. Covington, Tenn., Aug. 28. – Tipton is one of the five West Tennessee counties bordering on the Mississippi river, and is noted for the fertility of its soil and the extent, variety and value of its forests. Covington, the county seat, is situated on the plateau slope…
Daniel Wayne Manus Sr – 63, of Brighton, passed away on January 8, 2018 at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton. He was a retired truck driver for FedEx. Visitation took place on Wednesday, Jan. 10. Funeral services will take place on Thursday, Jan. 11 at Munford Funeral Home. Interment will take place at West Tennessee Veterans Cemetery…