McMinn County TN

On this date. . .the 16th of June

16 June 2011 On this date

Births William Sullins was born in 1828 in Rutherford County, North Carolina. Deaths Herrod Rudd died in 1829 in McMinn County, Tennessee (my 5th great-grandfather). Elizabeth Sophronia (Lytle) Burgin died in 1837 in Burke County, North Carolina. Calvin M. Stroud died in 1821.  

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On this date. . .the 27th of April

27 April 2011 On this date

Births Monteville Roberts was born in 1827 in McMinn County, Tennessee (my 3rd great-grandfather). Marriages Henry Naugle and Elizabeth Whitener were married in 1826 in Lincoln County, North Carolina.

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On this date. . .the 12th of October

12 October 2010 On this date

Births Elizabeth (Kendrick) O’Neal was born in 1811 in McMinn County, Tennessee. Walter Patton Hemphill was born in 1868 in Georgia. Cordeale Josephine (Kendrick) Caylor was born in 1871 in Georgia.

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On this date. . .the 10th of August

10 August 2010 On this date

Births William Hinton Lawson was born in 1842 in Polk County, Tennessee. Josephine Ellis was born in 1892 in Gilmer County, Georgia. Deaths Mary M. (Davis) Neal died in 1904. Earnest Edward Roberts died in 1920 in Etowah, Tennessee. Updated August 6, 2011

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Tombstone Tuesday: Monteville Roberts

13 April 2010 Evidence

My great-great-great-grandfather, Monteville Roberts, was born April 27, 1827 in McMinn County, Tennessee, the son of John Roberts and Rebecca (possibly Sammons).  He is found in Bradley County, Tennessee in 1840 and 1850 and in Hamilton County, Tennessee in 1860.   Monteville married Mariah Langston on July 18, 1852.  (I have conflicting information regarding Mariah’s family, [...]

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