TENNESSEE RESEARCHLauderdale County, TennesseeSeptember 2012By ekh

In an attempt to pick up the trail of our NC ancestors from NC into KY, TN, Mississippi andbeyond, I have begun researching Tennessee records for BEASLEY surname and their alliedfamily surnames. The following represents my initial efforts:

1850 Census of LAUDERDALE County, TN

AMES, GEORGE (Mickey has this surname in her research)

BRYAN, NEEDHAM (Mark has been trying to track this name from NC)

GUY, JAMES

HAYS, JOSEPHHAYS, MARIAH CHAYS, MARTHAHAYS, WM. H

HOLLAND, JOHN (Mickey has a Dickson marrying a HOLLAND)HOLLAND, JOHN HHOLLAND, JOSEPH JHOLLAND, LUCINDAHOLLAND, MARTHAHOLLAND, PEACHEYHOLLAND, REBECCAHOLLAND, RHODAHOLLAND, WM

HOWARD, ALEXANDER (Mickey has been looking for her HOWARDs)HOWARD, ANDREW JRHOWARD, CYNTHIAHOWARD, EDITH AHOWARD, ELIZA AHOWARD, ELIZABETH PHOWARD, FRANCIS MHOWARD, FRANCIS MHOWARD, HENRY THOWARD, JAMES LHOWARD, JAMES WHOWARD, JOHN AHOWARD, JOHN EHOWARD, JOSEPH HHOWARD, LENORA JHOWARD, LUCINDA MHOWARD, MALCOLMHOWARD, MARGARET JHOWARD, MARY AHOWARD, MARY ANNHOWARD, MARY J

HOWARD, SARAH CHOWARD, WM A

HUGHES, JAMES M (Mickey possibly has connection to this surname)HUGHES, RACHAEL

NORMAN, DRUCELLA (a surname possibly connected to eloise)NORMAN, ELIZABETH ANORMAN, JAMES TNORMAN, MARTHA C FNORMAN, MARY ANORMAN, MARY ANORMAN, NANCY ENORMAN, THURZA TNORMAN, WM. HNORMAN, ZACHARAH

POPE, C H (an eastern NC surname connected to BEASLEY)POPE, JOHN SPOPE, JULIA ANNPOPE, NARCISSA C

QUINN, JOHN K (possible surname in ekh ancestral line/a Duplin Co., NC surname)QUINN, SARAHQUINN, ZACARIAH

STONE, DAVID A (Mickey's research surname)STONE, ELIZABETH CSTONE, ELLEN VSTONE, FRANCES PSTONE, FRANCIS BSTONE, GORDON WSTONE, JOHN PSTONE, JOSHUASTONE, JOSHUA RSTONE, LUCINDA SSTONE, MAY JSTONE, MOSES ESTONE, NANCY ESTONE, PAMELIASTONE, REBECCA ASTONE, ROBERT FSTONE, SELINASTONE, SUMMERFIELDSTONE, WILLIAM TSTONE, WILLIAM T

TAYLOR, ALETHA (David French's research line)TAYLOR, ANNTAYLOR, ANNTAYLOR, ARIASTAYLOR, DUNCANTAYLOR, ETAYLOR, JAMESTAYLOR, JOESPHTAYLOR, JOSEPHTAYLOR, MARTHA

TAYLOR, MARYTAYLOR, MARYTAYLOR, SARAHTAYLOR, WILLIAMTAYLOR, WMTAYLOR, WM

WILLIS, CLAYTON M (Rod's research line)WILLIS, JOHN WWILLIS, LUCINDAWILLIS, MIZEY

MORTALITY SCHEDULE

CENSUS YEAR: 1850 STATE: TN COUNTY: Lauderdale ENUMERATOR: Isaac M. Steele-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------FILE CAUSE #DAYS

LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTH-PLACE MONTH-OF-DEATH

Howard Stephen 54 M white M N.C. May

OCCUPATION CAUSEOF-DEATH ILL Farmer Unknown Suddenly

Lauderdale, TN 1860 Federal Census (INDEX - File 1 of 8)

ALFORD, Bestis 30? M W P058-08 pg040.txtALFORD, Burtis 33 M W P059-34 pg040.txtALFORD, John 29 M W P058-12 pg040.txtALFORD, Lucinda 18 F W P058-12 pg040.txtALFORD, Margaret 24 F W P059-34 pg040.txtALFORD, Martha 4 F W P059-34 pg040.txtALFORD, Mary 6 F W P059-34 pg040.txtALFORD, McHenry 5 M W P122-03 pg120.txtALFORD, Sena 26 F W P122-03 pg120.txtALFORD, William 1 M W P059-34 pg040.txtALFORD, William W. 30 M W P122-03 pg120.txt

ARNOLD, Ellen 9 F W P002-04 pg001.txtARNOLD, Henry 4 M W P002-04 pg001.txtARNOLD, Mary 11 F W P002-04 pg001.txtARNOLD, Miles 50 M W P002-04 pg001.txt (Birth year c. 1810)ARNOLD, Milly 48 F W P002-02 pg001.txtARNOLD, Mr. 30 M W P040-33 pg040.txtARNOLD, Mrs. 25 F W P040-33 pg040.txtARNOLD, Tabitha 44 F W P002-02 pg001.txt

BEASLEY, Ellen 3 F W P033-22 pg020.txtBEASLEY, Frances 8 F W P033-22 pg020.txtBEASLEY, Frances 8 F W P033-12 pg020.txtBEASLEY, Ira 16 M W P033-22 pg020.txtBEASLEY, Leonard 20 M W P033-22 pg020.txt

BEASLEY, Martha 15 F W P033-22 pg020.txtBEASLEY, Nancy 45 F W P033-22 pg020.txt (what was Nancy’s maiden surname?)BEASLEY, Noel 51 M W P033-22 pg020.txt (birth year c. 1809) (who was Noel's father?/ekh)BEASLEY, Sarah 14 F W P033-22 pg020.txtBEASLEY, Thurza 12 F W P033-22 pg020.tx (Would Thurza become a Northcutt?)BEASLY, E. 14 F W P033-31 pg020.txtBEASLY, W. J. 28 M W P033-31 pg020.txt

BERRY, Mary 79 F W P067-24 pg060.txt (Birth year c. 1781)

BLEDSOW, Anna 22 F W P122-18 pg120.txt (BLEDSOE ?/ekh)BLEDSOW, Anthony 42 M W P122-18 pg120.txtBLEDSOW, Mary 16 F W P122-18 pg120.txtBLEDSOW, Minerva 12 F W P122-18 pg120.txtBLEDSOW, Narcissa 1/12 F W P122-18 pg120.txtBLEDSOW, Senath 14 F W P122-18 pg120.txt

DICKSON, John W. 24 M W P093-14 pg080.txt (Mickey’s research line)DICKSON, Nancy 25 F W P093-14 pg080.txtDICKSON, Sarah 5 F W P093-14 pg080.txt

GRAVES, Araminda 13 F W P053-03 pg040.txt (Mickey’s research line)GRAVES, Betsy 30 F W P053-03 pg040.txtGRAVES, Caroline 7 F W P053-03 pg040.txtGRAVES, Julia 6 F W P053-03 pg040.txtGRAVES, Pernella 3 F W P053-03 pg040.txtGRAVES, Phillip 1 M W P053-03 pg040.txtGRAVES, Phipps 30 M W P053-03 pg040.txtGRAVES, William 14 M W P053-03 pg040.txt

HOLLAND, Joseph 11 M W P051-37 pg040.txtHOLLAND, Martha 1 F W P051-37 pg040.txtHOLLAND, Martha 39 F W P051-37 pg040.txtHOLLAND, Thomas 5 M W P051-37 pg040.txt

JOHN, J. T. ST. 25 M W P094-04 pg080.txt (Rod searches for "JOHNS" this is likely,JOHN, Louisa ST. 13 F W P094-04 pg080.txt "St JOHN(s)")JOHN, Mary Elizabeth ST.16 F W P094-04 pg080.txtJOHN, Samuel A. ST. 18 M W P094-04 pg080.txtJOHN, William C. ST. 9 M W P094-04 pg080.txt

NORMAN, James 16 M W P115-04 pg100.txt (possible connection to ekh Beasleys)NORMAN, Martha 11 F W P115-04 pg100.txtNORMAN, Mary 19 F W P115-10 pg100.txtNORMAN, Mary A. 18 F W P115-04 pg100.txtNORMAN, Sarah 8 F W P115-04 pg100.txtNORMAN, Theresa 42 F W P115-04 pg100.txtNORMAN, William 21 M W P115-10 pg100.txtNORMAN, Zacariah 49 M W P115-04 pg100.txt

PAGE, Evoline 19 F W P055-27 pg040.txtPAGE, James M. 21 M W P055-27 pg040.txt

PIPKIN, Charles 4/12 M W P091-14 pg080.txt (PIPKIN surname married into BEASLEYs)PIPKIN, D. W. 40 M W P091-14 pg080.txt

PIPKIN, Elizabeth 35 F W P091-14 pg080.txtPIPKIN, James 11 M W P091-14 pg080.txtPIPKIN, John 6 M W P091-14 pg080.txtPIPKIN, William 13 M W P091-14 pg080.txt

SEARCY, Elizabeth 44 M W P124-12 pg120.txt (Birth year c. 1816)SEARCY, Judy E. 16 F W P124-12 pg120.txt

SHARPE, Sarah C. 10 F W P054-24 pg040.txt (Who was she living with in 1860?)

SHELTON, Bryant 11 M W P010-09 pg001.txtSHELTON, Dilly 9 F W P010-09 pg001.txtSHELTON, F. M. 50 M W P065-06 pg060.txtSHELTON, Mary 46 F W P065-06 pg060.txtSHELTON, Melissa 13 F W P010-09 pg001.txtSHELTON, Nancy 37 F W P010-09 pg001.txtSHELTON, Robt. 4 M W P010-09 pg001.txtSHELTON, Susan 7 F W P010-09 pg001.txt

STONE, G. W. 41 M W P049-19 pg040.txt (birth year would be c. 1819)STONE, J. R. 45 M W P003-13 pg001.txt (birth year would be c. 1815)STONE, James 2 M W P049-19 pg040.txtSTONE, John 7 M W P003-13 pg001.txtSTONE, Joshua 10 M W P003-13 pg001.txtSTONE, Lucinda 50 F W P003-13 pg001.txt (birth year would be c. 1810)STONE, Nancy 20 F W P003-13 pg001.txtSTONE, Pamela 13 F W P003-13 pg001.txtSTONE, Robert 6 M W P049-19 pg040.txtSTONE, Summerfield 15 M W P003-13 pg001.txtSTONE, William 12 M W P049-19 pg040.txtSTONE, William 17 M W P003-13 pg001.txt

SUMNER, James 9 M W P087-25 pg080.txt (TWINS? living with whom?)SUMNER, William 9 M W P087-25 pg080.txt

TAYLOR, Aleletha 15 F W P067-29 pg060.txtTAYLOR, Aris 13 M W P067-29 pg060.txtTAYLOR, Bennet 2 M W P067-29 pg060.txtTAYLOR, Celestia 22 F W P067-36 pg060.txtTAYLOR, Clinton 13 M W P036-01 pg020.txtTAYLOR, Cornelia 2/12 F W P067-36 pg060.txtTAYLOR, Duncan 26 M W P067-36 pg060.txtTAYLOR, Elizabeth 52 F W P067-29 pg060.txt (birth year would be c. 1808 )TAYLOR, Elizabeth 22 F W P048-39 pg040.txtTAYLOR, Frances 55 F W P036-26 pg020.txt (birth year would be c. 1805)TAYLOR, Geo. 28 M W P011-13 pg001.txtTAYLOR, George 2 M W P067-36 pg060.txtTAYLOR, James 3 M W P067-36 pg060.txtTAYLOR, James 4 M W P011-13 pg001.txtTAYLOR, James 4 M W P048-39 pg040.txtTAYLOR, Jas. L. 60 M W P048-28 pg040.txt (birth year would be c. 1800)TAYLOR, Jno. M. 27 M W P048-35 pg040.txtTAYLOR, John 5 M W P048-35 pg040.txtTAYLOR, Joseph 5 M W P067-29 pg060.txtTAYLOR, Judy 4/12 F W P011-13 pg001.txtTAYLOR, Lobela 8 M W P067-29 pg060.txt

TAYLOR, Renler 34 M W P049-04 pg040.txtTAYLOR, Samuel 30 M W P048-39 pg040.txtTAYLOR, Sarah 2 F W P048-35 pg040.txtTAYLOR, Sarah 35 F W P067-29 pg060.txtTAYLOR, Sophia 28 F W P011-13 pg001.txtTAYLOR, Susan 28 F W P048-35 pg040.txt

WILLIS, Clayton 17 M W P090-14 pg080.txtWILLIS, Lucinda 14 F W P090-14 pg080.txtWILLIS, Misa 45 F W P090-14 pg080.txt (birth year would be c. 1815)

MORTALITY SCHEDULE

CENSUS YEAR: 1860 STATE: TN COUNTY: Lauderdale DISTRICT: 4th Civil District

7 Stone Eliza' 37 f . . m Tenn . farmers wife Pneumonia 8 days

10 314 1 St John Rosana F 49 f . . w Ala Jan . Pneumonia

LAUDERDALE COUNTY, TN - MISC -

Widow's Provisions Book Index

213 DELOACH, Mrs.Elizabeth

268 DELOACH, V.G.

335 GROVES,Mrs.T.A. (GRAVES?/ekh)

128, E.J. HOWARD

393 HOWARD, Victoria

590 HOWARD,Mrs.N.H.

595 LACY,Mrs.Claude

282 NORMAN,Mrs.T.F.

170 RICE,Mrs. Jennie

201 RICE, Mrs.V.A.

444 REED,O.etal

452 READ,Annie

500 ROGERS, children

24 STONE,Lucinda

37 SANDERS,Ivy minor child

207 SHOEMAKE,Mrs.S.E.

209 STEELE, Mrs.Sallie G.

205 SAVAGE, Mrs.Fannie

382 STONE,Pallie 88-89 SHARP,Minta Watkins

443 VAUGHN,Mamie

47 WELLS, Sophia (NOTE: the low number of “47"....could be War of 1812 or earlier??/ekh)

283 WELLS or WALLS, Mrs Mamie

271 WELLS,Mrs.Ivy

VETERAN'S NAME WIDOW'S NAME UNIT PENSION#

Bass, Parrick H. Bass, Fredonia -- W10576

Brown, Alexander Y. Brown, Beulah Benton -- W9366Bryant, Charles H. Bryant, Cynthia Rena -- W8213Bryant, Charles Henry -- 15th Inf. S8845Buchanan, John A. -- 2nd Miss. Cav. S13742

Carroll, James Alexander. Carroll, Eliza Jane -- W4222

Chambers, James Wilson -- 15th Cav. S6855

Cousins, Nathan Milton -- 27th Inf. S2543Cousins, Nathaniel Milton. Cousins, Fannie Ellen – W3068

Daugherty, H.C. -- 4th La. Inf. S15874

Dewberry, James Whitfield. Dewberry, Annie Hart -- W7379

Evans, W.H. -- 5th S.C. Cav. S13454

Ford, Powel -- 15th Cav. S3605

Goens, John C.. -- 5th Ala. Bn. Inf. S13295Goin, John Callioner. Goin, Rhoda Elizabeth – W7958

Greaves, E.B. ( GRAVES ?/ekh ) -- 3rd (Forrest's) Cav. S999Greaves, Edwin Bennett. Greaves, Annie Maria -- W3814Greaves, R.J. Greaves, Josephine R. -- W6778Greaves, Reuben J. -- 7th Cav. S8355Green, J.A.Y. -- 7th Cav. S6858

Holden, S. -- Coleman's Regt., Mo. Cav. S15038

Hughes, Jesse B. -- 19th (Biffle's) Cav. S16582

Irvin, R.S. -- 7th Cav. S11691Jackson, John Murrow -- 3rd Inf. S2124

Moore, John A. Moore, Mary E. -- W3153Moore, Sidney. Moore, Mary Jane -- W903Moore, William Anthony -- 50th Inf. S6759Moore, William Anthony. Moore, Elizabeth J. -- W6881Moore, William J. Moore, Mary Ann – W902

Neighbours, W.R. -- 4th Inf. S258

Nixon, John R. Nixon, Ann Judson -- W640

Norman, J.T. -- 1st Confederate Cav. S5292

Parker, Henry Harrison -- 16th Ala. Inf. S6859

Patton, W.W. -- 12th S.C. Inf. S14827Phillips, Harrison -- 15th N.C. Inf. S8278

Rice, Carey Green Rice, Eliza Ellen – W5750Rice, Cary G. -- 9th Inf. S3093

Sanders, George Henry -- 3rd (Forrest's) Cav. S16627Sanders, Isham Russell Sanders, Amanda – W8018

Simpson, Thomas -- 24 S.C. Inf. S462th

Smith, C.S. -- 7th Miss. Cav. S15222Smith, Granville Dickson Smith, Susan Anne -- W8923

Steele, Thomas Sr. -- 7th Cav. S16655Steele, Thomas Sr. Steele, Laura W. – W10781Stone, W.T. -- 9th Inf. S5302

Summers, William Abner. Summers, America Elizabeth -- W8268Sumner, William A. -- 32nd Inf. S539

Taylor, Licurgus Willington. Taylor, Lilla -- W9663

Thompson, L.0. Thompson, Bolinda Taylor -- W10269

Tillman, James H. Tillman, Jane Hannah – W2413

Voss, John. Voss, Mary Ann – W5138Voss, Z.S. Voss, Nancy C. -- W2414

Willis, C.M. -- 15th Cav. S9004

WIDOW'S PROVISIONS BOOK SEPTEMBER 1866---NOVEMBER 1928LAUDERDALE COUNTY COUNTY CLERK'S RECORDS TENNESSEE STATEARCHIVES MICROFILM ROLL #17_____________________________________________________________________________

PAGE #11--Minor Children of Erasmus KING. The undersigned commissioners appointed on

this day of April 1868 to report a reasonable allowance for a years support of J.M. KING, MaryKING, Josephine KING, Fester KING, Martha Ann KING, minor children of Erasmus L.KING,under 15 years of age,would respectfully report that they have inquired into the situtationand condition of said children after their father's death and that find that shortly after his deathand before any administration was granted upon his estate or allowance made to his widow forher support,the widow and mother of said children also died, leaving them wholly without amember of the family capable of keeping house and taking care of the children so that theadministrators afterwards proceeded and did sell and convert into money assets the entire estateand no part of it has been applied to the support of said children.But that they were taken andsupported by one of the Administrators and a kinsman who still has them in his charge.Wetherefore consider that seventy-five dollars each would be the least amount reasonably necessaryfor a years support.Submitted April 8th,1868. J.F. PEIRSON, J.A. LACKEY,andThos.FERGUSON. Approved April 8th,1868. S.A.THOMPSON,chairman.

PAGE #24--Lucinda STONE Years Provisions.Your committee appointed at its June Term1869 to lay off and set apart one years provisions or supplies to Lucinda STONE,widow of J.R.STONE,deceased. Submitted; James H. BORAM, Jesse COBB, and R.L. WOOD. ApprovedJuly 6th 1869.S.A. THOMPSON,Judge.

PAGE #31--In conformity to an order issued from the County Court at it's March Term,We,theundersigned Commissioners,first being duly sworn,do set apart to Mrs. Mary H. GREEN out ofassets,moneys and co of the estate of her deceased husband, Sam W. GREEN. Submitted this18th March 1870. George W. YOUNG, Thomas G. RICE, Charles S. RICE. Approved April 6th1870. S.A. THOMPSON,Judge.

LAUDERDALE COUNTY TN -

VITALS - 1881 - 1882 Lauderdale Births

Emma E.Pipkins 4/16/1881 F W Laud.Co. William Pipkins Mo Nancy E.Pipkins Mo farmer

Jas.Calvin Woodruff 7/4/1881 M W 3rd Dist Franklin Woodruff Tenn Christine WoodruffTenn laborer @ sawmill

Mary Norman 8/6/1881 F W Laud Co Thomas Norman Sarah Norman farmer

J.R.Graves Brown 8/13/1881 M W Laud Co W.C. Brown Tenn M.J. (GRAVES?/ekh) BrownTenn carpenter/wheelwright

William Teral (TERREL ?/ekh) not given M W not given Wm.Teral Tenn Nancy Teral Tennfarmer

Harriet R. Hughes 4/21/1882 F W Henning Wm.H. Hughes N.C. Lucy V.Hughes Tennfarmer

LAUDERDALE Co., TN

Deeds, Wills, Inventories 1836-1847

ROLL #16 PROBATE OF DEEDS,WILLS,INVENTORIES JUNE 1836--FEBRUARY 1847LAUDERDALE COUNTY,TENNESSEE. PAGE 87 THIS day a Deed of Conveyance fromJOHN H.MAXWELL, ISAAC D.MAXWELL and NANCY,his wife for four hundred 17 acresof Land in the Counties of Gibson and Weakly to THOMAS LOVE was presented before meand acknowledged by the bargainors with whom I am acquainted.This 16th day of February1839. G.S.RUTHERFORD. Clerk

PAGE 88 THIS day a Deed from ROBERT LOVE & THOMAS LOVE to JOHNH.MAXWELL and others for 624 acres of Land was presented before me and acknowledged the16th day of February 1839. State Tax: 60 cents. G.S.RUTHERFORD.Clerk.

PAGE 88 THIS day a Deed of Conveyance from __H.HINTON to THOMAS P.HINTON for 50acres of Land in Pasquotank County,North Carolina presented before me and acknowledgedMarch 4th 1839. G.S.RUTHERFORD. Clerk.

PAGE 89 THIS dat a Power of Attorney from THOS.B.COUSINS and MARY B.COUSINS,hiswife to SAMUEL W.COUSINS to collect their Legacy coming from the Estate ofTHOS.McDEARMAN was produced before me and acknowledged March the __ 1839.G.S.RUTHERFORD,Clerk.

PAGE 280 THIS day a Deed of Trust from SAMUEL METER and DANIEL W.COLEMAN toJOHN K.QUIN (QUINN ?/ekh)for one Grey mare about 12 years,one Iron grey horse colt twoyears old next spring,and one Iron Grey horse colt one year old next spring,two yearling andSixty head of hogs was presented to me for probate And thereupon personally appeared beforeme,ISAAC M.STEELE,clerk of the county court of said county,SAMUEL METER and DANIELW.COLEMAN the bargainors with whom I am personally acquainted and who acknowledged thesame to be them acknowledged for the purposes therein contained.Witness my hand at office this14th day of October 1843. ISAAC M.STEELE,Clk.

Extracts of Will Book A (1837-1844)

Buyers at the sales on 30 Nov 1837 and 15 Jan 1838 included: Leonard Dunevant, John Smith, Robt.Johnson, Allen H. Howard, Bowlin Fisher, Wm. Cowell, John H(alli)Burton, Wm. B. Sawyers, JohnWilliams, Robt. Nowlin, Arthur Williams, Abraham Eason, Green B. Holland, Giles Hawkins, ClaibournRounsaville, John Walpole, Thomas Vickers, John S. Moore, Harrad J. Anderson, Franklin Buck, E. D.Thurmond, Geo. Wright, Robt. Nolen, Benj. F. Fisher, H G. Thurmond, Samuel Stricklin, John G.Thurmond, Elija Chambers, Oneicimus Fudge, Wm. Elmore, Wiley Dodd, John L. Moore, Hardy L.Blackwell, Green B. Holland, John Reddit, Geo. Gregson, Simon R. Speight, Wm. Jordan, Thos. Denton,Thos. Vickers, Chas. Boyd, David Forehand, Fed Beasley, Thos. Pewitt (PRUITT/PREWETTE ?/ekh),John P. Perkins, Wm. Espy, Stith Richardson, Robt. Anderson, L. M. Joiner, Abner Dodd, Hardy L.Blackwell, Henry W. Harwell, Thomas Jones, Green Freeman, John Russell, Thos. Flippin, Wm. B. Lea,John Benton, James Chambers, Thos. J. Brown, Thos. Brasefield, Wm. G. Brown, James H. Johnson,Allen J. Barbee, Wm. D. Cooper, Stephen Howard, John H. Mitchell, Henry R. Chambers, JohnMcFarlin, H. H. Burton, Robt. C. Campbell, Chas. H. Boyd, Wm. A. Henderson, H. W. Harwell, GreenFreeman, James Walpole, John Winn, Fredrick Beasly, Ewet Noel, Thos. Claybrook, Wm. W. Craig,Geo. F. Greyson, Andrew Warren, Asa Dean, A. P. Pool, Wm. Antwine, Wm. Bowen, Thos. Vickers, FelixNorman, Seth Williams, Wm. Burnet, Richard Brown, Hardy Blackwell, Abram Eason, Alpheus Whitley,

Wm. Antwine, Jr., Benet Roberson, C. B. Harris, John Williams, Mansfield Ware, Joseph Turnage, Robt.Jennings, Da t Watson, Henry Edwards, Humphrey Reddick, B. N. Epperson, John W. Sanders,Nathan Ingram, and John Manning.

p. 20 - Inventory of estate of Imry KELLER, dec'd (H. C. Keller, adm.) 7 May 1838 Notes, receipts, andaccounts: John C. Barnes, Delphus Carrigan, John Walpole, Ezekiel Farmer, Richard Wright, Wm. P.Gaines, P. G. Gaines, Lewis Williams, Wm. I. Connerly, J. P. Fullen, J. R. Stone, Marshal A. Posey,Larkin Gaines, Michael Hamer, Iry Gaines, John N. McNary, John Pruden, Lawson A. Henry, Luke M. H is,Simeon Butler, Joshua R. Stone, H. C. Keller, D. P. Posey, Elie Groves (Graves?/ekh), Burtis Alford,James Shuman.

p. 51 - 6 July 1840 -Inventory of estate of Jno. FLIPPIN filed by Jno. L. Flippin, adm. includes notes andaccounts on J. L. Flippin, L(or F). Flippin, Wm. Spence & J. Bo s, Wm. Adams, R. R. Watson & H. F.Rutherford, S. Richardson, S. Strickland, G. Olds, A. Humble, B. M. Flippin, John Barby, Thos. A. Flippin,John G. Thurmond, L. Dunavant, John Russell, E. D. Thurmond, E. Kenley, J. J. Willis, Joseph Frost, D.Kenley, R. P. Curren, Samuel Hankins, Wm. Misskelly, G. Olds, Henry Crihfield, Wm. S. Reed, G. L.Rutherford, H. Meazel, Joseph H. Adams. Purchasers at the sale on 1 May 1840 were: B. F. Flippin, A.Humble, Gideon Olds, H. F. Rutherford, Wm. Adams, Jno. L. Flippin, H. Crihfield, jr., S. Richardson, S.Hooper, Saml. Strickland, Wm. Spence, R. R. Watson. Items included pewter, crockery, furniture, a clock,setting chairs, gun, cook ware, tools, saddle and bags, books, geese, mare, blacksmith tools, hire ofnegro woman.

p. 66 - 4 Jan 1841 - Report of Moses E. Stone, guardian of John W. Rudder, child of Saml. RUDDER dec'd,showed property of his ward included two negroes--Daniel and Rachel--and 1/3 of the hire of 3 negroes for1840.

p. 67 - 5 Jan 1841 - Report of David A. Bradford, guardian for Wm. T., Mary J., Eleanor A., Robt. A., &Caledonia T. Burke, minor heirs of Arnold BURKE, dec'd, showed notes, due bills and receipts for: Wm.Matthews, C. Webb, G. Webb, W. Cleaves, Wm. Smith, D. A. Bradford & George (sic), Jas. C. Lovelass,Jeremiah Penick, M. G. Turner, A. Philip, Wm. Fisher, J. R. Stone, J. D. Coachman, P. B. & W. Glenn, R.P. Colier, A. Smith, J. C. Barnes, W. D. Cooper, Coleman Hale, Wm. A. Cleaves, E. Rudder, Asa Pate, M.G. McMillan, A. Morehead, Sam Rice, J. D. Coachman, Wm. & Joseph White; also slaves Littleton and Stith(adult males), George and Jim (boys), Nancy (woman), and Sophia, Eliza, and Sarah (girls).

p. 78 - 20 Oct 1840 - Sale of perishable property of the estate of A. D. COACHMAN, dec'd, sold by Ben S.& T. W. Tyus, adm. A few of the many items sold included household goods, dishes, 12 1/2 acres land, acarpet, furniture (itemized), a rifle, double barrel shot gun, a bird net, axes, augers, froes, awls, gimblets,squares, chisels, adze, plows, harrows, cheese toaster, spinning wheels, clock reel, waffle iron, wagons, corn,horses, hog, cows, hire of slaves: Martha, Kate, Elsy & Mary, Old Kate, boy Stith, boy January, girl Hagar. F.W. Tyus was allowed a credit for keeping "old Lydia and two children". There were notes on Wm. Conner, J.& R. Boyd, E. Tyus, B. S. Tyus, A. Carlton, J. R. Lee. Buyers were: Benj. S. Tyus, D. M. Henning, E. J.Graves, T. W. Tyus, F. W. Tyus, M. P. Estes, Wm. Matthews, E. J. Graves, C. A. R. Coachman, J. G.Anthony, J. D. Davis, J. C. Davis, C. Watson, T. Rice, John Rice, J. J. Tuggle, T. G. Rice, M. Pickett, J.Scott, D. M. Ditto, H. W. Grammar, P.H.W. Grammar, Wm. Turner, A. Phillips, R. W. Green, C. C. Conner,J. H. Kent, A. Pettus, R. W. Green, Joshua Stone (3 old squares & chisels, an oat cutter), J. J. Robinson,D. A. Bradford, D. J. Allison, T. Rayner, W. Turner, G. Green, James Brown, R. Pindar, Wm. F. Jarrett, Eln.Sweet, A. H. Pettas, E. C. Deal, G. L. Rutherford, B. Graves, Nancy Moore, John Buccanon.

p. 108 - 2 May 1842 - Estate of Robert MAXWELL, dec'd; Joel W. Kirby/Kearley, adm. Inventory includesreceipts on Joseph Wardlaw for a note on Saml. Rudder, note on L. B. Prendergast, J. B. Prendergastand John W. Love; note on Willie Dodd; note on Robert Mobly; note on Matthew Cosby; note on G. B.Holland, Tarlton Harris and Robt. McCord; note on Mat C. Caruthers; harness, tools, blacksmith tools,rifle, cattle, hogs, horses; note on Brice M. McElroy; money on Real Estate Bank of Arkansas; NashvilleBank; Mobile Bank of Alabama.

p. 117 - 12 July 1842 - Will of Henry R. CHAMBERS: to wife Martha H. Chambers all my worldly estate atmy death except two of my negro boys--Frank and William Miles. Frank goes to my nephew Henry Pillow;William Miles is to remain with my wife until my adopted son, Tally Lee Witter, is 21 when he is to be his. Ifmy wife dies, he is to be placed in the hands of a guardian. Henry Franklin Rutherford, exr., and Martha H.

Chambers extx. Wit: Owen R. Willis, Samuel Hooper. Proved 3 Sept 1842 by Samuel Hooper one of thewitnesses and William Pillow, who swore that he saw him sign. [Wm. Pillow, 16 years younger than thewidow, married her May 23, 1843.]

p. 128 - 14 Jan 1843 - Joseph Hays, guardian of minor heirs of Jesse MOORE's children (names not listed)reports.

p. 132 - 23 May 1843 - Sale of perishable estate of Saml. W. HANKINS, deceased; Caroline Hankins, admr.[Hankins is shown as a Minister of the Gospel in marriage records]. Most of the things were bought by Mrs.C[aroline] Hankins. Items sold included: 2 volumes of Shakespeare, Johnson's Dictionary & Spectator,medical book, bible & hymn book, Bible & Josephus, crockery, furniture, quilts, tooth drawers, trunks, lookingglass, spinning wheels, sheep, hogs, cows, horses, corn. Buyers in addition to Mrs. C. Hankins were HenryHankins, H. Thomas Blyth, Saml. Hankins, E. H. Hinton. Sales totaled $173.37. Notes and accounts: Saml.Metre; Zachariah Mitchell, L.B.R. Reeves, Owen Willis, J. W. Nearn, Saml. Strickland, Widow Coleman,Wm. Acres, Laban Jones, Spencer Hutcheson, E. H. Hinton, John Willis, Thos. A. Flippin, James Freeman,Henry Crichfield, Sr., Benj. M. Flippin, Wm. M. Ohohundro, Edmund Wright, Thomas Denton, HenryChambers, dec'd, Mrs. Martha Chambers, Estate of Robt. Maxwell, dec'd. Total notes and receipts $356.03.p. 167 - February Session 1844 Pleasant G. Davenport and John A.(?)Pope produced will of Abel H. Pope, and James A. Lackey and David M.Henning witnesses proved it. 22 January 1844 -Will of Abel H. POPE -feeble state of body - funeral expenses to be paid. To wife Clarissa thetract of land where I now reside containing 109 acres & 86 poles and onebay mare called Rhine and a sorrel mare called Fan, 2 [sows?] and pigs, 2Berkshire hogs and 10 choice fattened hogs, 3 choice cows and calves, ayoke of oxen and oxcart, 5 feather beds and furniture, kitchen furnitureand farming utensils; land to be hers during her widowhood; to son JohnS. Pope 1 black 3-year old colt and the entry of land made near Fulton inhis name containing 146 acres; to my daughter Maria Lodosky Pope thetract of 100 acres I purchased from Edmund Tipton; to daughter NarcissaCaroline Pope my entry or tract of 100 acres on Islands #26 and 27; todaughter Julia Ann Pope 21 acres near Hurricane Hill and the tract whereI reside at the death or marriage of my wife. I appoint my son John S.Pope and my friend and brother-in-law Pleasant G. Davenport executors.Wit: D. M. Henning, A. A. Lackey

p. 169 - 29 and 30 Nov 1843 - Inventory and account of sales of thepersonal property of the estate of Nancy CHILDRESS, dec'd at her lateresidence; John C. Barnes and Tho. J. Childress, administrators. Some ofthe items sold: plows, hoes, spades, hogs, cart, wagon, saws, scyth &cradle, spinning wheels, harness, cedar churn, brass kettle, coffee mill,tub, waffle molds, fleshfork and gridiron, ovens, tea kettle, smoothing iron,skillets, water bucket, tubs, brass andirons, looking glasses, glasses, wineglasses, decanters, glass pitchers, sugar tongs, set of tablespoons, largesilver spoon, teaspoons, side board, 2 fine tables, sugar chest, press,pewter basin, baking pans & candleholders, castor, sugar dish, bowl &spoon, tea pot & pitcher, coffee canister, clock, candle stocks, flaxhackles, flax wheel, book on domestick medicine, Riley's Narrative,Walker's Dictionary, lot of old books, chairs, bible, "1 six hundred Slae"[could this be a sleigh?], 9 chairs, rifle, a watch, set of mill stones, sheep,horses, bed steads (one a "curtain bed, sted & clothes"), cows, yokes ofoxen, chains, stretchers, clevises, shaving kit, lot of forks and knives, 9plates, tureen, butter plates, coffee canister, several set of plates, dishes,5 green-edge plates, pitcher, bowls, stake dishes, china coffee pot, set ofchina (for $25.00 to Elijah Lake), seed cotton, doffer, hay, corn, loom sawfiles, augers, hatchet & chisel, drawing knife, sweet potatoes, bacon,medical scales, hand saw, iron square, sole leather, tinware, flax seed,churns, iron candle stick, pad lock, flax, sugar, coffee. Buyers were: Arthur

Totty, Thos. S. Clark, Nathl. W. Barnes, Elijah Lake, Joel G. Childress, E.B. Kent, A. S. Tucker, Wm. Matthews, Wm. T. Morehead, John McWhite,James L. Green, Wm. Mathis, P. G. Gaines, James M. Lake, John D.Edney, Wm. Wood, Emerson Dunnahoe, Wm. R. Boyd, Isaac M. Steele,Henry Caldwell, David Williams, James G. Anthony, C. C. Dyer, ThomasTuggle, J. T. Cain, David Williams, J. W. Perkins, James Lacey, P. R.Winningham, Henry Caldwell, Stephen Gardner, A. S. Lackey, RichardGolden, Jonathan Laney, Hermis Champ, D. M. Henning, Wm. D. Lee,Stephen S. Childress, Pleasant C. Dial, J. T. Cain, D. Fitzpatrick, B. F.Childress, David Bishop, Joseph W. Perkins, Thos. A. Raynor, F.Barfield, Wm. D. Barfield, Henry Willard, Martha Price, Lewis Hutcheson,Wm. D. Lee, James Sherman, Geo. B. Lake, John Holloman, Geo. Thum,Wm. Allen, Cyrus Webb, Milton F. Lake, Thomas L. Clark, L. Hutcheson,M. L. Childress, G. L. Rutherford, H. P. Barfield, Stephen Gardner, H. P.Barfield, John C. Barnes. Total sales were $985. Notes due on Wm.Goodwin, John L. Atkinson, Charles C. Dyer, Hermis Champ, Leroy F.Lockard, John L. Herron & H. Champ, John D. Edney, James J. Robinsontotalling $155.62.

p. 177 - 5 Feb 1844 - Account of sale of W. D. CROOK, Dec'd; James B.Crook adm. Some of the items: cows, oxen and cart, axes, saws, chain,augers, plough, wagon boxes, saws, cookware, furniture, mule ($75.00 toHodges Lanier), horses, straw bed (25 cents), 7 chairs, clock, hogs, corn.Sales totaled $444.56. Buyers were Mrs. Crook, F. W. Chaney, BignalCrook, T. W. Chaney, M. P. Estes, D. Williams, A. M. Estes, T. J.Winningham, David Williams, L. Bishop, D. L. Bishop, Hodges Lanier, J.C. Taro/Faro, T. A. Rayner, James Lacey, John Culbreath, Jas. Bryant,E. T. F , Sarah Crook, E. Dunnahoe, A. Dunnahoe, W. Byram, W. S.Tucker, John A. Scott, Wedder, Boothe, J. H. Lanier, Daniel Williams.Notes on Daniel Williams, Bignal Crook.

p. 180 - 23 Feb 1844 - Sale of property of F. McCOY estate; LanceGraves, adm. Items included cows, bells, a colt and a steer at Fuller's.Totalled $99.08. Buyers were Lance Graves, R. C. West, Saml. Dunlap,Allen Alford, Joseph Wardlaw, R. W. Walker, Chas. Black.

Will of Elizabeth Rice Kirton

State of TennesseeLauderdale County

Submitted by Joann Fairbourn

Elizabeth Rice was the daughter of Charles Rice and Hannah Phillips of Virginia thenMarion county. She was born 10 Jan 1783 in Marion, SC.

She married Thomas Kirton (9 Jun 1788--5 Feb 1823) on 18 Oct 1808.

Elizabeth died 19 Nov 1863 in Lauderdale Tenn.

They were the parents of 6 children: Maria Louisa, Elizabeth Margaret, Philip R., Hannah,Thomas J., and Mary. Mentioned in the will are her brothers: Thomas G. Rice andShadrach Rice of Lauderdale, her grandson, Benjamin Thomas Wilson of Georgetown SC

and her daughter, Maria Louisa Walker of Lauderdale.

Elizabeth Kirton’s last will

I, Elizabeth Kirton of Lauderdale county State of Tennessee being of sound disposing mindmemory do make ordains establish and publish this instrument of writing to be my last willand testament hereby and herein revoking all other wills heretofore made by me.

In the first place I direct that my executors here after appointed shall pay all my funeralexpenses out of any money that shall first come into their hands and that all my just debts bepaid by my said executors as soon as possible after my death.

In the second place I give and bequeath to my Grandson Benjamin Thomas Wilson whoresides in Georgetown District South Carolina the sum of ten dollars to be paid out of the firstmoney that shall come into the hands of my said executors after my funeral expenses andjust debts are paid.

Thirdly I give and bequeath to my great granddaughter Ann Elizabeth Walker one bed andbedstead, a mattress, two pillows and a bolster two blankets, two comforts four sheets,twenty-four silver spoons a dozen Small ones and a dozen large ones, and the sum of onehundred and fifty dollars to be used for her schooling.

Fourthly I give and bequeath to my Brothers Thomas G. Rice and Shadrach Rice thefollowing slaves, namely, one Negro woman Nanny and her two children namely Hannah andWilliam and their future increase to be held by them however in trust for the use and benefitof my great granddaughter Ann Elizabeth Walker and her children should she have any. Butshould the said Ann Elizabeth Walker die childless then and in that event the abovementioned Negro slaves Nanny, Hannah and William and their future increases to be givenshare and share alike to her Brothers and sisters free from any trust whatsoever.

Fifthly I give and bequeath to the Said trustee, Thomas G. Rice and Shadrach Rice thefollowing slaves, namely, one Negro woman named Hannah negro boy named Cupid Negroboy named Robert Negro boy named Charles Negro boy named Peter Negro Girl namedZanna Negro Girl named Patty Ann and their future increases to be held by them in trust andnone otherwise for the use and benefit of my granddaughter Maria Louisa Walker wife ofJames P. Walker and her children and for their education and maintenance for and duringher natural life free of all times from the debts contracts and liabilities of her Said husband theSaid James P. Walker, undivided ably by him contracted. And also free from the debtscontracts and liabilities of any future husband she may marry. And at her death Said propertyand all the increases shall go to and be equally divided amongst the children of said MariaLouisa Walker share and share alike except the Said Ann Elizabeth Walker who has beenheretofore provided for in this my last will and testament-and in case of the death of either ofthe children of the Said Maria Louisa Walker bearing a child of children then such child orchildren to take his or her or their deceased parents share.

Sixthly It is my will and desire and I so devise and bequeath and direct, that if either of thechildren of the Said Maria Louisa Walker after the death of her, the Said Maria Louisa Walkershall die having no children-that such share or portion of said property as may be set apartand laid off to such deceased child shall go to the surviving children of the Said Maria LouisaWalker, including the Said Ann Elizabeth Walker, and not to be taken by the Father of Saidchild as next of kin under the Laws.

Seventhly I give and bequeath and devise all the residue of my property, real, personal andmixed of whatever nature and kind, and where ever situated, to my said granddaughter MariaLouisa Walker and her heirs forever.

Lastly I nominate constitute and appoint Thomas G. Rice and Shadrach Rice my executors of

this my last will and testament. And direct that they shall not be required to give any security. Ifurther direct that my said executors shall not be required to enter an inventory of make any sale.Signed sealed and executed and published in the presence of us and each of us.

This the fifteenth day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty-eight.

Elizabeth Kirton ---seal

WitnessHarden J. TurnerJoseph H. BorumThomas A. Anthony

The above will was probed at the December Term 1863 by the three subscribing witnesseswhen the court ordered that it be Established as the last will of Elizabeth Kirton, dcd andrecorded as such.George Johnston clerk

Transcribed by Joann C. Fairbourn from a photocopy from film #1008571, wills of LauderdaleCounty, Tennessee, found in the Family History Center in Salt Lake City, Utah.

BEASELY, Joseph L. married BALLINGER, Martha J. on 1-Jan-1860BEASLEY, Eliza married GRIFFIN, James on 8-Feb-1875BEASLEY, Frannie T. married BROWN, James A. on 5-Jan-1869BEASLEY, Ira T. married BROWN, Fannie C. on 15-Oct-1868BEASLEY, Mahala C. married HARRELL, Charles W. on 17-Nov-1858BEASLEY, Priscilla E. married McGUIRE, James A. on 5-Oct-1871BEASLEY, Sarah J. married SPRINGER, W. D. on 22-Dec-1867BEASLEY, Thersey Ann married CRAIG, Houston on 8-Feb-1865

BLEDSOE, Sarah married YOUNG, Levi on 1-Nov-1867

BROWN, Fannie C. married BEASLEY, Ira T. on 15-Oct-1868

OBITUARIES:

Alston, Carrie N. (Mrs.) Widow1 Oct 1848 11 Mar 1935 86y 5m 10d race White b. AR Dist. #3 Residencewid/o T. R. Alstonservices 12 Mar 1935 Baptist Church Hallsfather Mr. Herrinmother Miss Lamb cemetery Maplewood, Ripley, TNorder given by J. V. AlstonCURRY FUNERAL HOME

Archer, infant sonb & d 23 Sep 1928parents D B Archer & Elizabethcemetery MaplewoodGarner Funeral Home

Mr. L. B. Archer died at his home in Ripley, Sunday morning about 9 o'clock after an illnesswhich had confined him to his home nearly four years. A partial stroke of paralysis thirteen yearsago was the beginning of his illness. His second stroke came in 1921.Mr.Archer was born atGarland in Tipton County and was in his 66th year. When a young man, he moved to Halls,where he held the posion of depot agent for 12 years. He moved to Ripley in 1903. In 1890, hewas married to Miss Mamie Young, the daughter of Esq. J. F. Young of Halls. To this unionthree children were born, Charles Archer of Pine Bluff, AR., D. B. Archer of this city and Mrs.Clarence Thurmond of Dyersburg; Three brothers also survive; W. T. Archer of Memphis, W.A. Archer of Helena , AR., and I. S. Archer of Greensville, MS.The funeral was held at his home,burial in Maplewood Cemetery.The Lauderdale County Enterprise, Ripley, Tennessee, Friday January 30, 1925

(Born c. 1859 /ekh)

Services for W. N. Beasley, Halls attorney, former member of the Tennessee Public UtilitiesCommission and three times Mayor of Halls, were held Tuesday from Halls Christian Church,burial in Halls Cemetery. He was 73. Born in Crockett County, Mr. BEASLEY came to Halls topractice law in 1903. He leaves his wife, Mrs. OLLIE STEPHENS BEASLEY. (Birth year c. 1877ekh)CROCKETT COUNTY SENTINEL BELLS, TENNESSEE THURSDAY JULY 20, 1950 (WHO WAS HIS FATHER/GRANDFATHER?/ekh)

The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)January 14, 1998

Virgil Georgia Beasley, 86, retired employee of a Gary, Ind., steel mill, died of cardiacarrest Sunday at Methodist Hospital of Dyersburg. Services will be at 11 a.m. today atHalls Funeral Home with burial in Greenhill Memorial Gardens.

He was a World War II Army veteran and a member of Westside Baptist Church. Mr.Beasley, the husband of Mary Kathaleen Newman Beasley, also leaves a son, Tony Beasleyof Hopkinsville, Ky.; a sister, Maggie Bailey of Halls, and two grandchildren.

(Birth year c. 1912/ekh)

The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)June 1, 1998

Mary Kathaleen Beasley, 76, homemaker, died of cardiac arrest Saturday at Baptist

Memorial Hospital-Ripley. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Halls Funeral Home withburial in Greenhill Memorial Gardens in Halls. She was a member of Westside BaptistChurch.

Mrs. Beasley, the widow of Virgil Beasley, leaves a son, Anthony Farris Beasley ofHopkinsville, Ky.; three sisters, Bernice Broglin of Dyersburg, Margarine Sparks ofIndependence, Mo., and Ivie Vaughn of Athens, Tenn.; four brothers, John Newman ofAlamo, Thomas Newman of Tuscumbia, Ala., James Newman of St. Charles, Ill., and GlenNewman of Barrington, Ill., two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

deceased: Mrs. Luella SHARP, TNorder given by: Dr.S.P.SHARP date of funeral: 6th December 1916 residence: city place of death: residence of S.B.SHARP funeral services: Halls,TN certifying physician: Price WATSON cause of death: carcimona of the bowel death date: 5th December 1916 housewife widow Baptist aged: 65 years interment: Halls CemeteryVolume 4---Page 213; Curry Funeral Home Record (Birth year c. 1851 /ekh)

W. T. AndrewsAndrews, Wm Thomasb 9 Jan 1853 --- d 3 Aug 1930 father Brown Andrewsh/o SallieGrace Garner Funeral Home

RIPLEY - William H. Andrews, 87, retired drugstore employee, died of heart failureTuesday at Methodist Hospital of Dyersburg. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at GarnerFuneral Home with burial in Grace Cemetery. He was a member of Ripley First BaptistChurch and Woodmen of the World. He was a World War II Army veteran. Mr.Andrews, the widower of Mary Fleming Andrews, leaves a son, H. Fleming Andrewsof Suwanee, Ga.; a sister, Winnie Mai Chambers of Ripley, and four grandchildren.Commercial Appeal, The (Memphis, TN) Date: February 1, 2001

Barbour, Wm Gwynn23 Oct 1856 --- 26 Sept 1948father John Lawson BARBOUR; mother Betty GUYNNwd of Cora Alice LEIRDcemetery Grace

Halls Funeral Home

Taylor, Thelma b 8 Nov 1918 --- d 4 Sep 1927 father Gen Tayler, AL mother Ruby Kennedy cemetery Grace MO. DeathBurgess & Peters Funeral Home

Vaughn, L Mb 22 Mar 1859 --- d 4 Mar 1933father William Vaughn, GAcemetery Gracefarmer; widowed; b GA Burgess & Peters Funeral Home

L. C. VaughnVaughn, Luther b 28 Sep 1879 --- d 7 Nov 1926father Jim Vaughn; mother Hargett cemetery Grace farmer; married Burgess & Peters Funeral HomeThe body of Luther Vaughn was found Sunday night between Gold Dust and PlumPoint on the Mississippi River. The supposition is that he was waylaid, robbed andmurdered, as it was found that he had a hole in the side of his head above the right earand right side crushed and several ribs broken. Vaughn lived in Blytheville, Ark. buthad been in Lauderdale County about a month picking cotton. He is a son of the lateJim Vaughn of Central, this county, and a brother of Walter Vaughn, of Gates. Hewas married and was 47years of age. The body was brought here Tuesday and buriedat Grace Cemetery.ENTERPRISE Friday November 12, 1926

Vaughn, Mrs Lutherb 14 Mar 1861 --- d 28 Jul 1928 father Jessie Arwood cemetery Grace Garner Funeral Home

RIPLEY - Murray McDaniel Voss, 79, retired employee of White Rose Industrial, diedof heart failure Wednesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital East. Services will be at 2:30p.m. today at Grace Baptist Church with burial in Grace Cemetery. Garner FuneralHome in Ripley has charge. He was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church andNormal Masonic Lodge in Memphis. Mr. Voss, the husband of Ona Webb Voss, alsoleaves two daughters, Joyce Dempsey of Millington and Debbie Neill of Somerville; ason, Jim Voss of Somerville; a sister, Dorothy O. Bumpas of Collierville, 10

grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.Commercial Appeal, The (Memphis, TN) Date: February 19, 1999

Voss, R Rd 25 May 1929 (Birth year c. 1850)

cemetery Grace age 69 yrs old Garner Funeral Home

Tommie AndersonMRS.A.J.ANDERSON BURIED MONDAY..Funeral services were held Monday afternoon atfour o'clock from the Halls Methodist Church for Mrs.Tommy ANDERSON,wife ofA.J.ANDERSON,who died at her home in Benton,Tennessee Friday night after lenghtyillness.Burial in the City Cemetery,Garner Funeral Home in charge.A former resident ofHalls,she had made her home in Benton for 20 years where her husband is superintendent ofPope County Schools.In addition to her husband,she leaves one brother, C.W.DYER ofHalls,and several neices (sic) and nephews.

HALLSGRAPHIC; FRIDAY AUGUST 23,1946HALLS,TENNESSEE

Mrs. Bettie Ball, wife of the late William Ball passed away at the home of her daughter and son-in-law George T. and Claudia Miller, Monday night at nine o’clock after an illness of severalweeks. Mrs. Ball had been in failing health for some time. She was born August 9, 1855, inHaywood County, and died age seventy-seven years. Mrs. Ball was first married to Ben P.Humphreys, who also preceded her in death. To this union were born two daughters, Mrs.Miller and Mrs. Mary Ferguson, of this place. To the latter union was born one son, Ulus Ball,with whom she resides in Memphis until he moved to California, and she moved back toLauderdale County. She is also survived by four brothers, Lee Jones of this place and threeother brothers, twelve great-grandchildren, Mrs. Ball, many years ago resided in HaywoodCounty, but for years made her home here. Death date Oct. 4, 1932

deceased: W. M. Cherry date of funeral: 28th July 1920 residence: Halls, TN. place of death: Dyersburg Hospital funeral services: Mrs. Young's residence 10:30 a.m. certifying physician: Dr. Price date of death: 27th July 1920 married: yes religion: Methodist age: 39 years name of father: D.Cherry born TN interment: Halls CemeteryVolume 9---Page 195; Curry Funeral Home Record

Dr. William A. Cherry, 82, of Baton Rouge, La., formerly of Halls, son of the late BessieRiddick Cherry and William McKinley Cherry, died Tuesday, September 11th, at OchsnerMedical Center in Baton Rouge. Services were at 10 a.m. Friday, September 14th, in BatonRouge, and a memorial service and burial in Halls Cemetery, with full military honors, colorguard and 21 gun salute. A retired rear admiral of the U.S. Navy, veteran of three wars and theU.S. Naval Active Reserve, assistant surgeon general of the U.S. Public Health Service and wasthe commanding officer of the U.S. Public Health Service Hospital, member of the LouisianaState Medical Society, Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Legion and an author ofmore than 24 publications in the medical field and received numerous awards. He leaves hiswife, Jacqueline, and daughter, Susan Cherry, of Baton Rouge; sons, Darrell K. and WilliamNeal Cherry, both of New Orleans, and Philip A Cherry, of Mandeville; a step-son, Will Kibbe;brothers, Gerald, Charles and Robert Cherry; a sister, Helen Bell; four grandchildren; and threestep-grandchildren.The Lauderdale County Enterprise, Ripley Tennessee, September 20, 2007

HALLS - Lewis Eugene Clement, 76, retired furniture maker, died Saturday at BaptistMemorial Hospital-Lauderdale in Ripley. Services will be at 11 a.m. today at Halls FuneralHome with burial in Halls Cemetery. He was a former member of the National Guard andmember of Enon Baptist Church. Mr. Clement, the husband of Mary Elizabeth Ables Clement,also leaves a daughter, Mandy Proctor of Ripley; two sons, Jeffrey Clement of Curve andWalter Clement of Memphis, and three grandchildren.Commercial Appeal, The (Memphis, TN) Date: February 9, 2004

HALLS - Mrs. Allie O. Clement, 89, died Wednesday at Methodist Haywood Park Hospital inBrownsville. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Halls Funeral Home with burial in HallsCemetery. She was a member of Enon Baptist Church. Mrs. Clement, the widow of RichardClement, leaves two sons, Harrell Clement of Brownsville and Lewis E. Clement of Ripley; foursisters, Mrs. Lula Belton, Mrs. Effie Williams and Mrs. Aliene Smith, all of Halls, and Mrs.Audrey Hall of Memphis; a brother, Lewis Olds of Halls, 10 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren and nine great-great-grandchildren.Commercial Appeal, The (Memphis, TN) Date: February 8, 1991

HALLS - Clarence 'Gilreath' Dyer, 84, retired from Dyer Bros. Lumber Co, auditor for StateCredit Union and administrator of Halls Clinic, died Tuesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Lauderdale in Ripley. Services will be at 3 p.m. Thursday at Halls First United MethodistChurch, where he was a trustee, with burial in Halls Cemetery. Halls Funeral Home has charge.He was a World War II Army and Navy veteran and a member of the American Legion. Mr.Dyer, the widower of Evelyn Vaden Dyer, leaves two daughters, Susan Phillips of Halls andChristy Hopper of Lebanon; a brother, Neil Dyer of Halls, four grandchildren and seven

great-grandchildren.Commercial Appeal, The (Memphis, TN) Date: May 19, 2004

Ross W. Dyer, lawyer, former Tennessee Supreme Court chief justice and former state senator,died Sunday at his Lauderdale County home after a long illness. He was 81. Funeral services arescheduled for 2 p.m. today at Halls First United Methodist Church, where he was a member.Burial is in Halls Cemetery. Halls Funeral Home has charge of arrangements. Judge Dyer servedon the state Supreme Court from 1961 to 1974, when the Tennessee Democratic Party failed torenominate him for a third term. He became the court's chief justice in 1969. After his tenure onthe high court, he returned to Halls to practice law. He was born in Lauderdale County in 1911,attended the University of Tennessee and Cumberland University, and received his law degreefrom the old YMCA Law School (now named the Nashville School of Law) in 1937. He servedthree years in the Army Medical Corps in Europe during World War II before returning topractice law in Halls. Judge Dyer was elected a delegate to the Tennessee ConstitutionalConvention of 1953 and served as a state senator representing Lauderdale, Crockett and Dyercounties for one term, 1957-58. He also served as an administrative assistant to the late governorBuford Ellington, who appointed him to the Supreme Court. He was a Mason and a chartermember of the Halls-Gates Rotary. Judge Dyer leaves his wife, Agnes Moss Dyer; a son, TomDyer, a Memphis attorney; three sisters, Virginia Dyer of Jacksonville, Fla., Margaret Smithof Albany, Ga., and Clarene Edwards of Memphis, and two grandchildren. In lieu of flowers thefamily requests that any memorials be sent to Halls Methodist Church, Halls Cemetery or thecharity of the donor's choice. Commercial Appeal, The (Memphis, TN) Date: March 2, 1993

Virginia Dyer—Burial Saturday in Halls Cemetery, with Halls Funeral Home in charge,mourned a former resident, Virginia Stuart Dyer, 91, retired school teacher in Jacksonville, Fla.She died Thursday of last week in DeSoto Healthcare in Southhaven, Miss. She was a member ofHalls, United Methodist ChurchDeath date March 23, 2006

HALLS - J. D. Rhodes, 88, retired from Firestone Tire & Rubber in Memphis after 32 years,died of heart failure Saturday at Millington Health Care. Services will be at 1 p.m. today at HallsFuneral Home with burial in Halls Cemetery. He was a Mason and a member of NorthviewBaptist Church in Memphis. Mr. Rhodes, the husband of Ollie Reynolds Rhodes, also leaves abrother-in-law who helped care for him, Larry Reynolds of Halls.Commercial Appeal, The (Memphis, TN) Date: November 26, 2001

Ollie L. Rhodes, 81, of Halls, Tenn., formerly of Memphis, homemaker, died Tuesday at BaptistMemorial Hospital-Tipton in Covington. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Halls Funeral Homewith burial in Halls Cemetery. She was a member of Northview Baptist Church in Memphis.Mrs. Rhodes, the widow of J. D. Rhodes, leaves a sister, Sue Vancan Neyt of Munford, Tenn.,and two brothers, Wymond Reynolds of Memphis and Larry Reynolds of Halls.Commercial Appeal, The (Memphis, TN) Date: January 23, 2003

L. J. Rhodes, one of Halls leading merchants for 55 years, died Sunday morning at BaptistHospital after an illness of about a year. He was 75. Services were held Tuesday at Halls

Methodist Church, burial in Halls Cemetery. He was a lifelong resident of Lauderdale Countyand for many years prior to his retirement four years ago, operated Rhodes Feed & Seed Co here.He leaves a son, Harry Lee RHODES, Halls druggist; and a step-son, B. D. YARBROUGH ofBrookville, Miss. Pallbearers were: F. W. HURT, L. L. McDEARMAN, Bob BURNETT, W. A.SMITH, Jr., P. H. HENDERSON, W. C. PATTON and George HURT.The Halls Graphic; Friday November 16, 1946; Halls, Tennessee (Born c 1871 /ekh)

Deceased: Mrs. Nannie Rhodes charge to: L. J. Rhodes address: Halls, TN date of funeral: 23rd March 1923 place of death: Baird-Dulaney Hospital Dyersburg funeral services: Halls,TN interment: Halls, TN certifying physician: Dr. Baird cause of death: operative shock date of death: 22nd March 1923 7 a.m. married: yes age: 47 years name of father: W. H. Stanfield born TN name of mother: -----Davis born TNVolume 12---Page 86; Curry Funeral Home (Born c. 1876)

RIPLEY -- William Clyde Rice, 66, died Thursday of heart failure at Baptist MemorialHospital-Lauderdale. Services will be at 11 a.m. today at Garner Funeral Home with burial inHalls (Tenn.) Cemetery. Mr. Rice leaves a brother, John S. Rice of Memphis.Commercial Appeal, The (Memphis, TN) Date: February 5, 1994

Maulton E. Sanders, 51, retired truck driver of Helena, Ark., who was born in LauderdaleCounty, died at 2 a.m. Thursday of last week en route to a Helena Hospital. Services were lastfriday in Halls Church of Christ, burial in Halls Cemetery. He leaves his wife, Mary ThompsonSANDERS; three sons, Robert Thomas SANDERS, of Millington, John SANDERS & JamesSANDERS, both of West Helena, Ark.; a daughter, Miss Mary Alice SANDERS, of Helena;five brothers, Paul SANDERS, Willie SANDERS, and Clyde SANDERS, all of Halls, VirgilSANDERS, of Flint, Mich., and Fred SANDERS, of Casa Grande, Ariz.; four sisters, Mrs. InaERWIN, Mrs. Lucille BRIDGES, Mrs. Annie Lois AYERS and Mrs. Emogene BRADFORD,all of Halls.The Lauderdale County Enterprise; Friday January 26, 1968

I.W. Simmons Funeral services for Ira W.Simmons, merchant and harness maker here for 44years, were held at 3 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at Halls Baptist Church. Dr. O. W. Taylor ofNashville and the Rev. R. J. Cooper officiated. Burial was in the family plot in Halls Cemeterywith Halls Funeral Home in charge. Mr. Simmons, who 67, died at home here Tuesday morning.He had been in ill health for several years but had remained active in his business until recently.He was a deacon of the Halls Baptist Church and for many years served as church treasurer. He

was a Mason for 28 years. Born in Dyer County, Mr. Simmons came here many years ago andopened a harness repair and shoe shop, later stocking shoes and work clothing as well as othermen’s clothing items. He leaves his wife, Mrs. Frances Reed Simmons; a daughter, MarySimmons of Halls; five sons, Wilburn Simmons of Dyersburg, Frank Simmons of San Francisco,Billy Reed Simmons of Knoxville, Cecil and Clyde Simmons, both of Halls; three sisters, Mrs.Maggie Clinton of Dyersburg, Mrs. Daisy McKnight of Union City, and Mrs. Emma Davis ofMemphis; and seven brothers, Earl and Era Simmons of Newbern, Evers Simmons of Denver,Colo., George Simmons of Oklahoma City, W. F. Simmons of Trenton, A. T. Simmons ofHumboldt and F. L. Simmons of Henderson.Death date April, 12 1949 (Birth year c. 1882 /ekh)

Dr. Lerra Bernard Simmons, Obion dentist for 11 years, - who was the brother of ThomasSimmons, of Halls, was found dead in his office last Friday morning. Obion County CoronerBarry WHITE said Dr. SIMMONS, who was 34, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound in hisleft temple. A 38-caliber automatic pistol was found in his hand and there was a note to thefamily. Services were at 2 p.m. Sunday in First Methodist Church, burial in Halls Cemetery. Dr.Simmons, born in Halls, received pre-medical training at Memphis State University and hisdental surgeon’s degree from the University of Tennessee Dental College at Memphis in 1957.He established his Obion practice the same year. He was a member of First Methodist Churchand Delta Sigma Delta, dental fraternity. Dr. SIMMONS leaves his wife, Carolyn HughesSIMMONS; daughters, Beth SIMMONS, Laura SIMMONS and Susan SIMMONS; brothers,Lee SIMMONS, of Dyersburg and Thomas SIMMONS, of Halls.Death date June 14, 1968

Mrs. Lyda Murchison Simmons, daughter of William Murchison and wife, was born April 11,1887. She was married to Ira W. Simmons Oct. 26, 1905, and to this union was born two sons,Thomas Hilton Simmons and Wilburn Simmons, She professed faith in Christ about twelve yearsago and joined the Baptist church at Halls, in which church she lived a consistent faithful lifeuntil her death which occurred May 7, 1919. She was 32 years, and 26 days old. Mrs. Simmonswas also a member of the Eastern Star and Woodman Circle. She leaves an aged mother, threebrothers, three sisters, her husband and two sons, together with a host of friends to mourn herdeparture. She was a good Christian woman, a kind neighbor, a loving devoted wife and tendermother. She will be missed; her seat will vacant in the home and in the church, but her sufferingis ended, her troubles are over and she has entered into the realms of peace in the life that knowsno end, Then let us look beyond the grave and think of her as having put on the robe ofimmortality and gone to be a guest of that heavenly city. Funeral services were conducted at theHalls Baptist Church Thursday afternoon by Rev. R. E. Downing, her former pastor, and herbody laid to rest in the City Cemetery, her grave being covered with flowers.R. M. VaughtDeath date May 7, 1919 (Born c. 1887 /ekh)

Thomas Hilton Simmons, prominent and highly respected young business man of Halls and aMason, died at 8:30 Saturday morning following a heart attack. He was 36 years of age, ill sinceTuesday, Mr. Simmons suffered a heart attack early Friday morning and succumbed to a secondattack Saturday. Services were held at the First Baptist Church Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock,with the Rev. B. R. Winchester, pastor, saying the final rites. A native of Halls, Mr. Simmons

was graduated from Halls High School in 1925. Following his graduation for a number of yearshe was in business with his father. Some four years ago he established the T. H. Simmons Men’sStore which he was operating at the time of his death. He was a member of the Halls BaptistChurch and had served as general secretary of the Sunday School for a number of years.Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Emma Sue Hastings Simmons, three sons, Thomas, Jr., Bernardand Lee; his father and stepmother, Mr. and Mrs. I. W. Simmons, Sr.; one brother, I. W.Simmons, Jr.; four half-brothers, Billy, of the U. S. Marines in Guadalcanal, Frank, of the NavalAir Corps Reserve, and Cecil and Clyde and one half-sister, Mary. Active pallbearers were; FredRagland, F.W. Hurt, A.W. Williams, W.S. Perry, Leonard Andrews and R.V. Lilley. Honorarypallbearers were; Winston Daws, Morris Currie, J.O. Thompson, Jim Jaynes, W.H. Bailey andG.P. Davis. Fellow members of the Masonic Lodge also served. Burial was in the City cemeterywith Evans, Lasiter & Garner in charge of arrangements. The Halls Graphic; Halls, Tennessee; Friday, February 19, 1943

HALLS -- Thelma G. Smith, 76, homemaker, died Thursday of respiratory arrest in HarwoodHeights, Ill. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Halls Funeral Home with burial in HallsCemetery. She was a member of Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Smith, the widow ofJohn Smith, leaves a daughter, Francene Salemi of Harwood Heights; two sons, Jimmy LewisSmith of Gates and Donald Ray Smith of Halls; a sister, Geneva Hughes of Lavinia, eightgrandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.Commercial Appeal, The (Memphis, TN) Date: September 3, 1994

Mrs. Birdie Spence, 93, widow of Dr. William Spence, died Friday at Parkview Hospital inDyersburg. Services were 1 p.m. Sunday in Halls First United Methodist Church, with burial inHalls Cemetery. She leaves a daughter, Miss Sarah Birdie Spence, of Halls a son, Billy Spence,of Halls; a sister, Mrs. W. B. McKevall, of Mobile, Ala., and a brother, Brian Ingram, ofHouston Texas. Among those from out of town attending services were her sisters Mrs. W. B.McKevall, and Mrs. Lee Allen, of Mobile, Ala.; her brother, Brian Ingram, and Mrs. Ingram, ofFt. Worth, Texas; her granddaughter, Mrs. Bill Brown, Mr. Brown, and Mr. William O. Brown,of Collumbus, Miss.; Mr. and Mrs. Gail Malone, Mrs. Ed Hockaday, and Mrs. Virginia Wallace,of Trenton; Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Belton, Don Poindexter, Mr. and Mrs. W. N. (Bill) Spence,Mrs. Betty Cole, Miss Fern Cherry and Maurris Littles, all of Memphis; William Spence, ofSweetwater; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Pinkley, of Brazil; Mr. and Mrs. Dale Overton, of Martin; TheRev. and Mrs. Mike Flynn and daughters, Kelly and Jennifer, of Brownsville. Mr. and Mrs.Clifton Walker and James Gourley, of Friendship; Mrs. Dorris Culliper, Mrs. Ara Espey, Mrs.Lottie Espey Floyd, and Marshall Moore, of Alamo; Talmadge Crihfield, Talmadge Crihfield, Jr.,Mr. and Mrs. J.B. Ammons, Willard Norvell, and Richard Jennings, all of Ripley. Dr. and Mrs.Cary Alsobrook, of Humboldt; Dr. and Mrs. Jim Horner and Mary and Spence, of Dyersburg;and Mr. and Mrs. Jamye Spence and Chris Spence, of Crockett Mills.Death date March 25, 1981 (Birth year c. 1888 /ekh)

deceased: W.T.Stewart date of funeral: 4th August 1922 residence: Halls,TN

place of death: Halls,TN funeral services:Halls Cemetery interment: Halls Cemetery certifying physician: Dr.Chapman Halls,TN cause of death: Bright's disease date of death: 3rd August 1922 occupation: farmer married: yes religion: Methodist age:72 yearsVolume 11---Page 186; Curry Funeral Home Record (Birth year c. 1850/ekh)

HALLS - James Thomas 'Jake' White, 80, retired owner-operator of Gulf Oil Gas Station, diedof heart failure Sunday at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m.Wednesday at Halls Funeral Home with burial in Halls Cemetery. He was a World War IIveteran and a member of Westside Baptist Church. Mr. White, the widower of Jewell RhoadsWhite, leaves four daughters, Caroline McCartney of Norfolk, Va., Betty Lou Harbin ofCovington, Linda Sue Yarbrough of Dyersburg and Alice Faye Meeks of Halls; two sons, JamesThomas White Jr. and Larry Joe White, and a sister, Odessa Alley, all of Halls; two brothers,O'Neal White of Halls and Ralph White of Chicago, eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.Commercial Appeal, The (Memphis, TN) Date: February 29, 2000

deceased: Clint Taylor charge to: Josie & Joe Taylor residence: City place of death: residence funeral services: Baptist Church Halls, TN 4 p.m. cause of death: Bright's disease 11:50 p.m. occupation: laborer, marital status: single religion: Baptist date of birth: 30th March 1847 age: 82 years, 3 months, 20 days name of father: ? name of mother: Miss Glimp born TN interment: Halls City CemeteryVolume 18---Page 176; Curry Funeral Home Record

HALLS - Mary Aline Tucker, 93, homemaker, died Saturday at her home. Services will be at 2p.m. Tuesday at Halls Funeral Home with burial in Halls Cemetery. She was a member of HallsFirst Baptist Church. Mrs. Tucker, the widow of Chester Tucker, leaves a daughter, Jessie T.Vaden of Halls, and a sister, Louise Palmer of Jacksonville, Fla.Commercial Appeal, The (Memphis, TN) Date: November 24, 2003

HALLS - James Thomas 'Jake' White, 80, retired owner-operator of Gulf Oil Gas Station, diedof heart failure Sunday at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m.Wednesday at Halls Funeral Home with burial in Halls Cemetery. He was a World War IIveteran and a member of Westside Baptist Church. Mr. White, the widower of Jewell RhoadsWhite, leaves four daughters, Caroline McCartney of Norfolk, Va., Betty Lou Harbin ofCovington, Linda Sue Yarbrough of Dyersburg and Alice Faye Meeks of Halls; two sons, JamesThomas White Jr. and Larry Joe White, and a sister, Odessa Alley, all of Halls; two brothers,O'Neal White of Halls and Ralph White of Chicago, eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.Commercial Appeal, The (Memphis, TN) Date: February 29, 2000

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