"Digging
For Your Roots"I am researching the HICKMAN’S – my mother’s family genealogy.
My mother’s parents were from Washington and Sullivan County, Tennessee.
My grandparents were from Bluff City and my great-grandparents were from
Fall Branch, Tennessee. The 1910 Census had them living in Sullivan
County. POLLY and JAMES had 10 children altogether, but only eight
were living in 1910. I do not know where any of them were born.
Here is the information I have compiled: Great- great- grandparents – JAMES
NATHAN HICKMAN (no birth record) died 7 February 1904 in Tennessee: wife,
POLLY (MARY) HICKMAN, born – estimated in 1892 and died on 26 November
1913. Her maiden name may have been MINK. Siblings are unknown.
Great-grandparents –
NATHAN JAMES HICKMAN, born 28 October 1868 and died on 28 October 1923.
There are eight of 10 siblings living in 1910, according the U.S. Census
taken that year: FANNIE who married JOE HARRIS resides in either Sullivan
or Washington County, Tennessee. The names of the other siblings
are unknown. Wife, ELIZABETH A. BARRETT HICKMAN, estimated birth
date of 1870 and date of death April/August, 1931. ELIZABETH has
a sister named LIZZIE who married (first name unknown) CONKIN. Their
children are PEARL (PEARL’S daughter is HAZEL), and a son named BUTCH CONKIN.
If you can assist with my family history, please contact Tricia Smith,
1725 Cosner Road, Forest Hill, MD 21050-2214; Telephone – A.C. 410 – 893-2086.
We have traced some of our ancestors to WASHINGTON COUNTY, Tennessee. The
following information provides that WILLIAM HYDER is the son of ADAM HYDER,
born in 1813 in Carter County, Tennessee. It is believed that WILLIAM died in Fentress
County after 1871. His spouse was MALINDA WYATT. They were married on 1
March 1835. I am looking for records to prove that ADAM HYDER was the father of
WILLIAM HYDER. I do not have a Will, birth record or other document that can
confirm the relationship. If you can assist in my research, please contact Donald E.
Brinkley, 10122R Silverlake Road, Fountain, Florida 32430; Telephone – 1-850-722-4020.
SURNAME RESEARCH – AYERS, HURT, VAUGHN, BENNETT, BYRD, EDWARDS, FOX, HENSLEY, HUGHES, LAWS, LETTERMAN, MITCHELL, McCURRY, PEAKE, TIPTON being researched by Gene Hurdt, 210 Cherokee Street, Jonesborough, TN 37659: E-mail address – Tenn-olina @naxs.com
IRWIN (IRVIN/ERWIN) being researched by Joseph Irwin, Jr., 132 Haws Lane, Flourtown, PA 19031: E-mail address – joeirwin @volicenet.com
BIRD, BOOTH, BROWN, BYRD, CARVER, CLARK, COCHRAN, GIBSON, HARTSELL, JACKSON, LUSK, MAY, MILLER, MILLION, ROBERTS, ROGERS, SCOTT, WALTERS, WEST being researched by Frank & Louise Jackson, 508 Ravenwood Drive, Johnson City, TN.
37604.
BYERLEY, SPITZER being researched by Albertine James, 120 Christy Road, Battle Creek, MI. 49015-4131.
(Editor’s Note: The following material is labeled as follows – “WASHINGTON COUNTY RECORDS – 1925 – Mary Hardin McCown – HER FIRST BOOK OF TYPED RECORDS.” The Adam Mitchell was not hole-punched and placed in the notebook but was laid “loose leaf” in the front of the material that is the subject of a continuing series of articles in “Digging For Your Roots.” -- JL Kiener)
ADAM MITCHELL & Jennett married April 5, 1766.
Robert Mitchell born 17 February 1767.
Jennett Mitchell died 20 February 1767.
ADAM MITCHELL & Elizabeth married October 31, 1769.
Wm Mitchell born February 17, 1771.
Peggy Mitchell born 5th of September 1772.
John Mitchell born 4th of May 1774.
Adam Mitchell born 5th of April
1776. Joseph Mitchell born 20th of September 1778.
Joseph Mitchell died 25th of October 1779.
Ibby Mitchell born 15th of December 1780.
Rebeccah Mitchell born 6th of January 1782.
Jennett Mitchell born 29th of April 1784.
Saml Mitchell born 29th of March 1786.
David Mitchell born 4th of February 1788.
James Mitchell born 24th of February 1790.
Hezekiah B. Mitchell born 10th of March 1792.
STATE OF ILLINOIS State of Illinois, Coles County:
I, the undersigned, S. C. Lane, a
Notary Public in and for said county and state aforesaid, hereby certify
that I have this day
examined the ADAM MITCHELL FAMILY Bible. Given under my hand
and seal of Notary this 22nd day of July A. D. 1944, at Ashmore, Illinois.
Signed: s/ S. C. Lane, Notary Public. The above
Bible Record of ADAM MITCHELL was sent to me by Mrs.Annie Galbriath Myers,
of Charleston, Illinois in 1949, and has been typed by me, this March 20,
1963 -- and filed in my Bible Records of Tennessee. Signed: s/ Mary
Hardin McCown (Mrs. L. W.), 512 East Unaka Ave., Johnson City, Tenn.
AN OLD LEDGER Continuing with material that is hole punched in “THE NOTEBOOK – 1925,” the text provides (there are indication of where pages were torn and the information is missing): “The following is an exact copy of an old ledger book found in the papers of SAMUEL W. HYDER (born 1817 – died 1897) in Carter County, Tennessee. The original is in the possession of SAMUEL J. HYDER, Milligan College, Tenn. Mary Hardin McCown, Johnson City, Tenn copied the material on 2/14/1932.
“ . . . ember, 1834, Michael Hyder was chosen Treasurer of Buffolow
Creek Church . .
sc Taylor, same day – 50;
. . . ana Curtis, November – 25;
. . n Howard – Gen. 24, 1835 -- $1;
. . l Hyder, same day -- $1;
I. Tipton, November 21st 1835 -- $1;
‘ol woman, same day --- 12 ½;
Nancy Young, same day – 50;
James I. Tipton’s col Gen. 23, 1836 – 35;
his ‘col’ woman, same day – 25;
Isac Taylor, same day – 25;
Elizabeth Ellis, same day – 25;
Adam Loudermilk, same day – 10;
Susana Curtis, May 22 – 16-1;
John Curtis, same day –16-1;
James I. Tipton’s ‘col,’ July 22 – 25;
Adam Mc Enturf, July 22 – 25;
Solomon Hendrix, August 27 – 1;
Samuel Wright, same day – 75;
Adam Mc Enturf, same day –37-2;
Dinah Peoples’ Col woman, same day – 5;
James Tipton’s ‘Col woman,’ same day – 12-2;
Susana Curtis, August 28 – 25;
John McKeehen, August 28 – 25;
Thomas ‘Col Woman,’ same day – 12-2;
Hensen Hunt, August 29 – 50;
Rebecca Williams, August 29 – 50;
Nancy Young, August 29 – 50;
John Curtis, August 29 – 50;
Hiter Hunt, August 29 – 25;
James Gourley, August 29 – 25 and Isac Taylor, same day 29 –
25.”
The word “col’ appears to be an abbreviation for the word colored –
in today’s usage “black.”
“Digging For Your Roots” wants to make certain readers are not offended
by the use of the word “colored” used within the context of the times.
The Jonesborough Genealogical Society has for one of its missions the .
. . “collection and preservation of all records pertaining to Upper East
Tennessee with special emphasis on Jonesborough and black families.”
THE SECOND PAGE
The second page of the ledger continues with certain material “torn”
and therefor missing.
“Richard Kelly, August 29 -- . . . ;
Susana Curtis, August 29 -- . . . ;
Jonathan Kelley, 29 -- . . . ;
James I. Tipton, October 23 -- . . . ;
his ‘Col woman,’ same day -- . . . ;
George McKeeken, October 24 -- $1;
Michael Hyder, Sen., October 27 -- $1;
James I. Tipton, March 25th, 1837 – 50;
Zabas Murry, March 25th, 1837 – 25;
James Tipton’s black woman, same day – 62-2;
Adam Loudermilk, March 26 – 10;
James Tipton, March 22 –25;
his black woman, same day – 25.”
RECORD OF BUFFLOOW CREEK CHURCH, CONT. The line on the next page reads (spellings are retained from the original): ‘Record of Buffolow Creek Church (Christian Church) cont. – Solomon
Hendrix, same day – 50; John Curtis, April 23 – 25;
Susana Curtis, same day – 25;
John Wright, April 30 – 25;
John Howard, same day – 20;
John Orton, same day – 10;
John Curtis, May 7th – 6 ½;
John Wright, May 14 – 25;
James I. Tipton, 28 – 12 ½;
his black woman, 28 – 12 ½;
Adam Mc Enturf, May 28 – 25;
Betsy Taylor, the Doctor’s wife – 25;
Betsy Ellis – 25;
Solomon Hendrix – 25;
Betsy Blevins, same day – 12 ½.”
THE THIRD PAGE, NOTE
The Third Page has some material “torn” and therefore missing.
The names included are:
“Fred Blevins, May 28 – 12 ½;
Solomon Hendrix, May 28 – 18 ¾;
John Howard, May 28 – 12 ½, and Pinkney Williams, August 1846 – 50.”
Mrs. McCown then provided the following comments and text under a heading
entitled:
“NOTE -- There is no record extant of the organization of the Christian
Church on Buffolow Creek, Carter County, Tenn. But the writer believes
the above account book must be among the first, if not the first.
The Boone’s Creek Christian church claims to be the mother church in East
Tennessee.
There is a record book marked # 1 – Boons Cr. Church, dated September 20, 1834. There is also a receipt dated October 7, 1832 of money paid to Wm. Stuart by Bro. Wm. White for his labors at that church the past year (1832).
Another letter in that book shows the Church on Buffoloe Creek, Carter County already established on September 27, 1834, with Ira Howard, clk., also in June 21, 1834. Therefore the writer believes the Boone’s Creek Church a close second.” “These two churches were formed from the memberships of the Buffalo Ridge Baptist Church (1778 or ’79), and the Sinking Creek Baptist Church (about 1783), and probably also took some members from the third oldest Baptist Church – the one of Cherokee Creek, in Washington County.” “Signed – s/ Mary Hardin McCown. February 14, 1932.
The above is true to the best of my knowledge. Subscribed
and sworn to before me this 23rd
day of February 1932. My commission expires January 16, 1935.
S/ T. V. McCown,
Notary Public.”
researched and transcribed by Loraine Rae, Author and Genealogist. The material is
divided into four columns under the headings – “DATE – NAMES OF PETITIONERS –
OBJECT OF PETITION – LOCATION.” The material will be printed in the sequence
described in the foregoing sentence as prepared by Genealogist Rae. – JL Kiener.)
1813, OCTOBER – James Nelson, John Ross, Jes. Erp, John Miller, and
Wm., Massengill
– Open road from Blountville to Elizabethton – useful for Brush Creek
settlement. –
“Nighest” and best way from Blountville to Elizabethton.
1816, APRIL – John Hampton, Jessee Harwood, James Mitchell, David Mitchell,
Frederick Starnes, McCege Simmons, David Mitchell, Jr., H. C. Coppinger,
Sr. and Thomas Crown – For
convenience to people living in that settlement – From Blair’s
Forge to Bumbers’ Cove.
1816, APRIL – Henderson Clark, Samuel Jackson, D. G. Vance, Jas. Ballenger,
Joseph
McGinnes, Monty Stewart, Abraham Williams, Jas. S. Johnston, and Jas.
Sevier – For good of petitioners and no injuries to public. – From
John booth’s to the Bridge on the road toward Chucky River.
1816 – John Bricker, Ewing McClure, Alexander Mathes, McCollom, and Jacob McNees. – To take road out of their farm. – Road between Washington County and Greene County.
1817 – John Kennedy, P. Parson, John A. Aiken, Thos. B. Green, John A. Wilkins, Jas. H. Peck, Geo. E. Gillespie, and Jas. Sevier – To straighten road for better grade for better mail route. – Jonesboro to Hall’s Ford on Watauga River on road to Blountville.
1817, JANUARY – Isaac Million, William Vaught, Adam Gann, William Greenway, Daniel Yeager, Adam Lowry, Cyrus Broyles, Adam Broyles, and William Wilson -–New & Nearer road. – Beginning at Adam Gann’s sawmill down Little Limestone Creek by Adam Lowery’s Mill and intersects Newport Road on John Waddell’s Plantation.
1820, NOVEMBER 23 – John Charlton, Willard Burger, Peter Cook, Joseph Sheals, Moses W. Carver, Joseph McLin, Carson Newton, Solomon Vance, Christian Zetty, Geo. W. Thompson, Wm. B. Adams, John Strain, Levi Lester, William Shields, and Andrew Carson – So closed could not be used. The petition is for a new road in place of the old one. – From Providence Meeting House to Carmichael’s Mill.
An updated Petition lacking the “OBJECT OF PETITION” and “LOCATION OF ROAD” contains the following names (this may be an addition to names in dated November 23, 1820): Enoch Kinchloe, Thos. Nelson, Herman Glass, David Wilson, David Barkley, Jas. Matthews, William Mahoney, Adam Thompson, John Smith, Thomas King, M. Stephenson, and John Ryland.
JONESBORO TO ELIZABETHTON 1857, JANUARY 18 –
Samuel Watson, H. P. and J. P. King, Willey King, Henry King, John Hoss,
Thos. Bacon, George Humphreys, William
Massengill, William Cox, Henry Hoss, David Deadrick and Daniel Bowman
– Open new road for convenience of a very “poplus” neighborhood.
– Leading from Jonesboro to Elizabethton passing through several farms.
1819, OCTOBER – Ranson Matlock – Changing road has advantage to petitioner and no injury to public. – Leading from Jonesboro to Buffalo Ridge Meeting House.
NO DATE – Phillip Parks – New road from Robertson’s Mill to Greasy Cove across Catherine May’s and Widow Clark’s farms. – From Warm Cove to Dry Run intersecting main road from Robertson’s Mill to Greasy Cove.
1819, OCTOBER – Samuel Hunt – To get access to his farm. – From
Jonesboro
to Crossing of Sinking Creek.
1820, APRIL 17 – John Saylor, Henry King, John Boring, William Wheeler, Abraham Jobe, Joseph Bowman, Horatio Ford, Joshuah Boring and William A. Jones – As to have road taken out as it “injuries” his farm. – From John Saylor’s to Charles Waddle on to Stage Road.
1821, APRIL – Isaac Henley – Shorten Distance and makes it more convenient. – Near his house on “Noli Chucky” River to Samuel Jackson’s land