Families of Johnson County, TN
From Goodspeed's History of Tennessee:
"Among the pioneers who had found homes in the territory now embraced in Johnson County prior to 1778, were Joseph Hoskins, George and Samuel Heatherby, Thomas. John and Charles Asher, Richard and Benjamin Wilson, John and Henry Grimes, Joseph Gentry, John, Jesse and Josiah Hoskins and John Higgins. At that time the entire population of this section did not exceed 150. Among those who came during the next twenty years and located in Little Doe were Jacob Perkins, George Brown. George Crosswhite, Ed. Poll, Joseph Timpkins and David Stout. Jacob Perkins died about 1820, leaving five sons: Joseph, Joshua, Amos, Jacob and John. The others all have a Number of descendants in the county. Of the settlers on Roane Creek, during the period from 1778 to 1798 may be mentioned, Leonard Shown, John Barry, John Vaught, David Wagner, Jacob and Michael Slimp. Vaught had a mill and "still-house" which he left to his son, Joseph Vaught. Shown located at the cross roads, which has long borne his name. David Wagner lived east of Shown's Cross Roads. He was the father of Mathew, David H., Jacob and John Wagner. At a very early day Nathaniel Taylor erected iron works on Roane Creek. He afterward transferred them to his son, James P. Taylor, who sold them to David Wagner. Among the settlers on the Laurel were James Keys, Charles Anderson and the Wills. Of the remaining settlers of the county prior to 1800 many have been forgotten, while the names of others are perpetuated by their descendants. A few only can he enumerated here. These were Peter and John Cain. Benjamin and Daniel Cuthbert, Peter Snyder, Abraham Dorson and Joseph Sewell. Joseph, John and Garland Wilson. Robert and John Walters, William Woodby (now Widby), William Netherly and Anthony and William Fisher."
The Descendants of John Waggoner /Wagner (6 generations) Contributed by Don Owens |
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Contributed by Javan Michael DeLoach |
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| The Vaught/Mast Families | The Younce Family | |
| The Adams Family
Contributed by Johnnie Adams: Greeley, Co |
DESCENDANTS OF JOHANNES PHILLIPPI
Contributed by Larry Cockerham |
DESCENDANTS OF GEORGE CRESS
Contributed by Larry Cockerham |
| Calvin M. Arnold - Short Bio and Military
History
Contributed by Larry Cockerham |
References for the above biographies include, but are not limited to, the following Sources:
TENNESSEE The Volunteer State 1769--1923; JOHN TROTWOOD MOORE, Editor, State Librarian and Archivist AND AUSTIN P. FOSTER, A.M. Assistant Librarian and Archivist ILLUSTRATED, VOLUME I-IV CHICAGO AND NASHVILLE: THE S. J. CLARKE PUBLISHING COMPANY , 1923
DeBows Review; Volumes 1 & 2; J.D.B. DeBow; published in New Orleans, LA 1857-1866.
Goodspeed's History of Johnson County
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