In the winter of 1871, the quiet communities along the Caney Fork River in DeKalb County, Tennessee, were shaken by one of the most brutal crimes in the county’s history. Rachel H. Billings, wife of James Billings and stepmother to young Inez Certain, was murdered in her home while her husband was away on a rafting trip. Continue reading Murder on the Caney Fork: John Preswood
Researching our family histories can take many resources, and not all researchers have the resources to order essential records. So … Continue reading Matlock and Zilpha Roberts Genealogy Military Pension File Grant Program.
When visiting the Carthage library, I ran across detailed transcriptions of the diaries of two Wauford brothers that Daphene Willoughby completed; it turns out she’s related to me at least by marriage. The first are the diaries of Reverend Charles Wauford from 1909 to 1924. Continue reading DeKalb Tales – The Waufords
One shot entered the lower portion of Harve’s heart; another grazed Harve’s abdomen between the naval and pelvis bone. The gunshot through the heart would cause the instantaneous death of Harve. Continue reading William Henry Bess – the Harve Robinson murder
“My children are not to dispose of the land herein bequeathed, only in the following way. They may sell one to another and reinvest in other lands and in no way, Roads, passages are to be allowed over the entire farm, where they will do the least damage for the benefit of my wife and children. Continue reading DeKalb Tales – The Early Drivers
Matlock Roberts and his family were one of those brave pioneer families, leaving Cumberland County, Kentucky about 1829 and finding themselves in Lincoln, Jackson, Smith and Wilson County over the decades. During that time their family is seen growing crops of tobacco and corn and deeding them to others. Continue reading DeKalb Trails, Episode #1 – Meet Matlock Roberts and Families
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