Morgan county, tennessee genealogy genealogy familysearch. Bibles, biographies, cemeteries, census, genealogy. Morgan county, tennessee genealogy and history genealogy trails. Browse the amazon editors picks for the best books of 2019, featuring our. Morgan county was founded on october 15, 1817 from roane county and anderson county. We are located in east tennessee in one of the three grand divisions. Pictorial history of morgan county, tennessee 1976. Funeral home records from schubert funeral home, morgan county, wartburg, tn book i, 19431957. Whitepages is the largest and most trusted online phone book and directory. This book was originally published in 1887 by the goodspeed publishing company. The research that they did in preparation for their a history of morgan county tennessee was invaluable in my work on this book. Much more detail about the staples can be found in a book william staples of hanover county, virginia by gretchen kroll located at the morgan county genealogical and historical society in wartburg.
Handbook of tennessee by tennessee bureau of agriculture, statistics. Fentress county 1823, scott county 1849, and cumberland county 1855 were later formed partly out of morgan county, and their creation gave morgan county its modern size, shape, and neighbors. Morgan county is part of the knoxville, tn combined statistical area. The county seat of government is located in wartburg also, the county government website is. Bibliography of tennessee local history sources morgan. A history of morgan county, tennessee by ethel freytag, 1971, specialty print. Morgan county genealogical and historical society wartburg. History of morgan county, ohio, with portraits and biographical sketches of some of its pioneers and prominent men charles robertson l. Established in 1817 from anderson and roane counties, in memory of the late revolutionary war hero daniel morgan 17361802 who commanded the troops that defeated. Genealogical fact sheets about tennessee counties morgan.
The morgan county genealogical and historical society was organized in 1986 to collect, preserve, and disseminate the rich history of morgan county. Morgan county was formed in 1818 from anderson and roane counties acts of tennessee 1817, chapter 38. It was created in 1817 out of roane and anderson counties. Morgan county tennessee county history series dickinson, w. The geography of morgan county explains its history. Morgan county, tennessee ancestry, family history, and genealogy research page. Morgan county genealogical and historical society p o box 684. To determine which books are being searched, or to search each. A history of morgan county, tennessee, by ethel freytag author see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. I would like to get a 3page history on him out to the folks in morgan county.
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