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knoxcotn-digest Thursday, September 21 2000 Volume 01 : Number 133

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Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2000 16:38:55 -0700

From: "Billie R. McNamara" <knox@tngenweb.org>

Subject: [KnoxCoTN] Hooray for Rose-Anne!

The Knox County TNGenWeb main page told me today:

You are the 37478th Visitor since 8/22/99, when the new Knox County,

TNGenWeb site debuted at U.S. Roots !

That's pretty awesome...and I want to thank her for taking on the task of a

county she knew NOTHING about and making the site so popular with visitors.

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Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2000 15:58:50 -0500

From: "Ron Estes" <restes@wphs.k12.mo.us>

Subject: [KnoxCoTN] Unsubscribe

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Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2000 20:53:16 EDT

From: JMoritzkat@aol.com

Subject: [KnoxCoTN] Subscribe

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Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2000 08:50:07 -0700

From: "Billie R. McNamara" <knox@tngenweb.org>

Subject: [KnoxCoTN] Railroad workers' orphanage?

I got e-mail from a distant cuzzin who told me her ancestor lived in

Knoxville and worked for the railroad. He died while his children were

small (one was still "in the oven"). She said the railroad put the

children in a "junior home" in Tiffin, Ohio, because their mother was

unable to care for them. Why in the world did they take the children so

far away?

The deceased railroad worker was Fred Stalsworth, just in case anyone's

researching that surname...

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Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2000 14:31:46 -0400

From: "East Tennessee Historical Society" <eths@east-tennessee-history.org>

Subject: [KnoxCoTN] ETHS Civil War Lectures in October

Hello,

For those researching their family's history in East Tennessee during the

Civil War, the East Tennessee Historical Society is hosting two lectures of

interest in October.

Dr. James McPherson, a Pulitzer Prize-winning Civil War historian, will

provide a lecture on the topic of "Why They Fought: Civil War Soldiers." The

lecture will be presented at 2:30 p.m., on Sunday, October 22, at the

Carolyn P. Brown University Center on the University of Tennessee campus.

The presentation will be based on Dr. McPherson's studies of the letters and

diaries of Civil War soldiers and will examine the personal motivations of

the men who fought, served, and died during the conflict. There will be an

admission charge to the McPherson lecture for non-ETHS members.

At noon, on Wednesday, October 4, ETHS will host a free brown bag lecture at

the historical society headquarters in downtown Knoxville. The lecture,

presented by Dr. Forest Conklin, will spotlight the life and times of Parson

William G. Brownlow. Admission to the ETHS brown bag lecture is free.

For additional information about these and other ETHS special events, please

visit the East Tennessee Historical Society web site at

www.east-tennessee-history.org

Thank you,

Shane Rhyne, Public Relations Director

East Tennessee Historical Society

www.east-tennessee-history.org

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Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2000 15:08:30 -0400

From: "East Tennessee Historical Society" <eths@east-tennessee-history.org>

Subject: [KnoxCoTN] New Mailing List for East Tennessee Historical Society Events

Hello,

The East Tennessee Historical Society is now hosting an online mailing list

to help keep you up-to-date on the latest news from ETHS. This "announcement

only" list will be used to update subscribers on special events at the East

Tennessee Historical Society, including museum exhibits, lectures, genealogy

classes, tours, and more. Subscribers to the mailing list will receive

regular updates of the ETHS calendar of events, as well as information about

specials and sales in the ETHS Museum Shop and other ETHS-related news.

Don't miss out on the variety of special events and activities sponsored by

ETHS. Subscribe to this free service by sending a blank email message to

ethsevents-subscribe@egroups.com

You can also keep up to date on ETHS events by regularly visiting the ETHS

web site at www.east-tennessee-history.org

Sincerely,

Shane Rhyne, Public Relations Director

East Tennessee Historical Society

www.east-tennessee-history.org

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Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2000 20:03:23 EDT

From: Cashfam3@aol.com

Subject: [KnoxCoTN] Knox Co. boundaries ca. 1825

Hello to the list,

Can anyone tell me, were the boundaries of Knox Co. TN fixed by 1820-5?

Could someone have been married in what is now Knox Co. and be listed in

another(surrounding county during this time frame?). I am looking for a

marriage of a William CASH b. 1790-1800 during this time frame.....his father

was associated w/ Knox and Washington Co.'s....and I can't seem to find a

marriage for him in either place. The name HARDIN seems to wind up in

William's immediate family(as if he married a Hardin)....and he shows up in

Roane Co. TN 1825-32 and is on the 1830 Roane Co. TN census...but no marriage

there. His brother Benjamin CASH was married to Betsey BURNETT in Knox Co.

TN in 1829...and he too goes to Roane Co. TN...listed 1830. Other

associated names seem to be MAGILL, ROWDEN, FORD and GIBSON. Sorry to

ramble...actually just wanted to ask the list about the boundaries for Knox

and when they were formed. Thanks for any help. Sincerely, Christopher D.

Cash

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Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2000 23:32:18 -0700

From: "Billie R. McNamara" <knox@tngenweb.org>

Subject: Re: [KnoxCoTN] Knox Co. boundaries ca. 1825

Hi, Christopher!

With the exception of Union County's formation, the boundaries of Knox

County today are as they were in 1820-25. Marriages -- they could've been

done anywhere. Lots of people came to Knoxville from the outlying counties

to marry. Some people went to their home churches to marry. It's hard to

tell.

Your surnames are in East Knox and West Sevier/Jefferson Counties. Have

you looked there?

At 08:03 PM 9/21/00 -0400, Cashfam3@aol.com wrote:

>Hello to the list,

>Can anyone tell me, were the boundaries of Knox Co. TN fixed by 1820-5?

>Could someone have been married in what is now Knox Co. and be listed in

>another(surrounding county during this time frame?). I am looking for a

>marriage of a William CASH b. 1790-1800 during this time frame.....his father

>was associated w/ Knox and Washington Co.'s....and I can't seem to find a

>marriage for him in either place. The name HARDIN seems to wind up in

>William's immediate family(as if he married a Hardin)....and he shows up in

>Roane Co. TN 1825-32 and is on the 1830 Roane Co. TN census...but no marriage

>there. His brother Benjamin CASH was married to Betsey BURNETT in Knox Co.

>TN in 1829...and he too goes to Roane Co. TN...listed 1830. Other

>associated names seem to be MAGILL, ROWDEN, FORD and GIBSON. Sorry to

>ramble...actually just wanted to ask the list about the boundaries for Knox

>and when they were formed. Thanks for any help. Sincerely, Christopher D.

>Cash

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