Myrtle Rogers of Marion County, Tennessee

[Quote from Sequachee Valley News, 29 October 1896, Supplement, p.5]:

"Miss Myrtle Rogers is proving to be quite a valuable assistant postmaster."

[Source]: Rogers (untitled item) in Sequachee Valley News (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Marion, Tennessee) 1896-1952, 29 October 1896, Supplement, page 5 (digital image 5), Image and text provided by University of Tennessee, Library of Congress, via Chronicling America Historic Newspapers website.  https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn89058250/1896-10-29/ed-1/seq-5/ (04 February 2023).

Miss Brownlow Elopes

Article quoted from Barton County Democrat (Kansas), 1903: 

Miss Brownlow Elopes with a Liveryman

Bristol, Tenn., Sept. 8.—Miss Cloyetta Brownlow, daughter of Congressman W. P. Brownlow, of Jonesboro, Tenn., eloped with Mark E. Pritchett, a liveryman, of Jonesboro, and they were married at Bristol. The attentions of Pritchett to Miss Brownlow are said to have been opposed by the congressman, hence the elopement. The young lady was a favorite in Washington social circles the past season.

[Source]: Barton County Democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kansas), 11 September 1903, page 6 (digital image 6).

Luther G. Hensley Corcoran, L. G. or Elgie Cochran, of Tennessee

Research on Luther G. Hensley Corcoran, also known as L. G. or Elgie Corcoran, sometimes written as Elgie Cochran. He was the son of Patrick William Corcoran and Emeline Amanda Alley, and the husband of Mary Jane Martin. He was a resident of Columbia, Tennessee.


Obituary Reference: "Kills Woman Then Himself: Elgie Cochran, Former Columbian, Principal of a Double Tragedy," in the Daily Herald, 27 Dec. 1905, Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama (page not listed; probably page one).

Elgie Cochran shot his mistress, then himself. The obituary said that he was boarding with Mrs. Johnson, a woman of means; the article also referred to her as a "grass widow" (that is, a mistress, or a divorced woman who lives with a man other than her husband). Earlier, Mrs. Johnson had been complaining that Corcoran had taken to drink again. An argument probably ensued. Later, Corcoran killed her, then killed himself. His body was shipped from Birmingham, Alabama, to Rose Hill Cemetery in Maury County, Tennessee, for burial.

Coyle Research, Tennessee and Georgia, Various Documents

Lord, I think I am crazy.

I found where I had posted this on my Little Scraps of Paper (the blog where I put everything from my "To-Dos" to the local pizza-place number, because businesses in Eton, Georgia, nearly always have a Chatsworth mailing address for their physical address. First, I thought I had probably posted on Little Scraps instead of North Georgia Kin; maybe I just forgot to toggle the drop-down thingy. Then I wondered, "Who the heck is Ella Goad Coyle, anyway?" And I can't remember. Dang, that's just five months ago! But, I've slept since then, and I do so much genealogy.

Now, I can remember my main lines, and even a lot of secondary lines, but quite often I find myself working on lineages whose surnames are just completely unrelated. Sometimes, it's because I'm trying to untangle somebody's mess on Family Search, to "unmerge" him from our guy and re-create him, using documentation, as their guy (for example, when somebody foolishly merges John Smith, born 1799 in England, with John Smith, born 1854 in Tennessee.

Anyhow, after looking this over and realizing I don't even recollect why I was researching the Coyles, and realizing most of these clips are my own extract of document images, I decided to pop them on here. It might be helpful, not only to someone who is researching these people, but also to anyone who's trying to determine if there's a method to my madness. In these clips, I seem to be talking to myself, bouncing ideas off myself, and giving myself little to-dos and reminders of potential clues to research further. So, here goes Coyle....

Various Coyle Records

Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966, Reg. no. 862, Reg. Dist. no. 801, Stamped (State/Cert?) no. 6498: Benjamin E. Coyle, aged 71 years, 2 months, 3 days, married white male, deceased; resided at 647 Kent st, Memphis, Shelby, Tenn. Birth: 29 Dec 1872 (place unknown). Death: 2 March 1944, St. Joseph Hospital, Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee. Length of Stay in Hospital: Suddenly. Length of Stay in Community: 30 yrs. Wife: Mrs Odie L. Coyle (age not stated). Occupation: Carpenter. Social Security Number 412-09-8623. Informant: Mrs B. E. Coyle, of 647 Kent st. Burial: 6 March 1944, at Mem. Park (?Memorial Park?), Memphis. Undertaker: National Funeral Home, Memphis, , Tenn. (Signatures of various officials). [Extract by D.K. Pritchett, FamilySearch contributor.]

Death no. 50-13121: Ella Goad Coyle, aged 80, widowed white female, deceased; resided for 30 years in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee (residence at time of death: 2510 E 18th St). Occupation: Domestic housewife (in) Own home. Birth: 21 Jun 1870, Tennessee, US. Death: 21 Jun 1950, Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee. Father: Henry Goad. Mother: Elizabeth Cagle. Informant: Mrs A W Klein, of Chattanooga. Burial: 24 June 1950, Forest Hills, Chattanooga, , Tenn. Funeral Director: National Fnl, Chatta. [Extract by D.K. Pritchett, Family Search contributor.]

United States Census, 1880, Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia: Horace Coyle, aged ?0? (maybe 0, maybe a fraction); single male, grandson of Benjamin Coyle. Birth: 1880, Georgia. Both parents born in Georgia. Also in the household, Sallie Coyle, 16-year-old single daughter of Benjamin Coyle, who appears to be ill due to "Labor" ("Labor" is written in the column for sickness). Enumeration Date: 14 Jun 1880.

Checking Two Benjamin Coyles as Possible Duplicates

I think these are duplicates, but I would like to do more research before merging. [Here I was talking about a potential merge of two possibly duplicate Person IDs (PIDs) on Family Search (FamilySearch.org), I know]. The reason this looks pretty good as a match: both men were carpenters (the first one, listed that way by 1910, though he had started out in other jobs). Both men were born in Georgia, but later moved to Tennessee. There do not seem to be any census conflicts, so far; that is, when one is found, the other isn't; and vice versa.

(1) Benjamin Coyle (PID L1PX-XQV) married Mary Ella Goad/Goode, 22 May 1892, Whitfield, Georgia; probable parents of Elizabeth Coyle Klein, since she was born in Dalton. He is probably the one we've attributed as residing 1880 in Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia, but is too young to have an occupation at that time. In 1900, he is a sardine packer. By 1910, he is a carpenter in the contracts industry.

(2) Benjamin Coyle (PID LBVT-CT1) married Odie Livingston, 31 March 1914, Shelby, Tennessee. Listed as a carpenter (self or own account) in 1917 (draft reg.), 1920, 1930, 1940, and 1944 (death record).

Harvey Coyle was born 1897, Rome, Ga., to Ben and Ella Coyle (per marriage record in 1919, Kentucky). Census shows that he has a sister named "Lizzie" Coyle, born about 1905, a good fit for Elizabeth Coyle Klein; she is probably "Mrs. A. W. Klein," the informant on the death record of Ella (Goad) Coyle, a "widow" who died in 1950 in Hamilton Co., Tenn. (but she was probably divorced; in the old records, many divorced women called themselves widows). Ella Goad/Goode is a good fit for the Ella Goode who married Benjamin Coyle on 22 May 1892, Whitfield, Georgia, US. Per census, Harvey and Lizzie had another brother, Flave Coyle (full name researched as Flave McCurry Coyle). Flave's death record gives his father as Ben Coyle, born in Ga. It gives his mother's birthplace as Ga., but the name of the mother is unknown. (this could be that Flave's mother was out of his life by the time he married; his wife was the informant on his death record, I think). Flave later drove a truck in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee.

This all fits, so far: Ben was in Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia, in 1880, with parents; he married Ella Goad in 1892 in that county. In 1900, he was in Rome, Floyd, Georgia, with wife, Ella, and the first three children. (The records of some of the children show that they were born in Rome or lived there early on). The family apparently moved to Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, between 1904 and 1907. Later records of some of the children have Hamilton Co., Tenn., in them.

That's all, and I'm not sure if I actually did make the determination to merge these or not. But, anyway, here she is on North Georgia Kin. "One Less Thang" on Little Scraps, thank you Forrest Gump. So I can clean up that other blog.

Josephine Gilbert marriages: David Butram, 1876; and John Emery, 1880. Families of Dekalb County, Tennessee

Facts and Conclusions used to define Josephine Gilbert (Family Search PID 2MGB-G4Z), as of 16 Sept. 2018.

Name: Josephine Gilbert, added 30 May 2012 by FamilySearch.

Birth: 1858, De Kalb, Tennessee, United States, added 30 May 2012 by FamilySearch.

Parents added 26 April 2012 by FamilySearch.

Mother: Emaline Hester Bryant

Father: Joseph W. Gilbert

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First Marriage, to David Burtrum, modified 27 April 2012 by FamilySearch. Merged, at some point, with the PID of a record used to create the PID.

MARRIAGE 1: JOSEY GILBERT and DAVID BURTRUM

Josey Gilbert, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"

Indexed Information (alt., bride-specific):

Name: Josey Gilbert
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 12 Aug 1876
Event Place: DeKalb, Tennessee, United States
Gender: Female
Spouse's Name: David Burtrum
Spouse's Gender: Male

Citation: "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, /FamilySearch/ - (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKH3-FCV4 : 30 November 2017), David Burtrum and Josey Gilbert, 12 Aug 1876; citing DeKalb, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. , Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 593,050.
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BIRTH AND DEATH OF FIRST HUSBAND, DAVID BUTRAM
Added 16 Sep 2018 by user, SouthernMuse (D.K. Pritchett).

(concluded to be the same individual as David Burtrum who married Josey Gilberts, from the record above).

David Butram in the Federal Mortality Census Schedule, 1880

Page 543 (original page 1), Line 37 (indexed as Line 38): David Butram (with "t" uncrossed), aged 30, married white male, deceased. Birth: est. 1849, Tennessee. Both parents born in Tennessee. Death: Dec. 1879, , Dekalb, Tennessee (of Typhoid Fever). Number of months residing in county, not stated.

Source Citation: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Federal Mortality Census Schedules, 1850-1880, and Related Indexes, 1850-1880; Archive Collection: T655; Archive Roll Number: 28; Census Year: 1879; Census Place: District 9, DeKalb, Tennessee; Page: 543, Line 37 (indexed as Line 38).

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MARRIAGE 2: JOSIE BUTRAM and JOHN EMERY
added 16 Sep 2018 by user, SouthernMuse (D.K. Pritchett).

Josie Butram: (concluded to be Josie Gilbert Butram; that is, Josie Gilbert, who married David Burtram, from “Marriage 1,” the record at the top of this page).

Josie Butram, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"

Indexed Information (alt., bride-specific):

Name: Josie Butram
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 20 Jan 1880
Event Place: DeKalb, Tennessee, United States
Gender: Female
Spouse's Name: John Emery
Spouse's Gender: Male

Citation: "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, /FamilySearch/ (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKH3-FQGY : 30 November 2017), John Emery and Josie Butram, 20 Jan 1880; citing DeKalb, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. , Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 593,050.
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CENSUS CONFIRMATION OF SECOND MARRIAGE:

Census confirmation exists (below) for conclusion of Josey (Gilbert) Butram's second marriage to John Emery (Embry), noting that Thomas Butram is the stepson of John Emery.

Josie Embry in the United States Census, 1880

Name: Josie Embry
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1880
Event Place: Civil District 11, De Kalb, Tennessee, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 20
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Occupation: Keeps House
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Wife
Birth Year (Estimated): 1860
Birthplace: Tennessee, United States
Father's Birthplace: Tennessee, United States
Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee, United States
Sheet Letter: D
Sheet Number: 98
Person Number: 1
Volume: 1

Household (Role, Relationship, Sex, Age, Birth State, Birth Country):

John Embry, Self, Male, 25, Tennessee, United States
Josie Embry, Wife, Female, 20, Tennessee, United States
Thomas Butram, Stepson, Male, 1, Tennessee, United States

Billy Eugene Wilson, born in Lewis County, Tennessee, lived in Michigan, and moved to Georgia.

Billy Eugene Wilson was born 17 January 1932 in Hohenwald, Lewis, Tennessee, to parents, Grove Cleveland and Emma (Staggs) Wilson. He moved to Michigan at age twelve. There, he applied for his Social Security card. At the age of 18 (about 1920), he joined the U.S. Air Force. (His last enlistment was on 10 Sep 1970). He was career military, retiring from the Air Force on 30 September 1972. His rank was MSGT. After retiring, he and his family moved to Riverdale, Clayton County, Georgia. He took a post as letter carrier for the U.S. Post Office, retiring from East Point Post Office in 1993. He died in Riverdale, Clayton, Georgia, on December 8, 2002. His remains were cremated, with plans for later burial in the Veterans Cemetery in Cherokee County, Georgia. He was survived by his wife, Della Iona (Olson) Wilson, several children, a brother and two sisters, nieces, and nephews.

Sources:

Billy Eugene Wilson in the U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (no image; text-only collection).

Name: Billy Eugene Wilson
[Billy E Wilson]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 17 Jan 1932
Birth Place: Hohenwald Le, Tennessee
Death Date: 8 Dec 2002
Father: Grover C Wilson
Mother: Emma A Staggs
SSN: 375303518
Notes: Jun 1948: Name listed as BILLY EUGENE WILSON; 18 Mar 1997: Name listed as BILLY E WILSON

Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.

Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007.

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Found in US Census, Hohenwald, Lewis County, Tennessee, in 1940: Billy Wilson, aged 9, son of widowed-female head, Emma Wilson. Billy was born in Tennessee.
Census Link: http://bit.ly/OfficialRecords-I-43-3-Eli-Long
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United States Social Security Death Index: Billy E Wilson, aged, deceased. Birth: 17 Jan 1932. Death: 08 Dec 2002, (last residence), Clayton, Georgia. State (card issued): Michigan.

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Billy Wilson in the U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010

U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 (no image; text-only collection)

Name: Billy Wilson
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 17 Jan 1932
Death Date: 8 Dec 2002
Branch 1: AF
Enlistment Date 1: 10 Sep 1970
Release Date 1: 30 Sep 1972

Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

Original data: Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem (BIRLS) Death File. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

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William Henry Harrison Hayes "Bill" Dunn, of White County, Tennessee (lived there all of his life)

William H. Dunn's parents, according to his Social Security Application, are Stanfield Dunn and Mandy Smith. That application gives his birth as 10 April 1869, Cookeville, , Tennessee (yet Stanfield Dunn and Mandy Smith were not married until 1879 (ten years later), according to the marriage index. On William's death record, with his wife, "Lular Dunn" as informant, his birth is 1871 and his parents are Stanfield Dunn and Amanda White. It is not unusual for an in-law to mix up her mother-in-law's maiden name, but she would likely know her husband's parents. Note that all of these people seem to have been born and lived for decades in White County, Tennessee, NOT Murray County, Georgia. (That is a terrible mix-up on Find A Grave; DNA should help prove it, if family members are tested). William does not appear with his parents in the 1880 census, unless he is the same person as James H. Dunn, which he could be (because James disappears later on). From 1900 on, Census has William's birth as Dec 1874, 1873, 1867, 1878, and finally, 1871. Then his tombstone has 1871. I've never seen such a broad range of error on a year of birth. I think that James H. Dunn, born Sep. 1879, could be the same child as William H. Dunn. It would explain a lot! See Social Security Application: William H Dunn in the U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007. [Did he lie about his parents on his Social Security Application? Did his wife lie about his parents in his death record? Or is this just a simple error on the year of birth? I think it might be the latter.] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (no image ; text-only collection).
Name: William H Dunn
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 10 Apr 1869
Birth Place: Cookeville, Tennessee
Father: Stanfield Dunn
Mother: Mandy Smith
SSN: 415050600
Notes: May 1937: Name listed as WILLIAM H DUNN
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Source Information
Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.

Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007.
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Death Record of William Hayes Dunn:

Name William Hayes Dunn
Event Type Death
Event Date 31 Aug 1963
Event Place Baxter, Putnam, Tennessee, United States
Gender Male
Age 92
Birth: 10 April 1871, White County, Tennessee
Father's Name Stanfield Dunn
Mother's Name Amanda White
Spouse's Name Lular Sherrell Dunn
Spouse's Gender Female
Informant: Mrs. Lular Dunn, of Rt. 1, Baxter, , Tennessee
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In US Census, this person may actually be the same as James H. Dunn, who appears in 1880 US Census, White County, Georgia, as the son of Stanfield and Amanda Dunn.

Reverend Benjamin M. Devault and Wife, Mattie Hyath, of East Tennessee

United States Census, 1910, Civil District 2, Knox, Tennessee, ED 103, Sheet 4 B, House no. 613, Dwelling 86, Family 87, Line 98: Benjamin Devault, aged 51, married white head. Birth: 1859, Tennessee. Both parents born in Tennessee. Occupation: Minister. Married once (M1). Married 14 years (est. 1896). Wife is Mattie DeVault (mother of 4 children, 2 living). Children in the household are John Devault, born 1898 in Kentucky; and Frank DeVault, born 1900 in Missouri.

The Reverend Benjamin M. DeVault was born about 1860 in Sullivan County, Tennessee, and is probably related to other DeVaults there. He married Mattie Hyath, of Campbell County, Tennessee (though no marriage record has yet been found; the couple may have married in Kentucky). Mattie had four children. Two of them died. The ones who lived were John DeVault, born 1898 in Kentucky; and Frank DeVault, born 1900 in Missouri. Reverend Devault and his family apparently moved, at least temporarily, from Tennessee to Kentucky, to Missouri; then to Knox County, Tennessee (where they are found in census in 1910). About 1910, apparently after census, they moved to Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina, where their son, John, died that year. They probably lived there until at least 1918, when son, Frank, register for the World War I Draft, and listed Benjamin (of the same address) as his nearest relative. In 1923, Benjamin and his wife, Mattie, moved to Winter Park, Orange County, Florida. This move may have been made for Mattie's health, for she died in Orlando about five days later, according to her death record. Benjamin continued to live in Winter Park, dying there in 1925. He and his wife are buried at Palm Cemetery in Winter Park, Orange County, Florida. Both husband and wife are exceedingly hard to find in census, though another Benjamin DeVault, of the same age, is sometimes found in Sullivan County, Tennessee (but he has a different wife and children). There may have been name changes; or it may be that Benjamin, as a minister, travelled from town to town or went on missions. Little else is known about this East Tennessee family.

William Jasper Herren and Family, Greene County, Tennessee

First Family of William Jasper Herren

North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979: Dorcus A. Morgan, female; listed in marriage to William J. Herrin. Marriage: 02 Nov 1857, , Mcdowell, North Carolina, US.

United States Census, 1860, Buncombe, North Carolina: Dorcas Haren, aged 22, female, listed in the household of Jasper Haren. Birth: 1838, North Carolina. Also in the household: Zeb Haren, infant male. Date of Census enumeration: 23 July 1860.

United States Census, 1870, District 12, Greene, Tennessee, (Archival Stamp 310), Sheet 17, Dwelling 118, Family 118, Line 23: Darkus Herren, aged 33, white female, listed in the household of William Herren. Birth: 1836-1837, North Carolina.

Find A Grave Index 39360725: Dorcas Haren. Birth: 07 Jul 1837. Death: 28 May 1876. Burial: 1876, Cross Anchor Cemetery, Cross Anchor, Greene, Tennessee, USA.

Second Family of William Jasper Herren

William J. Haren married (2) Emma (Babb) Linticum, on 05 December 1876, Greene County, Tennessee. Emaline "Emma" or "Emily" Babb was the daughter of Alfred and Mary "Polly" (Kidwell) Babb. Emaline's first husband was John D. Linthicum, but there is no evidence that she ever lived with him. She may have. The two married in 1876, but about two weeks after the marriage, they show up in census in separate households--she, with her parents (but under her married name); and he, with a family by the name of Hughs. They are listed on the same census page, but in separate households.

Citation for marriage of Emily Babb and John D. Linticum: 
Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950: Emaline Babb, female; listed in marriage to John D Linticum. Marriage: 18 Jun 1870, Greene, Tennessee, United States.

Citation for marriage of Wm. J. Haren and Emma Linticum: 
"Tennessee Marriages, 1796-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XD73-58S : 11 February 2018), Wm. J. Haren and Emma Linticum, 05 Dec 1876; citing Greene,Tennessee, reference ; FHL microfilm 944,387.

William and Emma Herren in Census:

United States Census, 1880, District 12, Greene, Tennessee, Supv. Dist. 1, E.D. 50, Sheet 28, Dwelling 246, Family 247: William J Herring, aged, married male, head. Birth: 1835, North Carolina, US. Date of census enumeration: 21 June 1880. Wife is Emmie Herring.

According to research based on studying the dates of marriage and years of birth listed for the children, the 1880 household has children from both of marriages.

United States Census, 1900, Civil District 12, Greene, Tennessee: William J Haren, aged, married male, head. Birth: Apr 1833, North Carolina. Married 42 years (est. 1858). Wife is Emily Haren (mother of 6 children, 6 living).

[Note: Apparently William has given his first wife's birth date and year of marriage in this census listing!]

Tennessee Death Records, 1914-1963: Emily Heren, aged 74 years, 1 day, widowed white female. Birth: 22 Aug 1849, Greene Co. [Tenn.] Death: 24 Aug 1923, Greene [Co.], Tennessee. Father: Alfred Babb, born in Greene Co., Tennessee. Mother: Polly Kidwell, born in Greene Co., Tennessee. Burial: 25 Aug. 1923, Oak Grove. Informant: W. S. Babb, of Greenville, Tenn. Undertaker: J.J. Mitchell, Greeneville.

Citation: "Tennessee Death Records, 1914-1963," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NSGH-7S9 : 25 May 2014), Emily Heren, 24 Aug 1923; citing  Cemetery, Greene, Tennessee, v 20 cn 258, State Library and Archives, Nashville; FHL microfilm 1,299,757.

Other Supporting Evidence:

The parents are listed in some of the children's death records:

Tennessee Death Records, 1914-1963: Deceased male, Zeb Glen Haren (born 23 Feb. 1880, Greene, Tenn. and died 21 Apr 1946 in Unicoi, Tennessee). Father: Jasper Haren, born in Buncomb, N.C. Mother: Emma Babb, female, born in Greene, Tenn.

Tennessee Death Records, 1914-1963: Nannie Leo Malone, aged 76 years, 4 months, 26 days, widowed female. Birth: 17 Sept 1877 (indexed as 1878). Death: 13 Feb 1954, Fall Branch, Washington, Tennessee (died at home; resided in Fall Branch for 20 years). Father: Jasper Haren. Mother: Emma Babb. Burial: 15 Feb. 1954, Babb Cemetery, Greene Co., Tenn. Informant: Mrs. Stella New, of Fall Branch, Tenn.

The errors in the 1900 census listing led to some confusion over the dates of marriage and the names of the wives. However, looking at the complete picture, the two marriages are recorded, and the deaths of each of the wives are established by good records. The names of the couple are established by their listings in the children's death records. While each of these records have minor discrepancies, there doesn't appear to be time between marriages for an extra marriage for William (to another Emma of a different birth date). Because of the good documentation from census, marriage, and death records, there doesn't seem to be much possibility of a lineage error (based on incorrect identification). The most likely explanation for the discrepancy in 1900 census is that the head of household, an elderly man by then, just made a mistake and gave his first wife's anniversary and date of birth.

Zebulon Glen Haren, of Greene County, Tennessee (later of Unicoi County, Tennessee): World War I Draft Registration

United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918: Zeb Glen Haren, male, aged 38, a resident of Erwin, Unicoi, Tenn. Birth: 23 Feb 1880, , US. Military draft registration: 1917-1918, Unicoi County, Tennessee, US. Physical Description: Tall, of Medium Build, with Brown Eyes and Black Hair. No stated disabilities. Nearest Relative: Lui Haren (wife), also of Erwin, Unicoi, Tenn. Car Repairs, CC&O Ry Co., Erwin, Unicoi, Tenn. [prob. abbrev. for Railway Co.] Date of Registration: 12 Sept. 1918.

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This record relates to Zebulon Glen Haren (son of Jasper William Haren and Emaline "Emma, Emily" (Babb) Linthicum Haren, of Greene County, Tennessee. Zebulon Glen Haren was married to Lou Ella Peterson.

Alfred Babb, born 1821, Private, Co. H, 8th East Tennessee Infantry (Enlisted 1863). Deserted Jan. 1864.

Alfred Babb, aged 42, enlisted as a Private in Company H, 8th East Tennessee Infantry, at Camp Nelson, Kentucky, on 11 August 1863.

Joined for duty and enrolled on 25 July 1853, Greene County, Tennessee, for 3 years.

Muster rolls: Present for July-Aug 1863; Sept-Oct 1863; Nov-Dec 1863.

He deserted on 20 Jan. 1864. The following remarks were on the Muster Rolls after that: 

Jan-Feb 1864: Deserted on March from Strawberry Plains to Knoxville Tenn July 20/64.

Mar-Apr 1864: Deserted on March from Srawberry Plains to Knoxville Jan. 20, 1864. Stop Per one Enfield Rifle Musket, appendages & accoutrements complete.

Muster Out Roll (at) Company Shops, N.C., 30 June 1865 (age 43): Last paid to Oct 31, 1863. Am't for cloth'g in kind or money adv'd $25.03. Bounty paid $___; Due $100. Remarks: Deserted June 25/64 at Strawberry Plains Ga with Enfield Rifle & accoutrements complete.

[Next card]: War Dept., Book Mark 4215 D 1887. Washington, 17 Aug. 1887. [Pre-printed]: "Application for removal of the charge of desertion and for an honorable discharge has been denied." [No remarks].


Surname: Babb.
State: Tennessee
Military Unit: Eighth Infantry
Full Name: Babb, Alfred

Card numbers: 9055545, 9055603, 9055661, 9055719, 9055823, 9055919, 9056282, 10794-6-1883.

Citation: Tennessee, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865, Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Tennessee, Record group 94, Records of the Adjutant General's Office; citing military unit Eighth Infantry, NARA microfilm publication M395 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, General Services Administration, 1963), roll 179.

Mary Headrick, aged three, died of croup in October 1849, Hawkins County, Tennessee.

Mary Headrick was born about 1846 (probably in Hawkins County, Tennessee), and died of croup at the age of three, in October 1849, in Hawkins County, Tennessee. She had been ill for four days. Her brief life is memorialized by a listing in the 1850 US Mortality Schedule for Tennessee, a record covering the year ending June 1850.

United States Census (Mortality Schedule), 1850, Schedule 3, page 335, Hawkins County, Tennessee: Mary Headrick, aged three. Birth estimated at 1846 (indexed as 1847). Death: Oct 1849. Cause of Death: Croup. Ill 4 days. [Death place concluded as Hawkins County, Tennessee, US. Birth place is probably Hawkins County, Tennessee (but not proven so), being the place of death at a young age. Extract by D.K. Pritchett]

"United States Census (Mortality Schedule), 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MSTN-PHW : 29 July 2017), Mary Headrick, all townships, All counties, Tennessee, United States; citing line 19, NARA microfilm publication T655 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 422,433.

James Headrick, aged two, died of croup, October 1849, Hawkins County, Tennessee.

James Headrick was born about 1847 (probably in Hawkins County, Tennessee), and died of croup at age two, in October 1849, in Hawkins County, Tennessee. He had been ill for five days. His brief life is memorialized by a listing in the 1850 US Mortality Schedule for Tennessee, a record covering the year ending June 1850.

United States Census (Mortality Schedule), 1850, Schedule 3, page 335, Hawkins County, Tennessee: Jas Headrick, aged two. Birth est. 1847 (indexed as 1848). Death: Oct 1849. Cause of Death: Croup. Ill 5 days. [First name abbreviated, "Jas." Death place concluded as Hawkins County, Tennessee.]

[Citation]: "United States Census (Mortality Schedule), 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MSTN-PH7 : 29 July 2017), Jas Headrick, all townships, All counties, Tennessee, United States; citing line 18, NARA microfilm publication T655 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 422,433.

Obituary of Betty Ruth (Guess) Bay, of Anderson, South Carolina; Times-Free Press (Chattanooga, Tennessee)

Obituary of Betty Ruth (Guess) Bay
Subject/Tagline: Obit: Betty Bay
Media: Chattanooga Times Free Press (on-line).
Date of publication: 24 April 2013
Place of publication (origin): Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee
Obituaries, TimesFreePress.com

Betty Ruth Bay.
Age 73 [birth est.: 1940].
Residence: Anderson, S.C.
Date of death: Monday, 22 April 2013.
Location of death (at residence) [Anderson, South Carolina].
Birthplace: Sherwood, Tenn.
Occupation: Homemaker
Church Affiliation: Baptist

Preceded in death by:
Henry Guess and Lillie Mae Garner Guess Ritchie (parents).
Robert Guess (brother).
Sue Hunkapillar (sister).

Survivors:
William Arthur Bay (husband), of residence.
Raymond Ritchie (stepfather), of Chattanooga.
Carolyn Langen, of Anderson, S.C., Genevea Bell, of Pelzer, S.C., Kimberly McSkimming, of Ashtabula, Ohio, and Christine Chaplin, of Byesville, Ohio (daughters).
Will Guess (brother), of Rossville, Ga.
Diana Roxbury (sister-in-law), of Elwood, Pa.
James Bay (brother-in-law), of Cambridge, Ohio
Also: 16 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren.

Funeral Service 24 April 2013, McDougald Funeral Home
Officiator: Lawrence Houston Bradford.
Interment: Anderson Memorial Gardens.
Memorial website: www.mcdougaldfuneralhome.com.
Mortician: The McDougald Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Anderson, SC.

Obituary of Betty Ruth Bay, Obituaries, Chattanooga Times Free Press, Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee [TimesFreePress.com], 24 April 2013. http://www.timesfreepress.com/obits/2013/apr/24/betty-bay/39072/ (Accessed 12 November 2016).

Elisha Bryant: one Confederate, One Union (probably two different individuals, unless a conscript who deserted)

Links to two records for (apparently) two different persons named Elisha Bryant (one Confederate, one Union). These records probably relate to two different individuals, unless it is the case of a conscript who deserted and joined the other side, which did happen with many East Tennessee and North Georgia Rebels.

"United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XKJC-8Z2 : 4 December 2014), Elisha Bryant, Private, Company C, 43rd Regiment, Georgia Infantry, Confederate; citing NARA microfilm publication M226 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 8; FHL microfilm 821,707.
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Elisha Bryant, Company G, 3rd Tennessee Cavalry, USA, Civil War: "United States General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KDPG-JBS : 3 April 2015), Elisha Bryant, 1890.