Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Black Families: Jefferson County, Tennessee

Taylor, Zack F., Jr. Black Families: Jefferson County, Tennessee. Dandridge, Tenn.: The author, 2012.

Call No.: R 929.2 T219b

Description: This book reports the history of African-American families residing in Jefferson County, Tennessee. Families included are:

  • Joseph Jackson Bewley
  • Alfred Brazelton
  • Cyrus Brazelton
  • John Frank Carter
  • Abraham William Cotner
  • Columbus Cunningham
  • David Davis
  • Dirl
  • Samuel Donaldson
  • Andrew Johnson Elliott
  • Henry Evans
  • Washington Hodge
  • James S. Houston
  • James Ingram
  • Wylie Jobe
  • Eli Johnson
  • Will Langston
  • William Earl Lauderback
  • Henry C. Martin
  • Alexander McFarland
  • James Carson Meek
  • William Anderson Mills
  • Hamilton Nance
  • Neal
  • Grand L. Pate
  • Preston Pate
  • Calvin Patterson
  • Robert Peck
  • Silas Peck
  • Alex Phipps
  • Van Reed
  • Pryor Smith
  • George Staffney
  • John Tate
  • Malinda Tate
  • Cupid Taylor
  • William Thomas
  • Anderson Vance
  • Crawford Watkins
  • Andrew Wilkerson

Although the book lacks footnotes, there are internal references to records which will assist those needing further documentation.