Glenn Keith "Keith" Maxwell

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Teacher & Coach

Notes:

Keith was born the son Joe Maxwell and Mattie Maxwell. A retired teacher and coach with the Warren County School System, he served in the Tennessee Army National Guard, was a member of the First Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his father Joe Maxwell,and his father-in-law Floyd Page.

He was married August 10, 1968 to Shirley Maxwell of McMinnville. In addition to his wife and mother, he is survived by one daughter and son-in-law, Leann and Jason Nokes of McMinnville; one grandson, Gage Nokes of McMinnville; mother-in-law, Era Page of McMinnville; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Bill and Rozan Davidson of Knoxville, TN and Keith and Kerri Page of Owensboro, KY and several nieces, nephews and cousins.

Occupation:
Warren County School System

Glenn married Shirley Ann Page on 10 Aug 1968 in Warren County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Leann Maxwell

Notes:

Witnessed raising of the colors on Mt. Suribachi, Iwo Jima. See article in "Southern Standard", September 9, 1992.

Joe married Mattie Lee Hennessee on 19 Mar 1944 in Morrison, Warren County, Tennessee. Mattie (daughter of Charles Calhoun "Charlie" Hennessee and Maggie Mae Smith) was born on 3 Dec 1923 in Summitville, Coffee County, Tennessee; died on 14 Apr 2014 in McMinnville, Warren County, Tennessee; was buried in Smyrna Cemetery, Irving College, Warren County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: Address:
  Mattie Maxwell
  Summitville,TN
  931.473.2438

Notes:

Lived in McMinnville. Provided information on this family, 7/24/1991.

Mattie Lee Maxwell
(December 3, 1923 - April 14, 2014)

McMinnville resident and Coffee County, TN native Mattie Lee Maxwell, age 90, was born December 3, 1923 and died April 14, 2014 at NHC Healthcare McMinnville following an extended illness.

A retired employee of Wal-Mart and member of the Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Charlie C. and Maggie Mae Smith Hennessee.

She was married March 12, 1944 to Joe Bell Maxwell who preceded her in death October 2, 2000. In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by a son, Glen Keith Maxwell; two brothers, Grover and Ed Hennessee and sister, Jessie Henley.

Mrs. Maxwell is survived by a granddaughter, Leann Nokes and husband Jason of McMinnville; great-grandson, Gage Evan Nokes of McMinnville; daughter-in-law, Shirley Maxwell and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 16, 2014 in High's Chapel with Tony Lawrence officating.

Birth:
Coffee County

Died:
NHC Healthcare

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Farmer

Charles married Maggie Mae Smith on 8 Aug 1908 in Warren County, Tennessee. Maggie (daughter of Addison Franklin "Frank" Smith and Eleander Josephine "Josie" Cantrell) was born on 14 Apr 1891 in Warren County, Tennessee; died on 20 Feb 1972 in Warren County, Tennessee; was buried in Smyrna Cemetery, Irving College, Warren County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

18 Sep 2011

FindaGrave.org reports her as being buried in Shellsford Cemetery,Warren Co.,TN...DAH

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Farmer

Notes:

According to his grand-daughter, Mattie Lee, he gained his nick-name when one time he went to the mountains, drank too much, and ate an entire hog's head.

James married Mary Ann Christian on 8 Nov 1883 in Warren County, Tennessee. Mary (daughter of Peyton Christian and Margaret Lillian "Maggie" Pace) was born on 1 Jun 1862 in Warren County, Tennessee; died on 19 Aug 1924 in Coffee County, Tennessee; was buried in Summitville Cemetery, Summitville, Coffee County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
,by Isaac Barnes,JP

Residence (Family):
in ED 139 Civil Districts 4-5

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: farmer

Addison married Eleander Josephine "Josie" Cantrell on 27 Dec 1884 in Warren County, Tennessee. Eleander (daughter of Leonard Cantrell and Mary Jane Callahan) was born on 11 Mar 1868 in Warren County, Tennessee; died on 12 Apr 1946 in DeKalb County, Tennessee; was buried in Smyrna Cemetery, Irving College, Warren County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Farmer
• Military: CSA Veteran
• Residence: 1860, Warren County, Tennessee

Notes:

Excerpted from, "The Military Annals of Tennessee Confederates", by Lindsley,p. 486:

"Was a private under Captain C. M. Forrest, Company "B" (Warren Co.), 35th Tennessee Infantry, CSA."

Cited only that he died. No date or place given.

He could he have been the father of the unidentified Josiah Hennessee who married the sister of Margaret McGregor who married Patrick Hennessee?

23 Mar 2011

To view the old "Hennesse Cemetery", go to http://www.tngennet.org/warren/cemeteries/Hen.html

end of commentary

James C Hennessee
BIRTH 15 Dec 1818
DEATH 11 Mar 1862 (aged 43)
BURIAL
Hennessee Cemetery
Warren County, Tennessee, USA
MEMORIAL ID 18808097 · View Source: Created by: Donna Reed McBride
Added: 7 Apr 2007

Spouse

Maxey Dodson Hennessee
1824–1899

Children
Photo
Patrick Earl Hennessee
1846–1924

Photo
Rachel Anne Hennessee
1847–1883

Photo
James Thomas Hennessee
1855–1943

Photo
Mary Jane Hennessee
1858–1876

William M. Hennessee
1860–1881

Photo
Millie Agnes Hennessee Bottoms
1863–1902

end of profile

Military:
Excerpted from, "The Military Annals of Tennessee Confederates", by Lindsley,p. 486:

"Was a private under Captain C. M. Forrest, Company "B" (Warren Co.), 35th Tennessee Infantry, CSA."

Residence:
enumerated in his father's household and his wife & childrent are not cited...

Buried:
View the Old Hennessee Cemetery... http://www.tngennet.org/warren/cemeteries/Hen.html

James married Maxa "Maxie" Dodson in (~1845) in (Warren County) Tennessee. Maxa (daughter of Elijah "Grandsir" Dodson and Sarah "Sallie" McGregor) was born on 18 Mar 1824 in Warren County, Tennessee; died on 17 Aug 1899 in Warren County, Tennessee; was buried in Old Hennessee Cemetery, Warren County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

To view the old "Hennesse Cemetery", go to http://www.tngennet.org/warren/cemeteries/Hen.html

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: farmer

Notes:

Re: Drury Christian, b. ca 1730 in VA

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Re: Drury Christian, b. ca 1730 in VA
Posted by: John R. CoxDate: October 15, 1999 at 19:23:56
In Reply to: Re: Drury Christian, b. ca 1730 in VA by Vickie Elam White of
2039


I am curious to learn more about this branch you mention. My family came down from Virginia through North Carolina, and Franklin Co., Georgia before moving on to Rutherford Co., Tennessee.

Do you have more information on John CHRISTIAN who was married to Mary BRYANT?

Perhaps this John is the grandfather of my ancestor Peyton CHRISTIAN.

I'm almost certain Peyton's parents were Drury CHRISTIAN and Sarah PEYTON but that's as far back as I can take it.

In the early 1800s in Rutherford Co., Tennessee a Drury and John CHRISTIAN lived together with their families in one household. I assume they were brothers. Perhaps they were children of John CHRISTIAN and Mary BRYANT.

I would appreciate anything you can tell me. Thank you.




Posted By: John R. Cox
Email: jrcoxusa@aol.com
Subject: Re: Drury Christian, b. ca 1730 in VA
Post Date: October 11, 1999 at 20:03:51
Message URL: http://genforum.genealogy.com/christian/messages/532.html
Forum: Christian Family Genealogy Forum
Forum URL: http://genforum.genealogy.com/christian/


Vickie,

Drury CHRISTIAN, the son of Robert Thomas CHRISTIAN and Lucy BRADLEY, did move to North Carolina. He died in Warren Co., North Carolina in 1785. They have his will on file at the State Archives in Raleigh. The will was written on 26 April 1780. The will was proved at July Court in 1785 and witnessed by his widow Lucy (WILLIAMS) and his son-in-law William BALTHROP (husband of daughter Mary). I’ve been trying to find a connection between my earliest known direct ancestor (Peyton CHRISTIAN b. 1810 Warren Co., TN) and the Amherst Co., Virginia CHRISTIANS. For a long time I thought Drury CHRISTIAN of Warren Co., North Carolina was the father and then the grandfather of Peyton. I do not think there is a direct connection now. Below are the children of Drury and Lucy as I have found from wills, census records, land records, etc.

Children of Drury CHRISTIAN and Lucretia “Lucy” WILLIAMS (b. 6 May 1727 Prince George Co., VA d. after 1790, dau. of Charles and Ann WILLIAMS):

Mary CHRISTIAN b. 1753 VA m. William BALTHROP 1772 Warren (Bute) Co., NC d. 1837 NC? (William died in Dickson Co., TN)

James CHRISTIAN bp. 23 April 1758 Goochland Co., VA m. Mary CHRISTIAN (dau. of Robert CHRISTIAN and Mary BRADLEY) 6 December 1790 Amherst Co., VA

Gideon CHRISTIAN bp. 16 August 1760 Goochland Co., VA

Ann CHRISTIAN bp. 3 March 1764 Goochland Co., VA m. James DURHAM 26 August 1783 Warren Co., NC

Drury CHRISTIAN bp. 18 August 1766 Goochland Co., VA m. Betsey BREWER about 1790 Warren Co., NC d. before July 1826 Dickson Co., TN

Frances CHRISTIAN b. about 1769 Warren (Bute) Co., NC d. December 1789 Warren Co., NC

William CHRISTIAN b. about 1772 Warren (Bute) Co., NC m. Tabitha HOUSE 8 July 1794 Warren Co., NC d. Madison Co., TN?

Jesse CHRISTIAN b. about 1777 Warren (Bute) Co., NC d. 13 October 1836 Edgefield Co., SC

That’s what I know! I have some info on some of their kids too. Regarding James G. CHRISTIAN, I don’t know who that was. I can’t seem to find a James in my records that approximates that date. But if you come across any of the CHRISTIANS that left North Carolina and headed to Tennessee via Georgia, I’d appreciate hearing about them. Good luck.

John Robert Cox (my mother is a CHRISTIAN)








Died:
, intestate

Peyton married Margaret Lillian "Maggie" Pace on 4 Feb 1833 in Rutherford County, Tennessee. Margaret (daughter of William B. Pace, Jr. and Isabella Fortenberry) was born in 0___ 1813 in (Warren County) Tennessee; died on 10 Jan 1901 in (Warren County, Tennessee); was buried in Warren County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

http://genforum.genealogy.com/cgi-bin/pageload.cgi?hennessee::tn::16864.html


Margaret Lillian, a Rutherford Co., Tennessee PACE


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Margaret Lillian, a Rutherford Co., Tennessee PACE
Posted by: John R. CoxDate: September 26, 2001 at 00:27:08
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I have some information on my family that might be helpful. I am descended from
a Rutherford Co., Tennessee PACE.

My ancestor is Margaret Lillian PACE. We think that she is the daughter of William PACE, Jr. and Isabella FORTENBERRY mostly by the process of elimination (she cannot be the offspring of any of the other PACEs in Rutherford Co. at the time) but we also have some clues from the names that have been passed down through the family. Through my own and my mother's research as well as family stories we know the following facts:

1. Margaret Lillian PACE is named thus because my mother's cousin, Margaret Lillian CHRISTIAN, was named after her, though we have found no record of her middle name.

2. Margaret Lillian PACE was born about 1814-1815 in Rutherford Co., Tennessee.

3. Margaret PACE (Maggie) married Peyton CHRISTIAN (born 1810 in TN) and they were issued a marriage bond on February 4, 1833 in Rutherford Co., Tennessee. James PACE was the bondsman.

4. The CHRISTIAN family was living in Rutherford Co. at the time of the 1810 US census but were in Warren Co., TN by the time of the 1820 US census. Peyton must have gone back to Rutherford Co. to marry a family friend or neighbor.

5. Maggie's eldest daughter, Frances Ann TATE nee CHRISTIAN (born June 24, 1837), named one of her children Isabella (born April 12, 1857).

6. Maggie PACE named another of her children William Britton CHRISTIAN (born May 18, 1839 in Warren Co., TN) who could have been named after the Brittain PACE that died in 1825 in Rutherford Co. (possibly her brother) and/or perhaps that was the full name of her father.

7. Peyton CHRISTIAN died about 1869 in the Cumberland Mountains on the border between Warren and Grundy Cos. They had 11 children; one died as a small child.

8. On August 23, 1871 Margaret PACE CHRISTIAN married Isaac HILL, Sr. On October 16, 1871 Isaac HILL, Sr. died at the age of 73. He is buried at Hill's Creek Cemetery.

9. Maggie died on January 10, 1901 and was buried January 11, 1901 in Cartwright Cemetery, Warren Co., Tennessee. She was 87 years old and 5 ft. 9 in. tall. The bill for the funeral was rendered to J.T. Hennessee. Her last residence was at Guide in the 5th District.

Another family story is that we have Cherokee Indian blood through Maggie's line. I haven't been able to make a connection though I know some PACEs received land in Arkansas based on claims of Indian blood.

If you want any more information regarding her children, let me know. William Britton CHRISTIAN was my great great grandfather. He took his family to Fountain, Colorado in 1888. I was born and raised in Colorado Springs.

Look forward to helping in any way.


Followups:

Re: Margaret Lillian, a Rutherford Co., Tennessee PACE Kim Whitaker
2/23/02

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: farmer
• Alt Birth: 1 Oct 1838, Tennessee
• Residence: 0___ 1860, Warren County, Tennessee
• Alt Death: 9 Sep 1923, Warren County, Tennessee

Notes:

He is enumerated in the 1860 Warren County Census in the household of Thomas Myers. There is no mention of his other family members...DAH

Allen married Mary Jane Pursley. Mary (daughter of Alexander L. "Alex" Pursley and Mary Jane Lusby) was born on 4 Nov 1842 in Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee; died on 16 Sep 1922 in Warren County, Tennessee; was buried in Shellsford Cemetery, 121 Bottoms Road, McMinnville, Warren County, Tennessee 37111. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth: Nov. 4, 1842
Bradley County
Tennessee, USA
Death: Sep. 16, 1922
Warren County
Tennessee, USA


Family links:
Parents:
Alexander L. Pursley (1814 - 1885)

Spouse:
Allen Leonard Smith (1838 - 1923)*

Siblings:
Elizabeth Pursley Mowery (1836 - 1911)*
Sarah A Pursley Mayo (1841 - 1916)*
Mary Jane Pursley Smith (1842 - 1922)
Martha A Pursley Mowery (1845 - 1929)*
Thomas Pursley (1853 - 1925)*

Notes:

Married:
(not listed in Warren Co.,TN 1852-1900)

Other Events and Attributes:

• Military: Civil War Veteran - Union

Notes:

Served in Col.Blackburn's regiment of Federals...Christie.
Moved to Kentucky after the war.

Leonard married Mary Jane Callahan on 4 Feb 1864 in DeKalb County, Tennessee. Mary was born in (Cannon County, Tennessee). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Farmer
• Alt Death: 1857, Warren County, Tennessee

Notes:

1840 Warren County Census, p. 10: "P.S.Hennese: M012101;F0002001; 6 slaves".

1830 Census - Middle Tennessee, "Henisee, Patrick D. 02002-11001".

Name: Patrick Hennessee
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1850
Event Place: Warren county, Warren, Tennessee, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 54
Race: White
Birth Year (Estimated): 1796
Birthplace: North Carolina
House Number: 496


Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Patrick Hennessee M 54 North Carolina
Rachel Hennessee F 51 North Carolina
Thomas Hannessee M 18 Tennessee
William M Hannessee M 9 Tennessee

Household ID: 496
Line Number: 13
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: M432
Affiliate Film Number: 898
GS Film Number: 444854
Digital Folder Number: 004206055
Image Number: 00080

Citing this Record
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC6S-Z1X : 12 April 2016), William M Hannessee in household of Patrick Hennessee, Warren county, Warren, Tennessee, United States; citing family 496, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

end of the 1850 census

Birth:
Map & History of Burke County, North Carolina http://bit.ly/Rd17uM

Occupation:
property taxed at $2700

Buried:
View the Old Hennessee Cemetery... http://www.tngennet.org/warren/cemeteries/Hen.html

Patrick married Rachel (Ann) Wilcher in (~1818) in (Warren County, Tennessee). Rachel was born in 1797 in Burke County, North Carolina; died in 0Dec 1881 in Warren County, Tennessee; was buried in Old Hennessee Cemetery, Warren County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alt Birth: 1799, North Carolina
• Residence: 1870, Warren County, Tennessee
• Will: 15 Aug 1878, Warren County, Tennessee

Notes:

Excerpts from the will of Rachel Wilcher Hennessee...

August 15, 1878

(2) My executor to set up tombstones, at grave of my husband P.S.Hennessee; also a set for my grave;

to my grandson Philander Hennessee,

granddaughters Rachel Elvira, Mary Ann, Laura, Melvina, Phebee and Cornelia Hennessee,

daughter Nancy Gillentine,

grandson Mortimer Pursley,

equal shares to Nancy Gillentine, Sallie Frezell, Rachel Turner, Paralee Dalton's heirs,

Archibald Hennessee's oldest children Ezekiel, Joseph, Rachel Elizabeth, Virginia Lawrence and Alexander Hennessee;

James Hennessee's heirs P.E.Hennessee, Andy Hennessee, Mortimer Hennessee and Milly Hennessee.

Witnesses: Alexander Harrison and James Barnes.

Signed: Rachel Hennessee

end

What is her relationship to Sallie Wilcher...niece? Been looking for her link to the WILCHER line and am still befuddled...DAH

I speculate her grandfather to be, Archibald Elihu Wilcher, as her first male-child was so named...DAH

end

Birth:
Map & History of Burke County, North Carolina http://bit.ly/Rd17uM

Died:
Map & History of Warren County, Tennessee... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_County,_Tennessee and

Buried:
View the Old Hennessee Cemetery... http://www.tngennet.org/warren/cemeteries/Hen.html

Notes:

Twin to Elisha.

Elijah married Sarah "Sallie" McGregor(Warren County, Tennessee). Sarah (daughter of William "Will" McGregor, Jr. and Mary Jane Stiles) was born in 1792 in Bute County, North Carolina; died in 1868 in Warren County, Tennessee; was buried in Shellsford Cemetery, 121 Bottoms Road, McMinnville, Warren County, Tennessee 37111. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
now Franklin Co.

Drury married Sarah M. Peyton in 0___ 1805 in Chatham County, North Carolina. Sarah was born in 0___ 1784 in Chatham County, North Carolina; died in 0___ 1823. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

3 Jun 2007


Posted By: John R. Cox
Email:
Subject: Margaret Lillian, a Rutherford Co., Tennessee PACE
Post Date: September 26, 2001 at 00:28:50
Message URL: http://genforum.genealogy.com/tn/messages/16864.html
Forum: Tennessee Genealogy Forum
Forum URL: http://genforum.genealogy.com/tn/


I have some information on my family that might be helpful. I am descended from a Rutherford Co., Tennessee PACE.

My ancestor is Margaret Lillian PACE. We think that she is the daughter of William PACE, Jr. and Isabella FORTENBERRY mostly by the process of elimination (she cannot be the offspring of any of the other PACEs in Rutherford Co. at the time) but we also have some clues from the names that have been passed down through the family. Through my own and my mother's research as well as family stories we know the following facts:

1. Margaret Lillian PACE is named thus because my mother's cousin, Margaret Lillian CHRISTIAN, was named after her, though we have found no record of her middle name.
2. Margaret Lillian PACE was born about 1814-1815 in Rutherford Co., Tennessee.
3. Margaret PACE (Maggie) married Peyton CHRISTIAN (born 1810 in TN) and they were issued a marriage bond on February 4, 1833 in Rutherford Co., Tennessee. James PACE was the bondsman.
4. The CHRISTIAN family was living in Rutherford Co. at the time of the 1810 US census but were in Warren Co., TN by the time of the 1820 US census. Peyton must have gone back to Rutherford Co. to marry a family friend or neighbor.
5. Maggie’s eldest daughter, Frances Ann TATE nee CHRISTIAN (born June 24, 1837), named one of her children Isabella (born April 12, 1857).
6. Maggie PACE named another of her children William Britton CHRISTIAN (born May 18, 1839 in Warren Co., TN) who could have been named after the Brittain PACE that died in 1825 in Rutherford Co. (possibly her brother) and/or perhaps that was the full name of her father.
7. Peyton CHRISTIAN died about 1869 in the Cumberland Mountains on the border between Warren and Grundy Cos. They had 11 children; one died as a small child.
8. On August 23, 1871 Margaret PACE CHRISTIAN married Isaac HILL, Sr. On October 16, 1871 Isaac HILL, Sr. died at the age of 73. He is buried at Hill's Creek Cemetery.
7. Maggie died on January 10, 1901 and was buried January 11, 1901 in Cartwright Cemetery, Warren Co., Tennessee. She was 87 years old and 5 ft. 9 in. tall. The bill for the funeral was rendered to J.T. Hennessee. Her last residence was at Guide in the 5th District.

Another family story is that we have Cherokee Indian blood through Maggie's line. I haven't been able to make a connection though I know some PACEs received land in Arkansas based on claims of Indian blood.

If you want any more information regarding her children, let me know. William Britton CHRISTIAN was my great great grandfather. He took his family to Fountain, Colorado in 1888. I was born and raised in Colorado Springs.

Look forward to helping in any way.

William married Isabella Fortenberry on 22 May 1793 in Wake County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

September 15, 2016:

I searched the 1850 Warren County Census records and did not find this family ... DAH

I searched the 1860 Warren County Census records and did not find this family with the exception of Allen ... DAH

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Birth: unknown
Death: unknown


Burial:
Shellsford Cemetery
McMinnville
Warren County
Tennessee, USA

Edward married Tabitha Blaylock(Tennessee). Tabitha was born in ~ 1800 in Tennessee; died in ~ 1860 in Warren County, Tennessee; was buried in Shellsford Cemetery, 121 Bottoms Road, McMinnville, Warren County, Tennessee 37111. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Blaylocks of Middle Tennessee


Hello. My name is Jessie Blalock. I used to maintain a website which attempted to comprehensively cover all of the Blalocks, Blaylocks, and Blailocks in the USA. However, it soon became an overwhelming task, and I got "burnt-out" on Blalocks. Now I have passed the "online Blalock research" mantle on to cousin Ferman out in California, who is doing a fine job with his own Blalock website. Be sure to pay him a visit at his "mini-tour" site.


Blalock is a very old Southern American name; most of us are descended from the man named Thomas Blacklock who came to live in Accomac Co., Virginia about 1623, a few years after the Jamestown settlement began. Thomas' offspring followed the "classic" Southern migration patterns, living in Virginia and North Carolina during Colonial times, and then moving further south and west after the American Revolution.


There is no "correct" spelling of this name. I do not use the "y", but some of my ancestors did use it. The family originated in Cumberland County, England, and most contemporary Englishmen are predominately Blaylocks. In the USA, the usage is split about 50/50, and is largely dependent on regional preferences. For example, almost all Blalocks in North Carolina (which is the state with the largest population according to the Social Security Death Index database) do NOT use the "y". However, several other states, such as Texas and Arkansas, overwhelmingly use the "y". In Tennessee, the Sevier Co and Hardeman Co. branches do not use the "y", but the middle Tennessee branches do use it.


I am descended from the Tennessee Blaylocks. There were three main settlements of Blalocks in Tennessee: In the East, the Sevier/Knox County branches are descended from Jeremiah Blalock and Nancy Maples. In the West live the descendants of Jesse Blalock and Rosanna Lee, in and around Hardeman County. And in the middle part of the state there are three sub-branches.


Three men came to Middle Tennesse from North Carolina between 1820 and 1840, and they are the ancestors of the many Blaylocks and Blalocks who now populate the Cumberland region and the Sequatchie Valley, which includes Bledsoe, Putnam, Sequatchie, Rhea and White Counties. Two of those men, McLean Blalock and Hubbard Blaylock, are my great-great-great grandfathers. They and the third man, William Stewart Blaylock, may have been brothers or first cousins. Regardless, they were undoubtedly related to each other in some manner.

Hubbard Blaylock was in Bledsoe Co. by the time of the 1830 census; in 1840 he was living next door to William Blaylock, and by the 1850 census Mclean had also arrived, living at that time in the household of William. In the 1860 census Hubbard and William's son Anderson were living in the part of Bledsoe County that had become part of the newly-created Cumberland County, while Mclean and his offspring remained in Bledsoe County proper.


The 1880 census for Cumberland County listed six different Bla(y)lock households including Tempy, the widow of Hubbard, living with her stepdaughter Parthenia; her son Michael and his wife and children, plus two of Michael's sons, Giles and Thomas with their wives and children. Anderson was still there with a large household, and his son William had just started his own family

Bledsoe County in 1880 included the households of Mclean's two sons Jesse and Thomas F., plus that of Hubbard's son Richard, and Hubbard's grandson William. Over in Putnam County we find a John Blaylock, son of William and brother of Anderson.


By the time of the 1900 census there were numerous Bla(y)lock households in the region: 7 in Bledsoe County, 5 in Cumberland County, 8 in Putnam County, 2 in Sequatchie County, and 4 in White County. Almost all of them were descendants of the three original settlers in the region.


Descendant Report for Hubbard Blaylock

Descendant Report for McLean Blalock

Descendant Report for William Stewart Blaylock


Visit the official pages for:

Bledsoe County
Cumberland County
Putnam County
Sequatchie County
Other Counties


Other Links

Blalock Resources at Rootsweb
GenForum Blaylock Board
GenForum Blalock Board
Cyndi's List - Tennessee
Rootsweb Tennessee Resources
Ferman's Blalock Genealogy Site

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Birth: unknown
Death: unknown


Burial:
Shellsford Cemetery
McMinnville
Warren County
Tennessee, USA

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: farmer
• Alt Birth: 0___ 1807, Tennessee

Notes:

Alex Pursley married Jane Lusby in Knox County, Tenn. on Nov. 15, 1833. In 1840, they were living in Bradley County, Tenn.

In 1850, the family was still living in Bradley County. There were nine children in the household: Catherine, Elizabeth, Addison, Sarah A., Mary Jane, Martha A., John, James, and Margaret. Another son, Thomas, was born in 1853.

Sometime in the early 1850's they relocated to McMinnville, Tenn. Jane died there between 1853 and 1858. There is a headstone in Shellsford Cemetery that reads "Mary Jane Pursley" with no dates. This is most probably Jane Lusby Pursley's final resting place.

Three of their daughters married into the Mowery family in Bradley County: Catherine marr. Peter Wesley Mowery; Elizabeth marr. Samuel Mowery; Martha marr. William S. Mowery. (Martha is my great-grandmother.)

After Jane's death, Alex married Harriett Hennessee in Warren County on July 18, 1858. One son, William Morton, was born to them.


Family links:
Spouses:
Mary Jane Pursley
Harriet Hennessee Smith (____ - 1885)*

Children:
Elizabeth Pursley Mowery (1836 - 1911)*
Sarah A Pursley Mayo (1841 - 1916)*
Mary Jane Pursley Smith (1842 - 1922)*
Martha A Pursley Mowery (1845 - 1929)*
Thomas Pursley (1853 - 1925)*
*

After the death of his first wife, Jane, Alexander moved to Warren Co. ...DAH

Alexander married Mary Jane Lusby on 13 Nov 1833 in Knox County, Tennessee. Mary was buried in Shellsford Cemetery, 121 Bottoms Road, McMinnville, Warren County, Tennessee 37111. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: farmer

Notes:

Birth: Jul. 17, 1806
Spartanburg County
South Carolina, USA
Death: Jan. 15, 1868
Keltonburg
DeKalb County
Tennessee, USA


Family links:
Parents:
Isaac Cantrell (1782 - 1840)

Children:
Benjamin Cantrell (1833 - 1883)*
Thomas Jefferson Cantrell (1835 - ____)*
William Lafayette Cantrell (1841 - 1919)*

Siblings:
Peter Green Cantrell (1806 - 1868)
John A Cantrell (1808 - 1895)*
Lenard Cantrell (1811 - 1895)*
Isaac Cantrell (1821 - 1876)*
Robert Cantrell (1823 - 1903)*

*Calculated relationship

Burial:
Fuston Cemetery
DeKalb County
Tennessee, USA

Created by: Bill Ingram
Record added: May 28, 2012
Find A Grave Memorial# 90890166

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Green was a large landowner and, at the time of the Civil War, owned a number of slaves. 1840 DeKalb Census: 220001-110001

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Peter married Mary E. "Polly" Cantrell in 1828 in Warren County, Tennessee. Mary (daughter of Benjamin Cantrell and Charity Legat) was born on 6 May 1808 in Sink Creek, DeKalb County, Tennessee; died on 23 Jan 1888 in DeKalb County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

"Mary Cantrell was the first white child born on Sink Creek. (Sink Creek was then in Warren County, Tennessee, now it is located in DeKalb County.)" (THE CANTRILL - CANTRELL GENEALOGY, 1908 by Susan Cantrill Christie, page 116.)

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Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Farmer
• Possessions: 1805; Warren County, Tennessee
• Possessions: 1812; Warren County, Tennessee
• Will: 7 Mar 1848, Warren County, Tennessee
• Will: 2 Feb 1851, Warren County, Tennessee
• Probate: 19 Apr 1851, Warren County, Tennessee

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