“The Longhunters”

“The Longhunters”
Author: Les Blevins
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages: 156
Release: 2022-05-16
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1669819140

As the author of this work; I have accumulated some 200 documents about Blevins Families in America and drawing on around an additional 400 pages of manuscript, I will be working to add additional information on the descendants of - William Blevins of Virginia – as these people are discovered - beginning with fifth generation descendants of the fourth American born generation. Therefore, anyone who can provide corrections or any additional Blevins information I hope they will do so by emailing me at [email protected] .

The Dugger Family, Johnson County, Tennessee

The Dugger Family, Johnson County, Tennessee
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 362
Release: 1995
Genre: Tennessee
ISBN:

Julius Dugger was born in Virginia on 9 September 1760 and was married to Mary Hall of Rockbridge County, Virginia about 1779. They migrated first to Wilkes County, North Carolina, then west to the Watauga river, settling in an area that later became Johnson County, Tennessee. Their son John (b. 1780) married Mary Engle (b. 1785). They had twenty children. Includes descendants in chiefly in Tennessee.

Walking in History

Walking in History
Author: Evelyn Wrinkle Caylor Cross
Publisher: Dog Ear Publishing
Total Pages: 320
Release: 2006
Genre:
ISBN: 1598581139

Three Dobbins Generations at Frontiers

Three Dobbins Generations at Frontiers
Author: Robert Z. Callaham
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 298
Release: 2012-01-01
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1105552993

James Dobbins'(b. 1740, Ireland) story begins in Augusta Co., Va. James and Elizabeth (Stephenson) Dobbins spent their formative years, were married, and began their family. Their sons, Robert Boyd and John, were b. 1783 &'85. The family migrated to Abbeville & Pendleton, SC. James & Elizabeth had seven children. Four daughters and their husbands were: Mary w/John H. Morris (emigrated to Franklin Co., TN), Elizabeth w/George H. Hillhouse (emig. to Giles Co. & Lawrence Co., TN), Sarah w/Hugh F. Callaham (emig. to St. Clair Co., Ala.), Jane w/George Liddell (emig. to Noxubee Co. & Winston Co., MS). Their last-born, James, Jr., b. 1790, died young at home. They & their spouses' families were Scotch-Irish settlers in backcountry of SC. Ten families representing two generations were pioneers and products of history, geography, and culture of frontiers in SC. Six children migrated west, north, & south to new frontiers. Grandchildren of James & Elizabeth became the third Dobbins generation at farther frontiers.

Tennessee Place-names

Tennessee Place-names
Author: Larry L. Miller
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Total Pages: 268
Release: 2001
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780253214782

Tennessee has never had so complete a place-names volume as this. With over 1,900 entries, this volume covers virtually all the cities, towns, villages, hamlets, and communities of Tennessee. Here you can learn when and how towns got their names. Although current names are the primary focus, previous names are also provided and discussed when information is available, and many interesting stories attached to a place have also been included. This is an essential and fascinating reference book for scholars, teachers, students, and any individual interested in the history of Tennessee.