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HENDERSON COUNTY
TENNESSEE

"Tennessee Trails"


Hello - my name is Christine Walters , and my name is Amanda Jowers. We are the County Co-Ordinators for Henderson County. We both live in Lexington, Amanda being a life long resident, and Christine being a transplant from Illinois. Genealogy Trails, throughout the United States, is dedicated to bringing "free" genealogical and historical information to all. Although we can't do personal research for you, we can promise that we'll do everything in our power to help you as much as possible. Along with all the general interests, we will put a more personal touch on the county, and will feature the "Pioneer Families". While we are out searching for all these things we'd like to invite all of you to send us what you know about your ancestors. This isn't the place to park your family tree and gedcoms, but it is the place to present the history behind it, and tell everyone about those who "blazed" the "Tennessee Trails."

This post card was made by Steve McDaniel (Tennessee State Legislature) created for his "Cotton Patch Restaurant" about 1980. Pictured left to right are Mary Margaret McDaniel, Mandy Griggs, and Andrea Leigh McDaniel, his daughter - (Steve & Phyllis McDaniel)

*Henderson County Tennessee*
Created on November 7, 1821, from the Western District, and named in honor of Col. James Henderson. The earliest settler was Joseph Reed who, in 1818, located on Beech River, about five miles east of Lexington. Not long after this Abner Taylor located near the site of Lexington.

*City of Lexington*
Immediately a site near its center was selected to become the county seat. Named in honor of Lexington, Massachusetts, where the first battle of the Revolutionary War was fought. In 1822, Samuel Wilson sold 63 acres of land to the City and the Courthouse was built. Lexington was incorporated in 1824.

SUBJECTS OF INTEREST

ADVERTISEMENTS
From Old Newspapers

BIBLE RECORDS

BIOGRAPHIES
Tennessee Assembly Bios 1796-1969

BIRTHS

BUSINESS & MANUFACTURING

CEMETERIES

CENSUS

CENTENARIANS

CHURCHES

CITY GOVERNMENT

CIVIL DISTRICTS

COUNTY HISTORIES
By H.J. Bolen (1922)
By Auburn Powers (1930)
Goodspeeds History of Henderson Co TN

COUNTY OFFICIALS & APPOINTMENTS

COURT RECORDS

CRIME & PUNISHMENT

DEATHS

DEEDS

DIRECTORIES

DISASTERS & DISEASE

GALLERY
Postcards & Photos

GOSSIP

LANDOWNERS & FARMERS

LEGAL NOTICES
From Old Newspapers

LOCAL LEGENDS
Asa Nelson Hays
Other Legends

LOOK-UP
VOLUNTEERS

MARRIAGES
Marriage Announcements

MILITARY

MILLS & GINS

MYSTERY PHOTOS

NEWS ARTICLES

OBITUARIES

OLD HOMES

PAFFORD'S FUNERAL HOME RECORDS

PIONEER FAMILIES

POLLY'S QUILT

POOR FARM

PRINCESS THEATRE
After All These Years

PRISONS

REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

REED SETTLEMENT
First Settlers - 1818

REUNIONS

RIVERS & CREEKS

SCHOOLS

SPORTS

SURNAMES

WEBSITES
With Henderson County Connections

WILLS & PROBATES

  Doe Creek School & Church  
Preserving our heritage.
The only one-room schoolhouse/church left in West Tennessee
   McPeake Heritage    
Preserving our heritage.
McPeake Cabin Restoration

*** UPDATES ***
CEMETERIES:
Shiloh Cemetery - Updated
Darden Cemetery - Complete List with Photos from Renee Johnson
Ridley Cemetery - Complete List with Photos
BIOS: Walter Roberts
Town of Alberton by Walter Roberts from Bill Altom
PIONEERS: Altom Family - Additional History from Bill Altom
PIONEERS: Eason Family and Scott Family connections to the Outlaw Family from Patty Rickman
SCHOOLS:
Parkers Crossroads - Prior to 1938 - From Bill Altom
Parkers Crossroads - 1938 - 39 From Bill Altom
Doe Creek -- Pavillion Dedication -- lots of photos
CHURCHES: Stone Hill Pentecostal

SUBMIT AN OBITUARY
If you have an obituary to share just click above

SUBMIT A CEMETERY HEADSTONE
If you have some cemetery headstone or photos
and want to share them with others ... click the above link
But be sure and look at our Cemetery Listings first.. yours might already be on here.


TOWNS / CITIES / TOWNSHIPS

ALBERTON History of Alberton

ANTIOCH History of Antioch

BARGERTON History of Bargerton
Old Homes Bargerton

BEECH RIVER History of Beech River

BLUE GOOSE History of Blue Goose

BROADWAY History of Broadway

BROWNS History of Browns

CEDAR GROVE History of Cedar Grove

CENTER HILL "Just Ramblin"
History of Center Hill

CENTER RIDGE History of Center Ridge

CHAPEL HILL History of Chapel Hill

CHESTERFIELD History of Chesterfield

CRAWFORD SPRINGS History of Crawford SPrings

CROWELL History of Crowell

DARDEN History of Darden
Darden Post Office

EBENEZER History of Ebenezer

FARMVILLE History of Farmville

HINSON SPRINGS Hinson Springs Hotel

HURON History of Huron

JUDSON History of Judson

JUNO History of Juno

LEXINGTON History of the Courthouse
Lexington Post Office
By H.J. Bolen (1922)
History - Auburn Powers 1930
History - Brenda Fiddler 1995

LIFE History of Life

LONG SOUGHT History of Long Sought

LURAY
History of Luray
MIDDLEBURG
History of Middleburg
MIDDLEFORK
History of Middlefork
MIFLIN
History of Miflin
MOORE'S HILL
History of Moore's Hill

NATCHEZ TRACE State Park

OAK GROVE History of Oak Grove

PALESTINE History of Palestine

PARKERS CROSSROADS History of Parkers Crossroads

PINEY History of Piney

PLEASANT EXCHANGE History of Pleasant Exchange

POPLAR SPRINGS History of Poplar Springs

REAGAN History of Reagan

ROCK HILL History of Rock Hill

ROCK SPRINGS History of Rock Springs

RUSSELLS CROSS ROADS History of Russells Cross Roads

SARDIS
History of Sardis
Lodges in Sardis
Sardis Post Office

SCOTTS HILL History of Scotts Hill

SHADY HILL History of Shady Hill
Old Homes Shady Hill
Shady Hill School

STEGALL History of Stegall

UNITY History of Unity

WARRENS BLUFF City of Warren's Bluff
History of Warren's Bluff

WILDERSVILLE History of Wildersville

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LIBRARIES -- SOCIETIES -- GOVERNMENT OFFICES

Beech River Heritage Museum
26 Broad St. S.
Lexington, TN 38351
(731) 967-0306

Everett Horn Public Library
702 West Church Street
Lexington, TN 38351
(731) 968-3239

Yesterdays Tennessee
Brenda Kirk Fiddler

Henderson County Courthouse
17 Monroe Ave.
Lexington, TN 38351
(731) 968-0122

Nostalgiaville
From Paul & Cheri Bates

American Legion Post 243 Scotts Hill
Nov 7, 2009 11 AM City Park
All Vets & Active Families
BBQ with all the trimings..

SURROUNDING COUNTIES

BENTON

CARROLL

CHESTER

DECATUR

HARDIN

MADISON

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If you could see your ancestors, all standing in a row
There might be some among them, you wouldn't care to know
But here's the situation, from a different point of view
If you could see your ancestors, Would they be proud of you"
From Betty Hughes (Doe Creek Committee Member) - but - "Who Wrote this Poem?"