It was named after american revolutionary war officer and us congressman, daniel morgan. Morgan county, tennessee ancestry, family history, and genealogy research page. This book was originally published in 1887 by the goodspeed publishing company. Our goal is to help you track your ancestors through time by transcribing genealogical and historical data and placing it online for the free use of all researchers. This site is privately owned and is not an official site of familysearch international or the church of. This title includes the history and genealogy for a total of thirty different eastern tennessee counties. Morgan county, tennessee detailed profile houses, real. Tennessee state marriages, 17802002 includes morgan county source.
Stowers, was born in virginia, and as a young man came to tennessee and located in loudon county, where for a number of years he was engaged in distilling whisky and in dealing in liquors. He married lucinda mccartt on sep 11, 1845 in morgan county, tennessee. Brewster bridge map street view abandoned concrete stringer bridge over clear fork river on former tn 52 closed to all traffic built in 1930 to replace the old brewster ferry, which served as the western entrance to the historic rugby community. Featured texts all books all texts latest this just in. Mortality schedules can be found for 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880. Large tracts of the best land in the county were entered by survivors of the revolution. He was born in morgan county, tennessee, october 19, 1868, and is a son of john and emeline brown stowers. Morgan county tennessee county history series hardcover january 1, 1987 by w. Bibliography of tennessee local history sources morgan county please note that the tennessee state library and archives does not hold copies of all of the items listed in this bibliography.
We provide answers to over 2 million searches every day, helping 35 million users. Federal census mortality schedules, 18501880 morgan county source. For the most current listing of resources for this location, and from additional publishers, please visit the morgan county page in the live roots catalog. Morgan county, tn land for sale 208 listings landwatch. Morgan county genealogical and historical society wartburg. Morgan county, ga official website official website. This page primarily lists records kept at the city level.
Morgan county, tennessee biographies 8 pages, full name index, 8. Petros history morgan county tennessee home facebook. Morgan county, tennessee genealogy history tn wartburg. If you have a love for history, a desire to help others, and basic webpagemaking skills, consider joining us. Morgan county, tennessee genealogy and history genealogy trails. Morgan county genealogical and historical society, wartburg, tennessee.
Below you will find a collection of offline providers for tennessee state county of morgan birth records, these are both governmental agencies and privately run organizations. We are located in east tennessee in one of the three grand divisions. The county was formed from territory appropriated from roane county and is located west of knoxville. A history of morgan county, tennessee by ethel freytag. He was captured at rogersville, tennessee on nov 6, 1863. Morgan county, tennessee genealogy genealogy familysearch. Morgan county is located in the eastern region of tennessee. Roane county, tennessee genealogy history tn rockwood. Petros history morgan county tennessee, petros, tennessee.
In 1874 an engineer with the cincinnati southern railroad spent the night at wartburg, in morgan county. Morgan county tn government just another wordpress site. Industry and agriculture can be obtained for 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880. History of tennessee from the earliest time to the present together with an historical. Ut tsu extension serves the citizens of morgan county with educational programs in the areas of agriculture, family and consumer sciences, community resource development, and 4h youth development. James died on jul 1901 at campbell county, tennessee and was buried at stanfield cemete. Morgan county was formed in 1818 from anderson and roane counties acts of tennessee 1817, chapter 38. Petros history including photos, school, old buildings, historical information. A short history of smith county tennessee from the book a history of tennessee and tennesseans by will t. Morgan county is a large county in tennessees eastern region. Handbook of tennessee by tennessee bureau of agriculture, statistics.
Morgan county, tennessee research at genealogy today. Federal population schedules for morgan county can be found for 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 free index, 1890 fragment, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940 morgan co. Foundermorgan county home page1996 goneto fly with the eagles davidson, morgan m. Search the history of over 431 billion web pages on the internet. Originally, montgomery served as the county seat but during reconstruction the countys seat of government was moved to wartburg. The woodland indians flourished in north america between 100 b. Morgan county tennessee warrant search in order to search for active arrest warrants in morgan county tennessee, you can either physically go to your local police department, pay a small fee and get the report you need not the best choice of you need to check your own name or you can use our advanced online warrant record databases to instantly and discreetly check millions of records with. Bibles, biographies, cemeteries, census, genealogy. Funeral home records from schubert funeral home, morgan county, wartburg, tn book i, 19431957. Morgan county is named after general daniel morgan, a revolutionary war hero, and was established in 1817. Morgan county was formed in 1817 from portions of anderson and roane counties. The new county ran diagonally across the cumberland plateau from the eastern escarpment to the kentucky line to the north. Settlement and history it is believed that the earliest inhabitants of the survey area were woodland indians, as evidenced by burial mounds along the emory river. Below you will find a collection of offline providers for tennessee state county of morgan death records, these are both governmental agencies and privately run organizations.
Genealogical fact sheets about tennessee counties morgan. Wartburg genealogy in morgan county, tn usa 1,060,369 tennessee 37,308 morgan county 257 wartburg 24. His comments were published in this article in the november 17, 1874, knoxville daily press and herald below. Thp plans sobriety roadside safety checkpoints during week of aug. He was instrumental in organizing a committee to do a book on morgan. Established in 1817 from anderson and roane counties, in memory of the late revolutionary war hero daniel morgan 17361802 who commanded the troops that defeated. The zip codes in morgan county are 37719, 37829, 37770. Government, relevant extracts from diaries and books written by soldiers about their experiences in morgan county. We are an outreach branch of the university of tennessee institute of agriculture, and tennessee state university providing researchbased. Daniel morgan, veteran of the french and indian war, morgan county was formed.
Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Early days in three tennessee counties, anderson, morgan and roane, are recalled in this spiral bound booklet compiled from excerpts from the 1886 book. To determine which books are being searched, or to search each. Site index morgan county archives cemeteries census court military. History of east tennessee, published 1887 by goodspeed. Submit your records here or here or here read how to contribute. Morgan county is en kreis inn usbundsstaat tennessee.
Please check the tennessee state library and archives online catalog or visit the ask us a question. Organized as tennessees thirtyninth county by legislative act in 1817, morgan county came primarily from territory removed from roane county. Morgan county vital records can be found at the tennessee department of health vdh office of vital records which has copies for copies of birth certificates, marriage licenses and divorce decrees. Whitepages provides the top free people search and tenant screening tool online with contact information for over 250 million people including cell phone numbers and complete background check data compiled from public records, white pages and other directories in all 50 states. Morgan county counties counties history tn history. The history of the clear creek community, morgan county, tennessee michael w. Morgan county tennessee county history series dickinson, w. Morgan county is located in eastern tennessee among the cumberland mountains. History of tennessee, originally published by goodspeed publishing co. Additional free genealogy and map resources the history of east tennessee 545 pages of history and genealogy for 30 counties in the east tennessee region including 938 family biographies. Morgan county news is your source for local news, sports, events, and information in morgan county and wartburg, tn, and the surrounding area. Morgan county genealogical and historical society p o box 684.
A history of morgan county, tennessee, unknown binding january 1, 1971 by ethel freytag author see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. This wonderful place we call home is rich in heritage, history, and beauty. Additional records are listed on the county and state pages. A history of morgan county, tennessee open library. Based on recent landwatch data, morgan county, tennessee ranks third among the 95 counties in the state for the combined acreage of rural properties, ranches and hunting land currently advertised for sale. Bibliography of tennessee local history sources morgan. The county of morgan was established in 1817, and the county seat is wartburg. This important and detailed title includes 545 pages of history and genealogy and 938 family histories.