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are times when someone other than the President's wife acted in the role of First Lady of the United States, mainly when the President was a bachelor/widower or when his wife declined/was unavailable to serve as hostess.
This project is a table of contents for all projects relating to this City of Virginia. Please feel free to add profiles of anyone who was born, lived or died in this city. Official Website History Evan Shelby first appeared in what is now the Bristol area around 1765. In 1766, Shelby moved his family and settled at a place called Big Camp Meet (now Bristol, Tennessee / Virginia ). It is s...
need help finding info on my father's family! the Hammock's, Dills, Young's, & Kitts.
The governor's term in office is limited by the Tennessee state constitution. The first constitution, enacted in 1796, set a term of two years for the governor and provided that no person could serve as governor for more than six years in any eight-year period. The term of office was lengthened to four years, without the possibility of consecutive terms, by constitutional amendments adopted in ...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in the city of Clarksville, Montgomery County, Tennessee. Official Website Clarksville is the county seat of Montgomery County. It's nicknames include "Queen of the Cumberland", "Gateway to the New South" and "Tennessee's Top Spot". The city was named after Brig. Gen. George Clark and his brother Capt. William Clark of the Lewis & Clar...
Wikipedia The University of Tennessee (also referred to as the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, UT Knoxville, UTK, or UT) is a public sun-grant and land-grant university headquartered in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. Founded in 1794, two years before Tennessee entered the Union as the 16th state, it is the flagship institution of the statewide University of Tennessee system with nin...
This subportal is part of the State of Tennessee Portal and the Cemeteries, Memorials & Graveyards Portal . Within the 345 towns and cities and 451 Special Districts that make up the State of Tennessee , there are approximately 31,000 cemeteries. These range from small, private family burying grounds with only a few graves to large public cemeteries covering hundreds of acres with hund...
This is an umbrella project for all projects related to Jews from Tennessee.Jewish Settlement in TennesseeBy Peter J. Haas , Vanderbilt UniversityThe settlement of Jews in Tennessee reflected the larger migration and settlement patterns of Jews within the United States over the last two centuries. These patterns created distinctive forms of Jewish life in the major Jewish communities of Tenness...
This subportal is part of the USA Portal . = This is the master project for Tennessee and its history. =State of Tennessee=* Nickname(s): The Volunteer State* Motto(s): Agriculture and Commerce* Demonym Tennessean* Capital Nashville* Largest city Memphis==Welcome to the Tennessee project==The Tennessee project is created in order to facilitate those researching ancestors or relatives in Tenness...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Official Website Chattanooga borders Georgia and the Tennessee River. It lies within 150 miles of Atlanta, Georgia, Knoxville, Tennessee, Huntsville, Alabama, Nashville, Tennessee and Birmingham, Alabama, which makes it a major transit hub. Chattanooga has several nicknames which are: "Scenic City", "River C...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Nashville, Tennessee.Nashville is the county seat of Davidson County and is the state capital.Named for Francis Nash, a general of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, the city was founded in 1779. The city grew quickly due to its strategic location as a port on the Cumberland River and, in the 19th century, a r...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee. Knoxville is the county seat of Knox County and was the first capital of Tennessee. Official Website History Wikipedia One of the oldest artificial structures in Knoxville is a burial mound constructed during the early Mississippian culture period (c. A.D. 1000-1400). By the 18th century, the...
The cemetery is also known as Mt. Union Cemetery and is located in Clarkrange, Fentress County. From Jamestown head west on E Central Ave toward A N Main St and turn left at the 1st cross street onto US 127 S / S Main St. Travel 2.3 miles. Turn right to stay on US 127 S and continue 13.9 miles. Turn right onto Martha Washington Rd. Travel 1.2 miles and turn left onto Todd Rd. Continue 1.5 mil...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Cumberland County, Tennessee. Official Website History Cumberland County was formed in 1856 from parts of several other counties. During the Civil War, the county was nearly evenly split between those supporting the Union and those supporting the Confederacy. In 1787, the North Carolina legislature ordered widening and improvemen...
Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Lauderdale County, Tennessee. Official Website Lauderdale County was created in 1835 and was named for Lieutenant Colonel James Lauderdale, who was killed at the Battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812. Planters developed large cotton plantations along the waterways, and used slaves in gangs to work and process this commodity crop...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Lake County, Tennessee.= Official Website = History The county was organized in 1870. The history of Lake County has been largely defined by Reelfoot Lake, a natural lake created by the New Madrid earthquakes of 1811 and 1812. It is surrounded by wetlands. In 1862, during the Civil War, the Battle of Island Number Ten took place in th...
The cemetery is divided in half by the State Line Road, 1 part on the Kentucky side and the other on the Tennessee side. The cemetery is also known as Knob Creek Church of Christ Cemetery . The cemetery is located in Weakley County. Find a Grave
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Robertson County, Tennessee. Official Website This was part of the Miro District (also spelled Mero), named after the Spanish Governor Esteban Rodríguez Miró of what was then Louisiana on the west side of the Mississippi River. Miró had served with Spanish troops that assisted the Americans during their war for independence. James R...
Wikipedia Tennessee State University (Tennessee State, Tenn State or TSU) is a public land-grant university located in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Founded in 1912, it is the largest and only state-funded historically black university in Tennessee. It is a member-school of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund. Tennessee State University is a comprehensive urban institution offering 38 bac...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Benton County, Tennessee. Official Website Benton County is located in northwest Tennessee, bordering the western branch of the Tennessee River and 30 miles south of the Kentucky border. Aside from Camden, other major communities include agrarian communities Big Sandy and Holladay. It is known well in the area for its duck hunting a...
The cemetery is located on East Gaines Street, Lawrenceburg, Lawrence County, Tennessee. Find a Grave Genealogy Trails
Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Obion County, Tennessee.= Official Website =The county was formed in 1823 and organized in 1824. It was named after the Obion River. Adjacent Counties * Fulton County, Ken. * Hickman County, Ken. * Weakley County * Lake County * Dyer County * Gibson County Cities, Towns & Communities *Cunningham*Dixie*Hornbeak*Kenton (part)*Midway*Ob...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Pickett County, Tennessee. Pickett County was created in 1879 and was named for Howell Lester Pickett (1847 - 1914), a member of the state legislature representing Wilson County who had been instrumental in the county's formation. Adjacent Counties Fentress County Scott County Overton County Clay County Clinton County,...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Benton, Polk County, Tennessee. Benton was founded in 1840 as a county seat for Polk County, which had been established the previous year. The town, originally a trading post known as McKamy's stock stand, was named in honor of politician and US Senator from Missouri, Thomas Hart Benton. On May 27, 1983 the Benton fireworks disaster...