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From: "phyllis arbogast" <>
Subject: Interesting news for all of you.
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 1997 20:53:31 -0400


If this helped any of you would you please send a thank-you to Rena, she typed this all out
herself.

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: From: Rena McWilliams <>
: To: phyllis arbogast <>
: Subject: Re: Henry, Benton, Carroll Co. Look-ups
: Date: Wednesday, October 22, 1997 8:44 PM
:
: Phyllis -
:
: OK, here goes:
:
: McSwain - P. 916, Henry Co. - "I.A. McSwain, physician and farmer of the
: Eighteenth District, was born where he now lives December, 1845, and is one
: of nine children, three of whom are living, born to David and B. (Randle)
: McSwain, both natives of North Carolina, the former born in 1802 and the
: latter in 1807. The father was a farmer by occupation, and magistrate of
: the Eighteenth District for about twenty-five years, being well known
: throughout the county. He died September 5, 1867. The mother is now
: living with her son, Dr. I.A., and is seventy-nine years of age; is quite
: spry and has reasonably good health. Our subject received his education
: mostly at Bethel Academy, and when a young man rgead medicine with Dr.
: Weldon, at Buchanan, for two years. He then entered the medical department
: of the University of Louisville, where he completed his studies in 1807.
: He then located at Buchanan and has remained there ever since, with the
: exceptin of two years that he spent at McKenzie. In 1868 he married
: Maggie, a native of Henry County, born August 20, 1852, and the daughter of
: Isaac and Jane Dale, and to this union were born seven children: Willie,
: Eddie, Horace, Lillie, Prentice, Marvin and Rubie. In connection with his
: professioanl work, the Doctor superintends his fine farm and is succeeding
: well in both profession and occupation. He is a member of the West
: Tennessee Medical Association and the medical association of the county. He
: is a Democrat in politics, a Mason, a Knight of Honor, and he and his wife
: and both of the eldest children are members of the Methodist Episcopal
: Church."
:
: McSwain - P. 930, Henry Co. - A.J. Weldon married "Sarah McSwain, a native
: of Tennessee, born 1831, and the daughter of David McSwain."
:
: Bradford - P. 805, Carroll Co. - Alex B. Bradford was admitted and sworn as
: attorney in 1822.
:
: Bradford - P. 815, Henry Co. - "Crawford Bradford, Araby Brown, Wm.
: Delocah, Thomas Gray and Hardy Mizell were among the first settlers in the
: northeastern part of the county."
:
: Bradford - P. 819, Henry Co. - "In 1836 the county was subdivided into
: seventeen civil districts by commissioners W.S. Patterson, Constantine
: Frazier, Crawford Bradford, James C. Gainer and Michael Brooks, who were
: appointed for that purpose."
:
: Randle - P. 812, Henry Co. - There was an E.H. Randle associated with
: McKenzie College.
:
: P. 818, Henry Co. - "In December, 1822, the said court appointed Abner
: Pearce, james Leeper, John H. Randle, John Stoddart and James T. Williams
: commissioners to lay off and sell the lots in the town to be established as
: the seat of justice in the county of Henry, and to superintend the building
: of a courthouse, prison, and stocks in said town."
:
: P. 829, Henry Co. - "About the yer 1821, Maj. John Randle, William Randle,
: George D. Randle and James Miller dug a well in a 'lick' about four miles
: from the present station of Springville, on the Louisville & Nashville
: Railroad, prospecting for salt."
:
: P. 831, Henry Co. - Rev. Benjamin Peeples "reared and educated six sons,
: and sent five of them, viz.: William, Benjamin F., John R., Thomas and
: Samuel, out as ministers. He also reared and educated Richard, Thomas and
: John Randle, his three brothers-in-law, and Arthur Davis and John M.
: Steele, two orphan boys, and sent them all out as minister."
:
: P. 915, Henry Co. - "February 22, 1862, he married Lucy E. Randle, of
: Trenton, Tenn." This "he" was T.C. McNeill.
:
: Hope this helps.
:
: Rena
:
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:
: Boy you are sure brave!
: >I would like anything you have on Bradford and McSwain. Also anything you
: >see on Randle. Any
: >McSwain and Bradford in Henry co. is a relative of mine. I am looking for
: >anything on Isaac
: >Randle and his wife Sarah Callaway. Time period for all is between 1800
: >and 1897. I am
: >willing to pay for your time and cost.
: >
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: >: From: Rena McWilliams <>
: >: To:
: >: Subject: Henry, Benton, Carroll Co. Look-ups
: >: Date: Wednesday, October 22, 1997 7:49 AM
: >:
: >: All -
: >:
: >: I have a copy of The Goodspeed History of Tennessee for Carroll, Henry and
: >: Benton Counties and would be glad to look-ups.
: >:
: >: Rena McWilliams
: >:
: >:
: >: Benton Co. connections: White, Fry, Bivens, McDaniels
: >:
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