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Records compiled by the WPA Workers are a vital resource for Tennessee researchers. With approximately 800 names listed, this publication contains Bible and Tombstone inscriptions compiled by the workers during FDR’s administration.
* * WPA Workers
During the Great Depression in the early 1900s, many Americans were given a “job” by the United States Government to support their family. One such “job” was transcribing early court, family, Bible, and cemetery records as well as other local records. Original versions were typed on onion skin paper with “x” number of carbon copies. Although the State Archives owns the vast majority of ‘first’ or typed copy, carbons have circulated for years but are now scattered. Often the typing is not the best and is difficult to read but these valuable records still constitute one of the best sources of information for Tennessee Counties. In many cases, these are all that remain of the original as many county records have been lost. WPA records are generally full text transcription: much larger in scope than an abstraction or summary.
The following Bible records are found in this publication:
Bible Of:
DONNELLY, Alice. Allied Names: Allen, Bominger, Brown, Jennings, McQueen, Moore, Shaver, and Sullivan
KEYS, Robert W. Allied Names: Cornett, Hawkins,Ramsey, Smith, Thomas, and Willis
MORRISON. Allied Names: Beaty, Berry, McQuown, Morriston, Scott, Thompson, and Wills
MUSE, Margaret Berry. Allied Names: Berry, Crockett, McQuown, Scott, and Wills
WALKER, Mary. Allied Names: McDade and Murphey
Tombstone inscriptions for Donnelly Grave Yard, Mountain View Cemetery, and Phillippi Grave Yard are included. All information was transcribed and, if available, includes: full name of deceased, date of birth, date of death, and ‘loving’ inscriptions such as, “Tis hard to break the tender cord, When love has bound the heart, Tis hard so hard to speak the words, We must forever part.”
ADAMS, ALLEN, ARNOLD
BARRY, BAUGUESS, BAZWELL, BEATY, BERRY, BLANKENBECKLER, BLANKINSHIP, BLEVINS, BOX, BRARROCK, BROOKS, BROWN, BUMGARDNER, BUTLER
CHURCH, COLE, COOK, CORNETT, CRAWFORD, CRESS, CRESSUTT, CROCKETT, CROSSWHITE, CROW, CUDDY
DAVENPORT, DAVIS, DELL, DICKSON, DONNELLY, DYSON
ELLIOTT, ELLIS, ELROD
FANNER, FLETCHER, FORRESTER, FRANCIS, FRITTS, FULLER
GARLAND, GENTRY, GIBSON, GRAYSON, GREER
HALL, HARTLY, HAWKINS, HECK, HENSON, HODGES, HOGAN, HOWARD, HOWELL, HUGHES, HULCHER, HUME
INGRAM
JACKSON, JENKINS, JOHNSON
KEESLING, KEYS, KILBY, KISER
LEFLER, LESUER, LETHER, LEWIS, LOVE, LOWE, LUTTRELL
MACHAMER, MATNEY, MAY, McDADE, McLAINUS, McQUEEN, McQUOWN, MICHAELS, MITCHELL, MOODY, MOONEY, MOOORE, MOREFIELD, MORELY, MORRISON, MOTTERN, MULVANEY, MURPHY, MUSE
NAVE, NELSON, NEWBERRY, NICHOLS, NORRIS
OSBORN, OSTER, OWENS
PARRY, PARKER, PARSONS, PATRICK, PEALE, PENNINGTON, PHILLIPPI, PHILLIPS, PLESS, POPE, POWELL, PROFFITT
RAMBO, RANKIN, RANKINS, RAY, REECE, RICHARDSON, ROARK, ROBINSON, ROMINGER
SAMMONS, SCOTT, SHARP, SHAVER, SHOWN, SHOUN, SHUPE, SIMPSON, SLIMP, SLUDER, SMITH, SMYTHE, SNYDER, SOUTH, SOUTHERLAND, STALLINGS, STONE, STOUT
THOMAS, THOMPSON, TRIBBLE, TULBERT
VALENTINE
WAGNER, WALKER, WALSH, WATSON, WAUGH, WEST, WHISMAN, WIDNER, WILCOX, WILLIAMS, WILLS, WILSON
YARBROUGH, YONCE
