Author: Jo Anne Sadler
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1614235716
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 169
Book Description
Their names run deep through local history and lore, adorning street signs, canyons, historical buildings, homes and ranches in the swath of suburbia between Pasadena and Tujunga, where the towns of La Crescenta and La Ca ada took shape, along with the unique community of Montrose. Profiled in the pages of Crescenta Valley Pioneers and Their Legacies by author Jo Anne Sadler, a researcher and frequent writer for the Historical Society of the Crescenta Valley, are such singularly important local characters as Theodor Pickens, the first permanent settler; Dr. Benjamin B. Briggs, the founder of La Crescenta; Jacob L. Lanterman and Adolphus W. Williams, the original developers of Rancho La Ca ada; and the Le Mesnager family, whose historic wine barn still stands in Deukmejian Wilderness Park.
Crescenta Valley Pioneers & Their Legacies
Author: Jo Anne Sadler
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1614235716
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 169
Book Description
Their names run deep through local history and lore, adorning street signs, canyons, historical buildings, homes and ranches in the swath of suburbia between Pasadena and Tujunga, where the towns of La Crescenta and La Ca ada took shape, along with the unique community of Montrose. Profiled in the pages of Crescenta Valley Pioneers and Their Legacies by author Jo Anne Sadler, a researcher and frequent writer for the Historical Society of the Crescenta Valley, are such singularly important local characters as Theodor Pickens, the first permanent settler; Dr. Benjamin B. Briggs, the founder of La Crescenta; Jacob L. Lanterman and Adolphus W. Williams, the original developers of Rancho La Ca ada; and the Le Mesnager family, whose historic wine barn still stands in Deukmejian Wilderness Park.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1614235716
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 169
Book Description
Their names run deep through local history and lore, adorning street signs, canyons, historical buildings, homes and ranches in the swath of suburbia between Pasadena and Tujunga, where the towns of La Crescenta and La Ca ada took shape, along with the unique community of Montrose. Profiled in the pages of Crescenta Valley Pioneers and Their Legacies by author Jo Anne Sadler, a researcher and frequent writer for the Historical Society of the Crescenta Valley, are such singularly important local characters as Theodor Pickens, the first permanent settler; Dr. Benjamin B. Briggs, the founder of La Crescenta; Jacob L. Lanterman and Adolphus W. Williams, the original developers of Rancho La Ca ada; and the Le Mesnager family, whose historic wine barn still stands in Deukmejian Wilderness Park.
Chronicles of the Cape Fear River, 1660-1916
Author: James Sprunt
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 774
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 774
Book Description
The Last Confederate General
Author: Larry Gordon
Publisher:
ISBN: 161673244X
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 161673244X
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
Middle Tennessee's Forgotten Children
Author: Alan N. Miller
Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Com
ISBN: 0806352469
Category : Apprentices
Languages : en
Pages : 361
Book Description
Just as he did for the 29 counties of East Tennessee and the 19 counties of West Tennessee, Dr. Alan Miller has sifted through the apprenticeship records of Middle Tennessee and brought them within the reach of the genealogy researcher. This second volume of Tennessee's "forgotten children" contains some 7,000 apprenticeship records scattered among the minutes of the county courts for Middle Tennessee. These records span the period from 1784 to 1902 and list in tabular form the apprenticeships created in the following 35 Tennessee counties: Bedford, Cannon, Cheatham, Clay, Coffee, Davidson, DeKalb, Dickson, Franklin, Giles, Grundy, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys, Jackson, Lawrence, Lewis, Lincoln, Marshall, Maury, Montgomery, Moore, Overton, Perry, Robertson, Rutherford, Smith, Stewart, Sumner, Van Buren, Warren, Wayne, White, Williamson, and Wilson.
Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Com
ISBN: 0806352469
Category : Apprentices
Languages : en
Pages : 361
Book Description
Just as he did for the 29 counties of East Tennessee and the 19 counties of West Tennessee, Dr. Alan Miller has sifted through the apprenticeship records of Middle Tennessee and brought them within the reach of the genealogy researcher. This second volume of Tennessee's "forgotten children" contains some 7,000 apprenticeship records scattered among the minutes of the county courts for Middle Tennessee. These records span the period from 1784 to 1902 and list in tabular form the apprenticeships created in the following 35 Tennessee counties: Bedford, Cannon, Cheatham, Clay, Coffee, Davidson, DeKalb, Dickson, Franklin, Giles, Grundy, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys, Jackson, Lawrence, Lewis, Lincoln, Marshall, Maury, Montgomery, Moore, Overton, Perry, Robertson, Rutherford, Smith, Stewart, Sumner, Van Buren, Warren, Wayne, White, Williamson, and Wilson.
Reminiscences and Memoirs of North Carolina and Eminent North Carolinians
Author: John Hill Wheeler
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : North Carolina
Languages : en
Pages : 590
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : North Carolina
Languages : en
Pages : 590
Book Description
Notable Southern Families V1 (1918)
Author: Zella Armstrong
Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLC
ISBN: 9781498193962
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
This Is A New Release Of The Original 1918 Edition.
Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLC
ISBN: 9781498193962
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
This Is A New Release Of The Original 1918 Edition.
Index to Early Tennessee Wills and Administrations 1779-1861
Author: Byron Sistler
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781596410640
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 422
Book Description
This invaluable index, by two distinguished genealogists, has long been regarded as one of the most important sourcebooks in Tennessee genealogy. It documents over 41,500 entries covering all 62 counties for which antebellum estate records have survived. It is arranged by surname, so the entire list of wills of any given family in the state can be found under one heading. With few exceptions, the names in the index were taken from microfilmed copies of the original county records.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781596410640
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 422
Book Description
This invaluable index, by two distinguished genealogists, has long been regarded as one of the most important sourcebooks in Tennessee genealogy. It documents over 41,500 entries covering all 62 counties for which antebellum estate records have survived. It is arranged by surname, so the entire list of wills of any given family in the state can be found under one heading. With few exceptions, the names in the index were taken from microfilmed copies of the original county records.
The Final Rolls of Citizens and Freedmen of the Five Civilized Tribes in Indian Territory
Author: Of The Interior U.S. Department
Publisher: Editora Gente Liv e Edit Ltd
ISBN: 9780806317397
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 646
Book Description
Note: Freedmen are Afro-Americans.
Publisher: Editora Gente Liv e Edit Ltd
ISBN: 9780806317397
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 646
Book Description
Note: Freedmen are Afro-Americans.
Southern Kith and Kin
Author: Jewel Davis Scarborough
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Ancestors include: Captain Edmond Scarborough (1584-1634) of North Walsham, England; and Virginia -- John Davis, a Revolutionary War soldier of Virginia; and his grandson, William Davis (1798-1870) of Georgia and Salem, Alabama -- Thomas Lockett (d. 1686) of England and Henrico County, Virginia.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Ancestors include: Captain Edmond Scarborough (1584-1634) of North Walsham, England; and Virginia -- John Davis, a Revolutionary War soldier of Virginia; and his grandson, William Davis (1798-1870) of Georgia and Salem, Alabama -- Thomas Lockett (d. 1686) of England and Henrico County, Virginia.
Union County Faces of War
Author: Bonnie Heiskell Peters
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780963666215
Category : Soldiers
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
UNION COUNTY FACES OF WAR: A PICTORIAL HISTORY OF UNION COUNTIANS INVOLVEMENT IN THE MILITARY SERVICE OF OUR COUNTRY, by Bonnie Heiskell Peters, Union County, Tennessee, Historian & Winnie Palmer McDonald, Union County Historian Emeritus, is a hardcover coffee table edition printed on acid free paper with library binding. The book, 256 pp, contains over 900 photographs, as well as stories, genealogy, & documentation of military service. The book tracks Revolutioners, who served & later settled in Union County, the Creek & Indian Wars, War of 1812, Civil War, Spanish American War, World War I, World War II, Korean Conflict, Vietnam peacetime activities & the Gulf War. This is a valuable resource for genealogy researchers as well as military historians. A note of interest is General Schwartzkopf's pilot is a Union Countian. The book sketches the first woman--who has Union County family--to fly jet aircraft & the first woman to command a Navy squadron & documents many accounts of courage & outstanding service. Regrettably, not everyone who served is recognized, but the authors included as many names as they could find through research & through information sent to them by Union County families--about 7,000 names are indexed. This book is available by writing Mrs. Peters at 3212 Curtis Lane, Knoxville, TN 37918 or by calling 423- 687-3842.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780963666215
Category : Soldiers
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
UNION COUNTY FACES OF WAR: A PICTORIAL HISTORY OF UNION COUNTIANS INVOLVEMENT IN THE MILITARY SERVICE OF OUR COUNTRY, by Bonnie Heiskell Peters, Union County, Tennessee, Historian & Winnie Palmer McDonald, Union County Historian Emeritus, is a hardcover coffee table edition printed on acid free paper with library binding. The book, 256 pp, contains over 900 photographs, as well as stories, genealogy, & documentation of military service. The book tracks Revolutioners, who served & later settled in Union County, the Creek & Indian Wars, War of 1812, Civil War, Spanish American War, World War I, World War II, Korean Conflict, Vietnam peacetime activities & the Gulf War. This is a valuable resource for genealogy researchers as well as military historians. A note of interest is General Schwartzkopf's pilot is a Union Countian. The book sketches the first woman--who has Union County family--to fly jet aircraft & the first woman to command a Navy squadron & documents many accounts of courage & outstanding service. Regrettably, not everyone who served is recognized, but the authors included as many names as they could find through research & through information sent to them by Union County families--about 7,000 names are indexed. This book is available by writing Mrs. Peters at 3212 Curtis Lane, Knoxville, TN 37918 or by calling 423- 687-3842.