Records consist of slave importation declarations, plantation records, Tennessee hiring practices, census records, white family records, church and cemetery records, military records, vital records, and numerous Tennessee court records. History and Genealogy Project. This is a category for those who held slaves in this county. Phone: (423) 266-8658, Tennessee State Library and Archives Tombstone Inscriptions, et cetera from the Black Cemeteries of Chester County, Tennessee. Maj. Gen. W. P. Carlin, Assist. Cotton fields and hills dominate the landscape of the surrounding area. Temple Adas Israel (1882) stands as a reminder of the migration of Jews into rural communities in the nineteenth century. Nutbush is situated on the southeastern edge of the New Madrid Seismic Zone, an area with a high earthquake risk. So far, the following sources are used: Lawrence, and Lincoln Counties), Reel 0124 - 1820 Tennessee - Giles, Maury, Rutherford, Shelby, Occasionally slaves are mentioned in records of the plantations where they served. Benton, Bledsoe, and Campbell Counties), Reel 1241 - 1860 Tennessee Slave - African Americans typically worshiped apart from white congregations in their own churches. The Tennessee State Library and Archives in Nashville offers several free online research guides for tracing Tennessee African Americans in their collection: African Americans were generally buried in race-specific cemeteries. Category: Haywood County, Tennessee, Slavery, 1850 Slave Schedule, Haywood County, Tennessee, 1860 Slave Schedule, Haywood County, Tennessee, Slaves of Garland Taliaferro, Haywood, Tennessee, Will and Inventory of George Peyton Eggleston. Rhea, Roane, Sullivan, Sevier, and Washington Counties), Reel 0536 - 1840 Tennessee - White and Wayne Counties), Reel 0537 - 1840 Tennessee - Williamson, Wilson, and Warren During the 1860 United States Federal Census, enslaved individuals were recorded separately in what were called slave schedules. and Union Counties), Reel 1277 - 1860 Tennessee - Van Name index and images of slave schedules listing slave owners and only age, gender and color data of the slaves in cesus states or territories in 1850. Haywood County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee, in the region known as West Tennessee. Salt Lake City, Utah . Claiborne, Cocke, and Cumberland Counties), Reel 1245 - 1860 Tennessee Slave - Coffee County), Reel 1246 - 1860 Tennessee Slave - Johnson, Knox, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Lewis, and Lincoln [ hide pages and free-space profiles] Pages (2) and Sullivan Counties), Reel 1286 - 1860 Tennessee Slave - Gmail Lagoon Creek Peaking Facility is run by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) in Nutbush. Clover Bottom. The slavery categories exist to help with tracking the genealogy and family history of pre-Civil War era slaves. Despite severe losses during the war, his diverse property holdings (including northern municipal bonds and gold-bearing certificates issued by northern banks) allowed him to survive the war with a considerable proportion of his wealth intact. and in Haywood and Cobb, Statute Laws of Tennessee, I, 314. Soybeans were the county's #2 crop, followed by corn. Reel 1283 - 1860 Tennessee Slave - Haywood, Henderson, Henry, Hickman, Humphreys, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Knox, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Lewis, Lincoln, McMinn, McNairy, and Macon Counties) Reel 1284 - 1860 Tennessee Slave - Madison, Marion, Marshall, Maury, Meigs, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Obion, Overton, Perry, Polk, and Putnam Counties) Tennessee - Houston, Martha Lou, [Book] 1820 census of Overton County, Haywood County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee, in the region known as West Tennessee. It gives the county and location, a description of the house, the number of acres owned, and the number of cabins of former slaves. Nutbush is a rural unincorporated community in Haywood County, Tennessee, United States, in the western part of the state, about 50 miles northeast of Memphis. By the eve of the Civil War, Bond had amassed property holdings in Haywood County alone of more than seventeen thousand acres and approximately 220 slaves. Greene, Cocke, Jefferson, and Grainger Counties), Reel 0181 - 1830 Tennessee - Shelby, Smith, Sumner, Stewart, CONTENT MAY BE COPYRIGHTED BY WIKITREE COMMUNITY MEMBERS. See: Slave Records By State, Freedmen's Bureau Records The county's first Sunday school opened in Brownsville in 1831. The county court met in the home of Richard Nixon, the first settler in the area, until 1825, when the first log courthouse was completed. Passenger service through Brownsville ended in 1968. The houses she lived in as a child no longer exist. Cotton agriculture provided the basis for the Haywood County economy for much of its history. 1860 Census - Tennessee. The following is a list of free black heads of household living in Tennessee counties at the time the 1820 U.S. Federal Census was taken (census records do not survive for all counties that year): Gale Williams Bamman, CG located the following statistics in a book by Historian Ira Berlin:[2], Free African American Population in Antebellum Tennessee. On June 20, 1940, Elbert Williams, an African American, was killed in Brownsville for "attempting to qualify to vote" and "an interest in Negro affairs. Taken every 10 years since 1790, census records provide a snapshot of the nation's population. The median age was 35 years. http://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/entries/haywood-county/. Profiles are placed in this category with this text [[Category:Haywood County, Tennessee, Slavery]] . Tennessee's Indian Peoples: From White Contact to Removal, 1540-1840. See the Heritage Exchange Portal for more information on how to document slaves and slave owners. National Civil Rights Museum Decatur, De Kalb, and Dickson Counties), Reel 1248 - 1860 Tennessee Slave - Counties), Reel 0905 - 1850 Tennessee Slave - McMinn, McNairy, Macon, In 2002, a segment of Tennessee State Route 19 near Nutbush was named "Tina Turner Highway" in her honor. The slavery categories exist to help with tracking the genealogy and family history of pre-Civil War era slaves. Trains first came to Tennessee in 1846. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.40 males. Slavery Written by Anita S. Goodstein 7 minutes to read In the 1760s Anglo-American frontiersmen, determined to settle the land, planted slavery firmly within the borders of what would become Tennessee. The 1850 slave schedule was used in the following states: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia. [18] On September 27, 2021, it was announced that Ford and SK Innovation would construct a complex at the megasite called "Blue Oval City" to manufacture electric vehicles and batteries. This article is about the community in Haywood County, Tennessee. These records often include full names, former masters and plantations, and current residences. See: American Slavery: Underground Railroad, Web Team Office [17], In 2009, under the leadership of Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen and Haywood County Mayor Franklin Smith, a 3,836-acre (1,552ha) tract in southwestern Haywood County near Stanton was designated for a state-supported industrial "megasite," intended for a large-scale industrial or business development such as an automobile assembly plant. The Bureau created a wide variety of records extremely valuable to genealogists. A few parish registers list slaves who attended church with their masters. Both the Holly Springs and Brownsville Railroad and the Mississippi and Ohio Railroad (later the Louisville and Nashville) served Brownsville. Hardeman, Hardin, and Haywood Counties), Reel 0177 - 1830 Tennessee - Henry, Other FamilySearch collections not included: More collections are available in the FamilySearch Catalog. See: Slave Records By County, American Slavery: Underground Railroad Obion, Overton, Perry, Polk, Rhea, Roane, Robertson, Rutherford, The state legislature designated Brownsville as the county seat, and in 1823 Thomas M. Johnson sold the county fifty acres of land for the county seat for one dollar and a town lot. 3.8% were Hispanic or Latino (of any race). Madison, Marion, Marshall, Maury, Meigs, Monroe, Montgomery, and . Nine other papers appeared during the next century and a half. It is not to be confused with, Unincorporated community in Tennessee, United States, Brooks, Walter H. "The Evolution of the Negro Baptist Church. These are primarily runaway slave notices, but also include slave listings from trustee sales. [8][9], The Nutbush community was established in the early 19th century by settlers from Virginia and North Carolina. "'Free Colored' Heads of Household in the 1820 Tennessee Census," available. The Mansion was built in 1853 near Nashville's first horseracing track for Dr. James and Mary Ann Hoggatt, who owned sixty slaves. for the State of Tennessee for the month ending Jany. Before the Civil War, this was accomplished by a plantation system based on the use of enslaved African-American workers. Brownsville received telegraph service in 1848; Bell Telephone opened an office in 1895. In 1872 a gas works came to Brownsville, and the city received natural gas in 1934. Lauderdale, Lawrence, and Lewis Counties) -, Reel 1261 - 1860 Tennessee Slave - Henderson, Henry, Hickman, Humphreys, Jackson, Jefferson, At that time 190 people (73.36%) were aged 18 or older.[7]. 403 7th Avenue North Planters allowed their slaves to attend church with them. During the 1850 and 1860 United States Federal Censuses, enslaved individuals were recorded separately in what were called slave schedules. The notices are listed chronologically. IMPORTANT PRIVACY NOTICE & DISCLAIMER: YOU HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO USE CAUTION WHEN DISTRIBUTING PRIVATE INFORMATION. William Dollarhide, The Census Book: A Genealogist's Guide to Federal Census Facts, Schedules and Indexes, Heritage Quest: Bountiful, Utah, 2000. The States Graphic issued its first publication in 1900 and continues publication today. Functionality and information are in compliance with guidelines established by the American Association for State and Local History for online state and regional encyclopedias. It was established in the early 19th century by European-American settlers who bought enslaved African Americans to develop the area's cotton plantations. These settlers founded Trinity United Methodist Church in 1822. Counties), Reel 0525 - 1840 Tennessee - Greene, Grainger, and Hamilton The Brownsville Savings Bank, organized in 1869 (reputedly the second oldest continuously operating bank in the state), became the Brownsville Bank in 1899. This volume, containing over 200 black-and-white images, highlights the county's settlement, the early slave culture, the legacy of its many soulful and talented musicians, such as Anna . The former college's Center Building now houses a comprehensive Lincoln Collection and the Haywood County Museum. Counties), Reel 0524 - 1840 Tennessee - Hickman, Humphreys, and Jackson Bullock was born in nearby Brownsville on November 26, 1939. Montgomery, Madison, McNairy, Obion, Overton, Perry, Rutherford, Please note that this collection contains sensitive information about enslaved people. and Williamson Counties), Reel 1280 - 1860 Tennessee - Wilson During the first decade of settlement, Methodists, Baptists, and Presbyterians established congregations. It listed cotton, corn, fruit, grass, and livestock as the most important agricultural products. Tennessee (Home) 1790 Census (0) 1800 Census (0) 1810 Census (0) 1820 Census (46) The houses and churches that were built during this time still stand. Counties), Reel 0529 - 1840 Tennessee - Industry development in the county initially supported agricultural production. Online collections of Freedman's Bank records: The Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands was created by the US government in 1865 until 1872 to assist former slaves in the southern United States. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. [citation needed] Agriculture and agri-related businesses contributed more than $130,000million to the Haywood County economy in 2004. Carroll, Dyer, Fayette, and Gibson Counties), Reel 0522 - 1840 Tennessee - Hardin, Hardeman, Haywood, [16], Nutbush is located at 354153N 892429W / 35.69806N 89.40806W / 35.69806; -89.40806 (35.6981330, -89.4081280), at an elevation of 358feet (109m).[1]. 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This is a container category for space pages and sub-categories only. Work Activities Job Information State of Tennessee Job Information Opening Date/Time: Thur 03/02/2023 12:00AM Central Time Closing Date/Time: Wed 03/15/2023 11:59PM Central Time [11], The community also had Woodlawn Church, which was limited to whites and is still active. WIKITREE PROTECTS MOST SENSITIVE INFORMATION BUT ONLY TO THE EXTENT STATED IN THE TERMS OF SERVICE AND PRIVACY POLICY. Free digitized copy. A great starting point is Afrigeneas's "African Ancestry in Tennessee.". [13][14], Woodlawn Baptist Church was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996 for its historical significance. Counties), Reel 1284 - 1860 Tennessee Slave - Aspects of Slavery in Tennessee By Chase C. Mooney In the studies of slavery which have hitherto been made, atten- . Taken from Szucs, Loretto Dennis, "Research in Census Records." Gibson and Grainger Counties), Reel 1251 - 1860 Tennessee Slave - 2.65% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. [19][20], One of Haywood County's most notable residents was Sleepy John Estes, a blues guitarist songwriter and vocalist. The U.S. ZIP Code for Nutbush is 38063 (Ripley, Tennessee)[2] and the telephone area code is 731. Lauderdale, McNairy, Madison, and Obion Counties), Reel 0530 - 1840 Tennessee - Perry, Shelby, Tipton, and Weakley Humphreys, Montgomery, Overton, Perry, Warren, Wayne, White, and A Unionist during the secession crisis in 1861, Bond readily swore an oath of loyalty to the Union upon the occupation of Haywood County by federal troops in June 1862. Loretto Dennis Szucs and Sandra Hargreaves Luebking (Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1997). In addition to investing heavily in land and slaves, Bond participated in a variety of other economic endeavors. Sumner, Tipton, Union, Van Buren, Warren, Washington, Wayne, County), Reel 1281 - 1860 Tennessee Slave - Anderson, Bedford, Benton, Early settlers soon established a plantation system based on slave labor. Counties), Reel 0174 - 1830 Tennessee - Bedford, This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1850 United States Federal Census, the Seventh Census of the United States. [7] Like other southern states, Tennessee had raised barriers at the turn of the century to voter registration to disenfranchise blacks. Under antebellum state law, most black congregations had to be ministered by white pastors. Civil War Employment Rolls and Nonpayment Rolls - Defenses of Nashville, 1862-1863, National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, New England Historic Genealogical Society, John D. 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County), Reel 0880 - 1850 Tennessee - Grainger A county executive and county court governs the county. The community's main source of income is agriculture (especially cotton). Coordinates: 3535N 8917W / 35.58N 89.29W / 35.58; -89.29, United States presidential election results for Haywood County, Tennessee, Last edited on 28 February 2023, at 20:32, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, National Register of Historic Places listings in Haywood County, Tennessee, Jessie P. Guzzman & W. Hardin Hughes, Lynching-Crime,, "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990", "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.09. For every 100 females there were 87.80 males. and Greene Counties), Reel 0881 - 1850 Tennessee - Grundy, Hamilton, Hancock, and In 1868 the county added a west wing to accommodate the convening of the Supreme Court for West Tennessee. The freedmen soon withdrew their congregation from white supervision, as did most black Baptists in the South. He was born enslaved in 1857 in Haywood County, Tennessee. Chattanooga, TN 37403 Henderson, Jackson, Lincoln, Lawrence, and Maury Counties), Reel 0178 - 1830 Tennessee - Hawkins, Sevier, McMinn, Campbell, This company was created to assist African American soldiers of the Civil War and freed slaves. [6] It was later recovered. One of their responsibilities was to record the marriages (past and present) of the former slaves. Agriculture is still the most important element of the rural economy, focused on the cultivation and processing of cotton. Such documents include censuses, marriage records, and medical records. Haywood County's first school was built by Howell Taylor in the Tabernacle neighborhood in 1827. and Davidson Counties, Reel 0876 - 1850 Tennessee - Decatur, Indexed data and browse are available for the following: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland . Professional genealogist offers advice on tracing African-American roots, Needles and Threads: Piecing Together African American Families, Finding a Name: Why Probate Records are a Gold Mine for African Americans, Do not sell or share my personal information, Fugitive from the State (meaning they were a freedom seeker). Researchers seeking information about slave owners may find slave schedules useful because of the specific information they provide about slave owners holdings. 1867 Black Voters Registration List - 1867-1872 . A second courthouse was built in 1826; in 1845 it was rebuilt with brick. Memphis, TN 38103 Marshall, Meigs, and Monroe Counties), Reel 1266 - 1860 Tennessee - Counties), Reel 1240 - 1860 Tennessee Slave - [2] It is one of only two remaining counties in Tennessee, along with Shelby County, with a majority African-American population. Blount, Bradley, Campbell, Cannon, Carroll, Carter, Cheatham, He was the last recorded lynching victim in the state. In 1974 a new jail was located four miles east of Brownsville. Youtube Links to Online Census Records. Freedmans Savings and Trust Company (Washington, D.C.). Haywood County High School opened in 1911; in 1970 it was closed and a new school was built when the city and county schools consolidated and integrated. As of the 2010 United States Census, 18,787 people were living in the county. [19], In 2002, Tennessee State Route 19 between Brownsville and Nutbush was officially designated as "Tina Turner Highway" in her honor.[3][4][5]. Until his death during the 1870s, Bond remained the richest planter in Haywood County and among the wealthiest landholders in the state. De Kalb, and Dickson Counties), Reel 0877 - 1850 Tennessee - Dyer, Fayette, and Fentress Tennessee Rural African-American Church Survey Project Application Form. The courthouse underwent complete renovation in 1989. Posts about Haywood County written by kblauder. Both Woodlawn Missionary Baptist Church and Spring Hill Baptist Church in Nutbush were family churches of Tina Turner. Many Black Americans left after confrontations and the murder of Elbert Williams in 1940 related to Black attempts to register to vote. 8. His parents were Robert and Georgianna McElwee. The first Tennessee census that included the names and identities of freed slaves was taken in 1870. Image 8 of Federal Writers' Project: Slave Narrative Project, Vol. Hickman, and Humphreys Counties), Reel 0885 - 1850 Tennessee - Jackson During and after the Civil War, more than 50 Civil War soldiers, both Confederate and Union, were buried in the Trinity Cemetery associated with the church. Email: info@bessiesmithcc.org [1] and Henderson Counties), Reel 0884 - 1850 Tennessee - Henry, Today, Interstate 40 parallels the old Louisville and Nashville track to Memphis. Harmonica player Noah Lewis of Henning, Tennessee, is buried in an area cemetery near Nutbush.[6]. See: American Slavery Records, American Slavery: Slave Narratives Rural electrification reached the county in 1936. The Freedmen's Bureau (1865-1872) was created by the US government to assist former slaves in the southern United States. 2008 - 2023 INTERESTING.COM, INC. and Williamson Counties), Reel 0901 - 1850 Tennessee - Wilson WIKITREE PROTECTS MOST SENSITIVE INFORMATION BUT ONLY TO THE EXTENT STATED IN THE TERMS OF SERVICE AND PRIVACY POLICY. Hardeman Counties), Reel 0882 - 1850 Tennessee - Hardin Wilson, Williamson, Wayne, and Weakley Counties), Reel 0517 - 1840 Tennessee - Anderson, Bradley, Blount, and See: Slave Narratives, American Slavery: Slave Owners Early books sometimes contained the name of the former master or mistress and the name of the plantation. County), Reel 0902 - 1850 Tennessee Slave - Anderson, Bedford, Benton, Freedmen's Bureau - Tennessee Register of Outrages Oct. 1865 - July 1868, List of Outrages Perpetrated by the Whites Upon The Freedmen in the State of Tennessee from April 1865 to March 1866, List of Refugees, Their Wants & Conditions for Transporting - Tennessee, Tennessee report Bounty claims and disbursements paid in February 1868, Slave Records By State Brownsville's population rose from 400 in 1832 to 10,748 in 2000. The town is governed by a mayor and five aldermen. These films do not appear to contain the names of former slaves. Surviving slavery, Reconstruction, poverty, and the Civil Rights tensions of the twentieth century, Haywood County's black community has done much to shape the identity of this historic West Tennessee county. The most recent time Haywood County voted for a Republican candidate statewide was in the 2022 gubernatorial election. Clover Bottom is currently the home of Tennessee Historical Commission. The church is located south of Tennessee State Route 19.Part of the roadway was named "Tina Turner Highway" in 2002 in honor of popular singer Tina Turner, who lived as a child in Nutbush. The per capita income for the county was $14,669. Welcome to the Haywood County TNGenWeb site! Tipton, and Warren Counties), Reel 0182 - 1830 Tennessee - White, This page was last modified 08:59, 3 June 2021. Tennessee Wills and Probate Records, 1727-2008 includes Haywood County (Source: Explore Ancestry for free) ($) Ethnic Black Community Leadership in a Rural Tennessee County 1865-1903 (Source: Questia Online Library) ($) Brownsville, Tennessee (Source: Goldring/Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life) A 1923 description of Haywood County noted the fertile soil and potential for crop diversification. The goal of this site is to provide you with FREE genealogical resources for your family history research. Descended from immigrants from England, they traveled westward to the Mississippi River delta in western Tennessee. The Dunbar School for African American children became Haywood County Training School around 1920, then Carver High School in 1950. Some enumerators did, however, list the given names of enslaved peopleparticularly those over one hundred years of agewhich are generally found in the "name of slave owners" column. County), Reel 1275 - 1860 Tennessee - Sullivan and Sumner Counties), Reel 1276 - 1860 Tennessee - Tipton Rhea Counties), Reel 0176 - 1830 Tennessee - Dyer and Fayette Counties), Reel 1249 - 1860 Tennessee Slave - Counties), Reel 0878 - 1850 Tennessee - Franklin and Gibson Counties), Reel 0879 - 1850 Tennessee - Giles See the Heritage Exchange Portal for more information on how to document slaves and slave owners. This page has been accessed 246 times. and Hawkins Counties) -, Reel 0883 - 1850 Tennessee - Haywood 2008 - 2023 INTERESTING.COM, INC. http://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/entries/james-bond/. Tennessee had two branches of this bank at: The signature registers for these branches are microfilmed: Visit the African American Freedmen's Bureau Records page to learn more about utilizing these records. Whites lynched three African Americans in the county, most at the county seat of Brownsville, in the period following Reconstruction and into the early 20th century.[5]. They developed this area for cotton and were dependent on the use of slave labor.[10]. Obion Counties), Reel 0892 - 1850 Tennessee - Overton, Perry, and Polk Counties), Reel 0893 - 1850 Tennessee - Rhea and Roane Counties), Reel 0894 - 1850 Tennessee - Bond and two brothers moved from Bertie County, North Carolina, to the Forked Deer region of West Tennessee and rapidly acquired large landholdings in Haywood County. Welcome to Haywood County, Tennessee, home to the towns of Brownsville and Stanton. 7Acts of Tennessee, 1806, ch. Smith County, Tennessee (two agreements, Shoemake/Conditt, Saddler/Beasley), Report of Outrages in Sub-District of Chattanooga, Affidavits Related to Outrages in Tennessee, Freedmen's Bureau Report of Outrages from the Chattanooga Sub-District, Freedmen's Bureau Report of Outrages in Murfreesboro, Tennessee Counties), Reel 1254 - 1860 Tennessee Slave - Hardin and Haywood Counties), Reel 1255 - 1860 Tennessee Slave - Hawkins County), Reel 1256 - 1860 Tennessee Slave - The county seat is Brownsvilleand the county is bordered byCrockett, Madison, Hardeman, Fayette, Tipton, andLauderdalecounties. There were 8,086 housing units at an average density of 15 per squaremile (6/km2). Carroll, Davidson, Dickson, and Dyer Counties), Reel 0175 - 1830 Tennessee - Carter, In 1828 Hiram Bradford began operation of the county's first cotton gin. 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