Welcome! (1 reply)
Welcome to the new Perry County query board! I am Jan Monnin, the Perry County TnGenWeb county coordinator and I will be moderating this board. The main purpose of this board is to post queries about...
View ArticleDePriest (2 replies)
I was wondering if I could ask for some help regarding a genealogy question. I am a descendent of the DePriests that settled in Perry County and Hickman. My ancestor, Randolph “Randal” DePriest, moved...
View ArticleRandolph (Randall) DePriest (3 replies)
I am a descendent of the DePriests that settled in Perry County and Hickman County. He settled there in the early 1800s. He had moved there from South Carolina and before that he lived in Virginia. I...
View ArticleHarley Preston Pirtle (no replies)
Looking for info on Harley Preston Pirtle, born 4 Apr 1887 Indiana, married Annie Dreaden February 2, 1913 in Perry County. He registered for the WWI draft in Perry County. Had a wife and 1 child....
View ArticleMoore Family 1860's (no replies)
I am looking for birth records for Joseph Nathaniel Moore. Born 15 September 1863 in Linden, Tennessee. I have not been able to locate parents for him, although I have been told his father was Johnny...
View ArticleGibson Family (no replies)
Does anyone know if Stephen Gibson who lived in Perry County in 1830 had a son Calvin Gibson born abt 1822?
View ArticleDenton family (2 replies)
I am interested in any lore about the Benjamin and Margaret (Anderson) Denton family whose son Absolum/Absalom/Absolom was b. in Perry Co, 1816. This is the line of Dentons who came from the Rev...
View ArticleRe: Pvt. William Arnett, CSA (no replies)
I received the following query: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I'm assisting a young gentleman who is interested in becoming a member of...
View ArticleJohnny Frances Moore (no replies)
I received this message from one of our visitors to our site and am posting it here - hopefully someone can help her with information. Jan...
View ArticleGreen B Newsom (no replies)
Would love to hear from anyone who has info. on my GG Grandfather I"am trying to put together my family history and don't really know how any help would greatly appreciated
View ArticleJames and Martha A. Night / Knight (no replies)
In the 1850 Linden, Perry County, TN Census my Great Great Grandparents James Night Born 1828 TN & Martha Night 1829 TN, were farming with their two children Caladonia J Night 1847 TN Masenus...
View ArticleGrays (no replies)
Am looking for any information about a Gray family. Mother Delilah 1783-1858, sons, Samuel 1813-1872, William 1803-1887 and possibly Ephraim 1814-1897. Sons were born in Perry county, TN and moved to...
View ArticleLewis m. Mays (no replies)
James Wilson Lewis b. 1817 married Malissa Mays. His parents were Aaron Lewis and Mary Ann "Polly" Dickson. I need Malissa's parents. I have one child for James and Malissa - Lucy Love Lewis b. 1858...
View ArticleElisha Rainbolt (no replies)
I am trying to find where he is buried, he was in the civil war & was married in Perry Co in 1873
View ArticleElisha Rainbolt (no replies)
Trying to find my great grandfathers birth and death dates, I believe he was born in Arkansas or Tennessee and died in Tennessee or Missouri. I know he was in the Civil War and he married my great...
View ArticleFrancies "Fanny" Lynch (no replies)
Francies "Fanny Linch (Lynch) was my G G Grandmother. She was married to John Linch (Lynch). They were both born about 1837 and lived in Perry County in or around Beardstown. Their son, Alexander, was...
View ArticleBattle at Beardstown (1 reply)
The Service Record for my ancestor Andrew J. (A. J.) Mitchell indicates that he was captured in Perry County Tennessee (exact date unknown) and taken to the Louisville Kentucky Military Prison. The...
View Articlehow to respond personally to a query (no replies)
Hi Everyone: If you have information in regards to someone's query: - you can post a reply or response and post it directly on the forum; - you can also reply with an email directly/privately to that...
View ArticleWest Wood family, First Sheriff of Perry County 1820 (1 reply)
I am searching for any available information concerning West Wood, who was the first sheriff of Perry County in 1820. I have found a little information but basically only the fact that he was indeed...
View ArticleFrench Family (2 replies)
I am researching the French family, particularly Rube French, my grandfather. Rube was born December 8, 1884 ( I have heard in Perry Co). He died in 1969 in Dyer Co. I know very little other than bits...
View ArticleJones (no replies)
I have been on a desperate search for James W Jones He was born in 1818 in Tennessee. On the census records states he married in Arkansas and went to war between the states in Texas. His wife was...
View ArticleBeardstown (no replies)
I am doing research on my family the Hughes and the Kings. I am trying to find out more about the community they lived in Beardstown, Perry, Tennessee. I like to put a little bit of the town/community...
View ArticleBolen (no replies)
I am looking for a bolen/bourland family, in 1837 he is listed on tax list in district 10. according to census records he was born in dec. 1799 in south carolina. He is my gg grandfather. he married...
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