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last updated 11.25.2008

Roane County, Tennessee Genealogy Sources

Narratives/Biographies:

• Rev. Cornelius Lindsay BOWLING | access it here |
• Rev. Joel BOWLING | access it here |
• Rev. Sterling N. BROWN, African-American author, b 1857, Roane Co, TN | access it here | (Page 68 in the online book which lists pages in the right-hand margin). Biographical narrative and extract from writings includes photograph of Rev. BROWN | access it here |
  
• Major Arch CARMICHEL - b Roane Co, TN 4 Apr 1819; d Acton, TX 15 Aug 1896 | access it here |
  
• Mary (nee HAGGARD) ELLIS KEYLON - in James Loon KEYLON narrative | access it here |
• William Frank ELLIS & Sarah (nee JACKSON) DEATHERAGE ELLIS | access it here |
• Samuel Taliaferro RAYBURN - Sam RAYBURN, US political leader, b Roane Co, TN in 1882 - Encylcopedia Brittanica article and photo | access it here |
  
• Rev. John SEIBER | access it here |
  
• Rev. John WEBSTER | access it here |
• Gen. John Thomas WILDER, co-founder of Rockwood, Roane Co, TN and Roane Iron Company - biographical sketch and photo | access it here |

Court documents:

•  John BUTLER mentioned in Sarah RECTOR's Jackson Co, TN court case (date of mention 13 Mar 1843 (no  image files)              | access it here |
  
•  Frank ELLIS excerpt from AR vs. Robert Chambers | access it here |
• Jane HAGGARD, "formerly Jane GILLILAND" | access it here |
• Clara (PHILLIPS) MAJORS | access it here |
• Joseph MOORE vs John COTTRELL | access it here |
• Martin RECTOR Estate in Roane Co TN Chancery Court - RECTOR, WILLIAMS, PRYOR, etc | access it here |
  

Death and/or cemetery records:

•  Capt William BEVERLY m Nancy DELOZIER | access it here |
  
• DEATHERAGE family of Roane Co, TN - many of whom migrated to Fannin Co, TX  | access it here |
• Lucy (BOWLING) ELLIS | access it here |
  
• Houston/Huston GILES (pdf file) | access it here |
• Dica Ann "Dicy" (nee SMITH) ENGLAND GILES obituary
  | access it here |
• French HAGGARD | access it here |
• Watts Bar Reservoir Grave and Cemetery Relocation Information - Loudon Co, TN page includes Roane Co, TNcemetery removal information (TVA removals) - two pages | access the first page here | the second page here |
  

Marriage documents:

• MONTGOMERY & BRANNON [BRANDON] | access it here |
  
• MAJORS & MONTGOMERY | access it here |
• MAJOR [MAJORS] & KURTZ | access it here |
• BOWMAN & BRAZEALE | access it here | [link is about 1/2 way down the page]
• HEMBREE & DALE - fatal wedding feast | access it here |

Military documents:

• GILES enlistment records WWII (not image files) - | access it here |
• Charles Calvin GILES - WWII (pdf file) | access it here |
• Gray HAGGARD - Civil War (not image file) | access it here |
  
• Mack MAJORS, Roane & Rhea Co, TN - WWI | access it here |
• John H. REYNOLDS, Roane Co, TN - WWII, 1781st Ordnance MM Group, USA - incl photo | access it here |
• Military record transcipts - Roane Co, TN (not image files) - Civil War; American Revolution; WWII; WWI | access it here |
• 43rd Tennessee Infantry, CSA veterans [Civil War] - reunion photo | access it here |
• 43rd Tn Inf, CSA [Civil War]: Both Co B and Co F included many, many Roane County, Tennessee men;  company rosters for both companies are available online (courtesy of George Martin). Other unit names:  Forty-third Regiment Tennessee Volunteers (Gillespie's Infantry); 5th East Tennessee Volunteer Regiment, & - late - 43d Tennessee Regiment Cavalry | access rosters  here | (text list - not image files)
  

Photographs of individuals or families connected to Roane Co, TN

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• Cornelius Acord (1760-1839) , Frederick County, Maryland through Lincoln County, North Carolina and Roane County, Tennessee to Johson County, Arkansas - Descendant photo album with over 100 photos | access it here |
  
• William David BOWMAN | access it here | [link is about 1/2 way down the page]
• John Henry "Henry" BORUM | access it here |
  
• Delilah Catherine (BREAZEALE) BOWMAN | access it here |
• Moses Looney CARTER | access it here |
• Charles & Genevieve (MAJORS) GILES | access it here |
• Margaret Abbey (GILES) BENNECKER | access it here |
• Mary (HAGGARD) ELLIS KEYLON | access it here |
• Solomon George KITCHEN, Colonel, CDA | access it here |
• Andrew Barton & Parthenia (HALE) McPHERSON | access it here |
  
• Mary Jane (DELANEY) MAYTON | access it here |
• Henrietta (GILES) TATE | access it here |
  
• Benjamin F. WELCKER, Major, CSA | access it here |

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Tombstone photos (graves not related to full cemetery albums):

• Robert Samuel BRASHEAR, Brashear Family Cemetery, Roane Co, TN | access it here |
• John FRANKLIN & Rebecca Warner, Oddfellows Cemetery, Rockwood, Roane Co, TN | access it here |
  
• Asa NEWPORT in Newport Cem, Rhea Co, TN | access it here |

Miscellaneous genealogy documents (includes news items, some with multiple Roane County, TN residents :

• Land, BRITTON connection,  and more for Roane Co, TN's  William BREEDAN | access it here |
  
•  Zaccheus ROBERTS Family Bible - transcription page
  | access it here |
• John T. SMITH and Charles WOOD - Roane Co, TN deed transcription | access it here |
• Charles WOOD and Lot TALLANT/TALLENT - Roane Co, TN deed transcription | access it here |
• 1926 Roane Iron Company Mine Disaster (Rockwood, TN) - A list of individuals who died with their family information from the company and published in The Rockwood Times 7 Oct 1826 | access it here |.
  A set of Rockwood Times articles about the disaster has been transcribed | access it here |
  

Miscellaneous genealogy documents which have been photographed :

• Clara (PHILLIPS) MAJORS in the Burlington Mills Newsletter, Bur-Mil News, Roane Co, Tn | access it here |

NOTES:

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