This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Memoir of early Tennessee settlers and 1811 to 1817 events
This reminiscence traces emigration from Tennessee through 1811 to 1817 detailing families, forts at Kennedy and Clark, the 1812 Indian war impacts, settlers like Sitton Downing McCoy and Downing, and life at forts with mills and guards. It reflects on frontier growth, notable characters, and the shift from peril to settlement near Nashville and surrounding counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davidson County
Nashville
Fa’ County
Franklin
Smith County
Missouri
Hillwell
Mississippi
St.Louis
St. Charles
Thomas Kennedy
Weight City
Tennessee
Ellen Gideon
Lawrence B. Sitton
John Shrum
Josiah Cannon
Duck River
John Gibson
Sitton
Thos
Christopher Clark
Kennedy
Jere
Mish Groshong
Forta
St. Louis
Lincoln County
Cuivie
Stout's Fort
Samuel Lewis
Fort Spring
Oliple
James Lewis
Bulkin
Peggy Downing
Mollie
Cass
Shackson
Edwin
Philander Dreaper
Louisiana
Patey Kerr
Ashley
Joseph McCoy
Sugar Creek
James Clark
Texas
Robert McNair
Gov. McNair
Shawney
Sanford
Ezekiel Downing
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
John
Evejong
B. Sitten
Wes