Henderson County, Tennessee

E.D. Floyd Journal

(School teacher list and Church membership roll)

The following primary source material and bracketed comments 
were kindly provided by Robert L. Roberson (patrob@centex.net) 
on August 9, 2000.

[I have just received a small trunk which belonged to my GGrandmother 
Mary Elizabeth Dodds Roberson Floyd (1847-1943). In this trunk are 
several small notebooks of E. D. Floyd (1839-1908) which may have 
some information of value to researchers of Henderson County.
On pages marked with the year "1883", are the following notes: ]


School teachers of District No. 5: 
William Rhodes at Jack Creek Church. 
Contract per month $25.00 commenced on the 7 day of July. 
G. A. Arnold Big Springs 
Commenced 16 day of July, contract at per month $30.00 
D. M. Arnold at Rhodes School house 
Commenced at 16 day of July, contract per month $30.00 
A. L. Dodds Mount Gilead School 
Commenced 16 day of July 
Contract $15.00 per month 
B. C. Parrish Middlefork Church 
Commenced 7 day of July 
Contract at $20.00 per month.


[I have no idea if/why Mr Floyd would have recorded this information, 
or whether he was involved with the education program. 
In another location of the same book is an undated notice: ]


Saturday 7 
The County Superintendent wants all of the Teachers and 
Directors to meet at Lexington.


[Mr. Floyd may have been a merchant, as there are several lists 
which appear to be accounts. 
In addition I believe the following list is a church roll: ]


Male members
T.G. Crook
W. H. Wilson
W. B. Crook
Grange Hale [or Hall][marked through and labeled expelled]
Stephen Griffin
E. D. Floyd
B P Arendal
Carrol Beavers
James A. Mitchell
Wm T Glenn
Wm G. Priddy
E T Pollard
Robert Beavers
W W Arendall
T P Arendall

Female members
S E Crook
H A Mitchell
M E Dodds
M M Seymore
Jane Beavers
Adline Parish
Martha R. Crook
Sarah Lathem
Catherine R Pearie (dead)
Carrie Dodds
M D. Glenn
Mary E Floyd
Alice Griffin
Susan Hodges
Anna Dodds
Martha Arrendall (dead)
Loisa F Arrendall
Mary S Arrendall
S A Gilliam
Francis Thomas
Mary Priddy
Artelia Reemes
Martha Brown
Martha F Wilson
Adline Medows
Susan Priddy
Martha J Priddy
Frances Pollard
Jennie Carver
Tersia Beavers
Nannie P Brown
Cyotty Priddy (dead)
Bertie C Parish
Julia Peery
Ellen Peery
Florina Peery


[I believe the above M E Dodds is Mary Elizabeth Crook Dodds, 
my GGgrandmother, mother of the above Mary E Floyd (Mary Elizabeth 
Dodds Roberson Floyd). If I am correct, this would date the above 
list as between 1873, when the Floyds were married, and 1884 when 
they moved to Comanche County, TX.

I am trying to find information about my GGrandfather 
William Richard Roberson, who was a resident of Henderson 
County at least from 1868 when he married, until his 
death in 1871.  

William Richard Roberson is buried in the 
Crook family area of the Unity Baptist Cemetary of Henderson 
County, as are Thomas M Dodds and Mary E. Crook Dodds, parents 
of Mary E. Dodds Roberson Floyd.]

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