Marion County Topography and Migration

Sequatchie County was formed from Bledsoe County and the 1st three districts of Marion County in 1854.

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Libraries with Genealogical Resources

• Jasper Library

  Address:   14 West 2nd Street, Jasper, TN 37347
  Phone:   (423) 942-3369
  Contact:   Carolyn Stewart
  Hours:    Open from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. (Eastern Time)
                  Closed Sunday and Thursday
  Special Notes:   All county records and newspapers on microfilm.

• Orena Humphries Public Library

  Address:   900 Main Street, Whitwell, TN 37397
  Phone:   (423) 658-6134
  Contact:   Linda Powell
  Hours:    Open from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. (Eastern Time)
                  Closed Sunday and Thursday
  Special Notes:   The county's main library for genealogical holdings: censuses,
                              family files, family and county histories.

• South Pittsburgh Library

  Address:  208 Elm Street, South Pittsburgh, Tennessee
  Phone:   423-837-6513
  Contact:   ALICIA STEWART, Librarian
  Hours:   Mon.-Wed.-Fri. 8 am to 5 pm
                 Sat. 9am to 2 pm
                 Tuesdays 9 am to 7pm
  Special notes:   All Cemetery records; Childrens Story Time: Weds. 10 am

Census Information

• Dates available on film:   1830 - 1920
  
• Transcriptions:   All 1830 - 1920 in book form for Marion County

• Transcriptions:   Deed books A, B, & C, dating 1819 - 1836; and Entry Takers' book, 1824 - 1830, Vol. I.

• Marion County Genealogical & Historical Group
  
  • Address:    6611 Old Dunlap Road, Whitwell, TN 37397
    
  • Phone:   (423) 658-5770
    
  • Contact:   Lloyd A. Tate, President
    
  • Annual individual membership amount:   $12.00
    
  • Meeting date/time/location:   2nd Saturday at 2:00 p.m., and 4th Thursday
              at 6:00 p.m. at the Whitwell Library.
    
  • Special Notes:  Quarterly publication, Searcher, included in dues.
                              Limited queries accepted from non-members.

• Event:   Working meeting
  
• Location:   Whitwell Library
  
• Date:   2nd Saturday each month at 2:00 p.m. (Eastern Time)

• Old Maps:   Historical Marion County Map (predates courthouse fires)
  

  Contact:   Nonie H. Webb, 3861 Shellmound Road, Jasper, TN 37347
  phone:   (423) 942-5486.

• Jasper Journal
  

  Address:   Jasper, TN 37347
  Phone:   (423) 942-2433
  Fax:   (423) 942-8835
  Frequency of publication:   Once a week
  Years on film:   1938 - 1942 at Jasper Library

• The Hustler
  

  Address:   South Pittsburgh, TN 37380
  Phone:   (423) 837-6312
  Fax:   (423) 837-8715
  Frequency of publication:   Once a week

Euline Harris, 6611 Old Dunlap Road, Whitwell, TN 37397

• Cemeteries of Marion County
  
• Marion County Deed Book A
  
• Marion County Deed Book B
  
• Early Land Grants, 1824-1830, Vol I
  
• History of Marion County Courthouse
  
• Hicks Chapel School
  
• Whitwell Scrapbook
  
• Marion County Obituaries - 5 volumes
  
• 1836 Marion County Tax List
  
• Murder, Mayhem, and More
  
• Civil War Tidbits
  
• Marion County Births - 4 volumes
  
• Marion County Marriages, 1881-1910
  
• Marion County Marriages, 1911-1925
  

Lloyd A. Tate, 6861 Old Dunlap Road, Whitwell, TN 37397

• Abstracts of Death Certificates, 1908-1919
  
• Abstracts of Death Certificates, 1920-1925
  
• 1920 Marion County Census, Vol. I
  
• 1920 Marion County Census, Vol. II
  
• 1862 Marion County, TN, Tax List
  
• 1862 Putnam County, TN, Tax List
  
• 1862 Overton County, TN, Tax List

Nonie Hlobil Webb, 3861 Shellmond Road, Jasper, TN 37347

• History of Marion County, TN, 1772-1930
  
• Old Mines and Miners of Marion County
  
• Story of Ketner Mill
  
• Hales Bar Lock & Dam History
  
• Webb Families of Marion County
  
• Hoge Family, (Kelly Family) & History of Marion County
  
• History of Whitwell High School

Local Researchers

Euline Harris (limited)
Address: 6611 Old Dunlap Road, Whitwell, TN 37397
Area(s) of specialization: Marion County

Name of Project: Family Files
Description of Project: Indexing all surnames
Contact: Whitwell Library

Heritage Book Project

Marion County History Book
*Published 1990; order from Curtis-Media Publications

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Marion County Historic Sites of Interest

Ketner's Mill
Special Notes: Fair held every October

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My Ancestor Quest

Where did they migrate
Way back in their day,
What was their life like,
Where "next" did they stay?

When were they born,
Where now do they rest?
These family I follow,
Their life, is my quest.

As the "new lands" were opened
In droves, did they leave,
Family scattered like driftwood,
Leaving old ones to grieve.

What land were they fathered
What there did they see?
Were they somehow related,
To both you, and me?

Who were their life partners,
What names will I find?
Their children are many,
Were their faces like mine?

First names keep repeating
As surnames entwine,
With descendants so many
Which John will prove mine?

Each day, by the mail box
I hope, and I pray,
Someone with more knowledge
Will send answers my way.

Please Lord, send an Angel,
Give me proof, as I sort;
With birth dates, speculations,
And first names, "cut short".

Old maps, clips and photos,
I find, trade, and share,
All help solve this puzzle
With spaces left bare.

The lessons in history,
That now, I know well.
From guesses, to gospel,
For years, I did dwell.

Lost memories, so precious,
I find, now and then
At times real discouraged,
Then find faith again!

What hardships, achievements,
Adventures, and woe,
What joys, and true blessings,
Did "my people" know?

Family stories, so treasured,
Memories told, without doubt,
Old voices and faces,
From "our world", winked out.

Where last did they travel?
My ancestors,"true".
With each question answered
The quest starts anew.

by: Nonie Webb
August 17, 1997
Webb Family Reunion

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