Scott County, Tennessee
Index to the FNB Chronicles

This page was updated 06 September 2008

Through the years, the FNB Chronicle has been a popular publication in Scott County and attracts attention from history and genealogy-lovers.  It is published quarterly in October, January, April, and July.  Five thousand copies are printed and distributed as an insert to the Independent Herald as well as being made available at all branches of the First National Bank while supplies last.

The FNB Chronicle has covered a number of historical topics ranging from the founding of Scott County to more modern day happenings.  It relies heavily on the cooperation of the Scott County Historical Society as well as the recollections and keepsakes of county residents.  Every issue presents a feature story with additional shorter historical sketches and stand-alone historic photographs. 

The FNB Chronicle has looked back at the Civil War era, the coming of the railroads, the rise and fall of the coal and lumber industries; the birth, rise, and demise of communities, institutions, and businesses.  Most of all, it portrays the people who have made the county what it is today -- from pioneer settlers to the movers and shakers of present day Scott County.

This page provides an index to the FNB Chronicle from its birth ten years ago until the present.  I have also been given permission to publish the past articles here.  The articles are copyrighted by the First National Bank, Independent Herald, Scott County Historical Society, and some authors.  Please remember these copyrights and the doctrine of fair use when using the articles. 

• Fall 1989, Vol. 1, No. 1

  • Remember When . . . Norma Was A City?
    The western Virginia company known as the New River Coal and Coke Company purchased what was known as the Bird Lands. This was a vast boundary of virgin timber located in the New River Valley just above Norma and extending some distance on each side of the river.  This article, by Jennings Hatfield, describes the history of the New River Lumber Company and its role in developing Norma.

  • Reflections of The Past:  Glenmary
    Before there was a Scott County there were people living along the creeks, in the coves and on top of the ridges in the area that became Glenmary.  In 1880 a railway official who had two daughters, "Glen-man" and "Mary" combined the names to make Glen-mary -- as the area became known.  Maggie Barger writes an interesting article about the town's history and describes its hey day era.

  • The Helenwood Explosion on April 5, 1935
    One of the small Keeton children, who lived in the little house adjacent to the warehouse, had climbed onto a cabinet and pulled it over. It fell onto the wood-burning stove, knocking the pipe down, thus catching the kitchen afire. Then it happened! The debris could be seen in the air for miles around — and such a loud noise and concussion!  Kathleen West Robbins write a first-hand account of the explosion that is still talked about today.

  • Historical Society And How It Began
    From the records at the Courthouse and recollections of the original incorporators, it appears that during 1965 there was a strong drive in the community for the establishment of some type of permanent structure for the housing of items of historical interest to students of Scott County history.  Bruce Butler describes the beginning of the Scott County Historical Society in 1965 and  its revitalization in 1983 at the request of Irene Baker, the County's then Historian.

  • The Ritter Lumber Company in New River 1928-60
    The W. M. Ritter Lumber Company of Columbus, Ohio came to New River in 1928 taking over the operations from the bankrupt Thomas Hall Lumber Company.  The Company grew from a single mill in Mercer County, West Virginia, to become the largest manufacturer of hardwood lumber in the world with operations in eight states, a major producer of coal. It owned over 300,000 acres of land and at one time owned 72 locomotives.  Allen Marcum provides a short history on this major Scott County employer.

  • On our 85th, we salute those who have already celebrated their 85th birthdays
    Lists and commemorates over 300 living individuals from Scott County who were 85 years old or older in the fall of 1989.

  • Wilda Cecil Speck
    A brief biography.

• Winter 1990, Vol. 1, No. 2

  • Adelbert Doisy And The 'Jot 'Em Down' Store
    Written in 1964, this article was first published in the Scott County News as one the "Profiles In Courage" series of articles.  I provides an interesting biography on Adelbert Doisy and his wife Lina West.

  • Reflections of the Past:  1896-1929
    In 1976, in observation of America’s 200th birthday and in-conjunction with local Bicentennial activities, Carmel Burke published a booklet about Scott Co, TN which listed notable local, state and national historical events.  This article is an excerpt from that booklet. (part 1)

  • A Brief History of Chitwood and Winfield
    A community developed by one family of people -- James and Martha Chitwood and their children:  Lazarus, William, Daniel, Pleasant, Winnie, and Elizabeth.  They, with James' cousin Shadrack settled the area known as Chitwood that later became known as Winfield.  This is a story by Abb Crabtree, a Winfield resident.

  • The historic Bryant home at Bear Creek
    The Bryant House, named for Louis F. Bryant, is located in Bear Creek just northwest of Oneida in a secluded area formerly known as Roberta.  The aging English manor style home is on the National Register of Historic Places.  It is the only residence in Scott County to have that distinction

  • Roach's Creek:  modern town of a bygone era
    Sitting in a valley between two mile-high mountains was the most modern coal operation of its time. It was called Roach’s Creek.  It was the dream of a few men in the State of Ohio in the year of 1921.  This is the story of the Roach's Creek Coal Mine.

• Spring 1990, Vol. 1, No. 3

  • Jellico Grocery - a tradition since 1914
    This is the story of the Jellico Grocery Company of Oneida that started business here on May 1, 1914 through its buyout in 1975 by the H. T. Hackney Company headquartered in Knoxville, Tennessee, up to present day (1990).

  • Looking Back:  Growth and Progress Since '42
    Bill Swain, Chairman of the Oneida First National Bank was asked to reminisce about his life and experiences covering the last 47 years since he arrived in Scott County on June 3, 1942.

  • Reflections Of The Past:  1929-1950
    This is a continuation of excerpts from a publication compiled by the late Carmel Burke of Oneida during the local celebration of America’s Bicentennial in 1976. The booklet, about Scott Co, TN, listed notable local, state and national historical events.  This article is the 2nd excerpt from that booklet. (part 2)

  • 1950 Oneida Baseball Team
    A picture

• Summer 1990, Vol 1, No. 4

  • The Glass House:  story of a bygone era
    If you are 40 years old or older, you probably remember a restaurant that was located just south of the junction of Highways 63 and  U.S. 27 called the Glass House.  This is the story of of the famous Helenwoodrestaurant.

  • The brick-making era of Robbins, Tenn.
    The story of how the Southern Clay Manufacturing Company of Jersey City, New Jersey came to be in Robbins, TN.

  • World War II Navy Armed Guard
    The main purpose of the Armed Guard was to protect allied and American merchant ships: to maintain the guns and ammunition, protect the ship, its crew and precious cargo from the enemy, with the order to fire the guns as long as the ship was afloat. This was to keep the enemy from crippling the ship, then boarding it for provisions they needed to stay on patrol longer.  This is the story of three Scott Countians who served in the Navy Armed Guard.

• Fall 1990, Vol. 2,  No. 1

  • Huntsville:  emergence of the county seat
    A history of Huntsville, Scott Co, TN as researched by H. Clay Smith of Oneida

  • Reminisences of Pioneer Days in Scott County by the Cumberland Chronicle, in Spring of 1904 (part I)
    This article was first published in the Cumberland Chronicle in 1904 and relates the tales of native born and early Huntsville settler Jehu Phillips, who has many descendants still living in Scott County.  Phillips was a Civil War soldier and later served for six years as Scott County Trustee.  At the time this article was published, Phillips was 86 years old and one of the oldest residents of the county.

  • Will J. Miller:  a library in his honor
    The newly renovated Burchfield School (1990) was dedicated in honor of Will J. Miller, an outstanding Scott Countian who lived and worked in that area of Scott County which is now part of the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area. The dedication of the library, along with the presentation of a portrait of Will J. Miller and a plaque to be placed in the new library, were made by County Attorney Tom Phillips.

• Winter 1991, Vol. 2, No. 2

  • Helenwood In Its Heyday
    The story of Helenwood from its start as Homestead in 1859 through its heyday in the 1930s as told by long time native resident Kathleen West Robbins.

  • Helenwood (Founded as Homestead in 1859) Map
    A hand drawn map of Helenwood in its heyday

  • The Question Arises:  Why Ain't Winfield in Kentucky?
    The town hall of Winfield is built on land granted by the governor of Kentucky. Had the line been surveyed correctly, Mayor Dick Sexton [circa 1991] of Winfield would be a Kentucky resident; he would be wearing blue and white and singing the University of Kentucky’s alma mater when Kentucky meets Tennessee in their annual football classic.

  • Reminiscences of Pioneer Days in Scott County (part II)
    This is the second and final installment of the Jehu Phillips article which was first published in the Cumberland Chronicle in 1904. Phillips, an early Huntsville settler, has many descendants still living in Scott County. He was a Civil War soldier and later served for six years as Scott County Trustee. At the time this article was published, Phillips was 86 years old and one of the oldest residents of the county.

  • Jehu and Rebecca Sexton Phillips
    A short biography.

• Spring 1991, Vol. 2, No. 3

  • Robbins revisited:  exciting era in local history
    History of Robbins, TN told through the eyes of resident Pearl Storey McCarty.

  • A tour through historic Robbins
    Recollections about Robbins, TN -- come with me to the south end of Robbins; commonly known as "The Brickyard" because it was the site of the Southern Clay Manufacturing Company, the manufacturer of several varieties of brick and tile.

  • Fox & Geese
    An old-time favorite peg board game for two or more players.

  • Reflections of the past:  1964-1976
    This is a continuation of the late Carmel Burke’s year– by– year highlights of local, state and U.S. history, which were compiled in booklet form during America’s Bicentennial year. We begin here with the year 1964 and continue through 1976.  This article is the 3rd and final excerpt from that booklet.

  • The wild greens of Spring
    There is a revival of interest in wild plant foods because of their high vitamin and mineral content, as well as being just good tasting. Unfortunately, most of the "Baby Boom" and later generations have never learned how to identify wild plant foods.  This article is about creases also also known as dry land cress, upland cress, bitter cress, and poor man’s cabbage.

• Summer 1991, Vol. 2, No. 4

  • Huntsville High:  A Proud Tradition
    An historical perspective of Huntsville High School, from its establishment in 1908 to when this article was published in 1991.

  • Presbyterian Church Benefits Local Education by Establishment of Mossop Memorial School
    The Presbyterian Board of Missions established the Mossop Memorial School in 1909. This boarding school for girls was named in honor of Dr. HENRY BUTLER’s wife, whose maiden name was MOSSOP.

  • The Huntsville Academy and Debating Society, 1851 - 1909
    The Huntsville Academy and Debating Society was established in 1851 with Dennis Trammel, John L. Smith, Absalem Cross, James Reed and Culberth Webb designated as Trustees for the Academy.  The Academy was housed in a one-room log building from 1851 to 1858 on plot number 40, just west of the present Scott County Jail on the Town of Huntsville’s initial plan.

  • An Interesting Institution of Learning . . .
    The Huntsville High School is an interesting institution of learning. Its graduates have gone into all walks of life, and most of them have made names for themselves in the various trades and professions. The forerunner of the Huntsville High School was the Huntsville Presbyterian Academy. It was a white frame two story building located on a knoll overlooking the town of Huntsville. This landmark, which held many pleasant memories for people throughout the county, was erected in 1884 and destroyed by fire in 1928.

  • Welcome Home!  HHS Alumni 1921 - 1971
    A list of those who made advanced reservations to attend the July 6, 1991 Huntsville High School Reunion.  The list is subdivided by the year the alumni graduated starting with 1927 (no 1921-1926 alumni had signed up to attend at the time of this article).

  • Huntsville High School Principals
    A list of HHS principals from 1918 through 1971.  Brief biographies and photos are provided for Oswell S. Sexton, Ola Q. Byrd, Arvis G. Blakley, and George H. Sexton.

• Fall 1991, Vol. 3, No. 1

  • Early Days on Paint Rock:  An Oral History (Part 1)
    This article is an oral history by Letcher Sexton which was recorded by his sister Edrie Sexton Huff in January, 1979.

  • Esther Sharp Sanderson:  Count Historian
    A biography of Esther Sharp Sanderson (born October 31, 1896, died September 21, 1979) who was a Scott County teacher, historian, and author. She was the daughter of Caroline Llewallyn and Joseph Sharp of Huntsville, Tennessee.

  • Sexton family deep-rooted in Paint Rock
    This article first appeared in the "Profiles In Courage" series of newspaper articles in the Scott County News by Esther Sharp Sanderson.  The article chronicles the family of Caswell and Rachel Sexton

  • The Airline Tearoom:  a landmark remembered
    Ask anyone born in Scott County before 1950 what the area in the vicinity of the junction of Highway 27 and 63 is called and they will immediately respond, "The Tearoom."  This article tells the story of the Airline Tearoom, a once well known restaurant in Scott Co, TN.

  • Mapping Scott County's Educational History
    A map showing the names and locations of schools which existed or have existed in Scott County through the 1930's

• Winter, 1992, Vol. 3, No. 2

  • Louis Bryant - a Visionary Scott Countian
    The family of Louie Bryant played a major role in the development of northern Scott County in the last quarter - of the nineteenth century and the first quarter of the twentieth century.  This article provides a biographical sketch on this enterprising family.

  • Bryant House - Most Unique in Scott County
    In the year of 1905, a young man and his fiancée sat under a gum tree on a tract of land over in the area north of Oneida that later came to be called Roberta, to plan the location of their new home.  The man was Louis E. Bryant and the woman was Miss Virginia Lee.  The following article on The Bryant House was written by the late Scott County Historian Esther Sharp Sanderson and was first printed as a column in the Scott County News on 6 Nov 1964.

  • Early Days on Paint Rock:  An Oral History (Part II)
    This is the second installment of an oral history by Letcher Sexton which was recorded by his sister Edrie Huff in January 1979.  He recalls Paint Rock's early days and growing up at the turn of the 20th century.

  • 7,000 Miles Through the USSR
    S. G. Silcox wrote this article of his 7,000 mile tour through the USSR.  It begins at 18 Jul 1987 with, "On the first day of your Russian tour, you board your train at Helsinki Railroad Station at 1 p.m. After the border crossing and one hour difference in time, you will arrive in Leningrad at 9 p.m., local time. This is the first paragraph of instructions furnished by Intourist of USSR and Cosmos International Travel Agent."

• Spring 1992, Vol. 3, No. 3

  • Local Chapter of Red Cross Celebrates 75th
    A history of the Red Cross in Scott from its organization 75 years ago on 2 Feb 1918 where the first major campaign was a War Fund Drive to raise $3,000.

  • Early Days on Paint Rock:  An Oral History (Part III)
    This is the third installment of an oral history by Letcher Sexton which was recorded by his sister Edrie Huff in January 1979.  He recalls Paint Rock's early days and growing up at the turn of the 20th century.

  • Historic Banking
    Brief history of the First National Bank of Huntsville from its organization on 26 March 1909 until its closure in 1932 as victim of the Great Depression.

• Summer 1992, Vol 3, No. 4

  • Historic Rugby . . . An 1880s-era Utopian Settlement with Close Ties to Neighboring Scott County
    Nestled among tall pines and oaks just west of the Scott County line in Morgan County lies Historic Rugby, a British-founded village whose Utopian dream of a better life in America has never quite died.

  • Storey Sisters:  100-plus Years in the Classroom
    Three sisters were honored in a special ceremony at Robbins Elementary School on May 24, 1992 for their teaching careers — a combined total of more than 100 years, ranging from tenures in one-room school houses to being in charged of classrooms in huge consolidated schools. Those sisters are Mae Storey, Pearl Storey McCarty and Maggie Storey Barger.

  • Tombstone Inscriptions from County Cemeteries
    Transcriptions from the Acres Cemetery near Salem United Baptist Church, Adkins Cemetery on Jellico Creek, Boyatt Family Graveyard in Crossroads, David Boyatt Cemetery in Crossroads, and the Cecil Cemetery at High Point.

• Fall 1992, Vol. 4, No. 1

  • R. M. Brooks Store . . . A present day trip into the past
    A local landmark, the R.M. Brooks General Store in Rugby, is the most recent addition from Morgan County to The National Register of Historic Places. The store has been the center of social interaction and commercial exchange for community members and visitors since its inception in the early 1930s by  R. M. and Nettie Brooks.

  • Abstracts of Scott County Marriages . . . From The Records Of The Scott County Historical Society (part I)
    This article, as it appeared in the Independent Herald, simply listed the husband's name, the wife's name, and a marriage date (from 1854 through 1868).  It is not clear if the marriage date is a bond date, a license date, or an actual marriage ceremony date.  I have taken the list and merged the names and dates with other names and dates found on the Scott Co, TN Marriages page.  I did this to provide a single location for finding information on marriages performed in Scott County.

  • Lenna Marr Smith
    A short biography of Lenna Marr Smith, who taught school in Scott County for 40 years.

• Winter 1993, Vol. 4, No. 2

  • The 'Biggest Little Show on Earth'
    The Howard Bros. Circus was created by Howard Tibbals of Oneida — a "hobby" that has evolved for almost 40 years. Tibbals has devoted over half his life to the research, design and painstaking creation of his colossal model, billed as "the world’s largest miniature circus."

  • Reminiscing through bank's, county's history
    On the occasion of its 80^th anniversary in 1984, First National Bank of Oneida published a special booklet, filled with text and photos not only about our institution, but about the town, the county and the region. Here is the text of that special publication.

  • Abstracts of Scott County Marriages . . . From The Records Of The Scott County Historical Society (part II)
    This article, as it appeared in the Independent Herald, simply listed the husband's name, the wife's name, and a marriage date (from 1868 through 1875).  It is not clear if the marriage date is a bond date, a license date, or an actual marriage ceremony date.  I have taken the list and merged the names and dates with other names and dates found on the Scott Co, TN Marriages page.  I did this to provide a single location for finding information on marriages performed in Scott County.

  • Sam and Gladys Blair
    A short biography

• Spring 1993, Vol. 4, No. 3

  • Stepping Back In Time:  Duncan's Hardward, Feed & Grocery Store, Strunk, Ky.
    . . . And It All Began With Joshua Duncan in the mid-1800s
    When you step on the front porch of Duncan’s Hardware, Feed and Grocery Store at Strunk, Kentucky, you step back in time.  Country stores like this nowadays are few and far between. They have just about anything you could be looking for — whether it be feed, seed, groceries, hardware, tack, gasoline, oil, bric-a-brac, iron skillets, kitchen ware, farm utensils, or automotive supplies. 

  • The Grads of '34
    Posing in their caps and gowns are the Oneida High School graduates of 1934.

  • New Oneida Schools - A Dream Come True
    History of the Oneida schools.

  • Abstracts of Scott County Marriages . . . From The Records Of The Scott County Historical Society (part III)
    This article, as it appeared in the Independent Herald, simply listed the husband's name, the wife's name, and a marriage date (from 1875 through 1877).  It is not clear if the marriage date is a bond date, a license date, or an actual marriage ceremony date.  I have taken the list and merged the names and dates with other names and dates found on the Scott Co, TN Marriages page.  I did this to provide a single location for finding information on marriages performed in Scott County.

  • Ida Potter Sexton - An 'Angel of Mercy'
    A short biography

• Summer 1993, Vol 4, No. 4

  • First Baptist Church of Oneida, 1887 - 1993
    History of the church taken from excerpts from a publication printed in 1987 celebrating the church's 100th anniversary with updates through 1993.

  • One of Scott County's Memorable Preachers
    Reverend George Cecil, commonly known as Preacher George, was a self-educated minister who knew his Bible from "kiver to kiver." He preached it straight from the cuff, barring no punches. He had a brilliant mind, a remarkable memory, and a gift of oratory and eloquence unequaled among rural preachers in the county.

• Fall 1993, Vol. 5, No. 1

  • 'No Place Like Home' - Story of the Crusoe West Family
    The story of the cave home of Mary and Robinson Crusoe West.  It was "ever humble,’ but it was a comfortable home for over twenty years. "Uncle Crusoe," as he was called by friends and neighbors, discovered the site for his home when he was eight years old and his hunting dogs "treed a ‘coon" for him at the cave at Pine Hill. In the fall of 1934 Crusoe was 60 years old when he worked night and day to close in the cave as a shelter for his family before winter set in. Thirteen children -seven girls and six boys (including two sets of twins) — lived at least some of their growing up years in the cave-home.

  • Abstracts of Scott County Marriages. . . From The Records Of The Scott County Historical Society (part IV)
    This article, as it appeared in the Independent Herald, simply listed the husband's name, the wife's name, and a marriage date (from 1877 through 1880) from 263 marriage records.  It is not clear if the marriage date is a bond date, a license date, or an actual marriage ceremony date.  I have taken the list and merged the names and dates with other names and dates found on the Scott Co, TN Marriages page.  I did this to provide a single location for finding information on marriages performed in Scott County.

  • Ike and Hattie King
    A brief biography of Isaac "Ike" and Hattie King of the Station Camp Creek.

• Winter 1994, Vol. 5, No. 2

  • Abiding Love . . . For seventy years Tom & Cindy Jeffers shared a life together 'across the river'
    For 70 years, Tom and Cindy shared their life together.  They, their children, and grandchildren lived a more modest life that most in their cabin "across the river" in Huntsville.

  • Dentistry in early days far different from today
    This vignette, written by Dr. Frank Thomas was a part of Howard Baker's and John Netherton's Big South Fork Country, a pictorial review of the Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area, published by Rutledge Hill Press of Nashville in the fall of 1993.

  • Dr. Frank:  A 30-Year Member of the Board
    This small biography discusses Dr. Frank Cullum Thomas, the son of Dr. Mitchell Thomas and Ella Boshears Thomas.

• Spring 1994, Vol. 5, No. 3

  • Many Moons Ago . . .
    An interesting discussion on the ancestors of Chief Mark Little Bear (Harold T. Marcum), a Cherokee Indian.  Living in Winfield, he was born in 1911 and is the son of Emerson (Running Bear) and Susie Lay Marcum..

  • To The American Indian
    Gives praise to the American Indian and shows that without many of the agriculture, governing, and entertainment innovations, our European ancestors might still be on the other side of the Atlantic living dull lives.

  • Do you remember when . . .?  Children of the '40s
    OK, you baby boomers, aging hippies and middle-aged persons from hither and yon, this is our story. How many of these things do you remember?

• Summer 1994, Vol. 5, No. 4

  • 175th Anniversary of New River Church
    Presents an historical perspective of the New River Church from its origin in 1819 to the present

  • Clifford Potter and Reason Voiles:  Two Influential Leaders Who Guided Growth of New River Baptist Church
    A brief biography on Clifford Potter and Reason Voiles, both of whom played significant roles in establishing the New River Church

• Fall 1994, Vol. 6, No. 1

  • Glancing Back . . . While Marching Forward

  • Oldest Passbook Savings Account Held By Oneida's Adrienne Baker

• Winter 1995, Vol. 6, No. 2

  • Joseph Griffith:  Land Grant Settler of Brimstone
    A biography of Joseph Griffith and a discussion on his descendants

  • Anderson County Land Grant Abstract for Joseph Griffith
    Abstracted from Tennessee Homesteaders & Landowners, Fourth Surveyors District, Anderson, Bledsoe, Campbell, Overton, Rhea, and Roane Co. Book 1808-1810, Entry Book 1814-1815, Compiled by Willis Hutcherson 1964)

  •  Joseph Griffith Revolutionary War Land Grant
    Discussion and map on the Brimstone area where Joseph Griffith's land grant is located.

  • Brimstone:  mountain homeplace of the Griffiths
    Only a few families live now in what is known as "the head of Brimstone" and no one lives where the old home places were around the mountain tops. Only a few chimneys and fruit trees mark where the subjects of this story lived and raised their families. But most of the remaining families can trace their ancestors back to Revolutionary War Joseph Griffith.

  • Isaac Griffith's Response to Confederate Veteran's Survey
    Isaac Griffith’s response to a 1915 Confederate Veteran’s Survey which was obtained from the Tennessee State Library and Archives.  Griffith, a native of Scott County and son of Fielding Griffith and Mary Reynolds, lived in Cleveland (Bradley County), Tennessee following the Civil War, and was 79 years of age when this survey was taken.

  • Matthew Rhea's 1832 Map of Area Which Will Become Scott Co.

• Spring 1995, Vol. 6, No. 3

  • Lay's Oneida Furniture Co. -- 75 years of service

  • Descendants of Arlie M. Lay (1897 - 1990)

  • Orange and Arlie Lay

• Summer 1995, Vol. 6, No. 4

  • The John Reed Family of Scott County, Tennessee
    The author denied permission to post an electronic copy of this article

  • Author, Historian Thomas H. Troxel
    A brief biography

• Fall 1995, Vol. 7, No. 1

  • The Barton Chapel Story:  1885-1995

  • Laying cornerstone for new church:  Oct. 1926

  • James N. (Jimmy) Tate and Reba Ross Tate

• Winter 1996, Vol. 7, No. 2

  • The Diary of Amanda Lamb Dorman (1883-84)
    This diary, written by Amanda Charlotte Lamb Dorman, begins on Thursday, 1 Feb 1883 and concludes on 2 Jun 1884.  She was married to John Sylvester Dorman, whose nickname was "Vet."

  • The Giant of the Hills:  Martin Van Buren Bates
    Martin Van Buren Bates was of normal size at birth, was the son of normal parents and his brothers and sisters were of average height and weight. Yet Martin Bates grew into a man seven feet and eleven inches tall, and for years his weight was 525 pounds. This is the story of this Civil War-era giant.

  • They Live in the House the Giants Built
    The house fit Capt. Martin Van Bates, of Kno, Ky., who built it toward the end of the 19th Century as a retreat for himself and his lady.  This 1948 article from the Cincinnati Post discusses John Bauer and his family, after living for 16 years in a house built to accommodate the 19th Century’s most celebrated giants.  They are tired of it and long for a normal-sized house. So they’re going to tear down the mansion to build one to their liking.

  • Index of Funerals From Cooper's Funeral Home
    This list of names is from funeral notices taken from the records of Cooper’s Funeral Home in Oneida.  The names come from records dated March 9,1932 to December 29,1937 (Vol. 1); from December 22, 1937 to September 4, 1942 (Vol. 2); and from January 7, 1948 to July 16, 1953 (Vol. 4).

  • Scott County Heads of Household in 1850
    Abstracted from the 1850 federal population census.

• Spring 1996, Vol. 7, No. 3

  • The Civil War . . . On The Cumberland Plateau in Tennessee
    Presents a rare glimpse of how America’s most bitter struggle touched the lives of those who resided in one of the most isolated areas of the country.  This paper provides a study of the political, social, and military history of the Civil War in one part of this area, the Upper Cumberland Plateau, which comprises Scott, Morgan and Fentress counties.

  • The Battle of Huntsville (From the Official Records)
    A transcription of  Col. William Clift's, Seventh Tennessee Infantry, report for the period 1 Jul through 31 Oct 1862.

  • Haywood Pemberton:  'unquenchable thirst for knowledge'
    A biography of Haywood K. Pemberton, son of George Pemberton.

• Summer 1996, Vol. 7, No. 4

  • A history of the Southern Clay Manufacturing Company
    A continuation of the story of the Robbins Brickyard which has been presented periodically through the years in the FNB Chronicle.  This article was presented at January 1996 Cincinnati conference of the Society for Historic Archaeology.  The fact that many of the bricks produced at Robbins were made at a specific time period makes them, especially the street payers, a valuable time marker when an archaeologist is doing work in cities.

  • 1860 Scott County Heads of Household -- From the 1986-87 Scott County Historical Society's Newsletters
    A listing of the heads of households and their occupations as provided in the 1986-87 Scott County Historical Society's Newsletters.  Appears to be taken directly from the 1860 federal population census and the order the households were enumerated.  Name spellings appear to be the same as those found in the census.

  • 1906-1996:  Robbins School has Rich History
    A history of the Robbins High School from 1906-1996 as it appeared in the Robbins High School Student Handbook for 1962-1963, and updated with assistance from the 1996 school principal, Donald Branim

• Fall 1996, Vol. 8, No. 1

  • The Early Days of Oak Grove
    As with most towns in the late 1940s and early 1950s, there was a movement of businesses away from downtown to suburban areas. This could have resulted from the post-war suburban housing project "boom" and the inherent need of these families for groceries, gasoline, household items and clothing convenient to where they lived. This suburban movement in Oneida was toward Oak Grove. It was rarely referred to as a suburb, though, it has always been referred to as the "Oak Grove Section."  This story focuses on the businesses that were in existence or built in Oak Grove in the 1940s and 1950s and how they have evolved.

  • Bethlehem Baptist Church, 1834 - 1996
    It is difficult for most of us to envision 162 years of history let alone realize that one institution, one church, could endure all the pressures of a changing society to remain a cornerstone in the development of a community and a county which were to come into being long after its establishment. But such is the history of the Bethlehem Baptist Church, which was founded 15 years before the state issued a charter to create Scott County and a full 83 years before the emergence of the town of Oneida.

  • Josie Jane Shoemaker:  A Woman Before Her Time
    Josie Jane Ellis was born July 6, 1894 to Sanders and Vadie Parker Ellis in the Black Creek community of Scott County. On October 18, 1918 she became a Shoemaker, marrying Walter Preston Shoemaker, also of the Black Creek area. They lived their entire lives raising their family and operating successful businesses in Scott County.

  • Rev. Roy Blevins, 1904 - 1984
    A short biography of the Reverend Roy Blevins who pastored 47 years at the Bethlehem Baptist Church in Oneida.

• Winter 1997, Vol. 8, No. 2

  • The Oneida and Western Railroad
    The route of the O&W Railroad as it left Oneida ran beside Pine Creek, dropping steadily to the Big South Fork River. Once across the steel bridge that spanned the river, the railroad crossed White Oak Creek and began its climb to East Jamestown on top of the Cumberland Plateau

  • Mother's Day 1931
    A follow-up to the stories on the Oak Grove section of Oneida, in general, and the Bethlehem Baptist Church, in particular, (FNB Chronicle, Vol. 8, No. 1:  Bethlehem Baptist Church), RONALD BREWSTER of Oneida brought this old photo by . . .

• Spring 1997, Vol. 8, No. 3

  • A History of Mining for Saltpeter in the Big South Fork
    Niter, or saltpeter, is an important ingredient in gun powder.  Niter mining was an also an important industry in the Big South Fork area.  Read how niter may have been one of the draws to the current Scott Co, TN area for the early settlers.

  • From Texas to Kentucky by Covered Wagon in 1921
    Tom Massengale's account of his family's 1000 mile trek from Texas to Kentucky by covered wagon during the summer of 1921.  The Pennicuff family also accompanied the Massengale's.

  • Ransom & Mary
    An interesting biography about the family of Ransom "Sexton" and Mary "Jeffers"

  • Girl Scouts Celebrate 85 Years
    Short history of Girl Scouting in Scott Co, TN

  • Oldest Former Employee of First National Bank
    A short biography on Emma Phillips Sexton

• Summer 1997, Vol. 8, No. 4

  • The Scott Farmers Co-op Story:  1947-1997

• Fall 1997, Vol 9, No. 1

  • Scrip:  The Coal Miner's Credit Card

  • Scott County Post Offices & Postmasters Through the Years

  • The Extraordinary Life of Rev. Verne E. Coapman

  • Obituary of Rev. Verne E. Coapman

• Winter 1998, Vol. 9, No. 2

  • Scott County School Superintendents, 1867-1998

  • The Sharps of Huntsville, Tennessee

  • Selected Photos of Scott County Schools Taken in October 1940 By Clarence H. Smith

  • Dr. H. M. Leed -- Local Family Physician Honored

• Spring 1998, Vol. 9, No. 3

  • The Thomas Family of Scott County, Tennessee
    Describes the descendants of Abner Thomas and Rebecca Brown from where they first settled on Paint Rock in the 1820s to the early 1990's.

  • The rest of the story . . . about the Civil War Giant
    Bruce Bates, of Helenwood, relays a story about the Civil War era giant Martin Van Buren Bates.  Martin was 7'11" tall and weighed 525 lbs.

  • Anna Louise Carson
    A brief biography.

• Summer 1998, Vol. 9, No. 4

  • Horace LaFayette Cooper (1888-1967) -- A Self-Made Man
    An autobiography published by H. F. Cooper in 1924 in his mail order catalog for Cooper’s Store.  As evidenced by his autobiography and early newspaper articles, he came from humble beginnings.

  • The Oneida House
    A history of the first hotel in Oneida.  Long live the memories of that old hotel and the old corner telephone pole that stood there so long holding up both the . . .

• Fall 1998, Vol. 10, No. 1

  • Bromma Pemberton:  Making A Difference
    Bromma Lane Parnell grew up in a large and loving family in which hard work, church, and community were the ties that bind.  Born November 29, 1909, in Oliver Springs, a tiny coal-mining community at the edge of Anderson County in East Tennessee, she was the second eldest of eight children. Her parents, John C. Parnell, a hard-working coal mining contractor, and his homemaker wife, Vesta Ruffner Parnell, gave their second daughter an unusual name.

  • A Listing of Scott County's World War II Veterans and Casualty List (Abernathy through Jeffers)
    Lists Scott County veterans of World War II in the following segments: Registrants, Supplementary List, Non-Registrants, Women Vet­erans of the Armed Forces and Casualty List.

  • John C. and Vesta Ruffner Parnell
    A short biography

• Winter 1999, Vol. 10, No. 2

  • Byrges Creek United Baptist Church observes 75th Anniversary
    A history of the Bull Creek United Baptist Church beginning with its inception seventy-five years ago, when on September 23, 1923, eighteen members decided to organize a church at Byrges Creek.

  • Ada Mae Murphy Blevins:  She kept the home fires burning
    A biography of Ada Mae Murphy and her marriages to George Chitwood and Miley Blevins.

  • A Listing of Scott County's World War II Veterans and Casualty List (Low through Yaden)
    Alphabetic listing of Scott Countians who served in World War II for  surnames Low through Yaden

  • Scott County's World War II Honors List
    Scott County’s World War II Honors List. In June 1946 the War Department (Adjutant General’s Office) compiled a county-by-county "Honor List" of dead and missing soldiers and sailors of World War II from the State of Tennessee.

  • Winfield Hotels of a Bygone Era
    Brief history of the Hines and Isham Hotels located in Winfield.

• Spring 1999, Vol. 10, No. 3

  • Descendants of the Newports and Duncans of Low Gap
    The following stories, from various families, help us to understand what it was like to grow up in Low Gap.

  • Reverend Maynard Jeffers
    A brief biography

• Summer 1999, Vol. 10, No. 4

  • Scott County's 150th Anniversary
    The FNB Chronicle joined forces with the Scott County Sesquicentennial Committee and the Scott County Historical Society present this 150th Birthday salute to Scott County. [This salute includes this article and the following 3 articles.]

  • Scott County Post Offices and Postmasters 1850-1984
    The listing of Scott County post offices and postmasters published here is taken from a book compiled by D. R. Frazier in 1984 entitled Tennessee Postoffices And Postmaster Appointments, 1789-1984.  This excerpt  is much more than just a list of names, places and dates - it’s a storehouse of information for local historians and family genealogists.

  • Scott County's Highlights and Happenings . . . From Founding in 1849 to the Present
    When Scott County observed the nation's 200th birthday in 1976, the late Carmel Burke of Oneida published a little booklet for the occasion, listing some of the highlights and happenings in Scott County, Tennessee and America over a 200-year period. Using excerpts from his booklet (for the 1849-1976 period) as a starting point, the FNB Chronicle has put together the following listing of memorable historical milestones. From 1976 until the present, we have researched the headlines of the local newspapers to bring it up to date.

  • Oldest County-wide Elected Official, Malvin C. Sexton:  World War II Vet, Career Educator
    A brief biography.

• Fall 1999, Vol. 11, No. 1

  • 95 Years -- A Chronicle of First National Bank
    This is the story of the First National Bank of Oneida and its role in the economic development of Scott County, Tennessee and the immediate surrounding area.  This story will also enlighten the reader with an insight into the personalities and philosophies of the bankers who molded the bank over its 95 year history (1904-1999).

  • W. H. Swain:  Scott County from the '40s to the '90s
    A transcript of an oral interview with William H. Swain as conducted by Suzanne Marshall.  The interview is interesting because its the early lumbering and banking industry in Scott County.

  • 95-Year Chronicle of Events (1904-1999)
    Year by year chronology of significant events highlighting history of the First National Bank

• Winter 2000, Vol. 11, No. 2

  • Descendents of Joel and Becky Ann Dyer

  • A Few Highlights  of Days Gone By In and Around Huntsville

• Spring 2000, Vol. 11, No. 3

  • Notes on Our Phillips Heritage, (1674-1996)

  • Follow Up on Joel Dyer Story

  • The Last Will & Testament of John Phillips of Richmond County, Virginia

• Summer 2000, Vol. 11, No. 4

  • Family First . . . The Clell West Story

  • Descendants of Charles P. West (1774-186?) (part 2)

  • Clell and Edna West Of Helenwood, Tennessee

• Fall 2000, Vol. 12, No. 1

  • Early Descendants of the Charles P. West Family (part 1)

  • Robinson Crusoe West: a cave dweller and father of 13

  • The Alfred West Family

• Winter 2000 [2001], Vol. 12, No. 2

  • The Story of Bud and Arlenia -- The Good Life

  • Historic Postcards

  • The Life and Times of Scott County's Clifford Sexton

  • Talmon & Mary Louise Phillips Sexton

• Spring 2001, Vol 12, No 3 issue

  • Descendants of William Harrison Thomas

  • Harris Thomas -- Farmer and Jack-of-all-trades

  • The High Cost of Education

  • The Thomas Family

• Summer 2001, Vol 12, No 4 issue

  • Invisible people . . . The legacy of the African American on the Upper Cumberland Plateau

  • Discovering 'footprints' of former Scott Countians

  • Poetic Tributes

• Fall 2001, Vol 13, No 1

  • Lola Pemberton Hamon Still Going Strong at 102!

  • Logging Industry Changes When Professionals Move Into Norma

  • Ester Sanderson Relates 'Folklore:  The Living Past'

  • Marie Lawson O'Dell's Memories fo Norma

• Winter 2002, Vol 13, No 2

  • Betty's Busy Life-Style:  Collecting and Coloring

  • Children of Scott County Civil War Veteran Are Alive and Well Today!

• Spring 2002, Vol 13, No 3

  • Lawrence Walker:  His hobby is cow bells -- not just collecting them, but crafting them from scraps of metal

  • Long Colorful History of the Walker Family of Scott County, Tennessee

  • Thirteen Generations of the Thomas Walker Family

  • Thomas and Zida Kline Walker

• Summer 2002, Vol 13, No 4

  • Recollections of New River; the town and its people

  • Short Stories of Old Memories of New River, Tennessee

  • Recollections of New River School

  • Living and Working in New River for the Ritter Lumber Company

  • Fond Memories of New River

  • The Town of New River -- Its Early History

• Fall 2002, Vol 14, No 1

  • Pine Grove Baptist Church -- 100th Anniversary (1902-2002)

  • Pine Grove Baptist Church:  A Remembrance

  • Stearns -- The Town and The Company

  • Jewel Chitwood -- 70-year member of Pine Grove Baptist Church (1932-2002)

• Winter 2003, Vol 14, No 2

  • Boy Scott Troop 93 of Oneida - Seventy, Sucessful, Strong

  • DC 2000 - Troop 93's Trip to Washington

  • From the Norman Rockwell Scouting Series of Paintings

• Spring 2003, Vol 14, No 3

  • The Descendants of William Buttram I

  • A Son's Recollections of His Father, William H. Buttram

  • Wm. H. Buttram (1860-1930) And His Descendants

  • The Buttram Family of Huntsville, Tenn.

  • Buttram Genealogy:  Early Ancestors in Europe and America

  • Burl W. Buttram (1867-1941) And His Descendants

  • John F. Buttram (1860-1937) And His Descendants

  • Buttrams Serve as Witnesses to Civil War Claim

  • Buttram in the Civil War

• Summer 2003, Vol 14, No 4

  • The Railroads in Scott County
    This article attempts to do three things:  first, it attempts to understand the kind of work our Scott County fathers, or grandfathers, or great-grandfathers did when they "worked on the railroad."  Second, it provides an understanding about the railroads in Scott County, and why this place was so special for such a long time. And third, it provides a place for discussion and to gather individual histories about personal experiences with the Scott County railroads from those who remain with us before it is too late.

  • Five Generations of the Storey Family
    A short listing of the descendants of Henry Storey (1852-1938).

• Fall 2003, Vol 15, No 1

  • Pioneer Homestead in the Big South Fork
    Thirty-one years ago [abt 1897], the writer met for the first time "Uncle Jake" Blevins and his splendid wife, Viannah. It was his first trip to the mountains of Kentucky and Tennessee, and the experience of meeting this fine old couple left an unforgettable memory.

  • The Life and Times of W. H. (Houston) Blevins
    Uncle Houston Blevins was born in 1869, four years after the close of the Civil War. Even nearing his century mark (Jan 1964), he still has the zest for living that was characteristic of the pioneers. Always a man full of vim, vigor, and humor, he maintained the spirit of the pioneer but kept pace with progress.

  • Stories from "The Country Beyond" -- No Business, Station Camp, Williams Creek and Parch Corn
    Excerpts taken from Dusty Bits of The Forgotten Past, A History of Scott County, by the late H. Clay Smith.

  • Lineage of Armstead Blevins and Helen Terry Blevins
    Discusses the children of Armstead and Helen Terry Blevins.  Also discusses the children of Elijah and Sara Baker Terry.

  • W. H. (Houston) Blevins (1869-1964)
    Known as the "Ram’s Horn Orator" and "Mr. Republican" in Scott County for most of his adult life, ‘Huse’ Blevins was born and raised in the Parch Corn Creek community of Scott County.

• Winter 2004, Vol 15, No 2

  • The Glenmary Coke Ovens

  • The Lowe Family Journey

  • Scott County Lowes in the Civil War

  • Michael Lowe:  Scott County's first settler

  • Maggie Barger

• Spring 2004, Vol 15, No 3

  • Welcome to The Museum of Scott County

  • Life on the Frontier was a Struggle for Survival

  • A Brief History of Scott County, Tennessee

  • A Scott County Woman's Fight for Survival

  • Jesse James:  Fact or Fiction?

  • The Free and Independent State of Scott

  • The Story of the Devil of Scott County

  • The Trials and Triumphs of Walter Lowe

  • Scott County Before Time

  • New River Lumber Company

  • How Places in Scott County Got Their Names

  • "Cost of War" -- A Story by Craig Reed

  • Moonshining in Scott County

  • Capt. Bill Cooper:  Survival Stories of a War Hero

  • Coal Mining:  Black Gold, Black Death

  • Appalachian Studies Class, 2003-2004

  • Tall Tales & Folklore of Scott County
    If you have an older family member who likes to tell old tales every once and a while, folklore is probably a familiar part of your life. The elders of our society have tried to keep the age-old stories they learned from their parents and grandparents alive.  This article retells a number of old folklore stories included the belief in witches, ghosts, premonitions, good and bad omens, and the supernatural.

• Summer 2004, Vol 15, No 4

  • WW II:  Memories of a Few

  • May's service stretched from WW II through Korea and on to Vietnam

  • Vester Blevins:  In on the second wave at Iwo Jima

  • From B-17 waist gunner to life in German POW camp

  • World War II Memorial Dedication, May 29, 2004

  • Hoffman, B-17 pilot, flew 26 combat missions

  • From blimp duty to A-bomb testing

  • John Jackson -- from D-Day to the end of World War II

  • World War II Time Line From The Great Depression to Japan's Surrender

  • Daugherty recalls service stateside and in N. Africa

  • From Pearl Harbor to Tokyo Bay -- the USS West Virginia

  • Hettie Davis Bushman on the World War II home front

  • Military Database Project

  • After being wounded in Italy, Daniel guards prisoners stateside

  • Scott Countians Killed in Action in World War II

• Fall 2004, Vol 16, No 1

  • Guest Columnists Tell How First National Bank Has Become 100 Years Strong!

  • Baker Family, First National Bank Have Close Ties

  • Talmon Sexton:  My Grandfather

  • Clabe Cross, FNB's First President, My Great-Grandfather

  • Bromma with First National Bank for 74 Years

  • First National Bank of Oneida and Education

  • Swain instrumental in Roane State's establishment of Scott Co. Campus

  • Swain asked:  "What can I do to help you and Scott County?"

  • Walkers, Retired Educators, Write About "Something Special" at FNB

  • Early Association With Swain, Launching Banking Center

  • Swain and FNB with Huntsville Utility District from beginning

  • FNB given credit for helping expand gas distribution system

  • First National Bank:  Community Influence

  • Kline's enterprises closely entwined with FNB for 75 years

  • First Nationa, Highland Telephone Cooperative have much in common

• Winter 2005, Vol 16, No 2

  • The Wreck of the Ponce De Leon

  • The Wreck of the Suwanee River Special on the Queen & Crescent Route

  • New River Bridge -- Through the Years

  • Letter From East Tennessee

• Summer 2005, Vol 16, No 3

  • HTC Celebrates 50th Anniversary

• Fall 2005, Vol 16, No 4

  • Rugby:  125 Years of History

  • "The Hermit" . . . By Thomas Hughes

  • Appalachian Folk Tales of Rugby and Scott County

  • A Treatise on the Evils of Tobacco (as published in the Rugby Social Club Paper November 27, 1885)

  • The First New Year's Eve at Rugby

  • Christ Church Episcopal:  A Short History

• Winter 2006, Vol 17, No 1

  • Oneida Kiwanis Club:  80 Years of Service

  • Some Canoe Race

• Summer 2006, Vol 17, No 2

  • 100th Anniversary:  First Baptist Church of Robbins
    History of the First Baptist Church of Robbins as published in a 2006 booklet in celebration of the 100th year anniversary of the church's establishment, and details the organization of the church, its early years, and the pastors who have served since 1906.

  • First Baptist Church of Robbins:  Church Leaders Throughout Its History
    List various church leaders over the years including clerks, Sunday school superintendents, music directors, women in leadership roles, men who led church renovation activities, and father & son deacons.

  • Early History of Church:  McIntyre family and First Baptist Church
    A small biography on the family of Frank and Jane Chitwood McIntyre.  Frank was the first church clerk.

  • Four Generations Active in Robbins First Baptist
    A small biography on the Robbins family, one of the first church members and their family continues to serve the church today.

  • Beginning in 1920s:  First Baptist Extension of Madden Family Home
    The Madden family comprised one of the early members of the church.  Article presents a small biography on this family who moved to Robbins in 1916.

  • Church Memories
    Carla Jones' recollections of her church life at the First Baptist Church of Robbins.

  • In Memory of Ray Shoemaker
    A tribute to Ray Shoemaker (1928-2000), a strong leader in the church from his beginning as an ordained deacon in 1959.

• Fall 2006, Vol 18, No. 1

  • Severine Evensen Tallasen & Her Family:  from Norway & Sweden via Alaska to settle in Oneida, Tennessee
    Laurence C. Smith and Thelma Tallasen were married in 1926. Thelma and her family had come to Scott Co, TN in 1923 from Seward, Alaska. The story of how Thelma and her family came to Scott County from Alaska is a fascinating story even if the details are few and obscure. Thelma’s family has been able to trace their ancestors because Thelma’s parents were the ones who came to this country from Norway and Sweden. This is the story of her parents, Tallas Tallasen and Severine Evensen Tallasen.

  • The History of the Dahl Family
    William Meredith Brown, Jr., was born on September 21, 1922 and came to Scott County with Ritter Lumber Company. He was the bookkeeper and lived at the store in New River where he met Clara Jo Smith, the daughter of Laurence (Star) and Thelma Tallasen Smith.  This story traces his family through his mother, Esther Victoria Louise Dahl, as told by his daughter Becky Brown West.

  • Laurence and Thelma Severine Tallasen Smith Family
    Laurence Clifton Smith was born April 25, 1900 and died on July 12, 1949, the ninth child of Henry Clay Smith II and Lucinda Terry Smith.  Thelma Severine Tallasen was born August 14, 1907 and died August 10, 1994 one of three daughters born to  Tallas Tallasen from Sweden and Severine Evensen Tallasen from Norway.  This is story of the Smith family as told by Nadine Chitwood Smith, daughter-in-law to Laurence and Thelma Smith.

  • Drewery Smith Descendants in Scott County
    Drewery Smith, born August 18, 1794, the son of William Smith and Suzan Lampkin was known as "Red" Drew as he had reddish blond hair but his beard was more red. He was one of the founders of Scott County, Tennessee.  This article discusses his descendants.

  • Thelma Severine Tallasen Smith
    A short biography.

• Winter 2007, Vol 18, No. 2

  • A Century of Learning:  Robbins School -- 1906 - 2006
    Before 1906, the children of Robbins went to school in an unpainted one-roomed building on the lot where Lawrence Kline's house now stands.  Around that time, some of the town's leading citizens, started a movement to secure a high school for the Second District of Scott County. In 1906, a white frame building, with three rooms and a hall, was built on the present school grounds. The school was called Robbins High School.

  • Helenwood First Baptist Church Celebrates 100th Anniversary
    The congregation of the Helenwood Baptist Church celebrated its Homecoming, which was also the 100th Anniversary of the church in Sep 2006.  This story provides a brief glimpse in the history of this church.

• Spring 2007, Vol 18, No. 3

  • Early History of the Town of Oneida  (Celebrating its 90th Year:  1917 - 2007)
    Oneida’s charter was issued on March 22, 1917, just eight days after the U.S. entered what would later become known as World War I.  Despite the war, or rather because of it, Oneida was pretty much of a boom town, due to the demand for coal. The mines were going full bore, and the town’s three railroads – the Cincinnati-Southern, Tennessee and O&W – were all going strong because of the mining. The trickle-down effect of that prosperity had a positive effect on virtually every business in and around Oneida.

  • Oneida's Mayors 1917 - 2007
    Lists the 19 men who have held the post of Mayor of the Town of Oneida in the 90 years since its incorporation

  • Jim Hamby of Brimstone:  Without a Home, But Not Homeless
    He was a tall, lanky man who quietly roamed the mountains of Brimstone, Emory and Coal Hill. Except for a stint working for Ritter Lumber Company, he never held a paying job. He was a drifter . . . a man without a home, but he wasn’t homeless.  This is the story of Jim Hamby.

  • In Memory of Mitchel Griffith
    On January 17, 1947, Mitchel set out from Robbins riding a mule up the Brimstone Road so he could cross the Brimstone Mountains at Hamby Gap to get to Emory. Nightfall would come early on this overcast, winter day and as he passed houses up the Brimstone Road, he didn't tarry.  Mitchel's family at Emory didn't know when to expect him home because when he left he said he might be gone two months. They didn't know he was on his way home. Several days passed before word spread up and down Emory and Brimstone that Mitchel was missing.

• Summer 2007, Vol 18, No. 4

  • First Presbyterian Church of Huntsville, 1882-2007
    Rev. Martha Anne Fairchild and her congregation dug through the archives and put together an informative and historic story in words and pictures for the readers of the FNB Chronicle in light of the 125th Anniversary of the First Presbyterian Church of Huntsville.

  • Continuing History of First Presbyterian Church
    Presents a closer look at church history since the last of Esther Sharp Sanderson's history history books were completed in 1974

  • Recent Pastors of the First Presbyterian Church
    Presents a closer look at the three most recent pastors for the First Presbyterian Church of Huntsville

  • I remember . . . personal recollections of members of the First Presbyterian Church of Huntsville
    Short quotes from present and past members of the First Presbyterian Church of Huntsville congregation as they describe their church memories

• Fall 2007, Vol 19, No. 1

  • Grit and Determination . . . DeBord Family Worked Its Way Through Rough Times

  • Growing Up Memories From Grassy Knob

  • We always had fun with Daddy

  • The Thrill of the Chase

• Winter 2008, Vol 19, No. 2

  • Memories of the Corinthe Baptist Church

  • Tom Anderson:  Corinthe Church Founding Father

  • The Junior Order of United American Mechanics

  • Music in the Mountains in Smoky Junction, Tenn.

  • Corinth United Baptist Church as remembered by Janis Mason Owens

  • The Porch

  • Aunt Belle and Uncle Wiley

  • Walter and Pearl Owens

• Spring 2008, Vol 19, No. 3

  • Riding the Rails in 1903

  • FNB Chronicle achieves new milestone

  • Wiley Reed:  Union Soldier

  • Reed Family Military

  • The Children of Wiley and Savaria Ellis Reed

  • Descendants of Fielding and Margaret Newport

  • Descendants of Ezekiel Newport (1866-1948)

  • Children of Ezekiel & Tennessee Jeffers Newport

  • Resolution

• Summer 2008, Vol 19, No. 4

  • Rev. Hobert Wright Family of Grassy Knob

  • The Squirrel Story

  • The Ghost Story

  • An Autobiography of Hobert L. Wright

  • The Wrights & The Branim

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