"African-Americans Impressed for Service on the Nashville and North Western Railroad, October 1863. County), Reel 0880 - 1850 Tennessee - Grainger A county executive and county court governs the county. [7] Like other southern states, Tennessee had raised barriers at the turn of the century to voter registration to disenfranchise blacks. Although declining in number (there were only 297 cotton gins operating in Tennessee in 1972), cotton gins still dot the landscape of Haywood County. Haywood County, Tennessee By Sharon Norris $21.99 $15.39 Overview Details Author Surviving slavery, Reconstruction, poverty, and the Civil Rights tensions of the twentieth century, Haywood County's black community has done much to shape the identity of this historic West Tennessee county. It is not to be confused with, Unincorporated community in Tennessee, United States, Brooks, Walter H. "The Evolution of the Negro Baptist Church. Kalb, Dickson, Dyer, and Fentress Counties), Reel 1282 - 1860 Tennessee Slave - Robertson and Sevier Counties), Reel 1271 - 1860 Tennessee - Nutbush is situated on the southeastern edge of the New Madrid Seismic Zone, an area with a high earthquake risk. Tennessee - Houston, Martha Lou, [Book] 1820 census of Overton County, Chattanooga, TN 37403 An excellent source is the Freedmans Savings and Trust Company (visit the African American Freedman's Savings and Trust Company Records page to learn more). Despite severe losses during the war, his diverse property holdings (including northern municipal bonds and gold-bearing certificates issued by northern banks) allowed him to survive the war with a considerable proportion of his wealth intact. Since 1997 it has operated as part of the In-South Bank system. Blount and Bradley Counties), Reel 1242 - 1860 Tennessee Slave - Cannon and Carter Counties), Reel 1243 - 1860 Tennessee Slave - The following information is provided for citations. The county seat is Brownsvilleand the county is bordered byCrockett, Madison, Hardeman, Fayette, Tipton, andLauderdalecounties. Williams was murdered and his body was thrown into the Hatchie River. Weakley, White, Williamson, and Wilson Counties), Copyright August @2011 -2023 The population density was 37 people per square mile (14/km2). Will of Arthur Moore (slaves owned by Arthur Moore in Franklin County, TN) Counties), Reel 1240 - 1860 Tennessee Slave - Name index and images of slave schedules listing slave owners and only age, gender and color data of the slaves in cesus states or territories in 1850. Bond and two brothers moved from Bertie County, North Carolina, to the Forked Deer region of West Tennessee and rapidly acquired large landholdings in Haywood County. 403 7th Avenue North This page has been viewed 91,889 times (7,622 via redirect). Profiles are placed in this category with this text [[Category:Haywood County, Tennessee, Slave Owners]] . In 1828 Hiram Bradford began operation of the county's first cotton gin. Hickman and Humphreys Counties), Reel 1258 - 1860 Tennessee Slave - Freedmans Savings and Trust Company (Washington, D.C.). As of the 2020 United States census, there were 17,864 people, 7,181 households, and 4,727 families residing in the county. Welcome to the Haywood County TNGenWeb site! The largest industry in Haywood County is agriculture. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.09. Wilson, Williamson, Wayne, and Weakley Counties), Reel 0517 - 1840 Tennessee - Anderson, Bradley, Blount, and Benton, Bledsoe, and Campbell Counties), Reel 1241 - 1860 Tennessee Slave - No new records were added. During the first decade of settlement, Methodists, Baptists, and Presbyterians established congregations. Such documents include censuses, marriage records, and medical records. This database provides details about those persons, including age, sex, and color, but unfortunately, most schedules omit personal names. Hamilton, Hancock, and Hardeman Counties), Reel 0904 - 1850 Tennessee Slave - Hardin, Hawkins, Haywood, The former college's Center Building now houses a comprehensive Lincoln Collection and the Haywood County Museum. De Kalb, and Dickson Counties), Reel 0877 - 1850 Tennessee - Dyer, Fayette, and Fentress Today, Interstate 40 parallels the old Louisville and Nashville track to Memphis. This page was last edited on 13 February 2023, at 10:06. The slavery categories exist to help with tracking the genealogy and family history of pre-Civil War era slaves. and Bradley Counties), Reel 0872 - 1850 Tennessee - Campbell and Cannon Counties), Reel 0873 - 1850 Tennessee - Carroll and Carter Counties), Reel 0874 - 1850 Tennessee - Claiborne and Cooke Counties), Reel 0875 - 1850 Tennessee - Coffee Lauderdale, Lawrence, and Lewis Counties) -, Reel 1261 - 1860 Tennessee Slave - Today, these crops remain important, together with soybeans. Claiborne, Cocke, Coffee, Cumberland, Davidson, Decatur, De The county is generally level or gently undulating. Among the county's many historic schools were Union Academy, Brownsville Male Academy, Brownsville Female Institute, Dancyville Female Institute, Brownsville Seminary, Cageville Male and Female Academy, and Wesleyan Female College. Gleaning Information about Enslaved Ancestors from Probate Files NGS Magazine 48 #2 (April-June 2022): 2327. 2008 - 2023 INTERESTING.COM, INC. 3.8% were Hispanic or Latino (of any race). For example, the number of enslaved people enumerated under a slave owner could indicate whether or not the slave owner had a plantation, and if so, what size it was. The per capita income for the county was $14,669. Written in 1922, this book can be viewed as treating slavery without a degree of compassion and understanding, but it is valuable for its information about the slavery system and laws in Tennessee. The median age was 35 years. Fentress, Fayette, Franklin, Giles, Gibson, Hickman, Humphreys, See the Heritage Exchange Portal for more information on how to document slaves and slave owners. [18] On September 27, 2021, it was announced that Ford and SK Innovation would construct a complex at the megasite called "Blue Oval City" to manufacture electric vehicles and batteries. Feb. 24, 2023. During the slavery years, black enslaved people were forced to attend the church under white supervision. See: Slave Records By State, Freedmen's Bureau Records On June 20, 1940, Elbert Williams, an African American, was killed in Brownsville for "attempting to qualify to vote" and "an interest in Negro affairs. Henderson and Henry Counties), Reel 1257 - 1860 Tennessee Slave - Salt Lake City, Utah . The Bureau created a wide variety of records extremely valuable to genealogists. ", Information by Sharon Norris, national preservationist, author and researcher of, Trinity United Methodist Church (Nutbush, Tennessee), U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Nutbush, Tennessee, "SB 2798: Highway Signs "Tina Turner Highway", "HB 2535: Highway Signs "Tina Turner Highway", "Aussie cops accept the Nutbush dance challenge and nail it", The Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nutbush,_Tennessee&oldid=1136638634, Unincorporated communities in Haywood County, Tennessee, All Wikipedia articles written in American English, Articles with MusicBrainz area identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 31 January 2023, at 10:40. See the Heritage Exchange Portal for more information on how to document slaves and slave owners. Haywood County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee, in the region known as West Tennessee. Online collections of Freedman's Bank records: The Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands was created by the US government in 1865 until 1872 to assist former slaves in the southern United States. See the Heritage Exchange Portal for more information on how to document slaves and slave owners. Henderson, Henry, Hickman, Humphreys, Jackson, Jefferson, and Union Counties), Reel 1277 - 1860 Tennessee - Van In 1846, Hardin Smith, who was from Virginia, was allowed to preach to a black congregation at an evening service at the white Woodlawn Church; it was the first time an area congregation was pastored by an enslaved person. Slavery Written by Anita S. Goodstein 7 minutes to read In the 1760s Anglo-American frontiersmen, determined to settle the land, planted slavery firmly within the borders of what would become Tennessee. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1850 United States Federal Census, the Seventh Census of the United States. Phone: 615-741-2764, "African American Records: Freedmen's Bureau," "African American Heritage,", Gale Williams Bamman, "Research in Tennessee,", Last edited on 13 February 2023, at 10:06, African American Online Genealogy Records, U.S., Freedmens Bureau Marriage Records, 1846-1867, United States, Freedmen's Bureau Marriages, 1861-1872, Tennessee, Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records, 1865-1872, African American Collections of Note at TSLA, African American Genealogical Resources @ TSLA, Tennessee Statewide Indexes and Collections, Guide to African American Genealogy-Related Documents Prior to 1865 in the Collections of the Tennessee State Library and Archives, Selected Bibliography of African American Genealogical Resources in the Tennessee State Library and Archives, Slave Narratives - A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves, Slavery Statutes - Tennessee ca. Commr. The soil is a sandy loam and very productive. Counties), Reel 0888 - 1850 Tennessee - McNairy and Macon Counties), Reel 0889 - 1850 Tennessee - Madison and Marion Counties), Reel 0890 - 1850 Tennessee - Marshall, Maury, and Meigs Library and Archives Workshop: Runaways, Coffles and Fancy Girls: A History of Slavery in Tennessee. CONTENT MAY BE COPYRIGHTED BY WIKITREE COMMUNITY MEMBERS. 32, sec. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Research consists of consulting the same record types as for non-African Americans. Clover Bottom is currently the home of Tennessee Historical Commission. A county executive and county court governs the county. The slavery categories exist to help with tracking the genealogy and family history of pre-Civil War era slaves. A Unionist during the secession crisis in 1861, Bond readily swore an oath of loyalty to the Union upon the occupation of Haywood County by federal troops in June 1862. Washington, and Wilson Counties), Reel 1239 - 1860 Tennessee Slave - Anderson and Bedford This is a category for those who held slaves in this county. It listed cotton, corn, fruit, grass, and livestock as the most important agricultural products. and Stewart Counties), Reel 1273 - 1860 Tennessee - Shelby This page was last modified 08:59, 3 June 2021. Hamilton, Hancock, Hardeman, Hardin, and Hawkins Counties, Reel 1283 - 1860 Tennessee Slave - Haywood, Henderson, Henry, Decatur, De Kalb, and Dickson Counties), Reel 1248 - 1860 Tennessee Slave - Slaves "sold to Tennessee" from Augusta County, Virginia. McMinn Counties), Reel 0528 - 1840 Tennessee - Monroe, Morgan, Meigs, and Marion Counties), Reel 0521 - 1840 Tennessee - Benton, [citation needed] Agriculture and agri-related businesses contributed more than $130,000million to the Haywood County economy in 2004. Under antebellum state law, most black congregations had to be ministered by white pastors. [19] At age 16, she moved to St. Louis, Missouri. Explore the rich history of Haywood County, one of only two remaining counties in Tennessee with a majority African-American population. County), Reel 1274 - 1860 Tennessee - Warren Hermitage. The state legislature designated Brownsville as the county seat, and in 1823 Thomas M. Johnson sold the county fifty acres of land for the county seat for one dollar and a town lot. Counties), Reel 1254 - 1860 Tennessee Slave - Hardin and Haywood Counties), Reel 1255 - 1860 Tennessee Slave - Hawkins County), Reel 1256 - 1860 Tennessee Slave - [17], The early Black musicians and singers from the Nutbush churches recorded and influenced an international audience. Lauderdale, McNairy, Madison, and Obion Counties), Reel 0530 - 1840 Tennessee - Perry, Shelby, Tipton, and Weakley Haywood County was created from part of Madison County in 182324, and was named for Tennessee judge and historian John Haywood. She attended and sang in both choirs growing up. These records often include full names, former masters and plantations, and current residences. The production of staple crops benefited from the early appearance of railroads in the county. Memphis, TN 38103 Free Negroes without certificates of . Posts about Haywood County written by kblauder. Enjoy the work of our webmasters, provide a link, do not copy their work, Part of the American History and Genealogy Project. The goal of this site is to provide you with FREE genealogical resources for your family history research. 15, Tennessee, Batson-Young; Headings - United States -- Tennessee [8][9], The Nutbush community was established in the early 19th century by settlers from Virginia and North Carolina. and Henderson Counties), Reel 0884 - 1850 Tennessee - Henry, Gmail and in Haywood and Cobb, Statute Laws of Tennessee, I, 314. The most recent time Haywood County voted for a Republican candidate statewide was in the 2022 gubernatorial election. . Soybeans were the county's #2 crop, followed by corn. and Overton Counties), Reel 1268 - 1860 Tennessee - Perry, Polk, and Rhea Counties), Reel 1269 - 1860 Tennessee - Putnam and Roane Counties), Reel 1270 - 1860 Tennessee - Lagoon Creek Peaking Facility is run by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) in Nutbush. Fayette, Franklin, Gibson, Giles, Grainger, Greene, Grundy, Reel 0063 - 1810 Tennessee - Rutherford County), [Book] 1820 census of Perry County, County), Reel 0902 - 1850 Tennessee Slave - Anderson, Bedford, Benton, The death certificate also states that the future legislator was born in Fayette County, Tennessee, to Monroe Gooden Sr. and an unknown mother.The omission of the mother's name is regrettable since it might have provided a valuable clue to the family's history - slaves usually had the same masters (and surnames) as their mothers, at least . Agriculture is still the most important element of the rural economy, focused on the cultivation and processing of cotton. Researchers seeking information about slave owners may find slave schedules useful because of the specific information they provide about slave owners holdings. Bledsoe, Blount, Bradley, Campbell, Cannon, Carroll, Carter, Austin, Texas: The University of Texas, 1922. Taken from Szucs, Loretto Dennis, "Research in Census Records." Tipton, and Warren Counties), Reel 0182 - 1830 Tennessee - White, and slaves in the household. Robertson and Rutherford Counties), Reel 0895 - 1850 Tennessee - Scott, Sevier, and Shelby Counties), Reel 0896 - 1850 Tennessee - Smith and Stewart Counties), Reel 0897 - 1850 Tennessee - Commr. 50.4% were Black or African American, 45.9% White, 0.2% Native American, 0.1% Asian, 2.5% of some other race, and 0.9% of two or more races. 25.40% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. Taken every 10 years since 1790, census records provide a snapshot of the nation's population. In addition, there are some types of records specific to African-American research, such as emancipation records, apprenticeship bonds for freedmen, and the other types of records. County), Reel 1281 - 1860 Tennessee Slave - Anderson, Bedford, Benton, The Dunbar School for African American children became Haywood County Training School around 1920, then Carver High School in 1950. Nutbush is best known as the childhood home of singer Tina Turner, who described the town in her 1973 song "Nutbush City Limits". Categories: Tennessee, Slavery | Haywood County, Tennessee. webteam@blackwallstreet.org, Communications Office [3] Haywood County was later reduced in size, when both Lauderdale and Crockett counties were created from its territory. 1795-1865 (16 fiche) FS Library 6118914, Tennessee Colored Pension Applications for CSA Service, African American Freedman's Savings and Trust Company Records, United States, Freedman's Bank Records, 1865-1874, U.S., Freedman's Bank Records, 1865-1871 ($), United States, Freedmen's Bureau Claim Records,1865-1872, United States, Freedmen's Bureau Hospital and Medical Records, 1865-1872, United States, Freedmen's Bureau Labor Contracts, Indenture and Apprenticeship Records, 1865-1872, United States, Freedmen's Bureau Ration Records,1865-1872, United States, Freedmen's Bureau Records of Persons and Articles Hired, 1865-1872, United States, Freedmen's Bureau, Freedmen's Court Records, 1865-1872, United States, Freedmen's Bureau, Land and Property Records, 1865-1872, United States, Freedmen's Bureau, Records of Freedmen's Complaints, 1865-1872, United States, Freedmen's Bureau, Records of the Superintendent of Education and of the Division of Education, 1865-1872, United States Freedmen's Bureau Miscellaneous Records,1865-1872, United States Freedmen's Bureau, Records of Freedmen, 1865-1872, African American Freedmen's Bureau Records, Andrew Jackson, Account book, 1845-1877. Haywood County has grown from a population of 265 families in 1826 to a population that reached 19,797 in 2000. See: Slave Records By County, American Slavery: Underground Railroad Haywood County grows more cotton that any other county in Tennessee and produced 189,000 bales in 2003 on 103,000 acres (420km2). Both Woodlawn Missionary Baptist Church and Spring Hill Baptist Church in Nutbush were family churches of Tina Turner.
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