Early books sometimes contained the name of the former master or mistress and the name of the plantation. Salt Lake City, Utah . Email: info@bessiesmithcc.org communications@blackwallstreet.org, Facebook [19][20], One of Haywood County's most notable residents was Sleepy John Estes, a blues guitarist songwriter and vocalist. Sullivan, Sumner, Tipton, and Van Buren Counties), Reel 0898 - 1850 Tennessee - Warren The per capita income for the county was $14,669. and Williamson Counties), Reel 0901 - 1850 Tennessee - Wilson [22][23][24] Sleepy John is buried at Elam Baptist Church Cemetery in Durhamville, Lauderdale County.[24]. Today, these crops remain important, together with soybeans. See: American Slavery: Underground Railroad, Web Team Office The Bureau created a wide variety of records extremely valuable to genealogists. 5-7. 450 Mulberry St. http://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/entries/haywood-county/. Functionality and information are in compliance with guidelines established by the American Association for State and Local History for online state and regional encyclopedias. This is a category for those who held slaves in this county. [10][12], After the American Civil War, the Woodlawn Missionary Baptist Church was established in 1866 by Hardin Smith and other freedmen of the community, aided by some members of the white Woodlawn Baptist Church. Feb. 24, 2023. By 2017, grains, oilseeds, drybeans, drypeas and tobacco drew the most income, but Haywood country still grew the most cotton in the state. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1850 Federal Census. No new records were added. 15, Tennessee, Batson-Young 410005 INTERVIEW CECELIA CHAPPEL 705 Allison Street Nashville Tenn I1se bawn in Marshall County Tennessee olest ob ten chilluns en Use 102 yars ole Ifse bin yer longer dan dat Ifm de. Henderson and Henry Counties), Reel 1257 - 1860 Tennessee Slave - Frequently Asked Questions About the 1840 Census Why was the 1840 Census taken? Henderson, Henry, Hickman, Humphreys, Jackson, Jefferson, Counties), Reel 0869 - 1850 Tennessee - Anderson and Bedford Counties), Reel 0870 - 1850 Tennessee - Benton and Bledsoe Counties), Reel 0871 - 1850 Tennessee - Blount It was established in the early 19th century by European-American settlers who bought enslaved African Americans to develop the area's cotton plantations. The largest industry in Haywood County is agriculture. She attended and sang in both choirs growing up. The church is located south of Tennessee State Route 19.Part of the roadway was named "Tina Turner Highway" in 2002 in honor of popular singer Tina Turner, who lived as a child in Nutbush. The slavery categories exist to help with tracking the genealogy and family history of pre-Civil War era slaves. The 1840 population census was the Sixth Decennial Census of the United States. [16], Nutbush is located at 354153N 892429W / 35.69806N 89.40806W / 35.69806; -89.40806 (35.6981330, -89.4081280), at an elevation of 358feet (109m).[1]. Born in 1899 or 1904 in Ripley, Tennessee, he lived most of his life in Brownsville. Commr. Will of Arthur Moore (slaves owned by Arthur Moore in Franklin County, TN) Youtube Whether you are looking for our generations of musical heritage, the intriguing tales and sites of our storied history, the escape of our Hatchie National Wildlife Refuge or our world-famous food, we've got you covered. Fayette, Franklin, Gibson, Giles, Grainger, Greene, Grundy, Indexed data and browse are available for the following: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland . These settlers founded Trinity United Methodist Church in 1822. Lagoon Creek Peaking Facility is run by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) in Nutbush. Haywood County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee, in the region known as West Tennessee. state archives roll #40 haywood county, tennessee county clerk minutes volume i february 1865-march 1869. source for the following: haywood co. , tn. Tipton, and Warren Counties), Reel 0182 - 1830 Tennessee - White, [3][4][5] This is also the home town of blues pioneer musicians and recording artists Hambone Willie Newbern and Sleepy John Estes. 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. It gives the county and location, a description of the house, the number of acres owned, and the number of cabins of former slaves. As of 2006, one cotton-processing plant in Nutbush is the only agricultural industry in the community. Maj. Gen. W. P. Carlin, Assist. Enjoy the work of our webmasters, provide a link, do not copy their work, Part of the American History and Genealogy Project. 2008 - 2023 INTERESTING.COM, INC. Hickman, Humphreys, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Knox, and slaves in the household. From eight gas turbines, the power plant generates electric power for the area in times of high demand. Please contact the Haywood County Coordinator, Jane Patterson. Online Edition 2002 ~ 2021, The University of Tennessee Press, Knoxville, Tennessee. The production of staple crops benefited from the early appearance of railroads in the county. Stewart, and Sumner Counties), Reel 0125 - 1820 Tennessee - Robertson, Smith, and Williamson These records often include full names, former masters and plantations, and current residences. [18] She was raised in Nutbush, Knoxville, and Ripley by her maternal grandmother and extended family in the area. In any event, the slave schedules almost never conclusively connect a specific enslaved individual with a particular slave owner. 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Building a Movement, Not Just Another Non-Profit, Affidavits related to the 1866 Memphis, Tennessee Riot, Report of Conditions Centreville, Tennessee, Freedmen's Bureau Report1866 Memphis, Tennessee Riot, Freedmen's Bureau Report1868 Pulaski, Tennessee Riot, Colored laborers discharged from employment in Davidson County, Tenn on account of voting for certain candidates in the election of August 1st 1867, Freedmen's Bureau Report Haywood County's first school was built by Howell Taylor in the Tabernacle neighborhood in 1827. 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. Freedmans Savings and Trust Company signature cards or registers from 3 March 1865 to 25 July 1874 may list the name of the depositor, date of entry, age, birthplace, residence, complexion, name of employer or occupation, wife or husbands name, death information, childrens names, name of father and mother, brothers and sisters names, remarks, and signature. The following information is provided for citations. Haywood and Shelby Counties are the only counties in Tennessee with a black majority. This was the first time that slave infomation was captured as a separate schedule. Claiborne, Cocke, Coffee, Cumberland, Davidson, Decatur, De When researching enslaved individuals, the slave schedules are most helpful when used in conjunction with the 1870 U.S. Federal Census, the U.S. Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885, wills, and probate documents. About 16.30% of families and 19.50% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.00% of those under age 18 and 25.70% of those age 65 or over. After the abolition of slavery, freedmen worked at sharecropping as the primary means of income. Aspects of Slavery in Tennessee By Chase C. Mooney In the studies of slavery which have hitherto been made, atten- . At that time 190 people (73.36%) were aged 18 or older.[7]. [19], In 2002, Tennessee State Route 19 between Brownsville and Nutbush was officially designated as "Tina Turner Highway" in her honor.[3][4][5]. 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. Online Edition 2002 ~ 2021, The University of Tennessee Press, Knoxville, Tennessee. This database provides details about those persons, including age, sex, and color, but unfortunately, most schedules omit personal names. Coordinates: 3535N 8917W / 35.58N 89.29W / 35.58; -89.29, United States presidential election results for Haywood County, Tennessee, Last edited on 28 February 2023, at 20:32, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, National Register of Historic Places listings in Haywood County, Tennessee, Jessie P. Guzzman & W. Hardin Hughes, Lynching-Crime,, "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990", "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. 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. and Washington Counties), Reel 0899 - 1850 Tennessee - Wayne and Weakley Counties), Reel 0900 - 1850 Tennessee - White "'Free Colored' Heads of Household in the 1820 Tennessee Census," available. This page has been accessed 246 times. Giles County), Reel 1252 - 1860 Tennessee Slave - Gibson and Grainger Counties), Reel 1251 - 1860 Tennessee Slave - In 1859 his five plantations yielded more than one thousand bales of cotton and nearly twenty-two thousand bushels of corn. As of 2006, cotton was processed in one cotton-processing plant in the community. Carroll and Cheatham Counties), Reel 1244 - 1860 Tennessee Slave - The U.S. ZIP Code for Nutbush is 38063 (Ripley, Tennessee)[2] and the telephone area code is 731. CONTENT MAY BE COPYRIGHTED BY WIKITREE COMMUNITY MEMBERS. A second courthouse was built in 1826; in 1845 it was rebuilt with brick. The 1850 slave schedule was used in the following states: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia. Blount, Bradley, Campbell, Cannon, Carroll, Carter, Cheatham, Profiles are placed in this category with this text [[Category:Haywood County, Tennessee, Slavery]] . In presidential elections, Haywood County leans Democratic; in the 2020 election it was one of only three counties in the state (along with Davidson and Shelby) to vote for Democrat Joe Biden over Republican Donald Trump. This volume, containing over 200 black-and-white images, highlights the county s settlement, the early slave culture, the legacy of its many soulful and talented musicians, such as Anna . According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 534 square miles (1,380km2), of which 533 square miles (1,380km2) is land and 0.9 square miles (2.3km2) (0.2%) is water.[8]. The county is generally level or gently undulating. Haywood County grows more cotton that any other county in Tennessee and produced 189,000 bales in 2003 on 103,000 acres (420km2). [17], In 2009, under the leadership of Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen and Haywood County Mayor Franklin Smith, a 3,836-acre (1,552ha) tract in southwestern Haywood County near Stanton was designated for a state-supported industrial "megasite," intended for a large-scale industrial or business development such as an automobile assembly plant. and Williamson Counties), Reel 1280 - 1860 Tennessee - Wilson [6] It was later recovered. Trains first came to Tennessee in 1846. The federal manuscript census for 1860 estimated his total wealth at just under $800,000. In 1828 Hiram Bradford began operation of the county's first cotton gin. Under antebellum state law, most black congregations had to be ministered by white pastors. The Freedmen's Bureau (1865-1872) was created by the US government to assist former slaves in the southern United States. Welcome to the Haywood County TNGenWeb site! CONTENT MAY BE COPYRIGHTED BY WIKITREE COMMUNITY MEMBERS. Haywood County was founded in 1823. Maj. Gen. W. P. Carlin, Assist. WIKITREE HOME | ABOUT | G2G FORUM | HELP | SEARCH. and Hawkins Counties) -, Reel 0883 - 1850 Tennessee - Haywood Haywood County, Tennessee, Slave Owners (0, 18, 5), Haywood County, Tennessee, Slaves (0, 46, 3). Lawrence Counties), Reel 0887 - 1850 Tennessee - Lewis, Lincoln, and McMinn State. The county's first newspaper, the Phoenix, began publication in 1833. Counties), Reel 0521 - 1840 Tennessee - Benton, Haywood County, Tennessee, in the heart of the Tennessee Delta in the western grand division was created in 1823 from Indian lands, is named in honor of John Haywood (1762-1826), North Carolina Superior Court and Tennessee Supreme Court judge, author of Civil & Political History of Tennessee, father of Tennessee history. This page has been viewed 91,889 times (7,622 via redirect). It may be purchased for a small fee through his website, which includes a scaled-down image of the map: For pensions of African Americans who fought for the Confederacy during the Civil War, see: Garrett-Nelson, LaBrenda. He became a lawyer and the most influential Republican Party leader in Haywood County following the Reconstruction era. Tennessee - Houston, Martha Lou, [Book] 1820 census of Overton County, Both the Holly Springs and Brownsville Railroad and the Mississippi and Ohio Railroad (later the Louisville and Nashville) served Brownsville. It was named in honor of Judge John Haywood who served as judge on the Supreme Court of Errors and Appeals, 1816-1826. Its county seat and largest city is Brownsville. Rural electrification reached the county in 1936. Youtube, Freedmen's Bureau Report of Outrages in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, Freedmen's Bureau - Tennessee Register of Outrages Oct. 1865 - July 1868. The state legislature designated Brownsville as the county seat. The Tennessee State Library and Archives in Nashville offers several free online research guides for tracing Tennessee African Americans in their collection: African Americans were generally buried in race-specific cemeteries. The courthouse underwent complete renovation in 1989. Harmonica player Noah Lewis of Henning, Tennessee, is buried in an area cemetery near Nutbush.[6]. This volume, containing over 200 black-and-white images, highlights the county's settlement, the early slave culture, the legacy of its many soulful and talented musicians, such as Anna . Today, several manufacturers employ local residents in industries ranging from the production of riding lawn mowers to the manufacture of vinyl garden hoses, PVC pipe fittings, and powdered ball bearings. Madison, Marion, Marshall, Maury, Meigs, Monroe, Montgomery, Nine other papers appeared during the next century and a half. Counties), Reel 1254 - 1860 Tennessee Slave - Hardin and Haywood Counties), Reel 1255 - 1860 Tennessee Slave - Hawkins County), Reel 1256 - 1860 Tennessee Slave - The U.S. Constitution was ratified September 17, 1787. Resources for African-American research fall into two periods: pre- and post-Civil War. Sources Taken from Szucs, Loretto Dennis, "Research in Census Records." Stewart, and Sumner Counties), Reel 0535 - 1840 Tennessee - Polk, 31st 1867, Index to Freedmen's labor contracts between Tennessee Freedmen and employers in various states, Index to Freedmen's labor contracts between Tennessee Freedmen and employers in Crittenden County, Arkansas, Index to Freedmen's labor contracts between Tennessee Freedmen and employers in Alabama, Index to Freedmen's labor contracts between Tennessee Freedmen and employers in Louisiana, Index to Freedmen's labor contracts between Tennessee Freedmen and employers in Arkansas, Index to Freedmen's labor contracts between Tennessee Freedmen and employers in Kentucky, Index to Freedmen's labor contracts in Fayette County, Tennessee, Index to Freedmen's Labor Contracts, Memphis & Charleston Railroad, Index to contracts between Tennessee freedmen and employers in Mississippi County, Arkansas, Index to contracts between Tennessee freedmen and employers in Arkansas County, Arkansas, Miscellaneous Freedmen's Labor Contracts - Tennessee, Miscellaneous Freedmen Work Contracts - Tennessee, Freedmen's Bureau Indenture Agreements By the eve of the Civil War, Bond had amassed property holdings in Haywood County alone of more than seventeen thousand acres and approximately 220 slaves. Carroll, Davidson, Dickson, and Dyer Counties), Reel 0175 - 1830 Tennessee - Carter, The most recent time Haywood County voted for a Republican candidate statewide was in the 2022 gubernatorial election. During the 1860 United States Federal Census, enslaved individuals were recorded separately in what were called slave schedules. It was established in the early 19th century by European-American settlers who bought enslaved African Americans to develop the area's cotton plantations. Brownsville's population rose from 400 in 1832 to 10,748 in 2000. This page has been accessed 858 times. Tennessee - Houston, Martha Lou, Reel 0122 - 1820 Tennessee - Bedford, Davidson, Hardin, Hickman, Nutbush is a rural unincorporated community in Haywood County, Tennessee, United States, in the western part of the state, about 50 miles northeast of Memphis. Washington, and Wilson Counties), Reel 1239 - 1860 Tennessee Slave - Anderson and Bedford See the Land and Property, Probate Records, Taxation, Court Records, and Church Records wiki articles for Tennessee. [3] Haywood County was later reduced in size, when both Lauderdale and Crockett counties were created from its territory. 1860 Census - Tennessee. Wilson Counties), Reel 0123 - 1820 Tennessee - Dickson, Franklin, Jackson, The slavery categories exist to help with tracking the genealogy and family history of pre-Civil War era slaves. In addition to investing heavily in land and slaves, Bond participated in a variety of other economic endeavors. and Overton Counties), Reel 1268 - 1860 Tennessee - Perry, Polk, and Rhea Counties), Reel 1269 - 1860 Tennessee - Putnam and Roane Counties), Reel 1270 - 1860 Tennessee - In 1909, $7,500 from Andrew Carnegie's library program built a free public library, which was replaced in 1992 with the Elma Ross Library. Rhea Counties), Reel 0176 - 1830 Tennessee - See: American Slavery Records, American Slavery: Slave Narratives Nutbush is best known as the childhood home of singer Tina Turner, then known as Anna Mae Bullock. Tombstone Inscriptions, et cetera from the Black Cemeteries of Chester County, Tennessee. In 1868 the county added a west wing to accommodate the convening of the Supreme Court for West Tennessee. 32, sec. [13][14], Woodlawn Baptist Church was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996 for its historical significance. Bledsoe, Blount, Bradley, Campbell, Cannon, Carroll, Carter, Hardeman Counties), Reel 0882 - 1850 Tennessee - Hardin 9. The information contained on the records may include the name of the husband and wife/groom and bride, age, occupation, residence, year or date of marriage, by whom, number of children, and remarks. 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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. Brownsville residents have enjoyed a variety of services throughout the history of the community. Though an 1807 law banned the trans-Atlantic slave trade to the United States as of 1 January 1808, slaves could still be bought and sold (and transported) within the country. Counties), Reel 0878 - 1850 Tennessee - Franklin and Gibson Counties), Reel 0879 - 1850 Tennessee - Giles Tyner, James W. Those Who Cried: The 16,000: A Record of the Individual Cherokees Listed in the United States Official Census of the Cherokee Nation Conducted in 1835. In Tennessee Reconstruction (1865-1896) black men (including ones from Fayette, Haywood and Shelby counties) gained election to the state legislature; however, in 1890, a Fayette County. Next, from Federal censuses of 1800, 1810, and 1820 we see that in 1800 slaves made up about 7.5%, while in both 1810 and 1820 slaves represented about 9.2%, of the population. Modern machines such as the cotton picker have superseded manual cultivation; many farm workers left the area for cities during the Great Migration of the early 20th century. Blount and Bradley Counties), Reel 1242 - 1860 Tennessee Slave - Cannon and Carter Counties), Reel 1243 - 1860 Tennessee Slave - 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. During and after the Civil War, more than 50 Civil War soldiers, both Confederate and Union, were buried in the Trinity Cemetery associated with the church. and in Haywood and Cobb, Statute Laws of Tennessee, I, 314. Davidson County), Reel 1247 - 1860 Tennessee Slave - Robertson and Sevier Counties), Reel 1271 - 1860 Tennessee - This is a container category for space pages and sub-categories only. Wood from her Nutbush/Flagg Grove home was used to build a barn. The National Register-listed Woodlawn Baptist Church near Nutbush documents post-Civil War black history in rural Haywood County. Gleaning Information about Enslaved Ancestors from Probate Files NGS Magazine 48 #2 (April-June 2022): 2327. Charles A. Reeves Jr. has created a detailed map, based on the 1860 U.S. Federal Census, illustrating the distribution of slaves throughout Tennessee just before the Civil War broke out. 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