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Black and white photos of the Sharp Family from Jefferson County, Tennessee.

Over 150 Attended first Nelson-Merry school reunion. The school was started 1895 primarily for East Tennessee students.

Names of people in photographs are as follows:

Former principals (from the left): James A. Nichols, Eugene Peck, and…

NEWELL ELIZABETH STEWART, age 66, of Newport, Tennessee passed away on Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at her home. She was preceded in death by her parents, Mary (Jessie) Stewart; son Andre Stewart; daughter, Marie Stewart; four brothers and six sisters.

Article in Johnson City Press about My Brother's Keeper program and works in the local community.

A memorial service program for Green Venton Curry in 2000 at Zion Baptist Church

117th Anniversary booklet on the AME Zion Conference, it's history and individual church narratives to include; Bethel AME Zion (Kingsport, TN), Blackman Chapel AME Zion (Norton, VA), Brown's Chapel AME Zion (Elizabethton, TN), First AME Zion…

Mr. Nelson Monroe Dawson, age 78, departed life Monday A.M., 10-7-85, at his home in Parrottsville, Tn. after a long illness. He was the son of the late Murphy and Dora Dawson. Born and raised in the Dawson Valley Community where he has farmed most…

S am C. Stewart, born November 17, 1923, departed this life May 8, 1992 at Cocke county Baptist Hospital. He was a devoted member and custodian of the Allen's Chapel Baptist Church.

"A Highway in the Wilderness" is the autobiography of A. H. Stearns, where she shares stories of her life, the establishment of Morristown College, and other personal excerpts from the community. Originally published in 1898 by Press of MacGowan and…

A pamphlet involving Boyd Chapel United Methodist Church in Jefferson County, TN