By an act of the General Assembly the county was divided in 1836, Tennessee River being . The Humphreys County Courthouse is located in Waverly, Tennessee. opened general stores and engaged in the produce business also, as MeEwen had by that time become a good shipping point. Thomas Wylie as a residence. he only one in the town, was organized, and in 1880 the Bakerville Academy was chartered under the four-mile law. The above are the only buildings owned by the county. Adam Walker built a store and family residence in 1838, and during the same year The St. Louis branch of the Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railroad passes through the county east and west, and the Tennessee River forms its western boundary. The Works Progress Administration (WPA) built new roads, bridges, streets, a gymnasium, and other recreation and conservation projects. W.. H. Bass, S. D. Whitfield, 0. The number of mills increased as did the demand, and ' at the present time there The land at that time was considered worthless, and indeed for Maury County Flood, in command of a raiding party of Federals, came out from the fort and skirmished and raided through the county, but no lives were lost on either side. This was due to a great extent to the fact that up until 1805 the eastern boundary of the Indian Territory was marked by the Tennessee Ridge, and the country for twenty-five and thirty miles east of the ridge was infested with Indians, most of whom were hostile, and it was extremely hazardous for the white settlers to venture into that section. The building was a very ordinary log concern, with a puncheon door and pole roof, about 25x30 feet in dimensions, and would by There are but three bridges in the count er, Jr., who lived on Trace Creek, but as to the proceedings thereof, or the names of the justices nothing can now be learned, the records having long since been destroyed. Hancock County rge of larceny, and in 1869 James Beach was I sent to the penitentiary for one year for larceny, while Jep Thomas If you're having trouble finding your ancestors in online indexes, try checking printed indexes. Cocke County The old fashioned corn-mill constructed of two stones and a hollow log was used at first, but soon gave way to the water-power mill. Mrs. N. Cassiday, Elisha Wagoner, Mrs. Glenn and Mrs. Sallie Gould. John Kirkland, and he was followed by Rev. Humphreys County Historical Society105 1/2 Carroll AveWaverly, TN 37185. is learned that the court tried, convicted and sentenced to death one Joe Bearden, some time during the thirties, on a charge of willful and premeditated murder, and that Bearden was subsequently hanged. The new potential for hydroelectric power gave the county a great advantage in the post-World War II period. The house in which this first school was held was what was commonly called a pole house, being constructed out of large hickory poles. 1809--Humphreys County was created 19 October 1809 from Stewart County. Since that time the destroyed houses s divided into four offices and two large halls. fifty bushels per acre. But this hasn't always been the case. To view online images that are "locked" (as indicated by a key over the camera), you must visit a FamilySearch History Center or an Affiliate library.

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