(Transferred from Burton, George--then parts of the lot were sold to Joe and Taylor Hood.); 5; 3; 40.0x20.0; 346; I; 04/15/1846; Walker, Mary (written in Plat book); Walker, Sarah Ann 1817-1845 (written on the monument both have the smee dat;...
A two page letter to Henry C. Hibbs from Arch Trawick written on Jersey Farms Milk Service stationary. The letter reads like a poem in the form of a request for the design of an elaborate building that would be "…Stocked with books of sages/...
A piece of correspondence written on City of Nashville, Water Works Department letterhead. The names listed on the letterhead include George Reyer, Superintendent; T.H. Morton, Water Tax Assessor; T.D. Morton, Assistant Water Tax Assessor; and...
Excerpts from an oral history interview with Mary Diane Maynard Ross, conducted on 2 Oct. 2006 by Linda Barnickel as part of the Nashville Public Library's Veterans History Project. Ross discusses the difficulty of leaving behind her young...
A letter from Dutch immigrant, Peter J. Williamson, back home to his wife, Eunice, during the Civil War. In 1862 Williamson enlisted as a Private in the 1st Wisconsin Cavalry, Company F and was ultimately promoted to Full 1st Lieutenant. During...
A letter from Dutch immigrant Peter J. Williamson back home to his wife, Eunice, during the Civil War. In 1862 Williamson enlisted as a Private in the 1st Wisconsin Cavalry, Company F and was ultimately promoted to Full 1st Lieutenant. During the...
A photograph of First lady Eleanor Roosevelt exiting a plane at the Nashville Airport (Berry Field), 6 March 1938, Nashville, Tennessee. Nashville Banner newspaper headline ran on March 7, 1938: "First Lady Stops Here To Tell Husband 'All's Well'...
(See Joice, Andy) (for unknown reason J.K. Williams name was written on the deed, possible that he was lot owner after Andy Joice); 15; b; 35; 10.0x20.0; 155; III; 09/18/1860
(Williams, J. K. Written on the deed-possible that he was owner of the deed adter Andy Joice ? ); 15; b; 35; 10.0x20.0; 155; III; 09/18/1860; Looks empty.
An original will of Frank Achtzehner, dated May 7th, 1860. Illustrates the first page of the document; the original is written in German. Achtzehner’s will was presented for probate to the Davidson County Court on October 13th, 1866. Forms...
An original will of H. W. Adams, dated October 7th, 1907. Illustrates the first page of the document. It is written on letterhead “H. W. Adams & Co., Manufacturers’ Agents, 236 College Street North, Nashville, Tenn.” Adams” will was...
An original will of Constantino Alessio, dated February 2nd, 1898. Illustrates the first page of the document, showing a translation of the will in English, by Eugene Gazzo. Includes the original will by Alessio written in Italian, at a place known...
An original will of Francesco Alessio, October 22nd, 1900, witnessed on November 10th, 1914 by Joe Toso and Alex Colorigh. Illustrates the first page of the document, a translation in English; includes the original will by Alessio written in...
An original will of Alethia B. Allen, dated July 27th, 1845. She was the daughter of the late Hon. Robert Allen and a member of 2nd Presbyterian Church. Her will was written via “word of mouth July 5th, one thousand eight hundred fifty-four,”...
An original will of E. M. Allen, dated February 14th, 1911, written on letterhead of the National Casket Company, Nashville, Tenn. Illustrates the first page of the document. Allen’s will was presented for probate to the Davidson County Court...
Based on the English Music Hall song, "It's A Long Way To Tipperary" (1912, by Harry Williams and Jack Judge) which became a favorite and famous marching song of the British Expeditionary Force at the very outbreak of World War I in August, 1914,...
An original political cartoon created by Jack Knox, the Nashville Banner editorial cartoonist, during the Vietnam War (1961-1975). This is a caricature of U. S. Vietnam commitments, as shown in the image of a small tattered flag and a man's...
Not a full page will, but rather a strip of letterhead from Merchants Bank, Nashville, inscribed with four names written on the verso: Frank Anderson, J. Winfield Graves, Jno. A Wright, and J. S. Beatle. A noted date is Sept. 18th and the...
An original will of T. K. Armstrong, dated January 10th, 1915. Illustrates the first page of the document, written on stationery of Coleman, Tompkins & Co., No. 3, Cummins Station, Wholesale Grocers, Nashville, Tenn.” Armstrong’s will was...