An original will of Barbara Adam, dated August 6th, 1883. Illustrates the first page of the document. Adam’s will was presented for probate to the Davidson County Court on December 13th, 1883. Forms part of Record Group 16, Original Wills,...
An original will of Mollie A. Allison, dated March 8th, 1883. Illustrates the first page of the document. Forms part of Record Group 16, Original Wills, 1780-1925.
A cabinet card portrait photograph of Captain Pleas A. Smith, a Confederate veteran of the American Civil War. He was born in Nashville, Tennessee on the 10th of November, 1841, and was raised on the "Ewing Farm" six miles south of Nashville. At...
An original will of Richard Abbey, of Tunica, Mississippi. Illustrates the first page of the document. The will was “ordered adjudged and decreed this 6th day of August, 1883.” Abbey’s will was presented for probate to the Tunica County Court...
An original will of Maggie M. Allen, dated December 13th, 1883, with an addendum on December 15th, 1883. Illustrates the first page of the document. Allen’s will was presented for probate to the Davidson County Court on January 10th, 1884. ...
A photograph of Mt. Nebo Baptist Church located at 2416 Clifton Avenue in Nashville, Tennessee. This congregation was founded in 1871 by Rev. Pharoah Benson, a former slave. The first church was built right across the street from the present day...
A portrait photograph of Major John J. McCann, a Confederate Army veteran of the American Civil War, who became a prominent merchant miller based in Nashville, Tennessee during the post-war era. McCann, a Democrat, was born in Davidson County,...
An original will of Mary P. Allison, dated May 4th, 1883. Illustrates the first page of the document. Allison’s will was presented for probate to the Davidson County Court on March 11th, 1884. Forms part of Record Group 16, Original Wills,...
Aldermen pass electric street light bill by a vote of ten to four. The vote approves a contract with Brush Electric Light Company for two hundred lights.
Announcement of a dance to be held at the close of commencement for the class of 1919. Established in 1883 as a grammar school, Pearl became a high school in the 1897 - 1898 school year. In 1919, Pearl High School was located on 16th Avenue No. at...