28; Northeast; 28; 10.0x32.0; *Can't find this deed, but according the the Plat book this lot is owned by a J. R. Napier.; Napier, J. R. 1801-1832; Napier, R. C.; Napier, R. C. 1773-1849; Riggs, M. C. R. 1821-1841
An edited excerpt with transcript and photograph from an interview with Marion R. Jenkins and Sharon Y. Parrish, conducted on 15 September 2007 by their sister, Brenda P. Wynn, at the Nashville StoryCorps StoryBooth, located in the Nashville Room...
A photograph of Councilmen Charles R. Bramwell and Aubrey D. Gillem with Nashville map at Annex Avenue on March 29, 1961. When this photo was taken, the City of Nashville was annexing large portions of Davidson County. The map in the picture...
25; West; 8; 10.0x20.0; 73; III; 09/22/1857; Cameron, Grace B. 1805-1883; Cowan, A.L. 1835-1899; Cowan, Ada L. 1863-1865; Cowan, Amelia A. Cameron 1885-1898; Cowan, Grace M. 1867-1881; Cowan, John R. 1830-1868; Cowan, Shelly R. 1865-1893
(Transferred from C. R. Badoux); 15; b; 17; 10.0x15.0; 130; III; 10/01/1891; Loos empty.; Thomas 1834-1907; Gains, J. E. 1910 (infant of); H. P. P.; L. P. P. 1892-1910; E. R. R.; A. T.; H. T. 1753-1822 (Howell Tatum, Captain)
(Transferred originally from Berry, A.D. to Thomas, Julia then to Wheless.); 17; 7; 12.0x20.0; 426; I; 04/05/1882; Davis, R.L. 1908 (inf of R.L. Davis); Parks, J.R. (Parks, Mrs. Jane 1834-1913); Wheless, Bennie 1880-1882; Wheless, Mollie F....
(Transferred from Richard Harman then to James Hughes then to William Hughes then to Mrs. Ellisa Rood then to McGar & Huss); 16; South; 15; 10.0x30.0; 198; III; 05/06/1863; Lettie Huss Aukenbauer 1883-1904; Huss, Georgia 1864-1947; Huss, julies...
A captioned photo from the Nashville Times (1940): “An attractive annual entertainment was the outdoor play given by Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Shillinglaw on the lawns of their home in Belle Meade. About 250 invited guests enjoyed the play, a dance...
A captioned photo from the Nashville Times (1940), about the F. G. R. Club. The caption reads: “Members of the F. G. R. Club entertained recently with a weiner roast at Sycamore Lodge. Members seen at the entertainment, from left to right, are as...
A photograph of the National Baptist Publishing Board building on Second Avenue in Nashville, Tennessee. The National Baptist Publishing Board began as Dr. R.H. Boyd's dream for African Americans to publish Baptist Sunday School materials for...
A slave bill of sale documenting the purchase of a "boy named Sephus aged about six years" by William Harrison, Jr., from Timothy [Terrell?] in Williamson County, Tennessee on Jan. 18, 1844. The warrant of title refers to the sum of two hundred...
A slave deed bill of sale for the acquisition of three slaves: "a woman named Betty about twenty one years of age, and her two children Louis-Randolph about four years of age, and William Henry about twelve months old." The document states that...
A photograph of Mayor Ben West speaking to workers of the Nashville Transit Authority about the City's annexation campaign. By this time, large portions of Davidson County had been annexed by the City of Nashville. The day this photo was taken,...
A photograph of Councilman Charles R. Bramwell with unidentified city official and city worker beneath Nashville City limit sign. By this time, large portions of Davidson County had been annexed by the City of Nashville. The day this photo was...