Annie McKamey Christenberry, widow of the late J. K. Christenberry and
a member of a pioneer Tennessee family, died late Saturday. The body will be sent to Harrimon, Tenn. on Monday,
burial to be in Roane County, Tenn. The ancestors of both Mr. and Mrs. Christenberry were among the seven signers
of the charter that founded the Old Roane College, then christened Popular Creek Siminary, one of Tennessee's oldest
colleges. Among Mrs. Christenberry's possessions was the order signed by Archibald Roane, then Governor of Tennessee,
appointing her great-grandfater as a Captain in the army in 1803. Survivors are three daughters, Mrs. J. Audubon-Foster,
Dallas; Mrs. Charles M. Wilson, Texarkana; Mrs. J. F. Love, Jefferson City, Tenn.; two sons, R. L. Christenberry,
Houston, and W. O. Christenberry, Dallas; a sister, Mrs. J. H. Gouge, Johnson City, Tenn.
Dallas Morning News, May 2, 1938 - transcribed by Amanda Jowers
Polly Dunlap - DIED on Monday last, Polly Dunlap, daughter of Capt.
Hugh Dunlap of Roane county. Aged 7 months. The grieving parents of this lovely babe, will find consolation in
the following words of our Saviour Suffer little children to come unto me.
Carthage Gazette (23 Mar. 1810) transcribed by Marla Zwakman
John Hawkins - an old and respected citizen of Roane county and a member
of the G.A.R. post died at his home near Post Oak Thursday last.
Daily Journal and Journal and Tribune (25 Jan. 1895) transcribed by Marla Zwakman
Andy Johnson - Knoxville, Tenn., May 15 In a bloody fight at a railroad
camp near Copper Ridge Tunnel, on the Knoxville, La Follette and Jellico Railroad, seventeen miles from this city,
Night Walking Boss Andy Johnson of Harriman, Tenn., was shot and fatally wounded by George Earl, an Alabama negro,
employed on the work. Earl was in turn shot and instantly killed by Deputy Sheriff Gas Estis of Knox County. Earl
is said to have fled from Alabama following the commission of a murder.
Dallas Morning News, Dallas, Texas, May 16, 1904 transcribed by Amanda Jowers
Mrs. J. Y. West - HARRIMAN, Tenn., April 11. Mrs. J. Y. West, died
of consumption yesterday. She is the daughter of S. P. Cook, of Loudon county. The remains were taken to Loudon
by boat this morning.
Daily Journal and Journal and Tribune (13 Apr. 1894) transcribed by Marla Zwakman
