Tracy City News 1

Tracy City, TN News 
(papers name until October 1896) 

This paper was published in Grundy County, TN. Abstractions were done by: BLANCHE AND DENNIS TATE.

Note: From April 3, 1913 until November 5, 1914 the paper was called The Mountain Herald.

The name of the paper from January 7, 1914 until August 10, 1916 was The Grundy County Times.


Tracy City, Tn. News, Friday November 30, 1888, Vol. 3 # 12.

Willis, Aunt Betsy, age 90 died on 11th, Page 2, Col. 2.

Bisland, Nellie and Bradford, Alexander were married December 7, 1888, Page 3, Col. 1 


October 5, 1893

Spies, Mrs. John died, page 3 Col.3 & Col 5. 


October 12, 1893

Barass, D. Livingstone and Etter, Lemma were married Page 2, col. 3.

Safley, Uncle David died page 2, col. 3.

Winton, Geo. L. and Meeks, Anna were married page 3, col. 4.

Nunley, Dave died page 3 col. 7. 


October 19, 1893

Warner, Samuel and Young, Ella were married page 3 col. 3. 


November 2, 1893

Martin, W.H. and Moffitt, Myrtle were married page 2, col. 3.

McCollum, Mrs. Ben died, page 2. col. 3.

Trabue, Ralph P. and Thomas, Lillie were married, page 2, col. 3.

Smokinger, H. died page 2, col. 5

Sweeton M.B. vs Sweeton, Leeanna divorce page 4 col. 5. 


January 10, 1895

Lusk, Tobe and Rhea, Clan were married page 3 col. 5.

Huber, Emil H. and Foster, Katie were married page 3. col. 4.

Will Worley a son page 3 col 4.

Barnes, Johnie and Patric, Pollian were married page 3 col. 6. 


January 17, 1895 Unable to read microfilm, torn, and many days are missing. 


May 16, 1895

Lockhart, Willie married Summers, Betty 5-16-1895 at Altamont, Tn.

Page 2, Col 5, Page 3 Col. 7.

Powell, Mrs. Richard died 5-16-1895 at Decherd, Tn.

Page 2, Col. 4.

Hargis, Aunt Polly died 5-16-1895 at Tracy City, Tn.

Page 3, Col. 5.

Wilson, James M. died 6-20-1895

Page 2 Col. 3, page 3 Col. 6.

Also shows he died 6-27-1895 at Crown,Tn.

Page 2, Col. 4.

Campbell, Enoch died Tracy City 6-20-1895

Page 4 Col. 4 also 6-27-1895 Page 1 Col. 5.

Green, John died Tracy City

6-27-1895, Page 3, Col. 6.

Byrnes, Mary died Tracy City 6-27-1895, Page 3, Col. 6. 


August 29, 1895

Cunningham, Ben died Tracy City, Page 2 Col. 3.

Baby Boy born to Mr. & Mrs. Burl Watley, Tracy City, Tn. Page 2, Col. 2. 


September 26, 1895

Reference made to Rev. J.G. Tate 76 yrs. old. Article entitled Brushy Mountain I.T. To Editor, . Many Indians attended this camp meeting. Visited Ft. Gibson and Ft.Smith with J.G. Tate, visited home Jeff Davis made his hqtrs. It mentions Ft. Smith and Wilsons rock where Sam Houston buried his Cherokee wife, Talahina Rogers after he was Governor.

Roddy, Jay C. died of Gunshot wound. Page 2, Col. 5.

Wimberly, Savannah E. wife of W. C. Wimberly died in Beersheba Springs, Tn. Page 2, Col. 5

Child of Rev. A. G. Brown died, Page 3, Col. 1.

Bessie, child of Mr. & Mrs. W. P. Roberts died of fever, Page 3, Col. 4. 


November 21, 1895

County directory shows A. J. Tate was a Justice of the Peace in the fifth district.

Sartain, Mrs. Aaron died, Page 6, Col. 3. 


September 3, 1896

Infant child of Mr. & Mrs. W. S. Locke died, Page 3, Col. 2.

James Tiptons remains were taken to Tracy City, Tn. Page 3, Col.2. 


September 10, 1896

Barnes, Benjamin Nelson was born 10-14-1895, died 9-1-1896 Page 5, Col. 1.

Rev. J.O. Blanton baptized in Stockade Lake last Sunday,(Sept. 6, 1896), John A. Tate, J.C. Lankford, and Henry Kilgore


September 17, 1896

Wilkes, A. J. died, Page 3, Col. 1. 


September 24, 1896

Hall, John of Tracy City, Tn. passed away, Page 3, Col. 2.

Kelly McCurdy and Pauline Brannan married, Page 3, Col. 3.

Sain, Bettie died, Page 3, Col. 3. 


October 7, 1896,

White, Charlie died Col. 3

Old Man Brazile buried. 


October 14, 1896

Clyde Bennett of Vervilla and Miss Annie Moran of Tracy City, Tn. were married in Nashville, Tn.

Chancery land sale, R. B. Sweeton vs T. B. Lockhart et al, Page 2, Col. 3. 


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