Williams family

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Col. John Williams Family Papers. Includes Williams family Bibles (including John and Rhoda Campbell Williams Bible probably the Sneed Family Bible, 1838), 2 photographs albums, 2 daguerreotypes, letters, map of East Knoxville, one cloth doll. Box 4 contains several Bibles but none have family entries. Box 2 contains several Bibles, four of which contain family entries. (MSC 0407)

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Cormick-Sydnor Family Bible, gift of J. P. Roddy III. Bible contains marriage, birth, and death records (1816-1900) for Cormick, Sydnor, Crews, Dorsey, Scott, Bourland, and Williams families. Bible is dated 1849 and its pages are loose from the covers. An 1872, hand-drawn certificate of college studies for Laura Sydnor was found in the Bible.

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Advertisement for Estate Tag Sale at Colonial Hall (formerly Marbledale Plantation) in Knoxville, Tenn. The house was built by Colonel J. C. J. Williams (great-grandfather of Tennessee Williams) in 1842.

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Family Bible of James White and Mary Lawson White. Includes Carrick and Williams surnames. Funeral notice for Hugh L. White, 1840, inserted with family information. Bible printed for Matthew Carey, 1802.

Scope and Contents (Folders 26, 43, 49, & 75 tell of the location of Smith Family artifacts, portraits, and papers located in libraries and museums other than the McClung Collection.) Includes Tomlinson family material & Tate Springs material. Folder 13 contains postcards showing views and bldgs. of the Tate Springs Hotel. Many other postcards are in this collection, most are 19th century. Tate Springs Hotel (Inn), Knoxville Farmers Convention, agriculture, Appalachian Exposition award ribbons and...

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Family Bible of the Williams Family, including Mary Williams, Floid (Floyd?) C. Williams, Flora B. Williams and others. Many of the entries are faint and difficult to read. Bible has 1868 copyright, American Bible Society.

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Williams Family Bible, gift of J. P. Roddy III. Bible belonged to David and Ella Cormick Williams, and contains marriage, death, and birth records (1827-1929) for Williams, Cormick, Hutton, Ellis, Knox, Adams, and Stewart families. Bible is dated 1881 and is in good condition. Also, there are three envelopes of items found inside the Bible: loose papers, unidentified braided hair, and a handmade bookmark.

Scope and Contents (The complete Col. John Williams Family Papers collection is 4 boxes but the Bibles with family records are all in Box 2.) Four Bibles housed in the Col. John Williams Family Papers: Dorothy Brandau Bible with birth entries for Brandau family members (1913-1918; Eliza and E. D. Sneed Family Bible with birth, marriage, and death entries for Sneed, Williams, and Jones family members (1812-1875). Bible was published in 1847.; Sneed Family Bible, 1826 with birth, marriage, & death entries...