Logo designed for Johnson County by Pamela R. Cresswell
Logo designed for Johnson County by Pamela R. Cresswell
This is mainly a list of books that relate to genealogoy or history of people that live or lived in Johnson County, Tennesse or the surrounding counties in Tennessee, Virginia or North Carolina.
| The Johnson Co. History Book Vol. I and Vol. II | $70.95 each includes tax, shipping and handling |
You can order the above books from:
Johnson County Historical Society
PO Box 123
Mountain City, TN 37683-0123
(423) 727-5800
| Johnson County, Tennessee Death Record Abstracts, 1908-1943 by Eddie M. Nikazy | $25.00 |
You can order the above book from:
Eddie M. Nikazy
139 Glenn Hill Dr
Hendersonville, TN 37075-5136
| Blue Mountains & Green Valleys, Tales of Upper East Tennessee, by Boyd S. Ray |
For further information please contact:
Boyd S. Ray
PO Box 87
Mountain City, TN 37683
| Johnson Co., TN Will Book 2, March 1882-July 1932, by Jerry Ann Stout | $18.00 |
| Descendants of Daniel Stout of Frederick and Shenandoah Cos., VA, by Jerry Ann Stout. | $15.00 |
Jerry Ann Stout
1351 N. Denene St.
Wichita, KS 67212-4352
| The Wataugah Land Purchases, by Troy R. Keesee | $28.00 includes shipping. |
Troy R. Keesee
151 Skyline Lane
Powell, TN 37849
| Hougland's Index to Johnson County, Tennessee Deeds, 1836-1865, By M. W. Houghland | $22.00 includes shipping. |
Description:
This 124 page, perfect bound (soft cover) book is an index of the Johnson County, Tennessee Deed Books 1 through 4. Grantor surnames are alphabetized and all grantee and second grantor names form a full name index. Familial relationships or the name of a spouse or siblings when mentioned in the text of the transactions are listed in the index. Many transactions other than land records, such as bills of sale, wills, gift deeds, bonds, and agreements, are found in the Deed Books. The original eight Civil Districts are described and illustrated with a copy of the 1836 map found in the Tennessee State Library and Archives.
Order from:
Margaret Hougland
131 Hillmont Dr.
Johnson City, TN 37601
(mhougland#gmail.com)
| 1880 Ashe Co., NC Federal Census Including the Mortality Schedule and every name index, by Mary Floy Katzman | $28.00 includes shipping, etc. |
| 1830 Ashe Co., NC Census | $12.50 |
| 1850 Ashe Co., NC Census, by Danny Miller | $9.00 |
| 1860 Ashe Co., NC Census | $10.00 |
| 1870 Ashe Co., NC Census, by Jeffrey C. Weaver | $11.00 |
| Ashe Co., NC Marriage Records 1800-1900, by Elizabeth Caulder | $20.00 |
| Marriage Records of Ashe Co., NC 1801-1872, by Minnie Osborn and Jeffrey Weaver | $15.00 |
| Heritage of Ashe Co., NC, Vol. 2 | $55.00 + $5.00 shipping |
| Factual History of Early Ashe Co. | $40.00 + $5.00 shipping |
| Miss Chessie's Memories | $4.00 |
| Rambling Through Ashe | $10.00 |
| New River Controversy | $10.00 |
| Growing Up Southern | $6.98 |
| Chalice and the Covenant | $10.00 |
| Francis Family of Upper New River Valley | $20.00 |
| History of the New River Baptist Ass'n | $4.00 |
| Maple Springs Primitive Baptist | $6.00 |
| Senter Primitive Baptist Church Records 1829-1857 | $5.00 |
| Big Helton Primitive Baptist Church | $20.00 |
| McCoy Family | $10.00 |
| Miller Family History | $45.00 |
| Wilburn Waters History | $2.50 |
| Mountaineer Heritage (Vol 1-15) - These are wonderful! They are FULL of names, stories, histories, recipes, traditions, etc. They are written and published by the High School Journalism Classes. I suggest you start with Volume I and collect them all. | @ $3.00 |
| Mountaineer Heritage Index (through Vol 10) | $8.00 |
| Unsettled Settlements | $20.00 |
| A Country Doctor Goes to Town | $6.00 |
| Big Game Hunting in Alaska | $10.00 |
Ashe County Public Library
148 Library Drive
West Jefferson, NC 28694
| Heritage of Watauga Co., NC Vol. I | $50.00 |
| Heritage ofo Watauga Co., NC Vol. II | $30.00 |
| 1850 Watauga Co., NC Census | $8.00 |
| 1860 Watauga Co., NC Census | $10.00 |
| 1870 Watauga Co., NC Census | $10.00 |
| 1880 Watauga Co., NC Census | $10.00 |
| 1900 Watauga Co., NC Census | $15.00 |
| 1910 Watauga Co., NC Census | $20.00 |
| 1920 Watauga Co., NC Census | $25.00 |
| 1887 Watauga Co., NC Tax List (provides some information which might have been on the 1890 Census) | $20.00 |
| Marriage Register of Watauga Co., NC | $25.00 |
| Copy of the Jesse Greer, Jr. Notebook. This lists the children and birth dates of Benjamin and Nancy Wilcoxsen Greer as well as theirs. Also lists the 17 children and their birthdates of Jesse Greer, Sr. and Mary/Polly Morris. Many other dates and names are here as well as an interesting story entitled "A Small Travail of Jesse Greer". A little point of interest: Mary/Polly Morris was 12 years old when she married, 13 when her first child was born and had her 17 children in 29 years - no multiple births. She died in 1880 and lived to see at least one GGGGrandchild - that's SIX generations!! She died before the 1880 Ashe Co., NC census was taken, but she was included in the Mortality Schedule. | $6.00 |
| Presnell Family History, by Aner Rominger | $15.00 |
| These My People, Wards of Watauga County, by Lennis D. Isaacs | $15.00 |
Genealogical Society of Watauga County
P.O. Box 126 (DTS)
Boone, North Carolina 28607
Membership dues to join the Genealogical Society of Watauga County are $10.00 and publishes a quarterly bulletin, edited by Sanna Gaffney. To join send a check to the Society at the address above.
| The Overmountain Men (hardcover) |
| The Overmountain Men (softcover) |
| One Heroic Hour at Kings Mountain |
| 1840/50 and 1860 census books are out of print. |
| 1870 Johnson County Census, by Thomas W. Gentry - every name index |
| 1880 Johnson County Census, by Thomas W. Gentry - every name index |
| 1900 Johnson County Census, by Thomas W. Gentry - every name index |
| 1910 Johnson County Census, by Thomas W. Gentry - every name index |
| 1920 Johnson County Census, by Thomas W. Gentry - every name index |
| The Thrilling Adventures of Captain Dan Ellis, 1861-1865 Union Guide and Troop Commander |
| History of the 13th Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry, (USA), by Samuel Scott and Samuel Angel |
| Forgotten Soldiers: History of the 4th Regiment Tennessee Vol. Inf., 1863-1865, by Eddie Nikazy |
| Forgotten Soldiers: History of the 2nd Regiment Tennessee Vol. Inf., 1863-1865, by Eddie Nikazy |
| Voices From Cemetery Hill, Civil War Diary of Wm. Henry Asbury Speer 1861-84, by Dr. Allen Paul Speer |
| Abstracts of Deaths - Carter Co., TN 1908-1925, by Eddie Nikazy |
| Marriages of Carter Co., TN 1871-1920, by Eddie Nikazy |
| Marriages of Johnson Co., TN 1906-1920, by Gerry D. Moody |
| Leonard Shoun and his wife, Barbara Slemp, Their Descendants of Johnson Co., TN, by Carl B. Neal (hardcover) |
| Leonard Shoun and his wife, Barbara Slemp, Their Descendants of Johnson Co., TN, by Carl B. Neal (softcover) |
| Our Favorite Recipes, by Johnson County Historical Society |
| My Killing Kin, The Potters of Tamarack, by Elizabeth Storie |
| I Never Killed a Man Who Didn't Need Killin', by Stanley South |
| Family History of Watauga, by Bud Altmayer |
| A History of Watauga County, by John Preston Arthur |
| Tales Never Told Around a Campfire (includes chapter on Sarah Shull), by Mark Dugan |
| The Making of Legends (includes "Petticoats & Poison Ivy" the story of Keith Blaylock), by Mark Dugan |
| Hold Up Your Head, Tom Dooley, by John Foster West |
| Rebels in Blue: The Story of Keith and Malinda Blalock, by Peter F. Stevens (Watauga County, NC and Johnson County, TN area during the Civil War; the only husband and wife that served on both sides) |
Sharyn McCrumb, a best selling author, has written many books where the stories take place in Upper East Tennessee. I bought three of her books and stayed up all night reading "She Walks These Hills" copyright 1994 and published by Signet Books. This book has plots and subplots, one being about a man who escapes from the North East Correctional Facility in Johnson County and follows his attempt to get back home. Mountain City is mentioned throughout the book. Its easy reading and hard to put down. If you're interested you can buy the book at any good bookstore or ask for it at your library. I found it in the mystery section of the bookstore.
This is the place to search for a history of a particular Virginia Regiment for the Civil War. Jeffrey C. Weaver has researched and written quite a few. Visit The Virginia Regimental Histories Series at lulu.com to learn more.
Call or write Overmountain Press for a catalog. They sell many books pertaining to Johnson County and surrounding areas, as well as histories and all kinds of interesting and informative material. Very worthwhile.
This page last updated July 12, 2011
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