Tonight, I was browsing the Volunteer Voices site and decided to do a search on the word “Maryville” to see what relevant Blount County items were included. One of the items I found was this picture of Charles & Mary, last names not included, and I knew immediately who it was! The picture is [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Boyd’
Photo: Charles & Mary Boyd
Posted in African-American, Biographical, Photos, tagged Boyd on December 12, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Obituary of Charles Boyd
Posted in African-American, Deaths, Newspaper Extract, tagged Boyd, Brown, Green, Hannum, White, Whitley on December 26, 2008 | 1 Comment »
From the Maryville Enterprise newspaper, 26 Apr 1917 Charles Boyd, better known in Maryville as ‘Uncle Charlie’ died at his home on Cemetery street last Wednesday night. Uncle Charlie was 86 years old. He had been in feeble health for several months and the end was not unexpected. Born in slavery, Charlie was taken into [...]
Charles Boyd, former slave
Posted in African-American, Deaths, tagged Boyd, Hannum, Pope, White on November 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In the last post on the will dispute in Asbury vs. Hannum, one of the alleged witnesses to the will was a Charles Boyd. Turns out, Mr. Boyd was well-known in Maryville. In the Spring 2004 issue of the Blount Journal, there is an article about him. The article is a reprint of one that [...]
Asbury vs. Hannum
Posted in African-American, Resources, tagged Asbury, Boyd, Hannum, Hood, Wallace on November 5, 2008 | 3 Comments »
In the text of Leading Cases of the Court of Civil Appeals of the State of Tennessee published in 1919, there is a case of Asbury v. Hannum that begins on pg. 146. The case describes a dispute of property among a family, though I’m not clear on the exact relationships of the women involved. [...]
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