McNairy Co Tennessee

McNAIRY COUNTY
TENNESSEE
G E N E A L O G Y

McNairy County is located in West Tennessee, one of the states three grand divisions. It was created in 1823 from Hardin County and named in honor of John McNairy (1762- 1837), North Carolina Superior Court judge for Mero District, 1796 Constitutional Convention delegate, U. S. district judge for Tennessee, Davidson Academy Trustee. The first county seat was at Purdy, currently it is located at Selmer.

BRIEF HISTORY Prior to 1810 the lands now embraced by McNairy County were occupied by the Chickasaw Indians, it being a part of the territory known as the Western District. At this date the Indian titles were extinguished and the county of HARDIN was established, which embraced the territory now covered by McNairy County. On the 8th. day of October, 1823, the General Assembly of Tennessee passed an Act providing for the organization of McNairy County, taking its name from Judge John McNairy, of Nashville. In 1824 the county was organized.

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ONLINE McNAIRY DATA

Descendants of Thomas Prather Sr. of McNairy County Tennessee
LAST WILL OF GREEN LEE HENDRIX
LAST WILL OF G.L. HENDRIX, JR.
LAST WILL OF AMOS HURLEY
Last Will of Henry R. Sharp
Last Will of Eliza Crabtree
Obituary Elijah Knight
Obituary of Green Lee Hendrix, Jr.
Obituary of A.O. Elliff
Obituary of Mrs. Mary E. Elliff
AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF JOSHUA M. DIXON
SULPHER SPRINGS CEMETERY listing from USGenWeb

McNairy County community news newspaper articles 1903 to 1930

Articles from 1903
Assortment of articles from 1905to 1929
Articles from 1908
Articles from 1918
Articles from 1919
Articles from 1923
Articles from 1924
Articles from 1930
Articles from 1932

McNairy County Marriages 1911 - 1926

Calander of Events

O T H E R O N L I N E D A T A

RESEARCH HELPS

Tennessee State Library and Archives

EARLY COUNTY RECORDS AVAILABLE ON INTERLIBRARY LOAN
McNAIRY COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOURCES

LIBRARIES

The John McConnico Memorial Library, 225 Oak Grove Road, Selmer, Tn. 38375

MASONIC ORGANIZATION

Gravel Hill # 232- The Gravel Hill Masonic Lodge was organized by members of the Hamburg and Purdy lodges. The lodge met monthly except for the years, 1862-1865, during the Civil War

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SOME GREAT BOOKS

Hursts Wurst, Kevin D. McCann; 283 Murrell Rd., Dickson, TN 37055 - This book is still in print
Reflections, A History of McNairy County, Tennessee 1823 - 1996 Copies available from Ellis Brothers, 104 W Court Ave. Selmer, TN

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This page was created 11 Jan 1998
last updated 21 July 2001