The historical schools that once dotted the landscape of Tipton County were segregated like all schools in the South during the beginning of the 20th century. Union Hill was a colored school in the District 6 area of Munford. Teachers 1912 Lena C. Jones, L. Dorsett 1913 Lena Jones 1914 Leona C Jones 1915 Lillian …
Girl Burned to Death Miss Della Williams of Covington Dies Horrible Death Covington – Consumed by fire when her clothing was ignited by lighting was the fate of Miss Della Williams, 15-year-old daughter of W. S. Williams, a farmer, residing in Tipton county, near the Haywood county line. Miss Williams was in a field with …
While burning sedge grass a little negro girl, daughter of Abe Eaton, was burned on the farm of Ronee Payne, near Covington. Death resulted. (Herald and Tribune, Jonesboro and Johnson City, Tenn., April 7, 1892)
Sarah Foust (1879-1956) with students in Milton, Pennsylvania May 13, 1902. By Sherri Onorati, published in The Leader on June 21. 2012 Not much is known about Bowden School. Teacher pay records show that it was in existence in 1911 but school records at the Tipton County School Board are few and the only teacher …
This picture was donated to the Tipton County Museum by John Marshall. The young men are unidentified, except for the Coach who in another pictured is named Coach Lester.
Father Kills Baby in Nightmare About Mad Dog Attacking Her Evening Star (Washington, D.C.) July 20, 1940 Munford, Tenn., July 20 – A bereaved father told yesterday of a nightmare that made him leap from bed and kill his little daughter under the delusion that she was a mad dog. Magistrate C. L. McClain said …
The Bismarck Tribune (Bismarck, N. D.) Dec. 2, 1936 Memphis, Tenn., Dec. 2 – A brain specialist was called Wednesday to examine four-year-old Emmie Wilson to find out why he’s been talking for 15 days. The youngster, son of Mr. and Mrs. Cal Wilson of Munford, Tenn., suffered a slight stroke more than two weeks …
The News Scimitar (Memphis, Tenn.) Nov. 14, 1918 Little Craddock Elizabeth Vaughan is a five-months-old patriot. She has really done more than her share toward helping to win the war, and now she is thoroughly satisfied with the result, which means that her soldier-daddy, whom she has never seen, will probably be coming home soon. …
Florence Kirby, little daughter of Mr. A. P. Kirby, died at his home two and a half miles southwest of this place Saturday afternoon at 1 o’clock, of scarlet fever, after an illness of only a few days, and her burial took place at the Mount Carmel Cemetery. She lacked only a few months of …
