History of Tipton County Tennessee
by Marshall Wingfield
Resources
Legal Terms
These are common terms we find when doing family research. This list is by no means all inclusive. If you have comments, a better definition, or additional terms, please contact me at the email below. David Hamby has given us some of the definitions. Most of the abbreviations came from the Bryan research list. a.a.s.: …
Headstone Inscriptions
B.P.O.E.: Benevolent Protective Order of Elks F.L.T.: with each letter in a link of a chain: Friendship, Love and Truth (see I.O.O.F.) F.O.E.: Fraternal Order of Eagles G.A.R.: Grand Army of the Republic. It was an organization of Civil War Union Army veterans. I.O.O.F.: International Order of Odd Fellows (see F.L.T.). V.D.M.: verbi Dei minister …
Diseases
Below are common diseases found on death records. Disease Name – Symptoms, description Apoplexy – Paralysis due to stroke Brain Fever – Meningitis Bright’s Disease – Chronic inflammatory disease of kidneys Child bed fever – Infection following birth of a child Cholera – Acute severe contagious diarrhea with intestinal lining sloughing Cholera morbus – Characterized …