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| Size | 3.0 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 2,600 items) |
| Abstract | The Cheairs and Hughes families of Maury County, Tenn. included Nathaniel Francis Cheairs (1818-1914). The collection contains correspondence, deeds, wills, and other financial and legal papers, genealogical notes, family photographs, and other material of Nathaniel Francis Cheairs and other members of the Cheairs and Hughes families of Maury County, Tenn. Most of the correspondence and financial papers relate to the business dealings of Nathaniel Francis Cheairs and include papers relating to land transactions in Maury County and a sawmill in Arkansas. Two copies of typed transcriptions of memoirs are included: "Kentucky Memoirs of Uncle Sam Williams," edited with commentary by Nathaniel Cheairs Hughes Junior, about the life and family of Samuel Williams (1831-1927), who was raised in Bourbon County, Ky., and wrote for newspapers in Louisville, Ky., St. Louis, Mo., and other locations; and "Personal Experiences in the War Between the States," by Nathaniel Francis Cheairs, who served with the 3rd Tennessee Regiment. Genealogical material, the bulk of these papers, relates to Cheairs, Hughes, and other ancestors of Nathaniel Francis Cheairs Hughes Junior (1930- ). |
| Creator | Cheairs family.
Hughes family. |
| Language | English |
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The Cheairs and Hughes families of Maury County, Tenn. included Nathaniel Francis Cheairs (1818-1914).
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The collection contains correspondence, deeds, wills, and other financial and legal papers, genealogical notes, family photographs, and other material of Nathaniel Francis Cheairs and other members of the Cheairs and Hughes families of Maury County, Tenn. Most of the correspondence and financial papers relate to the business dealings of Nathaniel Francis Cheairs and include papers relating to land transactions in Maury County and a sawmill in Arkansas. Two copies of typed transcriptions of memoirs are included: "Kentucky Memoirs of Uncle Sam Williams," edited with commentary by Nathaniel Cheairs Hughes Junior, about the life and family of Samuel Williams (1831-1927), who was raised in Bourbon County, Ky., and wrote for newspapers in Louisville, Ky., St. Louis, Mo., and other locations; and "Personal Experiences in the War Between the States," by Nathaniel Francis Cheairs, who served with the 3rd Tennessee Regiment. Genealogical material, the bulk of these papers, relates to Cheairs, Hughes, and other ancestors of Nathaniel Francis Cheairs Hughes Junior (1930- ).
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Series 1. Correspondence, 1865-1917.
The most frequent correspondence is from Nathaniel Francis Cheairs, written in Madison, Ark., to his son, William McKissack Cheairs, in Spring Hill, Tenn. The letters deal with the operation of Nathaniel's sawmill in Arkansas, poverty in the region, and family matters. Also included are a few business letters from Nathaniel Cheairs, and letters among his children and other relatives.
| Folder 1a |
Original finding aid #04226, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1865-1917." Folder 1a |
| Folder 1 |
1865-1917 #04226, Series: "1. Correspondence, 1865-1917." Folder 1 |
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Series 2. Financial and Legal Material, 1811-1916.
Arrangement: chronological.
Included are deeds, plats, wills and estate settlements, leases, stock and insurance certificates, and other materials.
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Series 3. Genealogical Material.
Arrangement: by family name.
Primarily notes made by Nathaniel Cheairs on the various branches of his family.
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Series 4. Writings.
Contains a typed copy of Nathaniel Cheairs's memoir, "Personal Experiences in the War Between the States," published in serial form by the Columbia, Tenn. Daily Herald in 1961.
| Folder 35 |
"Personal Experiences..." #04226, Series: "4. Writings." Folder 35 |
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Series 5. Clippings, 1861-1917.
Clippings relate to the Civil War and to the Hughes, Cheairs, and related families.
| Folder 36 |
Clippings, 1861-1917 #04226, Series: "5. Clippings, 1861-1917." Folder 36 |
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Series 6. Miscellaneous Material.
Includes copies of census lists; notes on slave censuses, the Civil War, and Civil War munitions; a calendar picture of Rippaville, Nathaniel Cheairs's home; and a postcard depicting the family home of Abraham Spears near Paris, Ky.
| Folder 37-38 |
Miscellaneous material #04226, Series: "6. Miscellaneous Material." Folder 37-38Folder 37Folder 38 |
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Series 7. Volumes.
Typed and photocopied notebooks containing genealogical information on the McClanahan, Meador, and Rush families. One volume is an edited version of the memoirs of Samuel Williams (1831-1927), written in January 1906.
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Series 8. Pictures, 1861-1971.
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Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Updated by: Kathryn Michaelis, May 2011
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