I just subscribed to a new (to me) newspaper service, Accessible Archives which has a fairly large collection of African-American newspapers. I was very surprised that the first article to come up when I put in “Brownlow” was a very favorable obituary of W.G.B.! It was printed in the Christian Record, published by the A. […]
Knoxville Marble Company
I have always wanted to know how Annie and Will met. How does a young woman from Knoxville, who went to school in Philadelphia, meet a young man from St. Louis? What if they met in Washington, D.C. in 1874 when Will was there to interview for a position on the Newton-Jenney Expedition and Annie […]
Susan Brownlow: The Heroine of Tennessee
This was a very popular booklet in 1863 in the Northern United States. It tells the story, “truthful and graphic account,” of how one of W. G. Brownlow’s daughters saved the union flag flying over the Brownlow home from a group of drunken Confederate soldiers who wanted to take it down. Except, the daughter was […]
Annie Elopes with a Stonecutter!
Exploring family history can be exciting, tedious, frustrating, and amazing. One thing I have wondered about for years was how did Will and Annie meet? He was in St. Louis and she in Knoxville or Philadelphia. When did they meet? I imagined that they met in Washington DC when Will went to apply for the […]
Courtroom Drama
Mining and lawsuits go together like a horse and carriage, you can’t have one without the other. And while lawsuits had a large impact on the lives of Will and Annie, the courtroom adventures of friends and family was also interesting. First up, Myra Clark Gaines. She was married to Annie’s great-grand uncle, Gen. Edmund […]
