This 1885 Knox Co., TN. will is for my 2g-grandfather. He names his wife (Amanda) Mary Renfro and his son John C. Cox as his executors.
He is but one of four grandsons who were named for their grandfather, old Curd Cox (b. 1762). This Curd Cox (b. 1827) was thru old Curd's son, Moses Cox (b. 1801). This will mentions his father's name, along w/another of my ancestral lines (Crippen of Knox Co.) DCox-Halls Crossroads
Paintings of our ancestors - we didn't have photographs yet!
Paintings of people who lived in the 18th century. So much happened in their lives - the steam engine was invented, the first steps of the Industrial Revolution were taken, the American revolution, th...
The 1800s where the end of the industrial revolution and the birth of scientists.
The Industrial Revolution began around 1760 and ran through the 1840's. Then began the birth of the profession of science. Louis Pasteur, Charles Darwin, Michael Faraday, Thomas Edison, and Nikola Te...