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The photo album of Nancy Albertine “Tinie” (Wofford) Settle (1863-1922) of Stewart County was digitized by the Stewart County Archives in August 2025. The album had been in the care of the late Charles Albert Settle (1929-2018) of Dover, a first cousin of the album’s previous caretaker, Ruby H. (Waggoner) Evans (1913-2001). Both Charles and Ruby were grandchildren of Tinie Wofford Settle. Ruby Evans gave the album to Charles Settle in 1994, as he was involved in family research and was carrying on the Settle name. Charles reproduced the photographs for sharing with other family members. Accompanying the album are the prints made by Charles, and the corresponding photo negatives. Tinie Wofford Settle was the youngest daughter of Albert Green Wofford (1823-1902) and Nancy Lavinia Grimes (1824-1896), who married 30 January 1845 in Stewart County and lived on Lost Creek. On 27 Jan 1887, Tinie married John Alphis Settle (1860-1933), also of Stewart County, and they also raised their family on Lost Creek. On the inside cover of the album in blue ink is written “Tinie Settle’s Album.” The pages of the album are numbered in pencil in the top outside corner, and each page has a slot for sliding a photograph up into a cut-out window. The album contains 24 pages and 25 photographs, 19 of which are tintypes. The 25th photograph is not in a page, but loose within the album, presumably since all 24 pages of the album were occupied. Identifications are written on the first three pages only, beneath the photo, apparently by the hand of Tinie (Wofford) Settle. Identifications, and possible identifications, of 13 of the photographs are written on a separate sheet of paper tucked into the album, whose numbers correspond to the numbered pages of the album. This sheet is by the hand of Edgar Green Settle (1891-1981), son of Tinie (Wofford) and John A. Settle, and father of Charles Albert Settle. All photographs were removed from their album pages for digitization, but a few of the photographs were also digitized in situ to show the album’s composition. None of the photographs have writing on the reverse of the image except these two:
The album also includes a newspaper clipping of the obituary of Benjamin Franklin “Frank” Wofford (1854-1937), who is photo #3 in the album. The obituary appeared in the otherwise-lost August 27, 1937 issue of the Stewart County Times.
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Armstrong – Shelton –Shrader – Ezell families Of Trigg Co., Kentucky and Stewart Co., Tennessee Family Bible, Bible Pages and Family Dates An Armstrong-Shelton family Bible was donated in July 2025 to the Stewart County Archives by Tara Hodges Wallace of Clarksville, TN, who had received it from a cousin. Shout out to Randy Rubel for arranging the donation. The Bible includes family pages of the Armstrong and Shelton families, but also the family pages from an Ezell family Bible, as well as family notes from the Shrader family. These families lived around Roaring Springs in Trigg County and Bumpus Mills in Stewart County. The four generations represented in the Bible pages are:
Item 1 - Armstrong-Shelton Bible (1873) (page 1) Marriages J. E. Armstrong and C. A. Shrader was younited in the holy bonds of wed lock on Jan the 10 1861. Thomas C. Shelton and Nora E. Armstrong was united in the holy bonds of wedlock on December the 31 1885. Alva H. Armstrong and Alice James was united in the holy bonds of wedlock on Oct. 6 1898. Manson Armstrong and Jennie B. Joiner was united in the holy bonds of wedlock on November the 16 1899. Minus L. Armstrong and Evie E. Skinner was united in the holy bonds of wedlock Feb. the 28 1904. Atha V. Shelton and Annie Ezell was united in the holy bonds of wedlock Aug. 29 1909. (page 2) Births Thomas Shelton was born Aug. 29, 1859 John E. Armstrong was born in the year of our lord May the 3 1840 Caroline A. Armstrong, the wife of John Armstrong, was born June the 16 1837 Micheral Calvin Armstrong, the son of John and C. A. Armstrong, was born in the year of our lord Oct. the 26 1861 Mary E. Armstrong, the daughter of John and C. Armstrong, was born Aug. the 23 1863 Norah E. Armstrong was born in the year of our lord Sept. the 8 1864 William E. Armstrong was born in the year of our lord March the 14 1867 Alva Houston Armstrong was born in the year of our lord May the 18 1869 Manson Armstrong was born in the year of our lord Oct the 2 1873 Minus Linn Armstrong was born in the year of our lord July the 27 1876 (page 3) Births Henry Herman Shelton, the son of Thomas C. and Nora E. Shelton, was born in the year of our lord February the 14th 1887 Atha Vernon Shelton, son of Thom. C. and Nora E. Shelton, was born Oct. 23 1888 Vida Valeria Shelton, daughter of Thom. C. and Nora E. Shelton, was born Feb 19, 1893 Alva Henry Armstrong, the son of Alva H. and Alice Armstrong, was born in the year of our Lord Jan the 10 1900 Harvey Chester Armstrong, the son of Alva H. and Alice Armstrong, was born in the year of our Lord April the 24, 1901 Ethel Lilian Armstrong, the daughter of Manson and Jennie Armstrong, was born in the year of our Lord Sept the 17 1900 (page 4) Deaths Mrs. Nora E. Shelton died May 3, 1940, Fri. 4:30 pm Maggie Shelton, wife of Herman Shelton, died Feb. 24, 1927 Mary Elizabeth Armstrong, the daughter of John and Caroline Armstrong, was born Aug the 23 1863 and died the date William Edward Armstrong, the son of John and C. Armstrong was born March the 14 1867 and Died August the 17 1875 Michael Calvin Armstrong, the son of John and C. Armstrong, was born the 26 of Oct. 1861 and died August the 12 1877 John E. Armstrong departed this life January the 20 1877 aged 36 years and 8 month Alva Henry Armstrong died Jan the 12 1900 Ruel Morris Died Dec. 10, 1918 aged 22 years 8 months 28 days. Ethel Lillian Armstrong died Aug 1922, 22 years 11 months Ema Ellen Ezzell Died Oct. 17, 1920 Thomas C. Shelton died June 29, 1938 Another page from the same Bible has two entries in pencil: Eller J. White departed this life November the 24 1896, aged 21 years Edna Armstrong, daughter of Minus L. and Evie E. Armstrong, was born in the year of our Lord Dec the 28, 1904 and dyed the date Item 2 – Armstrong-Shelton Family Notes Written on lined note paper; not part of a Bible (page 1) Births John Thomas Armstrong, the son of Manson and Jennie Armstrong, was born in the year of our lord June the 28 1902. Annie Caroline Shelton, the daughter of Tom and Nora Shelton, was born in the year of our Lord Aug. the 7, 1901 Clara Myrtle Armstrong, the daughter of Minus L. and Evie E. Armstrong, was born in the year of our lord May 16, 1907. Mamie Beatress Shelton, the daughter of Atha V. and Annie L. Shelton, was born in the year of our lord Aug. 29, 1910. Linard Huston Armstrong, the son of Manson and Jennie Armstrong, was born in the year of our Lord Feb. the 11, 1905. Edison Wilford Armstrong, the son of Manson and Jennie Armstrong, was born in the year of our Lord Jan the 2 1908 Ira Edmonson Armstrong, the son of Manson and Jennie Armstrong, was born in the year of our Lord Dec the 25 19[--] (page 2) Births Edna Armstrong, the daughter of Minus L. and Evie E. Armstrong, was born in the year of our Lord December the 28, 1904 Minus Desmond Armstrong, the son of Minus L. and Evie E. Armstrong, was born in the year of our Lord December the 7, 1905 Clara Myrtle Armstrong, the daughter of Minus and Evie Armstrong, was born in the year of our Lord May the 16 1908. Lowry Dallas Armstrong, the son of Minus and Evie Armstrong, was born in the year of our Lord Dec the 4, 1910. Manie Pearl Shelton, wife of H. H. Shelton, was borned June 15, 1892. Offie Irean Armstrong, the daughter of Alva and Alice Armstrong, was born in the year of our Lord Nov the 26, 1909 Clarence Ray Ezell, son of Green and Vida Ezell, was born in the year of our lord May the 23, 1911. Bracy Woodrow Shelton, son of Herman and Maggie Shelton, was born in the year of our lord August 23, 1911. Herbert Loid Armstrong, the son of Alva and Alice Armstrong, was born in the year of our Lord Aug 24, 1911 (page 3) Marriages Herman H. Shelton and Maggie Wallace was united in the holy bonds of wedlock Dec 31, 1909 Green Ezell and Vida V. Shelton was united in the holy bonds of wedlock May 29, 1910. Annie Shelton and Ruel Morris was united in the holy bonds of wedlock Aug. 17, 1917. Manie Cunningham and Herman Shelton was united in the holy bonds of wedlock Aug. 6, 1929 Atha V. Shelton and Annie L. Ezell was united in the holy bonds of wedlock August 29, 1909. Emma Ellin Ezell died Oct 17, 1920 {Births} Henry Shelton, son of Atha and Annie Shelton, was born Jun 9, 1920. Verna Shelton, son of Atha and Annie Shelton, was born Nov 3, 1917. (page 4) Sadie Marie Ezell, the daughter of Green and Vida Ezell, was born March 28, 1913 Lillie May Shelton, daughter of Herman and Maggie Shelton, was born Jan 6 1913 Lewis Thomas Shelton, son of Atha [and] Annie Shelton, was [born] 27 Aug 1915 Emma Ellin, daughter of Green and Vida Ezell, was born 18 Sep 1915 Dorothy Shelton born 15 of Aug 1920. Alda Ruth [Shelton] born May 18 1923 Shellie Shelton daughter of Herman and Maggie Shelton born 18 Dec. 1915, died date Sarah Ellin, daughter of Herman and Maggie Shelton, born 14 March 1918, died date Walter Jacon, son of Green and Vida Ezell, born June 1 1917 Earl Vernon, son of Atha and Annie Shelton, was born Nov. 3, 1917. Mary Aline Shelton was borned Aug 18, 19[--] Item 3 – Green Ezell family Bible pages The front and back of a Bible page, with names/dates written, attached to a black page that was apparently an endpaper from a small family Bible. (page 1) Virgie Mae Ezell was born Aug 13, 1925 Hutchison Green Junior Ezell was born June 15, 1923 Margie Pauline Ezell was born April 12, 1921 Bogard Carline Elizabeth Ezell was born May 23, 1919 Wallace Walter Jason Ezell was born June 1, 1917 Sadie Marie Ezell was born March 28, 1913 Bogard Clarence Ray Ezell was born May 23, 1911 Vida Velara Shelton Ezell was born Feb 19 1893 Nathan Green Ezell was born Dec 15 1889 (page 2) Mrs. Nora Shelton Mildred Thomas Knight Ezell was born April 24 1927 Carolyn Dale Ezell was born Jan 5 1952. Mr. Green Junior Ezell was born June 15th 1923. Item 4 – Shrader family record Written on a sheet of lined note paper in blue ink; not part of a Bible. The entries all appear in the same 19th-century handwriting and all appear to have been written at the same time, sometime after 1864. (page 1) Elisabeth Ross was Born in the year of our lord December 26th 1794 Micheal W. Shrader was born in the year of our lord November 16th 1796 Carman Ross was born in the year of our lord February 18th 1814 Hulda Shrader was born in the year of our lord April 17th 1825 Nancy Shrader was born in the year of our lord September 10th 1827 Katherine Shrader was born in the year of our lord June 2nd 1829 Mary E. Shrader was born in the year of our lord September 14 1830 Martha Shrader was born in the year of our lord December 6th 1831 Zerelda Shrader was born in the year of our lord August 4th 1833 Caroline A. Shrader was born in the year of our lord June 16th 1837 Rutha Ellen Shrader was born in the year of our lord August 11th 1839 William Henry O. Shrader was born in the year of our lord July 25th 1855 Theodocia Ann Shrader was born in the year of our lord October 7th 1856 Rebeca Alice Shrader was born in the year of our lord March 5th 1858 (page 2) James Micheal W. Shrader was born in the year of our lord November 12 1859 Charles Thomas Marion Shrader was born in the year of our lord April 16th 1861 John Acy Lewis Shrader was born in the year of our lord September 29th 1862 Nova Zembla Shrader was born in the year of our lord April 11th 1864 Micheal W. Shrader and Elisabeth Ross was married April the 9th 1823 Micheal W. Shrader and Mary Jane Hardie was married August the 9th 1854 (in pencil) The old bible was printed in 22 Huldah Shrader and John Peacher was married June the 29th 1843 Ruth E. Shrader and Henry Wilson was married January the 10th 1854 Rutha E. Wilson was married to William McGregor Oct the 8 1856 Caroline A. Shrader was married to John Armstrong January the 10 1861 The Stewart County Archives is always appreciative of being allowed to make copies from family Bibles, but especially honored to be the next caretaker of these family treasures. The Stewart County Archives has received a wonderful donation of the minute book of Cub Creek Primitive Baptist Church, spanning the years 1805-1929.
As the church was already in existence by 1805, it becomes the first organized church in Stewart County. (McKendree Church near Cumberland City organized in 1812, at a site where religious gatherings had been taking place for about 15 years. Crockett Creek Primitive Baptist Church organized in 1809, and Saline Creek Primitive Baptist Church in 1810). The church was first located at the head of Cub Creek, in northeastern Stewart County, then moved a couple miles east to the head of Dicks Fork of North Cross Creek in the 1850s, and then in 1900 moved to its final location at Legate. It disbanded in 1948, as the creation of Fort Campbell had displaced the last remaining members. The minute book has been in the loving care of the Foster family of Greenwood, Indiana, whose ancestor Frank P. Foster was the last church clerk before moving to LaFayette, Kentucky. An entry at the back of the book indicates that it was purchased in 1812 by member George Petty for $2.75. Cub Creek Church joined the Red River Baptist Association in 1808, which divided in 1813 due to growth. Cub Creek became part of the western division, called the Little River Association. When Little River split in 1833 due to the subject of mission work, Cub Creek remained Primitive, joining what was called the Original Little River Association, of which it was a member until the 1948 disbanding. Church membership stagnated after the 1833 split, however. The minutes reflect typical church business and membership changes, but unfortunately few death dates of members. The exception to this is that the back inside cover includes the birth dates of longtime members Robert and Rebecca Dinkins, as well as their marriage date - a date not otherwise known. Frank P. Foster, the last church clerk, was married to a granddaughter of the Dinkins. Many of the church members in later years were descendants of the Dinkins, including the Bagwell, Bibb and Free families. A couple of early membership lists appear in the back of the book, revealing the names of people who might otherwise have remained unknown, particularly women and enslaved people. The pastors of Cub Creek were Josiah Horn, Thomas Ross, Francis Moore, Charles B. Wilcox, Samuel Ross, E. T. Wadkins, E. T. Ridings, W. H. Dyer, J. L. B. Darnall and J. Nuck Darnall. All 320 pages of minutes have been photographed and indexed by Archives volunteers. The images and index are accessible on the Archives' Google Drive, at https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1y7zuS6Mw9SSCGOBh8jCRt5DTipCkQMue?usp=sharing The names of about 400 people appear in the index, as well as the names of 27 churches with whom Cub Creek fellowshipped or corresponded. The minute book is available for research during Archives' regular hours. In 2020, the Civil War letters of Pvt. Silas Bailey, 24th Iowa Volunteer Infantry, were brought to the Archives to prepare them for donation by the owner to a military archive. In addition to flattening and foldering the items for protection, we made a digital copy of the letters for the owner. The letters include those received by Silas Bailey before his military service, those sent home by him during his service, and a few received by his mother after his death. Silas Bailey was born November 3, 1844, in Johnson County, Iowa to Asa and Sophia (Kepler) Bailey. He enlisted September 28, 1862 in Company D of the 24th Iowa Volunteer Infantry, USA. His regiment was involved in skirmishes in Mississippi at Madison, Ft. Pemberton, Greenwood, Port Gibson, Bayou Pierre and Fourteen Mile Creek. He was killed at the battle of Champion's Hill on May 18, 1863, age 18, and was interred in a mass burial mound there.
The Archives holds personal documents and photographs from the estate of Orlean Brandon Walter (1886-1980) of Dover. Included are several photographs of her stepfather, Gen. William M. Brandon (1866-1908), who was Adjutant General of the Tennessee National Guard during the 1899-1903 governorship of Benton McMillin. Orlean Brandon Walter was the daughter of Morris Newton Brandon (1863-1896) of Dover and Corinne (King) Brandon of Meridian, MS. After the death of Morris Newton Brandon, Corinne married his cousin, William Milton Brandon (1866-1908) of Dover. Orlean Brandon operated a bed-and-breakfast out of her home that she called the Fort Donelson Tourist Home. A listing of the items in the collection is found on the Finding Aids page.  William M. Brandon house in Dover (now W. D. Sykes Museum); Gen. and Mrs. Brandon on the porch, others unidentified  November 1899 parade in San Francisco, led by Tennessee National Guard Adjt. Gen. William M. Brandon of Dover, welcoming the First Tennessee Regiment, US Volunteers, home from the Philippines. (l to r, on horseback) - Adjt. Gen. William M. Brandon, Dover - Capt. Robert Menees Milam, Co. B, Nashville - Hon. John W. Gaines, U. S. Congressman, Nashville - B. Nelson Coffman, 1st Lt. and Adjt., Clarksville - Richard A. Barr, Maj. and Chief Surgeon, Nashville - Albert B. Bayless, Lt. Col., Nashville  likely January 1901, a Nashville committee planning the grand return to Tennessee of the Tennessee battalion of the 37th Regiment, US Volunteers, from service in the Spanish-American War. The regiment had been garrisoned in San Francisco after its return from the Philippines. Gen. W. M. Brandon at center, with his wife Corinne behind him. To his left is Evelina (Bills) Polk, and behind her is her daughter-in-law, Mary Frances (Hibbler) Polk  November 1901, Nashville; commissioners appointed to revise the rules and regulations of the Tennessee National Guard: Lt. Col. John Walter Canada of Memphis, Col. John Jones Mitchell Jr. of Greeneville, Col. Thomas Setzer Hutchison of Nashville, Maj. John Edward Fisher of Nashville, Adjt. Gen. William M. Brandon of Dover, and Brig. Gen. Lawrence D. Tyson of Knoxville  staff and field officers of the Sixth Regiment, Tennessee National Guard, at their August 1902 encampment at Athens, TN; Adjt. Gen. William M. Brandon of Dover, seated center right; to his right, in civilian clothing, is Gov. Benton McMillin Dr. John Marastus Theodore Ralls was born December 16, 1847 in Stewart County. He was the son of Jane Ralls (unmarried) and the grandson of James Ralls Jr. and Sarah (Whitehurst) Ralls. John's biological father's last name was Cooley. On the 1860 census, John is listed as "John Cooley," age 13, living with his mother and his Ralls grandparents. Family lore states that when John grew up and married Sarah Frances Akin on October 30, 1863, he took his mother's maiden name of Ralls for his family name. Shown here is a copy of the diploma that John M. T. Ralls received on graduation from Vanderbilt University's School of Medicine in 1881. Also shown is the list of the graduating class for that year. These copies were donated to the County Archives by the late Randy Wallace. The original diploma is in the care of descendant Earl Ralls Lewis.
The Jarrett O. Lewis Family Collection contains dozens of photographs and a few family documents and ephemera of a Stewart County Lewis family. Jarrett O. Lewis (1877-1954) was the son of George Rufus Lewis (1844/1920) and Martha Oneal (1844) of Stewart County. Jarrett Oneal Lewis and Ella Esterlee Walker married in Stewart County in 1904. They had 6 children, 2 of whom survived to adulthood, Virginia (Lewis) Honeyman (1912-1958) and Jesse Lahiff Lewis (1920-1962). Esterlee Walker had a brother who lived in Miami, Florida, and some of the photos are of that Walker family. In 1957, Fannie (Hembree) Patterson, a widow with two young daughters, married Jesse Lahiff Lewis. They had no children together. After Jesse died, in 1966 Fannie married W. Cecil Richardson (1918-2000), son of Benjamin F. Richardson of Stewart Co. In 2022, the collection was donated by Jane (Smith) Bagwell of Stewart County. The collection was given to her by a ‘Lewis family member’ a number of years ago, consisting mostly of Lewis family photos – mostly unlabeled – and a few documents. Some Patterson and Richardson photos appear in the collection as well. The collection includes the family Bible of Jarrett and Esterlee Lewis, the funeral register of Jarrett O. Lewis, and the Naval training manual of their son Jesse L. Lewis. Individuals identified in the photos include: Crawford, Frank - unknown, but sent from the Presidio, San Francisco, CA Hembree, Fannie (1927-2017) – wife of Jesse L. Lewis, James W. Patterson & W. Cecil Richardson Honeyman, Russell F. (1919) – husband of Virginia Lewis Honeyman, Russell O. (1950) – son of Russell & Virginia (Lewis) Honeyman Ledford, Tommie Lewis, Jarrett C. (1920-1921) – infant son of Jarrett & Esterlee Lewis Lewis, Jarrett O. (1877-1954) – husband of Ella Esterlee Walker Lewis, Jesse Lahiff (1920-1962) – son of Jarrett & Esterlee (Walker) Lewis Lewis, Virginia (1912-1958) – dau. of Jarrett & Esterlee (Walker) Lewis; wife of Russell F. Honeyman Patterson, James W. (1925-1950) – husband of Fannie Hembree Patterson, John Wesley (1892-1980) – father of James W. Patterson Patterson, Annie (Darnell) (1896-1962) – mother of James W. Patterson Walker, Flora (Sharp) – wife of M. Clinton Walker Walker, M. Clinton – brother of Esterlee (Walker) Lewis Walker, Ella Esterlee (1878-1968) – wife of Jarrett O. Lewis Walker, Nancy - niece of Esterlee (Walker) Lewis Walker, Ruth - niece of Esterlee (Walker) Lewis A list of the items in the collection can be found on the Finding Aids page.  Fannie Hembree Patterson and Jesse Lahiff Lewis
 Virginia (Lewis) Honeyman and son Russell Honeyman Jr.  Jarrett O. & Esterlee (Walker) Lewis  Jarrett O. & Esterlee (Walker) Lewis  possibly George Rufus Lewis, 2nd wife Cerro Gordo Lewis, and children.  possibly George Rufus Lewis and 1st wife Martha Oneal. Immigrants who wished to obtain American citizenship could file a declaration in any court of record, stating their intention to become naturalized citizens. Their petitions typically included their year and place of birth, date of immigration, and residency since immigration.
A declaration of intention had to be filed first, and after 2 years' time a final petition could be filed. Thirty-two such petitions filed in Stewart Circuit Court have survived. The petitions are part of the loose records of the Circuit Court, and are viewable online on our Google Drive. The petitioners, countries of origin and petition dates are: Atkins, William (Great Britain) - 1837 Baltz, Philip (France) - 1854 Bloch, Leopold (Hohenzollen, Prussia) - 1855 Bloch, Simon (Hohenzollen, Prussia) - 1855 Bodener, John Jacob (Nußdorf, Germany) - 1843 Buhler, Ulrich, John & Frederick (Switzerland) - 1871 Catois, Belrus Louie (France) - 1845 Devers, Anthony (Ireland) - 1872 Fach, Charles Christian (Hofheim, Nassau, Germany) - 1848 Forman, M. J. (Russia) - 1891 Gansner, George (Seewaas, Switzerland) - 1856 Graham, Samuel (Scotland) - 1841 Green, Henry - 1858 Hartoch, Eugene (Prussia) - 1873 Hartoch, Oscar (Prussia) - 1873 Hogg, James (Scotland) - 1840 Holliday, Alexander (Scotland) - 1841 Howell, Evan (South Wales, England) - 1856 Jones, Thomas (Breconshire, Wales) - 1856 Kane, Edward Dunlap (Londonderry, Ireland) - 1849 Klein, Victor (France) - 1854 Lyddy, Timothy (Great Britain/Ireland) - 1867 Lory, J. H. (Cornwall, England) - 1891 Mantha, Henry (Switzerland) - 1853 Martin, Thomas (Great Britain/Ireland) - 1847 McGovern, Thomas (Great Britain/Ireland) - 1894 McIntire, James (Great Britain/Ireland) - 1841 Osbourne, Francis H. (England) - 1896 Patterson, John (Scotland) - 1846 Price, Joshua (England) - 1852 Röder (Roeder), Albert (Memmingen, Kingdom of Bavaria) - 1849 Rougemont, Albert (Neuchatel, Switzerland) - 1857 Sanders, Isaiah & Samuel (Great Britain) - 1837 Thomas, Ellis (Syria) - 1906 Walder (Walter), Bernard (Austria) - 1843 Wetton, J. D. - 1909 Williams, David (Glamorganshire, Wales) - 1856 |
