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Where the Sun First Rises in Tennessee & Tennessee History Begins

The first recording of "Tom Dooley".
Recorded September 30, 1929 by G.B. (Gilliam Banmon) Grayson (1887-1930).

Stories, Legends & Folktales

Johnson County Memories of Ruby Estil Fitzpatrick - Very interesting. Mentions quite a few names.
Tom Dula/Dooley's Capture in Johnson County, Tennessee
Poor Tom Dula? - "The Tomahawk," Wednesday, 17 Feb 1971 issue
Story of Tom Dula (Dooley) in Wilkes County, North Carolina
A Prominent Man
The Adventure of the Stolen Diamond An Original Story by Addie Boyd Wagner
"Finding Cherokee and Slave Ancestry" by Rose S. Vaught Rogers-Harris This will be of particular interest to Vaught, Shoun and Wagner families
Daniel Wagner to Matthias Miller Wagner
Addie Boyd Wagner’s Childhood
Johnson County has roots on the web by Barbara Dunn
Thomas H. Johnson death in early 1865
The Last Official Hanging in Johnson County
Ballad of Lillie Shaw - The murder victim from the Last Hanging
Wilson Potter Feud - The Wilson-Potter feud of Ashe County, NC

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This page updated December 2, 2009

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