Re: Tharps from N.C. and Tn.
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Tharps from N.C. and Tn.
2/16/99
I have Gilliam Tharp's death as "About 1850".Don't have any info on children by second wife or the death date of his son William A. Tharp, but found the following which might be interesting to you:
Bailey, Clay "Bartlett claims it's older; Collierville says no way" _The Commercial Appeal Plus_, 21 Nov 1985, p. 1:
Bailey, Clay "Bartlett claims it's older; Collierville says no way" _The Commercial Appeal Plus_, 21 Nov 1985, p. 1:Picture of historical marker on Collierville's [Tn] city square which reads:"Collierville, Tenn.Collierville, first known as Oak Grove, was founded in about 1835 and was named for Jesse R. Collier.The county's second oldest town was near Mt. Pleasant Rd. and Hwy. 57 on land of Adams, Floyd, Hodge, Collier and the Tharp Grant."
Picture of historical marker on Collierville's [Tn] city square which reads:"Collierville, Tenn.Collierville, first known as Oak Grove, was founded in about 1835 and was named for Jesse R. Collier.The county's second oldest town was near Mt. Pleasant Rd. and Hwy. 57 on land of Adams, Floyd, Hodge, Collier and the Tharp Grant."Ray, Worth S. _Tennessee cousins_, 1960:
"W. A. Thorp & Peter Adams owned an early grant in Shelby near the old state line."
"W. A. Thorp & Peter Adams owned an early grant in Shelby near the old state line."
Happy hunting!
Happy hunting!WinstonMore Replies:
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Re: Tharps from N.C. and Tn.
9/22/99