Allen
& Watson Families
of
Hardin County, Tennessee
OTHER
HARDIN CO. SURNAMES
Kyle, Russell, Story, Wade, Whitlow
DECATUR/HENDERSON
CO. SURNAMES
Fesmire, Hughes, Paine, Rogers, Swift, Thomas, Williams
LIMESTONE
CO., AL / GILES CO., TENNESSEE SURNAMES
Hughes,
Paine
LAUDERDALE
CO., AL SURNAMES
McLemore, Thornberry
YORK
CO. SC/LANCASTER CO., PA SURNAMES
McDowell, Watson
Hooker's Bend, Tennessee, located in Hardin County, on the road from Saltillo to
Savannah, is a small, unincorporated area. It seems no one knows how the
community got it's name, and if you are not familiar with the
area, you will unknowingly pass it by. No sign alerts you to the fact
that you have arrived in Hooker's Bend. No sign notifies you that you have
left. But those of us who have ties to The Bend know, for
it is where the heart and
spirit of our families live. For me, it is also special because it is where my love for family history and
genealogy began.
The narrow,
winding road that leads to
Hooker's Bend is very much like the path my ancestors traveled when they left their homes in other parts of this new country, to settle in
beautiful, rolling hills of West Tennessee. Like
many other pioneers, they came seeking adventure, prosperity, happiness, and
contentment. It is my hope and belief that most of them found those things
and more.
To understand what made the early pioneers settle in this part of
West Tennessee, you must experience it. Go to
Savannah or Saltillo and stand on the bank of the Tennessee to watch the cool, blue waters
of the river go by; walk the wooded paths the early settlers walked;
visit the cemeteries where our early pioneers are buried. While you are
there, if you listen very closely,
the wind will whisper the hopes, dreams, adventures, and tragedies of those pioneers to you. Be prepared to be
spellbound. You will understand, then, why
my family, and many other families, came to, settled on, and fell in love with this
beautiful area of Tennessee;
and you will understand why we, as descendants, continue to love and
be drawn to Hardin County, Tennessee.
Map
Location
of Hooker's Bend
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Old Watson Cemetery located in Hardin County, Tennessee
Oakland
Methodist Church and Cemetery
Portageville,
Missouri Cemetery
Old
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Schools
Those
were the days.... School Photos
Hardin
County Schools - Teachers - 1935
Help!!!!!
Most
Wanted The
Illusive Hughes Family
Silas
and Amanda Hughes
And
then there was Uncle Jack!
Uncle
Jack - the Outlaw and Lawman
Reenactment
of the Shooting of Jack Watson
Uncle
Jack's Monument Unveiled
Family
Photo Album
Photo
Memories of Trumann, AR & Hooker's Bend, TN
from the album of Pauline Allen Watson 1930's and 1940's
More
memories of Pauline Allen Watson
taken from her scrapbook kept in the Early Thirties
Saltillo
Community Fair Book - 1941
Biographies
and Family tales
Newspaper
Articles
Old
Letters
Contacts
Favorite
Quotes and other Musings
Pinson,
Madison County, Tennessee
The
Families of Hookers Bend
Reflections
of the Past
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Book Press
Drinking from the Saucer
Return to Hardin County
Grandma's
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