Attention Users, After being offline for many months after being hacked and with the death of Dennis Wilson, the old website could not be restored therefore, i had to create a new website and i am working really hard to get the information on the new website. Please be patient with me as i am doing my best. The new site should be fully operational soon although it may have a different look and feel. I hope to have the new website more like the old website as soon as possible.

Some information may have been lost in transfer to the new site but, the information has not been lost as it is still on my computer so it can be added. The only way for me to know if there are mistakes or errors is to email me and let me know. Please email me at jwebb86604@gmail.com to let me know what information is missing or is in error so it can be corrected.

Please let me know how you like the new website and what information you would like to see added to the website.

Thanks, Jeff Webb

Welcome to Hamilton County!

Welcome to the new home page of the original Hamilton County Tennessee Genealogy Society. This site is dedicated to the memory of HCTGS co-founder and webmaster Dennis C. Wilson 1954-2022. The HCTGS is an Internet based society that was formed April 17, 2001 by a group of enthusiastic genealogists who wanted to share their knowledge of Hamilton County with others on the Internet and provide a forum for fellow researchers interested in the genealogy and history of Hamilton County Tennessee. There is a wealth of information on our website with more being continuously added. If you have Hamilton County information you would like to share on this site, please submit it to the address below. We hope you enjoy your visit and come back often.

Hamilton County Was Established in 1819

Hamilton County Tennessee was created by an act of the General Assembly of the State of Tennessee on October 25, 1819 with lands taken from Rhea County. Only lands north of the Tennessee River were included in its boundaries until the Treaty of 1835 added the Cherokee Nation, south of the river.

The county was named for Alexander Hamilton, Secretary of the Treasury in the administration of George Washington. The first courthouse for Hamilton County was Poe’s Tavern at Poe’s Cross Roads. Later the farm of Asahel Rawlings was selected as the county seat and a log courthouse was erected. The county seat was originally known as “Hamilton County Courthouse” until it was given the name Dallas, in honor of Alexander James Dallas. Dallas remained the county seat until 1840 when it was moved to Vann’s Town and soon afterward to Harrison. In 1870 the county seat was moved to Chattanooga where it remains today.

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Hamilton County Tennessee Genealogy Society Membership

The Hamilton County Tennessee Genealogy Society is an on-line, non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of the history and genealogical records of Hamilton County Tennessee. The primary purpose is to provide an online format for the documentation and publication of these records for use by anyone with an interest in Hamilton County. Membership in the Hamilton County Tennessee Genealogy Society is open to anyone with an interest in the preservation of Hamilton County history and genealogy. There is no financial obligation in becoming a member of the Hamilton County Genealogy Society. Our funding is derived from contributions, the sale of publications and genealogical services that we provide.

The only requirement for membership is an annual submission of one genealogical or historical document for publication on this web site. The submissions may include, but are not limited to: obituaries, cemetery surveys, biographies, GEDcoms, wills, deeds, census transcriptions, family histories, family photos, tombstone photos, or Bible records. The submission must pertain to Hamilton County Tennessee and must not contain any copyrighted materials that you do not have permission to use. All submissions will be posted on this website with credit given to the submitter. If you wish, your e-mail address will be included with your submission so that you may be contacted by fellow researchers. You may submit as much material as you want as often as you want. Members are the first to receive notice of new publications or other offerings by the society when they become available. Additionally, members receive special discounts on these publications and offerings. Members are given e-mail notification concerning any society or genealogy related events. Members are listed on the Member page of the HCTGS web site along with the surnames they are researching so they might be connected with other researchers. Members will also gain a wealth of genealogical information and the satisfaction of knowing that your family history, and the history of Hamilton County, is preserved for everyone.

If you do not have family or historical information available to post on the web site but would still like to become a member, a small monetary contribution would also add you to our membership rolls.

To become a member of the Hamilton County Tennessee Genealogy Society, e-mail your name, address, phone number, surnames you are researching and the information for publication to Jeffrey Webb jwebb86604@gmail.com Your personal information will be kept strictly confidential and will not be used without your expressed permission. Your personal information will be kept strictly confidential and will not be used without your expressed permission.

Documents should be submitted in Microsoft Word (*.doc), Microsoft Works ( *.wps), LibreOffice (odt), Adobe (.pdf), or Text ( *.txt) formats. Photographs should have one of the following extensions: (*.gif), (*.jpg), (*.jif), (*.jpeg) or (*.bmp). Databases can be in Microsoft Works (*wdb), Microsoft Access (*mdb) or Microsoft Excel (.xls).

Become a member of the Hamilton County Genealogy Society and help preserve the history and genealogy of Hamilton County, Tennessee. Submit your information to: Jeffrey C. Webb jwebb@hctgs.org or jwebb86604@gmail.com

Hamilton County Tennessee Genealogy Society Patrons

Name Location

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Mark Deutsch 2017 Kirkland, Wa

James Moore 2016 Chicago, IL

Dr. Ira M. Long 2015 Chattanooga, TN

Donna White-Dropkin 2014 Chattanooga, TN

Duane E. Helwig 2014 San Angelo, TX

R. Jack Stone 2014 Oviedo, FL

Sallie Cox 2011 Birmingham, AL

David Witt 2010 Chattanooga, TN.

Jeremy Merritt Canal Winchester, OH

Rodney W. Pierce Birmingham, AL

Keith & Noreen Ott 2005 Woodland, CA

Barbara Morita Cedar City, UT

Mr. & Mrs Edwin L. Tankesley, Jr. Chattanooga, TN

Recs & Ursula Jenkins 2005 Emden, Ostfriesland, Germany

Hamilton County Tennessee Genealogy Society Saints

Name Location

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Frances Collins 2021 Sharpsburg, GA

Stephen Davis 2015 Wesley, AR

Mark Deutsch 2014 Aventura, FL

Alma Webb 2010, 2007, 2006, 2005 Chattanooga, TN

David Pendergrass 2009 Everett, WA

Patricia Johnston Treadwell 2008 Dunlap, TN

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Hamilton County Tennessee Genealogy Society Members

NAME LOCATION

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Aalberg, Dan - Dunlap, TN

Alexander, Rexford C. - Soddy-Daisy, TN

Allen, Lola - Dixon, CA

Alley, Amy Smith - Soddy Daisy, TN

Anderson, Karon K. - Miami, FL

Ariciu, Janet Green - Ava, MO

Ashley, Donnie (Doc) - Chattanooga, TN

Austin, Tina - Chicago, IL

Ball, Benny - Brentwood, TN

Barber, T. Andrew - Chattanooga, TN

Barnes, Donnam - Ortonville, MI

Baumann, Connie - Soddy-Daisy, TN

Beavers, Dolores - Soddy-Daisy, TN

Bennett, Mark - Maryville, TN

Bettis, Myra Swenson - Kansas City, KS

Biggs, Jay - Smith Mills, KY

Brannon, Sandra K - Collinsville, MS

Brown, Bill - Whitwell, TN

Brown, Iris - Austin, TX

Broussard, Stephanie - Sallisaw, OK

Burchfield, Deedria - Chattanooga, TN

Burkhart, Robbie - Chattanooga, TN

Burks, Shawn - Bedminster, NJ

Calder, Barbara A. Lovettsville, VA

Caldwell, William H. Harrison, TN

Campbell, William S. Valencia, CA

Cannon, David Chattanooga, TN

Cannon, John Valdosta, GA

Carlsen, Jodi Magnolia, TX

Chissom, Arlene Penney Northpoint, A

Clay, Libby Duluth, GA

Clift, Bruce Scotts Valley, CA

Cobb, Tonia Hager Charleston, WV

Coffey, Robert L. Dallas, GA

Collins, Frances Sharpsburg, GA

Condray, Merritt, Carolyn Bend, OR

Cooley, Frances Placentia, CA

Copple, Jean Tempe, AZ

Cox, Sallie Birmingham, AL

Cummons, Georgia Mathis Jacksonville, FL

Cushen, Rebecca Birchwood, TN

Cutright, Elizabeth Vandergriff Clyde, OH

Daugherty, Douglas & Sally Signal Mountain, TN

Daughtery, Steve Hixson, TN

Davis, Stephen Wesley, AR

DeBerry, Denise Smyrna, GA

Denham, Billy Harrison, TN

Deutsch, Mark Kirkland, Washington

Dicken, Cindy Trenton, GA

Dickerson, Walter E. Signal Mountain, TN

Dooley, Barbara Cullowhee, NC

Douthat, James Signal Mountain, TN

Doyle, Linda Kay Cassidy Red Bank, TN

Doyle-Bicket, Paula Overland Park, KS

Duncan, Sandy Baltimore, MD

Dunn, James M., Jr. Hixson, TN

Erby, David Lamar Chattanooga, TN

Fels, Viola M. (Mazie) O’Fallon, MO

Fenstemaker, Pat Roberts Chattanooga, TN

Fitzgerald, Donna Chattanooga, TN

Franklin, Paula Keith Tunnel Hill, GA

Freeman, Mitzi P. Soddy Daisy, TN

Garner, Marilyn Signal Mountain, TN

Guinn, Hazel Chattanooga, TN

Hackney, Danny Blountsville, AL

Hanna, Maria Barringer Chattanooga, TN

Harris, Teresa Burnham Camden, AR

Haynes, Kenny Carl Junction, MO

Hebert, Deborah Seale Chattanooga, TN

Helms, Mary Chattanooga, TN

Helweg, Duane San Angelo, TX

Henson, John W Ringgold, GA

Holden, Fran Houston, TX

Hooper, Rebecca Burns Chattanooga, TN

Howard, Allen, Jr. Parma, MI

Howell, Nancy G. Mobile, AL

Hughes & Related Families, Inc Jackson, TN

Hughes, Robert L. Jackson, TN

Jandura, Paula Davis Dallas, TX

Jenkins, Recs & Ursula Emden, Ostfriesland, Germany

Jones, Hudson Kathi Tustin, CA

Jones, Mona Mangolia,TX

Keske, Sandra Gail Bailiff Parma, OH

Kimsey, Joshua F. Ooltewah, TN

Kinzalow, Jean Merritt Island, FL

Ladd, Martha Scroggins Rossville, GA

Lasley, Noah Harrison Soddy Daisy, TN

Lea, Joyce Ray Winter Park, FL

Lillard, Helen P. Ooltewah, TN

Lisenby, Connie Oklahoma City, OK

Martin, Cena Shelbyville, TN

Martin, Gary P. Harrison, TN

Maroon, Helen Jacksonville, FL

Matsumoto, Cynthia Lynn Chavis Potomac Falls, VA

Mast, April Chesapeake, VA

Merritt, Jeremy Canal Winchester, OH

McKeel, Alex Chattanooga, TN

Moore, James Chicago, IL

Minter, Ruth Crofton, MD

Morgan, Phebe Sarasota, FL

Morita, Barbara Cedar City, UT

Myrick, Karen Chattanooga, TN

Nelson, Ruth Anne Fort Smith, AR

Odom, Jay Bedford, TX

Odom, Martha Keedy Cleveland, TN

O’Leary, Claudia Altamonte Springs, FL

Ott, Keith Woodland, CA

Pannell, Wanda Crabb Hawkinsville, GA

Payne, Vivien Everett, WA

Penney, Ken Soddy-Daisy, TN

Perkinson, Randy Hixson, TN

Pierce, Rodney W. Birmingham, AL

Potts, Jean Graysville, TN

Powell, Frank Signal Mountain, TN

Prather, Carole Woodburn, OR

Reveley, Sarah San Antonio, TX

Roach, Connie Chattanooga, TN

Rogers, Ellen Maryville, TN

Rogers, Sondra Largo, FL

Rompot, Linda Shipley Oak Hill, FL

Ruffin, A. D. Cleveland, OH

Ryan, Jimmie Long Beach, CA

Scrudder, Mary Austin, TX

Sealy, Joyce Beeville, TX

Sell, Evelyn Skelton Neosho, MO

Seymour, Gloria Shafer Sebring, FL

Shahan, Susan Birchwood, TN

Simpson, Faye Louise Daly City, CA

Smith, Debbie Rossville, GA

Smith, Sharon Rossville, GA

Stone, R. Jack Oviedo, FL

Stott, Michael Soddy Daisy, TN

Straight, Delores Loganville, GA

Tabor, Fran Atlanta, GA

Tankesley, Edwin L. Signal Mountain, TN

Tanner, Robert A., Jr Chattanooga, TN

Tate, Joshua New Haven, CT

Thomas, Becky Gill Soddy-Daisy, TN

Thompson, Iley Jacksonville, FL

Thompson, Patricia Harrison, TN

Thompson, Robin Rockford, Illinois

Treadwell, Patricia Johnston Dunlap, TN

Triplett, Shirley O’Fallon, IL

Truitt, Joyce Nell Beck Valrico, FL

Waters, Marie Crowe Rome, GA

Webb, Alma & Jeffrey Chattanooga, TN

West, Mary E. Chattanooga, TN

White, Bonnie

Hamilton County Tennessee Genealogy Society Contributors

Name Location

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Alley, Amy Smith- Soddy Daisy, TN

Alexander, Rex - Soddy-Daisy, TN

Ashley, Donnie "Doc" - Chattanooga, TN

Brennan, Mary Ellen - Fairfax Station, VA

Cornwell, David - Chattanooga, TN

Ginsel, Max - Huntsville, TX

Guinn, Hazel & Bill - Chattanooga, TN

Holub, Ed - Chattanooga, TN

Kendall, Kevin - Chattanooga, TN

Kendall, Lauren - Chattanooga, TN

Kimsey, Joshua F. - Ooltewah, TN

Lisenby, Connie - Oklahoma City, OK

Morgan, Phebe - Sarasota, F

Oakes, William - Chattanooga, TN

Potts, Emma Jean - Graysville, TN

Rogers, Sondra - Largo, FL

Tate, Joshua - New Haven, CT

Treadwell, Patricia Johnston - Dunlap, TN

Wesley, Harold - Big Oak Flat, CA

White, Bonnie - Hixson, TN

Wilson, Ann - Ringgold, GA

Wilson, Bryan - Chattanooga, TN

Wilson, Dennis - Ringgold, GA

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