While browsing newspapers on the Library of Congress; Chronicling America website, I just happened across a news item of Nashville citizen, Nettie Langston Napier. Washington Bee newspaper of Washington, DC August 6, 1910; pg. 5 “Mrs. Nettie Langston Napier, of Nashville, Tenn., is the guest of her mother and brother at the old homestead.” Nettie’s [...]
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Mrs. Napier Visits Home
Posted by Taneya on December 25, 2008
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Video: Sheryll Cashin
Sheryl Cashin, a law professor at Georgetown University and author of the book, The Agitator’s Daughter, was recently in Nashville to discuss her book. A descendant of Herschel Cashin, Sheryl’s extended family tree includes some people mentioned here on this blog. Several of her family members (including both of her parents) were Fiskites her aunt [...]
Posted by Taneya on November 18, 2008
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Descendants of W.T. Hightower
Tonight I was contacted by another descendant of W.T. Hightower, a merchant from Nashville. This is the second descendant in the past six months. I love it! With that, I decided to look again at the family of William Thomas Hightower Sr. and I found a couple of more census records to add to their [...]
Posted by Taneya on November 5, 2008
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