Historic Places

DeKalb County

ORIGINAL LAND TRACT BY CAPT. PERRY ADCOCK(CIVIL WAR CAPT.).SOLD TO H.P. HAYES WHO PROBABLY BUILT HOUSE.BOUGHT BY IRBY ADCOCK IN THE 1920'S. HE ADDED BOX HOUSE AND OTHER ADDITIONS. WIFE ELIZABETH IS OWNER. THEY RAISED 3 CHILDREN AND FARMED&CUT TIMBER.

DeKalb County

NONE OF THE STONES ARE LEGIBLE. THERE ARE SLATE STONE MARKERS. THE GRAVES ARE UNDER TWO LARGE TWIN WHITE OAK TREES. LESS SMITHSON IS ONE OF THE GRAVES AND HE WAS THE FIRST TO BE BURIED HERE.

DeKalb County · RT.1, LIBERTY

THE CURRENT OWNERS GREAT-GREAT UNCLE BUILT THE HOUSE, VICKERS MOTHER WAS AN OVERALL. THE HOUSE IS EITHER THE 1ST OR 2ND OLDEST HOUSE IN THE COUNTY. IT HAS BEEN CHANGED CONSIDERABLY.

DeKalb County · S. COLLEGE, 1300, SMITHVILLE

CANTRELL BOUGHT FROM ADCOCK C1929. WILLIAM HOUSTAN CANTRELL INHERITED IN 1958. RENTED OUT TO FARMHANDS FOR MANY YEARSUNTIL IT WAS RESTORED BY WILLIAM CANTRELL JR. WHO IS THE CURRENT RESIDENT. IN 1981 THE PORCH WAS UNDERPINNED WITH CONCRETE BLOCK

DeKalb County · RT. 2 SMITHVILLE

THE OLDEST READABLE MARKER IS FROM 1871. THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 12 OTHER STONES IN THE CEMETARY NONE OF WHICH ARE READABLE.

DeKalb County · RT. 4, SMITHVILLE

MRS. STEVENS STATES THAT SHE LIVED IN THE HOUSE FOR 4 YEARS. MRS. HIBDON LIVED IN THE HOUSE AT ONE TIME. MRS. HIBDON'S DAUGHTER, WILMA HOOPER, NOW OWNS THE HOUSE. THE HOUSE WAS KNOWN AS THE 'BIG YELLOW HOUSE ON THE HILL'. THERE ONCE WAS A LARGE TRACT OF

DeKalb County · RT.1, LIBERTY

MR. SIMS REMEMBERS THE CHURCH BEING HERE IN 1911. THE ONLY LIVING MEMBER IS GENEVA STAR. SCHOOL WAS TAUGHT HERE WITH ABOUT 25-30 STUDENTS. GRADES 1-8. ROSETTA NEWTON WAS THE SCHOOLTEACHER, AND SCHOOL WAS ONLY TAUGHT ON TWO MONTH PERIODS.

DeKalb County · RT. 1, DOWELLTOWN

ONE ROOM IS LOG.

DeKalb County · RT.1, LIBERTY

A. BASS BUILT THE HOUSE AND HIS SECOND WIFE STILL LIVES HERE. THE ROCK FOR THE HOUSE CAME FROM THE DAM(?) WHEN IT WAS TORN DOWN.

DeKalb County

FRANK MURPHEY HELPED TO BUILD THE HOUSE. ALBERT RAISED HIS FAMILY HERE AND HE WAS A FARMER. HE DIED AND THE HEIRS SOLD THE FARM TO CLAY COOK. HE THE SOLD IT TO HIS SON IN 1965. THE HOUSE HAS BEEN EMPTY SINCE ABOUT 1955.

DeKalb County · RT. 2, LIBERTY

MR. ALBERT SPENCER HAD THE HOUSE BUILT. THE TUBBS FAMILY OWNS THE HOUSE NOW BUT IT HAS BEEN ABANDONDED FOR ABOUT 10-20 YEARS.

DeKalb County · GOODNER LN. ALEXANDRIA

MR. ALLCOTT WAS IN THE LUMBER BUSINESS. HE LEFT THE AREA AND WENT TO THE CAROLINAS. HE ONCE WAS VERY WEALTHY BUT HE WENT BROKE. MR. CORLEY MOVED IN THE HOUSE IN 1926. HE HAS BEEN IN THE INSURANCE BUSINESS FOR 67 YEARS.

DeKalb County · RT.1 LIBERTY

THE HOUSE WAS PRIMARILY USED AS A RESIDENCE BUT MORE RECENTLY HAS BEEN USED FOR STORAGE.

DeKalb County · RT.1 DOWELLTOWN

HANCOCK RAN THE LOCAL STORE AND POST OFFICE. THIS HOUSE WAS PAST DOWN TO THEIR CHILDREN.

DeKalb County · LIBERTY

MRS. WILLIAMS' GRANDFATHER BOUGHT THE LOT IN 1873. HE DIED PRIOR TO THE COMPLETION OF THE HOUSE.

DeKalb County · RT.3, SMMITHVILLE

USED AS A SCHOOL UNTIL THE 1950'S. EMPTY AND VANDALIZED UNTIL IT WAS BOUGHT IN 1963 BY THE FUSONS. THEY MOVED IN IN 1968 AND REPAIRED AND RENOVATED THE HOUSE.

DeKalb County · RT 5 SPARTA

BILLINGS SOLD THE HOUSE TO ALVIN MANNING IN 1949. MR. MANNING DIED IN 1968. HIS WIDOW STILL OWNS THE HOUSE AND LIVES THERE.

DeKalb County · RT.5 SPARTA

IN 1945 ALVIN BILLINGS MOVED TO WHITE COUNTY AND SOLD THE HOUSE TO CHARLIE AND OLLIE BILLINGS. CHARLIE BILLINGS DIED IN 1953, AND SINCE THEN HIS WIFE HAS MAINTAINED THE HOME.

DeKalb County · SMITHVILLE

THE CONGER NURSERY FARM BUILT THE HOUSE. IT WAS OWNED BY A.P. CONGER IN THE EARLY 40'S. IT WAS THEN RENTED TO FARM HANDS. THE CURRENT OWNERS OF PIRTLE'S NURSERY LIVED HERE AND LEARNED THE BUSINESS, BOUGHT THE NURSERY BUT NOT THE HOUSE.

DeKalb County · OF OWNER--FLORIDA

ALVIN HALL BUILT THE HOME FROM FUNDS FROM BEN HALL. ALVIN WAS BEN'S SON. ALVIN WAS A FARMER. THE HOUSE IS NOW OWNED BY A PERSON IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA; IT IS RENTED OUT.

DeKalb County · BOX 281, SMITHVILLE

A. MOSIER WAS A FARMER AND CARPENTER. HIS STEPSON, BEN (FARMER) JONES WAS ALSO A CARPENTER AND LIVED HERE. BARBER BLACKBURN RENTED THE HOUSE UNTIL HE DIED. THEN IT WAS BOUGHT BY BENTON SANDERS IN 1963 FROM MRS. MOSIER.

DeKalb County · DEKALB CO. JOHNSON'S CHAPEL RD.

THE OLDEST STONE MARKER IS FOR A ONE MARGARET MALONE. THE MOST RECENT MARKER IS MOONEYHAM CA. 1955. IN ALL THERE ARE ABOUT 50 STONE MARKERS.

DeKalb County · E. MAIN ST., SMITHVILLE

THE HOUSE WAS REBUILT BY JAMES EDGAR EVINS IN 1919. IT WAS RESTORED AND ADDED TO BY JOE L. EVINS,M.C. 1960. THE HOUSE IS OCCUPIED BY HARRIETT GOODSON(DAUGHTER-IN-LAW OF BUILDER) AND JOYCE & JOHNNY JOHNSON.

DeKalb County · RT.4, SMITHVILLE

THE CHARLIE ESTES HEIRS SOLD IT TO BOYD MAXWELL. MISS HALE USED TO PLAY AT THIS HOUSE WHEN DAVE ARNOLD AND GEORGE & ROSIE THOMAS USED TO OWN THE HOUSE ABOUT 52 YEARS AGO. IT IS THE OLDEST FARM IN THE AREA.

DeKalb County

THE HOUSE WAS BUILT FOR ANDY ROBBINS. HE FARMED AND RAISED A FAMILY INCLUDING 4 CHILDREN. THE HOUSE PASSED THROUGH SEVERAL HANDS UNTIL IT WAS BOUGHT BY JEWEL DELONG IN 1955. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL ADDITIONS SINCE IT WAS FIRST BUILT.

DeKalb County · RT.1, SMITHVILLE

THE HOUSE WAS BOUGHT BY ARTHUR JUDKINS IN 1930'S AND WAS USED AS A TENANT HOUSE UNTIL THE LATE 60'S. THE HOUSE IS USED FOR STORAGE SINCE THEN. THE HOUSE GOT ELECTRICITY IN THE 40'S AND HAS NO PLUMBING.

DeKalb County · MURFREESBORO

A MR. LAWSON HAS LIVED HERE FOR 19 YRS. HOMER ESTES(LAWSON'S FATHER-IN-LAW) LIVED HERE BEFORE HIM AND RAISED HIS FAMILY HERE. ASFORDS LIVED HERE BEFORE A CHARLIE BARETTE. THE ASHFORDS WERE FARMERS. MR. LAWSON IS ALSO A FARMER.

DeKalb County · RT 1, ALEXANDRIA

THE ASKEWS MAY HAVE BUILT THE HOUSE. THE MALONES BOUGHT IT FROM THE ASKEWS. MRS. MALONE HAS LIVED HERE FOR 62 YEARS.

DeKalb County · SMITHVILLE

CARL BALLIF MOVED HOUSE ON THE PROPERTY IN THE LATE 40'S OR EARLY 50'S AND USED IT AS A RENTAL PROPERTY UNTIL THE LATE 1970'S AND THEN SOLD TO HOWARD HALE. THE HOUSE WAS MOVED FORM SMITHVILLE.

DeKalb County · W. MAIN ST., SMITHVILLE

MRS. BAKER OWNS THE HOUSE BUT DOESN'T LIVE HERE. IT IS FOR SALE AT PRESENT TIME. THE AVANTS SOLD THE HOUSE TO MR. BAKER, WHO IS A PREACHER IN DOYLE.

DeKalb County · Rt. 2, Smithville

Adcock possibly built house. Eventually sold to Cleve Cantrell in 1890s. In 1904 house was moved behind site of new house. In 1915 house was moved to present location. Bought by Kelly Judkins for rental house. In 1945 Willis McGinnis bought the house.

DeKalb County · Town Square, Main St, Alexandria

TN Historic Resource Survey record DK-872

DeKalb County · Holiday Haven Road,Smithville

Alger Maxwell probably built the house. It has changed hands several times. Around 1972 Les Foster sold it to Charles Knowles. Mr. Knowles rennovated the house adding water, a kitchen and a bath in 1973.It has been used as a rental property.

DeKalb County · Hwy 53, Auburntown

Mrs Anderson has lived in the house until she recently died. Her son now owns the house , but no one knows information on the house.

DeKalb County · Unknown

Green Pettigo lived there and raised his family there. The present owner is up north.

DeKalb County · Buffalo Valley Route 1

Arthur Love is the first remembered resident; he raised his family there. Heirs noe have the house.

DeKalb County · RT. 1, ALEXADRIA

MR.PITTMAN'S FATHER HELPED HIM TO BUILD THE HOUSE. HIS FATHER DIED IN 1958. MR PITTMAN IS A FARMER. HE UNDERPENNED THE HOUSE IN THE EARLY 1950'S.

DeKalb County · RT. 5, SMITHVILLE

HARVEY BABE PATTERSON BUILT HALF OF HOUSE C1930. BOUGHT HOUSE IN 1912 AND RAISED 4 BOYS AND 3 GIRLS. HE LEFT THE HOUSE TO OLEN PATTERSON. HE RAISED 6 CHILDREN HERE. THE ORIGINAL HOUSE WAS ONE ROOM WITH 3 LAYERS OF PLANKS. STOOD EMPTY SINCE 1975.

DeKalb County · RT. 1, DOWELLTOWN

TN Historic Resource Survey record DK-453

DeKalb County · BELK

CORA ANN LUNA WAS THE LAST BURIED HERE IN 1904. MOST OF THE GRAVES HAVE ONLY SLATE MARKERS. THERE IS ONLY ONE TENT GRAVE. IT IS MARY BAIN, DIED AUGUST 5, 1890. THERE ARE 80 TO 90 PEOPLE BURIED HERE.

DeKalb County · RT.1 LIBERTY TN

TN Historic Resource Survey record DK-778

DeKalb County · RT.1, DOWELLTOWN

THE BANKS FAMILY IS A PREDOMINANT FAMILY OF DOWELLTOWN IN ITS HAYDAY. TODAY THE HOUSE AND FARM IS USED AS A RENTAL. THE TWO BOYS OWN THE PROPERTY SINCE THE OLD MAN BANKS PASSED AWAY.

DeKalb County · DOWELLTOWN

THE DEED FOR THIS LAND GOES BACK TO BEFORE THE CIVIL WAR. J.V. TRAMMELL BOUGHT THE HOUSE FORM THE BANKS. TRAMMELL HAS HORSES ON THE FARM AND LIVES IN NASHVILLE.

DeKalb County · CORNER OF MAIN & STONE, LIBERTY

THE HOUSE BURNED AND HAS BEEN RESTORED. IT WAS A BAPTIST PARSONAGE BEFORE DR. JACKSON BEGAN HIS PRACTICE AND LIVED HERE.

DeKalb County · SMITHVILLE

VARIETY OF BUSINESSES HAVE OPERATED ON THE PREMISES SINCE IT WAS REBUILT AFTER 1920 FIRE. INSURANCE CO SINCE 1970'S.

DeKalb County · RT1. LIBERTY TN

THE HOSUE HAS BEEN IN THE BARRETT FAMILY FOR MANY YEARS BUT RECENTLY HAS BEEN USED AS A RENTAL.

DeKalb County · SMITHVILLE

HOUSE WAS PROBABLY BUILT BY B. ALEXANDRIA, WHO MOVED TO INDIANA. HE SOLD IT TO WILLIE HENDRIX WHO THEN SOLD IT TO THE BAILIFS IN 1952. IT IS USED FOR STORAGE NOW.

DeKalb County · SMITHVILLE

BECKWITH SOLD TO MR. CHRISTIAN WHO RAN THE STORE NEXT DOOR. THE HOUSE WAS BLOWN OFF ITS FOUNDATION BY A TORONADO IN 1929 AND WAS MOVED TO ITS PRESENT LOCATION. MR. CHRISTIAN'S GREAT-GRANDDAUGHTER LIVES HERE NOW.

DeKalb County · SMITHVILLE

WILLIE BECKWITH RENTED IT OUT AFTER HE QUITE THE STORE BUSINESS. MR. CHRISTIAN BOUGHT IT AND RAN A STORE FOR 30 YEARS. IT SET EMPTY FOR AWHILE AND NOW MR. CHRISTIAN'S DAUGHTER RUNS A CRAFT SHOP IN THE BUILDING.

DeKalb County · RT.,3 SMITHVILLE

IT WAS SOLD TO A PARIS. THEN IT WAS SOLD TO GEORGE BILLINGS IN 1923. GEORGE BILLINGS FARMED AN RAISED 3 CHILDREN. HE DIED IN 1950 AND LEFT THE HOUSE TO THE CHILDREN AND HIS WIFE. B.& O. PETTIGO BOUGHT THEHOUSE.

DeKalb County · GOODNER LN. ALEXANDRIA

MR. BENNETT HAD A REPUTTATION AS BEING ONE OF THE BEST CARPENTERS IN THE AREA. MRS. VANDERGRIFF HAS LIVED HERE FOR 7 YEARS.MR. BENNETT ORIGINALLY BUILT THE HOUSE FOR HIMSELF AND WAS METICULOUS IN ITS CONSTRUCTION.

DeKalb County · SMITHVILLE OFF HIGHWAY 146

BESHEARSE HAS OWNED THE HOUSE FOR OVER 20 YEARS.

DeKalb County · RT.1, LIBERTY

THE TELEPHONE SYSTEM WAS RUN OUT OF THE HOUSE.

DeKalb County · RT 1, DOWELLTOWN

THIS IS A CHESTNUT LOG HOUSE. THE FIRST KNOWN RESIDENCE WAS BEV ROBINSON. AROUND 1917 JOHNNY HENDRICKSON BUGHT THE HOUSE FROM HIM AND HE ADDED ADDITIONS IN ABOUT 1925. GWYNN HENDRICKSON BUGHT THE HOUSE FROM THE WIDOW IN 1976.

DeKalb County · RT 1, LIBERTY

PRESENT OWNER HERE ABOUT 56 YEARS. PRESENT RESIDENT MOVEDF ROM INDIAN CREEK 60 YEARS AGO WHEN HE WAS 21. WAS AN OLD HOUSE HERE, AND MR. PAGE TORE ID DOWN AND REBUILT THIS ONE FROM SAME LUMBER. CARSON'S DAD BOUGHT FROM BICKER & RAY 60+ YEARS AGO.

DeKalb County · RT 1. DOWELLTOWN

B. BARNES BUILT THE HOUSE WHEN HE GOT BACK FROM THE CIVIL WAR. HE FARMED AND RAISED HIS FAMILY HERE. THE HOUSE AND 120 ACRES WAS LEFT TO THE HEIRS WHEN HE DIED IN 1917. THE HOUSE AND LAND WAS BOUGHT BY MR. BARN'S GRANDSON, WHO IS THE CURRENT OWNER.

DeKalb County · SMITHVILLE

B. BRASWELL RAN A GRIST MILL RIGHT BELOW THE HOUSE. HE DIED AND LEFT IT TO THE WIDOW. SHE LIVED HERE FOR A WHILE AND WHEN SHE DIED HERSHALL PETTY BOUGHT THE ESTATE AT A SALE. SOLON PETTY HAS BEEN TAKING CARE OF THE PLACE.

DeKalb County · RT. 1, DOWELLTOWN

BILL CORLEY,ATTORNEY, LIVED HERE AND PRACTICED IN SMITHVILLE. HE RAISED SIX GIRLES. MRS. CURTIS LIVED HERE FOR SOME 30 YEARS AND SHE IS NOW 95.

DeKalb County · SMITHVILLE

BILL HELMS POSSIBLY BUILT HIS WIFE DIED YOUNG & HE SOLD THE PROPERTY. LOLA ADAGE BOUGHT IT AND LIVED HERE FOR A FEW YEARS AND THEN SOLD IT TO MARY IRVIN IN 1948. SHE LIVED HERE UNTIL 1967 AND THEN LET OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS USE ITCURRENTLY EMPTY.

DeKalb County · RT 1 LIBERTY

THE LOGS IN THE HOUSE CAME FROM ANOTHER HOME. BILL HERMAN BUILT IT FOR A FARM HOUSE. MR. COOK BOUGHT IT IN 1965 FROM ALVIN HERMAN. HE PLANS TO USE IT FOR STORAGE. HERMAN RAISED TWO CHILDREN IN THE HOUSE