In Memoriam: Charles Caswell Puckett (1876-1929)

 

Charles Caswell Puckett

Born: November 10 1876

Died: December 9, 1929

Married:  1907 to Elizabeth Arnold

Buried at Simpson Cemetery

Parents:  James Nathaniel Puckett and Mary Frances White Puckett

Joined Union Ridge Baptist Church at Rover in 1906

Children:

Clyde Russell Puckett

Charles Arnold Puckett

James Nat Puckett

Robert Earl Puckett(died in infancy)

Brothers:

Will Puckett

Lewis Puckett

Jesse Puckett

Fred Puckett

Harry Puckett

Sisters:

Mary Frances Puckett Manire(Mrs. D. L. Manier)

Alice Julia Puckett Cothran (Mrs. Ben Cawthon)

Malinda Jane "Mittie" Puckett Cothran(Mrs. Mace Cawthon)

Sources:

Baptist and Reflector, February 6, 1930,

p 13. col 3; image, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/baptist-and-reflector-obituary-for-charl/205266010/ : accessed September 4, 2026), clip page for Obituary for CHARLES C. PUCKETT, 1876-1929.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/143336466/charles_caswell-puckett: accessed 4 Sep 2026), memorial page for Charles Caswell Puckett (10 Nov 1876–9 Nov 1929), Memorial ID 143336466, citing Simpson Cemetery, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA.

In Memoriam: John William Lamb (1861-1935)

John William Lamb

Born: May 20, 1861
Died: June 24, 1935

Buried at Lamb Cemetery
Married To Eliza Manier October 15, 1882

Parents:  Willis Houston Lamb and Sarah Elizabeth Head Lamb
Converted and united with church in early life.
Deacon for many years at Union Ridge Baptist.

Survivors:

Wife Eliza Manier Lamb

Son--C H Lamb

Daughter-- Mrs. W. O. Davis

Source:
Baptist and Reflector, August 15, 1935, p 16, col 3; image, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/baptist-and-reflector-john-william-lamb/205051167/ : accessed August 31, 2026), clip page for John William Lamb--Obit.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66484599/john_william-lamb: accessed 31 Aug 2026), memorial page for John William Lamb (20 May 1861–24 Jun 1935), Memorial ID 66484599, citing Lamb Cemetery, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA.

"Mr. John W Lamb", Lewisburg Tribune,Vol 35, No 46, 28 Jun 1935, p 12 , col 1; image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHV-B3RM-KN4X : accessed 17 October 2026) IGN 8963763, Image 306 of 1084

Will of John William Manier- Marshall Co TN(1843)

Abstract of the Will of John William Manier / Manire

My 4th Great Grandfather

Marshall Co TN Wills

To daughter, Elizabeth Bennett

Negroes--Mary?(woman) Narcissa(girl) Jack(boy)

other items:  desk, bedstead, bed and furniture.

To son, John:

Negroes--Bob and Syntha

other items--Bed(which I now lie on), cupboard and one wooden clock

The land(whereon I now live) if he will move and live on it or if not to sell with proceeds split among heirs.

To lawful heirs of son, Lemuel:

Negroes--Jenny and her children(Sam, Mary and Edmond)

other items--2 plain beds and one sugar chest

To son, Thomas' daughter Nancy Freeman:

Negroes--Angeline(girl) and Henderson(boy)

other items--2 plain beds & furniture and one bureau

Written:  31st March 1843
John W Manier

Proved:  April 1844

Test:
Jas Williams
J F Ferguson
M D Wilson

From his Will  --11 Enslaved

Adult Females: Syntha, Mary, & Jenny (3)

Adult Males: Bob (1)

Children female: Narcissa, Mary, Angeline (3)

Children males:  Jack, Sam, Edmond, Henderson  (4)

Enslaved From 1840 Census entry of John W Manier of Marshall Co TN.

Males- Under 10  3  

Males- 24 thru 35     1  (Likely Bob)

Females- Under 10   1  

Females- 10 thru 23  2  

Females- 24 thru 35  2  

Sources:

1840 US Federal Census, Marshall County Tennessee, p 186, John W Manier household; images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YYL-9RMT accessed: 28 Jan 2026), IGN 5154903,image 377 of 814. 

Marshall County Tennessee Wills Vol. A-C 1835-1855, Vol A, p 72; images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S7WF-S22V-Q9 : accessed 28 January 2026), IGN 4776400, image 61 of 765.

Crumbs from a Probate Packet and the makings of a citing nightmare...

My original intent in this post was to a small bit of information from the Lemuel Manier & heirs probate packet(ie. info on his daughter, Minerva's divorce).  Trying to cite it has me pulling my hair out as there are so many contradictions in the source listing.  The key, I feel, is to give directions on how to find that source again.

For what is is worth, Here is what Ancestry puts on the Record file as the source information & citation.

Source Citation
Probate, Divorce and Original Wills Records, 1800-1899; Author: Tennessee County Court (Williamson County); Probate Place: Williamson, Tennessee

Source Information
Ancestry.com. Tennessee, Wills and Probate Records, 1779-2008 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
Original data: Tennessee County, District and Probate Courts.

When viewing the images themselves below is the header you see if you view from the TN Wills & Probate search results.

Image  2976 of 2992  contains the following information giving clues about divorce of Minerva O Hays.

This case was on the 20th day of Dec 1875 heard on the petition of Minerva O Hays and the proof in the case from which it appears to the satisfaction of the court that since the making of the decree in this cause and the appointment of William Ralston as Trustee for Minerva O Hays she has been divorced from her husband and is now a feme sole and there is no longer any necessity of retaining Wm Ralston in the office of Trustee and her estate in his hands as such trustee.  Thereupon the court decrees that William Ralston as trustee deliver up and surrender to Minerva O Hays all of her effects in his hands take her receipt therefore and produce a file of such receipt in this court and upon his so doing that he be discharged from the office of trustee and be relieved from all liability as such.  The court decrees that she pay the cost of this.

Proof of divorce is given under oath by statement from Chelsey Williams(18th Dec 1875)
Who answers that her family of sons stated that she was divorced from him in Columbia, Maury Co TN in 1874 or the first part of 1875. (Image 2951 of 2992)