Wilma Gibson photos from Fentress County

Photos from Fentress County, Tennessee...

Photos scanned by Wilma Gibson from her grandmother, her Ada Delk Crabtree.

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  This appeared in the Fentress Co., TN paper in October 1972

Pictured is John Franklin Stephens and his wife Jane Frogge.

 


This picture is from the collection of Ada Delk Crabtree 1889-1914.  It is likely that these people are of the Crockett, Delk or Stewart families of Fentress Co., TN.

William Pearson Delk b. 1-6-1860 d. 12-6-1931
Mary Elizabeth Crockett Delk b.12-7-1865 d. 11-4-1891
Both are buried at Wolf River Cemetery Pall Mall, TN.
Wm. P. was called "Gurse".
They are my g-grandparents

Isaac Crabtree b. 11-18-1825 Fentress Co., TN d. 5-28-1902 Pickett Co., TN buried Travisville Cemetery Pickett Co., TN.

This picture was given to me by Sarah Jane Crabtree Koger in the 1980's, she told me that as far as she knew it was the only one ever made. Aunt Sarah Jane was Isaac's daughter and he is my g-g-grandfather.



The picture came from the collection of Willie Leffew Crabtree and the owner of the picture, now, is her g-son Jim Davidson of TX.

The picture was made in the Summer of 1912 around the Wolf River area.
The two girls with X's under them, L to R, is Deltia and Nova Crabtree, the boy with the X under him is Delmer Crabtree, all are children of Cleve Crabtree and Ada Delk. The others in the picture we do not know.
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