The Rutherford County Historical Society

Publications

P. O. Box 906

Murfreesboro, TN 37133-0906

website:   www.rutherfordtnhistory.org

Contact: Susan G. Daniel (615) 849-3823    sgdaniel@comcast.net

Membership is only $20 per year (September - August)

The Rutherford County Historical Society has an extensive list of publications that includes the Society newsletter - 'Frow Chips' - and books written for just about any subject regarding our history of which you can imagine.

This is how to order a copy of your publication:

1.  Browse through our extensive collection and choose your publication.

2.  Print the RCHS Order Form by clicking here or by clicking on the icon to the right.

3.  Complete the order form.

4.  Mail the order form along with your check to: RCHS, P.O. Box 906, Murfreesboro, TN 37133-0906.

Unless otherwise stated, each publication may be purchased for $2.50 (+ $3.00 mailing).  Back-issues of Frow Chips, a semi-monthly publication, began in 1971, may be purchased for $4.00 per copy, postage included.  However, only the issues beginning with Volume 31, No. 6 - March/April 2002 to the present are presently available.

Please click here to download a complete list of subjects contained in our publications and index.


Publication 1: Rutherford County Marriage Records (1851-1853), Bride Index, Rutherford County Militia Commissions, 1807-1811, Rutherford County Offices and Officers (1804-1973) and Unions: Murfreesboro's Other University.

$2.50


Publication 2: Rutherford County Marriage Records (1854-1856), Bride Index (continued), Rutherford County Militia Commissions 1812-1820, Mayors of Murfreesboro and a History of the Kittrell Community.

$2.50


Publication 3: Rutherford County Marriage Records (1857-1860), Bride Index, Griffith Rutherford, 1803 Census of Rutherford County and Rutherford County Militia records.

$2.50


Publication 4: History of Readyville, Artists Depict Battle of Stones River, Census of 1810 and List of Taxpayers not in the Census.

$2.50


Publication 5: The Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad (1845-1872), Rutherford County Post Offices and Postmasters and the Rutherford Rifles.

$2.50


Publication 6: A History of the Link Community, History of LaVergne, Fellowship Church & Community and the Sanders Family.

$2.50


Publication 7: Hopewell Church, Petition by Cornelius Sanders for Revolutionary War Pension.

$2.50


Publication 8: History of Bethel-Leanna Community, the Crowders of Readyville, A view of the Battlefield of Stones River from New York Times (Sept. 2, 1865), Jordan Williford - Rev. War Pension, Company Roll of Major Hardy Murfree (Sept. 9, 1778 from the National Archives).

$2.50


  Publication 9: History of Dilton Community.

$2.50


Publication 10: 1864 Diary, Peter Jennings - Revolutionary War Pension, Henderson Yoakum, Early Methodist Church and OverallOUT OF PRINT  

Publication 11: State Capitol, Ben McCullough, Michael Lorance - Revolutionary War Pension, County Store, and Soule College.

$2.50


Publication 12: History of Smyrna, Sewart Air Force Base, Goochland, Index of Some Actual Wills of Rutherford Co. 1802-1882.

$2.50


Publication 13: Tennessee College, Coleman Scouts, New Monuments in Old City Cemetery, James Bole - Revolutionary War Pension.

$2.50


Publication 14: Murfreesboro Presbyterian Church, Kirks & Montgomerys, Russel Home, John Lytle, John M. Leak - Revolutionary War Pension.

$2.50


Publication 15: John W. Childress Home (1847), Whigs in Rutherford Co. (1835-1845).

$2.50


Publication 16: Hart, Childress, Miles, Fosterville, Cherry Shade, William Cocke - Revolutionary War Pension.

$2.50


Publication 17: The town Jefferson 1803-1813, Will Abstracts (Record Books 1 & 2 - 1803-1814), Old City Cemetery.

$2.50


Publication 18: Railroad Stations in Rutherford County, the Rion Family, the Stones River.

$2.50


Publication 19: Footprints...at Smyrna, V.A. Medical Center, Manson Family, Jenkin’s Homes, Will Abstracts (Record Books 3 & 4 - 1814-1819), Rutherford County Historical Society, Early News, Sketch from Macon County, Illinois, 1981 in Rutherford County.

$2.50


Publication 20: Roads and Turnpikes of Rutherford Co., includes many Rutherford County names.

$2.50


Publication 21: Jefferson Springs Resort, Lascassas Baptist Church, John Price Buchanan, Will Abstracts (Record Books 5 & 6 - 1819-1826), 1836 Tax Records of the
25th [Millersburg] District.

$2.50


Publication 22: Fort Rosecrans, Big Springs, East Main Church of Christ, Tax Records 23rd [Youree’s] and 24th [Big Spring] Districts for 1836, 1837, & 1849, Matthias Hoover.

$2.50


Publication 23: Harding House, Milton, County Stores in the Jefferson area, Will Abstracts [Record Book 7 - 1827-1828], Tax Records 15th [Valley] and 16th [Milton] Districts for 1836, 1837 & 1849.  OUT OF PRINT

 


  Publication 24: History of Medicine in Rutherford County by Robert G. Ransom, M.D. [2003 hard-bound] (biographies of 19th & 20th centuries physicians) $50.00 + $10.00 Postage/shipping)  This publication has been replaced by Publication 50.  

Publication 25: Legends and Stories of the Civil War in Rutherford County $2.50

Publication 26: A Yankee in Rutherford County, Tennessee Literary Interest Expressed by Women in Rutherford Co., Mt. Olivet and Hoovers Gap Methodists, My Years at Linebaugh Library, 1947-1962. $2.50

Publication 27: History of Central Christian Church, Alfred Blackman. $2.50

Publication 28: Coleman Scouts (Henry B. Shaw, Leader; Sam Davis, Dee Jobe, Williams Roberts, William Manford Street, and others). $2.50

Publication 29: The Churches of Christ in Rutherford County., History of the Salem Methodist Church, Municipal Officers of the Town of Murfreesboro (1818-1891). $2.50

Publication 30: History of Rutherford County Farms (including insane asylum and the pest control center), Architecture of Rutherford County. Farm. $2.50

Publication 31: The Rutherford County Rifles (a group of 150 young men from Rutherford County who volunteered for service in the Confederacy).  Includes a list of these men and what happened to them.  Article on Violence in Rutherford County. $2.50

Publication 32: A Researcher’s Guide to Rutherford County Records by David Rowe; Jerry Sneak by Homer Pittard. $2.50

Publication 33: Census and Tax Records for 1st [Sanders] District. $2.50

Publication 34: Mattie Ready-John Hunt Morgan Wedding, Dement Family, Two Gallant Leaders at the Battle of Murfreesboro. $2.50

Publication 35: Uncle Dave Macon (biography with photographs) by Dr. Charles Wolfe. $2.50

  Publication 36: Rutherford County, Tennessee, Abstracts of Record Books 1-7, 1803-1829. $2.50

Publication 37: The Civil War in Middle Tennessee. $2.50

  Publication 38: Out of Print  

Publication 39: The House on the Hill, On the Home Front - Murfreesboro in the Civil War, Rutherford County Courthouse, Civil War letters of Henry Clay Reynolds, Stones River National Battlefield Cemetery Listings, Bibliography of Rutherford County historical sources found at Tennessee State Library & Archives, Advertisements (1830-32), Tennessee State Fair (1869), Funeral Card notices from Rutherford County (1898-1924) $2.50

  Publication 40: History of Rutherford County by C.C. Sims (pub. 1947 - reprint 1981) - hard cover - $15.00 + $5.00 Postage/shipping $15.00

  Publication 41: Rutherford County [Tennessee County History Series] by Mabel Pittard (pub. 1983) - hard cover - $15.00 + $5.00 Postage/shipping $15.00

  Publication 42: A History of Rutherford Co. Schools, Volume 1 (Northern Section of the Co.) - soft cover - $12.00 + $5.00 Postage/shipping $12.00

  Publication 43: A History of Rutherford Co. Schools, Volume II (Southern Section of the Co.) [comprehensive index] Reprint - Available December 2005 - soft cover - $25.00 + $5.00 postage/shipping $25.00

  Publication 44: 1840 Rutherford County Census with Index $5.00 + $5.00 Postage/ shipping. $5.00

  Publication 45: Annals of Rutherford County, Volume 1, 1799-1828 by John C. Spence - hard cover - $25.00 + $5.00 Postage/shipping $25.00

Publication 46: Annals of Rutherford County, Volume II, 1829-1870 by John C. Spence $25.00 + $5.00 Postage/shipping $25.00

Publication 47: A Civil War Diary by John C. Spence - hard cover - $25.00 + $5.00 Postage/shipping $25.00

Publication 48: Historic Cane Ridge and its Families by Lillian B. Johnson - hard cover -$25.00 + $5.00 shipping charges $5.00

Publication 49: From Mink Slide to Main Street by Charles B. Arnette - hard cover - $20.00 + $5.00 Postage/shipping $20.00

  Publication 50: History of Medicine in Rutherford County by Robert G. Ransom, M.D. [2003 hard-bound] (biographies of 19th & 20th centuries physicians) $50.00 + $10.00 Postage/shipping) $25.00

  Publication 51: Rutherford County, Tennessee History & Families compiled by Nell Blankenship [hard-bound 374 page book of biographies and history] (2002) $75.00 + $12.00 Postage/shipping $45.00

  Publication 52: Rutherford County, Tennessee Pioneers born before 1800 (information on more than 6,500 individuals) by Susan G. Daniel (2003) - soft cover - $40 + $10 Postage/ shipping. $25.00

  Publication 53: Westbrooks, Williams, and Related Smothermans of Rutherford County - hard cover - $15.00 + $7.00 Postage/shipping $15.00

Publication 54: Cemeteries & Graveyards of Rutherford County, Tennessee [2005] compiled by Susan G. Daniel - hard cover - more than 760 cemeteries & graveyards, fully indexed - includes family graveyards, Evergreen Cemetery, Old City Cemetery, and Mapleview Cemetery, along with newspaper obituaries and death information from the Session records of 1st Presbyterian Church of Murfreesboro from 1812. - $75.00 + $10.00 Postage/shipping $50.00

  Publication 55: Deed Abstracts of Rutherford Co., 1803-1810 - $5 + $2 postage/mailer $5.00

Publication 56: My Findings, Volume I by Lillian B. Johnson (families of Brown, Gunn, Harris, Rowland, Windows and others).  Hard cover.  $25 + $5.00 shipping and handling. $5.00

Publication 57: My Findings, Volume II by Lillian B. Johnson (families of Brown, Dixon, Galbreath, McLean, McAdams, McKamie, Wallace and others).  Hard cover.  $25 + $5.00  shipping and handling. $5.00

Publication 58: Pictures and the Stores They Tell, compiled by Frank Caperton & Susan G. Daniel, hard-bound book of over 200 glossy full-colored pages with over 800 photographs of Rutherford County, Tennessee (fully indexed).  $60 + $8 postage/handling. $50.00

 

Publication 59: Obituaries and Death Notices [of people born before 1900] - Rutherford County, Tennessee, compiled by Susan G. Daniel.  Comprehensive index.  Soft-bound, spiral ring. $25 for book + $5 for mailing.  A CD (compact disc) of the book in PDF format can be made for $5 ($10 if mailed).

$25.00

  Publication 60:  North Carolina Revolutionary War Land Grants for Rutherford County, Tennessee, (2007) compiled by Ernest K. Johns & Susan G. Daniel (fully indexed with land descriptions, land neighbors, and many original surveys) - soft cover, spiral binding - $25.00 + $5.00 postage/shipping. $25.00

  Publication 61: Rutherford County, Tennessee Land Grants, (2007) compiled by Ernest K. Johns & Susan G. Daniel (fully indexed with land descriptions, land neighbors, and many original surveys) - soft cover, spiral binding - $25.00 + $5.00 postage/shipping $25.00

  Publication 62: 1810 Census, 1809-1813 tax lists - alphabetized [2006] includes exact copy of 1810 census with transcription of same, compiled by Susan G. Daniel & Ernie K. Johns - soft cover, spiral binding. - $20.00 + $4.00 postage/shipping $25.00

  Publication 63: Rutherford County, Tennessee Deaths & Estate Settlements, Volume 1, 1804-1849, compiled by Donald Detwiler and edited and indexed by Susan G. Daniel. Compiled from Rutherford County Court Minute Books, Record Books, and Chancery Court Minute Books. (fully indexed). - soft cover, spiral binding - $25.00 + $5.00 postage/shipping. $25.00

  Publication 64: Rutherford County, Tennessee Deaths & Estate Settlements, Volume II, 1850-1861, compiled by Donald Detwiler and edited and indexed by Susan G. Daniel. Compiled from Rutherford County Court Minute Books, Record Books, Chancery and Circuit Court Minute Books, and additional information from Cemetery, Marriages, Census and some Deed Book records. (fully indexed). - soft cover, spiral binding - $25.00 + $5.00 postage/shipping $25.00

  Publication 65: Rutherford County, Tennessee Deaths & Estate Settlements, Volume III, 1861-1870.  compiled by Donald Detwiler and edited and indexed by Susan G. Daniel. Compiled from Rutherford County Court Minute Books, Record Books, Chancery and Circuit Court Minute Books, and additional information from Cemetery, Marriages, Census and some Deed Book records. (fully indexed). - soft cover, spiral binding - $25.00 + $5.00 postage/shipping  Over 400 fully indexed pages. - soft cover, spiral binding - $30.00 + $5.00 postage/shipping $30.00

Publication 66: “The Un-Civil War in Middle Tennessee” written by Shirley Farris Jones.   Shirley has researched and written stories, anecdotes, descriptions and sagas about living through “the late unpleasantness” of 1861-1865 in Rutherford County and Middle Tennessee. Many of you are familiar with her ability to make people and events come alive in her compositions.  You will want to consider owning this beautiful hard-bound book featuring almost 200 pages with photos, maps and illustrations, all for only $25 + $5.00 postage/shipping. $25.00

Publication 67:Rutherford...For Real." written by Greg Tucker.  This is another publication of his Rutherford County anecdotes almost ready called "Rutherford...For Real." It will be available for purchase June 27 for only $20 = $5 shipping. Save up your pennies for this one, you will certainly want to add it to your personal collection. $20.00