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Grace married Edgar Ruffner on 6 Oct 1920 in Oliver Springs, Roane, Tennessee, United States. Edgar (son of Frances M Ruffner and Laura Hudson) was born in Oct 1896; died on 13 Nov 1930. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Thelma Ruffner was born on 26 Apr 1924 in Coalfield, Morgan, Tennessee, United States; died on 21 Oct 1998 in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States; was buried in Estes Cemetery, Coalfield, Morgan, Tennessee, United States.
2. Edward Gordon "Popeye" Ruffner
3. Theda Ruffner was born in 1922 in Coalfield, Morgan, Tennessee, United States; died on 9 May 2019 in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States.

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Joseph married Bethida Anna Fritts on 9 Oct 1884 in Loudon, Tennessee, United States. Bethida (daughter of Isaac Fritts and Frankie Fortner) was born on 2 Jan 1860 in Roane, Tennessee, United States; died on 16 Aug 1937 in Coalfield, Morgan, Tennessee, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Birth: 1838
Death: unknown


Name: Mason Hinds
Rank at enlistment: Private
State Served: Tennessee
Service Record: Enlisted in Company F, Tennessee 1st Infantry Regiment.
Sources: Index to Compiled Military Service Records


Regiment: 1st Infantry Regiment Tennessee
Date of Organization: 1 Aug 1861
Muster Date: 17 Jul 1864
Regiment State: Tennessee
Regiment Type: Infantry
Regiment Number: 1st
Officers Killed or Mortally Wounded: 0
Officers Died of Disease or Accident: 2
Enlisted Killed or Mortally Wounded: 49
Enlisted Died of Disease or Accident: 334
Battles: Fought on 8 Oct 1862 at Perryville, KY.
Fought on 31 Dec 1862 at Stones River, TN.
Fought on 6 Aug 1864 at Atlanta, GA.
Regiment History: First Infantry
TENNESSEE
(3-YEARS)
First Infantry. -- Col., Robert K. Byrd; Lieut.-Cols., James
G. Spears, Milton L. Phillips, John Ellis; Majs., James T.
Shelley, Benjamin F. Taylor.
This regiment was organized by Col. Byrd, at Camp Dick
Robinson, Ky., in Aug., 1861. It was first under fire in the
engagement at Wild Cat, and was afterward present at the
battle of Mill Springs.
It also assisted in the capture of Cumberland Gap, where it
remained until the evacuation of that post by Gen. Morgan. It
then retreated with the remainder of the command to Ohio, and
thence went on an expedition up the Kanawha valley.
Returning, it went by way of Louisville to Nashville and
arrived in time to participate in the battle at Stone's River,
after which it returned to Lexington, Ky. It then entered
East Tennessee under Gen. Burnside and was present at the
siege of Knoxville.
During the winter of 1863 it was stationed at Kingston, and in
the spring entered upon the Atlanta campaign participating in
all of the engagements until just previous to the surrender of
the city, when the greater portion of the regiment was
discharged on account of the expiration of term of service.
The veterans and recruits were consolidated into a battalion
of two companies and retained in service until Aug. 8, 1865,
when they were mustered out in accordance with orders from the
war department.
While at Cumberland Gap a detachment of the 1st and 2nd Tenn.
regiments, consisting of 69 men, led by Capt. Meyers and
Lieut. Rogers, captured an important outpost of the
Confederates without the loss of a man. For this exploit a
complimentary notice was read on dress parade by order of Gen.
Morgan.
Source: The Union Army, vol. 4, p. 387
Find Soldiers in this Regiment: U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles

Family links:
Spouse:
Calvary C. Wright Hinds (1835 - 1875)

Note: Historical Cemetery Records Of Bradley County TN.

Burial:
Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Charleston
Bradley County
Tennessee, USA

Created by: Laurie Wilson
Record added: May 15, 2011
Find A Grave Memorial# 69852068

Mason married Calvary C. Wright. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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There is a possibility (but not documented at this time 08/25/2015) that Joseph Hinds was a father to Mason Hinds. This article is about Reynolds Station and mentions Joseph Hinds. The website is: http://crai-ky.com/reynolds-station/


Looking for Reynolds Station: An Archaeological Investigation in Knox County, Tennessee
Posted on March 21, 2014 by Savannah Westerfield ? No Comments ?

By: Paul Avery, Pat Garrow, and Jason Ross
J.J.F. and Sarah Neal Family

The J.F. and Sarah Neal family in front of the log house, taken in 1895 according to Neal (1973).

Tennessee has been the location of many archaeological discoveries. The state?s landscape varies from relatively flat lands to the rolling landscape of eastern Tennessee. There are an abundance of both prehistoric and historic sites in Tennessee. Cultural Resource Analysts, Inc., is fortunate enough to have an office in Knoxville, Tennessee, which has conducted numerous archaeological investigations. In April of 2013, CRA worked to document the location of Reynolds Station in Knox Counnty, Tennessee. The phase II investigation was required for an intersection improvement in the area. A proposed access road had the potential to adversely affect the site, so it was necessary to determine if the site was eligible for the National Register of Historic Places.

One of the goals of the project was to determine if, in fact, Reynolds Station had been located on the site. An autobiography by John Reynolds in 1855 stated that his grandfather had built a station in the vicinity of the project area and that he had lived in a house with his parents near the station. Likely based on this account, local historians believed that the site might have been the location of the station.
Harbison's Crossroads

Harbison?s Crossroads from the project area, facing east-northeast.

Preliminary archaeological work in 1994 (Longmire 1994) recovered some evidence of an early-nineteenth-century occupation but no definitive proof of it being Reynolds Station. Historical research indicated that the property was initially owned by Stockely Donaldson before being purchased by Joseph Hinds as a 500-acre tract in 1794. Although Hinds was said to be building a blockhouse, the location of this structure is not known, and no evidence of one was located within the project arerea. Hinds sold a portion of the property to George Perry in 1799. Perry built a two-story log house on the property shortly thereafter. Perry died in 1836, and the property was sold to William P. Harbison in 1842. Perry and Harbison were both slave owners. Harbison deeded the property to his youngest daughter, Sarah, and her husband, J. F. Neal, in 1865 before his death in 1868. Members of the Neal family retained ownership until the property was purchased by the Cardwells in 1929. The Cardwells demolished the log house and built the extant frame house. As it stands, it is safe to say, based on the investigation, that Site 40KN275 is not Reynolds Station.
Banded Ware Ceramics

Banded Ware Ceramics

Although the investigations did not reveal the location of Reynolds Station, the excavation of 10 features at Site 40KN275 provided insights into the activities that took place on the property. The archaeological field research resulted in the excavation of 172 shovel tests, six test units, and seven trenches totaling 4,070 sq ft. These excavations revealed 54 archaeological features, 10 of which were partially or completely excavated. Features 1, 2, and 9 were shallow root cellars likely associated with slave cabins constructed by George Perry. Feature 15 was a privy also in use during Perry?s occupation of the site. Feature 18 was a sorghum furnace most likely constructed by William Harbison and used by J. F. Neal. Feature 8 was a large rectangular privy that was filled during the time that J.F. and Sarah Neal owned the property, and Feature 46 was a pit filled with debris that appeared to date to the Neal occupation as well. Other features could not be directly associated with a specific period of occupation, including Features 10 and 13. Feature 5 was found to be a tree root. In all, 3,605 artifacts were recovered from all contexts. The ceramic assemblage was particularly useful in dating the features and allowed for the association of the features with specific families.

Based on the results of the archaeological evaluation of the site, it has the further potential to yield important information on the early Euro- and enslaved African-American inhabitants of east Tennessee and Knox County, on the material culture of the enslaved, and on the changes that took place to the landscape through time.

Recently, CRA archaeologists went back to the site to begin phase III fieldwork on the site. Make sure to check the blog for updates on what they find.


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Isaac married Frankie Fortner on 11 Apr 1836 in Knox, Tennessee, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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From THE FRITZ FAMILY HERITAGE, VOLUME II:

In 1811, Henry purchased 160 acres, more or less, in Roane County, TN.This land was described as being between the Clinch River andButtermilk Road on or near Paw Paw Creek within what is now theboundaries of Oak Ridge, TN.

Buried:
Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery,

Henry married Ann Turnbull on 5 Mar 1830. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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