For years, I have been searching for my 2nd-great-grandmother Sarah Claire "Sadie" (Dyer) Gatlin 's half-sister Nellie Cox . N...

In August 1869, my 3rd-great-grandmother Mary Dyer was charged with keeping a disorderly house. Davidson County, Tennessee. Criminal Co...

Illinois State Penitentiary was the original name for Joliet Correctional Center in Joliet, Will County, Illinois. It was in existence fr...

On 6 March 1899, my 2nd-great-grandmother 's half-sister Nellie Cox married Owen McDonough in Davidson County, Tennessee. The March 7...

Nashville Tennesseean and Nashville American , 22 September 1912 After my great-grandfather' brother William D. Gatlin escaped fro...

Many members of my family would be good choices for this week's 52 Ancestors theme, "Naughty." I have written about many of th...

In early September 1894, the Nashville, Tennessee police officers visited gambling rooms at least twenty-five times within a week. They made...

In May 1897, the Trocadero opened in Nashville, Tennessee. The theater catered to families; women and children could attend (although the wo...

On 23 March 1902 in Nashville, Tennessee, four boys approached Ike Lytle, an African-American man. One of the boys shot at him three times. ...

My 3rd-great-grandfather William Dow Gatlin 's murder trial was mentioned in the newspaper forty years after it took place. Nashvil...

I have many colorful ancestors and collateral relatives. It would have been hard to choose just one to focus on this week, but since I alrea...

In 1930, my 2nd-great-grandfather 's brother Gregar or (Gregger) Boe and his family were enumerated in Williston. Williams County, North...

Shortly before the 1892 wrestling match between D. S. McLeod and Joe Acton, Charles Buise deposited $250 with the Chronicle to secure a bet ...