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to the home page of the Hamilton County Tennessee Genealogical Society. The
Hamilton County Genealogical Society was formed April 17, 2001 by a group of
enthusiastic genealogists who wanted to share their knowledge of Hamilton
County with others and provide a forum for fellow researchers interested in
the genealogy of Hamilton County Tennessee. Although our organization is new,
there is already a wealth of information on our website and more is being
added daily. We hope you enjoy your visit and come back often.
Hamilton
County Tennessee was created by an act of the General Assembly of the State of
Tennessee on October 25, 1819 with lands taken from Rhea County. Only lands
north of the Tennessee River were included in its boundaries until the Treaty
of 1835 added the Cherokee Nation, south of the river.
The county was named for Alexander Hamilton, Secretary of
the Treasury in the administration of George Washington. The first courthouse
for Hamilton County was Poe’s Tavern at Poe’s Cross Roads. Later the farm
of Asahel Rawlings was selected as the county seat and a log courthouse was
erected. The county seat was originally known as “Hamilton County
Courthouse” until it was given the name Dallas, in honor of Alexander James
Dallas. Dallas remained the county seat until 1840 when it was moved to
Vann’s Town and soon afterward to Harrison. In 1870 the county seat was
moved to Chattanooga where it remains today.

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Officers:
Dennis C. Wilson, President
Susan Kendall, Vice-President
Alma Webb, Secretary
Jim Holcomb, Cemetery Committee
Dianne Aytes, Executive Committee
Rufus Williamson, Executive Committee
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Mailing
Address:
Hamilton County
Tennessee Genealogical Society
P. O. Box 15945
Chattanooga, TN 37415


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You
are the
visitor
since April 17, 2001
"To
rescue from oblivion the history of a
large and honorable family is a
praiseworthy achievement.
Somebody must begin the work. It is to
be hoped someone will complete it."
Rev. Joseph Woodruff Bozeman, 1885.

If
you have Hamilton County resources you
would
like to see on this website, E-mail them
to Dennis Wilson at
DWilson215@aol.com
Please, NO research
requests.
©
2001-08 by Dennis C. Wilson.
All rights reserved.
Background music:
"The Long and Winding Road"
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