All records are taken from documented sources: newspapers, published books and certificates of birth, marriage or death from the Tennessee State Archives located in Nashville.

The Cemetery records I transcribed from tombstones during annual visits back home over the years. I will be creating a separate page for my Illinois and Pennsylvania families as time permits.

Cookston Cemetery, Dunlap, Sequatchie County, Tennessee
This cemetery is just outside Dunlap heading South on Highway 28 toward Whitwell on Cookston Road. It is a well kept small cemetery with quite a few Layman family relatives buried there. It is very pictureque and well worth a visit if you are ever in the area. I will post more transcriptions as I have time.

Note: Due to BellSouth bandwidth restrictions, I will post my family's headstone photos on FindAGrave.com. You will be able to view each headstone by clicking on the headstone next to each name once the file is loaded.

(one headstone)  Delilah Cheek 1848 - 28 Jan 1879 (my great-great grandmother)	Lue Layman Griffith God is love No Dates Actual dates are Apr 1899 - 1926 or 1927 1st Wife of Walter Andrew Griffith
	Elizabeth Jane "Janie Cheek Layman 1848 - 28 Jan 1879 (my great-grandmother; Delilah's daughter and George Washington Layman's 1st wife)

1820 TN Census Index
Sadler, William                    Wilson County        415        100100-10110
 

1830 TN Census Index
Sadler, William                    Wilson County        158        No township listed
 

1840 TN Census Index
Sadler, W.W. (William)       Wilson County        281       No township listed
 

1850 Wilson County TN Census, taken 5th day of November

Dwelling #	Name	Age	Sex	Value of real estate	Place of Birth
#1631	William Saddler	50	M	$450	NC
	Thomas	17	M		TN
	William	16	M		TN
	George	14	M		TN

1860 Wilson County TN census, taken 20th day of September - 15th District. Post Office: Statesville, TN

Dwelling#	Family #	Name	Age	Sex	Profession	Value of Pers prop	Place of Birth	Attended school within year
1546	1486	Thomas M. Saddler	27	M	Farmer	1,000	TN
		Elizabeth (Haas)	24	F			TN
		Sarah	10	F			TN	Yes
		Lavinia	6	F			TN	Yes
		Henry	2	M			TN
		William Saddler	65	M		500

1870 Wilson County TN Census, taken on 21st day of June - 13th Civil District. Post Office: Alexandria, TN  

Dwelling

Family #

Name

Age

Sex

Color

Profession

Value of real estate

Value of real prop

Place of Birth

Cannot read

Cannot write

Male citizen 21 yrs of age & up

143

150

Sadler, Thomas

38

M

W

Farmer

1,000

400

TN

X

X

X

Ann

37

F

W

Keeping House

TN

X

Lavinia

14

F

W

TN

Henry

12

M

W

TN

X

X

Nancy

8

F

W

TN

John

7

M

W

TN

Lafayette

2

M

W

TN

1880 DeKalb County TN Census, taken on 23rd day of June - District 3 - Clear Fork

Dwelling #	Family #	Name	Age	Race	Sex	Relationship to Head of House / Occupation	Place of Birth
128	128	Sadler, Thomas	50	W	M	Farmer	TN
		Eliza Ann	47	W	F	Wife	TN
		Nancy P.	18	W	F	Daughter	TN
		John W.	16	W	M	Son / Farming	TN
		Lafayette	13	W	M	Son / Farming	TN
		George	10	W	M	Son	TN
		Iverson	6	W	M	Son	TN
		Alice S.	3	W	F	Daughter	TN

1890 Census destroyed by fire
 
1900 DeKalb County TN Census, taken on 13th day of June - 3rd Precinct

Dwell #

Fam #

Name

Relation

Race

Sex

MOB

YOB

Age

M-W-D/ # of yrs

#of children born/  # still alive

Birthplace

Father's Birthplace

Mother's Birthplace

Occupation

124

124

Saddler, Thomas

Head

W

M

March

1831

69

Married 50 yrs

TN

TN

TN

Farmer

Liza Ann

Wife

W

F

June

1833

67

Married 50 yrs

10 / 8

TN

TN

TN

George

Son

W

M

Jan

1870

30

Single

TN

TN

TN

farm labor

Nannie

Daughter

W

F

Feb

1862

38

Single

TN

TN

TN

Alice

Daughter

W

F

May

1877

23

Single

TN

TN

TN

1910 DeKalb County TN Census, taken on 15th day of April - 3rd District Clear Fork/Pea Ridge 

Dwelling #	Family #	Name	Relation	Sex	Race	Age	Married/Single #of years	# of Children Born/  # Still alive	Occupation
1	1	Saddler, Fate A.	Head	M	W	43	M / 19		Farmer
		Martha J.	Wife	F	W	39	M /19	4 / 3
		Monice L.	Daughter	F	W	15
		Rellie	Son	M	W	9
		Dannie E.	Son	M	W	6

 

9	9	Saddler, Lizzie A.	Head	F	W	76	Widowed	8/6	Farmer
		George	Son	M	W	38	Married / Jan	0/0	Farmer
		Cora	Dau-in-law	F	W	32	Married / Jan	0/0	none
		Keaton, William J.	boarder	M	W	31	Divorced	0/0	Farmer

From "Wilson County, TN Deed Books N-Z 1829 - 1853" page 112:
State of Tennessee Grant No. 10214 - 226 acres on Fly Blow Creek to Jane SADLER 24 December 1827.
Page 528 Deed Book Q.

From "Wilson County, TN Deed Books N-Z 1829 - 1853" page 265:
State of Tennessee Grant No. 10215. 50 acres on Smith's Fork to Jane SADLER 20 November 1830. Page 190.

From "Wilson County, TN Deed Books N-Z 1829 - 1853" page 70:
Deed Book P, page 311, Joel JENNINGS to Henry HAAS a tract of land on Smith's Fork. Witnesses: Jacob PERIMAN, John HAAS, Albert HAAS and Joseph HAAS.

From "Wilson County, TN Deed Books N-Z 1829 - 1853" page 49:
William SNEED to Sarah HAAS and the heirs of her natural body, 85 acres on Smith's Fork for $500. 6 September 1830. (pp 409-410)  (Sarah is the mother of my paternal great-great grandmother, Eliza Ann Haas Saddler, wife of Thomas.)

From "DeKalb County, TN Deed Book 1838-1869 Book "C", Page 352-353
Joel Pistole, Frances Destiny and Pleasant Pistole have title to two tracts of land. Said Joel and Frances to the said Pleasant Pistole their interest.  15 Mar 1848.  (Pleasant Pistole is the Father of my paternal great-great grandmother, Paralee Pistole Williams, wife of Sebastian.)

From "DeKalb County, TN Deed Book 1838-1869 Book "G", Page 13-14
Hiram M. Dodd to Sebastian & James M. Williams 150 acres in the 3rd District. 3 Oct 1857.
 

From "DeKalb County, TN Deed Book 1838-1869 Book "I", Page 226-227
James M. Williams to Sebastian Williams his interest in 150 acres in the 3rd District. 18 March 1863.
 

From "DeKalb County, TN Deed Book 1838-1869 Book "I", Page 621
Sebastian Williams to Robert Craddock 150 acres in the 3rd District formerly belonging to A. Overall.  20 Sept 1866
 

From "DeKalb County, TN Deed Book 1838-1869 Book "L", Page 318
County Court Clerk to Sebastian Williams a tract of land belonging to William D. Adamson who died intestate about the year 1865.

From "DeKalb County, TN Deed Book 1838-1869 Book "L", Page 221-222
John H. Allen to Pleasant Pistole three acres in the 3rd District.  3 Apr 1857.

From "DeKalb County, TN Deed Book 1869-1885 Book "N", Page 397-398
Sebastian Williams to WR Bryant ten and one half acres in the third district. 27 Feb 1879.

From "DeKalb County, TN Deed Book 1869-1885 Book "O", Page 540
Sebastian Williams for love and affection to Paralee Williams to take effect at death, 77 acres in the 3rd District. 3 Feb 1881.

Marriages
Thomas Saddler and Jane White, March 4, 1794 in Washington County, Virginia
William Saddler and Susan Pemberton, November 20, 1816 in Wilson County, Tennessee
Mary W. Saddler and Richard Jones, October 6, 1847 in Wilson County, Tennessee
Martha A. Saddler and Thoephilus West, December 7, 1846 in Wilson County, Tennessee
Elizabeth J. Saddler and Daniel Chumbley, August 19, 1848 in Smith County, Tennessee
Thomas M. Saddler and Eliza Ann Haas, January 23, 1851 in Wilson County, Tennessee
William L. Saddler and Mary E. Haas, November 24, 1857 in Wilson County, Tennessee
George W. Saddler no record
Sarah E. Saddler and William H. Tarpley, October 6, 1869 in Wilson County, Tennessee
Henry T. Saddler and Mary Caroline Keaton, August 10, 1879 in DeKalb County, Tennessee
Nancy P. Saddler and J.E. Wood, June 9, 1901 in DeKalb County, Tennessee
John W. Saddler and  1. Callie Walker, 1890 in DeKalb County, Tennessee
                                2. Bonnie Grizzle, 1900 in DeKalb County, Tennessee
Lafayette Saddler and Martha J. Williams, October 9, 1890 in DeKalb County, Tennessee
George Saddler and Cora Hall, January 16, 1910 in DeKalb County, Tennessee
Alice S. Saddler and William J. Craddock, August 21, 1907 in DeKalb County, Tennessee
Cleveland T. Saddler and Hallie Smith, December 19, 1885 in DeKalb County, Tennessee
Monice Saddler and Oval Lee Odom, March 16, 1913 in DeKalb County, Tennessee
Rellie Saddler and Mary Bunch Kimbrough, January 22, 1938 in Nashville, Tennessee
Dan Erbie Saddler and Myrtle Morris, October 24, 1927 in DeKalb County, Tennessee
Sebastian Williams and Paralee Pistole, December 15, 1892 in DeKalb County, Tennessee

Guardian Settlements

Wilson County, Tennessee Misc Records 1800-1875 by Thomas Partlow.

1856-1862
Page 57: William B. DUNN, Guardian. 1 April 1857. Guardian of Mary Ann, Sarah Jane, John E. and James W. HAAS, the minor heirs of Phillip HAAS and heir of John HAAS who was their grandfather. There were nine children and the widow. (page 130)

Page 58-59: Thomas DUNN, Guardian. 29 March 1858. Guardian of the minor heirs of John HASS, the grandfather, to wit, Mary Ann, Sarah Jane, John E., and William H. HASS who are minor heirs of Phillip HASS deceased; William D., Louisa, Nancy F., Mary Jane, Thomas H., Luise Anne, John and Joshua HASS who are the minor heirs of Albert G. HASS; and Luisa Jane, George W., Mary E., and John H. COLEMAN who are minor heirs of Elizabeth COLEMAN, deceased. Louisa Jane has intermarried with Harrison CAVENDER. (pp 220-221)

From Tennesseans in the War of 1812, by Byron Sistler: Introduction: "Almost all the men herein, were involved in actual campaigning, served in the Creek War of 1813-14 (a subconflict of the War of 1812) or in the New Orleans campaign...Ironically, most deaths of Tennesseans were the result of an apparent epidemic of some unknown malady after the war was over, in the late winter and spring of 1815. History books do not seem to mention this epidemic but a perusal of service records clearly reveals its existence."

My 4th great grandfather:
SADLER, Thomas PVT., Col. William Metcalf, Captain Andrew Patterson, Militia Infantry, died 8 February 1815, after the Battle of Chalmette, Louisiana.

Obituaries

From The Smithville Review (Liberty, DeKalb County, TN), Thursday, June 26, 1930:
Fate Saddler, a prominent citizen of the Clear Fork community, died in a hospital in Nashville (St. Thomas) Sunday morning after an operation. He leaves a daughter, Mrs. Oval Odom (Monice) of this place and two sons, Rellie Saddler of Nashville and Dan Saddler of Clear Fork.  His wife (Martha J. Williams Saddler) preceded him to the grave several months ago.
Funeral services were conducted at Salem Church Monday afternoon by the pastor, Rev. H.D. Burns, and his remains were interred in Salem cemetery.

From The Smithville Review (Liberty, DeKalb County, TN), Thursday April 1, 1948:

"Funeral Rites For Dan Sadler"

Funeral services for Dan Sadler, 45, will be conducted Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Salem Baptist Church with Rev. Tom Freeney officiating. Burial will be in Salem Cemetery. Mr. Sadler perished in the fire that destroyed his home some time Friday night. (26 March 1948)
Born and reared in DeKalb County, he was the son of the late Fate and Martha Williams Sadler of Liberty. He was married to Miss Myrtle Morris of Sycamore on October 24, 1927, and to this union one son was born, Dan, Jr. He was a member of the Cave Springs Baptist Church.
In addition to his wife and son, he is survived by a brother, Rellie Sadler of Nashville, and a sister, Mrs. O.L. (Oval Lee) Odom (Monice Sadler) of Liberty. Evans Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

From The Smithville Review (Liberty, DeKalb County, TN), November 1994.

"Odom"

Services for Monice Saddler Odom, 100, were held Nov. 4 at Salem Baptist Church in Liberty. Dr. Don Mathis and Rev. Cannie Lenard officiated. Burial was in Salem Cemetery. Mrs. Odom died Nov. 2 at DeKalb General Hospital.
She was a member of Salem Baptist Church where she had been a member for 70 years. She was a correspondent for the SMITHVILLE REVIEW for a number of years. Her husband, Oval L. Odom died Jan. 20, 1971.
Survivors are a son, Jack S. Odom of Murfreesboro; a daughter, Aileen O. Jennings of Nashville; two grandsons, Jason Odom of Murfreesboro and David Odom of Smithville.
Serving as pallbearers were deacons of Salem Baptist Church.
Honorary pallbearers were Dr. David Darrah, Edward Hobson, Alan Webb, Rick Preston, Nolan Turner, George McGraw, Ralph Griffith, Hoyte Garrison, Charles B. Martin, Vesper Pistole, James H. (Buddy) Cook, Robert Adamson, and H.D. (Tootsie) Cook.
Walker Funeral Home Inc. Liberty Chapel was in charge of arrangements.

"George Saddler"
Funeral services for George Saddler, age 80, who passed away at his home Thursday evening, were held Saturday, December 22, 1951 at 2 p.m. at the Sycamore Baptist Church, with Brother C. W. Leonard, minister in charge. Burial was in the Sycamore Cemetery, in Cannon County.
Mr. Saddler was a life-long DeKalb County resident and lived in the Pea Ridge community. Survivors include several nieces and nephews.
Walker Funeral home was in charge of the arrangements.