Monthly Archives: July, 2020
Seth Graves Harrell, Methodist Missionary in Oklahoma Indian Territory
Seth Graves Harrell was born in Bertie County, North Carolina on March 23, 1802 to Josiah Harrell and Sarah Evans Harrell. Josiah moved from North Carolina to Maury County, Tennessee between 1810 and 1820. Both of his sons, Seth and Peter, came with him. We first see Josiah in Maury County in 1820 when Seth …
Joseph Rendel Harrell: Tennessee, Alabama, Arkansas, Texas Traveler
We mentioned Joseph Rendell Harrell in out last story about the first Harrell’s to migrate to Wilson County Texas. Joseph Rendel Harrell was born April 20, 1831 in Maury, TN. Maury County was formed in 1807 from Williamson County and Indian lands. The Cherokee Indian title was bought in Washington, D.C. on January 7, 1806 …