Famous Tennessean Research Links

Be sure to search Tennessee History for Kids for any of the following people. Click on PEOPLE from the left side of the window, then scroll down the list to see if you see your person.

Robert Church
From TN History for Kids
http://www.tnhistoryforkids.org/people/robert_church_sr
History
http://www.donsmcclureconsultants.com/concept_014.htm
His Life
http://www.tnstate.edu/library/digital/churchrj.htm

David Crockett

Davy Crockett from siki.tatet.com
http://wiki.tatet.com/Davy_Crockett.html
Biography of Crockett
http://davy-crockett.biography.ms/
His Life
http://etext.virginia.edu/railton/projects/price/acrocket.htm
From Tennessee Trivia
http://www.rootsweb.com/~tngibson/Generation/DavyBio.htm
From American West
http://www.americanwest.com/pages/davycroc.htm
Brainy Encyclopedia
http://www.brainyencyclopedia.com/encyclopedia/d/da/davy_crockett.html
Free Dictionary
http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Davy+Crockett

James T. Davis
Good Information
http://www.oldspooksandspies.org/davis/davis.html
More Information
http://nasaa-home.org/davis/davis.html
From the National Security Agency
http://www.nsa.gov/publications/publi00040.cfm
From "The Virtual Wall"
http://www.virtualwall.org/dd/DavisJT01a.htm

Sam Davis
Historical Information
http://www.samdaviscamp.org/index2.htm
The Sam Davis Home - Read, then click on “History” to learn about him...
http://www.samdavishome.org/
More from CS News
http://www.csanews.org/whats_new.html
From Wickipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Davis
His Story
http://www.rootsweb.com/~tngiles/cvlwar/samdavis.htm

Nathan Bedford Forest
Biography
http://nathan-bedford-forrest.biography.ms/
Free Dictionary - scroll down to read
http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Nathan+Bedford+Forrest
From USA Pedia
http://usapedia.com/n/nathan-bedford-forrest.html
Brainy Encyclopedia
http://www.brainyencyclopedia.com/encyclopedia/n/na/nathan_bedford_forrest.html
His Life from wiki.tatet.com
http://wiki.tatet.com/Nathan_Bedford_Forrest.html

Bill Frist
Biography
http://bill-frist.biography.ms/
From His Website
http://frist.senate.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=AboutSenatorFrist.Biography
Brainy Encyclopedia
http://www.brainyencyclopedia.com/encyclopedia/b/bi/bill_frist.html
Free Dictionary - Scroll down to read
http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Bill+Frist
His life from wiki.tatet.com
http://wiki.tatet.com/Bill_Frist.html

Al Gore, Jr.
Biography
http://al-gore.biography.ms/
BioGuide
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=G000321
From USA Pedia
http://usapedia.com/a/al-gore.html
Brainy Encyclopedia
http://www.brainyencyclopedia.com/encyclopedia/a/al/al_gore.html
His life from wiki.tatet.com
http://wiki.tatet.com/Albert_Gore%2C_Jr.html

Andrew Jackson
From the White House
http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/aj7.html
From Who 2?
http://www.who2.com/andrewjackson.html
From FactMonster - click on each link when you get to the page
http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/people/A0825803.html
http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0760592.html
http://www.factmonster.com/birthday/March-15
USA Pedia
http://usapedia.com/a/andrew-jackson.html
Brainy Encyclopedia
http://www.brainyencyclopedia.com/encyclopedia/a/an/andrew_jackson.html
Free Dictionary - SCROLL down to read
http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Andrew+Jackson
His Life from wiki.tatet.com
http://wiki.tatet.com/Andrew_Jackson.html

Peyton Manning
From His Website, His Life
http://www.peytonmanning.com/meetpeyton/
His Biography
http://peytonmanning18.com/bio.html

Grace Moore
From GraceMoore.com
http://www.gracemoore.net/biography.php
From Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_Moore
Biography
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0601254/bio


Mary Murfree
Biography
http://nhnh.essortment.com/marymurfree_rakb.htm
Her Life and Career - SCROLL down to read
http://www.etsu.edu/writing/amlit_sum00/papers/murfree.html
From Literary Workers of the South - SCROLL down to read
http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/etcbin/toccer-new2?id=LeaLite.sgm&images=images/modeng&data=/texts/english/modeng/parsed&tag=public&part=all
Her Life
http://athena.english.vt.edu/~appalach/writersM/murfree.html
More on her life
http://nhnh.essortment.com/marymurfree_rakb.htm

Dolly Parton
USA Pedia
http://usapedia.com/d/dolly-parton.html
Brainy Encyclopedia
http://www.brainyencyclopedia.com/encyclopedia/d/do/dolly_parton.html
Free Dictionary - scroll down to read
http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Dolly+Parton
Her Life from wiki.tatet.com
http://wiki.tatet.com/Dolly_Parton.html

Minnie Pearl
Free Dictionary - scroll down to read
http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Minnie+Pearl
From CMT - Biography
http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/pearl_minnie/bio.jhtml
Click on Browse all Minnie Pearl Photos from CMT
http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/pearl_minnie/flipbooks.jhtml
NNDB Biographical Information
http://www.nndb.com/people/493/000043364/
Her Obituary and Life
http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/misc/9603/pearl_obit/index.html
Her Life from LookSmart
http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_g1epc/is_bio/ai_2419200941
From Her Home, Grinders Switch
http://www.grindersswitch.com/

Austin Peay, IV
Political Graveyard - short biography - SCROLL down to find him.....
http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/peaslee-pechous.html
From Answers.com
http://www.answers.com/topic/austin-peay-iv
Tennessee History for Kids
http://www.tnhistoryforkids.org/people/austin_peay

Elvis
Brainy Encyclopedia - Be sure to read each thing in the Table of Contents
http://www.brainyencyclopedia.com/encyclopedia/e/el/elvis_presley.html
Elvis-Presley-Forever - You may read ONLY Childhood & Family, Elvis Early Fame, Becoming the King, Elvis Picture Gallery
http://www.elvis-presley-forever.com/index.html
His Life from wiki.tatet.com
http://wiki.tatet.com/Elvis_Presley.html

Wilma Rudolph
Her Life
http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Wilma+Rudolph
Her Life Again
http://www.lkwdpl.org/wihohio/rudo-wil.htm
Her History as a Black American
http://www.galegroup.com/free_resources/bhm/bio/rudolph_w.htm
Wilma’s Life
http://www.brainyencyclopedia.com/encyclopedia/w/wi/wilma_rudolph.html
Wilma’s Biography
http://wilma-rudolph.biography.ms/
USA Pedia
http://usapedia.com/w/wilma-rudolph.html
Her Life from wiki.tatet.com
http://wiki.tatet.com/Wilma_Rudolph.html

Bessie Smith
From Who 2?
http://www.who2.com/bessiesmith.html
Biography
http://www.redhotjazz.com/bessie.html
Biography and Pictures
http://mathrisc1.lunet.edu/blues/Bessie_Smith.html
History of her life
http://www.english.ilstu.edu/351/hypertext98/hankins/african/Smith.html
Brainy Encyclopedia
http://www.brainyencyclopedia.com/encyclopedia/b/be/bessie_smith.html
Free Dictionary - SCROLL down to read
http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Bessie+Smith

Perry Wallace
From the Nashville Scene
http://www.nashvillescene.com/Stories/News/2004/02/19/Perry_Wallace/index.shtml
From the Tennessee Encyclopedia
http://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/imagegallery.php?EntryID=W010
Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame
http://tshf.net/inductees/2003Wallace.htm
Wallace's Jersey Retired
http://www.blackathlete.com/College_basketball/022604.shtml

Darrell Waltrip
Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame
http://www.tshf.net/inductees/d-waltrip.html
Waltrip’s Career
http://www.waltripracinginc.com/DW/darrell.htm
Waltrip’s Biography
http://webpages.marshall.edu/~angove1/dwbio.html
His Retirement
http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FCH/is_1_29/ai_67327416
He eats at Cracker Barrel!
http://www.crackerbarrel.com/about-newsandhappenings.cfm?doc_id=491
Free Dictionary - scroll down to read
http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Darrell+Waltrip

Nancy Ward
From Fact Monster
http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0921275.html
Woman Spirit
http://www.meyna.com/cherokee.html
Sunshine for Women
http://www.pinn.net/~sunshine/whm2002/ward.html
Becky Hobbs’ Page on Nancy Ward
http://www.beckyhobbs.com/nancyward.htm
From a 4th grader
http://www.pocanticohills.org/womenenc/ward.htm
From Virtual American Biographies
http://www.famousamericans.net/nancyward/
From PowerSource
http://www.powersource.com/gallery/womansp/cherokee.html
Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture
http://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/imagegallery.php?EntryID=W017

Ida Wells
Pictures and her story - scroll down to read
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/FWWwells.htm
From Women in History
http://www.lkwdpl.org/wihohio/barn-ida.htm
Good History of Ida Wells
http://mshistory.k12.ms.us/features/feature13/ida_wells.html
Her Life
http://www.english.ilstu.edu/351/hypertext98/hankins/african/Wells.html
Her Life Facts
http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/45a/015.html
Information from FactMonster
http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0800629.html
From Scholastic
http://www.teacher.scholastic.com/researchtools/articlearchives/womhst/ida.htm

Reese Witherspoon
 Her Life from IMDb
http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0000702/bio
Who 2?
http://www.who2.com/reesewitherspoon.html
EFacts
http://www.eonline.com/Facts/People/Bio/0,128,23119,00.html
USA Pedia
http://usapedia.com/r/reese-witherspoon.html
   
Alvin York
Early Life & Marriage
http://www.britannica.com/ebi/article-9277850
Alvin York Website
http://www.alvincyork.org/
From HyperHistory
http://www.hyperhistory.net/apwh/bios/b4yorka.htm
Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alvin_York
From FactMonster
http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/people/A0853105.html
USA Pedia
http://usapedia.com/a/alvin-york.html
Brainy Encyclopedia
http://www.brainyencyclopedia.com/encyclopedia/a/al/alvin_york.html
World War I History
http://www.worldwar1-history.com/Alvin-York.aspx
His Life from wiki.tatet.com
http://wiki.tatet.com/Alvin_York.html
From Military.com
http://www.military.com/Content/MoreContent?file=ML_york_bkp