I decided to take the scenic route home from Rugby one year. I drove through Sneedville on a Saturday evening about supper time. There was a spirit about it, like the wild west. Some of the people (Melungeons) reminded me of the Cajuns in Louisiana. Just the atmosphere, that was over twenty years ago.
Vardy Collins was my 6th great grandfather, Old Buck Gibson was my 7th great grandfather, my great grandmother on my maternal side was a Collins, Gibson and Collins are on my maternal grandmothers side. Vardy and Buck are the founders of Newmans Ridge. Thanks for the video ❤❤
Thank you for showing me Sneedville, TN for there is a story passed down our family of my third great grandfather while traveling through Sneedville in a cave found a baby Indian girl and was abandon. So, he took her to his home in Gate City then known as Estillville, VA and raised her as his own were with his own children she became family.
I come from the Nash Family of SW Virginia. According to Mahalla Mullins, the Melungeons lived in the area before Christopher Columbus. Portuguese settlers who settled in the area, which after taking a DNA test, I'm part Portuguese.
I love this video and love sneedville, this is where my grandfather was born and where he perished. Mahalia Collins Mullins was my great great great great aunt. My family bloodline is the Goins. I love sneedville and can’t wait to visit again. 🧡
I'm sure we are related somewhere down the line. My grandfather also born in Sneedville. Also have ties to the Goins, Mullins, Collins, Bell, Lawson, Gibson's. Grandfather was James Swinney
We close on some property in Sneedville in about 2 weeks on Snake Hollow Rd.. Thank you for giving me a little history lesson of Sneedville. Moving from the beach in Florida to the mountains of East Tennessee.
Love documentaries like this . I saw Pastor Arnold Murray from The Shepherd's Chapel Church of Gravette Ar. there doing a documentary talking with people including the Mullungeoun people . God Bless!!!
I Lived in Sneedville back in 74 and worked at Norris Homes in Bean Station. My God how this town has changed...... I can tell you some stories about the Jail House as I got to visit it a couple days and it is changed beyond recognition . It was the Sheriff's house and you came down and ate Breakfast & Dinner with them at the same table. The small room up stairs was a cell but it was like living at home and the door wasn't locked ,it was for light core dudes that they liked ,like me. Now the Cage was a different story, that was for hard core and they had a boy in there when I got to visit and I didn't know who he was or what he did but my friend Denny the Deputy Sheriff said to stay away from him he was a bad dude and that's another story ,a sad one. Denny even set me up with a TV for the 2 nights I was there, so much more to this one story and I can tell you about the Court House and the Judge also. That man was the Peoples Judge and not a Better man could have been found for that town........Wow ,the things a fellow will do for Love ,and I still do Bren.............
The Melungeons were supposedly an American Indian/Spanish or Portuguese/Mediterranean Jewish mix. My maternal grandmother's maternal grandmother was from the Cherokee Reservation in North Carolina. Some of the women on my mom's and stepdad's sides were tall, lanky, olive skinned, and tanned dark. Others were small, had pretty legs, but were strong and worked hard. They all had heads full of beautiful, thick, dark, curly, or wavy hair.
When Spain gave up their holdings to the British, there were supposedly several outposts with soldiers along the Temnessee and Cumberland Rivers. These Spaniards may have remained with Indian wives instead of leaving.
We have only one grocery store that we almost lost few yrs ago and luckily we didn’t it’s still here . I remember when we first got hardness as a little girl oh we was sooo excited I would walk ger me some food lol . I grew up behind our greens iga in the trailer park across from the jail . The old high school is the early learning canter having kids from 0-5 .
Thanks for exploring Sneedville! My maiden name is Collins, and our ancestry is said to lead back to a few Melungeon men in the tri state area of VA, KY and TN.
I have Collins from this area too! William Collins and Levicy Ratliff are my ancestors. Funny they did this on Valentine's Day, Valentine Collins was a prominent person from that exact area they are exploring!
I have some Collins in my DNA, Clint Williams, 69, died at 4:25 o'clock, Saturday afternoon, July 16, 1938, at his home on Horton Heights, following an apparent stroke. He was born May 21, 1869 in Sneedville, Tenn., and came to Horton in 1908, {Clint was my Great Grandfather.}
I always appreciate all your road trips! Very beautiful country! I’ve never been east, and sometimes I’d like to see a closeup of some of the foliage there if you have time. I see some really amazing colors of flowers and leaves!!
Most of my family came from Sneedville and my parents are buried there. I've noticed something about Sneedville women. If a man marries a Sneedville girl, he'd better be prepared to live in Sneedville because Sneedville women don't want to live anywhere else but Sneedville. My Mom's best friend cried every day until her husband agreed to move back to Sneedville. My aunt and Mom also returned to Sneedville to live.
my father inlaw lived on roberts rd. his name was roy neely. we would come from illionois to visit him.we would fish on the clinch river. alot of good memories there. thank you for sharing your videos.
I am very fascinated with the Melungeon people and thought perhaps my family may have some history of that genealogy. We don't have the Native American DNA though... We have plenty of African and Scotts Irish but very little NA. I wish it was longer.
I just love visiting these towns with you. I find the history of the Melungeon people to be fascinating. There was a documentary several years ago about them; I remember the narrator saying they thought Aba Gardener, Clark Gable and Elvis all had Melungeon heritage. Thank you and Happy Valentines! 💘💞💖
Got to love T for Tennessee. Another great winter wonderland video from you both. My gosh I hope I can make it down there some day soon. Take care and be safe.
Thx for the tour of my second home, Hancock County. As a Canadian I asked our realtor if the locals will accept us… she said “ if you don’t try and change anything and you are like minded and give back to the community, your golden here”. I have made so many friends here, people I can trust and count on. And about the high school.. the Indians. It’s not going to go anywhere. PC is not a thing here. Only snowflakes worry about that. And I’ve not met any snowflakes here , thankfully. Thx again 👍
He delivered me at the old hospital in 86. I remember running into him about a few years before he died. He said" I was the first person to ever see you and put a diaper on you." He was a wonderful guy.
Enjoyed this video, My dad was born in Sneedville, but grew up in Claiborne County. We moved from there before I started school because at that time Tennessee didn't have a kindergartenA nd my mother wanted us to have a better education.But both my parents are fromThat area of Appalachia.I am Melungeon by history and DNA.HoweverIt was never to be mentioned.My grandmotherW\ent to the point of hiding And later destroying the pictures of ethnic looking relatives and ancestors tro prevent people from knowing..Melugeons were discriminated against So you wanted to hide if you were oneIf you could.. They mentioned Morristown in the video ro ne is one of the good places to go eat , The ancestors on both side of the family Came there After the revolutionary ward just like they mentioned in the video, because the war veterans were given land grants there . It is an economically depressed area with very much misunderstood people, to mention you come from thereYou're automatically thought to be slow and stupid. video made me want to jump in my car and go there.
My great Grandfather was born in Sneedville, He made his way to Kansas. Clint Williams, 69, died at 4:25 o'clock, Saturday afternoon, July 16, 1938, at his home on Horton Heights, following an apparent stroke. He was born May 21, 1869, in Sneedville, Tenn., and came to Horton in 1908, His wife Mrs. Clint Williams, 70, died Sunday morning, June 21, 1936, at her home on Fourth Avenue West. Elizabeth Catherine Ayres was born in Wythe Co., Virginia, on May 8, 1866. She was married to Clint Williams on Aug. 18, 1888, in Hancock Co., Tenn. They came to Horton on Nov. 8, 1903, from Jonesville, Va., They made their way to Horton Kansas where Clint worked on the Railroad as a blacksmith.
I live in Sneedville. We like the name of our school teams, the "Indians." Folks here don't give a rat's backside about "politically correct." We DO care about our traditions, and aren't going to let self important, bleeding heart, misguided, busy body outsiders tell us how to live. That may be part of why more than half of the outsiders who move here end up leaving after a few years, they just don't fit in.
@@Bdasef Sure taking long enough ! Typical government "make work" project. Should have been done in 6 months at most. It's not as if that little creek was the Mississippi River.
Hello, hope y’all are doing well! We certainly enjoyed the video as usual, it never get boring watching you 2!!!! We liked the old Jail , there’s just something interesting about old jails, I’ve never been in one for the wrong reason and hope I NEVER am!! Keep up the great work! Thanks
Thanks so much, Randy, we always appreciate your comments. Hope you and Dena are faring well this winter, hope we can get back your way before too long.
I think they should be proud. I have a mixed heritage. I traced on my fathers side back to Ireland in the 1600's. I'm Irish and Cherokee on my dad's side. I'm German and Dutch on my mom's side. You would think that my dad being Irish and Cherokee he would have had a temper. But he was a mild, quiet person. I had the temper while young but mellowed out with age.
My dad was born and raised in Myra Kentucky - Pike County. My niece has been working on our family tree and it’s led her to thinking we may also be descendants of Melungeons. How would we know for sure? Sadly my dad and his siblings are no longer with us. I know his great grandfather was Booker Mullins and his grandfather was Blackhawk James Elkins.
When you first headed out of town and hit the intersection with 66, I thought "don't go left, Shane..." Sure enough, you did - but then the "big edit" occurred. :-) That stretch of 66, that passes by Pressmans Home on the way eventually to Rogersville, is quite.... "Deliverance-y". Also curvy as heck - so much so that you can see your own arse in places. :-) From our vantage point over here in Hawkins Co. on the side of the ridge, we face pretty much right at Sneedville, which gets typically rougher weather since they're on that side of the big ridge. We're high enough up over here to see what weather is hitting them and therefore, what we can expect within an hour or so over here. Claiborne and Hancock counties are two of the most economically depressed areas of the state, sadly. There used to be considerably more industry over there but not much these days, short of the horse trailer manufacturer out Back Valley and the like. The area is just too remotely located and in these times, access to major arteries is everything. Still, Kyles Ford to the east and Tazewell/New Tazewell to the west make Sneedville a stop on quite a tour if anyone is wondering. Y'all be safe out there *honey* . :-) - Ed on the Ridge
We drove through Kyles Ford headed over so that video will be out before too long. My ex-wife's family is from Claiborne County so I know Tazewell and Harrogate and all that area very well. It has been rough to get an opportunity to head over that way until recently but we definitely have some places on the hit list for the future - such as Rogersville, for sure. Hope it doesnt take as long as it has so far.
@@realappalachia Mercy, you're gonna finally come to Rogvegas? That's a lot of background homework right there - serious amounts of history in our county seat (don't forget to mention "mayor for life" Jim! :-) - Ed
Great information 😊 I had never heard of Melungeons until I had a DNA test done and doing my genealogy my ancestors are from Rogersville. They.moved there in 1813 because he got land from the 1812 war. Next time I go there to do research I will definitely stop by Newman's Ridge. Some of the names in this video I have DNA matches too.
Jerry Sullivan 0 seconds ago Clint Williams, 69, died at 4:25 o'clock, Saturday afternoon, July 16, 1938, at his home on Horton Heights, following an apparent stroke. He was born May 21, 1869 in Sneedville, Tenn., and came to Horton in 1908, {Clint was my Great Grandfather.}
Funny you talk about Gibsons and Melungeons - My 3rd Great Grandfather was Tazewell Gibson, he was from Bath Co., but that side of my family were to be Melungeons - a lot of my family are darker complexion. (Family also had Curry's, Byrds and Sneeds).
I sure love my home town wish y'all would go threw 7th district down brewers chapel rd (it's where I was raised) and elrod. Its such a beautiful place I grew up in 7th district the Carroll cemetery is my family. Sure do got alot of stories growing up in the woods the land got sold off but back in the day till the early 2000s we ran a fully functional farm
My ex-wife and I spent a day in Sneedville in 1996 so she could visit her college friend named Janie. It was neat to see this little "Butcher Holler" type of place again 26 years later.
@@manchagojohnsonmanchago6367 Yep. Janie Keaton. Tall and pretty. Even though she was my ex's best friend from college we never heard from her again after that visit. She sang at our wedding in 1995. Hope she's well.
I hope you both have agreat Valentines weekend. You both are so funny and so cute together. . The video was great. I really like seeing the jail . I like to visit but definitely wouldn't stay 😀 I just love history and I love the beautiful states you both show us .
I was born and raised in Sneedville from 1968 till 1993. I remember as a child walking on the street to the grocery store with my family and seeing the prisoners standing at the barred windows with their arms hanging out and yelling and talking to people Yes that jailhouse is haunted. And I don’t see the schools changing their mascots anytime soon.
Clint Williams, 69, died at 4:25 o'clock, Saturday afternoon, July 16, 1938, at his home on Horton Heights, following an apparent stroke. He was born May 21, 1869 in Sneedville, Tenn., and came to Horton in 1908, {Clint was my Great Grandfather.}
I was born and raised in Sneedville TN at the old (it was torn down but the basement section is still there) Hancock County Hospital. Some think it’s haunted and have recorded voices from inside. There’s YT footage.. Anyway, Melungeon was only a term, not a race. There’s a lot of history behind the name. I never heard of Melungeon while I lived there until later on. I wrote a book that details bits and pieces but very interesting indeed. Great video. Love my hometown. We are moving back soon…
Clint Williams, 69, died at 4:25 o'clock, Saturday afternoon, July 16, 1938, at his home on Horton Heights, following an apparent stroke. He was born May 21, 1869 in Sneedville, Tenn., and came to Horton in 1908, Clint was my Great Grandfather.
I love this video I was born here born in the old hospital that was tore down My daddy use to work in the old jail when it was a working jail i remember going in there as a little girl and gene gibson the sheriff giving me orange juice . But thanks for making this a
Do you know where Snake Holler is? My uncle lived there. He's buried in a cemetery on that road with his wife & daughter. They are Millers. My daddy's buried in Jackson cemetery next to Straight Creek Boat Dock.
@@realappalachia I watched it today. Thanks. Brought back a lot of memories from going there to visit my aunt & uncle. There's a spring on that road that has amazing water. We always took a lot of jugs & brought the water home each visit.
How did you get to that specific sign? I want to go tomorrow with my friends but I don’t know how to get to the sign!! Thanks :) We’re at Pigeon Forge TN but are making our trip to Sneedville.
Story that arises when reading about the Mulengeons is the one about a Collins lady...moonshiner who was quite heavy...300 or more lbs...The judge sent the sherif to bring her to justice....Aw shucks you spoiled it for me!! :-)
Thank you for the video of an area not many people get to. Quick question: have you done any research on Phoebe's Butt? It's a prominent hill north of Snellville and south of Janesville VA. Is it a typo, or did someone just not like Phoebe?
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Well well, look at the city slickers riding through Sneedville in their fancy German car.
I remember going through this place with my fancy German car, looked petty interesting for a city slicker like me.
But that car was made in Guatemala.
Formerly home to Chuck
Does anyone know of Barbara Bolden from Sneedville Tennessee
It's a subtle joke.
did you know it's formerly called Chuckville?
No that's good to know
Very funny. Actually used to be called greasy rock if memory serves.
Historic fact: Chuck used to be their mayor before they named it after William Henry Sneed.
Sneed
A subtle joke on the sign, nice.
0:28 Well well, look at the city slicker pulling up in his fancy German car
Formerly Chuckville
I decided to take the scenic route home from Rugby one year. I drove through Sneedville on a Saturday evening about supper time. There was a spirit about it, like the wild west. Some of the people (Melungeons) reminded me of the Cajuns in Louisiana. Just the atmosphere, that was over twenty years ago.
the sign is a subtle joke
We are proud of Jimmy Martin, Doyle Lawson, and Morgan Wallen! 🧡🤠
Three greats
My mom grown up with Jimmy Martin
My favorite country singer from here Morgan wallen
Vardy Collins was my 6th great grandfather, Old Buck Gibson was my 7th great grandfather, my great grandmother on my maternal side was a Collins, Gibson and Collins are on my maternal grandmothers side. Vardy and Buck are the founders of Newmans Ridge. Thanks for the video ❤❤
That’s awesome, you’re as connected as can be
My grandfather was born around Newman's Ridge. His name was James Swinney. Father was George Swinney and mother was Goldie Bell
Thank you for showing me Sneedville, TN for there is a story passed down our family of my third great grandfather while traveling through Sneedville in a cave found a baby Indian girl and was abandon. So, he took her to his home in Gate City then known as Estillville, VA and raised her as his own were with his own children she became family.
Wow, what a wild story, that’s awesome. Glad you enjoyed the video.
Well pardon us Mr Gucci loafers
I come from the Nash Family of SW Virginia.
According to Mahalla Mullins, the Melungeons lived in the area before Christopher Columbus. Portuguese settlers who settled in the area, which after taking a DNA test, I'm part Portuguese.
I love this video and love sneedville, this is where my grandfather was born and where he perished. Mahalia Collins Mullins was my great great great great aunt. My family bloodline is the Goins. I love sneedville and can’t wait to visit again. 🧡
I'm sure we are related somewhere down the line. My grandfather also born in Sneedville. Also have ties to the Goins, Mullins, Collins, Bell, Lawson, Gibson's. Grandfather was James Swinney
I also have ties to lawson and mullins
@@christopherbutcher5373 well hey fam 😎
@@donaldbarley8873 have you ever been to sneedville
@thecollector5024 my grandmother on my father's side was a lawson
We close on some property in Sneedville in about 2 weeks on Snake Hollow Rd.. Thank you for giving me a little history lesson of Sneedville. Moving from the beach in Florida to the mountains of East Tennessee.
That’s quite the change, hope everything goes well for you
Love documentaries like this . I saw Pastor Arnold Murray from The Shepherd's Chapel Church of Gravette Ar. there doing a documentary talking with people including the Mullungeoun people . God Bless!!!
God bless you too, William
I Lived in Sneedville back in 74 and worked at Norris Homes in Bean Station. My God how this town has changed...... I can tell you some stories about the Jail House as I got to visit it a couple days and it is changed beyond recognition . It was the Sheriff's house and you came down and ate Breakfast & Dinner with them at the same table. The small room up stairs was a cell but it was like living at home and the door wasn't locked ,it was for light core dudes that they liked ,like me. Now the Cage was a different story, that was for hard core and they had a boy in there when I got to visit and I didn't know who he was or what he did but my friend Denny the Deputy Sheriff said to stay away from him he was a bad dude and that's another story ,a sad one. Denny even set me up with a TV for the 2 nights I was there, so much more to this one story and I can tell you about the Court House and the Judge also. That man was the Peoples Judge and not a Better man could have been found for that town........Wow ,the things a fellow will do for Love ,and I still do Bren.............
That's gr8. That's where I m from. Thanks. My dad took lots of bad guys to that old jail....
Lets GOOOOOOOOOO, just picked up a property with 23 acers!!!!!
Awesome
Stay outta the woods 🫘
@@charliedaniel718 why
Man, I am so fascinated by the Melungeon part of history. America history has a new face and look.
The Melungeons were supposedly an American Indian/Spanish or Portuguese/Mediterranean Jewish mix. My maternal grandmother's maternal grandmother was from the Cherokee Reservation in North Carolina. Some of the women on my mom's and stepdad's sides were tall, lanky, olive skinned, and tanned dark. Others were small, had pretty legs, but were strong and worked hard. They all had heads full of beautiful, thick, dark, curly, or wavy hair.
When Spain gave up their holdings to the British, there were supposedly several outposts with soldiers along the Temnessee and Cumberland Rivers. These Spaniards may have remained with Indian wives instead of leaving.
We have only one grocery store that we almost lost few yrs ago and luckily we didn’t it’s still here . I remember when we first got hardness as a little girl oh we was sooo excited I would walk ger me some food lol . I grew up behind our greens iga in the trailer park across from the jail . The old high school is the early learning canter having kids from 0-5 .
Thanks for the info, Jessica
Melody always steals my heart...great video. Thank you.
Thank you so much
I served in the Army with a girl named Barbara Bolden from there lost contact through the years
I am a Sizemore & proud metis.
I had never heard about Melungeons so, I learned something today 🙂
My home town
Spent a couple of years of my life there. Need to go back for a visit. Thanks for the look around.
Glad you enjoyed it, Clayton, you really are well-traveled in Appalachia
Thanks for exploring Sneedville! My maiden name is Collins, and our ancestry is said to lead back to a few Melungeon men in the tri state area of VA, KY and TN.
Glad you enjoyed it. Collins is definitely a very common Melungeon name
I have Collins from this area too! William Collins and Levicy Ratliff are my ancestors. Funny they did this on Valentine's Day, Valentine Collins was a prominent person from that exact area they are exploring!
I have some Collins in my DNA, Clint Williams, 69, died at 4:25 o'clock, Saturday afternoon, July 16, 1938, at his home on Horton Heights, following an apparent stroke. He was born May 21, 1869 in Sneedville, Tenn., and came to Horton in 1908, {Clint was my Great Grandfather.}
I always appreciate all your road trips! Very beautiful country! I’ve never been east, and sometimes I’d like to see a closeup of some of the foliage there if you have time. I see some really amazing colors of flowers and leaves!!
That's a great idea, how we can do that someday. Thank you!
Most of my family came from Sneedville and my parents are buried there. I've noticed something about Sneedville women. If a man marries a Sneedville girl, he'd better be prepared to live in Sneedville because Sneedville women don't want to live anywhere else but Sneedville. My Mom's best friend cried every day until her husband agreed to move back to Sneedville. My aunt and Mom also returned to Sneedville to live.
Nowhere like home!
Chief Sneed is our Chief in Cherokee n.c.
my father inlaw lived on roberts rd. his name was roy neely. we would come from illionois to visit him.we would fish on the clinch river. alot of good memories there. thank you for sharing your videos.
I am very fascinated with the Melungeon people and thought perhaps my family may have some history of that genealogy. We don't have the Native American DNA though... We have plenty of African and Scotts Irish but very little NA. I wish it was longer.
I just love visiting these towns with you. I find the history of the Melungeon people to be fascinating. There was a documentary several years ago about them; I remember the narrator saying they thought Aba Gardener, Clark Gable and Elvis all had Melungeon heritage. Thank you and Happy Valentines! 💘💞💖
Happy Valentine's to you too, Mia, thank you!
I must have seen that too. Remember those names.
Got to love T for Tennessee. Another great winter wonderland video from you both. My gosh I hope I can make it down there some day soon. Take care and be safe.
Thank you so much, we hope you can make the trip someday too
Thx for the tour of my second home, Hancock County. As a Canadian I asked our realtor if the locals will accept us… she said “ if you don’t try and change anything and you are like minded and give back to the community, your golden here”. I have made so many friends here, people I can trust and count on. And about the high school.. the Indians. It’s not going to go anywhere. PC is not a thing here. Only snowflakes worry about that. And I’ve not met any snowflakes here , thankfully. Thx again 👍
Awesome I’m glad you’re going good with the move
Thanks you my dear friend nice video see you soon
I liked the whole video, but I did think Melody's nervous giggle while Shane pretends to shut the prison door was fun 😄 😱
Yes, that fear was real lol
That was cute and funny.
Always watch. You two are great. From my hill top in Sc. Ps. I was married to a coal miners daughter from cabin creek WVa thanks for the videos
Thank you so much, Allen
You should do a video on my grandfather Dr. Pierce. He was the county doctor for many years, and was never anything less than an amazing man.
He does sound like a great topic
He delivered me at the old hospital in 86. I remember running into him about a few years before he died. He said" I was the first person to ever see you and put a diaper on you." He was a wonderful guy.
Plenty of Pierces come from North Carolina too ! 😉
The cemetery was there LONG before the new high school and middle school was there. There was an old house across the street. It was farm land.
The county probably bought land near the cemetery because it was cheaper.
Thank you Melody and Shane for a great trip. That jail was creepy! I'd be coming to full stops too in that town!
Yes, the jail would give just about anyone claustrophobia lol
Enjoyed this video, My dad was born in Sneedville, but grew up in Claiborne County. We moved from there before I started school because at that time Tennessee didn't have a kindergartenA nd my mother wanted us to have a better education.But both my parents are fromThat area of Appalachia.I am Melungeon by history and DNA.HoweverIt was never to be mentioned.My grandmotherW\ent to the point of hiding And later destroying the pictures of ethnic looking relatives and ancestors tro prevent people from knowing..Melugeons were discriminated against So you wanted to hide if you were oneIf you could.. They mentioned Morristown in the video ro ne is one of the good places to go eat , The ancestors on both side of the family Came there After the revolutionary ward just like they mentioned in the video, because the war veterans were given land grants there . It is an economically depressed area with very much misunderstood people, to mention you come from thereYou're automatically thought to be slow and stupid. video made me want to jump in my car and go there.
Kek willing..
History of that town and jail was very enlightening. Thank you.
Thank you, Kevin
My great Grandfather was born in Sneedville, He made his way to Kansas. Clint Williams, 69, died at 4:25 o'clock, Saturday afternoon, July 16, 1938, at his home on Horton Heights, following an apparent stroke. He was born May 21, 1869, in Sneedville, Tenn., and came to Horton in 1908, His wife Mrs. Clint Williams, 70, died Sunday morning, June 21, 1936, at her home on Fourth Avenue West. Elizabeth Catherine Ayres was born in Wythe Co., Virginia, on May 8, 1866. She was married to Clint Williams on Aug. 18, 1888, in Hancock Co., Tenn. They came to Horton on Nov. 8, 1903, from Jonesville, Va.,
They made their way to Horton Kansas where Clint worked on the Railroad as a blacksmith.
I live in Sneedville. We like the name of our school teams, the "Indians." Folks here don't give a rat's backside about "politically correct." We DO care about our traditions, and aren't going to let self important, bleeding heart, misguided, busy body outsiders tell us how to live. That may be part of why more than half of the outsiders who move here end up leaving after a few years, they just don't fit in.
Loads moving here! Tax revenue should help. Soon the bridge into town will be completed!! Maybe??
@@Bdasef Sure taking long enough ! Typical government "make work" project. Should have been done in 6 months at most. It's not as if that little creek was the Mississippi River.
@powellmountainmike8853 Exactly! I've heard the long wait is because they were dealing with water/creek (environmental). It's been well over a year.
Hello, hope y’all are doing well! We certainly enjoyed the video as usual, it never get boring watching you 2!!!! We liked the old Jail , there’s just something interesting about old jails, I’ve never been in one for the wrong reason and hope I NEVER am!! Keep up the great work! Thanks
Thanks so much, Randy, we always appreciate your comments. Hope you and Dena are faring well this winter, hope we can get back your way before too long.
Home of jimmy Martin Morgan can't hold candle to Jimmy. So many great music comes from (overhome )
I think they should be proud. I have a mixed heritage. I traced on my fathers side back to Ireland in the 1600's. I'm Irish and Cherokee on my dad's side. I'm German and Dutch on my mom's side. You would think that my dad being Irish and Cherokee he would have had a temper. But he was a mild, quiet person. I had the temper while young but mellowed out with age.
That's an interesting mix of heritages in your background
Also birthplace of the king of bluegrass, Jimmy Martin and several other musicians/singers
My dad was born and raised in Myra Kentucky - Pike County. My niece has been working on our family tree and it’s led her to thinking we may also be descendants of Melungeons. How would we know for sure? Sadly my dad and his siblings are no longer with us. I know his great grandfather was Booker Mullins and his grandfather was Blackhawk James Elkins.
I was born here my grandparents owned the grocery store there. I live in Boston now.
I played football and baseball at the high school
When you first headed out of town and hit the intersection with 66, I thought "don't go left, Shane..."
Sure enough, you did - but then the "big edit" occurred. :-)
That stretch of 66, that passes by Pressmans Home on the way eventually to Rogersville, is quite....
"Deliverance-y". Also curvy as heck - so much so that you can see your own arse in places. :-)
From our vantage point over here in Hawkins Co. on the side of the ridge, we face pretty much
right at Sneedville, which gets typically rougher weather since they're on that side of the big ridge.
We're high enough up over here to see what weather is hitting them and therefore, what we can
expect within an hour or so over here.
Claiborne and Hancock counties are two of the most economically depressed areas of the state,
sadly. There used to be considerably more industry over there but not much these days, short of
the horse trailer manufacturer out Back Valley and the like.
The area is just too remotely located and in these times, access to major arteries is everything.
Still, Kyles Ford to the east and Tazewell/New Tazewell to the west make Sneedville a stop on
quite a tour if anyone is wondering.
Y'all be safe out there *honey* . :-)
- Ed on the Ridge
We drove through Kyles Ford headed over so that video will be out before too long. My ex-wife's family is from Claiborne County so I know Tazewell and Harrogate and all that area very well. It has been rough to get an opportunity to head over that way until recently but we definitely have some places on the hit list for the future - such as Rogersville, for sure. Hope it doesnt take as long as it has so far.
@@realappalachia Mercy, you're gonna finally come to Rogvegas? That's a lot of background homework right there - serious amounts of history in our county seat (don't forget to mention "mayor for life" Jim! :-) -
Ed
Great information 😊 I had never heard of Melungeons until I had a DNA test done and doing my genealogy my ancestors are from Rogersville. They.moved there in 1813 because he got land from the 1812 war. Next time I go there to do research I will definitely stop by Newman's Ridge. Some of the names in this video I have DNA matches too.
Doyle Lawson is my cousin and Mahalia Mullins is my 5th grandmother. Love this video!
Really glad you liked it. I met Doyle Lawson a few years back here in Bristol and he was a great guy.
Jerry Sullivan
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Clint Williams, 69, died at 4:25 o'clock, Saturday afternoon, July 16, 1938, at his home on Horton Heights, following an apparent stroke. He was born May 21, 1869 in Sneedville, Tenn., and came to Horton in 1908, {Clint was my Great Grandfather.}
Funny you talk about Gibsons and Melungeons - My 3rd Great Grandfather was Tazewell Gibson, he was from Bath Co., but that side of my family were to be Melungeons - a lot of my family are darker complexion. (Family also had Curry's, Byrds and Sneeds).
It is amazing how far spread a lot of folks with Melungeon heritage are
The olive skin Blue eyed people. My Daddy was from this area. His brother moved back there after retirement. He lived in Snake Holler.
Granma said if you have the two knots at the rear base of the skull....you are Melungeon. I have the knots and all my kids do.
I sure love my home town wish y'all would go threw 7th district down brewers chapel rd (it's where I was raised) and elrod. Its such a beautiful place I grew up in 7th district the Carroll cemetery is my family. Sure do got alot of stories growing up in the woods the land got sold off but back in the day till the early 2000s we ran a fully functional farm
Wish we'd have known about that place, sounds great
Use to live there in the early to mid 80s it has change alot
We are residence . In 2020 380 people moved to Sneedville. Curious what the population is now from your 2010 census. Lots of people have died as well.
Hi Chuck, I am thinking about buy a property in Sneedville but I have read that drugs there is bad, is this true?
What would you know about the Williams who left there over one hundred years ago? Clint Williams, Thank you.
My ex-wife and I spent a day in Sneedville in 1996 so she could visit her college friend named Janie. It was neat to see this little "Butcher Holler" type of place again 26 years later.
Oh i remember Janie! She always volunteered around sneedville, did it for free, she was a great cook too, i remember the hotpockets she would bake!
@@manchagojohnsonmanchago6367 Yep. Janie Keaton. Tall and pretty. Even though she was my ex's best friend from college we never heard from her again after that visit. She sang at our wedding in 1995. Hope she's well.
I remember visiting my aunt in that area, it's almost as beautiful as Melody
I hope you both have agreat Valentines weekend. You both are so funny and so cute together. . The video was great. I really like seeing the jail . I like to visit but definitely wouldn't stay 😀 I just love history and I love the beautiful states you both show us .
Thank you so much, Tracy, hope you have a great Valentine's Day too
Alright, the universe is just fucking with me at this point, I mean a real life sneedville? Really?
I was born and raised in Sneedville from 1968 till 1993. I remember as a child walking on the street to the grocery store with my family and seeing the prisoners standing at the barred windows with their arms hanging out and yelling and talking to people Yes that jailhouse is haunted. And I don’t see the schools changing their mascots anytime soon.
Do you know where Snake Holler is Vickie?
@@shesalady5258 yes I do but haven’t been there in years
Clint Williams, 69, died at 4:25 o'clock, Saturday afternoon, July 16, 1938, at his home on Horton Heights, following an apparent stroke. He was born May 21, 1869 in Sneedville, Tenn., and came to Horton in 1908, {Clint was my Great Grandfather.}
The guy that owns the tax sign is one of my cousins lol
I was born and raised in Sneedville TN at the old (it was torn down but the basement section is still there) Hancock County Hospital. Some think it’s haunted and have recorded voices from inside. There’s YT footage.. Anyway, Melungeon was only a term, not a race. There’s a lot of history behind the name. I never heard of Melungeon while I lived there until later on. I wrote a book that details bits and pieces but very interesting indeed. Great video. Love my hometown. We are moving back soon…
Clint Williams, 69, died at 4:25 o'clock, Saturday afternoon, July 16, 1938, at his home on Horton Heights, following an apparent stroke. He was born May 21, 1869 in Sneedville, Tenn., and came to Horton in 1908, Clint was my Great Grandfather.
There’s a The Simpsons joke linked to the town’s name btw. Just letting y’all know.
I love this video I was born here born in the old hospital that was tore down
My daddy use to work in the old jail when it was a working jail i remember going in there as a little girl and gene gibson the sheriff giving me orange juice . But thanks for making this a
I still live here as well
Do you know where Snake Holler is? My uncle lived there. He's buried in a cemetery on that road with his wife & daughter. They are Millers. My daddy's buried in Jackson cemetery next to Straight Creek Boat Dock.
@@shesalady5258 I know where that is :)
Stick we did a video from Snake Holler that we will be posting before too long
@@realappalachia I watched it today. Thanks. Brought back a lot of memories from going there to visit my aunt & uncle. There's a spring on that road that has amazing water. We always took a lot of jugs & brought the water home each visit.
Is there a Sneeds Feed and Seed?
There sure should be lol
No there’s not but there is a co-op and a Harrison’s Hardware
My grandmother was a Collins. My father was 1 of 9 children born on Newman's Ridge. Mellungeon much? 😮
I used to cook my beans in a pot like that
That old jail was something else. It sure was a pretty winter's day and the area is pretty.
Thank you, Michael
Home of Jimmy Martin also
Interesting! Thanks for sharing.
Glad you enjoyed it
I just learned that Dolly Parton is Melungeon, had no idea of that, read that George Clooney and Tom Hanks are also.
Not too far from my stomping grounds. I worked for a company that drilled three gas wells near Sneedville in the ‘80’s.
How did you get to that specific sign? I want to go tomorrow with my friends but I don’t know how to get to the sign!! Thanks :) We’re at Pigeon Forge TN but are making our trip to Sneedville.
It is on the side of the road just as you enter the town across the bridge. Hope you have safe travels.
Be my Valentine ♥ 😁 Happy Valentines y'all😉 What a beautiful sunny road trip day😁
Happy Valentine's Day to you too, John
Hancock Co. my Perkins family came from there
Morgan Wallen brought me to this video 🤷🏼♂️
I believe these people are Sephardi which are also on the west coast and were also mysterious people who did miracles and are greatly persecuted.
My aunt was a tn school special ed watch and the people in Sneedville and above it was dangerous this 1976
My Grandmother was married to one of Kennedys in there book
Story that arises when reading about the Mulengeons is the one about a Collins lady...moonshiner who was quite heavy...300 or more lbs...The judge sent the sherif to bring her to justice....Aw shucks you spoiled it for me!! :-)
We will have a video out soon of our visit to her cabin
@@realappalachia I do East Ky Genealogy...13 or so counties...lots of Mullins,Collins and others in my neck of the woods...
I enjoy seeing all the history
In that jail cell, they all probably said " porridge lumpy, bed hard, I quit.🤫
Love the cuss words! Also the fact you drove through the town twice showing both sides was a good idea.
Glad you liked it!
I'd hate to have to use a chamber pot, after Taco Bell.
I wonder if Greene's Tavern is still there?
Thank you for the video of an area not many people get to. Quick question: have you done any research on Phoebe's Butt? It's a prominent hill north of Snellville and south of Janesville VA. Is it a typo, or did someone just not like Phoebe?
I've heard of Phoebe Butt but dont know anything about the reason it is named that way
Y’all crack me up. Honey 😂😂🤣really really appreciate y’all’s videos.
Thank you so much
Note to self, replace any cuss word with "honey". 😄😅🤣😆😂
My family's home 💜
Great video. I live up behind the hospital. Stay safe.
thanks so much, Andy
Birth place of bluegrass icon Jimmy Martin. He’s the one who put the town on the map first.