diaries – DeKalb County, Tennessee Genealogy Association

The Diary of “Preacher Dave” Taylor

A few weeks back, Darrell Spencer shared with us a copy of the transcription he completed of the diary of his ancestor, Rev. David Taylor. The diary, purchased in 1904, contains the names and dates of births, deaths, and tragic events in and around DeKalb County that he was aware of. It also appears that he transcribed notes from earlier diaries into the new one, including family events in the time frame from 1851 into the last 1930s.

The Diaries of Charles E Wauford

Pastor Charles Edgar Wauford(1885-1963) is one of our cousins and DeKalb kin who left his diaries behind with daily notes. Rev. Wauford descends from John Warford(1765-1847), one of the original DeKalb County Families, and it is believed their land lay in the Dismal area outside of Dowelltown.