From Tennessee to Oz, Part 1, is the fascinating story of Judy Garland’s paternal family history (1793-1870). Garland’s father, Frank Gumm, was a fifth generation Tennessean. This is a story of pioneers and Native Americans, ministers and those who created wealth through the labor of enslaved African Americans There are the Baughs, Gums, Wades and Marables, among others. When John Baugh marries Mary Ann Marable, granddaughter of Rev. Henry Marable, they create a grand life, only to see it forever changed by the Civil War. This captivating history lays the foundation for the birth of Judy Garland’s father and the dramatic turn of events revealed in Part 2. The book includes many local stories of life during the Civil War handed down by families in the region. 50 photos.
Tabella dei contenuti
Pioneers in Knoxville
A New Place
Norton Gum in Jefferson
Murfreesborough
The Marable Family
The Crosthwaits
The Gums Spread Out
John Aldrich Baugh
Mary Ann
Return to Tennessee
Catching Up with the Gums
Life Down in Christiana
Jefferson, 1850
Clemmie
1860 – War Is A-Comin’
1861 – Off to War
The War Comes Home (1861-1862)
The Boys at War – 1862
The End of 1862
The Battle of Stones River
War Comes to Old Jefferson
The War Goes On – 1863
1863-1864 – On the Front
Atlanta
1864-On the Homefront
Prison
1865-Home Again
Reconstruction
The Greatest Loss
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