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Robertson County’s Strong Women: The story of Jenny Blow Washington, a slave’s life in Robertson County

Robertson County’s Strong Women: The story of Jenny Blow Washington, a slave’s life in Robertson County

by RobCo Explorers' Club | Apr 4, 2022 | History, Small Town

Jenny Blow Washington first arrived in Cedar Hill in 1802 with her sister, Sarah. One single document had changed the course of their lives. It read: “Whereas I Micah Blow of Sussex City hath bargained sold & delivered to Joseph and Andrew Washington two...
Robertson County’s Strong Women: The story of Lydia Kilgore and settling in Tennessee

Robertson County’s Strong Women: The story of Lydia Kilgore and settling in Tennessee

by RobCo Explorers' Club | Apr 4, 2022 | History

The stories of the men who first settled Tennessee are well known: James Robertson, Davy Crockett, and more. But what about the women who came with them? Lydia Kilgore’s husband, Thomas, was the first European to settle in Tennessee. In 1778, he had left Lydia and...
Robertson County’s Strong Women: The story of Mollie Glenn, The Glenn Memorial Woman’s Club and Glenn Memorial Library

Robertson County’s Strong Women: The story of Mollie Glenn, The Glenn Memorial Woman’s Club and Glenn Memorial Library

by RobCo Explorers' Club | Apr 1, 2022 | Historic Downtown, Springfield

Mary Elizabeth Dulin (or Mollie, as she was known) was born in 1865 in Hopkins, Kentucky. She married Neal Glenn in 1889 and they would move to Springfield shortly after, followed by Mollie’s parents and her brother, Hance.  Neel and Hance went on to open Dulin,...

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  • Robertson County’s Strong Women: The story of Jenny Blow Washington, a slave’s life in Robertson County
  • Robertson County’s Strong Women: The story of Lydia Kilgore and settling in Tennessee
  • Robertson County’s Strong Women: The story of Mollie Glenn, The Glenn Memorial Woman’s Club and Glenn Memorial Library
  • Robertson County’s Strong Women: The story of Lucy Williams and the Bell Witch
  • Robertson County’s Strong Women: Lena Bransford, a powerhouse in education

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