WOLF CREEK, DEKALB COUNTY,
TENNESSEE
My great grandfather, Isaac Sherman Jones, became a resident of Wolf Creek,
DeKalb County, Tennessee when he married his wife, Cora Alice Carr. Cora
Alice Carr was the great granddaughter of George Smith who had received several
land grants on Wolf Creek. George Smith had received a grant in 1808 and
this descended to his grand daughter, Kiddy Smith Carr. The farm
that Isaac would purchase had descended down to his father-in-law and mother-in
law, and Isaac purchased what land they had inherited.
WOLF CREEK HISTORY
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ANDREW CARR SPRING.
CLOSE UP OF SPRING
WOLF CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH
SILVER POINT DEPOT.
The Jones family would travel from Wolf Creek to Silver Point and take the
Tennessee Central Railroad to Nashville and Cookeville as would other families on Wolf
Creek. I can remember going to Nashville to visit my Mother in the
hospital as a young child.
EDDIE MOSS HOUSE.
This house is a prime example of type of house that was mainly built
in this area early in 1900's. The floor plan was in an "L" shape
with the kitchen and dining room being in top of the "L" at rear of house.
KATE LAFEVER STORE.
Kate's Store Is located on Highway 141 just before intersection with Helm's
Hollow Road. This was social gathering place for people in afternoon who
who come to the store to visit with neighbors. The store was heated by a
potbelly stove in the center of the building. Kate was one of several
owners of a store at this location. The first store was built and owned by
my great grandfather, Isaac S. Jones.
ISAAC S. JONES HAD THIS SMOKEHOUSE BUILT. A SMOKEHOUSE WAS WHERE PORK WAS
SALTED DOWN, AND AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME WAS HUNG UP.
IT IS NOW USED AS A TOOLSHED.
My grandmother, Nancy Jones, with my father, Frank
G. Jones, in front of east side of Isaac Jones house.
This is the house that my great grandfather, Isaac Jones, had built about 1908.
Isaac Jones Barn
Nancy Jones House. The Isaac Jones house burned down about 1969, and my
grandmother had this house built.
At one time everyone had a garden on Wolf Creek as you needed to raise what you ate. This spot was
used
as a garden by my dad just as his ancestors had used it to
provide for their household. This was early in spring.
This is office of Thomas Jefferson Smith, MD, as it appears now. He
delivered both my Dad and I.
This is the store in Silver Point that was owned by Toy Hayes and Dorothy Jones
Hayes. Through the 1960's this was the social gathering place for area.
Presbyterian Church in Silver Point.
Smith & Clemons Service Station in Silver Point. This was a social
gathering place in early morning until they moved to new location near the I-40
interchange.
West End Church of Christ for Afro-Americans. I was first established as a
school for Afro-Americans. A true historical building in Silver Point.
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