Finding Aid for the Kefauver Family Papers, 1876-1922
MS-2498 University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN
Encoded by: Elizabeth Dunham, July 19, 2006.
Summary Information
Kefauver Family Papers
Date/Date Range : 1876-1922
0.1 linear feet
Abstract: This collection, the Kefauver Family Papers, 1876-1922, contains three series: correspondence, 1896-1916, to Nancy Rieves Kefauver and others; articles, 1886-1922, of mainly obituaries for family and friends; and other family papers, c. 1910s, including a family tree and a photograph.
MS-2498
University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN
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[Identification of Item], Kefauver Family Papers, MS-2498. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.
Arrangement
Collection consists of a single folder divided into three series: Correspondence, Articles, and Other Family Papers.
Biography / History
Reverend Jacob Peter Kefauver (1819-1893), prominent Baptist minister, married Nancy Rieves Cooke (1839-1926) on December 12, 1861. He preached at First Church of Chattanooga, during and following the Civil War, until the death of his father-in-law, when he and his wife moved to Madisonville, TN, to take over the family farm and continue preaching at the local Baptist church. They had four children: Paul Fielding, Nancy Vineyard "Vinnie", Robert Cooke, and Charlotte. Paul married Lucie Cornelia Estes on April 29, 1896. Vinnie married Walter M. Scott on November 24, 1886, and the couple had Warren Fielding (1888-1919), Walter M., and Mary Arwin. Robert (1870-1958) married Phredonia Bradford Estes (1873-1948) on January 14, 1897. The couple had Elizabeth (1897-1901), Robert Fielding, Cary Estes (1903-1963), Nancy Rieves, and Nora Mann.
Collection Scope and Content Note
This collection, the Kefauver Family Papers, 1876-1922, contains three series: correspondence, 1896-1916, which includes 7 letters and postcards mainly to Nancy Rieves Kefauver, primarily from the 1910s, as well as a 1896 wedding announcement for Paul Kefauver and Lucie Estes; articles, 1886-1922, which include 21 items of mainly obituaries for family members and friends or Christian related items, mainly from the 1910s; and other family papers, c. 1910s, which includes hair clippings, photos, Kefauver family tree, and a poem.
See also papers relating to Estes and Nancy (Piggott) Kefauver: Nancy Kefauver Collection in MS-2027, Martha Ragland Collection: Kefauver Campaign, Women's Division 1948 in MS-0883, Estes Kefauver Papers in MS-2025, Estes Kefauver Collection in MS-0837, The Estes Kefauver Papers, 1943-1964, in MS-2337, the Estes Kefauver Collection in MS-2035.
Subject Terms
- Kefauver, Nancy Rieves.
- Tennessee -- History.
- Kefauver family.
Contents List
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Series I: Correspondence, 1876-1916
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Letter to "Dear Sister" [possibly to his sister-in-law Nancy Kefauver] from M.H. Clift, husband of Charlotte Attaline [ "Attie" ] Cooke, of Chattanooga, TN, about his son's illness, 1876 April 6
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Wedding announcement for Lucie Cornelia Estes and Paul Fielding Kefauver, 1896
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Letter to "Grandma" [Nancy Kefauver] from Walter Scott, Jr. in Tallulah, La., 1900 March 7
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Card to Nancy Kefauver from "M. H. H." about someone's illness, 1912 October 29
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Christmas postcard to Nancy Kefauver from Mary R. Biggs in Gainesville, Tex., 1915 December 24
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Letter to "Aunt Nancy" Kefauver from Charlotte "Lottie" Hopkins about the death of Walter M. Scott, 1916 February 12
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Postcard to "Miss Lottie Kefauver" from Mary Lane in Idaho about the picture on the card, undated
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Series II: Articles, 1886-1922
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Marriage announcement for Vinnie Kefauver and Walter Scott, "W. M. Scott Dies Following Operation" , Death of Mary R. Biggs, 1886 November-1920
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Obituary for Mrs. Eliza M.C. Houston, 1889 November
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Poem about children and Obituary for Elizabeth Kefauver, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. R.C. Kefauver, 1901 October
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Birthday party announcement for Mr. & Mrs. R.C. Kefauver's daughter, Nancy, 1913 January
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"The Bible in Masonry" , 1916 February
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Obituary for Walter M. Scott, 1916 February 5
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Obituary for Dr. Warren F. Scott, 1919 May
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"World Needs Baptist Message" , 1919 November 29
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Obituary for Mrs. Mary Riggin Biggs, 1920 March
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Obituary for Carrie Stakely, daughter of William M. and Sarah Smith Stakely of Madisonville, TN, 1922 March
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Obituary for Mrs. Elizabeth R. Scruggs, undated
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"First Baptist Church, Chattanooga" , undated
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"First Baptist Church, Knoxville, Tenn." , undated
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"What the Bible Really Is" , undated
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Series III: Other Family Papers, circa 1910
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Family tree with dates for the children and grandchildren of Rev. Jacob P. and Nancy Rieves (Cooke) Kefauver, on stationary for the "Kefauver Farm, Paul F. Kefauver, Manager." Illegible, short draft of letter on back, unsigned, circa 1910
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Handwritten poem, entitled "Music and People," signed by Geo. Du Manview, undated
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Two copies of photograph of a sitting woman in glasses, hat, and fur-collared coat, undated
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Three hair clippings, undated
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