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The majority of early Tennessee settlers were farmers. | The majority of early Tennessee settlers were farmers. | ||
In the year 1820, the top 11 Tennessee manufactured products | In the year 1820, the top 11 Tennessee manufactured products were (ranked from largest to smallest): | ||
:#Whiskey and other spirits | :#Whiskey and other spirits | ||
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:#Houses and building materials<ref>National Archives, ''Indexes to Manufactures Census of 1820'' (1920; reprint, Knightstown, Ind.: Bookmark, 1977), 116-117.</ref> | :#Houses and building materials<ref>National Archives, ''Indexes to Manufactures Census of 1820'' (1920; reprint, Knightstown, Ind.: Bookmark, 1977), 116-117.</ref> | ||
'''Biographies '''or lists are sometimes compiled of members of professional trades. Tennessee | '''Biographies '''or lists are sometimes compiled of members of professional trades. Tennessee examples include: | ||
*Caldwell, Joshua William. ''Sketches of the Bench and Bar of Tennessee''. Knoxville, Tenn.: Ogden Brothers, 1898. {{FSC|220738|title-id|disp=FS Library | *Caldwell, Joshua William. ''Sketches of the Bench and Bar of Tennessee''. Knoxville, Tenn.: Ogden Brothers, 1898. {{FSC|220738|title-id|disp=FS Library US/CAN Film 1425711 Item 3}}; digital version at [https://www.archive.org/details/cu31924018800262 Internet Archive]. | ||
*Caldwell, Benjamin Hubbard. ''Tennessee Silversmiths.'' Chapel Hill, North Carolina: University of North Carolina Press, 1988. {{FSC|618282|title-id|disp=FS Library | *Caldwell, Benjamin Hubbard. ''Tennessee Silversmiths.'' Chapel Hill, North Carolina: University of North Carolina Press, 1988. {{FSC|618282|title-id|disp=FS Library US/CAN Book 976.8 U2c}}. The record includes an index. | ||
*Keever, Rosalie Ausmus. ''Some Pioneer Preachers and Teachers of Tennessee''. Johnson City, Tennessee, 1974. | *Keever, Rosalie Ausmus. ''Some Pioneer Preachers and Teachers of Tennessee''. Johnson City, Tennessee, 1974. {{FSC|165155|title-id|disp=FS Library US/CAN Book 976.8 U2k}}. | ||
'''Apprenticeship records''', often created when a child was orphaned and bound out to be raised by local residents, identify occupations of guardians and their wards. Many of these records have been published: | '''Apprenticeship records''', often created when a child was orphaned and bound out to be raised by local residents, identify occupations of guardians and their wards. Many of these records have been published: | ||
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The Frisco Railway (also called St. Louis-San Francisco) operated from 1876 to 1980 in the Midwest and south central United States: | The Frisco Railway (also called St. Louis-San Francisco) operated from 1876 to 1980 in the Midwest and south central United States: | ||
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=== Pullman-Standard Employees Project === | === Pullman-Standard Employees Project === | ||
The Pullman-Standard Company of Michigan and Indiana | The Pullman-Standard Company of Michigan and Indiana was a well-known builder of railroad cars. During World Wars I and II, the company also "played a leading role as an arsenal," producing "freight cars, tanks, and munitions for America's war efforts during both World Wars."<ref>[http://sites.rootsweb.com/~innwigs/Archives/PullmanStandard-EmployeesIndex.htm "NWIGS - Pullman-Standard Employees Project,"] Northwest Indiana Genealogical Society.</ref> The company's employee personnel cards at kept at Indiana University Northwest's Calumet Regional Archives and contain references to many natives of Tennessee. An [http://sites.rootsweb.com/~innwigs/Archives/PullmanStandard-EmployeesIndex.htm index for employees ]with surnames beginning with the letters A to M is currently available online, along with a [http://sites.rootsweb.com/~innwigs/Archives/PullmanStandardNameIndex/PullmanStandard-RequestForm.htm request form] to retrieve copies of the original documents. | ||
=== See Also === | === See Also === | ||
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