Good afternoon!

My name is Melinda Collier. I am a descendant of Lt. Benjamin Tipton through George Washington Tipton (DOB 1807). Pedigree as follows:
Benjamin Tipton —> George Washington Tipton —> Jeremiah Tipton —> William Tipton —> Howard Tipton —> Earlene Tipton —> Marty Scott —> Melinda Scott Collier

George Washington Tipton was granted a Homestead by the administration of James Buchanan in North Alabama, formerly a portion of Blount County and now present-day Cullman County. I have recently applied for a historical marker for this site and am working to see if I can make it a Century or Heritage Farm registered in Alabama as there are very few acres left of the original homestead (land I grew up on).

I’d love to connect with your association and assist with any information or photographs I have. I would also like to connect to seek out ways to help protect the land. As time goes on and I am looking at my inheritance, preservation becomes important to me as I explore historic value of the property.

Thanks again!
Melinda Collier
(256) 460-0788

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My name is Dalton and I’m curious to find out if we may be relatives. My grandfather is Rick Tipton and we are from Crawford County Arkansas.

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From: Michael Hembree

Subject: Tipton Family

Message Body:
Hello,
My grandmother always told me that someone in her family actually owned the Tipton Farm in Cades cove. I found her Grandmother Eva Tipton who married Noah Miller but I am not sure who Eva’s parents were or her grandparents. Can you please help me get in the right direction?
Thank you,
Mike Hembree

From: William Hotsenpiller

Subject: Tipton Family

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My mother’s father was William Paul Tipton
Lived in Ft. Atkinson, Wisconsin
I would love to know more about the family tree. If anyone has any information to share, that would be great.

From: Chris Pattillo
Subject: Sarah E. Stover Tipton
Message Body:
Sarah E. Stover Tipton was my great grandaunt.  She was my great grandmother’s older sister. I have a family portrait that includes my great grandparents and three of their children, including my grandfather. There are two other women in the portrait. I believe one is Sarah’s mother Joanna Gaines and I believe one of the individuals is Sarah E. Stover Tipton. Sarah married Winfield Scott Tipton on 15 November 1870 in Elizabethton, TN. I would like to post this portrait and inquire if any of your members can confirm the identification of Sarah E. Stover Tipton.

I don’t know that I qualify for membership in your group. Please let me know if you can help.

I am writing a biography of Sarah for my family history blog and hope to have it published in the Watauga Association of Genealogists Bulletin. I want to publish the photo of Sarah but would like confirmation of my identification.

Thank you for your consideration.