Sarah Lavinia Gifford Simerly
22 Dec. 1810 – Lawson Gifford, father of Sarah Lavinia, born.
26 July 1818 – Mary Taylor Haynes, mother of Sarah Lavinia, daughter of David and Rhoda Haynes, and younger sister of Landon C. Haynes, born.
1835 – Lawson Gifford became publisher of the Tennessee Sentinel.
c. 1838 – Lawson Gifford and Mary Taylor Haynes marry.
1841 – Landon C. Haynes became editor of the Tennessee Sentinel, working with Lawson Gifford until he sold the Tennessee Sentinel in 1846.
15 Oct. 1843 – Brother, John F. Gifford, is born. Died 8 Oct. 1871 and was buried in the Tipton-Haynes cemetery.
1847 – Sarah Lavinia Gifford born.
28 Jan. 1849 – Brother, David H. Gifford, is born. Died 4 Aug. 1926 and was buried in the Tipton-Haynes cemetery.
20 Sept. 1849 – Samuel W. Simerly Sr., husband of Sarah Lavinia, born.
20 Oct. 1849 – Sister, Emmaline Gifford, is born.
1851 – Brother, Joseph B. Gifford is born and dies as an infant.
15 May 1853 – Sister, Rhoda H. Gifford, is born. Died 5 Aug. 1922 and was buried in the Tipton-Haynes cemetery.
14 April 1854 – Sister, Mary Gifford, is born. Died 29 Dec. 1943 and was buried in the Tipton-Haynes cemetery.
1857 – Sister, Annette Gifford, is born. Died 1914 and was buried in the Tipton-Haynes cemetery.
27 April 1859 – Brother, Matthew L. Gifford, is born. Died 21 April 1940 and was buried in the Tipton-Haynes cemetery.
1860 – Lawson Gifford published The Federal Instructor, or, Youth’s Assistant, which was written by Abijah Fowler and Josiah Fowler.
June 1863 – In Jonesborough, Lawson Gifford joins a Confederate home-guard under Captain J. B. McLin.
c. 1867 – Sarah Lavinia Gifford and Samuel W. Simerly Sr. marry.
24 Dec. 1871 – Samuel W. Simerly Jr. born.
15 May 1873 – Lawson G. Simerly born.
10 Feb. 1879 – Death of Lawson Gifford, buried in the Tipton-Haynes cemetery.
1 May 1882 – Sarah Simerly acquired the Tipton-Haynes home from John White.
6 Jan. 1888 – Death of Samuel W. Simerly Sr., buried in the Tipton-Haynes cemetery.
7 July 1904 – Death of Mary Taylor Haynes Gifford, buried in the Tipton-Haynes cemetery.
10 Nov. 1935 – Death of Sarah L. Gifford Simerly, buried in the Tipton-Haynes cemetery.
25 Nov. 1944 – Samuel and Lawson Simerly sell the property to the state of Tennessee.
16 Nov. 1962 – Death of Lawson G. Simerly, buried in the Tipton-Haynes cemetery.
21 Nov. 1962 – Death of Samuel W. Simerly Jr., buried in the Tipton-Haynes cemetery.
1962 – After the death of Samuel and Lawson Simerly, the state of Tennessee begins site restorations.
