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Located in Williamson County, Brentwood has a rich social and architectural history.
Brentwood began as a rural community of planters and farmers, endured the
depredations of Civil War, and developed as a business center in the
railroad era. Today Brentwood is home to more than 25,000 people and
one of the most prosperous small cities in the South.
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Brentwood Families
A community's history is made up of the stories of
the people who have lived there. Thanks to the efforts of Brentwood
Historian T. Vance Little, information about early Brentwood families has been
compiled. Taken from a variety of sources, these pages provide details about local families, their successes and sorrows.
- Brentwood Homes and Buildings
The beautiful homes of Brentwood
have long been its crowning glory. This collection of
photographs and histories of Brentwood's most notable structures
includes data compiled by the Brentwood Historical Commission and
images by the Brentwood Camera Club.
- The 1900 and 1920 Census of Brentwood
The census of Brentwood
provides a glimpse of a sleepy rural community on the verge of change.
The transcription shows all the residents of the 15th Civil District
of Williamson County, the area commonly considered Brentwood.
- Revolutionary War Soldiers
Brentwood and Williamson County were
settled in part by Revolutionary War veterans who came to the frontier
to wrest it from the Indians and make farms out of the wilderness.
These soldiers were often eligible for pensions in their old age. The pension files transcribed here tell the story of their service.
Students of history will find the flavor of first-hand accounts of
both famous and little-known events of the Revolution, and
genealogists will fund valuable details about the veterans and their
families.
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