tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3836951807668640786.post5234924658116769450..comments2024-02-08T04:18:42.868-06:00Comments on Library & Archives News: The Tennessee State Library and Archives Blog: A Father’s Day Debate – Who is the “Father of Tennessee”?TSLAbloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08505290272588209912noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3836951807668640786.post-1279457632463575122018-03-17T13:51:10.378-05:002018-03-17T13:51:10.378-05:00In my biography, James Robertson Father of Tenness...In my biography, James Robertson Father of Tennessee and Founder of Nashville, I write about the issue. Presidents Andrew Jackson and Theodore Roosevelt settled the issue long ago by writing and proclaiming that James Robertson is the Father of Tennessee. Some historical revisionists have replaced him with John Sevier, a true historical figure in his own right. My biography profiles Andrew Jackson, John Sevier, William Blount Daniel Boone and many other heroic figures of that era as they all contributed mightily in the settlement of the first American western frontier. The heroic acts each one is presented in detail. Bill Bays, authorAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3836951807668640786.post-59118738757266665632017-01-20T21:11:20.589-06:002017-01-20T21:11:20.589-06:00If I remember correctly, James Robertson is respon...If I remember correctly, James Robertson is responsible for many treaties with the Cherokee, Chickasaw and Choctaw. I think all 3 of those tribes different Chief's called him their "White Father", and that would be another reason why he is called the Father of Tennessee. James Robertson also, along with about 8 other men, established the Watauga Association and was the first White Man at the Watauga Old Fields, an old Cherokee planting area. We could say that there were many scouts out in what is today Middle Tennessee, like Michael Stoner (Holsteiner), for whom Stoner Creek is named, but he was under someone's command. Who was that? I'm not sure, but I'd bet Robertson took the full responsibility. To sum it up, if James Robertson had not been able to persuade and convince families to stay out the rough times at Fort Nashborough, then would Middle Tennessee even exist? Or Tennessee for that matter? And if not Tennessee, then Texas? The Western U.S.? If this is true, then James Robertson should take a seat next to George Washington as Father of this country and not just Washington. But there is a good reason for naming Washington that. He started something, he took the initiative, he took a stand and planted the seeds for this country to be built and the same can be said of Robertson, Sevier, and a host of many other men unnamed in the history books. Oh yeah, and speaking of Robertson, with the massive impact he had on this state, why is it that he isn't on that big painting of historical figures that was displayed at the State Capitol once? Oh yeah, didn't make it in a Hollywood movie... yet. That's probably why. They call Davy Crockett "King of the Wild Frontier". Pfft... what a joke, Robertson plowed it and Davy walked in his footsteps and gets all of the credit.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05254444648528996929noreply@blogger.com