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Blount County Residents in the Tennessee Southern Claims Commission Index

Anderson, Isaac G (19894) Southern Claims Commission Card

This index lists Blount County Tennessee residents who filed claims with the Southern Claims Commission from 1871 to 1873 which were subsequently investigated, deliberated over, and either allowed or disallowed. These 76 Blount County residents claimed their property had been taken by United States military personnel for use in the Civil War. The date below is the date the claim was either allowed or disallowed. It took up to six years for some claimants to have a disposition for their claim. Barred claims were those where sufficient evidence was not submitted by the deadline on 3 March 1873 so were not considered. … Read more

Tennessee Southern Claims Commission Index, 1871-1880

This index lists Tennesseans who filed claims with the Southern Claims Commission from 1871 to 1873 which were subsequently investigated, deliberated over, and either allowed or disallowed. These 3,929 Tennesseans claimed their property had been taken by United States military personnel for use in the Civil War. Barred claims were those where sufficient evidence was not submitted by the deadline on 3 March 1873 so were not considered. The claim files include interesting detail about people and about the Civil War period in Tennessee. Claims were to be accepted only from those who: held American citizenship resided in a state that seceded … Read more

Tennessee Archives, Libraries, Genealogical and Historical Societies and Organizations

The genealogy research listings below are premised on the following questions. What research facilities are available within Tennessee that can help a genealogist trace their family tree ? What genealogy information do they provide online in the way of Digital Archives or databases ? Tennessee Archives Holdings of Tennessee County Archives Anderson County, Tennessee Archives Bedford County, Tennessee Archives Benton County, Tennessee Archives Blount County, Tennessee Archives Cocke County, Tennessee Archives Coffee County, Tennessee Archives Metropolitan Nashville-Davidson County, Tennessee Archives Dickson County, Tennessee Archives Franklin County, Tennessee Archives Giles County, Tennessee Archives Henry County, Tennessee Archives Jefferson County, Tennessee Archives … Read more

Blount County Tennessee Church Records

Blount County has had a number of churches in its jurisdiction, but few records are available to assist the genealogist in their quest. Since birth and death records in Blount County were not publicly kept until 1881, the church record may be the only source of research. If you are aware of the church your ancestor attended then you should find out first whether that church still exists. If the church still exists then they may still have copies, or know of the location for their records. Mt. Tabor Presbyterian ChurchThis church is still actively serving the community. Its records … Read more

Tennessee Land Records

Only a small portion of the land granted in Tennessee was free land, and that was granted to those who provided some form of service to North Carolina. Earliest land records, including early grants issued by North Carolina and Tennessee, are microfilmed with a card index available in the Public Services Section of the Tennessee State Library & Archives. Other holdings include land warrants, survey certificates, and records from county register of deeds offices. Early Land Record Guide This is a free guide to the records of the land office, State of Tennessee, record Group 50. Deeds To search for … Read more

Land Claims Record for West Tennessee, 1807-1820

On a single roll of microfilm are reproduced two volumes of final record books of the U.S. District Court for West Tennessee, 1803-1839, and for the Middle District of Tennessee, 1839-1850, both of which met at Nashville. In addition, a Land Claims Record for West Tennessee, 1807-1820, has been filmed. These records are part of Records of District Courts of the United States, Record Group (RG) 21, and are housed in the Archives Branch of the Federal Archives and Records Center, Atlanta, Georgia. Records Description The third volume on FHL Film #1617586 contains land claims records filed with Judge McNairy … Read more

U.S. District Court, Final Record Books v. 1-2 1803-1850

On a single roll of microfilm are reproduced two volumes of final record books of the U.S. District Court for West Tennessee, 1803-1839, and for the Middle District of Tennessee, 1839-1850, both of which met at Nashville. In addition, a Land Claims Record for West Tennessee, 1807-1820, has been filmed. These records are part of Records of District Courts of the United States, Record Group (RG) 21, and are housed in the Archives Branch of the Federal Archives and Records Center, Atlanta, Georgia. Background Congress accepted Tennessee as a State on June 1, 1796 (1 Stat. 491), and provided the … Read more

Partial census of 1787 to 1791 of Tennessee as taken from the North Carolina land grants

In the 1960s, Lucy Kate McGhee self published a three volume work in an attempt to replace the extant 1791 and 1795 territorial census of Tennessee. To do this she consulted early North Carolina land records and extracted the pertinent facts from those records to recreate a census of landowners. Her listings provide the following information: number of grant to whom granted number of acres date granted location of land At the top right of each page you will see a heading for “County Situation” and beneath it the name of the county or district the land was in. There … Read more

Blount County Tennessee Tax Lists

Tennessee tax lists typically list the names of white males over age 21 and will sometimes provide information about that person’s land, slaves, and other property. They may also include valuations. They can be useful both for locating an ancestor and providing an idea about his circumstances. 1801 Blount County Tennessee Tax List Online Blount County Tennessee Tax Records Ancestry.com, in partnership with the Tennessee State Library and Archives, has added an index to and scanned images of Tennessee tax records for the years 1783 – 1895. The indexes to these records at Ancestry.com’s Tennessee State Library and Archives web … Read more

Blount County Tennessee Census Records

Parts of Blount County, Tennessee were settled before 1800. Only the tabular data remains for the territorial census taken in 1791 and 1795, however, and as such, are not useful for genealogical research. A great substitute for these early census is a series of three volumes compiled by Lucy Kate McGhee and self published in 1960’s, Partial census of 1787 to 1791 of Tennessee as taken from the North Carolina land grants. 1800 Blount County Tennessee Census Records The 1800 Blount County Tennessee census is lost. Since this census was primarily a head of household index with tabular results for … Read more