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Blount County Tennessee Chancery Court Records 1850 – 1900s

The government of Blount County, Tennessee has created an index for their Chancery Court records covering the years of 1850-1900s. These records are stored in twenty-nine boxes with an archives copy stored on microfilm. This index is reproduced below in a searchable format. Click here to see their pdf version of this index. Chancery court cases contain records of equity cases, some divorces, estate disputes and other private suits.

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Tax rate of Captain Alexander’s Company for the Year 1801

Blount County

There are two additional columns in the original entitled “Billiard Tables” and “Stud Horses.” No individuals were listed as owning any of the former, and only two individuals were designated of Alexander’s Company as owning any of the latter: John Lowry, attorney, and John Sharp, each owning one. Almost all of the company lived in the town of Maryville. Name Land Free Polls Black Polls Town Lots Alexander, Oliver 300 1 Alexander, Benjamin 1 Alexander, John 150 1 2 Alexander, John 100 1 Burk, William 233½ 1 1 1 Berry, Thomas 200 1 1 Bolu , James 100 1 Brown,

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Tax rate of Captain McGinley’s Company for the Year 1801

Blount County

There are two additional columns in the original entitled “Billiard Tables” and “Stud Horses.” No individuals were listed as owning any of either and those columns have been left out of the table. Name Land Free Polls Black Polls Town Lots Alexander, Ebenezar 1 Alexander, Joseph 1 Bowers, Daniel 1 Buchanan, Edward 1 Culton, James 1 Crawford, James 1 Duncan, John 1 1 Forguson [Ferguson], Robert 1 Ferguson, John 1 Forguson, Hugh 1 Finley, Joseph 1 Gilbreath, Wm 1 Gilmore, John 1 Gold, John 1 Houston, Samuel 1 1 Harris, John 1 Harris, Wm 1 Harris, Jonathan 1 1 Houston,

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Clark’s Grove Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Maryville

Blount County

Name Maiden Birth Date Death Date Notes Marion R. Alexander 24 Oct 1945 25 Jul 2002 Emery Asbury Anderson 01 Dec 1907 28 Feb 2002 George Glenn Anderson 27 Nov 1931 24 Feb 2002 Lonnie Lynn Anderson 27 Nov 1931 24 Sep 1985 Alex Arnold Belcher 18 Nov 1911 26 Aug 2004 Hazel Marie Blackwell 11 Jun 1944 18 Sep 2002 Dorothy Louise Hitch Bond Hitch 28 Nov 1921 22 Aug 2007 Virgie M. Ownsby Bostic Ownsby 30 Mar 1909 19 Jan 2003 Andrew Gillon Bradley 26 Dec 1919 26 Oct 2003 Kenneth O. Brewer Lon Brewer 22 Jul 1908

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History of Blount County Tennessee

Blount County / History of Tennessee from the Earliest Time to the Present

Blount County Tennessee lies between the Tennessee River and the great Smoky Mountain, and south of Knox County. It has an area of about 470 square miles, one-sixth of which is mountain land. It is abundantly supplied with water and water power. The principal stream is Little River, which receives the waters of Crooked Creek, Pistol Creek, Nails Creek and Ellejoy. In the southern and western portions of the county are Abram, Nine Mile, Six Mile, Four Mile, Baker and Boyd Creeks. The mineral resources are abundant. In addition to iron and marble. silver and gold are found in paying

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