This index reports that 174 individuals served from Bledsoe County during World War I. There were 154 soldiers in the Army, 5 of which were officers. There were 12 sailors in the Navy, 1 of which was an officer. There were 3 Marines in the Marine Corps. There were 5 fraudulent enlistments, discharges, dishonorable discharges, or desertions.
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This index reports that 739 individuals served from Bedford County during World War I. There were 649 soldiers in the Army, 29 of which were officers. There were 64 sailors in the Navy, 3 of which were officers. There were 21 Marines in the Marine Corps. There were 5 fraudulent enlistments, discharges, dishonorable discharges, or desertions.
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This index reports that 693 individuals served from Anderson County during World War I. There were 625 soldiers in the Army, 15 of which were officers. There were 50 sailors in the Navy and none were officers. There were 7 Marines in the Marine Corps. There were 11 fraudulent enlistments, discharges, dishonorable discharges, or desertions.
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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.
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George Avery was born in North Carolina. According to his Revolutionary War Pension Application below, he enlisted in Edgecombe County, North Carolina in August 1782, at age 18, just as the Revolutionary War was ending. He served as a Private in Capt. Peter Bacot’s Company, Col. Archibald Lytle’s North Carolina Regiment, was engaged in no battles, and served until about August 1, 1783. He then lived in Edgecombe County for four or five years. He was married to Elizabeth Allen about 1787. They moved to the North Fork of the Holston River in Virginia for one year, then to Lincoln
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The following index was compiled from the transcribed wills created in 1869 from all known records not destroyed previously by fire. This new book was created by James A. Greer under the auspices of a Blount County committee assigned to the task. The original handwritten copy can be found on FamilySearch as Film #888878, Item 1. A typed copy of this recreated wills can be found on FamilySearch Film #24598, Item 2. They record the same wills, one is typed, one is handwritten. You should also search the Blount County Tennessee Probate Cases, Settlements, Guardianships, 1795-1980 which are digital copies
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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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Mortality schedules list people who died during the previous 12 months. Mortality schedules were taken along with population schedules during the 1860 census. These schedules include persons who died between June 1st through May 31st in the year prior to the 1860 federal census. The 1860 mortality schedule lists the dead person’s name; age, sex, color (white, black, or mulatto), free or slave, married or widowed; place of birth; month of death; profession, occupation, or trade; cause of death; and number of days ill. Though part of the federal censuses, mortality schedules are separate from the population schedules. The following
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Name Maiden Birth Date Death Date Notes Arthur L. Anderson 26 Sep 1892 27 Sep 1938 Norma M. Anderson 26 Jun 1935 06 Dec 1935 Alice Dockery 31 Mar 1885 28 Mar 1941 Icyle Quiett Hawn Quiett 12 Oct 1915 02 Apr 1987 Jerry Coleman Hawn 17 Feb 1911 05 Feb 1988 Alex E. Keller 09 Nov 1895 02 Jan 1958 Elizabeth Keller 03 Apr 1832 03 Oct 1911 Frances N. Keller 07 Feb 1924 07 Apr 1924 James Bogle Keller 06 Nov 1871 10 Jul 1892 Jno Keller Company A, 3rd Tennessee Infantry Joseph Andrew Keller 23 Feb 1870
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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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