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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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1860 Blount County Mortality Schedule Page 1

Blount County, Tennessee, 1860 Mortality Schedule

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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Piney Level Baptist Church Cemetery, Maryville

Name Maiden Birth Date Death Date Notes Trula Mae Everett Arnett Everett 27 Jan 1937 26 Feb 2004 Anna K. Brewer 01 Jun 1887 11 Aug 1943 w/o Com. M. Com. M. Brewer 14 Oct 1886 08 Jan 1952 Jane Gamble Brewer Gamble 03 Oct 1858 25 Jul 1954 w/o Nicholas J. Margaret Ann Keeble Brewer Keeble 01 Jun 1887 01 May 1906 Nicholas Jackson Brewer 24 Aug 1854 08 Feb 1933 Wilma Ruth Chapman 13 Sep 1929 09 Feb 2009 Andy Coulter John Riley Coulter 22 Aug 1856 07 Mar 1943 Kimberly Letayne Richesin Coulter Richesin 01 Jul 1958

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History of Blount County Tennessee

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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