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Biography of Sewell Howard

Sewell Howard was born November 23, 1856 in Morgan County, Tennessee, the son of Nathan and Christine Cook Howard. He attended the public schools of Morgan County before moving to Rockwood with his parents at the age of ten. His coming to Rockwood antedated by two years, the founding of the town and the establishment of the Roane Iron Company here in 1868. When a young man, he became an employee of that industry, remaining with the Company until 1885, when he formed a partnership with J.N. Baker and entered the general contracting business. Shortly after the new organization, the […]

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Blount County Tennessee Chancery Court Records 1850 – 1900s

Blount County

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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Miller’s Cove Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery, Walland

Blount County

Name Maiden Birth Date Death Date Notes Elizabeth Brickey Abbott Brickey 1817 1896 Dora Waters Brewer Waters 19 Feb 1882 30 Nov 1965 Martha E. Burns Brewer Burns 01 Sep 1859 07 Dec 1937 William H. Brewer 20 Oct 1850 21 Dec 1920 William H. Brewer 1895 1919 Charles H. Burns 13 Apr 1884 08 Jan 1952 Gary Lynn Burns 24 Jun 1949 02 Oct 1983 Ida M. Burns 29 Jul 1889 24 Apr 1979 M. S. Burns 05 Aug 1876 17 Nov 1876 Mary E. Burns 05 Apr 1889 21 Feb 1963 Mary Burns 31 Oct 1851 16 Feb

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