This index lists the 893 individuals who served from Blount County during World War I. There were 768 soldiers in the Army, 35 of which were officers. There were 93 sailors in the Navy, 1 of which was an officer. There were 16 Marines in the Marine Corps. There were 16 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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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 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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