This index lists the 623 individuals who served from Bradley County during World War I. There were 505 soldiers in the Army, 18 of which were officers. There were 96 sailors in the Navy, 1 of which was an officer. There were 14 Marines in the Marine Corps. There were 8 fraudulent enlistments, discharges, dishonorable discharges, or desertions.
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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
Index to Blount County Will Book, No. 1, 1799-1858 Read More »
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 Birtha E. Dockery 19 Aug 1908 10 Oct 1912 Blanch J. Downey 21 Jul 1910 07 Apr 1924 Sarah E. Downey 28 Jul 1884 03 Jan 1920 W. L. Downey 11 Oct 1876 04 Jan 1926 Bobbie Fields 14 Sep 1915 27 May 1989 Dawl Fields 29 Aug 1907 02 Sep 1984 Charlie Hammontree 20 Oct 1904 20 Jan 1905 Foute Fields Hammontree 10 Nov 1903 23 Mar 1975 George Washington Hammontree 06 May 1870 10 Aug 1957 Infant Son of Mr. & Mrs. John H. Hammontree 11 Feb 1908 11 Feb 1908 Joe
Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery, Maryville Read More »
Name Birth Date Death Date Catherine Conner Hammontree 18 Aug 1807 07 Feb 1900 James E. Hammontree 19 Nov 1831 15 Oct 1907 James E. Hammontree 26 Jul 1881 04 Apr 1888 John C. Hammontree 28 Apr 1830 29 Sep 1868 Mitchell Hammontree 11 Aug 1850 10 Aug 1899 Phillip Hammontree 06 Mar 1801 13 Apr 1877 Rachel E. Hammontree 21 May 1838 22 Dec 1861 Sarah E. Hammontree 13 Nov 1833 27 Aug 1924
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