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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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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Name Maiden Birth Date Death Date Notes Annis G. Crisp 30 Mar 1910 18 Sep 1966 w/o John H. Bessie Jane Crisp 22 Jun 1904 19 Sep 1989 Cas Crisp 26 Sep 1902 24 May 1993 John H. Crisp 25 Nov 1909 01 Jun 1977 “Harve”, PFC, US Army, WWII Alva Kate Fields 05 Apr 1938 18 Jul 1943 d/o John M. & Ruby Annis Fields 18 Nov 1898 14 Feb 1988 Edith B. Fields 21 Nov 1937 29 Jan 1940 d/o Jeff M. & Oval George Ross Fields 1902 17 Feb 1949 Harve Fields 16 Feb 1875 27 Apr
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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
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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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