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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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Early Blount County Tennessee Forts

Blount County

Blount County was formed in 1795 from Knox County and named for Governor Wm. Blount. Its county seat, Maryville, was named for Mary Grainger Blount, wife of Governor Wm. Blount. The settlement of this county began in 1785 and the early settlers were much harassed by the Indians. Nine places in this county have been deemed worthy of being commemorated by historical markers. These places are as follows: McGaughey’s Fort Although McGaughey’s Fort was in Sevier County (established in 1794), it was on the line of the old Indian War Trail which extended through Blount County, and was a great

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Blount County Tennessee Death Records

Blount County

The majority of this listing was extracted from The Maryville Daily Times. Most records cover recent years from 2004-2005. Some of the extractions were submitted by others and are noted as such. Name Age Death Date Funeral Home Hodge C. Allen 74 07 Nov 2004 Smith Mortuary Millie Prater Barton 97 26 Oct 2004 Foothills Funeral Home Edith Giffin Best 94 15 Oct 2004 McCammon-Ammons-Click Jonathan Michael Bilton 15 25 Oct 2004 Miller Funeral Home Franklin D. Blair 48 24 Oct 2004 McCammon-Ammons-Click Daniel Blanchard 50 30 Dec 2004 Smith Mortuary Martha Melinda Bonham 7 m 22 Oct 1856 Extraction

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History of Blount County Tennessee

Blount County /

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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