This index reports that 656 individuals served from McNairy County during World War I. There were 592 soldiers in the Army and 2 were officers. There were 49 sailors in the Navy and 1 was an officer. There were 6 soldiers in the Marine Corps. There were 9 fraudulent enlistments, discharges, dishonorable discharges, or desertions.
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. … 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.
Mortality schedules list people who died during the previous 12 months. Mortality schedules were taken along with population schedules during the 1850 census. These schedules include persons who died between June 1st through May 31st in the year prior to the 1850 federal census. The 1850 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 … Read more
Name Maiden Birth Date Death Date Notes Kenneth Kyle Abbott 30 Nov 1916 11 May 2005 Lucy Jane Davis Abbott Davis 16 Apr 1893 04 Oct 1962 William Peter Abbott 06 Jun 1888 06 Dec 1958 James Hubert Bradburn 27 Apr 1944 29 Aug 2008 Charles Robert Braden 05 May 2004 Conley Braden Venia Lou Braden 24 Jul 1995 Edward Brewer 05 Sep 2001 Johnnie Anderson Brewer 31 Dec 2005 Josephine Alloway Brewer Alloway 17 Jul 2003 Sheila Dean Powers Brewer Powers 03 Jan 2004 James Darrell Burkett 06 Apr 1919 08 Aug 1984 Marjorie Ruth Brickey Burkett Brickey 13 … Read more
Name Maiden Birth Date Death Date Notes Marion R. Alexander 24 Oct 1945 25 Jul 2002 Emery Asbury Anderson 01 Dec 1907 28 Feb 2002 George Glenn Anderson 27 Nov 1931 24 Feb 2002 Lonnie Lynn Anderson 27 Nov 1931 24 Sep 1985 Alex Arnold Belcher 18 Nov 1911 26 Aug 2004 Hazel Marie Blackwell 11 Jun 1944 18 Sep 2002 Dorothy Louise Hitch Bond Hitch 28 Nov 1921 22 Aug 2007 Virgie M. Ownsby Bostic Ownsby 30 Mar 1909 19 Jan 2003 Andrew Gillon Bradley 26 Dec 1919 26 Oct 2003 Kenneth O. Brewer Lon Brewer 22 Jul 1908 … Read more
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 … Read more