Cumberland County, Tennessee, World War 1 Veterans

WWI Monument in Knoxville Tennessee

This index lists the 340 individuals served from Cumberland County during World War I. There were 310 soldiers in the Army, 7 of which were officers. There were 20 sailors in the Navy, 3 of which were officers. There were 4 Marines in the Marine Corps. There were 6 fraudulent enlistments, discharges, dishonorable discharges, or desertions.

Crockett County, Tennessee, World War 1 Veterans

WWI Monument in Knoxville Tennessee

This index lists the 495 individuals served from Crockett County during World War I. There were 456 soldiers in the Army, 7 of which were officers. There were 28 sailors in the Navy, 1 of which was an officer. There was 1 Marine in the Marine Corps. There were 10 fraudulent enlistments, discharges, dishonorable discharges, or desertions.

Chester County, Tennessee, World War 1 Veterans

WWI Monument in Knoxville Tennessee

This index lists the 284 Chester County, Tennessee, World War 1 Veterans. There were 270 soldiers in the Army, 4 of which were officers. There were 7 sailors in the Navy and none were officers. There were 3 Marines in the Marine Corps. There were 4 fraudulent enlistments, discharges, dishonorable discharges, or desertions.

Carroll County, Tennessee, World War 1 Veterans

WWI Monument in Knoxville Tennessee

This index lists the 909 individuals who served from Carroll County during World War I. There were 819 soldiers in the Army, 24 of which were officers. There were 71 sailors in the Navy and none were officers. There were 10 Marines in the Marine Corps. There were 9 fraudulent enlistments, discharges, dishonorable discharges, or desertions.

Bradley County, Tennessee, World War 1 Veterans

WWI Monument in Knoxville Tennessee

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.

Brief History of Lynchburg, Moore County, Tennessee

Goodspeed History of Tennessee, 1887

Thomas Roundtree, who lived in the log house on the lot where Dr. E. Y. Salmon now resides, was the original proprietor of the lands on which Lynchburg is located. He laid out the town about the year 1818, and, as the famous beech tree, used as a lynching post, where early offenders were punished, stood over the spring near his house, he very appropriately named the town Lynchburg. Lots were laid out and numbered on the street south of the court house and sold at public sale; but, no records having been preserved, it is impossible to give date … Read more

Moore County, Tennessee County, Circuit, Chancery Courts

Goodspeed History of Tennessee, 1887

The county court is composed of the several civil magistrates of the several civil districts of the county, and is presided over by one of their number, whom they elect as a chairman. The county court clerk and the sheriff are officers of this court. The court meets in quarterly sessions the first Mondays of January, April, July and October. Quorum courts convene on the first Mondays of each month. For the organization of this court and a sketch of its proceedings, the reader is referred to the organization of the county, in which its history is interwoven. The first … Read more

Moore County, Tennessee Court System

Goodspeed History of Tennessee, 1887

On the 8th of January, 1884, the county court appointed a committee to select and secure a new location for a Public Square. And in July of the same year the committee reported that they had deeded the square on Mechanic Street back to its former owners, and secured title to the Public Square where the court house now stands. Their action was approved, and a building committee, consisting of R. B. Parks, John E. Bobo and W. D. L. Record, was then appointed, with instructions for the construction of a court house. This committee awarded the contract to S. … Read more

Moore County, Tennessee Organization

Goodspeed History of Tennessee, 1887

The county of Moore was organized in accordance with an act of the General Assembly of the state of Tennessee, entitled “An act to establish a new county out of portions of the territory of Lincoln, Franklin, Coffee and Bedford Counties, to be called the county of Moore, in honor of the late General William Moore, of Tullahoma, Tennessee, one of the early settlers of Lincoln County, Tennessee, a soldier of the war of 1812, and for many years a member of the General Assembly of the state of Tennessee,” passed December 14, 1871. The act provided that the county … Read more

Moore County, Tennessee Early History

Goodspeed History of Tennessee, 1887

Moore County lies in the south central portion of Tennessee, and is bounded on the north by Bedford, east by Coffee, south by Franklin, and west by Lincoln. It contains about 170 square miles, and its surface is greatly diversified. About one-half the county lies on the Highland Rim, and the remainder of the county lies in the Central Basin. The eastern portion has a high, flat, slightly-rolling surf ace, known as the “barrens,” which breaks off to the south and west into ridges and ravines, some of the latter having a depth of 300 to 400 feet. These ridges … Read more