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.
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.
This index lists the 622 Coffee County, Tennessee, World War 1 Veterans. There were 564 soldiers in the Army, 18 of which were officers. There were 42 sailors in the Navy and none were officers. There were 7 Marines in the Marine Corps. There were 9 fraudulent enlistments, discharges, dishonorable discharges, or desertions.
This index lists the 589 Claiborne County, Tennessee, World War 1 Veterans. There were 534 soldiers in the Army, 12 of which were officers. There were 34 sailors in the Navy and none were officers. There were 5 Marines in the Marine Corps. There was 1 nurse in the Army Nurses Corps. There were 15 fraudulent enlistments, discharges, dishonorable discharges, or desertions.
This index lists the 374 individuals who served from Cheatham County during World War I. There were 322 soldiers in the Army, 10 of which were officers. There were 45 sailors in the Navy and none were officers. There were 4 Marines in the Marine Corps. There were 3 fraudulent enlistments, discharges, dishonorable discharges, or desertions.
This index lists the 796 individuals who served from Carter County during World War I. There were 715 soldiers in the Army, 18 of which were officers. There were 64 sailors in the Navy, 1 of which was an officer. There were 2 Marines in the Marine Corps. There were 15 fraudulent enlistments, discharges, dishonorable discharges, or desertions.
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.
A list of Cheatham residents who served in the American Armed Forces during World War 1 and the status of that service, wounded, killed, etc.
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.
In 1847 William B. Scott, a free black, traveled to East Tennessee with his family from their home in North Carolina. After a brief stay in Knoxville, Scott moved to Blount County where he worked as a saddle and harness maker. At the start of the Civil War, Scott moved his family back to Knoxville, where they befriended Reverend Thomas Humes, former editor for the Knoxville Register. Humes arranged for Scott and his son, William B. Scott, Jr., to apprentice as printers at the paper. In 1865, the Scott family moved to Nashville where Scott, Sr. was one of the …