Southern Claims Commission

This lists people from Washington County who filed claims with the Southern Claims Commission from 1871 to 1873. These Tennesseans claimed their property had been taken by United States military personnel for use in the Civil War.

The claim files include interesting detail about people and about the Civil War period in Tennessee. Each claimant was required to describe his losses in detail, and to prove his loyalty to the Union. Witnesses gave testimony in support of his allegations. The paperwork in the files is often extensive.

All of the Southern Claims Commission files are located at the National Archives, but the disallowed and barred claim files have been microfilmed and are also available at the Tennessee State Library and Archives. Allowed claim files are available only by consulting the National archives.

This index is based on volume 55 of Record Group No. 56, General Records of the Department of the Treasury, at the National Archives. It is duplicated on National Archives microcopy M-87, reel 13. The indication of whether the claim was allowed, disallowed, or barred is based on the book Southern loyalists in the Civil War : the Southern Claims Commission by Gary B. Mills (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994).

Also see: http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/history/military/sccintro.htm

If you wish to order a copy of a barred or disallowed claim file, e-mail the Tennessee State Library and Archives and request a price quote. The cost will depend on the length of the file.

NAME COUNTY STATUS
Akord, Jacob D Washington Barred
Armstrong, Edward Washington Disallowed
Barkley, Ebenezer Washington Disallowed
Barkley, Wm S, Estate of [Wm P] Washington Disallowed
Barnes, James H Washington Allowed
Barry, Peter L Washington Disallowed
Bashor, Christian, Estate of Washington Disallowed
Bashor, Lucy E Washington Disallowed
Bashor, Peter Washington Allowed
Basket, John Washington Allowed
Beard, J Saml Washington Disallowed
Beard, James S Washington Disallowed
Bolton, Samuel Washington Allowed
Bowman, Daniel B Washington Disallowed
Brabson, Oscar M Washington Disallowed
Brown, Alfred F Washington Disallowed
Broyles, Isaac Washington Allowed
Carr, David J Washington Disallowed
Chase, Walter J Washington Allowed
Cox, Elbert S Washington Allowed
Fain, Hugh C Washington Disallowed
Gallaher, John Washington Disallowed
Garst, David Washington Disallowed
Gibson, Jeremiah D, Estate of Washington Allowed
Gillispie, Robert L Washington Allowed
Glaze, William B Washington Allowed
Gray, Matilda Washington Disallowed
Green, Jane Washington Allowed
Haga, Eliza Washington Allowed
Hale, Hiram D Washington Allowed
Hale, Smith H Washington Disallowed
Hale, Wm K Washington Disallowed
Hans, James [Haws] Washington Disallowed
Harris, J E T Washington Disallowed
Hartsell, Isaac W Washington Disallowed & Allowed
Harvy, D A Washington Disallowed
Head, Amanda M Washington Disallowed
Hicks, Samuel Washington Disallowed
Hilbert, John H Washington Disallowed
Hinkal, Abner L [Hankal] Washington Disallowed
Hodges, Roland Washington Disallowed
Humphreys, Jesse Washington Disallowed
Humphries, Richard Washington Allowed
Johnson, Henry Washington Disallowed
Jones, Henry M Washington Allowed
Keebler, Joseph Washington Allowed
Keebler, Samuel Washington Allowed
Keys, Elizabeth Washington Disallowed
Keys, James M Washington Disallowed
Klepper, John B Washington Disallowed
Lang, Jacob Washington Allowed
Longmire, John L Washington Disallowed
Love, Mason M Washington Allowed
Lovegrove, Jordan Washington Disallowed
Lyle, John Washington Disallowed
Marsh, Henry Washington Allowed
Martin, Henry A Washington Disallowed
McAdams, Thomas C Washington Barred
Miller, Samuel H Washington Allowed
Mongle, James H Washington Disallowed
Mongold, Fred E Washington Disallowed
Murr, David Washington Barred
Nelson, Nathan Washington Allowed
Oliver, Richard Washington Allowed
Patton, James C B Washington Disallowed
Payne, Alex M Washington Disallowed
Peoples, D W F Washington Allowed
Peregoy, John P Washington Allowed
Peters, George W Washington Allowed
Price, Edmund Washington Disallowed
Prichett, Wm T Washington Disallowed
Royston, Cyrus A Washington Disallowed
Salts, J W Washington Disallowed
Saylor, Abraham Washington found in geographical index but no file number found
Sheefy, Magdalene A Washington Disallowed
Smalling, Duke W Washington Allowed
Smith, John T Washington Allowed
Smith, Mary Washington Disallowed
Snapp, Wendel D Washington Disallowed
Strain, W I Washington Disallowed
Strain, Wm S Washington Disallowed
Taylor, William H Washington Disallowed
Telford, George W Washington Disallowed
Thompson, Sarah E Washington found in geographical index but no file number found
Waddell, David W Washington Disallowed
Waddell, Samuel D Washington Disallowed
Walters, John Washington Allowed
White, James, Estate of Washington Disallowed
Williams, Nathaniel T Washington Allowed
Wood, Eliza Washington found in geographical index but no file number found
Workman, Andrew M Washington Disallowed
Young, Strobridge Washington Disallowed