Original Tennessee Supreme Court case files located in Tennessee State Library and Archives represent an especially valuable resource for historical and genealogical research. Dockets, filed pleadings, exhibits, and testimony often contain details not otherwise available.
Click here to view a list of 210 case summaries that refer to Bledsoe County.
Acts of TN 1796-1850 is an index to the names that appear in the early legislation of Tennessee. When a bill is passed by the Tennessee General Assembly and signed by the governor, the final version of the bill appears in the publication Acts of Tennessee. This index lists over 22,500 names that have appeared in the public acts and private acts between 1796 and 1850.
This index was compiled by the Tennessee State Library and Archives.
Click here to view search results for the term “Bledsoe County.”
Bledsoe County 1950 Enumeration Districts — Click the map to view the full-sized version at TGS (warning: 10MB)
The 1950 U. S. Census is scheduled for public release on April 1, 2022.
Until an every-name index is available (underway at FamilySearch.org), researchers will have to browse census returns by Enumeration District.
To prepare for your success, we suggest the following resources.
1950 Census Articles posted at the History Hub Blog (National Archives) — click here to browse the list
Enumerator’s Reference Manual — click here to read or download free from Google Books
Tennessee County Enumeration District Maps — click here to select from the list provided by TGS
These maps were drawn on 1939 State Highway Department maps, which are themselves worthwhile to researchers.
Tennessee Genealogical Society’s 1950 Census Resources — click here to view the options
Of particular interest, see the link to Enumerator Training Films uploaded to YouTube.
The source of this information is not clearly identified. It may not be a complete listing of Bledsoe Countians lost in service during the Korean War. Clicking on the names goes to more details for each individual hero.
| Name | Date of Death | Branch |
| Henry Chester Pruitt | 9/20/1950 | Army |
| Edward Stribling | 3/4/1954 | Marines |
Source: https://honorstates.org
The source of this information is not clearly identified. It may not be a complete listing of Bledsoe Countians lost in service during the Viet Nam War. Clicking on the names goes to more details for each individual hero.
| Name | Date of Death | Branch | |
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Sammie Lee Bedwell | 1/30/1966 | Marines |
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Bobby Dwight Lewis | 12/3/1968 | Army |
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Billy Franklin Mooneyham | 10/8/1966 | Army |
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Hubert Harrol Morgan Jr | 7/29/1967 | Navy |
Source: https://honorstates.org
The source of this information is not clearly identified. It may not be a complete listing of Bledsoe Countians lost in service during World War II. Clicking on the names goes to more details for each individual hero.
| Name | Date of Death | Branch |
| Monroe H Bayless | Army | |
| Ray Brewer | Army | |
| Robert L Brewer | 9/21/1944 | Army |
| Melvin C Brock | 11/4/1944 | Army |
| James E Cagle | 12/27/1943 | Army |
| James C Childress | Army | |
| A B Collier | Army | |
| Ernest Haward Corvin | 7/27/1944 | Army |
| Ed C Davis | 7/25/1944 | Army |
| William C Farmer | Army | |
| John D Fisher | Army | |
| James P Graham | Army | |
| Claudie W Hale | Army | |
| Mose N J Hamilton | 10/3/1944 | Army |
| Ernest Hancock | Army | |
| William P Jolley | 6/6/1944 | Army |
| Bernard W McReynolds | 12/16/1944 | Army |
| Carl K Mitchcox | Army | |
| Samuel C Mitchcox | Army | |
| Clifford Rhea | 7/30/1945 | Navy |
| Charles M Riggs | Army | |
| Manis Swafford | 11/23/1944 | Army |
| Walker Walker | Army | |
| Washington Washington | Army |
The East Tennessee Veterans Memorial in Knoxville’s World’s Fair Park bears the names of more than 6,200 veterans from 35 East Tennessee counties who have died in military service since the beginning of World War I. Represented counties comprise the eastern grand division of the state plus Fentress and Sequatchie counties on the Cumberland Plateau.
The list below is current as of January, 2022. The memorial is actively amended as troops are lost in action.
Click here for more information and to search for details about the individuals listed below.
| Surname | Given Name | Branch | Conflict | Pillar | Section |
| Stribling | Edward | Marine Corps | Korean War | ||
| Oreto | Joseph A. | Army | Vietnam | XXII | Top |
| Lewis | Bobby D. | Army | Vietnam | XXII | Top |
| Mooneyham | Billy F. | Army | Vietnam | XXII | Top |
| Oakes | Arnold G. | Army | Vietnam | XXII | Top |
| Pruitt | Henry C. | Army | Korean War | XX | Top |
| McMillon | Harold D. | Army | Korean War | XX | Top |
| Ladd | Andrew A. | Army | Korean War | XX | Top |
| Rigsby | Alvin S. | Army | Korean War | XX | Top |
| Jolley | William P. | Army/Army Air Forces | World War II | VI | Top |
| Farmer | William C. | Army/Army Air Forces | World War II | VI | Middle |
| Turner | Willard L. | Army/Army Air Forces | World War II | VI | Middle |
| Washington | Samuel J. | Army/Army Air Forces | World War II | VI | Middle |
| Hitchcox | Samuel C. | Army/Army Air Forces | World War II | VI | Middle |
| Brewer | Robert L. | Army/Army Air Forces | World War II | VI | Top |
| Swafford | Robert F. | Navy | World War II | VI | Middle |
| Brewer | Ray | Army/Army Air Forces | World War II | VI | Top |
| Moore | Ralph E. | Army/Army Air Forces | World War II | VI | Top |
| Hamilton | Mose N. J. | Army/Army Air Forces | World War II | VI | Top |
| Bayless | Monroe H. | Army/Army Air Forces | World War II | VI | Middle |
| Brock | Melvin C. | Army/Army Air Forces | World War II | VI | Middle |
| Swafford | Manis | Army/Army Air Forces | World War II | VI | Top |
| Fisher | John D. | Army/Army Air Forces | World War II | VI | Middle |
| Farmer | John C. | Army/Army Air Forces | World War II | VI | Top |
| Cunningham Jr. | Joe R. | Army/Army Air Forces | World War II | VI | Middle |
| Graham | James P. | Army/Army Air Forces | World War II | VI | Top |
| Blaylock | James I. | Navy | World War II | VI | Top |
| Cagle | James E. | Army/Army Air Forces | World War II | VI | Top |
| Childress | James C. | Army/Army Air Forces | World War II | VI | Middle |
| Lester | Henry F. | Coast Guard | World War II | VI | Middle |
| Rigsby | Greer | Army/Army Air Forces | World War II | VI | Middle |
| Sanders Jr. | George N. | Navy | World War II | VI | Top |
| Mansfield | George H. | Navy | World War II | VI | Top |
| Corvin | Ernest H. | Army/Army Air Forces | World War II | VI | Top |
| Hancock | Ernest D. | Army/Army Air Forces | World War II | VI | Middle |
| Walker | Elmer F. | Army/Army Air Forces | World War II | VI | Middle |
| Davis | Ed C. | Army/Army Air Forces | World War II | VI | Middle |
| Smith | Clyde J. | Army/Army Air Forces | World War II | VI | Middle |
| Rhea | Clifford | Navy | World War II | VI | Top |
| Hale | Claude W. | Army/Army Air Forces | World War II | VI | Middle |
| Mills | Claude M. | Army/Army Air Forces | World War II | VI | Top |
| Riggs | Charles M. | Army/Army Air Forces | World War II | VI | Middle |
| Hitchcox | Carl K. | Army/Army Air Forces | World War II | VI | Middle |
| Bayless | Billy B. | Navy | World War II | VI | Top |
| McReynolds | Bernard W. | Army/Army Air Forces | World War II | VI | Top |
| Smith | B. Henry | Navy | World War II | VI | Top |
| Whitson | Arthie V. | Army/Army Air Forces | World War II | VI | Top |
| Collier | A. B. | Army/Army Air Forces | World War II | VI | Top |
| Angel | Victor L. | Army | World War I | II | Top |
| Ault | Thomas W. | Marine Corps | World War I | II | Top |
| Miller | Sherman | Army | World War I | II | Top |
| Dyer | Samuel C. | Army | World War I | II | Top |
| Arnett | John | Army | World War I | II | Top |
| Curtis | James H. | Army | World War I | II | Top |
| Swafford | George R. | Army | World War I | II | Top |
| McMillon | David H. | Army | World War I | II | Top |
| Simmons | Charlie | Army | World War I | II | Top |
| Hamilton | Burett | Army | World War I | II | Top |
| Austin | Amos L. | Army | World War I | II | Top |
| Hillis | Alfred | Army | World War I | II | Top |
| Dixon | Thomas D. | Army | Sinai Peacekeeping Mission |
Records available at the Tennessee State Library & Archives indicate 5 Bledsoe County men died in service during World War I.
Click here to search the complete database of World War I Gold Star Tennesseans.
Click on the soldier’s name to view a full-size photo (if available) and details about his service.
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Amos L. Austin Co. C, 18th Inf. Regt., 1st Div., US Army |
| James H. Curtis Co. D, 324th Inf. Regt., US Army |
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| Burrett Hamilton Hq. Co., 28th Inf. Regt., US Army |
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Samuel Beauregard Hoge Inf., US Army |
| Ray T. Parker 28th Inf. Regt., 1st Div., Medical Corps, US Army |
The source of this information is not clearly identified. Clicking on the names goes to more details for each individual hero.
| Name | Date | Branch |
| Thomas Wesley Ault | 10/6/1918 | Army |
| Robert T Burgess | Army | |
| Urious I Burgess | Army | |
| James H Curtis | Army | |
| Samuel C Dyer | Army | |
| Burett Hamilton | 10/17/1918 | Army |
| John H Robinson | Army | |
| Charlie Simmons | Army | |
| George R Swafford | Army |
Source: https://honorstates.org
Records available at the Tennessee State Library & Archives indicate no Bledsoe County veterans completed questionnaires about their service during World War I. However, 4448 questionnaires were returned, some from residents of neighboring counties.
The World War I questionnaire project (TSLA Record Group 239) was part of an effort to gather and preserve the history of Tennessee’s involvement in what was then known as the Great War. On January 24, 1919, the state legislature resolved that a committee of 25 be appointed, to be known as the Tennessee State Historical Committee, part of whose duties was to “collect, compile, index and arrange all data and information of every kind and character relating to the part Tennessee has played in the Great War.”
Click here for more information about the questionnaires.
Click here to go directly to the searchable database of questionnaires.
Compiled from service records following the end of World War I.
Graeme McGregor Smith, mother of two World War I veterans, was one of these inspired Americans who went to extraordinary lengths to ensure that every Tennessean who served in the Great War would be remembered. Her efforts resulted in the Record of Ex-Soldiers in World War I, Tennessee Counties, 1917-1919, the compiled service records of over 130,000 soldiers and sailors from Tennessee who served in the First World War.
Click here to learn more about these compilations held at TSLA.
The original typed manuscript documents are in the Tennessee State Library and Archives; the PDF file below is a scan from microfilm of the original Bledsoe County section.
Use the tool bar at the bottom of the document to turn pages, enlarge, or reduce images.
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