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Revolutionary War Veterans in the 1840 Census of Bledsoe County

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On January 13, 2022

In Census Records, Individuals & Families, Military Records, Revolutionary War History

The 1840 Census made a special provision for identifying Revolutionary or other military pensioners.  The following were enumerated in Bledsoe County:

Veteran Age Head of family with whom residing District
John Narramore 79 John Narramore 1
Chatten D. Pollard 79 Chatten D. Pollard 2
John Ford 78 John Ford, Sr. 2
Charles Thurmon
indexed as Shurmon		 86 Charles Thurmon 3
Philip Thurmon
indexed as Shurmon		 82 Philip Thurmon 6
John Hail 86 John Hail 6
Andrew Davis 83 Andrew Davis 6
Andrew McDonough 80 Anna McDonough 7
Francis Hughs 80 Margaret Hughs 9

Source: http://www.newhorizonsgenealogicalservices.com/1840-census-of-pensioners-tennessee-ed.htm

Petition for a Grist Mill, 1807

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On January 12, 2022

In Historic Sites, Individuals & Families, Legislative Petitions & Acts, Local History & Information

Petition to the Tennessee General Assembly — Ordered

State of Tennessee Roane County 1807

To the honorable Court of Roane County — we your Petitioners humbly Sheweth that a grist mill in Sequacha Valley, Where the old Kiuka Trace of Lower Trace Crosses the Mountain From Tennessee Valley will be of publix utility. We Therefor pray your Worships to grand an order in favor of George Skillern Erecting a mill on Sd. place.

Jesse McKinny
John McKnight
John Anderson
Wm. Christian
Jos. Hoge(?)
Jno. Brown
Jessee Tyree
Jas. Ridle
Elisha Rogers
Jos. Rogers
Gerge Sharpe(?)
Thos. Riddle
Volentine Spring
John Spring
John roberson
Isaac Stephens
George Hatfield
Thomas Yount
Thos Yount
Joseph Myes(?)
Michael Foster(?)
Sam Cowen
Thomas Brown(?)
Ezekiel McCoy
Smith Dunken(?)
James Hail
Thomas Masterson
Thomas Vernon
Elijah Hicks(?)
John Hankins
William Wilson
(Torn)
James Direr(?)
Peter Looney
Daniel Thorp
Martin Laurence
David Oatt
Samuel Lusk
Samuel Simpson
John Portmorn
James Breden
William Roberson
David Rainey
James Moore
Jn(?) Coulter
Stephan Thurman
James Jons
John Shumak
Eli Thurman
Nicholas Spring
Alexr. Coulter
William Long
Robert Gambel
Alexr. Ferguson
John Rusell
James R. Rogers
Joseph _____

Bledsoe County References in Tennessee Supreme Court Cases

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On January 11, 2022

In Court & Council Records, Individuals & Families, Local History & Information, Searchable Databases

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.

Bledsoe County in Acts of Tennessee General Assembly, 1796-1850

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On January 11, 2022

In Individuals & Families, Legislative Petitions & Acts, Local History & Information, Searchable Databases

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.”

1950 U. S. Census

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On January 11, 2022

In Census Records, Local History & Information, Maps & Gazetteers

1950 Census Enumeration Districts Map

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.

East Tennessee History Center, Knoxville

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On January 11, 2022

In Court & Council Records, Research Repositories & Contacts, Searchable Databases

The East Tennessee History Center in downtown Knoxville has a wealth of resources for Bledsoe County researchers.

McClung Collection

The Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection (click here) is Central East Tennessee’s premier research repository with

  • More than 75,000 books
  • More than 3,000 printed genealogies
  • More than 15,000 folders of First Families of Tennessee materials
  • Genealogical manuscript holdings that have been processed for research use — this is an incredible compilation of original documents and research deposited there by individuals over the course of decades
  • More than 19,000 rolls of microfilm including census records, state and local government records, newspapers, and other valuable primary source material
  • Subscriptions to web-based genealogical databases
  • Significant holdings of historic maps, photographs, and manuscripts  

The Special Collections include

  • Manuscripts, photographs, and newspapers — those not on microfilm are NOT available during evening and weekend hours, except by prior arrangement with the manager of the McClung Collection.
  • The McClung Digital Collection (click here) of photographs and documents

Knox County Archives

The archives receive, process, and preserve the non-current, permanent records created by county government since 1792.
 
Click here to visit the Archives’ Web site.

The Knox County Archives provides information on the origins and history of the court systems, court records, genealogy, and history of Knox County, Tennessee. The Archives provides public access to all holdings, with the exception of juvenile records and those restricted by Tennessee laws. It provides local government source material to court officials, genealogists, legal professionals, historians, and the general public.

Hamilton District Superior Court of Law and Equity

Of particular importance to Bledsoe County researchers, the records of the Hamilton District Court are housed in the Knox County Archives.  The early Superior Courts of Law and Equity of Tennessee were tasked with handling criminal matters and cases of relatively high dollar value, generally greater than $50. In this way, they were “superior” to the County Courts that adjudicated matters less than $50. The Superior Court also served as an appellate court. They were held in five districts and existed from 1793–1809 with the Hamilton District Superior Court sitting in Knoxville and serving the middle East Tennessee region. The records of this court are held at the Knox County Archives and the surviving cases are indexed here.
 
Click here to search the index to case files.

Tennessee Archive of Moving Image and Sound

The mission is “Preserving the audio, video, and film history of East Tennessee.”
 
Dating back to 1915, the moving image collection currently contains more than 5,000 reels and videotapes of home movies, documentaries, advertisements, industrial and training films, commercial films, television programming, and newsreels, all with local or regional connections. Its audio collection includes vintage radio programming, sound recordings, and oral histories and field recordings from the region, which date back to the 1930s.
 
Some of the iconic programming(link is external) preserved by TAMIS includes the early television shows of Cas Walker(link is external), 1982 World’s Fair(link is external) footage, and Jim Thompson’s 1915 home movies of the Great Smoky Mountains(link is external), which helped spawn the National Park movement. TAMIS recently unearthed early unreleased demo recordings by a young Dolly Parton. For requests or information regarding TAMIS resources, please click here to e-mail TAMIS.

Bledsoe County 1815 Tax List

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On January 11, 2022

In Taxes & Assessments

Submitter: Elizabeth Parham Robnett

Transcriber: Wanda Gant (her notes include a recommendation to check the original document for accuracy)

Ms. Robnett wrote this tax list was “to delay enactment of the land law during the War between Great Britain.”

In 1815, Bledsoe County’s boundaries included Roane, Morgan, White, Warren, and Marion Counties.

Names are arranged alphabetically.

Abel, John
Alexander, Epth
Alexander, Givens
Allen, James
Allen, John
Allen, Josiah
Allred, Thomas
Anderson, George [2]
Anderson, James [2]
Anderson, Reuben
Anderson, William
Archer, Cornelius
Archer, John
Archer, Spencer
Ashburn, M.
Atchley, Daniel
Atchley, Joshua Sr.
Atchley, Joshua Jr.
Atchley, Martain
Atchley, Thomas
Austin, Daniel
Austin, Hezekiah
Austin, John
Austin, Moses
Baird, A.
Baker, Norris
Barden, John
Bargdon, James
Barman, Daniel
Barrett, Thomas
Basham, J.
Basham, John [2]
Basham, Jonathan
Basham, William
Basham, Arthur
Beard, John N.
Beard, William
Bennet, James
Bennet, Jessy
Bernoston, William
Beson, Thomas
Billingsley, John
Billingsley, Samuel
Bishop, Joseph
Black, James
Blevins, Stephen
Boling, Lewis
Borden, Joel
Bow, Rheubin
Branson, Andrew
Branson, John
Branson, Thomas
Branson, Valentine
Brogdon, James
Brown, James
Brown, James
Brown, John
Brown, Joseph
Brown, Samuel
Brown, Stephen
Bull, John
Burden, Hall Sims
Burk, John
Burk, Robert
Burk, William
Cardhey, Ben
Carland, Joshua
Carmack, John
Catcham, Joseph
Chambers, Elijah
Chambers, Elisha
Chambers, John
Chambers, William
Chaney, Yoray?
Cherry, Benjamin
Cherry, Elijah
Cherry, Quals
Childers, James
Childress, Joseph
Chitman, James
Christian, William
Christian, William
Cirklin, Robert
Clark, Arthemus
Clark, Coker
Clark, John
Clark, Thomas
Clemmons, Adam C.
Clemmons, Jacob
Clemmons, John
Cook, Tholmas
Cook, William
Cooper, George
Cooper, Nathaniel
Coplen, James
Copp, James
Copp, Mikel
Corden, James
Corden, James Jr.
Coulter, Thomas
Cow, John
Cow, Nick
Cowen, Samuel
Cozby, George E.
Cozby, Robert
Crafford, Gannoway
Crafford, Matthias
Cranmore, James
Currith, Boyd
Damrory, James M.
Dauese, William
Dauthit, James
Dauthit, John
Davis, John
Dever, James
Disly, John
Dorety, James
Dose, John
Doss, James
Doss, John [2]
Douthit, Absolem
Duff, Jonah
Durran,William
Dustin, Hezekiah
Dwigens, John
Eden, Alexander
Eden, Archibald
Eden, James
Eden, William
Edens, Samuel
Ellig, Thomas
Ellis, John
Euying, Andrew
Fansher, Isaac
Farmer, Ant.
Farmer, William
Forester, Enoch
Foster, James
fryer, Jery
Gaberman, Reuben
Galbreath, Thomas
Ghillion, Henry
Gibson, Jacob [2]
Gilbreath, David
Golston, John
Golston, Thomas
Goode, William
Gooding, James
Gosbourn, George
Goshin, John
Goss, Samuel
Gott, Richard
Grass, John
Graves, John
Graves, Lathern
Grayson, Ben
Grayson, Berry
Griffith, David
Griffith, George
Griffith, Matthew S.
Griffith, Thomas
Griffith, Thomas
Griffith, Timothy
Guith, William
Gunter, William
Hail, George
Hail, Isom
Hail, James
Hail, John
Hail, Luke
Hail, Willie
Hall, Joseph
Ham, John
Hammelton, Abraham
Hamon, William
Hankins, John
Hany, Francis
Hany, James
Hany, John
Hany, Richard
Harbison, Alexander
Hasfield, George
Hawkins, Richard
Henderson, Edward
Henderson, John
Henderson, Shadrack
Henderson, William
Hesen, Benjamin
Hickman, John
Hicks, Isaac
Hillard, Joel
Hinson, Houston
Hinson, John
Hitson, John
Hixson, Ephraim Jr.
Hixson, Ephraim Sr.
Hixson, John
Hixson, Joseph
Hixson, William [2]
Hoge, James
Hoge, John
Hoge, Robert
Hogen, Richard
Hoil, John Jr.
Hoil, Luke
Hoil, Richard
Hoil, Robert [2]
Hoil, Thomas
Hoil, William
Hol, John
Holeman, John
Holman, John
Holman, William
Holms, Daniel
Holt, Irby
Hooper, Innis
Hopkins, Elias
Hopkins, John
Hopkins, Lucas
Horner, Andrew
Hort, Druery
Howard, Reason
Howe, William
Hughes, Aaron
Hughes, Jhn
Hull, Joseph
Hunter, Welcom?
Hunter, William
Huson, William
Hutcheson, Charles
Hutcheson, Thomas
Ing, James
Jacks, Jeason?
Jacks, William
Jayson, F.
Jeters, Joseph
Jinkins, Josiah
Johnson, Alexander
Johnson, David
Johnson, Francis
Johnson, Isaac
Johnson, John
Johnson, Moses
Johnson, Thomas
Joiner, James
Joiner, William
Jones, Jeremiah
Jones, John
Jones, Richard
Jones, Richard
Keesey, Thomas
Keeth, David
Keeth, Ely
Keeth, James
Keeth, James
Keeth, Nichodmus
Keeth, Stephen
Kelly, Alex Sr.
Kelly, Alex Jr.
Kermit, William
Ketchem, Jacob
Kilburn, Gooden
Killian, Andrew
Killian, Michael
Kirkland, Archibald
Kirkland, Archibald
Kirkland, Daniel
Kirkland, Elisha
Lamb, A.
Lamb, Aaron
Lamb, Adam
Lamb, Alexander
Lamb, Alexander
Lamb, Hugh
Lany, Ruben [Hany?]
Lasacte, Burrel
Lawrence, Martin
Lay, C?
Lay, William
Lee, John
Lee, John
Lewis, William
Lewiston, John
Lewiston, William
Long, James
Long, Reuben
Long, Silas
Looney, Peter
Looney, Peter
Loony, David
Lord, Benjamin
Louis, James
Lowe, Andrew E.
Lusk, Joseph
Mackenny, John
Marcan, Reubin
Marshall, Joel
Martin, Joseph
Mascander, David
May, James
Mazy, Solomon
McCannon, Cornelius
McClenden, Weller
McClenham, Robert
McColley, Andrew
McDonough, William
McEntire, John F.
McGee, Ralph
McGill, William
McGuire, William
McKinny, Jesse
McNeil, George
McNull, Clark
McVane, Will
McWhorten [r?], John
McWilliams, Andrew
McWilliams, John
McYoung, John
Mechin, Isham?
Merriman, Briant
Merriman, Charles
Miars, John
Miller, Andrew
Miller, Henry
Miller, John
Miller, William
Mizen, John
Moirs, John
Molley, Andrew
Montgomery, James
Moon, Rich
Moore, Jacob
Moore, James
Moore, Nimrod
Moors, Lewis
More, John
Morgain, Chuck
Narramore, J.
Narramore, John
Nechrors, John
Nichols, Michael
Night, Alphard
Night, Soloman
Norman, John Sr.
Norman, John Jr.
O’Neil, Robert
Oggdon, Francis
Oldridge, Andrew
Owen, Samuel
Owings, William
Page, Robert
Page, Robert
Pankey, James
Pankey, Smith
Pankey, Stephen [2]
Parker, John
Parker, Phillip
Parker, Roaly
Parsons, James
Penn, Richard
Penn, William
Petmore, John
Petson, Richard
Pillips, Robert
Porter, Robert
Portman, John
Portman, John
Pryor, William
Radford, David
Radford, George
Randolph, Samuel
Rawling, Ishael
Rawlings, John
Rawlings, Michael
Rayns, Robert
Real, George
Real,Edward
Reynolds, Joe M.
Reynolds, Samuel
Rich, John
Richards, Steven R.
Riddle, Thomas
Riddle, William
Rigwell, John
Rippetoe, John
Rippetoe, William
Rippley, Thomas
Roberson, Jacob
Roberson, James
Roberson, John Jr.
Roberson, John
Roberson, Rison
Roberson, William
Robinson, Mills
Rodgers, Ruben
Rodgers, William
Rogers, Amanuel
Rogers, Dauswell
Rogers, Jeremiah
Rogers, Jesse
Rogers, John
Rogers, Joseph
Runel,William
Rushall, John
Russell, James
Russell, John
Sailes, Thomas
Sapp, Walker
Scott, Shockley?
Seaborn, John
Sears, John
Self, Hezekiah
Self, Jesse
Self, Levy
Self, Spencer
Sharp, Daniel
Sharp, Leroy
Sharp, William
Sheles, William
Sherr, Sam
Sherrell, Charles R.
Sherrell, Jesse
Shinault, Walter
Shookmaker, Sol.
Short, Uriah
Shropshire, John
Simpson, Moses
Sisco, J.
Sixson, Thim?
Skiles, John
Sloan, Thomas
Sloan, William
Slone, James
Slone, John
Smith, William [2]
Smith, John
Smyth, Taylor
Spears, John H.
Spring, John
Spring, Lawrence
Spring, Nicles
Spring, Valentine
Spring, Valentine
Standefer, James
Standefer, Luke
Standefer, Skelton
Stenet, James
Stephens, Isaac
Stevenson, Adam
Stewart, George
Stewart, James
Stewart, William
Stone, William
Stuct, John
Stuett, Samuel
Sulavn, John
Sulivan, Henry
Sutherland, Daniel
Sutherland, John
Sutherland, Thomas
Sutherland, Thomas
Swofford, Aaron
Swofford, Abraham
Tannerhill, Ben
Tateson, David
Tatum, Edward
Taylor, George
Terry, Clement
Terry, Samuel
Thurman, Eli
Thurman, James
Tollason, Erasmus [2]
Tollet, David
Tollet, Henry
Tollett, John Sr.
Tollett, John Jr.
Tollett, Mark
Tomson, Joseph
Tulley, Mark
Upshur, Dawrey?
Vernon, Miles
Vernon, Thomas Jr.
Vernon, Thomas Sr.
Wakefield, John
Wakefiled, Jospeh
Walker, George
Walker, James
Walker, Jesse Jr.
Walker, Jesse [2]
Walker, John Jr.
Walker, John
Walker, Samuel
Walker, William
Ware, Joseph
Warner, John
Welbron, Featherstone
Weld, Jonathan
West, William
Wheeler, Joel
Whethen, Robert
White, Silas
Whitten, William
Whittenburg, Peter
Wick, Elijah
Wilson, Rily
Wilson, William
Woods, James [2]
Woods, Nathan
Yancey, James

Source: http://files.usgwarchives.net/tn/bledsoe/taxlists/1815/1815tax.txt

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Aaron Higginbotham Land Survey in Bledsoe County, 1808

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On January 11, 2022

In Individuals & Families, Land & Property Records

possibly submitted by Jim Standifer (before 2015)

Aaron Higginbotham Land Grant Plat

State of Tennessee
Third District

Surveyed the fourth day of July one thousand eight hundred and eight for Aaron Higginbotham (assee. of William Mitchell one hundred & ninety eight acres of land his occupant claim as assee of James Standefer by virtue of a warrant issued by the register of West Tennessee No. 1 not having a sufficient bounds to satisfy an entry made by the said Higginbotham for two hundred acres within the calls of said location leaving a ballance of said warrant to be satisfied of two acres located this day of August eighteen hundred & seven location No. Five situate in the county of Bledsoe in the fifty sixth & fiftieth sections of said district beginning on hickory and white oak and running with a condition with Alexander Coulter south eighty east eighty eighty poles to Sequatchee river thence on the on one hundred & fifty eight poles in all to post oak thence east ninety poles to pointers thence north one hunderd & thirty five poles to hickory thence west two hundred & fifty poles to pointers thence south one hundred and twelve poles to the beginning.

A Higginbotham D.S.

Alexr. Coulter
&
Israel Standefer C.C.

 

1890 U. S. Census Special Enumeration of Bledsoe County Veterans

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On January 10, 2022

In Census Records, Civil War History

Transcribed by Sara Goins from National Archives Microfilm M123 which consists of 118 rolls, this transcription is from Bundle 165 of the special schedules.

The Bledsoe County enumeration is unique because at least one enumerator included Confederate veterans and later drew a line through their names; these are listed as (Sol. Conf.) in the abstract below.

Also some names appear to be out of District order, but are presented here as they were listed on the microfilm.

You can search this table.

Microfilmed Bledsoe County Records

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On January 10, 2022

In Court & Council Records, Land & Property Records, Public Records, Taxes & Assessments, Vital Records, Wills, Estates & Guardianships

The listing below details microfilm holdings of the Tennessee State Library and Archives.  Please contact TSLA for information and assistance.  There is a live chat option on the TSLA Web site during normal operating hours.

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