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Category: Vital Records
The Bledsoe County Courthouse, recently constructed, suffered a fire on December 9, 1909. Regional newspapers reported all records were salvaged. However, marriage records and probate records (wills, estates, guardianships) were lost.
Land records (deeds), tax records, and records of the courts were not lost.
Chattanooga News ~ 10 December 1909 ~ page 11
Knoxville Sentinel ~ 10 December 1909 ~ page 3
Nashville Banner ~ 10 December 1909 ~ page 5
This project is an attempt to recreate some of the marriage records of Bledsoe County which were destroyed in the 1909 fire.
Records listed in the table were submitted by researchers before 2015.
Some dates are merely estimates from census records and the age of the first child. Some wives surnames have been gleaned from land records, obituaries and other miscellaneous family records. Where possible, a source is given. The submitter’s name, if applicable, is shown to provide a clue for locating others researching your surnames.
The quality of the reference depends entirely on the source from which it was originally discovered. Despite the problems of documentation, we appreciate very much input from fellow researchers. You not only may find cousins; by submitting your information, you will add to an archive that can be used by present and future family historians.
To submit information for the Marriage Reconstruction Project, please click the E-mail Coordinators button in the side menu.
This table is sorted by Groom. You can search for Brides’ surnames.
Groom Surname | Groom Given Name | Bride Surname | Bride Given Name | Date | Source | Submitter |
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Acuff | James J | Carder | Margaret | abt 1866 | Census/Family | Nancy Cole |
Acuff | Jonathan | Curvin | Eleanor | abt 1836 | Census | Nancy Cole |
Agee | Samuel Witt | Hoge | Sarah Walker | 30 Apr 1884 | Bible | Sara A Goins |
Anderson | James | Looney | 'Esther' 'Hattie' | 1815 | Pension Record | Jill Anderson Hackett |
Anderson | William | Skillern | Rebecca | abt 1800 (VA?) | Deed | Nancy |
Anderson | William M | Card | Margaret Jane | abt 1870 | Birth of First Child | Imo Lee Card Greenwood |
Austin | Hezekiah | Blevins | Jane | abt 1810 | Elizabeth Robinette | Charles Austin |
Barger | Robert B | White | Ellen | 22 May 1831 | Callen Swenson | |
Blaylock | Hubbard | Newby | Temperance | abt 1833 | Family | Fred Salter |
Bristow | William | Brown | Catherine | Feb 1848 | Family Records | Barb |
Brown | Daniel Green | England | Alice | Oct 1875 | Family Records | Barb |
Brown | Francis | Gist | Elizabeth | 1855 | Family Records | Barb |
Brown | James Street | Brown | Ann Victoria | 13 Jun 1861 | Family Records | Barb |
Card | Abraham Byrd | Rigsby | Sarah Jane | 8 May 1859 | Pension Records | Imo Lee Card Greenwood |
Card | Andrew Thomas | Walker | Melinda | 7 Apr 1870 | Family Records | Imo Lee Card Greenwood |
Card | Joseph Alexander | Greer | Nancy Matilda | abt 1863 | Birth of First Child | Imo Lee Card Greenwood |
Card | Zemri | Shewmake | Catherine | Feb 1833 | Pension Records | Imo Lee Card Greenwood |
Carter | Levi | Howard | Elizabeth | abt 1815 | Cherokee Rolls Application | Harry Redd |
Clark | Anderson | Jones | Isabella | 1 Sep 1820 | White Co Court Records | Barbara Dooley |
Clemons (Clement etc) | James | Horn | Nancy | Bef 1852 | Age of Oldest Child | Gladys Horn Brown |
Collier | Joe | Merriman | Allie Elivira | 25 Jun 1913 | Marriage Record | Judy Ogden |
Corder | John | Card | Catherine T | abt 1869 | Birth of First Child | Imo Lee Card Greenwood |
Cowan | Gideon | Bilbrey | Amanda | abt 1866 | Family Records | gennews |
Crawford | Johnathon Houston | Smith | Neoma | 15 Sep 1819 | Land Grant Applicaton | SlcJacEac |
Crawford | Johnathon | Smith | Fannie J | abt 1865 | Census | Stanley L Crawford |
Crawford | Johnathon | Moyers | Cansada Rowena | abt 1898 | Census | Stanley L Crawford |
Crawford | Johnathon | Bilbrey | Lela Myrtle | abt 1904 | Census | Stanley L Crawford |
Crawford | Preston H | Marsh | Edith | abt 1847 | Census | Marlene Wilkinson |
Davis | Joseph | Heard | Elizabeth Ann | Bef 1828 | Gladys Horn Brown | |
Dorton | Moses | Brown | Nancy | abt 1852 | Family Records | Barb |
Farmer | Samuel A | Heard | Fanny Rebecca | 9 April 1877 | Heard Family Bible | Judy Ogren |
Gibbs | Larry | Newby | Martha J | abt 1867-1870 | Theresa Kingsley | |
Gilbreath | Hugh F | Blakely | Eliza Jane | 1850 | Pension file | Davie Williams |
Godsey | William | Stewart | Martha Susannah | abt 1850 | Divorce Papers | Barbara Wilhite |
Green | Allen | Howard | Nancy | abt 1842 | Census | Greg Gonzales |
Green | James Morgan | Marsh? | Mary | abt 1840 | Census | Marlene Wilkinson |
Greer | Alexander Campbell | Walker | Rachel Isabell | 30 Nov 1870 | Marriage Certificate | Christine Hood |
Greer | Alton C | Thomas | Flora Mae | 23 Jul 1916 | Family | Christine Hood |
Greer | Alton C | Thomas | Laura Lou | 24 Mar 1939 | Family | Christine Hood |
Greer | Isaiah Stephen | Acuff | Anna | abt 1839 | Family | Christine Hood |
Gregory | George Wesley | Knight | Rebecca Francis | 21 Jan 1838 | Laclede MO History | Marlene Wilkinson |
Hall | John Marshall | Greer | Nancy Jane | 20 Nov 1881 | Bible | Yvonne Self |
Hamilton | Benjamin | Thomas | Amanda | 5 Apr 1863 | Newspaper | Mary Douglas |
Hamilton | James | Nail | Sarah | abt 1842 | Census | Mary Douglas |
Hassler | Michael Thomas | Derossett | Easter Ann | 12 Oct 1848 | Pension | Gayle Hassler |
Hatfield | James | Heard | Dora | 16 April 1869 | Heard Family Bible | Judy Ogren |
Heard | James Clay | Walker | Sarah Adaline | 16 Oct 1861 | Family Bible and Marriage Record | Judy Ogden |
Heard | John E | Whittenburg | Jane | 2 Dec 1873 | Bible | Janice Price |
Hedgecoth | Gunn | Narramore | Julia Ann | abt 1841 | tony johnston | |
Hoge | Isaac Easterly | Greer | Sara 'Sallie' | 30 Dec 1899 | Family Records | Connie Lehman |
Holloman | John | Brown | Elizabeth Susan | abt 1857 | Family Records | Barb |
Holt | Chyron Elbert | Card | Mary Adaline | abt 1871 | Birth of First Child | Imo Lee Card Greenwood |
Horn | David | Davis | Rebecca | c1826 | Birth of 1st Child | Gladys Horn Brown |
Horn | David | Horn | Melinda | 29 Jul 1842 | CW Pension | Gladys Horn Brown |
Horn | Jacob | Sims | Martha (Or Malissa) | Bef 1850 | CW pension | Gladys Horn Brown |
Horn | John | Skiles | Hannah (Mrs?) | Bef 1856 | Implied - 1860 Census | Gladys Horn Brown |
Horn | Joseph | Sims | Ruthey | 1855 | Fannanell | |
Horn | Joseph | Sims | Ruthey Box | 6 Nov 1855 | CW Pension/Death Cert | Gladys Horn Brown |
Horn | Sparling P | Sims | Susanna | 1855 | Fannanell | |
Horn | Sparling | Sims | Susannah | cirabt 1856 | Age of Oldest Child | Gladys Horn Brown |
Huddleston | Thomas | Scarboro (Scarbrough) | Mossie | 1846 | son's death certificate | Donna Huddleston |
Hughes | A D | Heard | Dora | 23 Dec 1880 | Heard Family Bible | Judy Ogren |
Hughes | Aaron D | Heard | Melinda Jane | 23 Dec 1880 | Family Bible | Judy Ogden |
Hughes | John | Smith | Elizabeth | 12 Feb 1826 | Family | Elizabeth Mason |
Hughes | William H | Myers | Celia JE | 12 April 1866 | Bible | Elizabeth Mason |
Jones | Elijah B | Childress | Lucy A | 26 Sep 1861 | Bible | Jim and Mary |
Jones | William Lee | Stepp | Adaline | 2 Oct 1884 | Diary | Kathy Lindenmeier |
Kelley | John | Carter | Sarah | 1837 | Cherokee Rolls Application | Harry Redd |
Kemmer | John I | Lowe | Elizabeth | 1820 | Family Records | Jim |
Knight | Franklin M | Simmons | Mary | 19 Sep 1865 | Pension | Janice Price |
Lasater | Burton | Davis | Susannah | Bef 18326 | Age of Oldest Child | Gladys Horn Brown |
Lawson | Jesse | Simmons | Clementine Stype | 14 Apr 1867 | widow's pension | Janice Price |
Lawson | Pleasant | Morgan | Rebecca | 7 Apr 1820 | Pension Record | Lonnie Fink |
Lee | Darius | Davenport | Anna Jane | 30 Nov 1898 | Bible | Becky |
Lee | William | Brown | Elizabeth | 20 Oct 1853 | Bible | Becky |
Lowe | Andrew R | Randolph | Amy Emerine | 13 Oct 1833 | Circuit Court Records | Jim |
Lowe | Andrew (Son Of Andrew R | Witten | Jane | abt 1815 | Family Records | Jim |
Lowe | Samuel C (Son Of Andrew R | McKinney | Elizabeth | abt 1820 | Family Records | Jim |
Lloyd | James | Anderson | Elizabeth | abt 1800 (VA?) | Deed | Nancy |
Mcwilliams | Daniel | Graham | Mary Ann | 19 Sep 1850 | Pension file | Lynn Gilmore |
Majors | Elias | Brown | Minerva | abt 1843 | Family Records | Barb |
Majors | Thomas | Brown | Martha | 1855 | Family Records | Barb |
Merriman | Hoyt Basil | Smith | Susie Marie | 17 Oct 1917 | Family Bible | Judy Ogden |
Merriman | James William | Heard | Melinda Jane | 10 Jan 1889 | Heard Family Bible | Judy Ogren |
Miller | Jessie H | Rutlege | Nancy J | 25 Sep 1850 | Certificate | Evelyn Grimes |
Mills | Floyd J | Hughes | Loucinda H | 1870 | Bible | Elizabeth Mason |
Moyers | Albert H | Davis | Isabel | 15 Nov 1864 | Bible | Stanley L Crawford |
Moyers | Albert H | Dodson | Marey | 7 Feb 1884 | Bible | Stanley L Crawford |
Newby | Bill | Swafford | Nancy | 8 Oct 1907 | Marriage Book 1 | Debbie Barnes |
Newby | Elisha | Merritt | Pearline Eliz | 27 Jan 1876 | Family | Theresa Kingsley |
Narramore | John | Adkins | Nancy | 1803 | Crossville Chronicle article | Cambria Jane Cook |
Newby | Elisha Jr | Broke | Martha A | abt 1876 | Family | Theresa Kingsley |
Newby | James Frank | Neal | Rosa J | abt 1877 | Family | Theresa Kingsley |
Newby | John Riley | Thurman | Ruthie | abt 1885 | Family | Theresa Kingsley |
Newby | William Robert | Childs | Frances Caroline | abt 1875 | Family | Theresa Kingsley |
Painter | James | Howell | Sussanah | 1836 | Bible | Alfred C Ellis |
Reavis | Charles Roddy | Brooks | Mary/Mecia | abt 1895 | Family Records | Barb |
Reavis | Franklin Brown | Brown | Harriet | abt 1875 | Family Records | Barb |
Reavis | James Lunsford | Brown | Iantha Jane | abt 1844 | Family Information | Barb |
Reavis | Tolliver | Narramore | Sophia | Oct 1831 | Family Information | Barb |
Reavis | William Green | Harriett | abt 1875 | Family Records | Barb | |
Reel | Charles Henry | Turner | Margaret Louise | 14 Mar 1861 | Family Bible | Deb Reece |
Rogers | Elisha | Thurman | Sarah | abt 1809 | Estimate & articles | Mary K Kozy |
Rollins | David | Carter | Rutha | 1841 | Cherokee Rolls Application | Harry Redd |
Rothwell | William T | Card | Adalade Elizabeth | Dec 1869 | Family Records | Imo Lee Card Greenwood |
Seals | James | Knight | Nancy Ann | 23 Jul 1873 | widow's pension | Janice Price |
Self | Jessee | Narramore | Mary J | 6 Feb 1812 | Pension | Larry Brown |
Sherrill | Henry Hunt | Lowe | Rebecca | bet 1816-1828 | Estimate from Family Records | Jim |
Simmons | James M | Knight | Nancy Ann | 28 Jan 1862 | widow's pension | Janice Price |
Simmons | James S | Heard | Sophia Tullus | 2 Apr 1893 | Bible | Janice Price |
Simmons | James S | Panter | Lilly Ann | 12 Jul 1891 | Bible | Janice Price |
Simmons | Mathew | Stype | Clementine | abt 1854 | census - widow's pension | Janice Price |
Simmons | William Matthew | Smith | Eliza | 20 Apr 1852 | Family | Sam |
Simmons | William Travis | Stype | Lucinda | abt 1860 | census - widow's pension | Janice Price |
Simmons | William Travis | Debord | Elizabeth | 16 Aug 1879 | widow's pension | Janice Price |
Smith | Jesse Layton | Roberson | Nelie Grace | 25 Dec 1900 | Harris Family Bible | Phil Puckett |
Smith | William | Callahan | Mary Ann | 27 Mar 1859 | Family | Sam |
Standifer | Skelton Carroll | King | Nancy | 14 Mar 1830 | Family | Jim Standifer |
Standifer | Thomas Alexander | Hitchcock | Sarah Elizabeth | 2 Oct 1887 | Family | Jim Standifer |
Standifer | William Carroll | Austin | Elvy Jane | 2 Oct 1867 | Family | Jim Standifer |
Standifer | William Carroll | Moffitt | Nancy | 12 July 1892 | Family | Jim Standifer |
Stepp | James David | Mercer | Elizabeth C | 27 Jan 1889 | Census - Bible | Mary Stepp DeVault |
Stepp | John (B 1801) | Smith | Elizabeth | abt 1827 | Census | Mary Stepp DeVault |
Stepp | John (B 1840) | Tucker | Melvina | 3 March 1868 | Census - Bible | Mary Stepp DeVault |
Stewart | John | Davis | Sarah | bef 1819 | Age of Oldest Child | Gladys Horn Brown |
Stewart | John | Davis | Sarah | 1815 | War of 1812 Widow's Pension | Jim Wilson |
Stewart | Joseph | Horn | Delilah | abt 1832/33 | Leaves From The Family Tree | Gladys Horn Brown |
Swafford | Thomas James Roberson | Lee | Rachael E | 15 Dec 1880 | Bible | Becky |
Taylor | James David | Reed | Louisa Jane | 9 Oct 1855 | Pension Record | Jackie Taylor Zortman |
Taylor | Joshua | Kelsey | Sarah | 1825 | Census - Age of 1st Child | Jackie Taylor Zortman |
Taylor | Lewis | Coontz | Mary A | 21 Nov 1867 | Pension Record | Jackie Taylor Zortman |
Taylor | Thomas | Reed | Elizabeth | 24 Jan 1858 | Pension Record | Jackie Taylor Zortman |
Teeters | Gordon | Davenport | Ada | 21 Dec 1913 | Marriage Book 1 | Debbie Barnes |
Teeters | Theron | Billbrey | Annie | 10 Dec 1909 | Marriage Book 1 | Debbie Barnes |
Thomas | Evan | Mitts | Matilda | abt 1847 | Census | Mary Douglass |
Thomas | James F | Heard | Rachel Matilda | 18 Oct 1900 | Heard Family Bible | Judy Ogren |
Thomas | William O | Heard | Mary Lou | 18 Oct 1900 | Heard Family Bible | Judy Ogren |
Thompson | John Henry | Payne | Emily Louise | 1 July 1846 | Notes of John Hamilton Thompson | Jan Chapa |
Thurman | Perry Estel | Worthington | Flora Ann | 29 Jul 1913 | Family Bible | Bettye Tinker |
Thurman | William Zachariah | Mitts | Nancy Jane | 10 Aug 1902 | Family Bible | Bettye Tinker |
Vernon | Thomas | Hicks | Nancy Harrison | 21 Jan 1817 | Laclede MO Gen Soc | Marlene Wilkinson |
Walker | James Wayne | Cartwright | Charity | 8 Feb 1851 | Pension | Wendell Walker |
Walker | John | Hunter | Elizabeth | 9 May 1818 | Bible Records | Sharon Allgood |
Waterman | Western | Knight | Bethena | 4 April 1825 | Pension Record | Marlene Wilkinson |
Whitecotton | Lindley M | Horn | Susan | 5 Dec 1843 | CW Pension | Gladys Horn Brown |
Whittenburg | Samuel | Goff | Susan | abt 1829 | Census and Family Records | frab2can |
Wiley | Andrew Parker | Smith | Sarah Ann | 8 June 1856 | CW Pension | Joyce Hines Stone |
Wimberly | Linchfield | Lasater | Diadama | 10 Oct 1819 | Widow's Pension | Brenda Schwall |
Wiley | Andrew Parker | Smith | Sarah Ann | 8 Jun 1856 | Pension Records | Joyce Hines Stone |