Author Archives: Taneya

1799-1858: Index of Wills

The following is a list of wills included in the Wills, Book 1 of Blount County; a listing produced from Works Progress Administration Project No. 165-44-6999.  The WPA transcriptions of these wills are available online in their entirety at FamilySearch. You will have to register (free) to see the online

Defunct Newspapers of Blount County

The Tennessee State Library & Archives has some holdings Name Date Ranges Linked to Indexes? Advocate 1853 – 1854? No Blount County Democrat (continued by East Tennesse News) 1879 – 1883 Obits Blount County Standard 1877 – 1878 Obits East Tennessee News (continues Blount County Democrat) 1883 – ? Obits

1832-1905 Newspaper Abstracts

Abstracts from various papers spanning 1832-1905 have been submitted to the site by Glen Teffeteller.  Abstracts are drawn from: Religious and Literary Intelligencer 7/14/1832 Millennial Trumpeter 3/7/1835 Maryville Intelligencer 8/19/1837 The Advocate 11/19/1853 The East Tennesseean 6/8/1855 – 7/16/1858 The Independent 1/26/1876 – 6/21/1876 Blount County Standar 12/25/1877 – 1/12/1878

1796-1850: Tennessee Marriages

FamilySearch, the genealogy branch of the Church of Latter-Day Saints, offers a free database of statewide Tennessee marriages spanning 1790-1850.   The index includes bride & groom names, place and date of marriage, and a reference to the source microfilm number from which the information was extracted. To access the database,

1980-2005: Tennesse Marriages

The Shelby County Register of Deeds provides an online database of statewide marriages spanning 1980-2005.  Records can be searched by bride or groom and includes names, county of marriage, date of marriage, and file number. A PDF form is available for download from each record for ordering. To access the

Funeral Homes in Blount County

These are some of the funeral homes in the county. Dotson Funeral Home (Maryville) — 4838 Wildwood Rd., (865) 984-5959 Foothills Funeral Home (Maryville) — 910 Lincoln Rd., (865) 984-9485 McCammon-Ammons Funeral Home (Maryville) — 220 W Broadway Ave., (865) 982-6812 Memorial Funeral Home (Maryville) — 610 S Washington St.,

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