Inmates from Claiborne County, TN, of the Tennessee State Penitentiary, 1831 – 1850
Information courtesy of the Tennessee State Library and Archives
| NAME | CRIME | AGE |
| CADLE, Jason | larceny | 43 |
| COLLINS, Owen | assault with intent to kill | 45 |
| DAY, Lewis | manslaughter | 35 |
| ELLISON, Thomas | murder | 51 |
| ELY, Thos | horse stealing | 29 |
| PECK, Alexander | petit larceny | 37 |
| PHILLIPS, Culverson | petit larceny | 21 |
| STEWART, Lewis | larceny | 26 |
If you have more information about James C. Martin, please contact John & Lori at jolomart@sbcglobal.net
James C. Martin – At the April term, 1823, James C. Martin was convicted of grand larceny, and being brought to the bar to receive sentence he stated that he wished to make application for a new trial. Judge Scott was upon the bench, and in order to allow the prisoner’s counsel to prepare a statement of the ground upon which the application was based “withdrew for a few minutes”. The Judge’s fondness for the “flowing bowl” is well known, and such opportunities of fortifying himself against the tedium of the court were not to be neglected. It is not surprising, therefore, if his absence extended to several minutes. Upon his return to the bench he proceeded to pass judgment upon the prisoner’s application when to his astonishment no one was to be seen. The sheriff then took occasion to inform him that during his honor’s absence the prisoner had escaped and distanced all pursuit.
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Billy C. Rouse (July 18, 1927 – February 5, 2007)
Billy C. Rouse age 79, of Southwest City, Missouri, passed away peacefully with his loving family by his side at 4:50 p.m. on Monday, February 5, 2007 at his home following a short illness.
Billy began his journey on July 17, 1927 in New Tazewell, Tennessee ~ born to the late Earl and Frenchie (Harmon) Rouse. He proudly served his country in the United States Army Calvary division during World War II. Billy married his war bride, Bozena Mariea Klatta on February 12, 1947 at Karlsrou, Germany and to this union three daughters were born. Billy and Bozena lived for several years in Monroe, Michigan where he was an electrician employed at the Ford Motor Company. In 1983 they retired to the farm in Southwest City, Missouri where he enjoyed raising cattle. Billy loved spending time outdoors with his many animals and taking his family hunting and fishing. His grandchildren looked forward to their visits and loved spending time on the farm.
Survivors include his loving wife of 59 years, Bozena Rouse of the home; three daughters, Frenchie Lilly and husband, Art of LaGrange, Wyoming, Mary Lou Rouse of Darlington, South Carolina, Roseanne Stefanski and husband, Robert of Monroe, Michigan; two half brothers, Tom Rouse and Joe Rouse; a half sister, Faye Rouse all of New Tazewell, Tennessee; seven grandchildren, Rebekah Timmer, Elizabeth Lilly, Christina Lilly, Jessica Lilly, Arthur W. Lilly, Kristy Leigh Stefanski and Patricia Ann Stefanski; two great-grandchildren, Alex Timmer and Ian Timmer; as well as several friends and neighbors who will all miss Billy.
Funeral services for Billy C. Rouse will be held at a later date in Monroe, Michigan. Burial will be in the St. Joseph Cemetery in Monroe, Michigan.
The following information about causes of death for the Brooks family was contributed by Jill Jones (jill.jones@hp.com). Information has not been verified.
| NAME | DEATH DATE | AGE | CAUSE OF DEATH |
| BROOKS, A. C. | April 1, 1909 | 34 yrs | Thrown by mule |
| BROOKS, Alva | December 8, 1909 | 18 yrs | Consumption |
| BROOKS, Ava Jane | October 20, 1909 | 3 yrs 8 mos | Scarlet Fever |
| BROOKS, Cathern E. | January 4, 1909 | 4 yrs | Scarlet Fever |
| BROOKS, Deed | October 15, 1909 | 22 yrs | Unknown |
| BROOKS, Elizebeth | October 23, 1911 | 35 yrs | Consumption |
| BROOKS, Florrie | October 13, 1911 | 43 yrs | Heart trouble |
| BROOKS, Flossie | January 3, 1912 | 13 mos | Membranous Croup |
| BROOKS, Iris | January 4, 1909 | 1 yr 8 mos | Diptheruy |
| BROOKS, Maggie | January 29, 1909 | 43 yrs | Consumption |
| BROOKS, Mosis | April 15, 1910 | 29 yrs | Consumption |
| BROOKS, Mossie E. | January 23, 1912 | 23 yrs | Pneumonia |
| BROOKS, Neil | July 25, 1908 | 11 yrs | Shot accidentally |
| BROOKS, Netta | April 21, 1910 | 27 yrs | Consumption |
| BROOKS, Noe | July 3, 1910 | 1 yr | Dysentery |
| BROOKS, Paul | June 28, 1909 | 9 dys | Hives |
| BROOKS, Mrs. Robin | March 27, 1911 | 56 yrs | Heart failure |
| BROOKS, Thos | January 17, 1910 | 10 hours | Unknown |
| BROOKS, Walter | April 28, 1910 | 9 dys | Hives |
| BROOKS, William E. | April 2, 1909 | 3 days | Hives |
The following was contributed by Carole French DiSanto
Obituary for Noble Glenn England Sr. (July 2, 1925 – November 17, 2011)
Published on November 18, 2011 – Monroe Evening News – Monroe, Monroe County, Michigan
Noble G. England, Sr., 86 of Monroe died unexpectedly at 9:41 p.m. Thursday at Mercy Memorial Hospital. Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Monday at the Rupp Funeral Home where funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday. Rev. Joe Bryant, pastor of Union Street Missionary Baptist Church, will officiate. Burial will be at Roselawn Memorial Park with Military Honors by VFW Post 1138 Monroe.
Born July 2, 1925 in Claiborne County, Tennessee he was the son of Thomas and Della (Steiner) England. He married Mildred Mayes on Jan. 2, 1947. He then married Trena Louise Wright on July 31, 1971 at the Monroe Missionary Baptist Church. She preceded him in death on Dec. 26, 2002. Noble was employed by Teledyne in the heat treating department for 30 retiring in 1987. He served in the US Army during World War II from June 29, 1945 to November 10, 1946. He was a very active member of the Union Street Missionary Baptist and avid supporter of breast cancer awareness and always participated in the Relay for Life. He enjoyed collecting miniature horse figurines and riding his electric cart around Monroe.
Surviving are his children Jerry G. England of Bullhead City, Arizona; N. Glenn England Jr. of Monroe; Nora D. Bashaw of Flint; Anna M. (Les) Aitson of Onsted and Linda F. England of Bullhead City, Arizona; brothers, Hardin England of Monroe; Odra (Mildred) England of Monroe; Billy (Pinky) England of Tazewell and George (Irene) Odell of Hickory, North Carolina; sisters, Lottie England of Monroe and Dottie Hux of New Market, Tennessee; 14 grandchildren, numerous great-grandchildren and several great-great-grandchildren. Besides his wife Trena he was preceded in death by daughter Glenda Johnson, brothers, Robert, Carson, Ottis and Arlie England and grandchildren David Watson, Connie Watson and Tony England.
The Bibliography information on this page lists published sources that may help you with your genealogy research in Claiborne county. Other local history resources and information about interlibrary loan may be found on the TSLA web site.
1870 Census, Tennessee, Transcription for Claiborne County (Bishop, 1983)
1880 Census, Claiborne County, Tennessee (Sistler, 1992)
Abstract of Pensions of the Revolution, War of 1812 and all Wars Prior to 1883 of Claiborne County, Tennessee (Burns, 1952)
All Our Churches of Claiborne County, Tennessee (Noah, 1986)
Cemeteries of Claiborne County, Tennessee (Johnson, 1982)
Cemetery Records of Claiborne County, TennesseeClaiborne County Marriage Index, 1966-1983 [A-L] (Treadway, 2010)
Claiborne County Obituaries [vol. 1 1889-1939; vol. 2 1940-1949; vol. 3 1950-1954; vol. 4 1955-1959; vol. 5 1960-1964; vol. 6 1965-1967; vol. 7 1968-1970; vol. 8 1971-1973; vol. 9 1974-1975; vol. 10 1976-1977; vol. 11 1978-1979] (Treadway, 1988-)
Claiborne County, Tenn., Deed Index Grantor to Grantee, 1801 to 1865; and, Claiborne County, Tenn., Deed Book A Index, 1801 to 1808 (Treadway, 199?)
Claiborne County, Tennessee 1836 Tennessee Civil Districts and Tax Lists (Douthat, 1983)
Claiborne County, Tennessee, 1860 Census (Treadway, 1987)
Claiborne County, Tennessee, 1870 Census (Treadway, 1987)
Claiborne County, Tennessee, 1880 Census (Treadway, 1987)
Claiborne County, Tennessee, 1890 Civil War pension (Treadway, 1994)
Claiborne County, Tennessee, 1900 Census (Treadway, 1990)
Claiborne County, Tennessee, 1910 Census (Treadway, 1990)
Claiborne County, Tennessee, 1920 Census (Treadway, 1992)
Claiborne County, Tennessee, Court Minutes [vol. 1 1806-1808; vol. 2 1812-1814] (WPA, 1937)
Claiborne County, Tennessee, Court Minutes of Pleas & Quarter Sessions [vol. 1 1818-1819; vol. 2 1819-1821; vol. 3 1821-1824] (WPA, 1938-)
Claiborne County, Tennessee, Deed Index, 1801-1865, Grantee to Grantor (Treadway, 1994)
Claiborne County, Tennessee, Deeds [vol. 1 1802-1806*; vol. 3 1803-1808] (Willis & Sellers, 1997-)
Claiborne County, Tennessee, General Index to Deeds (Gilbert & Chadwell, 1998)
Claiborne County, Tennessee, General Index to Deeds [vol. 1 1801-1865, Grantor; vol. 2 1801-1865, Grantee] (WPA, 1939)
Claiborne County, Tennessee, Index to Quarterly Court Minutes, 1826-1829 (WPA, 19??)
Claiborne County, Tennessee, Marriage Records [vol. 2 1838-1850; vol. 3 1850-1868] (WPA, 1936-1937)
Claiborne County, Tennessee Marriages, 1838-1868 (Sistler, 1983)
Claiborne County, Tennessee, Marriages, 1838 to 1935 [vol. 1 A-M; vol. 2 N-Z] (Treadway, 1995)
Claiborne County, Tennessee, Vital Statistics, 1914 through 1925 (Wiefering, 1993)
Claiborne County, Tennessee, Will book [vol. 1 1837-1846; vol. 2 1844-1850] (WPA, 1938-1939)
Claiborne County, Tennessee, Will book “A,” 1837-1846 [index] (Andrews, 1989?)
Claiborne County, Tennessee, Will book “A,” 1837-1846 (Claiborne County Historical Society, 1992)
Claiborne County, TN Marriages, 1868-91 (Sistler, 1984)
Families of Norris Reservoir Area (Wilson, 1986)
Index to the First Deed Books of Claiborne County, Tennessee : Grantor and Grantee [1801-1865] (Fletcher, 1996-)
Index to the Probate Court Records, Claiborne County, Tennessee, 1844-1865 : Estate Settlements, Wills, Inventories, Sales, Guardian Reports (Fletcher, 1993)
Marriages of Claiborne County, Tennessee, 1838-1850 & Campbell County, Tennessee, 1838-1853 (Whitley, 1983)
Minutes of Davis Creek Church [Speedwell, Tenn.], 1797-1907 (Edwards, 1968)
More Speedwell Families (Davis, 1988)
Old Speedwell Families (Edwards, 1980)
Records of Claiborne County, Tennessee, Court Minutes [vol. 1 1801-1803; vol. 2 1803-1806] (WPA, 1936-1937)
Tennessee, Records of Claiborne County : Deed Book A, 1801-1808 (WPA, 19??)
The following list of marriages for African-American residents of Claiborne County was contributed in 2006 by B. Thaddeus Tucker, Jr. (TCK67@aol.com), descendant and researcher of Parkey, Peters, Tucker, Wilson, & Yeary families. The list is the same between the two tables – one is sorted by groom and the other by bride.
| Groom | Bride | Date of Marriage |
|---|---|---|
| Beaty, Ross | Brooks, Cordelia | 31 May 1941 |
| Brooks, Ardance | Parkey, Etta | 6 January 1925 |
| Brooks, Boston | Goins, Malinda | 21 November 1868 |
| Brooks, Clayton | Brooks, Hattie | 25 May 1933 |
| Brooks, Spencer | Goins, Mossie Clinney | 21 December 193 |
| Ely, Clifford | White, Mable | 19 August 1933 |
| Mitchell, Isaac | Ely, Larodine | 13 May 1893 |
| Mitchell, Lou | Kincaid, Ollie | 4 April 1898 |
| Parkey, Jasper | Hithorne, Jane | 14 July 1890 |
| Parkey, Robert | Barnett, Vina | 20 July 1898 |
| Parkey, William | Devault, Emeline | 11 December 1869 |
| Rice, Joe | Cloud, Lizzie | 1 January 1893 |
| Rice, Joe | Knight, Lillie | 14 July 1895 |
| Welch, Clinton | Young, Nancy Annie | 11 April 1957 |
| Wilson, Thomas | Yeary, Melvina | 6 April 1898 |
| Years, Lester Nicholas | Brooks, Lillian Virginia | 31 October 1951 |
| Yeary, Charles Winston | Looney, Willie Mae | 31 August 1965 |
| Yeary, Charlie | Brooks, Nora | 22 February 1920 |
| Yeary, Charlie | Wilson, Hattie B. | 24 June 1941 |
| Yeary, Charlie | Robinson, Sallie | 16 January 1973 |
| Yeary, Chester | Wilson, Ella Faye | 30 June 1969 |
| Yeary, Earl | Bray, Louise | 16 April 1960 |
| Yeary, Henry | Jackson, Minnie | 7 May 1917 |
| Yeary, Houston | Goins, Hassie | 19 July 1930 |
| Yeary, James Arnold | Andrews, Sue | 2 May 1964 |
| Yeary, Obie | Wilson, Willie Mae | 10 April 1941 |
| Yeary, Obie | Ewing, Inez | 26 December 1941 |
| Yeary, Otis | Richmond, Lillian | 15 August 1936 |
| Yeary, Rondal Harold | Brooks, Beulah Annalee | 28 August 1964 |
| Yeary, William | Riley, Doris | 6 January 1942 |
| Bride | Groom | Date of Marriage |
|---|---|---|
| Andrews, Sue | Yeary, James Arnold | 2 May 1964 |
| Barnett, Vina | Parkey, Robert | 20 July 1898 |
| Bray, Louise | Yeary, Earl | 16 April 1960 |
| Brooks, Beulah Annalee | Yeary, Rondal Harold | 28 August 1964 |
| Brooks, Cordelia | Beaty, Ross | 31 May 1941 |
| Brooks, Hattie | Brooks, Clayton | 25 May 1933 |
| Brooks, Lillian Virginia | Years, Lester Nicholas | 31 October 1951 |
| Brooks, Nora | Yeary, Charlie | 22 February 1920 |
| Cloud, Lizzie | Rice, Joe | 1 January 1893 |
| Devault, Emeline | Parkey, William | 11 December 1869 |
| Ely, Larodine | Mitchell, Isaac | 13 May 1893 |
| Ewing, Inez | Yeary, Obie | 26 December 1941 |
| Goins, Hassie | Yeary, Houston | 19 July 1930 |
| Goins, Malinda | Brooks, Boston | 21 November 1868 |
| Goins, Mossie Clinney | Brooks, Spencer | 21 December 193 |
| Hithorne, Jane | Parkey, Jasper | 14 July 1890 |
| Jackson, Minnie | Yeary, Henry | 7 May 1917 |
| Kincaid, Ollie | Mitchell, Lou | 4 April 1898 |
| Knight, Lillie | Rice, Joe | 14 July 1895 |
| Looney, Willie Mae | Yeary, Charles Winston | 31 August 1965 |
| Parkey, Etta | Brooks, Ardance | 6 January 1925 |
| Richmond, Lillian | Yeary, Otis | 15 August 1936 |
| Riley, Doris | Yeary, William | 6 January 1942 |
| Robinson, Sallie | Yeary, Charlie | 16 January 1973 |
| White, Mable | Ely, Clifford | 19 August 1933 |
| Wilson, Ella Faye | Yeary, Chester | 30 June 1969 |
| Wilson, Hattie B. | Yeary, Charlie | 24 June 1941 |
| Wilson, Willie Mae | Yeary, Obie | 10 April 1941 |
| Yeary, Melvina | Wilson, Thomas | 6 April 1898 |
| Young, Nancy Annie | Welch, Clinton | 11 April 1957 |
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