THREE HENDERSON COUNTY ITEMS FROM OLD JACKSON, TENNESSEE NEWSPAPERS

Jonathan Kennon Thompson Smith

From JACKSON GAZETTE, November 15, 1829

A LIST OF LETTER, remaining in the Post Office at Lexington, T- on the first day of October 1829, which if not taken out previous to the first day of January 1830, will be sent to the general post office as dead letters:

John Allin
William Athey
Joseph Allen
John Adams
Thos. Bradford
James S Baker
Joel Blair
John Bradshaw
Mrs. Jemima Brown
John Beonion
James R Boyce
Jesse Bohen
Jess Boling
John D Corlick
James Carrington
John F Caruthers
Ivey Crabtree
Joseph Duke
Stancell Duke
Wm F Dougherty
Charles Diffee
Asa Davis
Thos Emerson
John Ellison
Dr N A Ewing
mrs P Edmondson
Jacob E. Fouler
Nathaniel P Fauset
Edward Garland
Adam garner
George Grigeory
John A Granadal
Jacob Gibsin
J B ganes
col J T Harmon 3
James Hamlett
T R Herron
John Hatton
Edw'd Howell
John T Hutchison
William Henry
Thomas Johnston
Edward Jones
Joel Jeutton
William Johns
John Jouers
William Kirby
Edward Kirby
Eli Lawler
Johas Meadows 2
John C. Martin
Dr Wm H Mitchell
John Middleton
Mathias Miller
mrs Narcissa McKinsey
N Murphree
John Murrill
Mr Meredith
maj. James Neely
John Owen
John T Phillips
Elizabeth Phillips
Wm Pawlin
mrs Susan Parks
Asa Perkerson
Isaac Reed
Samuel Reed
Isaac Rogers 2
Rev Charles Riddle
Drewry Richardson
Marmaduke Spain
Julius Stanley
Shff Henderson cty
John Sanders 2
Fran. Shackelford
Samuel Snoddy
Thomas Stanford
capt John Smither
Anderson Smith
Wm. Shackelford 2
col Stephen Snell
Jarret Stephens
John Singleton
James Stinnitt
Rich'd Timberlake
John Tinner
Geo Threadgill
capt John Vannoy
Joel Vannoy 2
Jefferson Wallace
John R. Weldon
Wm Wilson
Wesley Williams
Jesse P Ward
Jesse L Woods
Henry West
G H Williams & Co.
George Webb
Jess H Ward

E. H. TARRANT, P. M.

From SOUTHERN STATESMAN, April 16, 1831

State of Tennessee
Henderson County
April Term 1831

The undersigned grand Jurors of Henderson county empanelled during the April Term of said Court, have witnessed with peculiar pleasure the manners in which the honorable JOSHUA HASKELL, Judge of said Court, has discharged his official duties, and the affable manner he has evinced in private walks, and cannot omit to express the pleasure they feel in giving their entire approbation of his conduct, both as a public and private man; and their unshaken confidence in his judicial integrity.

Signed, in the Grand Jury Room, this 13th day of April 1831.

From JACKSON GAZETTE, July 9, 1825

By virtue of a writ of venditioni exponas, to be directed from the Court Chancery at Rogersville I will expose to public sale, for cash, at the Court-House in the town of Lexington, on the 6th day of August next, all the right, title, claim and interest that ELISHA WALLEN, deceased (and in the hands of) JOHN WALLEN, WILLIAM WALLEN, ELISHA WALLEN, MARY SIMS, widow of JOHN SIMS deceased, MOSES DAVIS and WINNY, his wife, BENNET MANESS and AGNESS, his wife, LUCY WILLIAMS, widow of JOSEPH WILLIAMS, deceased, CATHARINE WALLEN and JUDITH WALLEN, heirs and representatives of said ELISHA WALLEN deceased, have in and to Two Hundred Acres of LAND, lying on Cane Creek, 5th range and 8th section, number of entry 1474-taken to satisfy the cost of a suit in said Court, JAMES BERRY against said ELISHA WALLEN's heirs. Sale within the hours prescribed by law.

JNO .T. HARMAN, Sheriff of Henderson County

June 10,1825 — Printer's fee $3   fa $3

Other works by Jonathan K. T. Smith can be found at the Madison County Records Repository at TNGenWeb.