Giles County, Tennessee
1836 Tax List, District 09
by Joyce McDonald
Giles County, TNGenWeb Researcher
"District No. 9 - Begins at the mouth of Richland Creek and runs up sd creek to the Grassy Ridge at the upper end of the Old Intrenchment, the south boundary of #8, thence east with sd boundary to Indian Creek Meetinghouse on the Gordon Rd, thence north with sd road to the top of the ridge that divides the waters of Indian Creek from those of Bradshaws, thence south with sd ridge to a spur of the ridge that leads eastward between Nicholas R. Smith of Lincoln Co. & Willis McLaurin of Giles Co. along the top of sd spur to the Lincoln line, thence south with sd line to Elk River, thence down sd river to the beginning; elections to be held at James McCollum's Esqr." (1836 Giles Civil Districts)
Note: The below referenced town lots are in the town of Elkton, incorporated in 1831 (Tennessee Acts of Assembly, 1831).
Last First Acres Slaves White
PollsTown
LotsAbernathy D. H. 338 9 1 Abernathy James 8 1 3 Abernathy Martha 5 2 Adkins Isaac 240 2 Adkins John 160 2 1 Adkins William 1 1 Anderson Richd.Rebecca15 Arthur W. H. 1 Austin James 404 8 Austin James T. 1 Bass John 381 8 1 Batte Gardner 920 11 Batte Geo. A. 275 5 1 Batte Thomas 1320 33 1 2 Baugh Martin 100 1 Baugh Thomas C. 166 1 Baugh William 1 Beckham Benj. 275 5 1 Beckham Caswell 1 Beckham James 1 Bell Adam 897 10 Bennett Elisha 540 3 1 Benson Earley 1528 16 Bowers George 1 2 Boyd John 1 5 Brooks Tho. P 1 1/2 1 1 Brooks William 1 Brown Angus 54 1 Brown Duncan 370 2 Brown John Sr. 160 1 Brown Pedandrun 50 1 Brown Peter 180 1 Bruce Mishack 180 2 Burks M. H. 1 Camp Wm. D. C. 900 27 Campbell James 1 Carden Larkin 353 6 Childress Jas. M. 2 1 6 Connelly A. D. 1 1 16 Crook Cen.(?) Cow.(?) B. 1 Crook David 65 2 1 Cross Henry 130 1 1 Daley John 330 8 Dyer James 111 1 Dyer Nathan 1 Ezell Geo. W. 1 Fazen A. P 52 1 Forbes Robert 3 1 1 Frazier Pinckney H. 1 George James G. 1 Gilliam Saml. 4 1 Goode Joseph 732 12 1 Hainey Robert B. 1 Harris John L. 1 Harwood Chinto 1 Hawkins John L. 1 Hawkins John W 1 Hawkins Maria 3 4 Hawkshaw John 1 Hays Doct. 60 1 1 Hightower Devoreux 1 1 Huff Daniel 3 1 Huff Rebecca 350 4 Huff Sterling 120 2 1 Huff William 1 Hunnicut James 1 1 3 Hunnicut William 30 2 1 Jantzen J. H. 1 1 Jenkins W F L. 380 7 Jones Chs. H. 1 1 Jones James 460 7 1 Jordan M. M. 1 1 2 Kyle A. S. 364 9 1 Kyle W J. 2 1 Lanier Ephraim 1 Lewis James 832 1 Long James 1 Loyd Elizabeth 250 3 Loyd William 1 Matthews John H. 1 McCallum James 242 2 1 McCallum John L. 184 7 1 McCallum Neill 374 2 1 McCallum Neill A. 219 1 1 McCallum Wm. B. 1 McCracken Josiah 1 1 McIntosh W. H. 1 McLaurain Ann 2 McLaurain Robert 416 8 McLaurain Willis S. 800 10 McMillion Edwd. 1 McMurray W W. 1 1 Merrel John 1 1 1 Miller Jacob 724 19 1 Morgan Hugh 135 2 1 Muncrief Wm. S. 1 Nave Jacob 150 1 Nave John 236 3 1 Neal Isaac 1 Oliver Frederick 1 Owens John 1 1 Owens Smallwood 1 Peebles John 1 Phelps J. W. 1 1 1 Phelps Josiah 832 5 1 Philips Elizabeth A. 650 15 Polk Ezekiel heirs 1300 Price Mary D. 210 4 Ramey Gilliam 1 Reasnover Jacob 220 1 1 Reasnover Jere. 1 Rice Geo. C. 40 1 Rice John G. 1 Roe Joseph 313 Scoggins R. G. 2 1 Scruggs Geo. D. 2 1 4 Scruggs James 1 1 1 Shelton Alfred 1 Shelton Edmond 290 9 Shelton Tho. P. 1 2 Smallman Robt. C. 1 Smith A. D. 1 Smith Chs. S. 1 Smith John L. 1 Smith Neill. L. 85 1 1 Smith R. 3 1 Smith William 309 3 Snipes Nancy 150 Stephenson E. 259 2 1 Stovall E. G. 160 1 Swaney B. 35 Swaney Henry 1 Swaney John 1 Tennery William 163 1 Tucker Daniel 1 Upshaw John A. 1 Upshaw L. G. 18 4 7 Vandyke Jake W. 1 Webb H. 1 Webb Tho. L. 1 Webb Thomas Sr. 1 Wells Levi 260 1 Williams James 1 Williams Tho. H. 106 1 Wilmoth Joel A. 2 1 Wilson Abel 1 4 Wilson P. B. 1 1 Woodward D. R. 1 Woodward John 1 Wright Martha 108 Wright Richd. 140 1 York Edward 1 7 Young Sally 5 _______________
The given name, Richd. (Richard), had been struck out and the name, Rebecca, inserted. Although no acreage was listed, a land value of 1000 had been entered. See also Rebecca Anderson with slaves in District 08.
Cen/Cow? B. Crook is probably Cinncinnatus B. Crook, son of Indian Creek Church Baptist Preacher David Crook (on the next line line after his son). See also Janie Gonzalez' Crook Family Genealogy
Originally created from an online edition of the Giles Historical Society transcription, but subsequently proofed by Joyce McDonald from TSLA microfilm, "Tax Lists, Davidson - Grainger." See also Introduction to 1836 Giles County Tax Lists for important added information
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