Overton County Circuit Court Minutes: October, 1856 – January, 1860
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The information in this article was transcribed by Tami Ramsey. For more information about the Circuit Court’s purpose, click here to read Chuck Sherrill’s excellent article Tennessee Court System Prior to 1870.
| Original Page | Matter Before Court |
|---|---|
| Page 1 | Wiley H. HUDDLESTON, Administrator of James FERRIL, deceased vs. Joseph P. COFFEE, Joel T. COFFEE and Elisha SIMES --- DEBT |
| Page 2 | William W. WINDLE vs. Benjamin F. HUMPHREYS --- TRESPASS (Assault and Shooting) |
| Page 4 | Nathan/Nathaniel BUTTS vs. Hiram LONG --- DEBT |
| Page 6 | Thompson R. GRACE vs. Martin V. & Simon W. HUDDLESTON --- EJECTMENT (from land) |
| Page 8 | Bank of Tennessee vs. William G. ROBERTS, John W. ROBERTS, John DILLON and Joseph J. TOMPKINS --- DEBT |
| Page 11 | Henry S. MAXWELL vs. Vernon RICHARDSON and Charles WILLIAMS --- EJECTMENT (from land) |
| Page 16 | State of Tennessee vs. Peter A. ZACHARY --- LARCENY (theft of whiskey) |
| Page 19 | Prudence BILBERY vs. Lawrance BILBERY --- DIVORCE |
| Page 21 | Helen (CRAFT) ARMSTRONG vs. Cullom L. ARMSTRONG --- DIVORCE |
| Page 22 | Sarah JENNINGS vs. Frederick JENNINGS --- DIVORCE |
| Page 25 | Miles WHITE vs. Sarah Caroline (SHEPHERD) WHITE --- DIVORCE |
| Page 27 | William J. REAGAN & Samuel C. POOR vs. John H. GRIMSLEY & William H./F. HARRISON --- DEBT |
| Page 30 | Thomas RIDLEY vs. Larkin MERRITT - DEBT |
| Page 33 | George W. OVERSTREET vs. Robert S. WINDLE, Richard N. COFFEE & others --- DEBT |
| Page 35 | Sarah TURNER (widow of William TURNER) vs. William H. TURNER --- DOWER |
| Page 36 | Robert C. HILL vs. Jesse LEDFORD, Jr. --- (LEDFORD was sued for damages caused by HILL---S daughter, Matilda J. HILL, having become pregnant by LEDFORD) |
| Page 39 | Calvin H. COPE, Executor of Thomas COPE vs. John S. & Ferdinand DAUGHERTY and Alfred M. KEETON --- DEBT |
| Page 41 | State of Tennessee vs. Ballard DANIEL, Foster RICHARDS & Burton BUCK --- ASSAULT with intent to kill (Washington L. HATCHER) |
| Page 44 | Susanah CARMACK vs. James F. CARMACK --- DIVORCE |
| Page 46 | Aaron FLETCHER vs. Allen SMITH Sr. & Allen SMITH Jr. --- Possession of a Dappled Grey horse |
| Page 48 | Ruth RICHARDSON vs. Madison RICHARDSON --- DIVORCE and ALIMONY |
| Page 56 | Thomas ELDRIDGE vs. Rachel (BIAS) ELDRIDGE --- DIVORCE |
| Page 58 | State of Tennessee vs. Hugh Lawson RIGSBY --- ASSAULT with Intent to Kill ( John D. ARNY) |
| Page 59 | Jonathan DAVIS vs. McClure WILLIAMS --- EJECTMENT from land |
| Page 62 | Thomas P. WILSON vs. Joan WILSON --- DIVORCE |
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