War Casualties of East Tennessee

As a result of a joint project between the University of Tennessee’s Center for the Study of War and Society and the East Tennessee Veterans Memorial Association, you can search a database of eastern tennessee war casualties.

The database covers several wars – World War I, World War II, Korea, Vietnam, the Persian Gulf conflict, Iraq and Afghanistan. More than 80 individuals from Rhea county are included. You can filter by county and/or war.  To access the database, visit it on the knoxnews.com website.

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CALDWELL, James Reid (1929 Graduate)

The following appeared in the 1929 Oglethorpe University yearbook.

James Reid Caldwell, nicknamed “Ox,” graduated with his A.B. in Commerce and was from Spring City.   Check out the yearbook online at the Internet Archive.  He may be mentioned in other places too.

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COFFER, Ida (1936)

Appeared in the Dayton Herald (Dayton, Tennessee) on April 30, 1936:

Mrs. Ida Coffer, age 40, died Sunday at Kenvir, Ky.  The body arrived in Dayton Monday afternoon.  Surviving are her husband, Lloyd Coffer; two sons and five daughters. Funeral services were held from the Foursquare Gospel Church at Dayton at 10 o’clock Wednesday morning with the Rev. and Mrs. Otto Risser officiating.  Interment in City Cemetery. Coulter’s in charge.

 

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TRAVIS, Ellen J. (1936)

Appeared in the Dayton Herald (Dayton, Tennessee) on April 30, 1936:

Mrs. Ellen J. Travis, 68, died at her home, Dayton, Saturday.  Survivors, five sons, Floyd, George, Echol, Cloud and Elester Travis; brother Johnnie Bolen.  Funeral services were held from the Salem Baptist Church at 10 a.m. Monday, Rev. Ralph Toliver officiating.  Interment at Salem Cemetery. Arrangements by Smith Funeral Service.

 

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MARSH, Mrs. Anga L. J. (1945)

Appeared in the Dayton Herald (Dayton, Tennessee) on Oct. 18, 1945:

Mrs. Anga Letta Josephine Marsh, 91, died at her home near Spring City Monday morning.  A member of a prominent pioneer family of Rhea County, she was the eldest daughter of the late Ira and Mary Whittenberg.  She is survived by two sons, T. A. and W. W. Marsh; three daughters, the Misses Mary & Adelia Marsh of Spring City and Mrs. Rossie Irvin of Crockett, VA.

Funeral services were held from the Spring City Methodist church Wednesday afternoon wth the Rev. W. R. Rollins and the Rev. E. R. Lewis officiating. Interment was in Spring City cemetery, with the R. J. Coulter Co. of Spring City in charge.

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BROOKS, T. O. (1936)

Appeared in the Dayton Herald (Dayton, Tennessee) dated April 30, 1936:

T.O. Brooks, aged 74, died Wednesday morning at his home at Dayton.  Surviving are two daughters, one brother and one sister.  Funeral services were held from the residence at 10 o’clock Thursday morning, with the Rev. Otto Risser officiating.  Interment in the Buttram Cemetery.  Coulters in charge.

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SUTTLES, Hattie (1936)

Appeared in the Dayton Herald (Dayton, Tennessee) on April 30, 1936:

Mrs. Hattie Suttles, age 41, died at her residence near Dayton, Sunday night.  Surviving are two sons, Earl and Thomas; four daughters, Mrs. Daisy Dotson, Mrs. Mayme Blalock and Misses Mary Ruth and Garnetta Suttles; two sisters, Mrs. Ethel Woody and Miss Mayme Suttles; three brothers, Jim, Robert and Stant Hensley.  Funeral services were held from the residence at 10 o’clock Tuesday morning, with the Rev. George Wilkey officiating.  Interment in the Buttram Cemetery. Coulter’s in charge.

Hattie Hensley Suttles was the daughter of Thomas and Mary Cooley Hensley.  She was born March 4, 1889 and died April 26 1936.

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RODDY, Peter Gibbs (1934)

Dayton, TN, March 15 – The Rev. P.G. Roddy, 86, died at his home on the Washington Ferry Road this morning after a long illness.  The Rev. Mr. Roddy for more than a half century was a Baptist minister of Rhea County, serving as pastor of New Union, Salem and other churches of the Tennessee Valley Association. Surviving are 9 children, Frank, Harvey, Alonzo, Grady, Albert and Theodore and Mrs. Ben Blye and Mrs. Cicero Underwood of Dayton and Sol Roddy of Chicago.  Forty five grand-children and ten great-grandchildren also survive.  Funeral services will be held tomorrow morning at 10 o’clock at the New Union Church. Interment in Spence Cemetery.

Published: March 16, 1934, page 3, “Chattanooga Times”.

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ASSID, Charles (1906)

Harriman, Tenn. – July 26 – News reached Harriman this morning of the finding of the dead body of Chas. ASSID in the woods about two miles south of Evansville [sic], Rhea County, yesterday. Two bullet holes in the body told the tale of his ending. ASSID was a Syrian peddler, and operated from Rockwood. He left that place July 9 to be gone two weeks. Failing to return at the end of this time, search was instituted, which resulted in the finding of his body as stated above. ASSID’s route was traced from Rockwood to the point where he was found. Here it was learned that he was last seen in the company of Charles SWAFFORD, a well known character of that section. Late in the evening of the day the two men were seen together SWAFFORD is alleged to have displayed a quantity of goods such as the peddler was known to have carried. Nothing has been seen of SWAFFORD since, and officers are trying to locate him. He has often been in trouble. There is considerable excitement in the neighborhood over the tragedy. Chas. SWAFFORD was arrested at his father’s home about eighteen miles north of Pikeville by Sheriff J.S. FRAZIER and Deputy Sheriff F.J. PAYNE Friday. (pg. 1)

Source: Dunlap Times, 21 Jul 906

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Deed: Matthew Neal to James Neal

DEED of Conveyance; Matthew Neal & James Neal to Richard Philpot for 230 acres of land on Camp Creek, Rhea County, Tennessee: Book E, Page 37. 18 April 1815.

This deed of conveyance made this eighteenth day of April one thousand eight hundred and fifteen between Matthew Neal and James Neal of the County of Rhea and State of Tennessee of the one part and Richard Philpott of the County of Rhea and State aforesaid of the other part. Witnesseth, that the said Matthew Neal and James Neal
for and in consideration of three hundred dollars to therein hand paid the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, hath and by these pursuits doth grant, bargain and sell unto the said Richard Philpott his heirs and assigns forever a certain piece or parcel of land containing two hundred and thirty acres be the same more or less lying in said Rhea County on camp Creek .~ Beginning at two poplars some distance below the boiling spring, one on each side of the Spring branch, thence South fifty five East one hundred and
eleven poles to a black oak and post oak pointer; thence North fifty West sixty poles to stake; Then North thirty five West thirty four Poles to a post oak on a condisionable [?] line by the said partys; thence North thirty eight West fifty six poles too a white oak and hickory; thence North Forty seven West seventy two poles to two dogwoods and hickory at the head of a spring; thence South thirty West to a black oak or Spanish oak marked by Richard G. Waterhouse; thence South Fifty East one hundred poles to the beginning. ~
Being part of a grant No. 223 of six hundred acres issued by the State of North Carolina to Stockley Donelson and dated the 20 day of September 1787. With all and Singular the herieditaments and of appurtenances whatsoever to the said piece or parcel of land belonging or in any wise appertaining, and all the estate, right, title, interest, property claims and demand of them the said Matthew Neal and James Neal of in and to the same is then in law or equity. To have and to hold the said two hundred and thirty acres of land unto the said Richard Philpott his heirs and assigns forever against the lawful title claims and demand of all and every person or person whatsoever will warrant and forever defend by these present. In witness whereof the said Matthew Neal and James Neal hath hereunto set their hand and seal, this day and date above written.

Matthew Neal {Seal}

Signed sealed and delivered in presents of us  James Neal {Seal}

James UPTON , Reuben Philpot

State of Tennessee } July Sessions 1816 – Then was the execution of this deed proved in open Court by the oaths of Rhea County Court James Upton and Reuben Philpot. Let it be registered. Given under my hand and private seal (having no official seal) the 20th July 1816.

Rawlings, Clerk

The last foregoing deed and the certificate of probate thereon was registered here the 2nd August 1816. Given under my hand.

Alexander Ferguson, Register of Rhea County By his Deputy D. Rawlings

This record was graciously submitted by Flo Dickey.

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