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Selected Documents, Montgomery vs. Brown re: Slaves of Cherokee Chief Broom (1832)

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(from archived RCHC Web Site) Note:  Location of the original documents is not indicated; they possibly are in the Roane County Archives’ loose papers. Additional note:  For this content, paragraph breaks were inserted to make the text easier to read. … Continue reading →

Posted in African American, Biographies, Court Records, Genealogies, Geography & Topography, Land Records, Migration & Settlement, Native American, Roane TN Heritage Site

Selected Documents, Den vs. Scott et al. re: Tuten Land (1826)

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(from archived RCHC Web Site) Note:  Location of the original documents is not indicated; they possibly are in the Roane County Archives’ loose papers. Additional note:  For this content, paragraph breaks were inserted to make the text easier to read. … Continue reading →

Posted in Biographies, Court Records, Genealogies, Geography & Topography, Land Records, Migration & Settlement, Native American, Roane TN Heritage Site

Selected Documents, Forrester vs. Welcker & Byrd. re: Tuten Land (1849)

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(from archived RCHC Web Site) Note:  Location of the original documents is not indicated; they possibly are in the Roane County Archives’ loose papers. Additional note:  For this content, paragraph breaks were inserted to make the text easier to read. … Continue reading →

Posted in Biographies, Court Records, Genealogies, Geography & Topography, Land Records, Migration & Settlement, Native American, Roane TN Heritage Site

Selected Affidavits, Gardenhires vs. Blair et al. re: Pathkiller Land (1849)

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(from archived RCHC Web Site) Note:  Location of the original documents is not indicated; they possibly are in the Roane County Archives’ loose papers. [from original archived Web page] Editor’s Note:  The following case is a follow-up to a case … Continue reading →

Posted in African American, Bible Records, Biographies, Court Records, Genealogies, Geography & Topography, Land Records, Migration & Settlement, Native American, Roane TN Heritage Site

Affidavits of Bryant and Stewart Regarding James Coody (1831)

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(from archived RCHC Web Site) Note:  The original document is in the Roane County Archives’ loose papers. James Coody a native of the Cherokee nation has this day Registered his name in the Cherokee agents office for a section of … Continue reading →

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James McCartny vs. Joseph Vann, Circuit Court, 1826

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(from archived RCHC Web Site) Note:  The specific date and page references are not included in the archived transcription.  Click here to view the full microfilmed Circuit Court minutes for the period 1810-1836 (3 volumes).  The volume 1817-1831 is not … Continue reading →

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John Randolph Neal, Jr., Attorney

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Click here to view the Wikipedia page for John Randolph Neal, Jr., with detailed information, links to additional sources, and a photo. Source:  The Knoxville Journal, November 24, 1959 – pages 1 & 2 Dr. Neal, Figure In Trial, Dies … Continue reading →

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Crucial Repairs Needed for Roane County Courthouse (2000)

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(from the archived RCHC Web site) By Scott Barker, Knoxville News-Sentinel – July 6, 2000 – page 1 The Ravages of Time:  Immediate Repairs Crucial To Keep Historic Roane County Courthouse Standing KINGSTON — Shortly after it was built in … Continue reading →

Posted in Business & Industry, Communities, Court Records, Historic Sites, Newspapers & Periodicals, Pre-Statehood History, Roane TN Heritage Site

Willis Maberry, the Killer Poet (1884-1909)

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(from the archived RCHC Web site) by Jere Hall and Robert Bailey The hands of justice sometimes moved slowly in the history of Roane County.  One of the best examples is the killing of Thomas Galbreath in September of 1884.  It … Continue reading →

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Murder Reportedly Committed by Town ‘Holy Roller’ (1921)

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(from the archived RCHC Web site) by Robert Bailey and Jere Hall According to the Rockwood Times, an inexplicable and cold-blooded murder took place in that town on June 30, 1921. On a quiet summer morning at about 7 a.m., … Continue reading →

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