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Richard M. Copeland Bible

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Richard M. Copeland Family Bible Record

Richard M. Copeland     John M. Copeland
Richard M. Copeland, his Book the 29th day 1844
John M. Copeland his book the 20 1845 – this is the year 1845
Richard M. Copeland, he was born Mary the 29 day, 1831, is is 14 years old the next May the 29 day, 1845
Richard M. Copeland his hand and seal this the 3 of March 1845
Richard M. Copeland was born in 1835

FAMILY RECORD

DEATHS
Nancy Copeland deceased December the 20 day 1837
Richard Copeland Sr deceased September the 6th day, 1840
William L. Copeland deceased August the 10th day, 1834
Benjamin S. Copeland deceased September the 19th day 1838
Robert H. Copeland deceased September the 13th day 1840
Hannah Copeland deceased August the 23rd day, 1852
Richard Copeland Deceased April the 1th, 1864

MARRIAGES
John M. Copeland was married to Miss Mary A. Hardin on the 6th day of July, 1842
Miss Amy O. Copeland was married to John Hardin on the 7th day of July, 1842
John Hardin was married to Miss Amy O. Copeland on the 7th day of July, 1842

BIRTHS
Nancy C. Copeland was born in the year of our Lord, 1809, Feb. the 19th
Mary G. Copeland was born in the year of our Lord, 1810, Oct. the 5
Sary H. Copeland was born April the 12, 1813
Catherine M. Copeland was born in the year of our Lord, 1815, May the 25
John M. Copeland was born in the year of our 1817, Jan. the 24
Amy O. Copeland was born in the year of our Lord, 1820, March 20 day
Benjamin S. Copeland was Born in the year of our Lord, 1822, Oct. the 12
William L. Copeland was born 1825, Sept. the 25
Robert H. Copeland was born in the year of our Lord, 1829, July the 4
Richard M. Copeland was born in the year of our Lord, 1831, May the 29 day
Richard M. Copeland was born in the year of our Lord, 1831

Copied Jan. 15, 1956, from the original bill, not is the custody of Mrs. Geo. W. (Ellen Copeland) Ray, Waynesboro, Tenn.

John F. Morrison, Jr.
Lawrenceburg,  Tenn.

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Present owner Arthur CATON, Waynesboro, Tennessee.
Copied by Jennie C. JONES, Waynesboro, Tenn., May 14, 1937.

BIRTHS
Daniel Spencer CATON, born July 23, 1849
Mary Ann CATON, born August 19, 1850
William Thomas CATON, born September 26, 1872
Charlie Nathan CATON, born March 9, 1876
Arthur B. CATON, born October 19, 1877
Minnie Mollessie CATON, born June 2, 1879
Emily Loo Mittie CATON, born June 29, 1881
Alice CATON, born November 29, 1883
Joseph Louis CATON, born November 3, 1885
Lonnie Welch CATON, born January 12, 1892

DEATHS
Daniel Spencer CATON, died December 9, 1911
Mary Ann CATON, died March 14, 1917
William Thomas CATON, died _______
Minnie Mollissie CATON, died September 2, 1882
Emily Lou Mittie CATON, died ______

Emily CATON, born Oct. 18, 1825 – died Jan 31, 1884
Drury CATON was born Nov. 13, 1826 – died Sept. 13, 1892

Infant son died February 21st 1875

MARRIAGES
D. S. CATON of Wayne Co., Tenn. and Mary Ann PHILLIPS, Wayne Co. Tenn. were married December 23rd, 1869 by Rev. Geo. E. HUCKABA. Witness – Joe MORRIS, Rhoda PITTS.

W. T. CATON and S. E. RAY were married December 29, 1892
Arthur B. CATON and Laura E. OLD married August 29, 1897
C. N. CATON and Ella WALKER were married December 25, 1907
W. A. HELTON and Mittie E. CATON were married June 15, 1902
Tom MERRIMAN and Alice CATON were married December 28, 1904

Tom MERRIMAN died June 19, 1905 

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Court in January 1852

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Monday Jan. 5, 1852
State of Tennessee Wayne County§ Be it remembered that a Quarterly County Court was begun & held for the County of Wayne at the Court House in the Town of Waynesboro on the fifth day it being the first Monday in January AD one thousand Eight hundred and fifty Two when and where the following Justices were present and presiding. To wit D J JONES Chairman HAYNES LAFFERTY JOBE CARTER A MONTAGUE BARKER WILSON VOORHIES A.B. GANT WATKINS L B GANT CURTIS HOPSON BREWER HAM HUCKABY PHILIPS WHITTEN J MONTAGUE & HERRAN

A Settlement between William JONES Clerk of said Court and S L BURNS Adm’r with the Will annexed of the estate of Lemual POPE dec’d was this day submitted to the Court which was confirmed and ordered to be recorded

A settlement between Wm JONES Clerk of this Court and Solomon JOBE Guardian to the minor heirs of A MELSON decreased was this day submitted to the Court which was confirmed by the Court and ordered to be recorded

A settlement between Wm. JONES Clerk of this Court and William THORNTON Guardian to Wm R DUNCAN was this day submitted to the Court which was received by the Court and ordered to be recorded

A settlement between Wm JONES Clerk of this Court and John PHILIPS Guardian to the minor heirs of John WHITTEN decd was this day submitted to the court which was confirmed by the Court which was received [by the c – crossed out]

A settlement between Wm JONES Clerk of this Court and Isaac W HORTON Guardian to Mary A minor heir of Wm HORTON Dec’d was this day submitted to the Court which was confirmed and ordered to be recorded
[page 213 – Monday Jan’ 5 1852]

Washington CARTER et al§ Ex Parte Petition to Sell Slaves
Be it remembered that this cause came on for a further hearing before the worshipful county Court of Wayne County Tennessee on this 5th day of January 1852 upon the report of the Special Commissioner appointed [by – crossed out] at a former term of this Court which said report is in the words and figures following to wit
“The undersigned who was appointed to sell the slaves belonging to the Estate of Robert N MACK deceased (mentioned in the pleadings in this cause) by a decreetal order of your worshipful Court would submit the following Report
That on the first day of January 1852 he proceeded to sell said negroes pursuant to notice previously given as be said decretal order directed when said slaves were struck off and sold to Bennet COLE at the following prices the same being the highest and best bids to wit Lucy [or Levy/] at the price of $700.50 Hannah at the price of $476.50 and Lewis? at the price of 334.50 $1511.50 making in the agregate the sum of fiften hundred and eleven dollars and 50 cents and said Benet COLE executed his bond for the sum payable twelve months after this date thereof with James ARNETT as his security who is deemed good and sufficient All which is Respectfully submitted Jany 5 1852 //s// John McDOUGAL Comm’r”
Which being in no wise excepted to it is considered by the Court that said report be and the same is hereby in all things confirmed all other matters being reserved &c.

This day came John C. BLACKBURN Jesse S. ROSS Solomon JOBE Eli BYNUM James GRANT King PRATER and Elijah WARRINGTON who were appointed a jury of view at the December Term 1851 of this Court to view and mark out a second class road from the Turnpike road at or near the head of Eagle Creek to Carrollville in Wayne County and reported a road found as directed in the order issued from this Court whereupon the petition of Jonathan C ELLIOTT and thirty six others were presented in opposition of said road and proof being also heard by the Court as to the practicality and utility of said Road [It was considered by the Court that it is not practical to establish said Road – crossed out] Whereupon on motion to concur in the report of the Jury of view and establish the Road those who voted in the affirmative are David J JONES Chairman Solomon JOBE & W CARTER 3 those who voted in the negative are W HAYES W M LAFFERTY
[page 214 – Monday January 5, 1852]

A MONTAGUE J. C. G. WILSON J. P. VOORHIES J MONTAGUE & G HERRAN Noes 7 so said motion [road – crossed out] was lost Whereupon on motion it is ordered by the Court that Eli BYNUM John C. BLACKBURN and Solomon JOBE be made parties to this suit whereupon the said Eli BYNUM John C. BLACKBURN and Solomon JOBE pray an appeal to the next term of the Circuit Court of Wayne County Tennessee which is granted them they having entered into bond and security according to law.

A majority of the Justices of the peace of Wayne County present the Court proceeded to Levy a County Tax for said County and on motion of Lay said Tax of ten cents on [the evry – crossed out] each hundred dollars worth of Tax able property and twenty five cents on each Poll and fifty percent on the State Tax for all privileges for said County purposes and [A majority of – crossed out] the Justices aforesaid voting in the affirmative the motion carried and said Tax was Layed

A Settlement between William JONES Clerk of this Court and John LAMB guardian to the minor heirs of Washington JOHNSON Dec’d was this day submitted to the Court which was received and ordered to be recorded
Settlement between Wm JONES Clerk of this Court and A P PHILIPS Guardian to the minor heirs of John D KING deceased was this day submitted to the Court which was received by the Court and ordered to be recorded

A Settlement between Wm JONES Clerk of this Court and Leonard H GRIMES Executor of the estate of Wm W GRIMES Dec’d was this day submitted to the Court which was received by the Court and ordered to be recorded

Came William THORNTON Guardian to Wm R DUNCAN minor heir of William DUNCAN Dec’d into Court and renewed his bond in the sum of two thousand dollars with Brinkley HOPSON his security which was approved of by the Court and ordered to be recorded

Upon motion to appropriate to HOOD & ANDERSON and other the sum of fifty six dollars and sixty cents for Painting and Repairs &c on the Courthouse To Wit                                                                                                  Wm F LYNCH for HOOD & ANDERSON $28.70                                              HOOD & ANDERSON $12.20                                                                           GRIGGS & GRIMES $ .85                                                                                              A T HASSELL $12.80                                                                                               Wm LYNCH $ .75                                                                                                          A A FARRINGTON $1.37

Those who voted in the affirmative were D J JONES Chr. HAYNES JOBE LAFFERTY CARTER A MONTAGUE BARKER WILSON VOORHIES [A B GANT – crossed out] CURTIS WATKINS L B GANT HOPSON BREWER HUCKABY PHILIPS WHITTEN J MONTAGUE & HERRON 19 Noes none so said appropriation
[page 215 – Monday January 5, 1852]
was made to be paid our of any monies in the hands of the County Trustee not otherwise appropriated Issued

Upon the petition of Nathan BIFFLE it is ordered by the Court that A C RASBERRY James DURHAM John G HILL James E McKNIGHT William HILL John STOCKARD or any five of them be appointed a Jury of View and mark out a change in the road leading from Waynesboro to Ashland so as to [and – crossed out] run on the left hand side [so as to leave – crossed out] of the farm on which Joshua MATHENY now lives on and that they report the same to the April term of this Court Issued Febr 2, 1852

Ordered by the Court that W CARTER and Jesse S ROSS Commissioners appointed by this Court the sell certain Lots in the Town of Waynesboro pay the proceeds of said lots to the Treasurer of the Poorhouse Commissioners
Came Solomon JOBE Guardian to the minor heirs of A MELSON Dec’d into Court and renewed his bond in the sum of two hundreds with Elijah WARRINGTON his security which was received by the Court and ordered to be recorded

Ordered by the Court that John CHURCHWELL Jr be appointed overseer of the Road of second Class in the place of Wm. HOLLOWAY and that he have the [bounds in his d – crossed out] hands in the same bounds to work under his direction Issued Jan 21, 1852

Ordered by the Court that John H GRAVES be appointed overseer of the road of second Class in the place of Robert A ROBNETT and that he have the hands in the same bounds to work under his direction Issued Jan 8, 1852

Ordered by the Court that Wade H DEAN be appointed overseer of the road of first Class in the place of Isaac McGLAMERY removed and that he have the hands in the same bounds to work under his direction Issued Jan 8, 1852

Came Nathan C. DAVID into Court who was this day chosen and appointed Guardian to Isaac A. James and Pocahontas [ROBINSON – crossed out] the minor heirs of James ROBINSON Deceased and entered into Court in the sum of Thirteen thousand dollars with John S BURNS and Thomas H MABRY his securities which was approved of by the Court and ordered to be recorded Whereupon the said N C DAVID took the necessary oath for his qualification [in margin: Issued March]

Came D J JONES Administrator of the estate of John N. STAGGS Dec’d and returned into Court an Inventory and account of sales of said estate verified by his oath which was received by the Court and ordered to be recorded
[page 216 Monday January 5, 1852]

A majority of the Justices of the peace present the court proceeded to elect a Tax Collector for the present year 1852 Whereupon Thomas H MABRY was duly and lawfully elected

Came William RAY who was this day appointed administrator of the Estate of Stephen S RAY deceased and entered into bond in the sum of two hundred dollars with Albert G CLAY and George E. HUCKABY his securities which was approved of by the Court and ordered to be recorded Whereupon the said Wm RAY took the necessary oath for his qualification

A majority of the Justices present the Court proceeded to elect a Quorum for the present year 1852 and Whereupon David J JONES was duly Elected Chairman of said Court and Abraham MONTAGUE and Lewis B. GANT his associates to hold the Quorum County Courts for the twelve months next ensuing

Came Leonard H GRIMES who was this day appointed Guardian to the minor heirs of Elihu S GRIMES deceased and entered into bond in the sum of one hundred dollars with Bennet HALE and Isaac W ROSS his securities conditioned for the faithful performance of said Guardianship whereupon the said L H GRIMES took the necessary oath for his qualification

Upon the petition of John JACKSON it is ordered by the Court that the Sheriff of Wayne County summons a Jury not to consist of less than five nor more than twelve freeholders and unconnected with the parties therein Concerned to View and mark out a change in the road of second Class leading down forty eight mile Creek so as to leave the old road oposite John JACKSONs Jr field near the rock quarry and intersect the same about one fourth mile below and that they report the same to the April term of this Court Issued Febr 2, 1852

Ordered by the Court that Wm BURRIS be appointed overseer of the road of second Class in the place of Litle CHOAT and that he have the hands in the same bounds to work under his direction Iss. Jan. 8, 1852

Ordered by the Court that John RUTLEDGE be appointed overseer of the road of second Class in the place of Marcus COOK removed and that he have the hands in the same bounds to work under his direction. Iss’d Jan 8, 1852


Upon motion it is ordered by the Court that David MITCHELL and all the hands above him on Mitchells branch be released from working on the Waynesboro and Savannah road and that said hands and all in that bounds work on the road [under – crossed out] from the Turnpike road on Eagle Creek to the Stage road on Hardins Creek under George H REA

Ordered by the Court that John FUSON be appointed overseer of the road of first class in the place of Bethel FUSON and that he have the hands in the same bounds to work under his direction Issued Jan 8, 1852

Ordered by the Court that John H. EAST be appointed overseer of the road of first Class in the place of Isaac MORRIS and that he have the hands in the same bounds to work under his direction Issued Jan 8, 1852

Upon motion it is ordered by the Court that Abraham MONTAGUE and James ANDERSON be appointed County Commissioners for Wayne County to settle with the revenue officers for the year 1852

Ordered by the Court that Wm H HILL be appointed overseer of the road of second Class in the place of Elijah MATHENY and that he have the hands in the same bounds to work under his direction Issued Jan 21, 1852

Came James HOLLIS Administrator of the estate of Thomas GIST deceased and suggested to the Court in writing the Insolvency of said estate alledging that there has been more claims presented against said estate than there are means to pay [the Court – crossed out] and prays the court to make such orders in the case as is required by the laws in such cases It is therefore ordered by the Court that the said James HOLLIS Administrator as aforesaid give notice by advertisement in the Messenger a newspaper published in the town of Lawrenceburg in the State of Tennessee for 3 successive weeks the last of which shall be three months before the first Monday in January 1853 and also at the Courthouse door in the town of Waynesboro in County of Wayne in said state notifying all persons having claims against said estate to appear and file their claims with the Clerk of the County Court of Wayne County Tennessee duly authenticated on or before the first Monday in January 1853 or the same will be forever barred
[page 218 Monday January 5, 1852]

Upon motion to appropriate to Abraham HENRY the sum of seven Dollars for building a Chimney at the poorhouse in Wayne County Those who voted in the affirmative were D J JONES Chr HAYNES LAFFERTY CARTER A MONTAGUE BARKER WILSON VOORHIES A B GANT WATKINS L B GANT CURTIS HOPSON BREWER HUCKABY PHILIPS WHITTEN J MONTAGUE & HERRON 19 Noes none so said appropriation was made and ordered to be paid out of any monies in the hands of the Treasurer of the Poorhouse not otherwise appropriated. Iss’d Jan 1852

On motion to appropriate to [to – crossed out] Jonathan MORRIS the sum of thirteen dollars twelve & one half cents for goods furnished for Poorhouse purposes Those who voted in the affirmative were D J JONES Chr. HAYNES LAFFERTY CARTER A MONTAGUE BARKER WILSON VOORHIES A B GANT WATKINS L B GANT CURTIS HOPSON BREWER HUCKABY PHILIPS WHITTEN J MONTAGUE & HERRON 19 Noes none so said appropriation was made to be paid out of any monies in the hands of the Treasurer of the Poorhouse Commissioners not otherwise appropriated Iss’d Jan 27, 1852

On motion to appropriate to Henry MORRIS the sum of Eleven dollars and fifty cents for servis & medicine for the paupers of Wayne County Those who voted in the affirmative were D J JONES Chr HAYNES LAFFERTY JOBE CARTER A MONTAGUE BARKER WILSON VOORHIES A B GANT WATKINS L B GANT HOPSON CURTIS HUCKABY PHILIPS WHITTAN J MONTAGUE & HERRON 19 Noes none so said appropriation was made to be paid out of any monies in the hands of the Poorhouse Treasurer not otherwise appropriated Iss’d Jan 27, 1852

On motion to appropriate to D J JONES William M LAFFERTY and George W BARKER each the sum of twelve dollars for their services for holding the Quorum Courts for Wayne County the year 1851 Those who voted in the affirmative were D J JONES Chr HAYNES LAFFERTY CARTER A MONTAGUE BARKER VOORHIES L B GANT HOPSON J MONTAGUE & HERRON 11 Noes WILSON CURTIS HUCKABY PHILIPS & WHITTEN 5 So said appropriation was made to be paid out of any monies in the hands of the Trustee of said County not otherwise appropriated Iss’d Jan 1852

Upon motion it is ordered that Court adjourn till tomorrow morning 9 Oclock //s// D J JONES Chair A. MONTAGUE L. B. GANT


[page 219 Tuesday January 6, 1852]
Court met according to adjournment
Present and Presiding [to wit – crossed out] David J. JONES Chairman A. MONTAGUE and L B GANT his associates

A Settlement between Wm JONES Clerk of this Court and Joacim DUGGER Guardian to William M Malinda K and Sarah A minor heirs of George CROSSNO dec’d was this day submitted to the Court which was confirmed and ordered to be recorded

Upon the petition of Lewis B. GANT it is ordered by the Court that the Sheriff of Wayne County summons a Jury of View to consist of not less than five nor more than twelve freeholders & unconnected to the persons concerned to view and mark out so as to change the road of second Class leading up Indian Creek leaving the old road below said GANTs plantation and runn up on the west side of said Creek and intersect the same near the forks of the road above said GANTs plantation and that they report the same to the April term of this court Iss’d Febr 8, 1852

A Settlement between Wm Jones Clerk of this Court and James M RAMSEY Administrator of the estate of John N SHIELDS dec’d was this day submitted to the court which was confirmed by the Court and ordered to be recorded

Upon motion it is ordered by the Court that David J JONES Abraham MONTAGUE & George W BARKER be appointed Commissioners [to super – crossed out] to superintend the Poor house in [said – crossed out] Wayne County for the year 1852 and that David J JONES be appointed Treasurer of said board of Commissioners Whereupon the said D J JONES entered into bond in the sum of one thousand dollars with A MONTAGUE his security which was received by the Court and ordered to be recorded Whereupon the said D J JONES and A MONTAGUE took the necessary oaths for their qualifications

It is ordered that Court adjourn till Court in course //s// D J JONES Chair A. MONTAGUE L. B. GANT

 

Court in November 1851

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State of Tennessee Be it remembered that a quorum County Court was begun and held in and for the County of Wayne at the Court house in the town of Waynesboro on the first Monday being the third day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred an fifty one there were present and presiding David D. JONES Chairman John MONTAGUE & George W. BARKER his associate Justices

Ordered by the Court that Andrew M. SOUTH be appointed Guardian of Elizabeth Ann TYCER John M TYCER and Martha Jane TYCER Minor heirs of William TYCER dec’d and that he enter into [give – crossed out] bond and sufficient security in the sum of sixteen hundred Dollars conditioned for the faithful execution of his guardianship whereupon the said Andrew M SOUTH entered into bond in the sum of sixteen hundred dollars with George COOK and John McDOUGAL as his securities which were approved by the Court and ordered to be recorded and the said Andrew M. SOUTH took the necessary oath for his qualification as such Guardian
Washington CARTER & wife et al Exparte Petition to sell slaves§ Be it remembered that this cause came on for a hearing before the worshipful County Court for the County of Wayne and State of Tennessee on the 3rd day of November 1851 upon the petitioners petition and it appearing to the satisfaction of the Court that said petitioners are the owners of said three slaves mentioned in the petition in this cause as tenants in common to wit Lucy Hannah and Lewis that is to say, Washington CARTER & wife Susan CARTER one third part Charles D MACK one third part & James V MACK one third part of said Slaves, and it further appearing to the Satisfaction of the Court that said Slaves Cannot be equally divided between said parties, and that it is necessary to sell said Slaves so that the proceeds may be equally divided between said parties according to law. It is therefore ordered and decreed by the court that said three Slaves be sold to the highest bidder at the Court house door in Waynesboro on a Credit of twelve Months the purchasers giving bond & good security and a lien retained upon said Slaves until the purchasers money is paid. And it is further ordered by the Court that John McDOUGAL be and is hereby appointed a Commissioner to Sell said Slaves and it is further ordered that he Sell the same as above discribed after giving at least thirty days notice at three or more public places in said County one of which shall be upon the Court house door in said town Waynesboro and it is further ordered that he report to the January Term of this Court and that all other things be reserved

Ordered by the Court that Carry RAY be appointed overseer of the road of second class in place of Moses PRINCE and that he have the hands in the same bounds to work under his directions Isued Nov. 21st 1851

Came William BEHAM Administrator of the estate of Delila GOFORTH and returned into Court an Inventory and account of sales by his oath which was received b the Court and ordered to be recorded
John M. BEHAM who was this day appointed deputy Sheriff of said County of Wayne by Rial BREWER Sheriff of said County came into Court and took the necessary oaths for his qualification as such deputy Sheriff
State of Tennessee Wayne County§ Ss. On the 3rd day of November A.D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty one personally appeared in open court

Josiah YOUNGBLOOD and John W. YOUNGBLOOD residents of Wayne County and State of Tennessee who being duly sworn according to law declare that they and Lydia HORTON are the Children and only heirs at law of William YOUNGBLOOD deceased who was a private in the company commanded by Captain TWIGGS in the 7th Regiment of Infantry (the names of the commanding colonel not remembered) but will be [shown – marked out] known by reference to the original Certificate of discharge) in the war of 1812 that their said father enlisted in November 1814 for the term of five years and served near two years and five months as declarents now remember and believe and was honorably discharged as will appear by reference to his original Certificate of discharge which may be found appended to a former declaration made by Edith YOUNGBLOOD the widow of William YOUNGBLOOD deceased and which has been acknowledged by the commissioner of pensions to be in his possession Declarents would further state that the aforesaid declaration made by Edith YOUNGBLOOD (who is the mother of declarents and widow of William YOUNGBLOOD deceased set out all the facts with regard to the service of the said William YOUNGBLOOD deceased – the time and place he enlisted – the time he remained in service and when and where discharged and also the time of his death more fully than declarents are now able to say and so would respectfully suggest a reference to said declaration for a more general and full statement of the facts. Declarents make this declaration for the
[page 207 – no heading] purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which William YOUNGBLOOD deceased was entitled in his lifetime under the act passed January 11th 1812 and to which they and the said Lydia HORTON (their sister and now entitled as heirs at law in fee as their father (the said William YOUNGBLOOD) never obtained the said bounty land during his lifetime //s// Josiah YOUNGBLOOD J. W. YOUNGBLOOD Sworn to & subscribed in open Court Nov, 3rd 1851. //s// Wm JONES Clerk
And therefore came Edith YOUNGBLOOD in open Court and after being duly sworn according to law desposes as follows to wit that she is the mother of the aforementioned Josiah [Joseph – crossed out] YOUNGBLOOD, John W. YOUNGBLOOD and Lydia HORTON and also the widow of the said William YOUNGBLOOD deceased and that the said Josiah, J. W. and Lydia are the only heirs at law in fee of the said William YOUNGBLOOD deceased as stated in their declaration That deponent sometime ago made her declaration and had it sent unto the pension office (the reception of which has since been acknowledged by the Commissioner of Pensions) for the purpose of obtaining said bounty land in which declaration deponent stated all the facts pertaining to the rights of the said William YOUNGBLOOD deceased to bounty land during his lifetime and expecting now to obtain the same as his widow but has since learned that she is not entitled to it under the act of 1812 but that his heirs at law in fee are only entitled who are the aforesaid Josiah YOUNGBLOOD John W YOUNGBLOOD and Lydia HORTON – And also Zachariah CYPERT in open Court and after having been duly sworn according to law deposed as follows to wit that he was a neighbor of the said William YOUNGBLOOD for many years during his lifetime and that at his death he bequeathed all his estate to his widow and that the said Josiah YOUNGBLOOD John W. YOUNGBLOOD and Lydia HORTON and that deponent believes the said William YOUNGBLOOD deceased regarded the aforesaid Josiah John W & Lydia as his only heirs at law in fee and that they are his only children and heirs as deponent believes and that he believes all the statements made in the foregoing declaration are true It is considered by the Court that the said Witnesses are persons of good character and standing and that full faith and credit are due to and ought to be given to their foregoing statements It is therefore considered by the Court that the above proceedings[?] be entered of record and a duly certified copy thereof be furnished by the Clerk of this Court to said declarents to enable them to procure the bounty land to which they are entitled as the children and only heirs at law of William YOUNGBLOOD deceased under the Act of Congress passed 11th January 1812.

[page 208 – Monday November 3 1851]
Came James E. McKNIGHT Administrator of the estate of William C. McBRIDE Deceased and returned into Court an Inventory and account of sales of said estate verified by his Oath which was received by the Court and ordered to be recorded

Came William STANFIELD & John W. SHULL executors of the estate of James W. STANFIELD Deceased and returned into Court an Inventory and Account of Sale of said estate verified by their oaths which were received by the Court and ordered to be recorded

Joacim DUGGER Administrator of the Estate of Eli MERRRMAN deceased came into Court and returned on Inventory [& account of sales – crossed out] of said estate verified by his oath which was received by the Court and ordered to be recorded

Ordered that Court be adjourned until Court in course //s// D J JONES (Chair) John MONTAGUE Geo. W BARKER

Court in July 1851

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Monday July 7th 1851
State of Tennessee Wayne County§ Be it remembered that a quarterly County Court was began and held for the County of Wayne at the Court house in the town of Waynesboro on the 7th day it being the first Monday in July in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred & fifty one when and when the following Justices were present & presiding to wit: David J JONES Chr. LAFFERTY CARTER MONTAGUE BARKER WILSON VOORHIES WATKINS CYPERT CURTIS HAM BREWER HUCKABY WHITAKER DIXON A B GANT L B GANT YOUNG & POPE
Whereas satisfactory evidence has been exibted[sic] to the Court here that Robert CYPERT Late of said County is dead and was before death a United State pensioner and that he died on the 28th day of January 1851 it is therefore ordered by the Court that the Clerk of this Court Certify accordingly Came James HAGGARD who was at the January term 1851 of said County Court appointed Commissioner to take and make out in writing an accurate and complete list of the number of free white Male inhabitants who are twenty one years old and over and returned his list accordingly the aggregate of which is Thirteen hundred and seventy one verified by his oath which was received by the Court and ordered to be recorded
Upon motion to appropriate to Jesse S. ROSS and W CARTER each the sum of four dollars for their services as commissioners to sell certain lots in Waynesboro Those who voted in the affirmative were D J JONES, Chr. LAFFERTY MONTAGUE BARKER VOORHIES WILSON WATKINS CYPERT CURTIS and HUCKABY ten Noes none so said appropriation was made to be paid out of any monies in the hands of the County Trustee not otherwise appropriated Issued July 24, 1851

Ordered by the Court that Daniel STROUD be appointed Overseer of the road of 2d Class in the place of C M BROWN and that he have the hands in the same bounds to work under his direction Issued July 23d 1851

Ordered by the Court that William HOLLOWAY be appointed overseer of the road of 2d Class in the place of John STOCKARD and that he have the hands in the same bounds to work under his direction Issued July 23d 1851
On motion to appropriate to John A GRIMES the sum of three dollars his fee in a certain bill of Cost against Wayne County to wit: State of Tennessee vs. F CORBIN those who voted in the affirmative were D J JONES Chr. LAFFERTY WHITAKER CARTER MONTAGUE BARKER VOORIES WILSON WATKINS CYPERT L B GANT CURTIS HAM & HUCKABY 14 Noes none so said appropriation


Monday July 7th 1851
was made to be paid out of any monies in the hands of the trustee of said County not otherwise appropriated Issued July 23, 1851 [on page 184]
Upon motion to appropriate to John McDOUGAL Clerk of the Circuit Court and other entitled thereto their fee respectively in a certain bill of Cost against Wayne County which are duly certified to wit: State of Tennessee vs. James C WILEY§ John McDOUGAL Clerk $7.18 ¾ R A HILL $5. Wm B ROSS $4.25 John HOLLIS $2.35 Rial BREWER $3.16½ Hardin C HOLLIS $2.03 Those who voted in the affirmative were D J JONES LAFFERTY WHITAKER CARTER BARKER VOORHIES WILSON WATKINS CYPERT L B GANT CURTIS HAM DIXON & HUCKABY 14 Noes none so said appropriation was made to be paid out of any monies in the hands of the Trustee not otherwise appropriated Issued Aug. 11th 1851
A majority of the Justices of the peace present John SHIPMAN presented in open Court the Scalp of a wolf over four months old and proved the killing of said Wolf in Wayne County by his own oath and said scalp was destroyed by the Sheriff according to an Act of the General assembly in such made & provided Issued to John SHIPMAN July 8, 1851
A majority of the Justices of the peace present William M HORTON presented in open Court the Scalps of five wolves under four months old and proved the killing of them in Wayne County by his own oath and said scalps was destroyed by the Sheriff according to an act of the General assembly in such cases made and provided Isued Aug 4th 1851
Ordered by the Court that Alonzo H. MONTAGUE be appointed Overseer of the road of 2d Class in the place of Isaac W ROSS and that he have the hands in the same bounds to work under his direction Isued July 23d 1851
On the petition of Felix WEST and it appearing to the satisfaction of the Court that the said WEST is in indigent circumstances and unable to do manual labor It is ordered by the Court that the said Felix WEST have the privilege of hawking and peddling in the County of Wayne during his inability to Labor as afore said an his taken the oath prescribed by law Isued July 7th 1851

Ordered by the Court that Jacob LUTES be appointed overseer of the road of 1st Class in the place of Thomas STAGGS and that he have the hands in the same bounds to work under his direction Issued Aug. 2, 1851
Upon motion to appropriate to William B. ROSS the sum of six dollars for building a pissery in Waynesboro Those who voted in the affirmative were D J JONES Chr LAFFERTY WHITAKER CARTER MONTAGUE BARKER VOORHIES WILSON WATKINS CYPERT L B GANT CURTIS & DIXON 13 Noes BREWER 1 So said appropriation was made to be paid out of any monies in the hands of the County trustee not otherwise appropriated Issued Aug 6th 1851

Monday July 7th 1851
[State of Tennessee, Wayne County§ Be it remembered that a Quarterly County Court was began and held for the County of Wayne at the Courthouse in the Town of Waynesboro on the ___ day it being the first Monday in July in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and fiftyone When and where the following Justices were present and presiding to wit) – this is all crossed out]
This day came Joseph N. ROBNETT in to Court and tendered to the Court his resignation to the office of Constable of Wayne County which was received by the Court and ordered to be recorded.
David J. JONES Chairman of this Court and in behalf of the Court [bound – crossed out] by the Consent of Thomas CARR orphan and George W. BROWN bound the said Thomas CARR to Marcus COOK [the said – crossed out] and the said D. J. JONES as Chr. And the said Marcus COOK entered into indentures binding the said Orphan to the said COOK util[sic] he attains the age of Eighteen years and the Court releases the said George W. BROWN from his obligation in the former indentures.

Upon motion to appropriate to William JONES Clerk of this Court and others their fee in a certain bill of Cost against County To wit) State of Tennessee vs John L. FOWLER§ William JONES Clerk $1.50 W CARTER Justice $ .50 R J CYPERT Constable .50 Those who voted in the affirmative were D J JONES Chr. CARTER VOORHIES CYPERT L B GANT DIXON & HUCKABY 7 Noes MONTAGUE & BREWER 2 So said appropriation was made to be paid out of any monies in the hands of the County trustee not otherwise appropriated. Issued Aug 12, 1851.

Cam William HAWK and others a Jury summons & qualified to view & mark out a change in the road of 2d Class near John DOWNINGs on Indian Creek and report a road found as directed in said Order which was received by the Court and ordered to be recorded.

Came T P CASH and others a Jury summons and sworn to examine and report to this term of the Court whether Lucy BREWER of Wayne County is an Idiot or not if so what effects there is belonging to said Idiot and report said Lucy BREWER to be an idiot but that they find no property belonging to said Idiot

Monday July [August – crossed out] 1851
Came N F JOHNSON and others a Jury summonds and sworn to view and mark out a change in the road of 2d Class leading from Carrollville to Florence on the lands of James ELLIOTT and report a change made as directed in said order.

A settlement between Thomas H MABRY Trustee of Wayne County and A MONTAGUE and Jonathan MORRIS Commissioners appointed by this Court to settle with the revenue Collectors of said County the year 1851 was this day submitted to the Court which was Confirmed by the Court and ordered to be recorded

Came George WHITE and others a Jury summonds and sworn to view and mark out a change in the road of 2d Class leading from David TACKETTs to Waynesboro on the lands of T P CYPERT and report to the Court a change made as directed in the order which was received and ordered to be recorded

Came Jonathan MORRIS and others a Jury summonds and qualified to view and mark out a pass way sufficient for a third class road from Mary H SHIELDS so as to intersect the Waynesboro Road near John A KENNEDYs and report a way found as directed in said Order Which report was received and ordered to be recorded

Came Baker CYPERT and others a Jury summonds and qualified to view and report the expediency of disannulling the new Road and opening the old one leading from Baker CYPERTs to John McGLAMERYs and report to the Court that said change is necessary as the old road is the best which report was received and ordered to be recorded

Ordered by the Court that Mathew JOHNSON be appointed overseer of the road of 2d Class in the place of Charles LISLES and that he have the hands in the same bounds to work under his direction Isued July 23? 1851

Came William WEST Administrator of the Estate of James WEST dec’d and returned into Court an Inventory and account of sales verified by his Oath which was received by the Court and ordered to be recorded

A settlement between William JONES Clerk of this Court and Henry DARBY Executor to the last will and testament of Bazel ROBINSON Dec’d was this day submitted to the Court which was confirmed and ordered to be recorded

Settlement between William JONES Clerk of this Court and Thomas W WALDRIP Guardian to the minor heirs of Reuben WHITE Dec’d was this day submitted to the Court which was confirmed by the Court and ordered to be recorded

Monday July 7th 1851
Came Benjamin WATKINS and other a Jury summonds and qualified to view and mark out so as to change the Road of 2d Class leading down Weatherfords fork of Indian Creek and report said change as follows leaving said Road near John C JOHNSONs and runn with the foot of the hill and intersect the said road at Ben’ WATKINS which report was received and ordered to be recorded

A settlement between William JONES Clerk of this Court and James N BLACKSHAR Guardian of H.P. BLACKSHEAR was this day submitted to the Court which was received by the Court and ordered to be recorded
Ordered by the Court that the following Good and lawful men of the County of Wayne and State of Tennessee be appointed and summonds by the Sheriff of said County to and be and attend at the next term of the Circuit Court to be holden for the County of Wayne at the Court house in the Town of Waynesboro on the fourth Monday in September next (To wit) Josiah ROBINSON Solomon JOBE Oze DICUS Charles W THOMPSON Clayton THORP Hiram THOMAS Sylvester L SHIELDS William POLLARD & William J YOUNG A.H.M. STUBBLEFIELD John P. VOORHIES James N. STAGGS James COPELAND Jr. James W STANFIELD George WHITE Josiah YOUNGBLOOD William R CARTER Benjamin HOLT Buckley HAM William MELTON Edward MORRISON George E HUCKABY Josiah DARBY Robert SPEER Robert C HAMPHILL and that Z M JOHNSON and John F HALL be appointed and summonds to attend as Constables to wait on said Court and that Venirafacious Issue returnable to said Court Is’d.

Upon motion to appropriate to William BENHAM the sum of Two dollars and thirty eight cents the amount of Walter BRIDGEs fee in a case in the Circuit Court Elizabeth BURNS vs John S BURNS Those who voted in the affirmative were D J JONES Chr. CARTER BARKER A B GANT CYPERT L B GANT DIXON and HUCKABY. 8. Noes MONTAGUE 1 So said appropriation was made to be paid out of any monies in the hands of the County trustee not otherwise appropriated Issued Aug. 12, 1851

On the motion the Court adjourned untill to morrow morning 10 Oclock //s// W. CARTER Chr G. W. BARKER W. J. YOUNG

Tuesday July the 8th 1851
Court met pursuent to adjournment thare[sic] being no corum[sic] present the Court adjourned untill tomorrow morning 10 Oclock //s// W CARTER Chr. G W BARKER

Wednesday July 9th 1851
Court met pursuant to adjournment Present as on Yesterday W CARTER George W BARKER & Wm. J. YOUNG

On motion the the following person was appointed Judges & Clerks to hold the Election in the County of Wayne on the first Thursday in August next for Governor Congress & Members to Legislature in their respective Districts viz: Districts: 

1. Wm HARDIN Josiah ROBINSON & Wm BOWDEN Clk. James B. DAVIS Isom TURNBOW
2. Sol JOBE Enoch HASSELL & Jesse B ROSS Clk. Alfred WEBB & C L BURKE
3. Wm R BELL Simpson CHOAT & C W POPE ” L R MEREDITH & James C MORRIS
4. C B McLEAN Joseph EAST Jno. S BURNS ” Thomas WARREN T G ALLEN
5. James ARNETT R EAST & N F JOHNSON ” J. A. GRIMES Elihu GRIMES
6. Jno. G HILL Jno ROBINETT L G RASBERRY ” Dr. KINCAID Wm C WALKER
7. A B GANT Wm HAWK & R BAKER ” Wm I COPELAND A B LAWSON Jr.
8. Jno. W. SHULL T P CYPERT John MORROW ” Geo W SIMS L B GANT
9. Jno. C. JOHNSON Thomas ADAMS Jno. L. FIELDER Z M JOHNSON W L PARKER
10. Thomas GRAY S B LINDSEY WALLIS HAIS ” Joseph HOLT T M WHITTEN
11. Sam BROMLEY Wm M HERELSON Robt JOHNSON ” A C McDOUGAL Jesse OLIVE [A G NEWMAN – crossed out]
12. Geo WALLIS Edward MORRISON Wm RAY ” Joseph GALLAHER A G NEWMAN
13. Geo WHITTEN James HADDOCK Josiah DARBY ” David WHITTEN Wm THORNTON
14. J C ELLIOTT Amos HARDIN Isaiah GARRISON ” Gideon HUGHES A K HARDIN Is’d.
On motion the Court adjourned until the next Court in Course //s// W. CARTER Chr G. W. BAKER W. J. YOUNG

Court in April 1851

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Monday, April 7th 1851.

State of Tennessee Wayne County§ Be it remembered that a quarterly County Court was began and held for the County of Wayne at the Court house in the town of Waynesboro on the 7th day it being the first Monday in April in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and fifty one Where and when the following Justices present and presiding to wit David J JONES Chairman LAFFERTY CARTER CURTIS BARKER MONTAGUE YOUNG WILSON VOORHIES A B GANT CYPERT L B GANT BREWER HAM DIXON & HUCKABY

Came Rial BREWER Sheriff and Collector of the public taxes for Wayne County for the year 1851 and entered into the following bonds To with [here follows the standard bond. Bondsmen were Rial BREWER, Isaac MORRIS, George T. FREDEKING, John McDOUGAL, C B McLEAN, & G. W. BARKER. The bond was signed as follows //s// Rial BREWER, Isaac MORRIS, George Th FREDEKING John McDOUGAL G W BARKER C B McLEAN]

And the said Rial BREWER and each of his securities came into Court and acknowledged the execution of said bond for the purposes there specified which was received by the Court and ordered to be ordered

Monday April 7th 1851

State of Tennessee [Tennessee – crossed out] Wayne County

[here follows a second bond for Rial BREWER with the same securities for the same offices]

Ordered by the Court that William JAMES be appointed overseer of the road of 2d Class in the place of William FOWLER and that he have the hands in the same bounds to work under his direction. Isued April 9th 1851

Upon the petition of M B FOWLER & others it is ordered by the Court that the Sheriff of Wayne County summons a Jury to consist of not less than five nor more than twelve freeholders to view and [marked – crossed out] and report the expedience of desannuling the new road and opening the old road from Baker CYPERTs to John McGLAMERYs and that they report the same to the July term of this Court Isued April 9, 1851

A settlement between William JONES Clerk of this Court and Ibby G. GALLAHER Guar. of the minor heirs of John GALLAHER Dec’d was this day submitted to the Court which as confirmed by the Court and ordered to be recorded

Monday April 7th 1851

Upon motion to appropriate to W CARTER the sum of four 50/100 dollars for making Coffin & c for U STAGGS a pauper who died at the poorhouse in said County those who voted in the affirmative D J JONES Chr. LAFFERTY YOUNG BARKER L B GANT DIXON & HUCKABY(7) Noes none So said appropriation was made to be paid out of [the – crossed out] any monies in the hands of the County trustee not otherwise appropriated Isued April 9, 1851

Ordered by the Court that Lewis DICUS be appointed overseer of the Road of 2d Class in the place of [Lewis DICUS – crossed out] Larkin GRIMES and that he have the hands in the same bounds to work under his direction

Upon the petition of King PRATER and Henson RAY it is ordered by the Court that the line dividing the first & second Districts of Wayne County be so changed as to run with Morrison [Creek – crossed out] Branch of Beech Creek attaching the said King PRATER and Henson RAY to the first district

Ordered by the Court that Abraham MONTAGUE & Jonathan MORRIS be appointed Commissioners to settle with the County officers of Wayne County for the year 1851 in the place of A MONTAGUE and James ANDERSON

Upon motion to appropriate to Jonathan MORRIS the sum of three 40/100 dollars for furnishing articles for paupers for Wayne County Thos who voted in the affirmative were D J JONES Chr LAFFERTY CARTER YOUNG BARKER VOORHIES CYPERT L B GANT DIXON & HUCKABY 10 Noes none so said appropriation was made to be paid out of any monies in the hands of the County trustee not otherwise appropriated Isued April 9, 1851

Upon motion to appropriate to R BREWER the sum of 4 15/100 for Wood Broom &c furnished the Court Room for 1851 those who voted in the affirmative were D J JONES Chr. LAFFERTY CARTER YOUNG BARKER VOORHIES CYPERT L B GANT DIXON & HUCKABY 10 Noes none So said appropriation was made to be paid out of any monies in the hands of the County trustee not other wise appropriated Isued April 9 1851

The Last Will & testament of Robert S CYPERT deceased was this proven in open Court by the oath of T M WHITTON & Osborn REEVES Subscribing witnesses thereto which was confirmed by the Court and ordered to be recorded Where upon came James B ANDERSON Executor appointed in said will and entered into bond in the sum of four hundred dollars with T.M. WHITTON his security which was approved of by the Court and ordered to be recorded whereupon the Court ordered Letters to Isue to the said James ANDERSON accordingly and where upon the said James ANDERSON took the necessary oath for his qualification

Monday April 7th 1851

Upon motion to appropriate to Henry MORRIS the sum of forty 75/100 dollars Chr. Bill for waiting on J J BOYD a pauper who died at the Poorhouse in said County Those who voted in the affirmative were D J JONES Chr. LAFFERTY CARTER YOUNG BARKER CYPERT L B GANT DIXON & HUCKABY 9 Noes none So said appropriation was made to be paid out of any monies in the hands of the County trustee not otherwise appropriated Isued April 9, 1851

Ordered by the Court that Charles M THOMPSON be appointed overseer of the road of 2d Class in the place of Ed SHIPMAN removed and that he have the hands in the same bounds to work under his direction Isued April 9, 1851

Ordered by the Court that John MASSEY be appointed overseer of the road of 2 Class and that he work from the Cross roads near Esqr BREWERs to the County line and that he have John CANNENS[?] James BENNETT Nathan BENNETT James McGAW John BENNETT Hezakeah MASSEY Peter PRINCE and all the hands in that bounds to work under his direction Isued April 9, 1851

Ordered by the Court that Joseph G GALLAHER be appointed Overseer of the Road of 2d Class in the place of John LEE and that he have the hands in the same bounds to work under his direction Isued April 9, 1851

Ordered by the Court that Thompson M MORGAN be appointed overseer of the road of 1st Class in the place of John A KENNADY and that he have the hands in the same bounds to work under his directions Isued April 9, 1851

Ordered by the Court that Henderson WHITE be appointed overseer of the road of 2d Class in the place of Henderson DICKERSON and that he have the hands in the same bounds to work under his directions Isued April 9, 1851

Came W W GRIMES Guardian to the minor heir of James GRIMES dec’d and renewed his bond in the sum of five hundred and fifty dollars with Wm. M LAFFERTY and Wm F CROMWELL his securities which was rec’d by the Court and ordered to be recorded

Ordered by the Court that Robert A ROBNETT be appointed overseer of the road of 2d Class in the place of Solomon PHILIPS and that he have the hands in the same bounds to work under his direction Isued April 9, 1851

Ordered by the Court that Elias BECKHAM be appointed overseer of the road of 2d Class in the place of Lemuel PANNEL removed and that he have the hands in the same bounds to work under his direction Isued April 9, 1851

Ordered by the Court that Green WILSON the overseer of the road of 1st Class open and keep open the road [of as – crossed out] Viewed and marked out by G W BARKER and others a Jury appointed to change the road at the head of the branch above Wm ARNOLDs Isued April 9 1851

Monday April 7th 1851

Came Geo. R. BIFFLE and others who at aformer term of this Court a Jury to view and mark our a change in the road of 2d Class reading dow[sic] Buffalo from Ashland and report a change found as directed in said order And if is [further – crossed out] ordered by the Court that A C RASBERRY be appointed overseer to open and keep up said in the place of J F STOWE and that he have the hands in the same bounds to work under his direction Isued April 9, 1851

Came James DICKEY and others a Jury of View summonds to view a change in the Waynesboro & Savannah road near Wm J GRIMES and report a change found as directed in said order

Came Nathan BIFFLE and others who was appointed a Jury to View and mark out a change in the road of 2d Class leading down 48 Mile Creek near Wm B WALKERs And report a road found as directed in said order

[Came into court T M WHITTON who was on the 27th Feb. 1851 duly elected Constable of Wayne County by the qualified Voters of the 10th Civil District to fill the unexpired term of Lasson HAYES removed and entered into the following bond to wit§ – this entire entry marked error]

James M RAMSEY et als Exparte§ Petition to sell land and for Dower

Be it remembered that this cause came on this day a further hearing before the Worshipful David I JONES William LAFFERTY W CARTER and others Justices &c. present and presiding upon the report of the Clerk & Master & special commissioner and report of the Surveyor & commissioners which reports being unexcepted to and in all things confirmed and are in the words and figures following to wit

James M RAMSEY et als Exparte§ The undersigned Clerk & Master and special commissioner in this cause would respectfully report to your Worships that in obedience to a decretal order made at your February term 1851 after having given the notice and upon the terms therein mentioned he on the 8th day of March 1851 [after having given the notice and upon the terms therein mentioned – crossed out] sold the lands mentioned in said order when Mary H. SHIELDS being the highest and best bidder therefor became the purchaser of all the said lands lying upon Green River and described in the petition in this cause in exhibits A & C subject to the dower of the said Mary H SHILDS[sic] at the sum of $50-00 [$50.00?] who executed her bond with Samuel R LAIRD security thereto payable twelve months

Monday April 7th 1851

after date And Henry H HUNTER at the same time being the highest and best bidder therefor became the purchaser of the lands mentioned in said petition lying on Chalk Creek and described in exhibits B & D at the price of $214-00 who executed his bond for the same payable twelve months after date with John McDOUGAL security thereto both of which securities are decreed good and sufficient a lien being retained upon said lands until said purchase money is paid. All of which is respectfully submitted this April 7 1851 //s// William JONES Clk

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State of Tennessee, Wayne County§ By order of the Court Court of Wayne County February term 1851 We Jesse S ROSS Surveyor Joseph EAST and John R HELTON Commissioners to allot and set apart to Mary H SHIELDS her dower out of the lands of John N SHIELDS her deceased husband after having understood the whole matter have proceeded to run and mark off 132½ acres as her dower beginning at the South West corner of James HELTONs 155 acres Entry Running South passing TURNERs So East corner at 2 poles in all 25 poles to a large poplar Thence East 32º South 32 poles to a Rock hickory and sweet gum pointers, Thence South 40 poles to a chesnut[sic] Thence east 10º south 126 poles to a stake Thence north 110 poles to the S B lines of A G McDOUGAL Entry Thence West on McDOUGAL & HELTON S B 175 poles to the beginning including the improvements lots dwelling houses &c being in our Judgement the one third part in value of the real estate of John N SHIELDS deceased died seized and possessed of Given under our hands this Feb 27th 1851 //s// Jesse S ROSS Surveyor Joseph EAST John R HELTON

It is therefore ordered and decreed by the Court that all the right and title to the use and occupation of in and to said land above laid out and allotted to said Mary H. SHIELDS be divested out of the said petitioners heirs at law of said John N SHIELDS be

[divested out of them – crossed out]

and that the same be vested in said Mary H SHIELDS and her assigns for and during her natural life It is further ordered and decreed by the Court that [all other matters be reserved until said purch – crossed out] and all other matters be reserved until said purchase money is paid

Monday April 7th 1851

T M WHITTON who was on the 27th Febr. 1851 duly and legally elected Constable of Wayne County by the qualified voters of the 10th Civil District thereof to fill the unexpired term of Lawson HAYS removed came into Court and entered into the following bond to wit

[standard bond follows. Securities were T H MABRY James B ANDERSON and Wm B ROSS. Bond was
for $4000.00]

And the said T M WHITTON T H MABRY and Wm B ROSS came into Court and acknowledged the execution of said Bond and the Court approved of the same and ordered it to be recorded Whereupon the said WHITTEN took the necessary Oaths for his qualification

Upon motion to appropriate to Rial BREWER Sheriff of Wayne County the Sum thirty dollars for exaficious services for the year 1850 Those who voted in the affirmative were D J JONES Chr. LAFFERTY YOUNG MONTAGUE BARKER VOORHIES CYPERT L B GANT & DIXON 9 Noes A B GANT 1 So said appropriation was made to be paid out of any monies in the hands of the County trustee not otherwise appropriated Isued April 9, 1851

Upon motion it is ordered by the Court that Wm B ROSS be appointed a Commissioner to have a Pessery built in the North west corner of the Court yard for the Convenience of the Citizens of the County

Monday April 7th 1851

Upon motion to appropriate Geo. W BARKER A B GANT T P CYPERT Wm. R CURTIS B HOPSON A J BREWER John DIXON David WHITTEN the sum of five dollars [Revenue commissioners – crossed out] each W. CARTER Wm M LAFFERTY & John P VOORHIES the sum of six dollars each to John T YOUNG the sum of Four dollars and to James C WHITAKER the sum of two dollars for their services as revenue commissioners for their respective Districts the year 1851 Those who voted in the affirmative were D J JONES Chr. LAFFERTY YOUNG MONTAGUE BARKER WILSON VOORHIES A B GANT CYPERT BREWER HAM & HUCKABY 12 Noes none so said appropriation was made to be paid out of any monies in the hands of the County trustee not otherwise appropriated Isued April 9, 1851

Ordered by the Court that John STOCKARD be appointed overseer of the road of 2 Class in the place of William CRAIG and that he have the hands in the same bounds to work under his direction Isued April 9, 1851

Upon motion to appropriate to John McDOUGAL Clerk of the Circuit Court and other their fees respectively in certain bills of Cost against Wayne County which are duly certified to wit

State of Tennessee vs James McCLANAHAN§ John McDOUGAL Clerk $5.50 R. A. HILL $5.00 Rial BREWER $1.00 Isued April 11, 1851

State of Tennessee vs John GILL§ Clerk J. McDOUGAL $5.75 R.A. HILL $5.00 R. BREWER $ .29 J F HALL $1.00 A. MONTAGUE $ .50 Wm. T HELTON $ .50 Isued April 10, 1851

State of Tennessee vs Frank STOWE§ [ACKLIN $ .25 T. MEREDITH $5. – crossed out] C. ACKLIN $ .25 T. MEREDITH $ .50 A. M. FALLER[?] $1.63 H. PRATER $ .75 Isued April 12, 1851

State of Tennessee vs William STAGGS§ C. ACKLIN $ .25 John JACKSON $ .25 Wm. WALKER $2.25 James KYLE $2.25 R. BREWER $ .25 Isued April 9, 1851

State of Tennessee vs A G NUMAN§ R BREWER fifty cents J B HURST $5.00 [Milus TRAMEL $2.00 – crossed out] A J SHAW $3.37 Isued April 9, 1851

State of Tennessee vs A G NUMAN§ R. BREWER $ .50 Isued April 9, 1851

State of Tennessee vs Sol PHILLIPS§ R. BREWER $ .25 C. ACKLIN $ .25 G. BUSH $5.34 R. STAGGS $7.89 Isued April 14, 1851

State of Tennessee vs Sol PHILLIPS§ R. BREWER $ .50 J N STAGGS $3.00 Isued April 11, 1851

State of Tennessee vs J A LAWSON & Sarah REEVES§ R. BREWER $1.50 J. HAYES $ .50 Thomas ALLEN $2.19

State of Tennessee vs F. CORBORN[?]§ E. H. PUGH $ .25 Stephen PARSLEY $2.25

Monday April 7th 1851

State of Tennessee vs T CARTER§ E. PUGH $ .25 John CARTER $5.00 Isued April 10, 1851

State of Tennessee vs C. ACKLIN§ E. H. PUGH $ .75 Mark F EDWARDS $6.00 B F THOMAS $5.38 Isued April 10, 1851

State of Tennessee vs J W TACKETT & I DICKESON§ James GRAY $1.71 R. J. CYPERT $1.00 E. H. PUGH $ .75 Oran MABRY $3.26 John Q TACKETT $6.26 Phillip TACKETT $6.42 Isued April 10, 1851

State of Tennessee vs Gray BRYANT & A SNOW§ R. BREWER $ .25 J. B. HURST $2.25 Isued April 10, 1851

State of Tennessee vs G. BRYANT & A SNOW§ J. McDOUGAL $5.75 R. J. CYPERT $1.25 R. BREWER $ .29 Isued April 10, 1851

State of Tennessee vs Gray BRYANT§ Indict in ten cases R. BREWER $ .25 in cash $2.50 Isued April 10, 1851

State of Tennessee vs Robert MORRIS§ R. BREWER $ .25 M WILSON $2.50 J. N. STAGGS $ .50 Jonath[??] Issued April 10, 1851

State of Tennessee vs James HARRIS§ J McDOUGAL $17.50 Wm. BENHAM $ .50 N. B. EAKIN $ .50 W. D. DAVIS $ .50 N. Y. BROWN $ .75 Isued April 10, 1851

State of Tennessee vs James LACKEY§ J. McDOUGAL $11.25 Wm. BENHAM $ .50 Jonathan MORRIS $ .75 Isued April 10, 1851

State of Tennessee vs Jacob TIPPER§ J. McDOUGAL $6.32 B. B. ALEXANDER $1.25 R. BREWER $ .25 Isued April 12, 1851

State of Tennessee vs John W. ROSS§ McDOUGAL John $6.87 [R. B. – crossed out] E. H PUGH $ .50 Isued April 10th 1851

State of Tennessee vs Hal PRATER§ J. McDOUGAL $4.74 R. BREWER $1.50 Isued April 10 1851

State of Tennessee vs Halloway PRATER§ J. McDOUGAL $5.62 T. MEREDITH $1.50 Isued April 12, 1851

State of Tennessee vs Gray BRYANT§ J. P. CLARK $5.75, John McDOUGAL $6.87, L. L. MACK $1.50, R. BREWER $ .25 Isued April 16, 1851.

Thos who voted in the affirmative were D J JONES Chr. LAFFERTY CARTER YOUNG BARKER VOORHIES CYPERT L B GANT DIXON & HUCKABY 10 Noes none so said appropriation was made to be paid out of any monies in the hands of the County Trustee not otherwise appropriated

Monday April 7th 1851

Samuel C MITCHELL et als vs Samuel L BURNS§ Bet[sic] remembered that this cause came on for hearing this day before the Worshipful David J JONES, W CARTER, W J YOUNG W. LAFFERTY, A MONTAGUE G W BARKER T. P. CYPERT L B GANT A B GANT, J P VOORIES, J C G WILSON, John DIXON Geo E HUCKABY A J BREWER B HAM & others Justices &c present and presiding upon the report of the Jury appointed and summoned and Sworn for the purpose of laying off and valuing the one acre land of said defendant oposite the lands of said petitioner Samuel C MITCHELL for the purpose of building a Grist Mill which report is in the words and figures following to wit§

The undersigned freeholders having be summoned by the Sheriff of Wayne County and Sworn as a Jury of View to lay off one acre of land on the Mill site near Ashland off the land of S L BURNS the defendant in the petition And learning that the defendant has no land on the opposite side of the River nearer than two hundred yards and believing that we have no right to lay off said land therefore we did not lay off said land. All of which is respectfully submitted to the consideration of the worshipful Court This the 22d day of March 1851 //s// D J JONES L G RASBURY A C RASBURY

Which report being unexcepted to is in all things confirmed It is therefore further ordered by the Court that the said Jurors be allowed one dollar each for their services to be taxed in the bill of costs in this cause that the petitioner herein be dismissed and that said defendant recover of said petitioners Samuel C MITCHELL John STOCKARD & J J KINKEAD costs of this cause and that execution issue for the same

Upon motion Thomas Young was this day appointed a commissioner & Treasurer of the poor house in said County for the year 1851

Ordered that Court adjour till tomorrow morning 9 Oclock //s// D J JONES Chair, Wm. M. LAFFERTY G. W. BARKER

Tuesday April 8th 1851

Court met according to adjournment

Present & presiding D J JONES Chr BARKER & LAFFERTY [YOUNG – crossed out] his Associates

A settlement Between William JONES Clerk of this Court and Joseph BREWER Guardian to Wasson minor heir of Mary ROBERTSON Dec’d was this day submitted to the Court which was [submitted – crossed out] Confirmed and ordered to be recorded

A settlement between William JONES Clerk of this Court and A J BREWER Guardian to the minor heirs of Mary HENSLEY Dec’d was this day submitted to the Court which was confirmed and ordered to be recorded

Ordered by the Court that Seth DABBS be appointed overseer of the road of 2d Class in the place of A M FALLEN removed and that he have the hands in the same bounds to work under his directions Isued April 9, 1851

Came Thomas YOUNG Jonathan MORRIS and W CARTER and took the necessary Oath for their qualification as poor house Commissioners [and the said – crossed out] for Wayne County the year 1851 And the said Thomas YOUNG who was appointed Treasurer of said board and entered into bond in the sum of one thousand dollars for the faithful performance of his duty as such Treasurer with Wm J YOUNG his security which was approved by the Court and ordered to be recorded

Ordered that Court adjourn till Court in Course //s// D J JONES (Chair Wm. M. LAFFERTY G. W. BARKER

Court in March 1951

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Upon the petition of James ELLIOTT it is ordered by the Court that the sheriff of Wayne County summons a Jury [not-crossed out] to consist of not less than five nor more than twelve free holders and unconnected with the said ELLIOTT to view and mark out so as to change the 2d Class road leading from Carrolville to Florence leaving the old road a few hundred yards south of the said ELLIOTTs [of my plantation – crossed out] and intersect the same near the upper end of his (my- crossed out] lane Isued March 6 1851

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Monday March 3d 1851
and that they report the same to the next term of this court

Ordered by the Court that James GAMBRELL be appointed overseer of the road of 2d Class in the place of Henry HOLLIS and that he have the hands in the same bounds to work under his direction Isued March 5th 1851

Catherine MABRY vs Thomas T. MABRY et al Petition for Dower
Came the petitioner by her counsel and on motion of said petitioners Counsel It is ordered by the court that this cause be continued until the next term of this Court and that the commissioners be allowed until the next [Court – crossed out] term of this Court to make their report [this whole entry is crossed out]

Mary H SHIELDS vs James M RAMSEY et al petition for Dower
Came the petitioner by her counsel when upon an motion of said petitioners Counsel it is ordered by the Court that this Cause be continued until the next term of this Court and that the Commissioners be allowed until next term of this Court to report [this entire entry crossed out]

Ordered by the Court that Turner M WHITTEN be appointed overseer of the road of 2d Class in the place of Thomas P CASH and that he have the hands in the same bonds[sic] to work under his direction Isued Mar. 6, 1851

Ordered by the Court that Robert LACKEY be appointed overseer of the road of 2d Class in the place of Grant SIMMONS and removed and that he have the hands in the same bounds to work under his direction Isued March 6 1851

Came Andrew P DULIN & William J YOUNG and presented to the Court their Commissioners[sic] as Justices of the peace for Wayne County which was received by the Court whereupon the said DULIN and YOUNG took the necessary oaths for their qualification.

Upon the petition of B WATKINS and others it is ordered by the Court that the Sheriff of Wayne County summons a Jury of View to consist of not less than five nor more then[sic] twelve free holders to View and mark out so as to Change the road of 2d Class leading down Weatherford’s fork of Indian Creek leaving the old road near John C JOHNSON and run with the foot of the hill and intersect the same at some suitable place so as to [intersect the – crossed out] injure the settlers as little as possible and that they report the same to the April term of this Court. Isued March 6, 1851

Monday March 3d 1851
Upon the petition of William B WALKER it is ordered by the Court that the Sheriff of Wayne County summons a Jury not to consist of not less than five nor more than twelve freeholders to View and mark out so as to change the road of 2d Class leading up 48 mile Creek commencing near the Creek below said Walker’s and intersect the old Road near the Creek above Burrell WALKERs plantation and that they report the same to the April term of this Court Ishued March 6, 1851

Came Joseph N ROBNETT who was on the 18th day of Febr. 1851 duly elected Constable of Wayne County to fill the unexpired term of Robert E. MACK resigned and entered into the following bond to wit [here follows the standard bond. Bond was for $4000.00 and the securities were Joseph N. ROBNETT, James ARNETT, John McDOUGAL William J YOUNG & Claborn ACKLIN, Bond was signed as follows] Joseph N. ROBNETT James ARNETT Jon. McDOUGAL, W.J. YOUNG, C ACKLIN
and the said Joseph N ROBNETT and each of his said securities came into Court and acknowledged the execution of the said Bond and the Court approved of the same and ordered it to be recorded whereupon the said Joseph N ROBNETT took the necessary Oath for this qualification

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Monday March 3d 1851
Upon the petition of Samuel MITCHELL and others it is ordered by the Court that Thos. H . MABRY John P VOORHIES Andrew C RASBERRY Lott RASBERRY David J JONES freeholders and [all of this entry is crossed out]

Samuel C. MITCHELL & et al vs Samuel L BURNS Petition to Condemn Mill site
Be it remembered that this cause came on this day for hearing before the Worshipful County Court now in session and it appearing to the Court that the petitioners therein named have a Claim thereto It is therefore ordered by the Court that T H MABRY John P VOORHIES A.C. RASBERRY L.G. RASBERRY and David J. JONES freeholders and unconnected with the parties by consanguinity or affinity be appointed Commissioners to examine a cite for a Mill on Buffalo River near Ashland in the Count of Wayne and that they report the same to the April term of this Court and that the Sheriff of said County summons and qualify each of said persons for the purposes aforesaid and that he Notify the defendants to this petition to appear at the April term of this Court and answer said petition and that an order issue accordingly returnable to said Court Isued Mar. 8th 1851

Came James T YOUNG into Court and resigned his Commission as Justice of the peace 1st civil district for Wayne County which was received by the court and ordered to be recorded

Came James HOLDAN Administrator of the estate of Biddy HOLDAN dec’d and returned into Court an Inventory and Accounts of sales of said estate verified by his Oath which was received by the court and ordered to be recorded

Upon the petition of John DOWNING it is Ordered by the Court that the Sheriff of Wayne County summons a Jury to consist of not less than five nor more than twelve freeholders to view and mark out so as to change the road of 2d Class running down Indian Creek through the lands of the said John DOWNING and that they report the same to the April term of this Court. Ishued 6th March 1851

Came in to the Court Allen ETHER AGE who was this day appointed Guardian to the minor heirs of John MARTIN dec’d and entered into bond in the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars with C.M. THOMPSON his security which was rec’d by the Court and ordered to be recorded

David J JONES Chairman of the County Court of Wayne County this day bound into Alen ETHERAGE Caroline MARTIN Ben. MARTIN and Mary MARTIN minor heirs of John MARTIN Dec’d

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Monday March 3d 1851
and where upon the said D J JONES and Allen ETHERAGE entered into indentures accordingly

Ordered by the Court that Nicholas MOSER be appointed overseer of the road of 2d Class in the place of James HORTON and that he have the hands in the same bounds to work under his direction Ishued 6th March 1851

Ordered by the Court that Lewis BECKHAM be appointed overseer of the road of 2d Class in the place of Lemuel PANNEL[?] and that he have the hands in the same bounds to work under his direction Ishued 6th March 1851

Came D. H. MERRYMAN Admr. of the estate of Nancy HAM dec’d and returned into Court an Inventory and account of sales verified by his Oath which was received by the Court and ordered to be recorded

Catherine MABRY vs Thomas T MABRY et al petition for Dower
Be it Remembered that this cause came on this day for a final hearing before the Worshipful County Court of Wayne County David J JONES Esq George W BARKER Esq & William M LAFFERTY Esqr. Justices &c present and presiding upon the report of the Commissioner theretofore appointed to lay of the dower of the petitioner out of the lands of her deceased husband which said report is in the words and figures following to wit
[To the worshipful County Court – crossed out] The undersigned being unconnected with the parties either by affinity or consanguinity and entirely disinterested having been notified by the Surveyor for Wayne County have proceed to allot and set off to Catherine MABERRY her Dower out of the real estate of Daniel MABERRY her deceased husband after having duly consider and fully understood the whole matter do hereby assign to the said Catherine MABERRY for her Dower the following described land with the exctions[?] and improvements thereon to wit A tract of land in the County of Wayne on the waters of Beech Creek containing seventy eight acres and bounded as follows Beginning on a Sycamore the so west corner of entry No. 630 in the name of Daniel MABERRY for 77 acres runs south 40 poles to a chinguepin oak then South 10 (degrees) West 20 poles a small persimmon Chestnut oak pointers then East 15 (degrees) So 112 poles to a beech then North crossing Beech Creek at 26 poles in all 71 poles to a Hackberry then East 10 poles

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to a a stake then North 15 (degrees) west 64 poles to a poplar then west 30 ( degrees) North 23 poles then North 26 poles to a Red Oak then west 60 pole to a stake then South 80 pole to beginning Which in our opinion Judgment constitutes one third part in value of the real estate of Daniel MABRY deceased died possessed of given under our hand this Febr. 22d 1851 // s // Josiah ROBINSON Henry CULP JR Jesse J ROSS.
Which not being in any wise excepted to is in all things confirmed it is therefore ordered adjudged and decreed by the Court that all the right title claim and interest of said defendants in and to the above described tract of land be divested out of them for and during the natural lifetime of said petitioner Catherine MABRY and that the same be vested in the said Catherine MABRY for and during her natural life it is further ordered and adjudged by the Court that said petitioner Catherine MABRY
pay the costs in this behalf expended and that execution issue

Mary N SHIELDS vs [crossed out] James M RAMSEY et al petition for Dower
Be it remembered that this cause coming on this day for a final hearing before the worshipful County court of Wayne County present David J JONES Esq William M LAFFERTY Esqr and George W BARKER Esqr Justices &c upon the report of the Commissioners heretofore appointed to lay off to petitioner her Dower out of the lands of which her dec’d husband died seized and possessed which report is in the words and figures following to wit
State of Tennessee Wayne County By order of the County court of Wayne County February Term 1851 We Jesse S ROSS Surveyor Joseph EAST & John R HELTON commissioners to allot and set apart Mary N SHIELDS her dower our of the real estate of John N SHIELDS her deceased husband after having understood the whole matter have proceeded to run and mark off 132 1/2 acres as her dower beginning at the So. West corner of James HELTONs 155 acres Entry running South passing TURNERs So. East corner at 2 poles in all 25 poles to a small sweet Gum then east 5 (degrees) south 20 poles to a large poplar then East 32 degrees South 32 poles to a Rock hickory and sweet gum pointer thence South 40 poles to a chestnut then East 10 degrees South -? to a stake then North 110 poles to the S.B. of A.G. McDOUGALs entry then West with McDOUGAL s & HELTONs S.B. 175 poles to beginning Including the improvements dwelling houses lots &c being in our judgement one third in value of the real estate of John N. SHIELDS deceased died seized and possessed of Given under our hands this Feby 27, 1851 // s // Jesse S. ROSS Suvor. Joseph EAST John R HELTON

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Which said report being in no wise excepted to is in all things confirmed It is therefore ordered adjudged and decreed by the Court that all the right title claim and interest which the defendants have in and to the above described tract of land be divested out of them and that the same be vested in the said petitioner Mary N. SHIELDS for and during her natural life it is further ordered and decreeed by the Court that petitioner pay the cost in this behalf expended and that execution issue

State of Tennessee vs John L FOWLER Warrant for Bastardy
This day came the defendant by his attorney and by leave of the Court enters a motion to quash the warrant in this case whereupon It is considered by the Court that said motion be sustained and that said warrant be quashed and that the defendant be hereof discharged a go hence it is further considered by the Court that the County of Wayne pay the cost of the part of the State expended

Ordered by the Court that John F HALL be appointed overseer of the road of 1st class in the place of John M BENHAM removed and that he have the hands in the same bounds to work under his direction Isued Mar. 8th 1851

Where as at the Febr. term of this Court Thomas H MABRY Trustee of Wayne County reported to the Court the Condition of the revenue of said County which was received by the Court and ordered to be recorded And whereas said report does not appear on the minutes of said Court it is therefore ordered by the Court that it now be recorded as for then

Ordered by the Court that the following good and lawful men of the County of Wayne be appointed and summoned by the Sheriff of Wayne County to be and attend at the next term of the Circuit Court to be held for the County of Wayne at the court house in the town of Waynesboro on the fourth Monday in May next To wit, Isham TURNBOUGH William BOWDEN William M GALLEGLY Mathew H BURKS Richard H WHITAKER Samuel L BURNS John S BURNS Joacim DUGGAR James ARNETT Nathaniel F JOHNSON James E . McKNIGHT Andrew JACKSON John DOWING John MARTIN Mathew J SIMS Lewis B GANT Daniel Mc PHAUL Silvester B LINDSEY Samuel BRUMLEY Alexander G McDOUGAL William RAY William THORNTON Sr. Amos HARDIN Gideon B HUGHS [David ROACH – crossed out] and that Joseph N ROBNETT and Robert H COOPER be appointed and summond to attend and serve as constables to wait on the Court Isued Mar. 7th 1851

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and the vinerafacius Isue returnable to said Court

Ordered by the Court that he sheriff of Wayne County summons and qualify a Jury not to consist of not less than five or more than twelve free holders to view and mark out so as to chage[sic] the road of 2d Class running from Ashland down Buffalo to commence at 48 mile Creek ___? by L G RASBERRY and intersect the old road at some suitable point and that they report the same at the next term of this court Isued Mar. 8, 1851

Ordered that Court adjourn til’ Court in Course // s // D J JONES (Chair Wm. M LAFFERTY G. W. BARKER

Court February 1850

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Monday Febr 4th 1850

A Settlement between Wm JONES Clerk of this Court and Ibby G GALLAHER Guardian of Wm M. minor heir of John GALLAHER deceased was this day submitted to the court which was confirmed and ordered to be recorded

A settlement between Mm JONES Clerk of this Court and Ibby GALLAHER Guardian of Joanna R minor heir of John GALLAHER dec’d was this day submitted to the Court which was [this day –crossed out] Confirmed by the Court and ordered to be recorded

A settlement between Mm JONES Clerk of this Court and Ibby GALLAHER Guardian of the minor heirs of John GALLAHER Dec’d was this day submitted to the court which was rec’d and ordered to be recorded

A settlement between Mm JONES Clerk of this Court and Ibby GALLAHER Guardian of Sarah E minor heir of John GALLAHER Dec’d was this day submitted to the Court which was confirmed by the Court and ordered to be recorded

A settlement between Mm JONES Clerk of this Court and Ibby GALLAHER Guardian of Thomas M minor heir of John GALLAHER Dec’d was this day submitted to the Court which was confirmed by the Court and ordered to be recorded

Ordered by the Court that the following Receipt be be recorded on the minutes of the Court to wit Rec’d of W CARTER one of the Commissioners to make sale of the lots on the west side of the Square in Waynesboro one note of hand on Jonathan MORRIS and John McDOUGAL for Eighty dollars due the 13th Nov 1848 and one on H ROBERTS & Jonathan MORRIS for one Hundred dollars due the 13th Nov 1848 with a credit of one hundred collars on the 24th day of Dec 1849 / / s / / D J JONES Char of the poorhouse Com

Ordered by this Court that Daniel HELLAN [HELTON?] be appointed overseer of the road of 1st Class in the place of Joseph EAST and that he have the hands in the same bounds to work under his direction Isued Febr 6th 1850

ORdered by the Court that Henry McGEE be appointed overseer of the road of 2nd Class in the place of Samuel McGEE and have the hands in the same bounds to work under his direction Isued Febr 6th 1850

Monday Febr 4th 1850

Ordered by the Court that James LAY be appointed overseer of the road of 2nd Class in the place of A G NUMAN and that he have the hands in the same bounds to work under his direction Isued Febr 6th 1850

Ordered by the Court that Benjamine MARTIN be appointed overseer of the road of 2nd Class in the place of Burrell BAILY and that he have the hands in the same bounds to work under his direction Isued Febr 6h 1850

Ordered by the Court that A M FALLEN be appointed [Guardian – crossed out] overseer of the road of 2d Class in the place of C W THOMPSON and that he have the hands in the same bounds to work under his direction Isued Febr 7th 1850

Ordered by the Court that John MORRISON be appointed overseer of the road of 1st Class in the place of Mereda MORRISON and that he have the hands in the same bounds to work under his direction Isued Febr 7 1850

Ordered by the Court that Jeremiah PRINCE be appointed overseer of the road of 2d Class in the place of DAvid R ADAMS and that he have the hands in the same bounds to work under his direction Isued Febr 7th 1850

Ordered by the Court that Moses Price be appointed overseer of the road of 2nd Class in the place of Joseph G GALLAHER and that he have the hands in the same bounds to work under his direction Isued Febr 7, 1850

Ordered by the Court that Jackson JAMES be appointed overseer of the road of 2nd Class in the place of Alford SIMMONS and that he have the hands in the same bounds to work under his direction Isued Febr 7, 1850

Came into Court James HOLLIS administrator of the Estate of Thomas GIST deceased and returned an inventory and accounts of sales verified by his Oath which was received by the court and ordered to be recorded

Came T H MABRY Trustee of Wayne County and reported to the Court the amt. of Revenue arising for the year 1849 which was received by the Court and ordered to be recorded

Monday Febr’ 4th 1850

Ordered by the Court that Franklin SHULL be appointed overseer of the road of 2d Class in the place of John W BERRY and that he have the hands in the same bounds to work under his direction Isued Febr 7,1850

Ordered by the Court that John RISNER Jr. be appointed overseer of the road of 2d Class in the place of Joseph BREWER and that he have the hands in the same bounds to work under his direction Isued Febr 7, 1850

Ordered by the Court that Joseph B DIXON be appointed overseer of the road of 2nd Class running up the Double Branches that he work from Samuel McGEE to the Indian Creek road and that he have John B DIXON and Joseph DIAL to work under his direction Isued Febr 7, 1850

Ordered b the Court that C C COOK be appointed Overseer of the road of 2nd Class and that he work from Indian Creek to Wm BECKHAM’s old hog pen and that he have Levi VICTORY Wm EAVES Joshua GALLION and all the hands in the bounds to work under his direction Isued Feb 7, 1850

Ordered by the Court that Parris HARGUS be appointed Overseer of the road of 2nd Class and that he work from Wm BECKHAM’s old hog pen to the County line and that he have T S BECKHAM Thomas EAVES Umphrey M GOFORTH John BECKHAM and all the hands in that bounds to work under his direction Isued Febr 7, 1850

Ordered by the Court that Reuben EAST be appointed Overseer of the road of 1st Class in the place of Isaac MORRIS and that he have the hands in the same bounds to work under his direction Isued Febr 7, 1850

Came George I WALKER who was this day chosen and appointed Gaurdian of the minor heirs of James C. NICKOLS Died and entered in to bond in the sum of seven hundred dollars with Wm B WALKER his Security Condition for the faithful performance of said Guardianship which was approved of by the Court and ordered to be recorded where upon the said George I WALKER took the necessary oath for his qualification

Ordered by the Court that Wm RAY be appointed Overseer of the Road of 2nd Class in the place of King PRATER and that he have the hands in the same bounds to work under his direction Isued Febr 7, 1850

Monday Febr 4th 1850

Came James E McKNIGHT who was this day chosen and appointed Guardian of the minor heirs of A.C. BIFFLE Dec’d and entered into Bond in the sum of four hundred dollars with E D BIFFLE his security conditioned for the faithful performance of said guardianship which was approved of by the Court and ordered to be recorded whereupon the said James E McKNIGHT took the necessary oath for this qualification

Ordered by the Court that Wm. B. WHITAKER be appointed overseer of the road of 2nd Class Leading from Waynesboro to Linden and that he work from the forks of the road on Green River to Buffalo and that he have his own hands E WHITAKER & hands and Claton THORP to work under his direction Isued Febr 7 1850

Ordered by the Court that Lemuel POPE be appointed overseer of the road of 2nd CLass running from Waynesboro to Linden and that he work from Buffalo to the Perry County line and to have the hands on the north side of the river and below Cary W POPE to the County line to work under his direction Isued Febr 7, 1850

Came M H? BURKS Guardian of the minor heirs of Daniel TILLMAN dec’d and reported to the court the amount that has come into his hands as such Guardian verafied by his Oath which was received by the Court and ordered to be recorded

This day came James M RAMSEY Administrator of all and singular the goods & chattles of John N SHIELDS Dec’d and suggested in writing in open court the Insolvency of said Estate alleging that the assets which had come to his hands possession or knowledge were Insuffienct to pay the debts against said Estate It is therefore ordered by the court that publication of the Insolvency of said Estate be made in the Middle Tennessean a Newspaper printed in the Town of Lawrenceburg in the State of Tennessee and that notice be given to all persons to whom said Estate is in any way indebted to file their claims duly authenticated with the clerk of this court on or before the first day of January AD 1851 for prorato Distribution as the Law requires in such cases or they will be forever bared?

Ordered that Court adjourn till Tomorrow morning 9 oclock / / s / / D J JONES Chair, Wm M LAFFERTY James T YOUNG

Tuesday Febr. 5th 1850

Court met according to adjournment Present D J JONES Chr. [LAFFERTY and YOUNG his associates – crossed out] JOBE & GRIMES his associates

CAme B HAMM and returned in to Court an Inventory and account of sales of the Estate of William HEFFINGTON deceased Verified by his Oath which was received by the Court and ordered to be recorded

Ordered by the Court that Henry T HAYS be appointed Overseer of the road of 2nd Class in the place of Joel S WHITTEN and that he have the hands in the same bounds to work under his direction Isued Feb 7 1850

Ordered by the Court that Isaac W ROSS be appointed overseer of the road of 2nd Class and that he work from the Turnpike Road near Oze DICUS to be Florence Road near Carrollville and that he have the following hands Bennet HALE Mary MONTAGUE’s hands Larkin ALTOM Wm MONTAGUE John JOBE A B WEBB and all the hands on the water of Eagle Creek from John O ROBERTS to G W BROWN’s exclusive and all the hands in said bounds to work under his direction Isued Febr 7, 1850

Ordered that Court adjourn till Court in Course / / s / / D J JONES Chair Solomon JOBE John GRIMES

Court January 1849

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Monday Jan 1st 1849

  • State of Tennessee) Be it remembered that Quarterly County Court was began Wayne County) and held for the County of Wayne at the Court House in the Town of Waynesboro on the first day it being the first Monday in January A.D. one thousand Eight hundred and forty nine the following Justice were present and presiding (viz) W. CARTER Chairman, HAYNES, LAFFERTY, JOBE, POPE, James ROBERTS, MONTAGUE, WALKER, WILSON, WATKINS, GANT, A. GRAY, HOBSON, T. GRAY, BREWER, LEE AND SHEPARD.
  • A settlement between Wm. JONES, Clerk of this Court and Burrel WALKER Executor of John SHAW Dec’d was this day [exhibited crossed out] submitted to the court for their consideration and was confirmed and ordered to be recorded.
  • Came Thomas H. MABRY trustee of Wayne County into Court [and reported to the Court crossed out] and Presented the following report which is ordered to be rec’d and spread on the mintues [sic] of the court and which is in the words and figures following to wit: To the worshipful County court of Wayne County now in session Thomas H. MABRY Trustee of said County submits for your inspection the following report and showing of the amount of claims that has come into his hands by an order of your court as common School funds to wit 1 Rec’d of Thomas M. EAST on the 1st of March 1847 various Bonds & Notes and have collected in cash on said Bonds after paying some costs of Suits $67.75 and have a judgment well secured for same on Stephen COOPER for $24. and have Jesse S. ROSS and John McDOUGALS note for a balance due of $46.95. I have brought suit vs John CLEMENS et al and William L. T. EDWARDS et. al. and Martin SCOTT and had to pay the cost in each case the cost amounts to $9.75 also one on John G. HILL and S. L. BURNS for $42.21 stayed by Andrew JACKSON (making the aggregate) $180.91
  • Paid R. A. HILL atts fee aff. 5.00 secured & on hand $175.91                                                   I would further state to your worshipful body that I have used the best means that I could to ascertain the true situation of the balance of the claims I have on hand and believe they are worthless as that it would cost more to collect them than they are worth as the greater portion of them have moved off from this County. I return with this report all the bonds in my possession for you to do with as you may think best all of which is respectfully submitted this 1st day of January 1849. Thomas H. MABRY Tte.

Monday January 1st 1849

  • On Motion to appropriate to William JONES Clerk of this Court for fees for Road orders and Venirafacias [sic] etc for the year 1848. Fourteen Dollars. Those who voted in the affirmative are W. CARTER Chairman HAYNES, LAFFERTY, JOBE, POPE , MONTAGUE, WILSON, WATKINS, A. GRAY, HOPSON, Thomas GRAY, SHEPARD & GRIMES – 13 Noes none so said appropriation was made to be paid out of any money in the hands of the County Trustee not otherwise appropriated.
  • This day John GRIMES came into court and presented his commission as a justice of the peace in the 5th District of Wayne County, and whereupon he took the necessary oaths for his qualifications and took his seat on the Bench.
  • On Motion to appropriate the sum of Twenty seven Dollars and sixty [?] three and three fourth cents to Littlebury L. MACK a former clerk of this Court for Road orders Juries of venue Tax book making tax book &c those who voted in the affirmative are W. CARTER Chairman, LAFFERTY, JOBE, POPE, ROBERTS, MONTAGUE, WILSON, T. GRAY, SHEPARD & LEE yeas 10 Noes none so said appropriation was made to be paid out of any moneys in the hands of the County Trustee not otherwise appropriated. Issued Jan 6
  • Ordered by the Court A. H. M. STUBBLEFIELD be appointed Overseer of the road in the place of Jefferson ARNOLD and that he have the hands in the same bounds to work under his direction. issued Jan 6
  • On motion to appropriate ten Dollars to Matthew J. SIMS Coroner of Wayne county for holding the election on the 4th of March last for County officers, those who voted in the affirmative are W. CARTER, chairman, HAYNES, LAFFERTY, JOBE POPE, MONTAGUE, WILSON, WATKINS, A. GRAY, HOPSON, T. GRAY & SHEPARD Ayes 10. [noes crossed out] those who voted in the negative are JONES, WILSON & GRIMES Noes 3 so said appropriation was made to be paid out of any moneys in the hands of the County Trustee not otherwise appropriated. Issued Jan 6
  • Came Josiah DARBY and others who were appointed at a former term of this Court a Jury of view to view and mark out a second class road commencing at the Florence

Monday Jan 1st 1849

  • and Waynesboro road on the land of Josiah DARBY and run so as to intersect the Waynesboro & Florence road on the land of Jonathan WHITTEN. Whereafter having been duly sworn according to law report a road found. Whereupon it is ordered by the Court that Berry FOWLER be appointed overseer to open and clear out said road and that he have Josiah, DARBY, Joshua DARBY, A.T. PHILIPS, Thomas PHILIPS, Josiah PHILIPS, Mark FOWLER, John FOWLER, William S. FOWLER, Abner GALYEON, William ALLEN, F. M. WHITTEN, John WORDEN[?] & William BRACHER to work under his directions. Issued Jan 6 1848[sic]
  • On motion to appropriate to John McDOUGAL Clerk of Wayne Circuit Court and others the sum of Two Hundred and seventy four 45 1/2 /100 Dollars being the amount of sundry bills of costs against Wayne County and which are duly certified which said bills of costs are as follows
  • The State vs David DANIELS:
  • Clerk J. McDOUGAL $4.25
  • Justice Wm. ROBERTS 50. $4.75,
  • Constable Z.M. JOHNSON 50. $5.25. Issued Jan 6, 1849
  • The State vs James SOUTHERLAND:
  • Clerk McDOUGAL $4.871/2
  • Cor. Wm. POLLARD $1.75. $6.82 1/2..
  • John GRIMES[?] 1.50.
  • J. G. GRIMES[?] 1.50 $3.00 9.621/2 Issued Jan 6, 1849
  • State vs W.E.N. GRAHAM:
  • Clerk McDOUGAL $5.061/4
  • Cor. Wm. Pollard $2.121/2 $7.18 3/4 .
  • J. A. GRIMES $1.50 John GRIMES $1.50 – 3.00
  • Thomas KINDEL $2.62 -$2.62 Issued Jan 6, 1848[sic]
  • State of Tennessee vs Wm. P. KINDRICK:
  • Clerk McDOUGAL $3.311/4,
  • Justice E. H. PUGH $.50 Cons.
  • Jesse ROSE $.50 Jordon JOHNSON $2.80
  • Z. CYPERT $1.50 John WHITE $2.34. Issued January 8, 1849
  • State of Tennessee vs John SMITH Jn:
  • Clerk McDOUGAL $5.811/4
  • Shff Thos. MEREDITH $2.00
  • John CLEMENS $2.50
  • John YOUNG $1.79. Issued Jan 8 1849
  • State of Tennessee vs John MORRIS:
  • Clerk J. McDOUGAL $8.121/2
  • Shiff W. BENHAM $2.50
  • Shff POLLARD $.161/2 Thomas MORRISON $6.85
  • Edward MORRISON -POLLARDs order filed $2.25
  • Lewis HARDIN $3.00. Isued Jan 8. 1847 [sic]
  • State of Tennessee vs Isaac DANIEL:
  • Clerk $5.62 1/2
  • Shiff POLLARD $1.50
  • R. P. TALLEY $ .25
  • Wm. JONES $ .25
  • Jesse DOWNING $4.84. Issued Jan 8, 1849
  • State of Tennessee vs James STAGGS:
  • Clerk McDOUGAL $4.75
  • Shiff POLLARD $1.25
  • Wm. JONES $ .25. Issued Jan 8, 1849
  • State of Tennessee vs Richard STAGGS:
  • Clerk J. McDOUGAL $4.62 1/2
  • Shff Wm. POLLARD $1.25
  • Wm. JONES $ .25. Issued Jan 8, 1849

 

Monday January 1st 1849

  • State of Tennessee vs. Wm. BURKET:
  • Clerk $5.06 1/4
  • Shiff W. POLLARD $ .41 1/2
  • J. A. KEATON $ .50
  • Robert MORRIS $ .50
  • R. P. TALLEY $ .50
  • Justice T. YOUNG $ .50
  • John A. GRIMES $ .75. Isued Jan 8, 1849
  • State of Tennessee vs. Josiah DIXON:
  • Clerk McDOUGAL $6.61 1/2
  • Wm. POLLARD $2.91 1/2
  • Timothy WALLIS $5.53
  • John MORRIS $7.80. Isued Jan 8, 1849
  • State of Tennessee vs Zahariah W. TALLEY:
  • Clerk McDOUGAL $6.12 1/2
  • shff Wm. POLLARD $. 54. Isued Jan 8, 1849
  • State of Tennessee vs John PRATT:
  • Clerk J. McDOUGAL $12.68 3/4
  • Shff Wm. BENHAM $2.33
  • Wm. POLLARD $1.79
  • Wm. JONES $2.25
  • E. H. PUGH $1.66 1/2
  • Thos. J. CYPERT  $ .25
  • Justice E. H. PUGH $ .50
  • Cons Jesse ROSE $2.00
  • Henry MORRIS $8.25
  • Thomas B. MERRIMAN
  • $3.75 Thomas H. MABRY
  • $3.00 James I. GIBSON $6.75
  • Lorenzo D. McMAHAN $10.00
  • John McMAHAN $4.75
  • Wm. PRATT $1.50
  • James WILSON $9.00
  • Stephen PARSLEY $4.75
  • Jacob G. MORRIS $7.75. Isued Jan 8, 1849
  • State of Tennessee vs Merida ROACH:
  • Clerk $4.37 1/2
  • Shff Wm. POLLARD $1.50,
  • E. H. PUGH $ .16 1/2
  • Jas. CARTER $. 50
  • State witness John H. LUCAS (S.R. LAIRD) $3.75. Isued Jan 8, 1849
  • State of Tennessee vs Abner SMITH:
  • Clerk McDOUGAL $5.25
  • Shff E. H. PUGH $2.37 1/2
  • Justice CARTER $ .50
  • Const. J. W. STANFIELD $ .50
  • Micajah McGEE $2.25
  • S. R. LAIRD $2.25
  • John H. LUCAS (S.R. LAIRD) $3.00. Isued Jan 8, 1849
  • State of Tennessee vs Garrison BUSH:
  • Clerk $4.87 1/2
  • Shff PUGH $1.66 1/2
  • Wm. POLLARD $ .25
  • Joseph N. ROBNETT $2.25
  • Claborn ACKLIN $2.25. Isued Jan 9, 1849
  • State of Tennessee vs Charles Y. PARKER:
  • Clerk $1.43 3/4
  • Sheriff PUGH $1.00
  • Eliphas PRATER $2.38
  • John R. DAVIS $1.50
  • Eliphas RILEY $1.50. isued Jan 9, 1849
  • State of Tennessee vs William BIFFLE:
  • Clerk $6.56 1/4
  • shff E. H. PUGH $1.91 1/4
  • Shff Wm. POLLARD $ .25
  • Richard [Robert crossed out] H. STAGGS (POLLARD) $3.00. Isued Jan 9, 1849
  • Those who voted on the affirmative are W. CARTER Chairman HAYNES, LAFFERTY, JOBE, POPE, MONTAGUE, WILSON, WATKINS, A. GRAY, HOPSON, T. GRAY, SHEPARD and GRIMES 13 Noes none so said appropriation was made to be paid out of any monies in the hands of the trustee of Wayne County not other wise appropriated.

Monday Jan 1st 1849
Ordered by the court that John FISH be appointed overseer of the road in the place of Anderson JACKSON and that he have the hands in the same bounds to work under his direction. Isued Jan 6, 1849

  • Came into Court Mrs. ibby G. GALLAHER who was this day chosen and appointed Guardian of the minor heirs of John GALLAHER Decd. and entered into Bond of One thousand five hundred Dollars with Joseph B. DIXON, Amos H. GALLAHER, William G. GALLAHER and Joseph G. GALLAHER her securities which was received by the Court and ordered to be recorded Where upon the said Ibby G. GALLAHER took the necessary oath for her qualification.
  • On application it is ordered by the Court that John CLEMANS, Eliphus RILEY, John SMITH, William J. YOUNG and S. L. BURNS be appointed a Jury of View to view and mark a 2nd Class road beginning at the mouth of Mockison Creek on Buffalo and runn the best way that can be found to Samuel RILEYs mill and that they report the same to the next term of this court. Isued Jan 6, 1849.
  • This day Jesse S. ROSS by attorney moved the court to be released as one of the securities of Flora M. HARRIS Executrix of Robert HARRIS deceased and it appearing to the Court that said Flora M. has had the notice required by law it is ordered by the Court that said Flora M. give bond with other and sufficient security in the sum of ten thousand dollars conditioned as the law directs for the faitful execution of trusts bequests and devised made in the last will and testament of said Robert deceased. Whereupon William WITHERSPOON and Franklin WITHERSPOON as securities aforesaid came into court and entered into bond [into bond crossed out] in the sum of ten thousand dollars conditioned as the law directs. it is thereupon ordered by the court that said Jesse S. ROSS be released as such security aforesaid.
  • Whereas Messers FOULER & HUDSON by permission of the court have taken a miniature of this Worshipful Court and its officers in a groupe and presented the same to the court Resolved by the Court that the thanks thereof be and are hereby tended to Missers FOULER & HUDSON for said present and that from this and other speciamns of their skill be recommend to the patronage of all who may [page 23] Monday Jan 1st 1849 wish work done in their line.
  • Resolved and that Col. C. B. McCLAIN be requested to forward the same to Misses FOULER & HUDSON.
  • Resolved that the said minature be delivered to the Clerk of this Court to be Kept in his office.
  • This day William POLLARD Administrator of Jacob A. KEATON produced in Court an inventory and account of sales of the property belonging to said estate which is confirmed by the court and ordered to be recorded.
  • Ordered by the court that William B. WALKER, Burrell WALKER and Nathan BIFFLE freeholders be appointed commissioners who after having been duly sworn for the said purpose shall a lot and set apart to Elizabeth KYLE widow of Alexander KYLE deceased so much of the crop stock provisions money and other property on hands belonging to the estate of said Alexander KYLE as shall be sufficient for the support and maintenance of herself and family for one year next after the death of her said husband and report to the next term of this court. Isued Jan 9, 1849.
  • Upon motion of Wm SINCLAIR Executor [administrator crossed out] of John SINCLAIR dec’d it is ordered by the Court that he have leave to correct his inventory heretofore returned into Court so as to charge himself with only the half of the value of a Jack the whole value having been inventory through mistake.
  • On motion to appropriate to Jesse S. ROSS the sum of ten dollars for his services rendered Running the Line between the Counties of Wayne and Perry those who voted in the affirmative are W. CARTER, Chairman HAYNES, LAFFERTY, JOBE, POPE, JONES, MONTAGUE, WALKER, WILSON, WATKINS, GANT, A. GRAY, HOPSON, T. GRAY, SHEPARD, BREWER, and GRIMES 17 Noes none So said appropriation was made to be paid out of any monies in the hands of the County trustee not otherwise appropriated. isued Jan 9 1849
  • upon application it is ordered by the Court that Andrew WILLIAMS, Joseph PITTS, Samuel RILEY, Jess RILEY & Charles PARKER be appointed a Jury of View to View and mark out [a road crossed out] so as to [to crossed out] change the road running down Green River [and crossed out] leaving said road at the Baptist Church at the upper end of Alm[?] S. [said crossed out] BURNS field.
  • State of Tennessee vs Thomas McBRIDE:
  • Justice w. CARTER $ .25
  • Shff Wm. JONES $3.25. Isued Jan 9, 1849

 

Monday January 1at 1849
and intersect the same at or near Joseph PITTS Plantation and that they report the same to the next term of this Court.

  • A majority of the Justice Present and presiding the Court proceeded to Levy a County Tax for Wayne County for the present year 1849 [And upon motion to Lay a Tax of ?? crossed out] it was ordered by the Court that a Tax of fifteen cents on the one hundred dollars worth of taxable property and Thirty five cents on each Poll be Leved.
  • On application of George WHITTEN & Thomas SHEPARD to Disannul a certain portion of the road leading down little Cypress to the State line of Alabama that part of said road that leads from or near Mason WHITTENs to the State line below A.T. PHILIP, It is therefore ordered by the Court that said Portion of road be diannuled.
  • Ordered by the Court that John VOORHIES be appointed overseer of the road in place of George W. PEERY and that he have the hands in the same bounds to work under his direction. Isued Jan 9, 1849
  • Ordered by the Court that King H. ABLES be appointed overseer of the road in the place of Isaac MORRIS and that he have the hands in the same bounds to work under his directions. Isued Jan 9, 1849
  • On application it is ordered by the Court that Henry MARTIN, Thomas LAWSON, David BERRY, John KELLEY and Henry PIGG be appointed a Jury of View to view and mark out so as to change the road so as to runn above Thomas GRAYs house & that they report the same to the next term of this court. Isued Jan 9, 1849
  • On application it is ordered by the court that Wm. C. McBAIN[?], Wm. RICKETTS, James E. McKNIGHT, John G. HILL, and W. B. SKILLERN be appointed a Jury of View to view and mark out so as to change the road running by Moses RAYs to Ashland leaving said road near said RAYs Lane and intersect the same before it reaches Ashland and that they report the same to the next term of this Court. Isued Jan 9, 1849
  • A settlement between Wm. JONES Clerk of this Court and Wm. THORNTON Guardian of Wm. R. DUNCAN was this day submitted to the court for their consideration and was rec’d and ordered to be recorded.
  • Ordered by the court that Abraham MONTAGUE and James ANDERSON be appointed Commissioner for Wayne County for the present year 1849

 

Monday Jan 1st 1849

  • On motion to appropriate to W. CARTER and others the sum of Thirteen 25/100 Dollars being the amount of three bills of cost against Wayne County and allowed by this Court.
  • State of Tennessee vs James COPELAND & Richard STAGGS:
  • Justice W. CARTER $. 50
  • Cons. C. ACKLIN $1.50. Isued Jan 9 1849
  • State of Tennessee vs Thomas McBRIDE: Justice W. CARTER $ .25
  • Shiff Wm. JONES $3.25. Isued Jan 9, 1849
  • State of Tennessee vs Jefferson JACKSON:
  • W. CARTER $ .25
  • I. HUBBER $ .50
  • R.CHURCHWELL $ .50
  • Shff E.H. PUGH $5.00
  • James BRUCE $ .25
  • H. KERLEY $ .25
  • Joseph SOUTHERLAND $ .25
  • J. N. FOREHAND $ .25
  • Dilila MORTON $ .50. Isued Jan. 9, 1849
  • Those who voted in the affirmative was HAYNES, LAFFERTY, JOBE, ROBERTS, WILSON, T. GRAY, and LEE Ayes 7. Noes POPE MONTAGUE and SHEPARD 3 so said appropriation was made to be paid out of the monies in the hands of the county Trustee not otherwise appropriated.
  • On motion to appropriate to W. CARTER the sum of six dollars for his services rendered as Commissioner selling the Town lots on the west Square of Waynesboro Those that Voted in the affirmative were HAYNES, LAFFERTY, JOBE, POPE, ROBERTS, MONTAGUE, WILSON, WATKINS, T. GRAY, SHEPARD and LEE Ayes 12 noes none So said appropriation was made to be paid out of any monies in the hands of the Trustee of [said crossed out] Wayne County not otherwise appropriated.
  • William THORNTON Tax Collector of the public taxes of Wayne County for 1848 prodced[sic] in Court the following list of insolvencies &c to wit:

District No. 2                                                                                                                                 Jacob BURNS Removed Poll .77 1/2                                                                                               Wm. BROWN Removed Poll .77 1/2,

W. C. GAMBELL overage .77 1/2,                                                                                                S. F. LANEAR Removed Poll 77 1/2,                                                                                         Author MORRIS Removed Poll .77 1/2,                                                                                       Ann WESTLOKE Removed Poll .77 1/2.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   District No. 3                                                                                                                                      Jesse BOND overage Poll 77 1/2,                                                                                               Wm C. HASSELL Removed Poll .77 1/2,                                                                                  John H. PARKER overage Poll .77 1/2                                                                                     Abner SMITH Removed Poll .77 1/2.

Monday Jan. 1st 1849
District No. 4                                                                                                                                      John J. BOYD Removed Poll .77 1/2,                                                                                        James C. BRIDGES overage .77 1/2,                                                                                            Calvin EDINS Removed Poll .77 1/2,                                                                                               John McCORMACK Removed Poll .77 1/2,                                                                           JOHN OVERTON removed Poll .77 1/2                                                                                   Peter WHITEHEAD removed Poll .77 1/2,                                                                               Wm. C. WARREN[?] listed in 2 Districts .77 1/2                                                                     Wm. H. CARTWRIGHT 1 Town lot $1.17                                                                                     Wm. P. KENDRICK & Mrs. KEA 1 Black $1.17.                                                                                                                                                                           District No. 5                                                                                                                                      Wm. TILLY removed Poll .77 1/2                                                                                                   Richard TILLY Removed Poll 77 1/2                                                                                      Miner WHITE listed in 2 Districts 77 1/2                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                District No. 6                                                                                                                                     David BREWER removed (Poll) .77 1/2                                                                                          R. C. BATEMAN Removed Poll .77 1/2                                                                                         John N. BREWER no such man to be found .77 1/2                                                                        Joseph MABRY removed .77 1/2                                                                                                      Samuel P. McCLANE Removed Poll 77 1/2                                                                                 George STAGGS removed Poll 77 1/2                                                                                     Alexander STAGGS removed Poll 77 1/2                                                                                 Wm. SCOTT removed Poll .77 1/2                                                                                                Barnabas SCOTT removed (Poll) .77 1/2                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     District No. 7                                                                                                                                      Not to be found .77 1/2                                                                                                                Wm. BROWN Insolvent .77 1/2                                                                                              J.E.C. WALKER Insolvent .77 1/2                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         District No. 8                                                                                                                                  James BANKS removed (poll) 77 1/2                                                                                             Robert FOX removed (Poll) 77 1/2                                                                                                   D. W. MOSIER under age .77 1/2                                                                                                Henry MARTIN removed (poll) .77 1/2                                                                                       George H. TALLY removed (Poll) .77 1/2                                                                                  Thomas MIDDLETON removed (Poll) 77 1/2                                                                        James MORRIS removed (Poll) 77 1/2                                                                                        Livi SAILS no such a man to be found 77 1/2                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       District No. 9                                                                                                                                  James BROWN or BRANNON removed (Poll) .77 1/2
James BLACKWOOD listed in 2 Districts .77 1/2                                                                 Daniel WATSON (Poll) removed .77 1/2                                                                               Bennet POWEL listed in 2 districts Black Poll $2.34                                                                John SOUTH removed (Poll) .77 1/2                                                                                         Isaac TALLY removed Poll (77 1/2)                                                                                        James McFALL removed (Poll) 77 1/2                                                                                        Thos. PRUET Insolvent 77 1/2                                                                                                         Wilburn WEST _________77 1/2                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         DISTRICT NO. 10                                                                                                                           Stephen COPPER overage (Poll) 77 1/2                                                                                    Lewis H. JONES removed (Poll) 77 1/2                                                                                    Wm. B. EDWARDS Insolvent (Poll) 77 1/2                                                                                 Richard BALENTINE (Poll) 77 1/2                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       District No. 11                                                                                                                                Carroll TUCKER removed (Poll) 77 1/2                                                                                 David BRIGGS removed (Poll) 77 1/2                                                                                           Hardy SAUNDER listed in 2 Districts (Poll) 77 1/2                                                                 Arch TILLY Listed in 2 Districts (Poll) 77 1/2                                                                          Wm. DABBS (Poll) 77 1/2                                                                                                             Arch TILLEY Listed in 2 Districts 1.55 & Isolvent                                                                       Samuel MOTON removed (Poll) 77 1/2                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       District No. 12                                                                                                                                 Adam LUTTS overage (Poll) 77 1/2 overage (Poll) 77 1/2                                                          George W. WALLIS removed (Poll) 77 1/2                                                                                Merdeth MORRISON (Poll) 77 1/2                                                                                      Andrew SCOT (Poll) 77 1/2                                                                                                    Nathaniel LANCASTER 77 1/2                                                                                                Wm. HOLLIS 389 1/2                                                                                                                     Wm. BROADSTREET 77 1/2                                                                                                    Joseph HUNT 77 1/2                                                                                                               George A. BROWN 77 1/2                                                                                                       Jackson KILBURN 77 1/2                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         District No. 13                                                                                                                                  Thomas L. LOONEY (Poll)                                                                                                       Wm. LACKY insolvent Poll 77 1/2                                                                                               D.C. WHITTEN removed (Poll) 77 1/2                                                                                        Mason WHITTEN overage Poll) 77 1/2                                                                                   James PHILIPS overage Poll 77 1/2                                                                                         David PHILIPS overage (Poll) 77 1/2                                                                                              Owen BRIANT removed Poll 77 1/2 [State Tax $13]                                                                   William VERRANT no such man to be found 77 1/2 Making $66.78
State of Tennessee Wayne County: Personally appeared in open Court William (?) Collector of the Public Tax of Said County for the year 1884 Who made oath in due form that the list of Insolvents by him exhibited is Just and true to the best of his Knowledge and that said list fully sits forth the name of each delinquent in his County the amount of Tax he owes and the nature and kind of Taxable subjects from which derived.
Monday Jan 1st 1849
for said year and that he has used all real[?] ways and means in his power to collect the Taxes contained in said list from the time he rec’d the tax list from the Clerk there of and that he could not find any property to enable him to collect said taxes sworn to and subscribed in open Court January 1st 1849 [which crossed out] //s// Wm. THORNTON T. C. Text Wm. JONES Clerk
[Ordered that Court adjourn till tomorrow morrow morning 9 OClock – crossed out]
It is therefore ordered by the Court that said Collector be allowed a credit for the sum of Thirteen Dollars State Tax & fifty three 47/100 Dollars County Tax in his settlement as provided by law and that the same be certified by the Clerk.
Court adjourned until tomorrow morning at 9 Oclock. //s// W. CARTER, A. MONTAGUE, H. ROBERTS
Tuesday Morning January 2nd, 1849
Court met according to adjournment
The report of the commissioners appointed to allot and set apart to Lucinda KEATON widow of Jacob A. KEATON deceased a years provisions for herself and family is produced in Court confirmed by the Court and ordered to be recorded.
[ordered by the Court that the Clerk Cert – crossed out]

William THORNTON Revenue Collector for Wayne County for 1848 having applied at the Oct. Term of this court for a credit for Insolvencies Removals &c and there not being a sufficient number of Justices present as required by Law and the said THORNTON having applied to this Term and the Court having made him the allowance aforesaid it is therefore ordered by the Court that the Clerk of this Court certify the facts to the Comptroller.
Ordered that Court Adjourn tell Court in course. //s// W. CARTER , A. MONTAGUE, H. ROBERTS.

Wayne County, Tennessee Abstracts of 1914 Death Certificates

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The following material has been extracted from microfilm copies of death certificates previously on files at the State Department of Public Health, Vital Records Office. These records were transferred to the Tennessee State Archives and Library where they were microfilmed with copies of the film being placed in each county as part of Tennessee Homecoming ’86.

Only that information relating to name, dates and places of birth and death, names of parents, their place of birth and the place of burial have been extracted.

All extraction for this section was done by Mrs. Eugene (Nellie Jones) Berry. Input by Mrs. Linda Ledlow.

1914

WHITEHEAD, Infant, 25 Dec., 1913-1 Jan., 1914, born Wayne County, father: Thomas J. WHITEHEAD; mother: L. M. ADKINS. Place of burial not given.

MORGAN, Jim. S., died 20 Jan., 1914, age 49 years, born Wayne Co., Tenn. Father: Bud MORGAN, born Wayne Co., Tenn.; mother: Burtha TODD, born Lawrence Co., Tenn. Burial at Green River Cemetery.

COOK, Ernest Lafayette, 24 Aug., 1894—16 Jan., 1914, born Wayne Co., Tenn. Father: Tom COOK, born Wayne Co., Tenn; Mother: Carrie KEATON, born Wayne Co., TN., Burial at Griggs Cemetery.

LOYD, Milva, 6 Sep., 1911—29 Jan., 1914, born Wayne Co., Tenn. Father: Geo. W. LOYD, born Wayne Co., Tenn.; Mother: Delia SMITH, born Wayne Co., Tenn. Place of burial not given.

KILBURN, Infant, 12 Jan., 1914—12 Jan., 1914, born Wayne Co., Tenn. Father: Lewis KILBURN, born Wayne Co., Tenn.; Mother: Lillie HARDIN, born Wayne Co., Tenn. Burial at Waynesboro.

PEACOCK, Moutrue, died 7 Jan., 1914, age 2 years, born Wayne Co., Tenn. Father: Grover PEACOCK, born Wayne Co., Tenn.; Mother: Lela HELTON, born Wayne Co., Tenn. Burial at Beech Creek.

MARTIN, Infant, 24 Nov., 1913—15 Jan., 1914, born Pleasant Valley, Tenn. Father: Harrison MARTIN, born Tennessee; Mother: Ollie REEVES, born Tennessee. Burial in Jackson Cemetery.

ROBERTSON, Ella May, 27 July, 1911—15 Jan., 1914, born Tenn. Father: James W. ROBERTSON, born Miss.; Mother: Ada CLEMENTINE, born Tenn. Burial at Powell.

FOWLER, Mack Lorenzo, died 18 Jan., 1914, age 41 years, born Tenn. Father: Lorenzo FOWLER, born Tenn.; Mother: Caroline HAYES, born Tenn. Burial at Oak Grove.

BAKER, Wesley Soloman, 12 Oct., 1887—26 Feb., 1914, born Wayne Co., Tenn. Father: Bose? BAKER, born Wayne Co., Tenn.; Mother: Mary Catherine GRIFFIN, born Tenn. Burial at Baker Cemetery.

MOORE, Mathe Elliott (female), 2 Dec., 1913—19 Feb., 1914, born Wayne Co., Tenn. Father: W. E. MOORE, born Wayne Co., Tenn.; Mother: Eddie WATKINS, born Wayne Co., Tenn. Burial at J. E. Moore Cemetery (Clifton).

MONTAGUE, Will (col.)., Aug, 1869—15 Feb., 1914, born Wayne Co., Tenn. Father: Henry MONTAGUE, born Wayne Co., Tenn.; Mother: Jane GRIMES, born Wayne Co., Tenn. Burial not given.

RAY, Melvin Lester, died 20 Feb., 1914, age 6 months, born Wayne Co., Tenn. Father: Wm. RAY, born Wayne Co., Tenn.; Mother: Eldora CULP, born Wayne Co., Tenn. Burial at Beech Creek Cemetery.

STUTTS, Frances Lorella, 6 Sep., 1913—11 Feb., 1914, born Wayne Co., Tenn. Father: Geo. W. STUTTS, born Lawrence Co., Tenn.; Mother: Ella Idgenia BECKHAM, born Wayne Co., Tenn. Burial at Waynesboro, Tenn.

ASHLEY, Sam, 15 Jan., 1864—17 Feb., 1914, born Knoxville, Tenn. Parents not given. Burial at Riverside (Allens Creek).

GRIGGS, Infant. 12 Feb., 1914—12 Feb., 1914, born Wayne Co., Tenn. Father: John Franklin GRIGGS, born Wayne Co., Tenn.; Mother: Mary Jane DIXON, born Wayne Co., Tenn. Place of burial not given.

RISNER, Alice, died 4 Mar., 1914, age 36 years, born Wayne Co., Tenn. Father: David ODLE, born Tenn.; Mother: Dorinda RISNER, born Tenn. Burial at Lee Cemetery.

HORNE, James, died 15 Mar., 1914, age 67 years, born Illinois. Parents not given. Burial at Leatherwood Cemetery.

SPARKMAN, Thomas, died 25 Mar., 1914, age 80 years, born Tenn. Father: James SPARKMAN, born Tenn.; Mother: not given. Burial at Pine Valley in Wayne Co.

ODLE, Charlie, Mar., 1892—27 Mar., 1914, born Tenn. Father: Alex ODLE, born Tenn.; Mother: Fannie WILBANKS, born Tenn. Burial at Copeland Cemetery.

WILSON, Ollie, 5 Oct., 1880—26 Apr., 1914, born Wayne Co., Tenn. Father: Wm. WILSON, born Tenn.; Mother: Millie PITTS, born Tenn. Burial at Hassell Cemetery.

BREWER, Richard M., 26 May, 1843—9 Apr., 1914, born Tenn. Father: Geo. BREWER, born Tenn.; Mother: Elizabeth WILSON, born Tenn. Burial at Wayne Co., Tenn.

BRIDGES, Maud Ellen, 7 Aug., 1901—30 Apr., 1914, born Hardin Co., Tenn. Father: Ed BRIDGES, born Lincoln Co., Tenn; Mother: Polly CLIFTON, born Hardin Co., Tenn. Place of burial not given. (2nd district).

BUTLER, Millie, DIED 5 May, 1914, age 81 years, place of birth and parents not given. Burial at Clifton Cemetery.

BOONE, William, died 17 May, 1914, age 81 years, place of birth and parents not given. Burial at Clifton Cemetery.

POINTER, Narcissis (col.), died 18 May, 1914, age 87 years, born Hardin Co., Tenn. Father: Phill POINTER, born Africa; Mother: not given. Burial in Clifton Negro Cemetery.

TOPLER, Jimmie (col.), 15 Dec., 1913—20 May, 1914, born Wayne Co., Tenn. Father: not given; Mother: Jewel TOPLER, born Clifton, Tenn. Burial at Clifton Negro Cemetery.

HOLLABOUGH, Mrs. Kate, 20 Dec., 1869—27 May, 1914, born Hardin Co., Tenn. Father: John D. HELTON, born Wayne Co., Tenn; Mother: Elizabeth BLEVINS, born Hardin Co., Tenn. Burial in Helton Cemetery.

WARREN, Opel, died 6 May, 1914, age 8 months, born Perry Co., Tenn. Father: Alvin WARREN, born Tenn.; Mother: Dora SMITH, born Tenn. Burial at Little Beech Creek.

WIGFALL, Katy C. (col.), 15 Dec., 1895—24 June, 1914, born Wayne Co., Tenn. Father: Thos. J. WIGFALL, born Wayne Co., Tenn.; Mother: Lilly ROSS, born Wayne Co., Tenn. Place of burial not given. (1st district).

STAGGS, James Monroe, 1 Feb., 1914—1 June, 1914, born Wayne Co., Tenn., Father: John STAGGS, born Wayne Co., Tenn.; Mother: Sallie MURPHY, born Wayne Co., Tenn. Burial at Bruch Creek (Allens Creek).

FEATHERSTONE, Thomas J., 31 Mar., 1843—23 May, 1914, born Virginia. Parents not given. Burial at Walnut Grove.

WARRINGTON, Fronie (col.), died 30 June, 1914, 40 years, place of birth and parents not given. Burial at Clifton Negro Cemetery.

LOWERY, Mimie (col.), died 1914, born Murry (sic) Co., Tenn., Father: Don LOWERY; Mother: Ivey SANDERS, born Hardin Co., Tenn. Burial at Clifton Negro Cemetery.

DAVIS, Baby, 8 July, 1914—8 July 1914, place of birth not given. Father: Joe DAVIS, born Wayne Co., Tenn.; Mother: Mollie FOWLER, born Wayne Co., Tenn. Burial at Copeland Cemetery.

CHOAT, Ernest, died 27 July, 1914, age 20 years, born Wayne Co., Tenn. Father: Arthur CHOAT, born Wayne Co., Tenn.; Mother: Annie WARREN, born Hickman Co., Tenn. Burial at Hollabaugh Cemetery.

MEREDITH, Infant, 24 July 1914—24 July, 1914, born Wayne Co., Tenn. Father: Clifford MEREDITH, born Wayne Co., Tenn.; Mother: Ada Ellen HIGGINS, born Hickman Co., Tenn. Burial at ____? (Topsy).

KILBURN, John Henderson, 18 Mar., 1847—11 July, 1914, born Wayne Co., Tenn. Father: Josiah KILBURN, born Wayne Co., Tenn.; Mother: Feby WORTHEN, born Wayne Co., Tenn. Place of burial not given. (8th district)

THOMPSON, Baby, 20 Aug., 1914—20 Aug., 1914, born Wayne Co., Tenn. Father: Carry THOMPSON, born Wayne Co., Tenn; Mother: Ella MORRISON, born Wayne Co., Tenn. Burial at Ray Cemetery.

MORRIS, William G., 5 June, 1831—5 Aug., 1914, born Wayne Co., Tenn. Father: Isaac MORRIS, born SC; Mother: Sallie COPELAND, born Wayne Co., Tenn. Burial at Haggard Cemetery.

SIMS, Miss Martha A., 11 Mar., 1839—17 Aug., 1914, born Wayne Co., Tenn. Father: Robert M. SIMS, place of birth and mother not given. Burial at Sims Cemetery.

HOWELL, Infant, 11 Aug., 1914—11 Aug., 1914, born Wayne Co., Tenn. Father: Wade HOWELL, born Jackson Co., Tenn; Mother: Tennis? RILEY, born Wayne Co., Tenn. Burial at Throgmorton Cemetery.

McLEAN, William W., died 23 June, 1914, age 72 years, born Maury Co., Tenn. Father: Calvin B. McLEAN, born NC; Mother: Lucretia Adams WILLIAMS, born NC, burial at Copeland Cemetery.

TOMLIN, Jim, 26 Nov., 1856—25 Aug., 1914, born Perry Co., Tenn. Father: Wm. T. TOMLIN; Mother: Sallie SHELTON. Burial at Culp Cemetery.

BROWN, Anna Lou, 5 July, 1914—10 Aug., 1914, born Wayne Co., Tenn. Father: Henry H. BROWN, born Wayne Co., Tenn.; Mother: Eare? Cook LANE, born Wayne Co., Tenn. Burial “near Clifton, Tenn.”

THOMAS, Cora Elizabeth, 24 Nov., 1882—2 Aug., 1914, born Tenn. Father: Jim MACK, born Tenn.; Mother: Namie BRADLEY, born Tenn. Burial at Clifton, Tenn.

FRAZIER, Hollis, 15 Feb., 1913—8 Aug., 1914, born Wayne Co., Tenn. Father: Janette? FRAZIER, born Wayne Co., Tenn.; Mother: ____? LONG, born Wayne Co., Tenn. Burial at Salem Cemetery.

BROMLEY, Virginia T., 22 Aug., 1850—23 June 1914, born Wayne Co., Tenn. Father: not given; Mother: ____? DEARHAM?, Burial at Bells, Clifton, Tenn.

EATON, Parler, died 17 Sep., 1914, age 8 years, born Wayne Co., Tenn. Father: T. S. EATON, born Wayne Co., Tenn.; Mother: Lizzie SHULL, born Wayne Co., Tenn. Burial at Eaton Cemetery, Houston, Tenn.

BROMLEY, Mrs. Jane, died 21 Sep., 1914, age 63 years, place of birth and parents not given. Burial at Morris Cemetery.

MORRISON, Edna, died 17 Sep., 1914, age 15 years, born Wayne Co., Tenn. Father: Hiram MORRISON, born Wayne Co., Tenn.; Mother: Marget GRIGGS, born Wayne Co., Tenn. Burial at Shields Cemetery.

WALKER, John W., died 18 Sep., 1914, age 70 years, born Wayne Co., Tenn. Father: Daniel WALKER, place of birth and mother not given. Burial at Shields Cemetery.

NORMAN, Sarah J., died 21 Sep., 1914, age 83 years, born Lawrence Co., Tenn. Father: Chas. McLEAN, born Lawrence Co., Tenn.; Mother: Mary McLean, born Lawrence Co., Tenn. Burial at Waynesboro, Tenn.

WHITEHEAD, Infant, 23 Aug., 1914—23 Aug., 1914, born Wayne Co., Tenn. Father: Noe WHITEHEAD, born Wayne Co., Tenn.; mother not given. Burial at O’Possum Creek, Topsy, Tenn.

EATON, Sarah Catherine, 3 Feb., 1868—31 Aug., 1914, born Lutts, Tenn. Father: Joseph R. HAYES, born Lutts, Tenn.; Mother: Mary RICH, born East Tennessee. Place of burial not given.

NORMAN, Wm. Martin, 6 Aug., 1827—30 Dec., 1914, born Bedford Co., Tenn. Father: Alexander NORMAN, born South Carolina; Mother: Cynthia HILL, born Wayne Co., Tenn. Burial at Waynesboro, Tenn.

LINDSEY, Infant, 4 Oct., 1914—21 Oct., 1914, place of birth not given. Father: Marion LINDSEY, born Wayne Co., Tenn. Mother: Sallie ROBERSON, born Wayne County, Tenn., burial at Copeland Cemetery.

HAGGERTY, Thomas J., died 21 Oct., 1914, age 84 years, born Ireland. Parents not given. Burial at Shields Cemetery.

THROGMARTIN, Charles Franklin, 9 July, 1914—19 Oct., 1914, born Wayne Co., Tenn. Father: Jno. F. THROGMARTIN, born Tenn.; Mother: Ella J. KILBURN, born Tenn., burial at Throgmartin Cemetery.

RAY, Martha, died 19 Oct., 1914, age 86 years, place of birth not given. Father: Geo. GRIGGS, place of birth and name of mother not given. Burial at Shields Cemetery.

LANGFORD, Laura, 28 Jan., 1911—11 Oct., 1914, place of birth not listed. Father: W. F. LANGFORD, born Wayne Co., Tenn.; Mother: Laura THOMAS, born Arkansas. Burial at Shields Cemetery.

ROSS, Piny (col.), died 3 Oct., 1914, age not given. Female. Father: Levy McLEAN; Mother: Prigy? McLEAN. Burial at Waynesboro.

HELTON, Edith Irene, died 5 Oct., 1914, age 2 years, 4 months, born Tenn. Father: Walter A. HELTON, born Tenn.; Mother: ____ CATON, born Tenn. Burial at Waynesboro Cemetery.

FORSHEE, Mrs. Lottie E., died 11 Sep., 1914, age 74 years. No other information given.

DENNIS, Paton, died 19 Oct., 1914, no other information given.

SHIPMAN, Mrs. Jemmie A., 2 Oct., 1848—22 Oct., 1914, born Hardin Co., Tenn. Father: Not given; Mother: Marnie m. HORMELL? Burial at Clifton.

COOK, Condee (col.), died 29 Oct., 1914, age 6 months. Born Wayne Co., Tenn. Father: Elmer BROMLEY; Mother: Hester COOK, born Wayne Co., Tenn. Place of burial not given.

RICKETTS, Zora Alice Katherine, 19 Mar., 1913—7 Nov., 1914, born Hardin Co., Tenn. Father: Jasper RICKETTS, born Hardin Co., Tenn.; Mother: Annie WILLIAMS, born Henderson Co., Tenn. Burial at Hardin Cemetery.

EDWARDS, Dane Beryl?, 2 July, 1914—19 Oct., 1914, born Wayne Co., Tenn., Father: John F. EDWARDS, born Wayne Co., Tenn.; Mother: Nora HICKMAN, born Perry Co., burial at __.

WHITEHEAD, Infant, 27 Sep., 1914—27 Sep., 1914. Born Wayne Co., Tenn. Father: Lewis D. WHITEHEAD, born Wayne Co., Tenn.; Mother: Tennie KILLPATRICK, born Perry Co., Tenn. Burial at Topsy.

WHITEHEAD, Bernie, 11 June, 1887—27 Sep., 1914, born Wayne Co., Tenn. Father: John SHAW born Wayne Co., Tenn.; Mother: Harriet WISDON, born Lawrence Co., Tenn. Burial at Topsy.

LAWSON, Annie, 30 May, 1909—28 Oct., 1914, place of birth not given. Father: Andrew LAWSON, born Tenn.; Mother: Minnie Lee PIGG, born Tenn. Burial at Sego Cemetery.

McFALLS, Nelly, 24 July, 1873—14 Sep., 1914, born Wayne Co., Tenn. Father: T. M. McFALLS, born Wayne Co., Tenn.; Mother: Nancy Elon HINTON, born Wayne Co., Tenn. Burial at 2nd Creek.

BERRY, Lessie, 17 Sep., 1865—29 Oct., 1914, born Lutts, Tenn. Father: John HARLOW; Mother: Eliza BLASENGAME. Burial at Jackson Graveyard.

BURNS, James Earnest, 29 Oct., 1914—21 Oct., 1914, born Tenn. Father: Sam T. Burns, born Wayne Co., Tenn; Mother: Martha? WRIGHT, born Wayne Co., Tenn. Burial at Mt. Pleasant.

RIPPY, Grace Pearl, 4 Jan., 1914—3 Nov., 1914, born Clifton. Father: Jack RIPPEY, born Wayne Co., Tenn.; Mother: Lula NEWBORN, born Wayne Co., Tenn. Burial at Warrington Cemetery.

QUEEN, Nancy Isabell, 28 July, 1837—6 Nov., 1914, born Wayne Co., Tenn. Father; Thomas MONTAGUE; Mother: Dianna CARR. Burial at Warrington Cemetery.

McLAIN, Nellie (col.), 27 Dec., 1894—8 Nov., 1914, born Wayne Co., Tenn. Father: Lewis MONTAGUE, born Wayne Co., Tenn.; Mother: Matila WARRINGTON, born Wayne Co., Tenn. Burial at Tyree Graveyard.

ROBERTS, Calvin, 30 Sep., 1842—24 Nov., 1914, born Wayne Co., Tenn. Father: James ROBERTS, born Wayne Co, Tenn., Mother: Liza HAGGARD, place of birth not given. Burial at Roberts Graveyard, Clifton.

DAVIS, Creston, 20 Oct. 1914—16 Nov., 1914, born Lauderdale Co., AL. Father: Eley RILEY, born Tenn.; Mother: Mary HILL, born Tenn. Burial at Little Beech Creek Cemetery.

WHITE, Nina, 20 Jan., 1913—28 Nov., 1914, born Wayne Co., Tenn. Father: not given; Mother: Bertie WHITE, born Wayne Co., Tenn. Burial at Co. Farm.

HURST, William Thomas, 1 Oct., 1914—26 Nov., 1914, born Wayne Co. Tenn. Father: Fielding B. HURST, born Tenn. Mother: Rachel A. WALKER, born Tenn. Burial at Waynesboro Cemetery.

RAY, Mrs. Lizzie, 22 May, 1847—25 Nov., 1914, born Tenn. Father: Mr. FLEMING, born Tenn.; Mother: not given, born Tenn. Burial at Ray Cemetery.

GRIGGS, Lena, 12 Jan, 1912—3 Nov., 1914, born Wayne Co., Tenn. Father: Walter GRIGGS, born Wayne Co., Tenn. Mother: Ora MORRISON, born Wayne Co., Tenn. Burial at Ray Cemetery.

KING, Theatus, 15 Dec., 1912—26 Nov., 1914, born Wayne Co., Tenn. Father: Charles KING, born Tenn. Mother: Sac? BREWER KING, born Tenn. Burial at Sims Cemetery.

RAY, Marden Culp, 4 Sep., 1914—8 Dec., 1914, born Wayne Co. Tenn. Father: Ed RAY, born Wayne Co., Tenn. Mother: Arciler HELLON, born Wayne Co., Tenn. Burial at Prater Cemetery (Beech Creek).

CRUTCHFIELD, Joe, 28 Oct., 1844—8 Mar., 1914, age 69 years, born Virginia. Father: not given, born Virginia; Mother: Mary ROBERTS, born Kentucky. Burial at Culps Chapell.

BOYD, Wesley, 10 Nov., 1836—10 Dec. 1914, born Wayne Co., Tenn. Father: Jack BOYD, born Tenn. Mother: Susan ____, born Tenn. Burial at Prater Cemetery

HOLDER, Infant, 20 Dec., 1914—20 Dec., 1914, born Wayne Co., Tenn. Father: John J. HOLDER, born Maury Co., Tenn. Mother: Hugh B. TURNBO, born Wayne Co., Tenn. Burial at Beech Creek.

PITTS, Nancy, 16 July 1873—22 Feb?, 1914, born Tenn. Father: James RAY, born Wayne Co., Tenn. Mother, Mary Jane TURNBO, born Wayne Co., Tenn. Burial at Turnbo Cemetery.

TURMAN, Maxine, 19 Nov., 1908—5 Dec., 1914, born Allens Creek. Father: John TURMAN, born Wayne Co., Tenn. Mother: Annie JONES, born Napier. Burial at Waynesboro Tenn.

McWILLIAMS, Elizabeth, 15 March, 1832—15 Mar., 1914, born Tenn. Father: Matt SIMMS, born Tenn. Mother: Dorthy GREESON, born Tenn. Burial at Simms Cemetery.

GALLIEN, Lacie, 11 Aug., 1913—1 Dec., 1914, born Tenn. Father: Med GALLIEN, born Tenn. Mother: Nannie WILSON, born Tenn. Burial at Pleasant Springs Cemetery.

MARTIN, Floyd, 26 June, 1912—23 Nov., 1914, born Tenn. Father: Harrison MARTIN, born Tenn. Mother, Ollie REEVES, born Tenn. Burial at Jackson Cemetery.

ARNETT, Lonnie, 17 May 1891—14 Apr. 1914, born Tenn. Father: Henry ARNETT, born Maryland. Mother: Ella ARNETT, born Illinois. Burial at Jackson Cemetery.

BROWN, Elsie, 2 Nov., 1914—22 Nov., 1914, born Tenn. Father: Tom BROWN, born Tenn. Mother: Ester MARTIN, born Tenn. Burial at Whitten Cemetery.

CODY, John Barkley, 26 Nov., 1872—22 Dec., 1914, born Cypress Inn, Tenn. Father: Geo. Washington CODY, born Perry Co., Tenn. Mother: Rebecca BERRY, born Tenn. Burial at Jackson Cemetery.

LAWSON, Cabus?, 23 Oct., 1908—5 Dec., 1914, born Tenn. Father: Tommie LAWSON, born Tenn. Mother: Mary HOLT, born Tenn. Burial at Mt. Hope.

O’BRYANT, Effie Estell, 17 June, 1904—12 Dec., 1914, born Cypress Inn, Tenn. Father: Richard O’BRYANT, born Tenn. Mother: Mary E. CODY, born Tenn. Burial in Jackson Cemetery.

PRINCE, Ella Lou Opal, 14 Oct., 1913—4 Dec., 1914, born Wayne Co., Tenn. Father: Ed PRINCE, born Missouri. Mother: Maggie THOMPSON, born Wayne Co., Tenn. Burial in Walker Graveyard.

BRADLEY, Flora (col.), 1 Mar., 1913—21 Dec., 1914, born Wayne Co., Tenn. Father: Will BRADLEY, born Decatur Co., Tenn. Mother: Mildred MATHIS, born Wayne Co., Tenn. Burial at Clifton Colored Cemetery.

JOBE, Frona C., 18 Feb., 1844—23 Dec., 1914, born Decatur Co., Tenn. Father: Dr. Robert KEATON, place of birth not given. Mother: not given. Burial at Keaton Cemetery.

SHELBY, Willie (col.), died 24 Dec., 1914, age 14 years, born Wayne Co., Tenn. Father: Joe SHELBY Mother: Nan CHURCHWELL, born Wayne Co., Tenn. Burial at Clifton Cemetery.

DIXON, Infant, 15 Mar., 1914—3 Nov., 1914, born Wayne Co., Tenn. Father: Harrison DIXON, born Wayne Co., Tenn. Mother: Minnie KILBURN, born Lawrence Co., Tenn. Place of burial not given.

CASTEL, Mollie, died 2 Nov., 1914, age 20 years, born Lawrence Co., Tenn. Father: Bud KILBURN, born Lawrence Co., Tenn. Mother: not given, place of burial not given.

JACKSON, Wm. J. R., 29 Oct., 1914—23 Dec., 1914, born Tenn. Father: Wm. JACKSON, born Tenn. Mother: Ethel YORK, born Tenn. Burial at Hassell Cemetery.