Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett
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| Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | PDFs | Actions |
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| 1906 | S. M. French v. John L. Auburn, et al. | Blount | Unknown | Final Decree only. Additional Defendants: Unknown. | East |
Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: 1 Box Number: 87 |
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| 1906 | S. B. McTeer et al. v. John Tucker et al. | Blount | Ejectment | Final Decree only. Additional Plaintiffs: Harriet C. J. Henny, Walter E. Dean, George A. Dean, Thomas Dean, Nellie Dean, Jesse Dean. Additional Defendants: Unknown. | East |
Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: 1 Box Number: 87 |
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| 1904 | Cora A. Jeffries, et al. v. John E. Jeffries, et al | Blount | Unknown | Incomplete case. | East |
Range: 5 Section: A Shelf: 1 Box Number: 2a |
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| 1901 | Thomas Fry v. State | Blount | Murder | The State charged Fry with the shooting murder of William Dunn, who was opposed to the "attentions of the defendant" towards his widower mother. The criminal circuit court convicted Fry of second degree murder and sentenced to ten years. | East |
Range: 17 Section: G Shelf: 5 Box Number: 2284 |
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| 1901 | S. B. McTeer v. State | Blount | Malicious Shooting | The State charged McTeer with the malicious shooting of George Montgomery in 1899. He was convicted in 1900 and sentenced to two years in the state penitentiary. | East |
Range: 17 Section: G Shelf: 5 Box Number: 2283 |
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| 1901 | Adaline Means & Peter Means v. D. A. Henry, et al | Blount | Unknown | File incomplete. Opinion only. | East |
Range: 9 Section: B Shelf: 3 Box Number: 1079 |
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| 1900 | John H. Blankenship, et al. v. Samuel French, et al. | Blount | Ejectment | "Ejectment Bill to recover from the Appellee - Samuel French a tract of land." | East |
Range: 17 Section: F Shelf: 2 Box Number: 2295 |
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| 1900 | George Brown v. State | Blount | Trespass and Damages | Brown was indicted for trespassing on the lands of Peter Brakebill and cutting down valuable timber to convert to his own use. | East |
Range: 17 Section: F Shelf: 3 Box Number: 2300 |
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| 1899 | State v. Lark Howard and Jack Jenks | Blount | Larceny | Howard and Jenks were charged with stealing 33 chickens worth 30 cents apiece from Mike Davis, who testified he followed their tracks from his henhouse to their residence. | East |
Range: 17 Section: J Shelf: 4 Box Number: 2224 |
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| 1899 | State v. Edward Leeper | Blount | Other | Leeper was a public school teacher charged with using a text book not approved by the State Text Book Commission. Leeper used Butler's Geography and the New Eclectic Elementary Geography instead of Frye's Introductory Geography. Leeper was fined $10. | East |
Range: 17 Section: J Shelf: 4 Box Number: 2222 |
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| 1898 | J. L. Wallace v. State | Blount | Murder | Wallace was accused of murdering Will McCampbell with a knife. | East |
Range: 17 Section: J Shelf: 5 Box Number: 2228 |
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| 1897 | Sarah M. Hale by next friend John C. Parsons v. John C. Hale et al. | Blount | Assignment | Incomplete case. Additional Defendants: Board of Directors of Maryville College and Cowan, McClung & Co. The defendants were ordered to recover the costs of the case from John C. Parsons, William D. Dorony, G. W. Montgomery, S. P. Woods, and J. R. Henry. | East |
Range: 17 Section: F Shelf: 6 Box Number: 2318 |
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| 1897 | John G. Aiken v. D. L. Smith | Blount | Debt Settlement | Opinion only. The complainant sought debt repaid from defendant for a check for $139.40 for logs and an account for $35.47 for package and labor. | East |
Range: 18 Section: C Shelf: 5 Box Number: 2132 |
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| 1897 | A. J. Ish v. B. F. Welcker et al | Blount | Estate Dispute | Additional defendants W. D. Ish, B. Ct. Ish and Hester A. Welcjer and the children and heirs of Alexander Ish. The plaintiff stated to the court that he was owed a large sum of money from the sale of land. He was also stating that his agent was keeping money from him and was asking the court to allow him to see his agents accounts. | East |
Range: 19 Section: H Shelf: 2 Box Number: 1697 |
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| 1896 | W. B. Tindell v. George Adney, et al. | Blount | Lien | Cause of action: Liens based on a contract for lumber made by George Adney as an agent for G. W. Adney. | East |
Range: 9 Section: B Shelf: 5 Box Number: 1086 |
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| 1896 | Leck Cox v. State | Blount | Murder | Cox was indicted for the murder of Hoarce Young. | East |
Range: 18 Section: D Shelf: 5 Box Number: 2100 |
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| 1895 | James K. Wilson & Hugh M. Wilson v. J. C. M. Bogle, et al | Blount | Land | Complainants filed for partition of 5,000 acres of land so that it could be sold and the money divided between the parties equally. Complainants argued that the land couldn't be divided fairly to all parties' advantage. Defendants argued the land should not be sold but divided up. Additional Defendant: W. C. Holland. | East |
Range: 9 Section: B Shelf: 6 Box Number: 1090 |
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| 1895 | J. W. Nichols, et al. v. Lafayette Hall, et al. | Blount | Unknown | Incomplete Case. Decree only. | East |
Range: 9 Section: B Shelf: 6 Box Number: 1090 |
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| 1895 | J. N. Badgett, admr., et al.v. Sarah J. Coulter, et al. | Blount | Unknown | Incomplete Case. Decree document only. Appellants: W. B. Seaton & wife, Catherine Seaton, John M. Armstrong, & A. K. Harper. Defendants: Catherine Coulter. John Coulter, dec. Cause of Action seems to be an Estate Settlement. | East |
Range: 9 Section: B Shelf: 6 Box Number: 1090 |
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| 1895 | Howard Bank v. Rockford Cotton Mills et al.and W. C. Chumlea v. F. P. Toof et al, Consolidated causes | Blount | Unknown | Incomplete case file. This is two consolidated cases from Blount County. Cause of action in original cases is not clear but it appears to deal with stockholders in the Rockford Cotton Mills Co. and the question of liability. | East |
Range: 9 Section: B Shelf: 6 Box Number: 1090 |
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| 1895 | George W. Latham v. J. W. Holt, et al. | Blount | Unknown | Incomplete case: decree affirming lower court ruling. Holt was enjoined from collecting judgment, and he was ordered to pay court costs. Also mentioned: J. G. Norton. | East |
Range: 9 Section: B Shelf: 6 Box Number: 1090 |
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| 1895 | G. W. Henry v. John G. Neubert, et al. and John G. Neubert v. G. W. Henry, et al. | Blount | Unknown | Incomplete Case. Decree document only. | East |
Range: 9 Section: B Shelf: 6 Box Number: 1090 |
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| 1895 | Bank of Maryville v. T. C. Thornton, et al.; Cowan, McClung & Co. et al. v. T. C. Thornton, et al.; Tefft Weller & Co., et al. v. T. C. Thornton, et al.; Knoxville Provision & Sugar Co., et al. v. T. C. Thornton, et al. | Blount | Sale of Goods | Incomplete case file- assignment of errors document only. These are consolidated cases involving T. C. Thornton which deal with the sale and delivery of goods. | East |
Range: 9 Section: B Shelf: 6 Box Number: 1090 |
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| 1895 | A. K. Harper v. H. S. Catlett | Blount | Replevin | Case concerns a crops, a lien, and title to property. Case incomplete: decree only. | East |
Range: 9 Section: B Shelf: 4 Box Number: 1084 |
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| 1895 | A. J. Taylor v. J. C. Clark, et ux. | Blount | Debt | Incomplete case: assignment of errors only. Clark not responsible for the debts, contracts, and obligations of his wife Elizabeth Clark. | East |
Range: 9 Section: B Shelf: 6 Box Number: 1090 |
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| 1894 | John A. Rogers v. State | Blount | Arson | Rogers was accused of burning down the home of Arch Farmer | East |
Range: 18 Section: G Shelf: 1 Box Number: 1992 |
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| 1894 | Henry Shuler v. State | Blount | Abduction | For abducting Martha C. Myers from her father, D. H. Myers, "for the purpose of prostitution and concubinage" | East |
Range: 18 Section: G Shelf: 3 Box Number: 2000 |
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| 1893 | William Calgey alias Calico Bill v. State | Blount | Murder | Cagley killed Daniel Ratliff after they spent time together with some other men in a saloon. This trial was used to further the temperance cause, blaming alcohol for the men's behavior. Jack West, Cagley's step son was also injured. Circuit court jury sentenced him to 15 years in the state penitentiary. | East |
Range: 18 Section: F Shelf: 5 Box Number: 2042 |
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| 1892 | William Chambers v. State | Blount | Larceny | Chambers was charged with stealing eight bushels of wheat that was valued at eight dollars. He was also charged with stealing four sacks that were valued at fifty cents. Property of Wm. H. Pryor. | East |
Range: 19 Section: G Shelf: 3 Box Number: 1732 |
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| 1892 | Joseph M. Greer v. Houston Gregory et al | Blount | Land and Title Dispute | The plaintiff and the defendant both claimed to own around 1,000 acres of land. The land had valuable minerals. 2 folders. | East |
Range: 19 Section: H Shelf: 4 Box Number: 1705 |
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| 1892 | Belle Underwood v. State | Blount | Murder | Plaintiff was charged with murder of her infant child. She had just given birth and tried to kill the child. | East |
Range: 19 Section: G Shelf: 3 Box Number: 1731 |
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| 1889 | State v. James Harriman | Blount | Rape | Defendant charged with assaulting, beating and raping Lilly Ann Peterson on the date of 4 Aug. 1889. The victim was an orphan about 9 years old, & was being taken care of by Alfred & Rebecca Fry. | East |
Range: 19 Section: D Shelf: 4 Box Number: 1825 |
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| 1889 | State v. J. W. Johnson | Blount | Murder | Defendant charged with the 21 June 1889 murder of William Wood. | East |
Range: 19 Section: D Shelf: 4 Box Number: 1825 |
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| 1888 | State v. Beauregard Kirkland | Blount | Perjury | The State charged Kirkland with perjury in a case of the State v. J. H. Walker regarding an altercation with a pistol between J. H. Walker and Abe Kirkland. | East |
Range: 19 Section: C Shelf: 3 Box Number: 1853 |
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| 1888 | John G. Newbert v. James R. Coulton | Blount | Land and Title Dispute | This case involved a piece of property known as the McLeen Mill in the 13th district of Blount County. Additional case materials are located in ET 1879 (Range 19, Section B, Shelf 2). | East |
Range: 8 Section: A Shelf: 1 Box Number: 787 |
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| 1888 | Jane Johnston v. Joe M. Johnston et al. | Blount | Property Dispute | Jane Johnston married Robert E. Johnston in Feb. of 1867. Robert E. Johnston died intestate in April of 1887. He had 2 children from a previous marriage, Joseph M. Johnston and William Johnston, dec. Prior to her marriage, the compl. Was owner of a tract of land in Blount Co. amounting to about 84 acres. She also had personal property: one mare, one mule, and $35.00 from the sale of a cow. At the time of her marriage, she and her husband agreed that her land and personal property would remain separate. | East |
Range: 19 Section: B Shelf: 3 Box Number: 1882 |
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| 1887 | Williams Black & Company v. C. C. Jones, et al. | Blount | Land | Defendants claim that in 1838 Tennessee issued a grant of 5,000 acres in Blount County to Richard Dunlap. In 1840, the sheriff reported that Dunlap owed $1.50 in taxes on the land. The Circuit Court condemned it. Sheriff William Wallace then pretended to sell 4,000 acres to Isaac Anderson. Trouble ensued for both. The deed was voided. Codefendants are so numerous that all cannot be mentioned. Surnames Anderson, Caldwell, McIntyre, Craig, Barnes, McConnell, Fuzell. | East |
Range: 19 Section: A Shelf: 3 Box Number: 1914 |
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| 1887 | Mary Ann Pope by next friend v. James M. Greer et al. | Blount | Estate Dispute | Mary Pope sued the defendant heirs (too many to list), by her next friend Robert P. Pope, over the inheritance of the estate of her father, Samuel Pride, deceased. Mary's husband, T. A. Pope was also a defendant heir in the suit. Pope requested that the court declare the title declarations in the case of W. A. Walker, admr. v. Martha M. Pride (Mary's deceased mother) void and the court vest her with a one-half interest in the estate of her father. | East |
Range: 19 Section: C Shelf: 3 Box Number: 1854 |
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| 1887 | James Davis v. Isaac G. Anderson, et al. | Blount | Debt | Additional defendants: Mary E. Anderson (wife of Isaac G.), John T. Anderson, U. S. Collett, A. J. Brewer, N. P. Brewer (wife of A. J.). Debt on previous judgment for non-payment of note. | East |
Range: 19 Section: A Shelf: 2 Box Number: 1906 |
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| 1887 | E. Winston Taylor and Thomas Snider v. State | Blount | Arson | Taylor and Snider were accused of setting fire to and burning the parsonage of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church of Maryville to the value of five hundred dollars. Taylor and Snider requested a new jury and a new trial. | East |
Range: 19 Section: B Shelf: 3 Box Number: 1883 |
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| 1887 | Cowan, McClung & Co. v. R. M. Montgomery et al. | Blount | Debt | Plaintiffs sued defendant for $1000 for indebtedness for the purchase of wholesale goods. Defendant Kennedy wanted to purchase goods from defendants and Montgomery signed as his surety. Defendants never repaid the debt. Additional defendants: A. C. Montgomery, A Kennedy Jr., Q. M. Kennedy, R. M. McMillan, James K. Wilson | East |
Range: 79 Section: B Shelf: 4 Box Number: 1887 |
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| 1887 | Charlotte Malcom v. James T. Scott | Blount | Debt for Wages | Plaintiff Malcom sued the defendant for debt due for wages of $304. Malcom provided childcare the defendant's five children from 1880-1883, for which she claimed she was not paid. Malcom also accused the defendant of hiding his property to avoid payment. | East |
Range: 19 Section: C Shelf: 2 Box Number: 1847 |
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| 1887 | Bank of Maryville v. James S. Warren, et al. | Blount | Default on Promissory Note | Defendants: Georgia Warren, Octavia Warren, W. W. Lawrence, Phoebe J. Porter, R. W. Wood. R. A. Sterling, and John S. Lawrence. The bank sued defendants for repayment of a promissory note. They requested that Warren's property be subject to sale for repayment. | East |
Range: 19 Section: C Shelf: 6 Box Number: 1865 |
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| 1887 | B. F. Abbott v. D. B. Lawson | Blount | Slander | Lawson was telling people that Abbott had murdered his father. Abbott sued Lawson for $5000 dollars damages for slander. | East |
Range: 19 Section: A Shelf: 1 Box Number: 1903 |
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| 1887 | Arch Farmer, et al v. John G. Newbert | Blount | Debt | Additional Plntffs.: Stephen & John A. Graves. On 15 March 1886 deft. contracted with Farmer to furnish him logs to make 200,000 ft. of poplar lumber. Farmer hired the Graves to assist him. The contract was fulfilled & deft. now owed Farmer a balance of $385 ( he had paid Farmer $191) & John & Stephen Graves $135 & $189 respectively. Newbert violated the contract by attempting to sell the lumber without having paid the plntff. Plntff. asked that the lumber be attached & sold to satisfy the debt. | East |
Range: 19 Section: A Shelf: 1 Box Number: 1903 |
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| 1886 | Moses Waters v. Harvey A. Hutton and James C. Hutton | Blount | Land, Fraud | The pltf claimed that on Aug 16 1882 he purchased 5 different tracts of land from the dfnts for $2,000 to which they did not have legal title. | East |
Range: 19 Section: C Shelf: 6 Box Number: 1869 |
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| 1886 | Jesse Peele, in error v. J. H. Goddard | Blount | Taxation Disputes | Peele appealed a ruling of taxation against him in 1883 for $250, claiming he owed only $184.93 and was overcharged. | East |
Range: 19 Section: B Shelf: 2 Box Number: 1875 |
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| 1886 | James Mathews et al. v. Blount Co. & J. S. Thomas | Blount | Debt | East |
Range: 7 Section: J Shelf: 1 Box Number: 753 |
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| 1886 | J. C. Tunnell v. State | Blount | Tippling | R. H. Hart was also charged with Tippling in the case documents. | East |
Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: 4 Box Number: 72 |
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| 1886 | J. C. Tunnell for the use of J. F. Horne and Bro. v. Ben Cunningham, Clerk of the County Court of Blount Co. | Blount | Taxation, Unlawful | Complainants claimed that they were owed money from the Clerk of Blount County, Ben Cunningham, for erroneous taxes charged to them. | East |
Range: 19 Section: B Shelf: 5 Box Number: 1892 |
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