Can anyone do either an obituary or a burial record lookup on the following? I need the name of the parents and survivors of this man. Looking for cousins of two of my grandfathers missing brothers and trying to reunite the families. John William Yearout DOD 03-20-1967 He is buried in the Prospect Baptist Church Cemetery. http://hometown.aol.com/werhere42/myhomepage/family.html

Hi, I would appreciate any information on a John Yearout who was born 8/19/1907, Blount County, died March 1967. Cemetery site, funeral records, census, anything. Can anyone help on this? Thanks so very much http://hometown.aol.com/werhere42/myhomepage/family.html

Dear Friends, I am also interested in tracing land records in Blount County. The County Clerks office in Maryville seems to have complete records, but my special interest is in locating a land grant on the ground and I have not been able to do this even after extensive search. So if anyone has information about locating property on the ground, I would urge them to post to everyone on this list. Best wishes, Bob Delzell

Does anyone know if it is possible to trace land records from 1840s? I have a printout from a book, "Blount County, Tennessee, Deeds 1819-1833". It list a piece of land which was transferred to Harrison Boling on 29 Oct, 1835. The transfer was by William Gamble and William Wilson to settle the debt to Andrew Peery. Said Andrew Peery approved the transfer and agreed to wait an additional 11 months for his money (I assume that Harrison agreed to pay the debt for the land.) Harrison Boling died circa 1842/43. Andrew Peery and a witness to the sale, Thomas McKenry were two of his executors. I would like to know the disposition of the land. It is described as 2 acres on waters of Little River and Ellejoy Creek, beginning near the spring of John F. Garner, crossing the great road. I know Harrison's widow went to VA after his death, so she must not have kept the land. If anyone can find out what happened to the land, I would be most appreciative. I believe that Andrew Peery was a relative of Harrison's wife, Matilda. In marriage records for one of their sons, Matilda is listed as Matilda Perry Boling. Perry is a common misspelling of Peery. Harrison Boling is my BRICK WALL and I would appreciate any clues from whatever source. Thanks! Sheila Sheila's SURNAMES: Barrett, Beavers, Boling (Bowling), Brown, Claypool, Conley, Crickmer, Godbey, Hankins, Harmon, Linkous, Skaggs, Sparks, Whitt Don's SURNAMES: Allen, Dawson, Goodwin, Hein

Searching for info on the boys home that i think was in Blount County. It was the Williams-Henson Boys home. Would like to know the history of this boys home, where it was located, who began it, etc. Does anyone have a link to a site with the info I am seeking? Thanks so much http://hometown.aol.com/werhere42/myhomepage/family.html

Hello, Does anyone know if any membership rosters of New Providence Presbyterian Church for the years 1810-1825 survived? Thank you Cathy Stover

I am a descendant of Oliver ALEXANDER and Mary CRAIG. Oliver was born in the 1730s or 40s (there is conflicting information on this). He served in the Revolutionary War and was also married to Margaret PAUL. Oliver is buried 4 miles south of Columbia, Tennessee in Brown Cemetery. Does anyone know about this cemetery? I want to go there to find his grave site sometime soon. I am looking for information on one of Oliver's and Mary's grandsons, Jesse Rankin ALEXANDER. He was born in 1815 in Blount County, TN and married Mary E. SMITH, who was born in 1821 and was from North Carolina originally. Jesse and Mary were married in Maury County or Haywood County, TN. I know about their children, but I need information on who Mary E. SMITH's parents were. Does anyone know? Thank you. Ima J. Stephens

I am looking for info on Luther Halcie Hamilton b.3-25-1899 d. April 1983. Luther was born in Tellico Plains, Monroe Co. TN and worked for Alcoa in the 1930s. Luther married Stella Lawson Crofts b.1-20-1901 d. July 1986. Stella was born in Tellico Plains, Monroe Co. TN. Stella was the daughter of Jason Medlock Crofts & Betty Gray. Luther was the son of John Marion Hamilton & Nancy Jane Ervin. I am looking for Luther and Stella's children, info on the Crofts, Gray, and Ervin. Any info greatly appreciated. David Hughes Got a hobby to share or just want a personal home page ? Build your own web site for free at http://www.homestead.com

Roger, For what it's worth...I recently (May 3rd) requested a search for a copy of a marriage record from Blount County. Date of the marriage was 20Aug1797. About two weeks later (May 15th) I received an answer to my request from Jackie Glenn, Records Manager, telling me that the record was found and that I should send the stated fee and SASE to: Blount County Records Management, 337 Court Street, Maryville, TN 37804. ( I hope I don't jinx myself...I'm just mailing this fee back to them today...who knows what may happen inbetween). Kermit Rutledge

The State of Tenn started keeping death records in the year 1908..Before that, some cities, I think Chattanooga and Knoxville, started keeping them back in the 1880s...Death certificates are kept by the Tenn Dept. of Health for 50 years after the death of a person..After that, they are turned over to the Tenn State Archives..Right now, you can look at and get copies of death records up through 1949...But, you have to get them from the Archives, as the Tenn Dept. of Health no longer has them...The fact that the State started keeping records does have some missing areas..The law requiring the State to keep death records was originally for a 4 year period..It expired 31 DEC 1912..And was not renewed until Jan 1915..So there are no records for the years 1914 and 1914..Another thing to remember is that it was the responsibility of the Doctor to send in the death certificate...Many of them failed to do so..also, in many cases, even though required by law, if someone died from natural causes, such as old age, in the early days, a doctor may not have been called..Ol Uncle Joe was just taken out back and buried beneath the Big Oak tree...Saved paying the Doc $5.00 that way..Tennessee also passed a law in 1850 requiring that deceased be buried in a graveyard..This law was pretty much ignored probably at least past the turn of the century.. If the person who was seeking a death certificate of someone who died in 1937 will email me privately, I'll try to look it up..My local Archives here in Knoxville has microfilm up to 1942..After that, have to look in Nashville Archives... John

I'm in the Los Angeles area so I can't check on this type of thing. Does anyone in Blount County know why they aren't providing copies of these records? Is this a new policy or what? Personally, I would try the TN Archives instead of Vital Records, Vital Records probably only has records since TN started collecting them as a state in the early 1900's. I know that the information from these records are available elsewhere, records before 1858 are available online and linked from our site. I've often wondered if there was more information than what is available online in the original records ... things like their parents names, bondsmen etc. If anyone knows anything about this, could you please let the list know. Denise -----Original Message----- From: Roger Bartlett [mailto:bartlett@onr.com] Sent: Saturday, May 13, 2000 8:51 AM To: TNBLOUNT-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [TNBlount] Blount Co. marriage records - where? In late January I wrote the county clerk of Blount County requesting a copy of a 1810 marriage record. I included the fee that the clerk's office had quoted over the phone. In mid-April they returned my check with a form letter saying that the "historical information" I requested "is not accessible at this office." The letter suggested I contact the Blount County Public Library or the Tennessee Department of Vital Records or the Blount County Historical Society. Has anyone tried to obtain marriage records of this vintage? Where did you find them? I don't want to waste these agencies or groups time with requests that would be inappropriate. Thanks for any advice. Roger Bartlett Austin, Texas ==== TNBLOUNT Mailing List ==== Problems??? mailto:dwaterworth@mstar2.net

Blount County Genealogical & Historical Society that has a book of Blount County Marriages 1735 to 1915 by Edith Little for sale for $27.00 plus $2.00 s&h Send check to Blount County Genealogical & Historical Society PO BOX 4986 Maryville, Tennessee 37802-4986

Thanks to all of you who offered look-ups or other advice about finding my g-g-g-grandparents' marriage record. Roger

In late January I wrote the county clerk of Blount County requesting a copy of a 1810 marriage record. I included the fee that the clerk's office had quoted over the phone. In mid-April they returned my check with a form letter saying that the "historical information" I requested "is not accessible at this office." The letter suggested I contact the Blount County Public Library or the Tennessee Department of Vital Records or the Blount County Historical Society. Has anyone tried to obtain marriage records of this vintage? Where did you find them? I don't want to waste these agencies or groups time with requests that would be inappropriate. Thanks for any advice. Roger Bartlett Austin, Texas

Cathy, You might find some useful information in "Tennessee Land Grants" by Byron Sistler & Associates 1997. There is a copy in my local library which I can check for you on my next visit. I believe the earliest entries are from the early 1790's, and it does include grants when this area was part of North Carolina. If you find the grants in question in the aforementioned index, you can use that information to get copies of the grants. I can refer you to someone who can get copies of the original land grants from the archives in Nashville for a reasonable fee. Regards, Roy Chandler GStove9999@aol.com wrote: > > Could someone suggest where I should look for copies of two N.C. land grants > in pre 1800 Tennessee? Grants were; > > #2442 James McNutt on the south side of the Holstein (probably Blount Co) > > #1720 Robert McNutt on the north side of the Holstein near Ruckland Creek > > Thank You > Cathy > > ==== TNBLOUNT Mailing List ==== > Problems??? mailto:dwaterworth@mstar2.net

The East Tennessee Historical Society is gearing up for the 2000 Southeastern Genealogy Conference and hopes to see you there. The conference will be held May 26 and May 27 in downtown Knoxville at the Knoxville Hilton, just one block from the East Tennessee History Center. The conference is open to ETHS members and non-members alike and includes a variety of sessions geared to all levels of experience from beginner to advanced. Conference sessions will cover a variety of topics from research in various states associated with Tennessee migration, ethnic genealogy, research in special collections such as the ETHS First Families of Tennessee files, and the Draper Manuscripts. Other topics will discuss the cultural heritage of our ancestors including Scotch-Irish language, life on the frontier, and Tennessee Forty-Niners-- looking at those Tennesseans who ventured west to join the California Gold Rush. Speakers scheduled to present programs include Dr. George K. Schweitzer, Billy Kennedy (author of The Scots-Irish in Tennessee and other books of Scots-Irish history), and Michael Montgomery (one of the foremost experts in Scots-Irish and Appalachian language). Other speakers will include: R.P. Baker * Dorothy Boyd-Rush * Ron Bryant * Kevin Cherry * Steve Cotham (head of the McClung Historical Collection) * Robert S. Davis, Jr. * Walter T. Durham * Pat Spurlock Elder * Cherel Henderson (director of the First Families of Tennessee heritage project) * Shelia Steele Hunt * Doris Martinson (manager of the Knox County Archives* Billie McNamara * Dorothy Potter * Shane Rhyne * Charles A. Sherrill (Tennessee State Library & Archives). For a complete listing of speakers and topics, plus registration information, visit the East Tennessee Historical Society web pages at www.east-tennessee-history.org Follow the links for the Tennessee Family History Weekend to learn more about the Southeastern Genealogy Conference and other activities associated with the weekend including a history fair, barbecue picnic, and motorcoach tours. We look forward to seeing you May 26-28 in Knoxville, Tennessee. The Tennessee Family History Weekend is presented by the East Tennessee Historical Society with sponsorship assistance from BankFirst, the Central Business Improvement District (CBID) of Knoxville, WBIR-TV, and grant assistance from the Knox County government.

Could someone suggest where I should look for copies of two N.C. land grants in pre 1800 Tennessee? Grants were; #2442 James McNutt on the south side of the Holstein (probably Blount Co) #1720 Robert McNutt on the north side of the Holstein near Ruckland Creek Thank You Cathy

Many of you may have gone to the web site of Nelda Percival in the past but today a new list comprising over 300 pages and 3000 names have been posted to the Cupp portion of her web site. Some have been so very gracious in sharing their information and it has been brought together in one place. If you have any connection to Jacob Cupp of 1767 and Sylvia Breeding of 1770 please take a look at this site. It includes many surnames. I lost count at about 800 different surnames. Some only have a few and other have many of the same surname. If you find errors please share them with me so I can correct them. The web site is at: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Country/3122/cupps.html Part 2 is at web site: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Country/3122/cupps2.html

Hi, Does anyone know how I would find out what part of Blount County was Civil District 7 on the 1850 Federal Census? I am planning a trip to Blount County next month, and I would like to try to locate my ancestor's (Michael Goodlink) land. I know they were located in Civil District 7 from the census records, and I know they were on a branch of Pistol Creek adjacent to Joseph Findly, William Simins and Thomas Hunter. This land was sold to Michael Goodlink by Banner Shields of McMinn County on October 13, 1820. Any help would be appreciated. Also any recommendations for research would be greatly appreciated. Debi Krych Southlake, TX dakrych@aol.com

Is there anyone in Blount County that would help me with version 6.0 I have mine so messed up. I made the mistake of putting everybody and their brother in one file then tried to separate them and then started new files.Now I have all three!!!! Please contact me privately if you can help. Fran Murphy