I've finished typing up Vol. 2 Index and wills and have indexed Vol. 3 Carter Co. TN Wills from Microfilm and would do lookups and type up a will for you if you want. A sample of Index follows: CARTER COUNTY, TENNESSEE WILL INDEX - Volume 3 - Apr. 1920-June 1937 Testator Date Written Date proved Page ALLEN, Fannie 28 Oct 1933 July Term 1934 217 ALLEY, Hattie (Nichols) 3 Mar 1930 Nov Term 1931 155 ARWOOD, Lorina 12 May 1931 Aug Term 1933 192-193 BARNES, E. A. 1 Spe 1928 2 Oct 1928 89-91 BAREN, Geo. E. 22 Apr 1912 4 Dec 1926 58 BLAIR, J. B. 23 Feb 1918 8 June 1929 106-107 BEAVERS, Mattie A. 5 Dec 1916 17 May 1921 6 BLEVINS, Geo. M. 27 Mar 1925 8 July 1926 44 BLEVINS, J. T. 8 Jan 1921 6 Feb 1937 278 BOWERS, C. B. (Christian B.) 29 Feb 1916 June Term 1923 20-21 BOWERS, Eliza 23 Feb 1922 Apr Term 1925 35-37 BOWIE, J. R. 20 Jan 1930 5 Feb 1930 112 BRADLEY, Elimar E. 14 Apr 1911 9 Oct 1926 51-54 BRASWELL, W. F. 20 Dec 1932 March Term 1934 202-203 BROWNING, Ollie H. 17 Oct 1932 Apr Term 1934 206-207 BRUMIT, Joe C. 3 Dec 1926 22 Apr 1927 64-65 BRUMIT, Willie 11 Aug 1927 July Term 1929 105 BUCKLES, A. B. 2 Jan 1929 Jan. Term 1929 93-94 BULLOCH, S. T. 14 Mar 1926 March Term 1934 201 BURNHAM, George H. 21 Nov 1929 1935 234-237 You can contact me at: Jerrystout@sbcglobal.net

Hello Jerry Stout, There you go again! --helping people. Thank you. I do believe that the Eliza Bowers that you have listed 35-37-- 23 Feb 1922 April Term 1925 is a relative. Can we send you compensation for your help? Bless you! Jeanette Hutton gehutton@fuse.net -----Original Message----- From: tncarter-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:tncarter-bounces@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of Jerry Stout Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2009 10:44 AM To: TNCARTER-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [TNCARTER] Will Book Volume #3 I've finished typing up Vol. 2 Index and wills and have indexed Vol. 3 Carter Co. TN Wills from Microfilm and would do lookups and type up a will for you if you want. A sample of Index follows: CARTER COUNTY, TENNESSEE WILL INDEX - Volume 3 - Apr. 1920-June 1937 Testator Date Written Date proved Page ALLEN, Fannie 28 Oct 1933 July Term 1934 217 ALLEY, Hattie (Nichols) 3 Mar 1930 Nov Term 1931 155 ARWOOD, Lorina 12 May 1931 Aug Term 1933 192-193 BARNES, E. A. 1 Spe 1928 2 Oct 1928 89-91 BAREN, Geo. E. 22 Apr 1912 4 Dec 1926 58 BLAIR, J. B. 23 Feb 1918 8 June 1929 106-107 BEAVERS, Mattie A. 5 Dec 1916 17 May 1921 6 BLEVINS, Geo. M. 27 Mar 1925 8 July 1926 44 BLEVINS, J. T. 8 Jan 1921 6 Feb 1937 278 BOWERS, C. B. (Christian B.) 29 Feb 1916 June Term 1923 20-21 BOWERS, Eliza 23 Feb 1922 Apr Term 1925 35-37 BOWIE, J. R. 20 Jan 1930 5 Feb 1930 112 BRADLEY, Elimar E. 14 Apr 1911 9 Oct 1926 51-54 BRASWELL, W. F. 20 Dec 1932 March Term 1934 202-203 BROWNING, Ollie H. 17 Oct 1932 Apr Term 1934 206-207 BRUMIT, Joe C. 3 Dec 1926 22 Apr 1927 64-65 BRUMIT, Willie 11 Aug 1927 July Term 1929 105 BUCKLES, A. B. 2 Jan 1929 Jan. Term 1929 93-94 BULLOCH, S. T. 14 Mar 1926 March Term 1934 201 BURNHAM, George H. 21 Nov 1929 1935 234-237 You can contact me at: Jerrystout@sbcglobal.net ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TNCARTER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Jeanette: No compensation necessary, just thought I'd share what I have. After typing up below will of Eliza BOWERS decided to check out the notation "colored" and found Eliza age 30 "B" NC listed with husband Henry Bowers age 35 "B" NC and children born in TN in the 1880 census Carter Co. TN Dist. 7. Her will follows: CARTERCOUNTY, TN WILLS–Vol. 3 - April 1920-June1937 Pages 35-37 April Term 1925 [written on top left margin of page 35: “colored”] In the name of God Amen, I Eliza Bowers being of sound mind and disposing memory but feeble in body, and realizing the uncertainty of life, do make and publish this as my last Will and testament, hereby revoking and making void any and all other wills by me at any time made. 1st. I direct that my funeral expenses and all debts which I may owe at the time of my death to be paid by my Executor herein after elected, and out of my property I may die seized and possessed with. 2nd. I bequeath to John Bowers my son about one and one half acres of land laying next to Samuel Crows place. 3rd. I give and bequeath to Lola Craig my Grand daughter about one and one half acres of land laying next to the home tract and on which stands the barn. The land embraced in the 2nd and 3d bequests is in the land conveyed by S. P. Collins and John F. Ryan to me, calling for three (3) acres and a fraction, and which I mean to divide equal between John my son and Lola Craig my Grand daughter. 4th. I give and bequeath to Lucy Brown my daughter, the house and to include the garden laying between the house and the main Gap Creek Road. Also the garden lot laying on the other side of the house adjoining the Lola Craig tract. Said lot including the well and smoke house. 5th. I give and bequeath to Chas. Bowers my son a tract or lot of land off of the home tract purchased from William Colbough, and ruining from the house to Mary Kelly’s land and the land of W.A.C. Breedlove being about 210 feet wide at the house and about 210 feet wide at the lower end next to Kelly and Breedlove land, and out of this tract is reserved the Grave yard lot to be used by all of my family. 6th. I give and bequeath to my daughter Lucy Brown the remainder of the Home tract bought of William Colbough and also the tract of land I purchased from S. P. Collins and J. F. Ryan laying along the main Gap Creek road. The line between Chas. Bowers tract and Lucy Brown tract to be permanently established by me with a fence which shall be the line between their tracts. But if I should die before erecting the sd. Fence then they must be governed in their division by the dementions as heretofore set forth. 7th. I give and bequeath to the heirs of Samuel Crow by my daughter his deceased wife, the sum of fifty dollars in cash. 8th. The bequeath above made to Lucy Brown, Chas. Bowers, John Bowers, Lola Craig and Geo. Bowers, is made during their life time and at their death said property to go to their children and legal heirs. I hereby appoint J. R. Burrow to be the Executor of this my last Will and Testament. In Testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal this 23rd day of Feb. 1922. her Eliza x Bowers Mark We have signed our names as witnesses to this paper at the request of the Testatrix and in our presence after the same having been read over to her. J. R. Burrow Lizzie Burrow The interlination at Lucy Brown in item 4 was made in our presence this January 22d 1923being changed from Geo. Brown(sic) to Lucy Brown by the Testatrix. J. R. Burrow Lizzie Burrow ________________________________ From: Jeanette <gehutton@fuse.net> To: tncarter@rootsweb.com Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2009 10:31:17 PM Subject: Re: [TNCARTER] Will Book Volume #3 Hello Jerry Stout, There you go again! --helping people. Thank you. I do believe that the Eliza Bowers that you have listed 35-37-- 23 Feb 1922 April Term 1925 is a relative. Can we send you compensation for your help? Bless you! Jeanette Hutton gehutton@fuse.net