DECLARATION FOR PENSION State of Tennessee County of Monroe On this first day of Oct. A.D. one thousand nine hundred and Ten, personally appeared before me, a W.B. Williams, JP within and for the county and State aforesaid, Isaac Lindsey who, being duly sworn according to law, declares that he is 70 years of age, and a resident of Tenn. And that hi is the identical person who was ENROLLED at Madisonville, Tenn. Under the name of Isaac Lindsey, on the 30 day of Sept., 1864. as a Private, in Co H. 3 Tennessee Mtd. Inf. In the Service of the United States, in the Civil War and was Honorably Discharged at Knoxville Tenn., on the 23 day of December, 1864. That he also served ----. That he was not employed in the military or naval service of the United States otherwise than as stated above, That his personal description at enlistment was as follows: Height, 6 feet ___ inches; complexion, Dark; color of eyes, Blue; Color of hair, Light; that is occupation was a Farmer; that he was born Sept. 30, 1840, at Jacksboro, Camble (Campbell) Co. Tenn. That his several places of residence since leaving the service have been as follows: Monroe Co. Tenn. That hi is ___ pensioner. That he has ___ heretofore applied for pension 947142 is No. of Pension identification (sic) That he makes this declaration for the purpose of being placed on the pension roll of the United States under the provisions of the act of February 6, 1907. That his post office address is Povo, county of Monroe, State of Tenn. Isaac Lindsey Attest 1. WM Bright 2. JF Moser Also personally appeared WM Bright, residing in Monroe Co. Tenn. And JF Moser, residing in Monroe Co. Tenn. Persons whom I certify to be respectable and entitled to credit, and who being by the duly sworn, say that they were present and saw Isaac Lindsey, the claimant, sign his name to the foregoing declaration; that they have every reason to believe, from the appearance of the claimant and their acquaintance with him of 38 years and 35 years, respectively, that his is the identical person he represents himself to be, and that they have no interest in the prosecution of this claim. WM Bright JF Moser Subscribed and sworn to before me this first day of Oct. A.D. 1910, and I Hereby certify that the contents of the above declaration, etc. were fully made known and explained to the applicant and witnesses before swearing, including the words _____, erased; and the words ____, added; and that I have no interest direct or indirect, in the prosecution of this claim. **Certificate of official character on file in Pension office, Washington DC. WB Williams Justice of the Peace Ray Ezell, M.A., RPA Senior Archaeologist Michael Baker Jr., Inc. 5088 West Washington Street Second Floor Charleston, West Virginia 25313 304/769-2112 [email protected]

STATE OF TENNESSEE COUNTY OF MONROE On this 21 day of Aug. 1904, before me, a Notary Public within and for said county, personally appeared Margaret E. Brite, aged 48 years, a resident of Monroe County, Tennessee, who being duly sworn according to law, declaration that she is the widow Ambrose K. Brite, who was a private Co. D 3rd Tenn. Mtd. Inf. Vols., in the war of the rebellion, and who was a pensioner under certificate No. 954,282; that the said Ambrose K. Brite was accidentally shot at Sweetwater, Tennessee, on the 2nd day of August 1904, and died the next day, it being the 3rd day of August 1904; that said soldier was not in the military or naval service of the Untied States except as above stated. That she was married to the said Ambrose K. Brite, under the name of Margaret E. Fortner, on the 16th day of February 1890, by one Dr. F.K. Berry, a Justice of the Peace for Monroe County, Tennessee there being no legal barrier to said marriage. That she had been formerly married to David Fortner, who died on the 20 day of February 1876. That the soldier had been previously married to Sadie Pannell, who died on the 11 day of June 1888; that the said soldier left no minor child or children surviving him who were under 16 years of age at the time of his death; that she has not remarried since the death of the said Ambrose K. Brite; that she has no other means of support than her daily labor and that there are no person or persons legally bound to support her; that neither herself nor the said soldier had any real estate; that her present property consists of house hold goods worth about twenty dollars. That she makes this declaration for the purpose of being placed on the pension roll of the United States under the provisions of the Act of June 27, 1890. This is the first application for pension. That she hereby appoints W.A. Simpson, Philadelphia Tennessee, her attorney to present and prosecute this claim. That her post office address is R.D. No. 4. Sweetwater, Tennessee. her Margaret E. X Brite mark Attest: J.M. Purdue J.B. Lillard Also personally appeared J. B. Lillard whose post office address is Philadelphia, Tennessee and E. L. Lemmons whose post office address is Sweetwater, Tennessee, persons whom I certify to be respectable and entitled to credit, and who being duly sworn according to law, say they were present and saw Margaret E. Brite, the claimant, make her mark to the foregoing declaration; that they have every reason to believe from the appearance of the applicant and their acquaintance with her of 20 years and 20 years, respectively, that she is the identical person she represents herself to be; and that they have no interest in the prosecution of this claim. J.B. Lillard E.L. Lemmons Sworn to and subscribed before me this 24 day of August 1904; and I hereby certify that I have no interest, direct or indirect, in the prosecution of this claim; and that the contents of the fore going declaration, &c. were made known and fully explained to all the affiants before swearer. J.M. Purdue, Notary Public Ray Ezell, M.A., RPA Senior Archaeologist Michael Baker Jr., Inc. 5088 West Washington Street Second Floor Charleston, West Virginia 25313 304/769-2112 [email protected]

DECLARATION FOR INVALID PENSION STATE OF TENNESSEE COUNTY OF MONROE On this 2 Day of May A.D. one thousand eight hundred and ninety 5, personally appeared before me, T.A. Robinson, Dep. County Court Clerk within and for the county and State aforesaid Ambrose K. Bright, aged 57 years, a resident of the Sweetwater County of Monroe, State of Tennessee, duly sworn according to law, declares that his is the identical A.K. Bright who was enrolled on the ___ day of ____ 18__ in Co. D "3" Tenn. Mtd. Vols. In the War of the Rebellion, and served at least ninety days, and was Honorably discharged at Knoxville, Tennessee day of 30th day of Nov. 1864. That he has not been employed in the military or naval service of the United States otherwise than as stated above. That he is now unable to earn a support by reason of Piles, gravel complaint, and fracture of right leg, and disease of eyes. That said disabilities are not due to his vicious habits, and are to the best of his knowledge and belief permanent. That he as applied for pension under application No. 795,219. That he is a pensioner under Certificate No xxxxx. That he makes this declaration for the purpose for being placed on the pension rolls of the United States under the provisions of the Act of June 27, 1890. He hereby appoints N.W. Wills and Co., Washington D.C. his true and lawful attorneys and he agrees to allow them the $10 fee as prescribed by law for prosecuting his claim. That his post office address is Sweetwater county of Monroe, State of Tennessee. Ambrose K. Bright Attest: _____ Also personally appeared W.M. Harrison residing at Madisonville and Thos. McClellen, residing at Madisonville persons whom I certify to be respectable and entitled to credit, and who being by me duly sworn, say that they were present and saw Ambrose K. Brite, the claimant sign his name to acquaintance with him for ___ years and ___ years respectively, that he is the identical person he represents himself to be; and they have no interest in the prosecution of this claim. W.M. Harrison Thos. McClellan Sworn to and subscribed before me this 2 day of May A.D. 1895 and I hereby certify that the contents of the above declarations, etc. were fully made known and explained to the applicant and witnesses before swearing, including the words ___ erased, ____ added, and that I have no interest, direct of indirect in the prosecution of this claim. T.A. Robinson Deputy County Court Clerk Ray Ezell, M.A., RPA Senior Archaeologist Michael Baker Jr., Inc. 5088 West Washington Street Second Floor Charleston, West Virginia 25313 304/769-2112 [email protected]

what are Piles and Gravels conditions?? how would they have been treated? Ray Ezell, M.A., RPA Senior Archaeologist Michael Baker Jr., Inc. 5088 West Washington Street Second Floor Charleston, West Virginia 25313 304/769-2112 [email protected]

Hmm, how to put it delicately? My grandpa referred to hemorrhoids as "piles". "Gravels" I don't know, sorry. Meg Gentry Bookout Ray Ezell wrote: > what are Piles and Gravels conditions?? > how would they have been treated? > > > > Ray Ezell, M.A., RPA > Senior Archaeologist > Michael Baker Jr., Inc. > 5088 West Washington Street > Second Floor > Charleston, West Virginia 25313 > 304/769-2112 > [email protected] > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

From my 1935 Taber's Medical Encyclopedia. Gravel: Crystallin dust or concretians of crystals from the kidneys, distinguished from true calculi by the absence of definite structural arrangement. Generally made up of phosphates, calcium, oxalate and uric acid. DIET: (a) uric acid: reduce animal fats to lowest point; supply it's place with milk, fruit, vegetables, farinaceous foods, salad; purin-free diet. Forbid sweetbread, kidney, liver, spleen, pork, fat, fish, sweet foods, yolk of eggs, excess of tea, coffee or cocoa. Prescribe abundance of pure water or alkaline waters and plenty of salt. (b) oxalic acid: diet chiefly animal food; any kind of meat, bird or fish (except glands); plenty of fat (except yolks of eggs); stale bread, rusks, sago, rice, tapioca, weak coffee, well-diluted whisky. Klemperer says avoid milk, eggs, sweetbread, jelly, liver, fruit, vegetables, tea, cocoa, chocolate, pastry and cakes. Hemorrhoid, Pile A tumor in form of dilated blood-vessels in the anal region. external h. Cutaneous and thrombotic, outside the sphincter. TREATMENT Sitz baths; hot or cold applications; vaseline, or surgical treatment. internal h. venous, arterial and capillary, within the sphincter but beneath the mucous membrane. TREATMENT Local applications of heat or cold. Laxatives. Rest in bed. Operation, ligature, injection, ointment and excision, crushing, clamp, and cautery. DIET: meat only once a day; fruits, vegetables, rice, etc. abundantly. No coffee, spices or alcohol. This last sounds really uncomfortable...Crushing????????? EdrieAnne

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Gamble, Rayburn, Spradling, Clendenen, McCuiston Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/RgB.2ACE/215.1 Message Board Post: I was looking at the Monroe County message board and don't know why I looked at your message regarding Rebecca E. Miller but I'm glad I did! As I was reading, I came to the listing of her children and there was Sallie Gamble - Sallie was my husband's great, great grandmother. I had the info. on Sallie's birth & death, place of burial, etc. but didn't have any info. on her parents or siblings. Glad I looked and thanks for posting this!

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/RgB.2ACE/216 Message Board Post: Madisonville Democrat, (Monroe Co. TN) Thursday, August 15, 1957: “Can Anyone Assist Iowa Man Asking About His Ancestors?---Roy R. Hicks has received an inquiry from Earl E. Ferguson of Crawfordsville, Iowa, concerning his ancestors, some of whom he says were Monroe Countians. “In the 1830’s and early 1840’s, my great grandfather, John Ferguson, owned and operated a tannery somewhere between Sweetwater and Madisonville,” Mr. Ferguson said. “In the spring of 1843 he sold out and, with his family including my grandfather, Samuel Ferguson, then 12 years old, emigrated to Iowa Territory, spending about six weeks on the way.” “It now seems probable that I may be in your county this fall and I would like to know if there are any members of the family yet living there.” “My great grandmother, Jane, was the daughter of a James Moore of Roane County and a letter from him dated March 20, 1848, was mailed from Ten Mile Stand. Polly, another daughter of James Moore, married a man named Stamper.” Mr. Ferguson says he thinks there were some Talleys, Wilsons, Canpbells, Orrs and Johnston’s connected with the family.”

The New 1920 McMinn County Census Index is now online and at the McMinn County ALHN site. Please come visit and see if your family is listed. This is the census page numbers. Sharon McCormack <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnmcmin2">http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnmcmin2</A> Joyce G. Reece, Kaye Buckner Presley, Sharon McCormack American Local History Network Web site co-hosts at McMinn County -Our Tennessee Home

www.rootsweb.com/~tnmcmin2 Corrected url............sorry Joyce Gaston Reece ----- Original Message ----- From: Joyce G. Reece To: [email protected] ; [email protected] ; [email protected] ; [email protected] ; [email protected] ; [email protected] ; SE-TN ; [email protected] ; NE-TN ; [email protected] ; [email protected] ; [email protected] ; [email protected] ; [email protected] ; [email protected] ; [email protected] ; [email protected] ; [email protected] ; [email protected] ; [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2003 7:05 PM Subject: McMinn ALHN Latest editions to the NEW American Local History Network, McMinn Co., TN webs site can be seen at www.rootseb.com/tnmcmin2 Follow the links to the records and links page Joyce Gaston Reece

Latest editions to the NEW American Local History Network, McMinn Co., TN webs site can be seen at www.rootseb.com/tnmcmin2 Follow the links to the records and links page Joyce Gaston Reece

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/RgB.2ACE/214.1 Message Board Post: Hickory Grove is located off old Highway 68 between Madisonville and Tellico on County Road 766 in the Mt. Vernon community. This information comes from Sandra Ratledge's website for Hickory Grove Cemetery at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~snipper/kinfolks/hickory.html Thanks to my friend Cory Mills. Check out the above website for more info.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/RgB.2ACE/215 Message Board Post: Madisonville Democrat, (Monroe Co. TN) Wednesday, January 4, 1933: “In Memory Of Mrs. Rebecca Elizabeth Miller---The dark winged angel of death entered our community on December 25th at 2 o’clock, a.m., and claimed for its victim Mrs. Rebecca Elizabeth Miller, who was 92 years, 1 month and 12 days old, having been born Nov. 13th, 1840. Mrs. Miller professed faith in Christ during the early years of her girlhood and was a devoted member of the Eleazar Methodist Church. She loved and practiced the old time religion, living the life of one who carries the riches of God within herself. We know that she has gone to join the triumphant inhabitants of Heaven. Mrs. Miller was the widow of Dr. Louis Miller, who has been dead for a number of years. She was the mother of five children, two sons and three daughters, four of whom are living, one son, Louis, Jr., having died some years ago. Those living are: Charles Miller, of Chattanooga; Mrs. Fannie Haynes, of Tellico Plains; Mrs. Sallie Gamble, of Gudger; and Mrs. Martha Payne, of West Virginia. There were 27 grandchildren and 45 great-grandchildren. In addition there is a host of relatives and friends who mourn her passing. Mrs. Miller made her home with her daughter, Mrs. Landon Haynes, living near Tellico Plains. She was loved by all those who knew her. She prayed continually for her neighbors, her many friends, the minister, and especially for those who are languishing on beds of sickness and have wearisome nights assigned to them. Mrs. Miller had been blind for twenty-three years, but God breathed into her heart, peace and cheerful resignation giving her the secret of beautiful living, even though the light of day was forever blotted out. But we know that when the light of life goes out, there is a new radiance in eternity, an, somehow, the glory of it relieves the darkness which is left behind. Never a death but somewhere a new life and we can say, “Weep not! Oh! Loved ones, Grandmother Miller has gone to a better world than this.” A short funeral service was conducted at the home, after which a host of relatives and friends followed the body to Old Eleazar Church. The funeral services were conducted by the Revs. Hoyt Shadden, J.H. Atkins and J.W. Atkins. The body was laid to rest in the cemetery to await the resurrection of the righteous. We humbly pray that God’s richest blessings rest upon the family, in this, their hour of sorrow.” ----Mrs. J.H. Atkins.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Rayburn, Gamble, Spradling, Clendenen, McCuiston Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/RgB.2ACE/214 Message Board Post: I am looking for Hickory Grove Cemetery. It is in Monroe County but close to the McMinn County line. I have sent e-mails to various people in the historical community in Monroe County and have been driving all over the county and still can't find it! If anyone out there has a county road number or knows where it is located, I would greatly appreciate the help! Thanks so much!

Would like to corres with anyone researching the DeArmond's or Dearmonds of 1800s Monroe Co. Thanks, Hal McCawley researching DeArmond's or Dearmonds and YOUNGs of earliest Polk Co, prev of Monroe Co

This week I've added five more photos of families and folks to my "Kinfolks in the Knobs" website. Also, I've added William Brannon's Bounty Land affidavits from Mt. Vernon, Monroe County, TN, his military service record for Seminole War of 1836, and letters from Newton J. Spillman on his behalf. To find this and other primary source documents transcribed on my website, go to the following URL http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~snipper/kinfolks/sources.html To find a list of all photos available on the site, go to http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~snipper/kinfolks/photos.html To find what's new on the site, go to http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~snipper/new.html Hope you enjoy! Sandra Ratledge

I just wanted to add a few words to Sharon's announcements concerning the American Local History Network web site for McMinn County. For quite sometime there are a few folks who have been doing a lot of work to see that documents concerning the historical and genealogical records of McMinn County and the area surrounding it are put into electronic format so that all could have access to them. Documents of major importance were ignored for weeks and months. This is the reason Kaye Buckner Presley, Sharon McCormack and myself have dedicated ourselves to seeing that this is one of the best sites on the internet. We realize that McMinn County, TN is rich in history and has much to offer. It has much to do with early Cherokee people, African American people and early white settlement. It is considered to be a part of the 'second generation' jumping off point for migrations westward. All aspects of this is important to family history researchers. We promise to make this site as good as we can BUT we will need and want the contributions of all. We invite your questions and comments concerning the site. Please visit it at www.rootsweb.com/~tnmcmin2 Joyce Gaston Reece

I am trying to determine if the Joseph R. Birchfield listed as a student in 1850 at Strawberry Plains College in Jefferson Co. is the same Joseph R. Birchfield that was married to Lourenia Smelcer in Monroe Co. Jan. 20, 1838. My J.R. Birchfield (Burchfield) was born 5/17/1818 in Jefferson Co. and died 5/16/1890 in Monroe Co. He is the son of JR Burchfield and Susan Holloway. i have attached a listing of the students enrolled at the college from the 1850 Census. a short history of the school is provided at http://208.183.128.3/rss-history/spcollege.htm List of Faculty and Students at Strawberry Plains College Enumerated in the 1850 Federal Census -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All birthplaces were noted as Tennessee. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Faculty KENEDY, James H. -- Prof. of Math PRICE, Joseph H. -- Prof. of Language -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Students [ages 14-28] ALEXANDER, B. S. M. BADGER, Wernell F. ALEXANDER, Isaac BRADFORD, Joseph BIRCHFIELD, Joseph R. CALFEE, John H. [older than professors] COBB, A. J. DUNCAN, Isaac EMETT, John B. FRANKLIN, R. JOHNSON, Charles JONES, J. SEBO, R. LITTLE?, B. LONG, J. LUTRELL, E. S. MORTON, J. J. McNUTT, G. MILLER, J. O. MILLER, John MOOR, N. H. PORTER, __. __. CENTER, S. C. TAYLOR, R. G. WALLS, H. E. YOE, J. WHITE, H. thanks for the help. Ray Ezell, M.A., RPA Senior Archaeologist Michael Baker Jr., Inc. 5088 West Washington Street Second Floor Charleston, West Virginia 25313 304/769-2112 [email protected]

A web site that helps locate bruiral places of politicians all over the country. Even individual counties. http://politicalgraveyard.com/index.html

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/RgB.2ACE/213.1.2 Message Board Post: Thank you! I am searching for George's birth place, parents, siblings, death date and burial place, also.