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  • History
    • Civil War Brandy in the Old Hynds House
    • The Dandridge Fire of 1911
    • Letter of E. W. Stacy, Written from Mossy Creek on March 9, 1864
    • Jefferson County in the Civil War
    • Slide Show -- Images from the Tennessee Encyclopedia
    • Jefferson County -- from the Tennessee Encyclopedia
    • Treaty of Dumplin Celebration, 1954 -- Kodak, TN
    • History of Strawberry Plains & Its Surrounding Communities
    • History of Rush Strong High School
    • "Oblivious Shade" -- The New Market Train Wreck
    • Historical Background of Jefferson County, by J. B. Malone
    • Prestatehood Tennessee
    • Scots-Irish Forefathers
    • Native American Settlers
    • Chiaha
    • The First White Men Arrive
    • The Rise and Fall of Fort Loudoun
    • Treating for Land
  • Geography & Topography
    • County Formation and Boundary Changes
    • Civil Districts Established in 1836
    • USGS Topographic Database Entries
    • List of Communities in Jefferson County
    • Jefferson County Topography
    • Jefferson County Regional Setting
    • Jefferson County Roads & Trails
    • The Great Warrior Trail
    • Early Ferries in Jefferson County
  • Local Info
    • Historic Sites of Interest
  • FAQs
    • Jefferson County Flag
    • Jefferson County Claims to Fame
    • Trivia
    • Events in the County
• Research Aids
  • Searchable Databases
    • Jefferson Countians in World War I
    • Jefferson County, TN, Free White Males in 1861
    • Name Index to Heritage Jefferson County
    • Submitters to First Heritage Book (1992)
    • Jefferson County Bible Records, Transcribed by W. A. Lyle
  • Queries & Communication
    • Early Queries Posted to this Site
    • Post & View Queries
    • DumplinTN E-Mail Discussion List
  • Maps & Gazetteers
    • Wyld's Map of Franklinia
    • Matthew Carey's Map - East Tennessee Section, 1814
    • Early Maps of Tennessee On-Line
    • Matthew Rhea's Map of Tennessee, 1796
  • Libraries, Archives & Museums
    • Jefferson County Museum & Archives
    • Jeff County Artifacts at Pritchett Museum
    • Jefferson County & Related Libraries
  • Ethnic Research
    • Bill of Sale for "Negro Girl Named Sarah"
    • Native American Resources
  • Families & Individuals
    • Ed Bailey, Professional Baseball Player
    • Moser, Denton, Hill Info and Photos
    • German Script in Signatures
    • Name "Potholes"
    • Waugh
    • Graham / Sehorn / Turnley / Winton / Denton / Cunningham
    • Some Moser Family Information
    • Lawson D. Franklin
    • There Could only Be one Pet Swann
    • Jasper Christy's Big Adventure
    • Peter Bowman and the Union Army
    • Treasures Are Hiding Everywhere!
    • Lawson D. Franklin's Papers
    • William McFarland, Representative to the 44th U. S. Congress
    • Jacob Thornburgh, Representative to the 44th-45th U. S. Congresses
    • James Hawkins Peck, Impeached Federal Judge
    • Affidavit of Elizabeth Thompson
    • Descendants of Jacob Pate Chase
    • British Aliens in Jefferson County During the War of 1812
    • Moore Family of Shady Grove Photo Album
    • Bible of Hester Ann Pierce Walker
    • Bible of Joseph Long
    • Bible of John Blevins
    • Bible of Charles Cate
    • Daniel Beales Travel Diaries
    • Letters & Essays by J. N. Moore, Deep Springs Community
    • Family, Church & Community Reunions
    • General William Raine Peck, CSA
    • Carolyn Peck, a Women's Basketball Legend
    • Mark Dean, a Brilliant Star with Roots in Jefferson County
    • Members of TN General Assembly from Jefferson County
    • John Casper Branner, Ph.D.
    • Who's Who in Jefferson County, 1911
    • Henry Hale, Pioneer Baptist Preacher
    • Name Index to Goodspeed's History of Tennessee
    • Jefferson County's First Settlers
    • The Bard of Oregon Had White Pine Roots
    • Bible of Z. S. Thompson
    • Bible of W. W. Blackburn
    • Bible of W. T. Gaddis
    • Bible of W. T. Elder
    • Family Records of W. T. Cannon
    • Bible of W. R. Seahorn
    • Bible of W. R. Gray
    • Bible of William T. Woody
    • Bible of William T. Nelson
    • Bible of W. M. Pollard
    • Bible of William N. Cox
    • Bible of Rev. William Minnis, D. D.
    • Bible of William H. Hart
    • Bible of W. M. Ellis
    • Bible of William Brazelton
    • Bible of William Baxter Cline
    • Bible of William A. Greenlee
    • Bible of William A. Carmichael
    • Bible of W. J. Wooten
    • Bible of Wine Family
    • Bible of Williford Family
    • Bible of William Snapp
    • Bible of William Rimmer, Sr.
    • Bible of William P. Rollins
    • Bible of William P. Rickard
    • Bible of William Morgan
    • Bible of William Moore
    • Bible of William Hinshaw
    • Bible of William Harris
    • Bible of William Eli Denton
    • Bible of William Dick
    • Bible of William Cate
    • Bible of William Anderson Ailey
    • Bible of William A. Fry
    • Bible and Records of Wiley Peck
    • Bible of W. H. Baxter
    • Bible of W. F. Park
    • Bible of W. E. Weldon
    • Bible of Westeley Williams
    • Bible of W. C. Fox
    • Bible of W. A. Hudson
    • Bible of Vineyard Brimer
    • Bible of Mrs. Vernie McKay
    • Bible of T. S. Ellison
    • Bible of T. R. Hodgson
    • Bible of Thomas W. Fain
    • Bible of Thomas Reneau (second Bible)
    • Bible of Thomas Reneau
    • Bible of Thomas Rankin, Jr.
    • Bible of Thomas Luther Smith
    • Bible of Thomas J. Cooper
    • Bible of Thomas Barton Jarnagin
    • Bible of Thomas Ferguson
    • Bible of Thomas Courtney
    • Bible of Temple Harris
    • Bible of S. O. Bettis
    • Bible of S. M. Sartain
    • Bible of S. M. McGuire
    • Bible of Silas H. M. Henry
    • Bible of S. G. Walker
    • Bible of Selathiel C. Satterfield
    • Bible of S. B. Shrader
    • Bible of S. B. Hammer
    • Bible of Samuel T. Anderson
    • Bible of Samuel Owen
    • Bible of Samuel McSpadden, Sr.
    • Bible of Samuel P. Johnson
    • Bible of Samuel E. Rankin, Esq.
    • Bible of Samuel B. Newman (second Bible)
    • Bible of Samuel B. Newman
    • Bible of R. P. Brotherton
    • Bible of Roy Hinkle
    • Bible of Robert W. Stepp
    • Bible of Robert Meek Anderson
    • Bible of Robert H. Hynds
    • Bible of Robert Cline Owens
    • Bible of Robert Caldwell
    • Bible of Robert Brimer, Sr.
    • Bible of R. M. Taylor
    • Bible of R. Mills
    • Bible of Richard Doffield Rankin
    • Bible of Rendle Reese
    • Bible of Rev. Reuel B. Pritchett
    • Bible of Porter R. North
    • Bible of Perry Cate
    • Bible of Patric M. Rankin
    • Bible of the O'Neil Family
    • Bible of Oliver M. Williams
    • Bible of Dr. N. M. Dukes
    • Bible of Nicholas S. Thornton
    • Bible of Nathaniel Taylor Hill
    • Bible of M. W. Heck
    • Bible of Mrs. O. H. Hickman
    • Bible of Mrs. N. A. Scarlett
    • Bible of Mrs. Mary Hodges
    • Bible of Mrs. Carroll Rankin
    • Bible of Mitchell Walker
    • Bible of Judge Milton P. Jarnagin
    • Bible of Michael M. Corbett
    • Bible of Michael McGuire
    • Bible of M. C. Zimmerman
    • Bible of M. C. Brooks
    • Bible of M. B. Hammer
    • Family & Descendants of Dr. John Pinckney Mathes
    • Bible of Marshall Henderson Skeen
    • Bible of Miss Margaret M. Elliott
    • Bible of Mrs. Margaret Elizabeth Hudson
    • Bible of Madison Cate
    • Bible of Luther Franklin
    • Bible of Luther Lee Bell
    • Bible of Lucian M. Wagner
    • Bible of L. H. Allen
    • Bible of Lewis L. Hicks
    • Bible of Lewis Gray
    • Bible of Lester Lee Gregory
    • Bible of Lemuel Blazer
    • Bible of Lefford L. Whillock
    • Bible of J. W. Manard
    • Bible of J. W. Homer
    • Bible of J. S. Monday
    • Bible of J. S. Large
    • Bible of J. R. French
    • Bible of J. P. Reneau
    • Bible of J. Ponder Seahorn
    • Bible of Joshua Cate, Sr. (1792-1876)
    • Bible of Joshua Cate, Sr. (1852-1931)
    • Bible of Joseph R. Lyle
    • Bible of Joseph Manning Hudson
    • Bible of Joseph H. Cline
    • Bible of Joseph Hance
    • Bible of John W. Humpston
    • Bible of John Wesley Roberts
    • Bible of Johnson A. Lester
    • Bible of John Smith
    • Bible of John Sellars
    • Bible of John Scarlett
    • Bible of John Riley Sartain (second Bible)
    • Bible of John Riley Sartain
    • Bible of John Norton
    • Bible of John North
    • Bible of John M. Meek
    • Bible of John M. Lyle
    • Bible of John Messer
    • Bible of John M. Caldwell
    • Bible of John Line
    • Bible of John H. Stepp
    • Bible of John Howard Frame
    • Bible of John H. Duncan
    • Bible of John Harrison
    • Bible of John G. Rankin
    • Bible of John Gaut
    • Bible of John Fry, Sr.
    • Bible of John Fry
    • Bible of John Fain, Sr.
    • Bible of John Fain Rankin
    • Bible of John Duncan
    • Bible of John Cox
    • Bible of John C. Curry
    • Bible of John C. Corbett
    • Bible of John Cate, Sr.
    • Bible of John Caldwell, Sr.
    • Bible of John Bettis
    • Bible of John Bales
    • Bible of Joe M. Thornton
    • Bible of J. O. Corbett
    • Bible of Dr. J. Nat Lyle
    • Bible of Rev. J. M. Otey
    • Bible of J. M. Leeper
    • Bible of J. L. Moyers
    • Bible of Prof. J. L. McDanniel
    • Bible of J. J. Huff
    • Bible of J. I. Huggins
    • Bible of Jesse B. Thornton
    • Bible of Jesse Rainwater
    • Bible of J. E. Romines
    • Bible of J. E. Bolden
    • Bible of J. C. Thomas
    • Bible of J. C. Fox
    • Bible of J. C. Anderson
    • Bible of James H. Patterson
    • Bible of James Williford
    • Bible of James W. Allen
    • Bible of James J. Thornton
    • Bible of James Thomas Anderson
    • Bible of James S. Shadden & Thomas Cooper Shadden
    • Bible of James R. Harrison
    • Bible of James Rankin, Sr.
    • Bible of Rev. James Preston Lindsey
    • Bible of James P. Jones
    • Bible of James Phillips
    • Bible of James P. Hill
    • Bible of James Oscar Colvin
    • Bible of James M. Skeen
    • Bible of James M. Hill
    • Bible of James McKnight
    • Bible of James Malone
    • Bible of James L. Rankin
    • Bible of James H. Corbett
    • Bible of James H. Brimer
    • Bible of James Hays
    • Bible of James Gaddis, Sr.
    • Bible of James French
    • Bible of James E. Skeen & Columbus H. Skeen
    • Bible of James Bradshaw Davis
    • Bible of James Bamey Thornton
    • Bible of James A. Caldwell
    • Bible of Jake Hickman
    • Bible of J. A. Horton
    • Bible of Jacob Williford
    • Bible of Jacob Seahorn
    • Bible of Jacob R. Scott
    • Bible of Jacob Peck
    • Bible of Jacob Layman
    • Bible of Jack Gaddis
    • Bible of Isaac N. Martin
    • Bible of Ira Thomas Pate
    • Bible of I. M. Cate
    • Bible of Hugh Henry Moore
    • Bible of Horace Jett
    • Bible of Henry Hinkle
    • Bible of Henry Hale
    • Bible of Henry E. Nicholson
    • Bible of Harve Arthur Koontz
    • Bible of Harrison Hall
    • Bible of G. W. Widener
    • Bible of G. S. Franks
    • Bible of Grant Haworth
    • Bible of G. N. Couch
    • Bible of George Webb
    • Family Record of George W. Carter
    • Bible of George S. Timmons
    • Bible of George F. Thomas
    • Bible of George Paul Fine
    • Bible of George Montgomery Shadden
    • Bible of George M. Franklin
    • Bible of George J. Lancaster
    • Bible of George E. Hill
    • Bible of George B. Cate
    • Bible of G. E. Hays
    • Bible of Gardner Whalen, Sr.
    • Bible of Gaithor Bonds
    • Bible of Frank Wyatt
    • Bible of Frank Turner
    • Bible of Frank A. Koontz
    • Bible of Floyd Hart, Sr.
    • Bible of Mrs. Fanny Miller Sikes
    • Bible of E. M. McAndrew
    • Bible of Eliza Blackburn Clark
    • Bible of Elizabeth Swan
    • Bible of Elizabeth Dockery
    • Bible of Elizabeth Dinwiddie
    • Bible of E. L. Gass
    • Bible of E. E. Wooten
    • Bible of Edward Roberts
    • Bible of Edward Glenn Gaddis
    • Bible of Edmund Hodges
    • Bible of Edd S. Williams
    • Eckel Family History
    • Bible of Drury Dawson
    • Bible of Mrs. George McCrary
    • Bible of Dorcas Poe
    • Bible of David V. Jones
    • Bible of David Jackson Coile
    • Bible of Capt. David Caldwell
    • Bible of Daniel Lyle
    • Bible of C. P. Crumley
    • Bible of Cowan Family
    • Bible of Columbus Lane
    • Bible of C. H. Gaylor
    • Bible of Charlie Wood
    • Bible of Charles G. Elder
    • Bible of Charles G. Gann
    • Bible of Charles F. Roberts
    • Bible of Charles Elder
    • Bible of Charles Bright Calloway Hodges
    • Bible of Cawood Ball
    • Bible of Catherine Bradshaw Newman
    • Bible of Caswell F. Franklin
    • Bible of Carroll Cresswell
    • Bible of C. A. Phillips
    • Bible of Calvin H. Bell
    • Bible of Old Bradshaw Family
    • Birth Record of James Bradford's Slaves
    • Bible of Blaine Shader (Shrader?)
    • Bible of (Mr.) Beverly J. Owen
    • Bible of Betsey Ketner
    • Bible of Ben H. Webb
    • Bible of Benjamin W. McMurray
    • Bible of Benjamine Zirkle, Sr.
    • Bible of Benjamine Franklin, Jr.
    • Bible of Barnabas R. Bledsoe
    • Bible of A. W. Snodgrass
    • Bible of A. T. Rankin
    • Bible of Arthur W. Layman
    • Bible of Arthur Moore
    • Bible of Arthur A. Hinkle
    • Bible of A. R. Swann Family
    • Bible of A. O. P. Hill
    • Bible of Anthony Caldwell, Sr.
    • Bible of Anthony Caldwell, Jr., & His Son Sam Caldwell
    • Bible of Andrew Jackson Gregory
    • Bible of Andrew Edgar, Sr.
    • Bible of Andrew Bogle
    • Bible of Allen Bettis
    • Bible of Alexander A. Blackburn
    • Bible of Alexander Sheddan
    • Bible of A. H. Rainwater
    • Bible of A. E. Jones
    • Bible of Adam Smelcer
    • Bible of Adam F. Cresswell
    • Bible of A. B. Cannon
    • Family Histories in the Dandridge Library
    • Family Bibles in Museum & Archives
    • Scrapbooks & Other Records in Museum & Archives
    • Descendants of Branner Family Slaves
    • Gass Family
  • Public Records
    • Civil War Claims Filed
    • Jefferson County Poor Farm
    • Jefferson County Records on Microfilm at TSLA
    • State Penitentiary Inmates
    • County-Level Public Records: Background
    • Taxes
    • Records of the State of Tennessee
    • Salt Allowances in 1862 During the Confederate Occupation
    • Jefferson Countians in the TN State Penitentiary, 1831-1850
    • City & Town Records in Museum & Archives
  • Courts & Councils
    • Esther Brittain v. John Brittain, 1820
    • Probate of Deed, Benjamin Neal to William Con, 1820
    • Affidavit of William Hays for Revolutionary War Pension
    • Affidavit of Charles Kelly for Revolutionary War Pension
    • Affidavit of Patrick Givens for Veteran's Pension
    • State v. John Ivey, 1820
    • Depositions of John Carney & Edward Humpston, 1820
    • State v. Wilkerson, 1820
    • Assault of George Leeth by James Chambliss, 1820
    • Trial of Abraham (alias Ebenezer) Leeth, July 1820
    • Fielden et ux. v. Ballenger et al.
    • Trustees of Deep Springs Church v. Browns
    • Sloans v. Cox & Cox: Divorce and Alimony
    • Donaho et al. v. Bales
    • Watkins v. Watkins' Heirs and Administrators
    • William Tillett, James W. Newman & Samuel Caldwell
    • James A. Patterson, Elizabeth Layman, William A. Moore & Andrew Moore
    • Catherine Elizabeth and Mourning Louisa, Minor Orphans of Adam Haun
    • Ingabo Riddle and Isaac Carlock
    • Isaac, "a free man of color"
    • Miscellaneous Bonds, 1806-1857
    • Audit Report for Court Clerks, 1911
    • John Grier Fined for Support of Illegitimate Child
    • Road Overseer Appointment: John D. Thornton
    • Dobbins vs. Chase & Pate
    • Power of Attorney - Lee Ballenger to Andrew Ballenger
    • Courts in Jefferson County
  • Land & Property
    • McMinn County Land Records
    • Land Records: Background
    • Land Deeds
    • Land Grants & Surveys
  • Wills, Estates & Guardianships
    • Sale of the Personal Estate of William Holder, 1831
    • Probate Records in the USGenweb Archives
    • Release of Guardianship: Heirs of Jonathan Wood
    • Debts Due Estate of David Grier About 1805
    • Accounting of Personal Estate of John Smith, Sr.
    • Probate Records: Background
  • Vital Statistics
    • Jefferson Co., TN, Births/Deaths - 1881-1883
    • Selected Marriage Record Transcriptions - Cracker Barrel Crumbs Site
    • Marriage Records in the USGenweb Archives
    • Deed Transcriptions in the USGenweb Archives
    • Death Records: Background
    • Birth Records: Background
    • Marriage & Divorce
  • Military
    • Military Records & Resources
    • Hidden Data in Civil War Pension Files
    • World War I Veterans from Jefferson County
    • Jefferson County World War I Gold Star Veterans
    • Deceased Jefferson County Veterans
    • Jefferson Countians on the Pension Roll, 1882
    • Jefferson Countians on the Tennessee Pension Roll, 1835
    • Jefferson County Units in the War of 1812
  • Censuses
    • 1830 Census Transcription
    • 1840 Census Transcription
    • 1850 Census Transcription
    • Jefferson County: Highest Population Growth in East TN, 1990-1996
    • Census Records & Resources
    • Strawberry Plains College Faculty & Students, 1850
  • Legislative Petitions & Acts
    • Penitentiary Subscriptions, 1817
    • Selected Private Legislative Acts
    • Petition of the Manumission Society to the Tennessee Legislature, 1817
  • Cemeteries & Undertakers
    • Cemeteries in Present-day Jefferson County
    • Woman Finds Grave of Civil War King
    • Civil War Soldiers in Gentry Cemetery
    • Funeral Homes & Undertakers
    • Dandridge Revolutionary War Cemetery
  • Newspapers & Publications
    • Obituary: Samuel Fain Parrott
    • Newspapers in Jefferson County
  • Schools & Education
    • Scholastic Censuses
    • Highlander Folk School & Research Center
    • History of Maury High School, 1806-1931
    • Public & Private Schools in Jefferson County
    • School & Academy Records in Museum & Archives
    • Rush Strong School 80th Anniversary Celebration
  • Religious Institutions
    • Jefferson City First Methodist Church History
    • Second Methodist, Jefferson City, Parsonage Dedication
    • Dumplin Baptist Church Minutes, 1797-1860
    • Historic Churches in Jefferson County
    • Mt. Horeb Presbyterian Church
    • History of Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church
    • Contact Addresses for Some Denominations
    • History of First Baptist Church of Dandridge, 1786-1961
    • Church Records in Museum & Archives
  • Businesses & Professionals
    • Historic Gunpowder Manufacturing
    • Historic Mining Activity
    • Historic Grist Mills
    • Historic Tradespeople
    • Historic Inns & Taverns
    • Historic Merchants
    • History of Local Commerce
    • Gazetteer & Business Directory, 1873
    • TN Gazetteer & Business Directory, 1860-61
    • Business Record Books in Museum & Archives
    • Professional Records in Museum & Archives
  • Doctors & Healthcare
    • Clinics & Hospitals
    • Physicians & Health Care Providers
    • Jefferson County Physicians in 1886
  • Organizations
    • Members of the Grand Army of the Republic
    • Fraternal Organizations in Jefferson County
    • The Tennessee Manumission Society
  • Miscellaneous
    • Miscellaneous Facts for Researchers
    • Manuscript Records
    • Resources at the TN State Library
    • Genealogical & Historical Organizations
    • Jefferson County Historians
    • Research Bibliography
• Queries & Such
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