School Land Petition – May 11, 1847

 

Monroe County Circuit Court Record Book 1847-1851

[pages 111-112 I think, but am not sure]     

 

              This day came Robert Selvedge who has heretofore been appointed Commissioner by the County Court of Monroe County to take and ascertain the sense of the voters in fractional Township 3rd, Range 3rd East of the meridian Hiwassee District and 5th Civil district of Monroe County in reference to the sale of the school lands situate therein and presented & filed a list of said electors which is in the words & figures following viz:

 

*  A list of names of voters for selling the school land on Fork Creek third fractional Township Monroe County.

 
  1. William (X) Coffman
  2. J. P. Knox
  3. Elijah Hall
  4. Jos. P. Hull
  5. Jno M. Hall
  6. J. C. Kile
  7. Jno Mowry
  8. Adam Mowry
  9. Wm. Watson
  10. Henry (X) McGuire
  11. Henry Knox
  12. E. W. Mayo
  13. E. G. A. Mayo
  14. Jno (X) Miles
  15. Calvin (X) Payne
  16. James Gaston
  17. John Coffman
  18. Jno Snider
  19. Thos (X) Presley
  20. David Kelso

[inserted] J. W. Kelso

  1. Jas. (X) Torbett
  2. Jonas (X) Rine
  3. Martin (X) Kizer
  4. R. P. Duncan
  5. William Borden
  6. Peter Milam
  7. Geo. W. Vinsant
  8. A. H. (X) Worthy
  9. Nelson Alloway
  10. A. W. Coleman
  11. Marcena Torbett
  12. Moses  Roberts
  13. Wm. Davis
  14. C. M. Hall
  15. Obediah Goings
  16. Starling Ragsdale
  17. Hiram (X) Lee
  18. Elijah Wiggins
  19. David (X) Cathcart
  20. Henry Kile
  21. Saml  H. Hall
  22. Saml (X) Snider
  23. Thos McGuire
  24. R. J. Southerland
  25. Jonathan Tipton
  26. Alex Lindsey?
  27. Garland Smith
  28. Jno B. Tipton
  29. Jno (X) Davis
  30. J. P. Hall
  31. Sylvester Hall
  32. Tobias Summit
  33. Isaac Baker
  34. Saml Johnston
  35. Jno H. Johnston
  36. Francis Johnston
  37. Mathias (X) Birch
  38. John Morgan
  39. J. P. Summet
  40. J. L. Vinsant
  41. Jesse Ward
  42. Jno (X) Davis
  43. Jacob (X) Detherow
  44. Geo Clemmer
  45. Houston Vinsant
  46. Lewis (X) Sarten
  47. Francis Summit
  48. Jacob W. Shaffer
  49. Duncan (X) Watson
  50. D. W. McReynolds
  51. David M. McReynolds
  52. Wm. Blankenship
  53. Valentine Mayo
  54. Chas Kelso
  55. J. W. Allen
  56. Marshall Coleman
  57. Valentine Thacker
  58. illegible
  59. J. D. Heiskell
  60. J. W. Barnett
  61. Jacob Cooke
  62. Solomen Kittrell
  63. Spencer Blankenship
  64. Jas W. (X) Farmer
  65. Jno Elmore
  66. L. D. Tipton
  67. Elijah (X) Lampkin
  68. James (X) Carroll

 

 

*  Names of those not voting in said election

 
  1. David Rogers
  2. Pleasant Lee
  3. Geo Forshee
  4. Jacob Kizer
  5. Abraham Buck
  6. Lewis Stephes
  7. Burton Blankenship
  8. Jesse Bullen

 

*  Names of persons for not selling the school lands on Fork Creek third fractional township Monroe County

 
  1. Michael Melone
  2. William Worthy
  3. Solomon Gardner
  4. A. B. Fletcher
  5. Robert (X) Hall
  6. Wm. H. Bullen
  7. Augustus (X) Borden
  8. Saml McCroskey
  9. Andrew (X) Cook
  10. Jonathan Summit
  11. Wm. Grigsby
  12. R. C. Miles
  13. William (X) Samples
  14. Saml (X) Smith

 

State of Tennessee Monroe County} The undersigned Commissioners of the school land for fractional Township 3rd District no. 5 for the county of Monroe do hereby certify that he has proceeded to obtain the signatures of the voters for and against the sale of the school land and in said Township and that the persons in favor of the sale of said land constitute a majority of all the voters residing in said district.

Robert Selvidge

Sworn to in open court before me May 10th 1847. E. E. Griffith clk. 

 

 

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