Primary
Sources
~ A Leaf through the Old Papers ~
Only documents already uploaded and navigable links are listed below. As time permits, others will be typed, uploaded, and indexed here. Check back to read additional primary source documents.
AFFIDAVITS
Elizabeth (Davis) Barnett's 1883 affidavit in Fannin CO, TX for widow's pension
James Barnett's 1884 affidavit in Monroe CO, TN regarding Elizabeth Barnett's widow's pension
Thomas Barnett's 1851 affidavit in Polk CO, TN for bounty land
Thomas Barnett's 1855 affidavit in Polk CO, TN for additional bounty land
William Barnett's 1883 affidavit in Monroe CO, TN regarding Elizabeth Barnett's widow's pension
William Brannon's 1855 affidavit in Monroe CO, TN for bounty land
William Brannon's 1856 second affidavit for bounty land
John Douglas' 1851 affidavit in Polk CO, TN regarding Thomas Barnett's military service
Josiah H. & Samuel A. Crockett's & Jobe M. Pangle's 1880 affidavit in McMinn CO, TN regarding Caroline Martin
R. A. Ellis' 1880 affidavit in McMinn CO, TN regarding Caroline Martin's widow's pension
Elihu Kelley's 1880 affidavit in McMinn CO, TN regarding Caroline Martin's marriage
William Martin's 1851 affidavit in McMinn CO, TN for bounty land
James Blythe McDonald's1892 & 1917 affidavits in Moultrie & Pratt Counties, IL
William Preston McNabb's 1908 affidavit in Hamilton CO, TN
APPLICATIONS
Elizabeth (Davis) Barnett's 1883 Claim of Widow for Service Pension
Thomas Barnett's 1871 Pension Application for War of 1812 Military Service
Edith Caroline (Cochran) Cline Martin's 1879 Claim of Widow for Service Pension
BIBLE RECORDS
George Washington & Maranda Ellen (Smith) Baker, Sr.'s
John Richard & Emma Ruth (Duff) Baker's
Gamaliel & Harriet Elizabeth (Stiles) Coleman's
Walter E. & Mary Elizabeth (Tucker) Lingerfelt's (See also family group record.)
Samuel & Susannah (Overholtser) McKeehan's
Thomas Talten & Mary Jane Ellen (Nipper) Rudd's
John L. "John Black Fox" & May Anne (Sutton) Stiles'
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES
James Thomas Baker's biographical sketch published 1889 in TX
Jonathan & Catherine (Taylor) Panther McDonald family
Martin Roberts' biographical sketch (1884 KY)
John L. & May Anne (Sutton) Stiles family
Thomas & Lousia (Smith) Stiles family
The John Sutton family
CERTIFICATES
DEEDS
Prospect Methodist Church and Cemetery deed in McMinn CO, TN
DEPOSITIONS
Depositions in Blythe Case, Cherokee County Courthouse, Murphy, NC, July 15, 1908
INVENTORIES & ESTATE SETTLEMENTS
David & Adeline (Caldwell) Cunningham of Monroe CO, TN
Moses & Margaret (Long) Cunningham of Blount & Monroe CO, TN
Isaac Large, Sr. of McMinn CO, TN
William Martin of McMinn CO, TN
LETTERS
Henry McCurdy's 1870 letter from Notcha Creek, Monroe CO, TN
Rev. Thomas Benton McCurdy's 1913 letter from Athens, TN
Jesse Marion McDonald's 27 Oct 1861 letter from Lafayette CO, VA, Civil War
Postmaster Charles Hamilton's 1917 letter from Atwood, IL on behalf of Mrs. Elizabeth M. McDonald's pension
Provost Marshal J. Edwin Moore's 1864 letter informing Mrs. Mary A. M. Roberts of her husband's execution
C. H. Rhett's 1856 letter from the Pension Office to William Brannon
Newton J. Spillman's 1856 letter from Mt. Vernon, TN regarding William Brannon
Easter Anne (McCurdy) Stiles' 1927 letter from Riceville, TN
J. B. Stiles' 1883 letter from Towns CO, GA
MILITARY SERVICE RECORDS
John Richard Baker's CSA military service record
James S. Brannon's Civil War service, Col. D. Coleman's Company, CSA
Stephen A. Goins' Civil War service official discharge
George Smith Manis' Civil War service, CO G, 2nd Cav, CSA
James Harvey Manis' Civil War service, CO G, 2nd TN Cav, CSA
James Franklin Ratledge's Civil War service, CO G, 59th TN Mounted Infantry, CSA
Lemuel Talent/Tallent's Civil War service, Corp., 2nd TN Cav, USA
3rd TN Mounted Infantry Regiment, USA, rosters and records
NEWSPAPER ARTICLES
Cyclone Leaves Death and Destruction in Its Wake, 1908
Memorial Service Honors Soldiers Buried in Englewood
OBITUARIES
Sarah Adeline (Roberts) Cline
William Edward Cline
James W. Conner
Lottie Cunningham
Matthew Cunningham
Bunyan R. Davis
Rev. John Henry Hampton
Phoeba Jane (Roberts) Hampton
John Samuel Roberts
Lizzie Ratledge
Mrs. Lou Lewis Shadden
PENSION RECORDS
Elizabeth (Davis) Barnett's 1883 Claim of Widow for Service Pension
Thomas Barnett's 1871 Pension Application for War of 1812 Military Service
Edith Caroline (Cochran) Cline Martin's 1879 Claim of Widow for Service Pension
PETITIONS
State of Franklin Petitioners
The Watauga Petition and Its Signers
PHOTOS
Photograph Album Index
TOMBSTONE INSCRIPTIONS
Beaty's Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery, Monroe CO, TN
Bear Paw Baptist Church Cemetery, Cherokee CO, NC
Ebenezer Cemetery, Monroe CO, TN
Hampton Memorial Methodist Church Cemetery, Cherokee CO, NC
Hanging Dog Baptist Church Cemetery (A - K), Cherokee CO, NC
Hanging Dog Baptist Church Cemetery (K - Z), Cherokee CO, NC
Hickory Grove Cemetery, Monroe CO, TN
Joines-Wilson Cemetery, Monroe CO, TN
Land's Chapel Cemetery, Monroe CO, TN
Lick Creek Cemetery, Monroe CO, TN
Old Persimmon Creek Cemetery, Cherokee CO, NC
Rafter Cemetery, Monroe CO, TN
Rural Vale Baptist Church Cemetery, Monroe CO, TN
Sink Cemetery, Monroe CO, TN
Wilson Station Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Monroe CO, TN
WILLS
Christopher Columbus Cunningham, Sr. of Washington CO, TN
George Gillespie, Sr., of Greene CO, TN
James Hammontree of Blount CO, TN
Jeremiah Hamontree of Blount CO, TN
George Washington Hampton of Cherokee CO, NC
David M. Lewis of McMinn CO, TN
Reason Roberts of Cherokee CO, NC
Charles Robertson, Sr. of Washington CO, TN
John L. Stiles of Cherokee CO, NC
Adam Wattenberger of Washington CO, TN
~ TO BE CONTINUED ~
This site is dedicated to the memory of my mother Beulah Cline Nipper, a beautiful product of the Knobs.
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