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View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
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View Entry | 1878 | Asa Faulkner v. Elvira Smith, et al. | Warren | Estate Dispute/ Settlement |
Additional defendants: J. Jones, William Smith, Mary Northcutt, William D. Northcut, L. Smith, and Maria Lee Smith. Additional parties: Willis McGregor. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 47 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1869 | Adam Butler v. C. J. Stubblefield, et al. | Warren | Injunction |
Additional Defendants: John L. Spurlock, John H. Savage, L. B. Waters, Marion Smith, admr. of Washington Britton, dec.. Complainant sought to enjoin defendants from collecting on a judgment. |
Middle | Range: 34 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 550 | 38 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1879 | A. C. Edge v. W. P. Womack & Dillard D. Womack | Warren | Unlawful Detainer |
Unlawful detainer case revolving around a land dispute. |
Middle | Range: 34 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 669 | 136 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1839 | Anthony Dibrill& Jesse Lincoln v. William Galt, et al. | Warren | Slaves, Selling of |
Additional defendants: B. F. Miller, John Pain |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 201 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1878 | Alexander Pursley v. Sarah Frizzell, et al. | Warren | Land and Title Dispute |
Additional defendants: Austin Frizzell, Rachael Turner, Thomas Turner, Martin Pursley, Malvina Binkley, Rachael Dalton, James Barnes. Additional parties: Harriet Pursley, the deceased wife of Alexander Pursley. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 43 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1882 | Asa Faulkner et al. v. J.W. Mitchell et al. | Warren | Estate Settlement |
Additional Complainants: W. P. Faulkner and H.H. Faulkner. Additional Defendants: Orpha Mitchell, Logan Deitz, A. Deitz, Anderson Daufley, Mira Daufley, W.L. (Dwayne)?, Cynthia Dwayne, Vestra McGregor, L.A. McGregor, Leon Stubblefield, Nancy Stubblefield, Isham Martin, Mira Martin, Peter Gardner, M. Gardner, Christina (Woodenpyle)?, William Gardner, Peter Hunter, Nancy Hunter, W.J. McGregor, James M. Ware, and W. Allen. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 57 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1881 | Asa Faulkner et al. v. Sam Brown et al.. | Warren | Bond Dispute |
Additional plaintiffs - H. H. Faulkner and R. Kennedy - additional defendants - David Coppinger, R. W. Spanks, Joe Sanders and J. B. Brooks |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 58 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1895 | A. J. Crawford et al. v. J. L. Garnett | Warren | Default on Promissory Note |
Additional Defendants: George P. Sallie, J. P. Haley, R. A. Johnson, E. M. Porch, J. L. Waddle, George Wait, J. M. Richardson, and too many more to list. Additional Plaintiffs: Harriet H. Garnett, William White, A. H. Waddle, James K. Wesley, F. M. Smith, D. F. Wallace, Arabella Smith, Frank Spurlock. Plaintiffs were the securities on a note that two of the defendants executed to other defendants and became liable for. Plaintiffs petitioned for payment of debt. |
Middle | Range: 36 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1068 | 133 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1839 | Brashear Crisman v. George Stroud et al. | Warren | Partnership Settlement |
Additional defendant William C. Smart |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 202 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1869 | Benjamin Johnson, exe. of John Smith v. Nancy Smith, et al. | Warren | Estate Dispute |
Additional defendants: John W. Hall, Clementine C. Hall, John S. Wright, G. B. Hall, Narcissa Hall, Thomas P. Johnson, Jacob T. Wright, Anita Johnson, Josephine Smith. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 274 | 78 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1866 | B. Estes v. William. A. Garrison et al. | Warren | Petitions for Certiorari | Middle | Range: 34 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 610 | 77 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1853 | Billy Kelly, a slave v. Thomas C. Smart | Warren | Slaves, Ownership of | Middle | Range: 33 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 421 | 68 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1856 | Catherine Wynn v. J. F. Munford et al. | Warren | Guardianship of Minors |
Additional Defendants: E. W. Taylor. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 249 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1884 | Charles Ohlemacher v. D. C. Kelley, et al. | Warren | Injunction |
Additional Defendant: W. V. Whitson. |
Middle | Range: 33 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 514 | 202 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1877 | C. W. Prior and wife Jesse Prior v. Henry M. Coleman | Warren | Land, Sale of |
March 1871, Prior's purchased of Coleman 2 tracts of land in DeKalb County. The plaintiffs claimed that the defendant told them that the land was well adapted for stock raising, good grazing land, a probability for an early extension of the railroad and had a first class institution for learning. The plaintiffs claimed that all this was false except for the grazing. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 21a | 64 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1860 | Edmund Pendleton v. R. L. Stubblefield | Warren | Partnership Settlement | Middle | Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 291 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1833 | Eliza Campbell, et al. v. John M. Campbell, et al. | Warren | Estate Dispute |
Additional plaintiffs: Mary Jane Campbell, Margaret Ann Campbell, William Lewis Holt (the case states that William Lewis Holt is a citizen of the Indian Nation) Additional defendants: Samuel B. Mead, William Rice, Erasmus Alley, William Jones, Burgus A. Mathews. The case states that John M. Campbell is a citizen of the Cherokee Nation. |
Middle | Range: 33 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 376 | 55 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1869 | E. H. Mason, Testamentary Guardianship of the Heirs of D. G. Sloan, dec. v. Samuel Henderson, exe. of D. G. Stone, dec. et al. | Warren | Estate Dispute/ Settlement |
Additional plaintiffs: Evaline Stone, Laura Stone, Edgar Stone, minor children of D. G. Stone, Harriet Pemmbaker. Additional defendants: S. B. Spurlock F. M. Smith, admr. of W. Britton, dec. Case concerns a dispute over the deceased estate. Crossbill included. Stone died April 1857. Stone sold Spurlock a track of land known as "School land" in Warren County. Sale of slaves with names included in Volume #4. 5 folders. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 24a | 503 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1875 | E. J. Wood v. H. L. Elam, et al. | Warren | Land and Title Dispute |
Additional Defendants: George C. Elam, Elizabeth Elam, Roysten J. Elam, Sarah Wallace, William Wallace, William A. Grayham, Cansada Grayham, John McCoy, Pauline McCoy, Nancy M. Elam, Lloyd C. Elam, Mary A. Elam, William R. Boren, Lerisa Boren, and Azatine Boren. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 352 | 125 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1874 | E. C. Whittlesey exe. of Henry Whittlesey, dec. v. T. R. Tannalt | Warren | Debt Settlement |
Case involves the collection of debt from the estate of Henry Whittlesey. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 342 | 35 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1834 | Fanny Gillispie v. David Crockett& Elizabeth& George Patton Peggy Ann Patton | Warren | Ejectment-Unlawful Detainer |
Gillispie was lessor of James Patton (deceased), claims to have been ejected by heirs, George Patton & Peggy Ann Patton. David Crockett is the historical frontiersman. His second wife was Elizabeth Patton. Case was included in two different folders and has been combiend into one. Parts of the case are ovesrsized. Several pages are torn or fragmented. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 194 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1916 | F. R. Davis, exe. of Col. John H. Savage, dec., v. J. D. Elkins, et al. | Warren | Estate Dispute/ Settlement |
Robinson Waddelow, O. W. Davis, Mrs. Florence Davis, Frank Davis, Mrs. Laura D. Worley, W. W. Davis, Josephine Elders, Mrs. Sue Paris, F. E. Whorley, John S. Wade, T. W. Wade, W. C. Smartt, Frank G. Smartt, etc. |
Middle | Range: 21 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 163 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1875 | George E. Freeman v. Samuel E. Higginbotham et al. | Warren | Debt Settlement |
Additional defendants: Aaron Higginbotham, John Higginbotham, Henry Higginbotham, Harrison Smith admr. of Thomas Mabury, dec.; Thomas B. Murray, F. M. Smith, admr. of W. Britton, dec.; Samuel Henderson, William Sowry, William Hays, J. Sock, C. Johnston, S. B. Spurlock, Joe Griffith, W. E. B. Jones |
Middle | Range: 21 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 75 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1875 | Green Woodlee, et al. v. Joseph & Arthur Towles | Warren | Debt, Balance on |
Additional parties: W. E. B. Jones, J. S. Barton, Sarah Towles, William V. Whitson, |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 36 | 101 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1885 | George M. Smart v. P. H. Coffee, et al. | Warren | Debt Settlement |
Additional Defendants: Hannah Block, Ann Block, P. H. Coffee, Sarah Pendleton. Origin of debt: note. |
Middle | Range: 34 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 602 | 115 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1875 | George W. & Elijah Martin, admr. William Martin, dec. v. Heirs of William Martin | Warren | Estate Settlement |
Additional plaintiffs: Polly Duncan, William R. Martin, L. McCrary, Martha McCrary, M. M. Brien, Mary Brien, J. Fletcher Martin, Tennie Martin, James Jone, Harriet Jones; Additional defendants: Charles Martin, Emma Martin, Floyd Martin, Julia S. Martin, Thomas S. Meyers. SEE ALSO: Isaiah T. Hillis v. G. W. Martin, et al. |
Middle | Range: 21 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 74 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1854 | George W. Durly v. Elizabeth Windham et al. | Warren | Fraud |
Additional Defendants: Henry Blank and John Windham. The fraud revolves around a disputed tract of land. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 263 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1889 | George C. Stubblefield& Wife v. T. C. Lind et al. | Warren | Land and Title Dispute |
Additional defendant: Sallie Woodlee admr. of Greer Woodlee dec., and Jacob, Bill, William, Greer, James, Levi, Auburn and Clance Woodlee, all children and heirs of Greer Woodlee dec. Plaintiff owned a tract of land which he purchase from his sister Catherine, who had inherited it from their mother Cyrena Stubblefield. Catherine transferred the note to Greer Woodlee. Stubblefield gave Greer a new note for the balance on his sister’s share. The land was sold to satisfy the note and bought by Greer. |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 816 | 48 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1876 | Harrison Smith, exe. of George Harrison, et al. v. Frank Smith, et al. | Warren | Estate Dispute/ Settlement |
Complete style of case: Harrison Smith, executor of George Harrison, deceased, his wife, Virginia v. Frank Smith and wife, Milley; Isaac Hill and wife, Milley formerly Milley Harrison; John Graves and wife, Saphronia; Daniel Wiseman and wife, Nelley; Patrick Hennessee and wife, Hannah; Archibald Hennessee and wife, Nancy; Alexander Harrison; Samuel Templeton and wife, Julia, formerly Julia Jennings, Audley Harrison, Thomas Harrison, Nancy Harrison; Henderson Wiseman, George Wiseman, Nelly Wiseman. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 34 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1822 | Heirs of Stephen Owen v. Armistead Stubblefield | Warren | Land and Title Dispute |
This was only a couple of statements from the case and not the complete case record. The court of origin and the county are not given; however, the county was probably Smith County as A. W. Overton was the clerk that signed the documents. See also Stephen Owen, et al. v. Armistead Stubblefield in box MT 3a. |
Middle | Range: 21 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 179 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1871 | Harrison Smith v. Jesse D. Jennings et al. | Warren | Land and Title Dispute |
Additional Defendants: Rutha Smith, William Smith, William Quick, Elizabeth Quick, John Griffey, Obadiah Griffey, Tolbert Grifey, James Martin, Sally Martin, John Martin, Polly Martin, Isham Jennings, Thomas Hennessee, Sally Hennessee, Elisha Jennings, Elizabeth Watley, Gray Watley, Tabitha Watley, Walton Watley, Juda Watley, William Watley, Sally Watley; estate of Elizabeth Jennings. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 354 | 256 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1849 | Henry & Minta Pennington v. Asa Falkner, et al. | Warren | Estate Dispute |
Additional defendants: Wyat Layne, Leonard Layne, Elsberry Layne, Nancy Layne, Thomas Layne |
Middle | Range: 33 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 388 | 38 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1900 | H. P. Maxwell v. J. Fletch Woodard | Warren | Property Dispute |
Bill of Complaint and other miscellaneous documents. It looks like the cover to the case has been defaced with graffiti. |
East | Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 99 | 37 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1890 | H. H. Faulkner v. William White | Warren | Partnership Settlement |
Plaintiff and defendant are partners in the ownership of a steam saw mill. Plaintiff claims the defendant has refused to release profits and is seeking a settlement. Casefile notes plaintiff has struggled with credit and finances. |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 860 | 115 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1856 | Hannah Smith, et al. v. Robert C. Hill, et al. | Warren | Estate Dispute |
Other plaintiffs: Margaret Smith |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 260 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1860 | H. L. Walling, admr. of James Northcutt v. Esther Northcutt et al. | Warren | Estate Dispute |
Additional Defendants: Aorian Northcutt, Laura Northcutt, Harris Northcutt, William D. Northcutt, R. H. Mason |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 264 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1880 | Harrison Smith v. Joe Douglass | Warren | Injunction |
2 folders. |
Middle | Range: 34 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 622 | 563 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1875 | Isham Perry, et al. v. Gilbert P. Moffitt, et al. | Warren | Land and Title Dispute |
Additional Plaintiffs: Marilda J. Perry, T. J. Cagle, Rebecca Cagle. Additional defendants: Sam Henderson, Jacob Smith, William Linch, Euphema Linch, James M. Hill. Estate of Montague P. Hill. |
Middle | Range: 21 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 73 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1875 | Isaiah T. Hillis et al. v. George W. Martin et al. | Warren | Land and Title Dispute |
Additional plaintiffs: Uriah Drake, Isaac Hillis. Additional defendants: R. H. Mason, Elijah Martin, Polly Duncan, William M. Martin, Lyman McCrary, Martha McCrary, M. M. Brien, Jr., Mary Brien, J. Fletch Martin, Jennie Martin, James Jones, Harriet Jones Defendants continued: Frank Martin, Emma Martin, Floyd Martin, Julia S. Martin, Thomas S. Rogers; land dispute |
Middle | Range: 21 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 74 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1834 | John Daughtery v. Susan Trigg, admr. of James McWhorter, dec. | Warren | Estate Dispute |
Case only one page. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 196 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1856 | Joseph M. Bragg v. William M. French, et al. | Warren | Estate Dispute |
Additional defendants: John Hopkins, George Glasscock, Ward French, and Robert French |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 258 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1875 | J. E. Huff v. George W. York | Warren | Fraud |
In October 1869 Huff & James Shelton entered a contract with York to raise a crop of corn. York was to furnish the work horses, as well as board Shelton & Huff during the season. Once the crop was produced, Huff & Shelton were to live elsewhere. Additionally, Shelton sold a quarter of the crop without York's knowledge. York complained, refusing to share further profits from Huff. Huff sued to recover his share. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 5a | 185 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1876 | J. W. Johnston v. W. J. Mullican, et al. | Warren | Debt, Balance on |
A. J. Mullican, M. J. Jones, Aron Fletcher, and T. J. Mullican. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 32 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1882 | John C. Hughes v. J. J. Lane | Warren | Default on Promissory Note | Middle | Range: 20 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 52 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1868 | James P. Thompson, admr. of Hopkins v. Andrew McElroy& Solomon Charles | Warren | Debt | Middle | Range: 32 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 319 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1873 | J. W. Scott v. James Scott, et al. | Warren | Estate Settlement |
Additional Defendants: Dixon A. and Lucetta Stroud, Asbury and Elizabeth Biles, Giles and Susan Harding, C. W. Matthews, Ransom Guyn, Samuel Colville, Johnathan Wooten, William Sloan, W. W. Berry, admr. of Alexander Fall, G. W. Cunningham, A. J. Smith, Thomas and Mary Jane Powers, William and Celia Ann Powers, Stephen Elliot, George D. and Martha D. Flemings, James Harp, J. W. Harp, W. L. Harp, Hoover Matthews, James P. Matthews, Lawson C. Harp, A. B. Davis, and Adam Feltz; estate of W. L. Scott. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 316 | 117 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1888 | John H. Harvey, wife Flora Harvey nee White, & Thomas White v. Samuel L. Colville et al. | Warren | Land and Title Dispute |
Wm White died & left $150,000+ property to son W.T. White, who deeded "Warren House" hotel on McMinnville square to Colville in trust for White's wife Josephine & children William, Martha aka MJ, & Pla. Flora & Thomas, who said Colville (TN legislator) schemed to divest valuable hotel property from Pla. & fraudulently got court to set aside deed. Hotel burned & rebuilt. W.T. died during suit. Add. Def surnames: Morford, Savage, French, Houchins, Biles, Mason, Smith. 2 folders. |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 740 | 457 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1889 | J. L. Butler& Vincennes National Bank v. E. L. Nicholson et al. | Warren | Debt |
Addition Defendants: T. B. Kinsey and R. H. Franklin. Plaintiff and Kinsey are partners in a lumber company by the firm name of Kinsey and Butler. Said company is now insolvent and is greatly in debt. Kinsey, Franklin, and Nicholson later formed a separate lumber company, conducting business in Nashville. Plaintiff states that the defendants took lumber from the Kinsey and Butler partnership for use in their new partnership and against his wishes. Plaintiff is now seeking payment. 2 folders. |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 856 | 486 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1833 | James Greer& Isaac Lollar v. William White et al. | Warren | Estate Dispute |
Defendants heirs of James White: William White, Eli White, Joseph White, Jane White, Elizabeth White, Mary White, James Wilcher |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 197 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1838 | James P. Thompson v. Allen Yowell & William Price | Warren | Land |
James P. Thompson is administrator for Thomas Hopkins estate. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 208 | 0 | Order A Copy |