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| View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
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| View Entry | 1879 | B. Y.& Henry McBroom v. Martha Nelson, et al. | Cannon | Estate Dispute/ Settlement |
Defendants: Martha Nelson, (col.), widow of Sam Nelson, dec., Mary Nelson, Henry Nelson and Bettie Nelson, minor children of Martha and Sam Nelson. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 42 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1878 | Bettie V. Hearn et al. v. John F. Weedon, admr., for G. W. Thompson, et al. | Cannon | Estate Dispute/ Settlement |
Additional plaintiffs: H.M. Hearn. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 47 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1875 | Bettie V. Sanford v. John F. Weeden, admr. of George W. Thompson, dec. et al. | Cannon | Estate Settlement |
Additional plaintiffs: H. M. Hearn, William Wharton. Defendant was the step daughter of the deceased. The deceased died intestate. Plaintiff claimed that when her mother married the deceased she was owed in her own right valuable property both real and personal including a number of negro slaves in the said county. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 17 | 50 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1873 | Daniel Grizzle, et al.s. v. William W. Wood, et al. | Cannon | Estate Settlement |
Additional Plaintiffs: Margaret Grizzle, J. C. Alexander, Josephine Elizabeth, James Alexander, Florence Alexander, John K. Rigsby guardian for Sarah B. Wood, Leonard Adcock, Sarah Adcock, Thomas J. Wood, and Nancy An Eledge. Additional Defendants: James H. Wood admr. of William Wood, dec. and John B. Wood. Settlement involves the estate of William Wood, dec. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 346 | 558 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1876 | E.A. Leach, et al. v. E. Alexander, et al. | Cannon | Estate Dispute/ Settlement |
Plaintiff names not given. Defendants names are: Ezekiel Alexander, James S. Barton, Henry Doughty, S.B. Hale and B.F. Odum. Ezekiel Alexander is listed as administer of Abner Alexander, deceased; S.J. Odum and Henry Doughty administer of W.C. Donnell, deceased. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 31 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1874 | F. S. Anderson v. A. Owen et al. | Cannon | Debt Settlement |
Additional Defendant: C. Broom. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 338 | 181 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1868 | Henry McBroom, exe. for Isaac McBroom v. Henry A. Wiley et. l. | Cannon | Estate Settlement |
Additional defendants listed as John Webb, Isaac B. Young, B. L. McFerrin. McBroom sued claiming the defendants owed Isaac McBroom $2000 from a prior court judgment and they attempted to pay the debt with worthless Confederate money. |
Middle | Range: 34 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 609 | 97 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1872 | Ina Hollinsworth, et als. v. M. A. Wood, et al. & M. A. Wood v. Ira Hollinsworth, et al. | Cannon | Debt Settlement |
Additional Plaintiff: John A. Milligan. Additional Defendants: A. S. McKnight. Dispute involves a loan originally given in "worthless currency," i.e. confederate money. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 336 | 94 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1841 | James W. Burger v. William Stone, et al. | Cannon | Debt Settlement |
Additional defendants: Claibourn Gunter and Samuel Gunter. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 205 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1885 | Joseph Clark v. R. K. Stephens | Cannon | Partnership Settlement |
The situation concerns the purchase and sale of a "drove of hogs" on spec but ultimately at a loss, the borrowing and repayment of $500 of the purchase price, and a decision as to whether the two parties had entered into a partnership, whereby they would share the loss equally. |
Middle | Range: 34 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 632 | 35 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1893 | J. W. Bailey, et al. v. A. J. Carrick, et al. | Cannon | Estate Settlement |
Additional plaintiffs: Thomas Sisom, Sarah Sisom, Thomas Carrick, and Esther Carrick. Additional defendants: Andy Carrick, Esther Irvin [?], and Mitch Irvin. This was a bill brought by the plaintiffs to have the estate of Thomas Carrick dec. equalized between his heirs. There may be additional plaintiffs and defendants. |
Middle | Range: 36 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 989 | 100 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1860 | John A. Wood v. David Dodd | Cannon | Partnership Settlement |
Case also involves a debt dispute. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 295 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1873 | J. H. Reed v. W. C. Tolbert et al. | Cannon | Estate Settlement |
Additional Defendants: L. E. Tolbert, Nancy E. Reed, A. J. Reed, Mandy A. Reed, Martha C. Reed, Mary J. Reed, Mary Ann Reed. Settlement of estate of James Reed |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 350 | 85 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1871 | James Allen v. James H. Wood & John A. Wood | Cannon | Debt Settlement |
Settlement involves debt from a previous judgment. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 349 | 74 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1884 | M. M. Brien v. G. R. West | Cannon | Debt Settlement |
settlement over the debt from land rented in DeKalb county |
Middle | Range: 34 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 681 | 174 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1871 | Robert Bryson v. Martha Wamack | Cannon | Estate Dispute/ Settlement | Middle | Range: 20 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 33 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1885 | R. K. Stephens v. Joseph Clark | Cannon | Debt Settlement |
This is a matter of a lost note for payment of debt and the decision concerns which party carries the burden of proof. |
Middle | Range: 34 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 630 | 70 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1879 | R. Stephens& wife, Eliza Stephens v. A. F. McFerrin, et al. | Cannon | Partnership Settlement |
Additional defendants: Warren Cummins, Margaret Long, D. B. Vance exe. of T. B. Brevard, dec., R. H. Mason. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 43 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1872 | Solomon Spicer v. J. A. Jarratt et al. | Cannon | Debt Settlement |
Additional defendants: S.S. Jarratt, John Woods, exer of D. M. Jarratt, deceased; debt due from estate of D. M. Jarratt |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 341 | 68 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1874 | W. P. Stephens, et al. v. Richard Holt, et al. | Cannon | Estate Settlement |
Additional Plaintiff: Elizabeth Stephens. Additional Defendants: J. P. Holt, George Hiss, Matilda Hiss, Elizabeth Haley, T. Praiter, Emeline Praiter, J. F. Dickens, W. F. Gocher, Fannie Gocher, James Dickens, W. F. Dickens, Harrard Holt, James Holt, Jo Johnson, and Fannie Holt. Settlement involves the estate of Feeling Holt. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 346 | 601 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1858 | William Givens, et al. v. David Travis, et al. | Cannon | Estate Settlement |
Additional plaintiffs: William Givens and wife, Margaret; Levi Reed and wife, Mary; Daniel Travis, George Mingles and wife, Mary; John A. Travis and Mary Travis - all of Cannon Co. Estate of William Travis, dec. who died intestate. Additional defendants: David Travis, Margaret Earthman, Arthur Travis and Jane Travis, G. C. Barrett, Elizabeth Gillaum, etc. |
Middle | Range: 33 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 422 | 82 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1885 | Wiley Hendrixson & wife v. J. Y. Hipp | Cannon | Lien Settlement | Middle | Range: 34 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 576 | 20 | Order A Copy |