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View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
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View Entry | 1888 | A. Jacobs et al. v. W. F. Pearson et al | Coffee | Land and Title Dispute |
Additional plaintiff: Anna Arnold, widow of John Arnold, who at the time of his death owned a large landed estate. The tract in question was assigned Anna as part of her dower. J. Jacobs, father of plaintiff, bought several tracks from the Arnold estate. Plaintiffs sold a large tract of land to defendant in 1859 for $4896 and gave him title; this bill was filed to enforce plaintiff's lenders lien. Defendant claims he had no title at the time of sale, and that he had paid Arnold $900 & Jacobs $500. |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 736 | 130 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1889 | Asa Teal & Wife v. J.P. Walker | Coffee | Land and Title Dispute |
Asa and Eliza Teal had owned a tract of land for 7 years when Walker came one day claiming he bought the land and had a deed to it. Walker pressured Teal to sign a paper making him a tenant on the threat of being thrown out of his house. In pending case, Walker sued for unlawful detainer and to collect rents. Teal suing for injunction against Walker's suit and clear title to said land. This files contains many misc. deeds, notes, conveyances, etc. dating back to at least 1827. 2 folders. |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 829 | 284 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1874 | Bealy Gaither v. John Haufman et al. | Coffee | Land and Title Dispute |
Additional Defendants: A. R. Wood & P. C. Isbull. This case concerns a land dispute in which Gaither purchased a tract of land from Haufman. The deed and/or register papers for this tract of land were destroyed during the war and Haufman later claimed that Gaither was not the legal owner of the land. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 25a | 141 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1865 | David Randal et al. v. A. Barton et al. | Coffee | Land and Title Dispute |
Additional Plaintiffs: H. H. Harrison. Additional Defendants: J. A. Carden, C. O. Purvis, W. B. Gibson, and Silas McBer. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 315 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1883 | E. J. Rayburn v. N. D. Norton | Coffee | Land | Middle | Range: 34 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 686 | 54 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1884 | George P. Burke et al. v. W. R. Hill et al. | Coffee | Land and Title Dispute |
Other complainants: Joseph Earles, David Earles, and William Earles, minors, represented by their guardian, Richard Robinson; Rebecca Ann Green, George Green. Other defendants: Martha Williams, John Williams; Henry Harrell, Mary Harrell; Richard Burke; Elizabeth Williams, Foster Williams; Orry Green, Richard Green; Laviney Moore, William Moore; Eliza Burke, John Burke; Sarah Jane Cauthom, James Cautham. |
Middle | Range: 34 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 623 | 150 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1920 | I. N. Pearson v. Marion Exander | Coffee | Land and Title Dispute | Middle | Range: 21 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 140 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1875 | John Huffman v. A. R. Wood & James Stephens | Coffee | Land and Title Dispute | Middle | Range: 20 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 6 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1853 | Joseph Ramsey v. William H. Thompson | Coffee | Petition to Sale Land |
Ramey petitioned to sell and recover the joint profits of land the parties owned together. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 254 | 48 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1884 | John Anthony & Tabitha Anthony v. William Eoff[?], et al. | Coffee | Land and Title Dispute |
Additional Defendant: John S. Moore. William Eoff is admr. Of Joab[?] Short, dec.. |
Middle | Range: 33 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 504 | 124 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1883 | James M. Freeman v. Jerusha Marbury et al | Coffee | Land and Title Dispute |
Add. Defendants: Aida B. Marbury, Delila Marbury, & F.M. Marbury. J. Marbury is the widow of M.P. Marbury (dec.). M.P. Marbury sold Freeman a large tract of land before his death, but never executed a deed of rightful possession to him and after his death, his widow and children took the land back to sell for a dower and living means. Freeman filed the bill to obtain rights to the land. Includes assignment of error. |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 745 | 45 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1890 | J. S. Bolea & Wife et al. v. T. H. Bales et al. | Coffee | Land and Title Dispute |
Additional plaintiffs: George W. Davidson and Wife. Additional Defendants: Eliza Bales, wife of T. H. Bales, G. L., H. A., C. L. (male), C. L. (female) and S. A. Bales, Wiley, Louisa and Joseph Mangrew (?), and E. H. and Martha Dickson. At the center of this suit is a tract of land deeded to Eliza Bales and Louisa Mangrew from their father Henry. |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 864 | 279 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1875 | J. A. Moore, admr. of William Arnold, dec. v. A. Jacobs et al. | Coffee | Land, Sale of |
Additional parties: Wm. Arnold, C. C. Jacobs, William F. Pearron, Willis Blanton, John P. Steele. W. F. Pearron and Alfred Jacobs purchased of Moore a tract of land near Beach Grove in Coffee County adjoining the lands of Norman G. Norton, William Ashley C. C. Jacobs. Complainant executed several notes one of them being Confederate Money. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 28 | 48 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1881 | James Price v. J. B. Walker | Coffee | Land, Sale of |
Additional parties: M. Hill. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 39a | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1860 | J. P. Morrison v. H. R. A. McCorkle | Coffee | Land, Sale of | Middle | Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 291 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1869 | J. P. Miller v. J. J. Hill, et al. | Coffee | Land and Title Dispute |
Additional Defendants: Bealy Guither, A. R. Wood, Catherine Hill, and Simeon Hollis. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 284 | 164 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1884 | J.W. Hill et al. v. James. S. Logan et al. | Coffee | Land and Title Dispute |
Additional complainants: R.B. Clow & Wife, Mary L. Clow(?), Ellen Carnes, D. M. Hill, W. A. Hill, B. H. Hill & Mattie Hill Additional defendants: A. C. Lemm(?). Land disputed claimed by M. Hill (deceased) was being sold by James Logan to A.C. Lemm. |
Middle | Range: 34 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 612 | 32 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1884 | L. B. Austell v. George H. Sims, et al. | Coffee | Land, Confirmation of Ownership |
Other defendants: William H. Sims; James M. Audelott [?]. |
Middle | Range: 34 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 628 | 30 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1879 | M. Statler v. Samuel Carmichael | Coffee | Land, Sale of | Middle | Range: 20 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 50 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1920 | Matilda Vannoy et al. v. Richard Gunn et al. | Coffee | Land and Title Dispute |
Additional Plaintiffs: Tom Willis, Bill Willis, Maggie King, and Hill Willis, Mattie McFarland, Jennie Clipper, Ophelia Tillman and Lula Hopkins. Additional Defendants: Other Clipper and Ruby Willis, George Rutledge, Lindsley Rutledge, Eugene Rutledge, Mary Rutledge, Abe Rutledge, Clarence Clipper, Beulah Clipper, Ada Clipper, Hazel Clipper, Renny Clipper |
Middle | Range: 21 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 153 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1879 | Martha E. Jernigan v. J. M. Jernigan | Coffee | Recovery of Land/Property | Middle | Range: 20 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 50 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1884 | Mary L. Layne, et al. v. John T. Cunninham | Coffee | Land, Fraud |
Additional Complainants: Wyatt L. Layne, W. H. Cuningham. Complainants sought to have a sale of land declared fraudulent. |
Middle | Range: 34 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 600 | 313 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1881 | R. A. Webster v. D. P. Rathbone | Coffee | Recovery of Land/Property | Middle | Range: 20 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 65 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1877 | Sally Cunningham, et al. v. J. W. Keele, et al. | Coffee | Land and Title Dispute |
Plaintiffs: John S. Moon and J. H. Cunningham. Defendant: Pinkney Cunningham. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 48 | 132 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1882 | Samuel L. Colville et al. v. W. S. Huggins et al. | Coffee | Land, Sale of |
Additional Complainant: David Ramsey. Additional Defendants: J. E. Bashaw, H. P. H. Price, W. S. Huggins, John O. Wright. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 54 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1884 | Sarah Dolby v. John Huffman, et al. | Coffee | Land and Title Dispute |
Additional Defendant: Thomas G. Cribbs[?] Bill filed to set up a trust to 16 acres of land in the face of an absolute deed executed by Complainant and her husband, James B. Dolby, to defendant, Thomas G. Cribbs[?] |
Middle | Range: 33 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 511 | 180 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1891 | Sally Jernigan, et al. v. John W. Taylor | Coffee | Possession of Land |
This case concerns possession of a 90 acre tract of land. Additional Plaintiffs: Jess Kendall |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 875 | 38 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1880 | Samuel Watson v. Thomas A. Anderson et al. | Coffee | Land and Title Dispute |
Additional Defendants: L. Morgan, H. M. O. Morgan, V. Anderson, A. M. Holt, M. Hill, P. C. Isbell. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 70 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1882 | Theresa Harvell v. Thomas P. Stephenson & Ivory Gaither | Coffee | Land and Title Dispute |
Harvell claimed that land defendants were living on was actually owned by her father, James Harvell, deceased. Defendants claimed that James Harvell owed them more than the land was worth so they took possession of it after his death. |
Middle | Range: 34 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 623 | 78 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1875 | Winston W. Gill, et al. v. Volney S. Stevenson | Coffee | Land, Partition of |
Additional Plaintiffs: Henrietta B. Gill, Virginia Moore, and Georgette Strong. Additional parties: William Moore, dec. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 31 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1882 | W. P. Hickerson et al. v. W. B. Bashaw et al. | Coffee | Land, Sale of |
Additional Complainant: P. C. Isbell. Additional Defendant: B. P. Bashaw. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 57 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1916 | Woodville Winton v. Mary E. Winton | Coffee | Land, Confirmation of Ownership |
Includes the Will of J. W. Rankin. |
Middle | Range: 21 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 98 | 365 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1859 | William Wood v. James Mason et al. | Coffee | Land, Sale of |
Additional plaintiffs: W. J. Dillard, Joseph Walker. Additional Defendants: William G. Haile and Millie Haile, Rebecca Mason, Jethro D. Conway, Temperance McMahon, Redding Whitehead, Edwin Whitehead, Andrew Whitehead, Joseph Whitehead, John Whitehead, William Clark, Elizabeth Clark, John Jordon, Millie Jordan, William Teague, Temperance Teague, Jacquie Ann Davidson, Mary Haile, Mary E. Mason, John F. Mason, Clara Mason, Mary Robinson, L. M. Robinson, R. J. Keele, Laura Ann Keele, William Lowry, others. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 311 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1884 | W.[?] A. Hill, et al. v. Mattie Herrick, et al. | Coffee | Land |
Additional Complainants: J. N.[?] Hill, Pinkney[?] Norton, N. J. Norton. Additional Defendants: Lizzie Herrick, Thomas Herrick, and Katie, Susan, Clara and Lizzie Eury. Complainants are the heirs at law of James J. Hill married to Catherine R. Herrick Complainants sought to establish a resulting trust to the extent of $1800.00 in 950 acres of land in Coffee county, conveyed in fee by A. R. Wood to Catharine Hill in 1859. |
Middle | Range: 33 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 504 | 315 | Order A Copy |