Barsheba married to Mitchell McClure 30 yrs (several children). Her parents Absalom & Barsheba Kyle died 18-20 yrs ago, leaving estate of which Barsheba inherited 1/8, some of which used to erect house titled solely in Mitchell's name. Dispute re dealings Barsheba had w/Mitchell (who fell into debt) over land (some on Holston River, some on Clouds Creek, some on old stage road). Add. Def.: Mitchell McClure; Joseph Thompson, Trustee; C. C. Spears, Sheriff of Hawkins County; Joseph McClure, Trustee.

Case involves suspicious goings-on in a land sale made during the Civil War (Confederate money). Defendants: Clisbe Austin, F. H. Austin, and James A. McKinney. Plaintiffs: Thomas S. Bautz and Edward S. Bourne. In 1862 Clisbe Austin purchased of C. J. McKinney 80-100 acres of prime land. Purchase was made in Confederate money. John A. McKinney sued for the recovery of the land, saying that his brother never had title.

Caroline Kincaid by her next friend David H. Kincaid brought this case to court. The cases involved a dispute over the rightful ownership of a 180 acres of land in Hawkins Co.

This case was consolidated with Nancy Dalzell, John Shanks, admr., Margaret Kayter, J. A . McKinney, admr., C. C. Miller, Wiley Miller, Wesley Phipps, all v. George Powell. Stated in Decree on page 319. In May 1868, Alexander purchased land supposedly previously belonging to Powell. Deed said that any debts called on Powell in the next two years could be paid by possession of the land purchased by Alexander. Case seeks to settle debts and disputes on land ownership.

Leeper was on trial for breaking and entering and with intent to commit a felony.

Additional Plaintiffs: Esther Ella McCravy, Harold Hayes, Boyd Spears, Edla Spears

Additional Complainants: James Charles, Sue Charles, Spears Charles. This case concerns the land of Joseph S. Charles, dec., and Lucy A. Charles, dec.

Additional Plaintiffs: Harry L. Justus, Mrs. Hubert Port, Gladys Addington, Mrs. Rosa Horner, Maxine Bible, Lula Berry, Ogle Arnott, and others. Additional Defendants: J. A. Mayes, D. H. Dean, L. C. Chapman, S. N. Williams, C. E. Smith, and W. W. Owens. The plaintiffs, all public school teachers, sued the defendants (all members of the county Board of Education) for rescinding original contract of salaries.

File incomplete. Brief only. In 1878 Davis & his wife sued I. W. Campbell for the balance of $500 due them as payment for land in Sneedville that they sold to Campbell and F. S. Bray in 1875. Campbell countersued, charging Davis with fraud & alleging that Davis had no title to a portion of the land within the boundaries described by the deed. Bray had conveyed his undivided share of the land to Campbell in consideration of Campbell's paying the Davises.

Plaintiffs sued for half the land of A. W. Farris in the 1st Civil District of Hawkins County. The plaintiffs claimed half the tract is rightfully theirs through inheritance, however the defendants claimed they owned it outright--purchased in 1874… from A. W. Farris. The defendants lived on the land at the time of the case.

$10,000 damages. Plaintiff was pushing a loaded hand car along the tracks following a train with another train approaching in the rear. The train he was following stopped in a curve out of his sight and the hand car collided with the train throwing the plaintiff off and injuring him.

Add. defendant: Peggy Tarter. Case of trespass with damages in the sum of $2,000. This case is a response to an earlier trial in which the Tarters were the plaintiffs and Gibbons the defendant. Gibbons states Tarter maliciously made false statements against him to tarnish his good name and standing in the community.

This is a complicated consolidated case involving many different plaintiffs and defendants. Shanks was admr. of Thomas Hamblin. The Millers are exe. of C. C. Miller. Along with Netherland: J. C. Stamps, C. W. Heiskell. Also mentions Robert G. Netherland, Nancy Dalzell, John Blevins, W. C. Kyle, Rodham Chesnutt. F. D. Alexander was exe. of Dalzell. 106 pages in ET1953

Over the course of several years the Rowan family engaged in litigation with John D. Riley over possession of a certain tract of land known as the "Beech Creek Bottom." The plaintiff received a judgment against Riley and regained possession of said land. Plaintiff now brings suit seeking back rent, damages, and the settlement of any questions related to boundaries. Exhibit materials include 2 small maps.

Add. Defendants: George H. Campbell, F. T. Robinette, & M. F. Robinette. Issue over land left by Arthur Shanks (dec.) and an unclaimed portion sold to F. T. & M. F. Robinette for which a $400.00 bank note was left unpaid.

Transcript of two causes consolidated. In first case, Mary Ruth McCarty, et al. (there are many additional plaintiffs) were sued to collect debt from Kyle's unpaid rents on James R. McCarty, dec.'s property. In second case, Fain by next friend of Edmond D. Wilson, who with several other heirs of James R. McCarty were suing Mary Robert Kyle, minor, to reclaim title to James R. McCarty, dec.'s land, which was fraudulently taken by Robert Kyle.

The plaintiffs were heirs of Jonathan and Polly Barnard, dec. Polly Barnard was the daughter of Uberly Ball, dec. who owned a large estate in Hawkins Co. The plaintiffs claim the defendant had unlawfully claimed a 54 acre section of this ancestral land.

Verdict: Guilty, affirmed on appeal to Supreme Court with recommendation to the Governor. Additional Defendant: Bonnie Davis

Elizabeth was daughter of Rachel & Arthur Armstrong (dec) & granddaughter of William Armstrong Sr (dec). Elizabeth had 4 siblings: Joseph R., Alice G., Louisiana & William P. Wm outlived Arthur. Before Wm died, he gifted Rachel & her 5 children 3 tracts of land aka the old Egypt place, on south bank of Holston River, in such gift deed consolidating all 3 tracts into 1 tract comprising 345 acres & providing for division of tract into 6 undivided shares, 3 of which Lyons came to buy. This dispute followed.