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The files located in the Tennessee Supreme Court Cases represent an especially valuable resource for historical and genealogical research at the Tennessee State Library and Archives [TSLA].
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View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
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View Entry | 1886 | Archie Monroe, in error v. State | Knox | Disturbing the Peace |
Monroe was charged with "disturbing an educational essembly" at Austin School House by fighting and quarreling and talking and making boisterous language and making threatening demonstrations. Witnesses claimed Monroe had threatened a teacher after his daughter, a student at the school, had been suspended. |
East | Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 102 | 21 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1876 | Burress Wilmeth v. State | Hamblen | Disturbance of Public Worship |
Charged along w/ Creed Taylor, Nathan Nelson, George Croft, & Robert Wright. For disturbing worship services of the Morristown Methodist Episcopal Church South by "...Whispering, talking Laughing Scoffing Walking about making a loud noise Jesturing [sic] and other wrongs..." |
East | Range: 20 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1649 | 22 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1920 | Corimer Shotwell v. State | Shelby | Disturbance of Public Worship | Middle | Range: 33 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 393 | 40 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1871 | John Ligon v. State | Disturbing the Peace |
Opinion only. |
West | Range: 84 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 11 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1929 | J. L. DeBoard v. State | Cocke | Disturbing the Peace |
Plaintiff is appealing the charge that he prowled houses in the town of Newport at night to see females undressing. Case file is incomplete; opinion only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 80 | 6 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1876 | John Hutchinson, in error v. State | Union | Disturbance of Public Worship |
In a previous case Plaintiff in error was convicted of disturbing public worship. Plaintiff in error filed this claim as an appeal. |
East | Range: 20 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1647 | 10 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1891 | John Coker, in error v. Board of Mayor and Alderman of Knoxville | Knox | Disturbing the Peace |
John Coker, alias Floyd, was charged with disorderly conduct/aiding and abetting by his presence and dancing with a prostitute at the house of Mary Oakes on Mabry Street and causing a general disturbance to the neighbors. |
East | Range: 19 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1790 | 9 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1874 | Joseph Hoge v. State | Rhea | Disturbance of Public Worship |
Plaintiff in error is accused of disturbing worship at a public schoolhouse with laughter, loud talking and other disruptive behavior. |
East | Range: 20 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1601 | 9 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1868 | L. Trigg v. Mayor & Alderman of Knoxville | Knox | Disturbing the Peace |
The plaintiff is accused of disturbing the peace by attempting to shoot J. McMillan. The plaintiff is appealing the case. |
East | Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1184 | 8 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1874 | State v. Pitser Camp, Bob Camp, Humphrey Camp, Lewis Camp | Hardeman | Disturbing the Peace | West | Range: 84 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 15 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1872 | State v. John Brown | Henry | Disturbance of Public Worship |
On September 20, 1870 John Brown willfully interrupted, disturbed and disquieted a congregation for public worship by playing at the door of the church a Jew's harp(actual instrument) and by rude and improper behavior. |
West | Range: 84 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 17 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1876 | State v. John Hopwood | Marshall | Disturbing the Peace |
Defendant was accused of masking himself while travelling through the county disturbing the peace. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 19 | 30 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1876 | State v. Wilson C. Young | Jackson | Disturbance of Public Worship |
Alias Sonney Young. Young was accused of profane discourse, rude and indecent behaviors near a place of worship. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 19 | 24 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1876 | State v. Nathan Fugitt | Cannon | Disturbance of Public Worship |
Fuggitt was accused of making noise, profane discourse, and rude and indecent behavior. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 25 | 6 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1878 | State v. Emery Phillips | Cannon | Disturbance of Public Worship |
Phillips was charged with disturbing Ausments Chapel Church in Cannon County with noise, profane discourse, rude and indecent behavior. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 35a | 10 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1880 | State v. Alan Spencer | Disturbing the Peace |
Cause of Action: Breach of Peace |
West | Range: 84 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 24 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1858 | State v. Malcomb C. Smith | Smith | Disturbance of Public Worship |
Defendant is charged with disturbing "a certain congregation of Christians." |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 277 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1860 | State v. William J. Russell | White | Disturbing the Peace |
Defendant is charged with Profanity for saying "By God, God Damn, and Be God Damn." |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 297 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1866 | State v. Doty | Humphreys | Disturbance of Public Worship | Middle | Range: 32 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 307 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1874 | State v. Wash Taylor & Jake Parks | Lincoln | Disturbing the Peace |
Cause of Action: prowling and traveling in disguise through the county to the alarm of the citizens. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 351 | 8 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1896 | State v. Brandon Layne& Walter Spriggs | Obion | Disturbance of Public Worship |
The defendants were accused of loud talking, profane swearing, quarreling and being drunk at or near a place of worship |
West | Range: 83 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 429 | 26 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1838 | State v. James Cannon | Sevier | Disturbance of Public Worship | East | Range: 7 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 638 | 15 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1904 | State v. Grant Wilcox | Shelby | Disturbance of Public Worship |
Wilcox "did unlawfully, willfully, disturb and disquiet an assemblage of persons met for religious worship at a church called Birdett Chapell [sic] by noise, profane discourse, rude and indecent behavior…" |
West | Range: 81 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 882 | 13 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1934 | State v. Ross Brotherton | Greene | Disturbance of Public Worship | East | Range: 8 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 805 | 30 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1851 | State v. David Whiteside, et al. | Grainger | Disturbing the Peace |
Other defendants: Andrew Donalson; George Linderwood; James D. Keener; Thomas Whiteside, alias Thomas Henderson. On Feb. 6, 1850, defendants assembled and did "unlawfully, forcibly, violently, riotously and riotously take and carry away twenty four plows, one buggy, and one peddler's wagon from John Cocke and Elkana A. Millard." |
East | Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1155 | 9 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1855 | State v. Thomas Dotson | Jefferson | Disturbing the Peace |
Thomas Dotson is accused of keeping and drinking certain liquors and keeping a house where much drinking, fighting, cursing and shooting took place must to the disturbance of the general public. |
East | Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1844 | 22 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1858 | State v. William W. Hollingsworth | Claiborne | Disturbance of Public Worship |
A Methodist congregation was having a church trial of Hollingsworth, who had been accused of speaking evil of some of the ministers of the church. In his defense, Hollingsworth stated that everything he said was true, after which the disturbance occurred. The jury found him guilty and fined him $10. |
East | Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1160 | 12 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1859 | State v. Pleasant White | Anderson | Disturbance of Public Worship |
White accused of disturbing a congregation by "going drunken into and at said congregation" & "vomiting from drunkenness in the presence of the said congregation" & so doing "in contempt of religion to the manifest corruption of public morals." Jury found White guilty as charged. |
East | Range: 9 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1142 | 8 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1871 | Samuel Dobson Jones v. State | Greene | Disturbance of Public Worship |
Plaintiff in error is accused of disturbing the public worship of the "United Bretheren," who were gathered at Brown's schoolhouse in Greene County by laughing, talking and other injurious things. |
East | Range: 9 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1217 | 19 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1871 | State v. William Henderson | Marion | Disturbing the Peace |
On 7 May 1871 defendant Henderson intentionally & maliciously went about the county "disguised & masked", alarming the citizens. While disguised he "assaulted and beat" Anderson Wilkerson. def.. Indicted for being masked & for disturbing the peace. |
East | Range: 9 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 1241 | 19 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1892 | State v. John Kirby | Trousdale | Disturbance of Public Worship |
The defendant was accused of disturbing public worship. Defendant pleaded guilty and was sentenced to jail. No further details of the case are available. Casefile primarily pertains to the construction of the jury. |
Middle | Range: 36 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 965 | 10 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1892 | State v. James Lafevors | White | Disturbance of Public Worship |
Lafevors aka Lafevers, and Jeff Howard were convicted of disturbing public worship and fined. This is a bill to re-tax the cost in the cause by striking out the State and County taxes. The defendant believes said taxes were already paid by Howard. |
Middle | Range: 36 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 922 | 7 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1875 | State v. John Tilley, et al | Bledsoe | Disturbing the Peace |
Defendants were charged with disturbing the peace for talking loudly, laughing, whispering, swearing, drinking and committing many other acts of rude and indecent behavior. Additional Defendants: Martin Worthington, Esterly Brown, George Evins, Patrick Segraves, James Worthington |
East | Range: 20 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1621 | 23 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1892 | State v. John Cunningham | Putnam | Disturbance of Public Worship |
The defendant, George Cunningham, and Andrew Mills are accused of disturbing public worship with profane discourse and rude and indecent behavior. Additional details unavailable. |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 911 | 18 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1835 | State v. Nathan Gillaspie et al. | Franklin | Disturbing the Peace |
Additional Defendants: William Gillaspie; James Faris; Thomas Dixon |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 195 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1876 | State v. George Massey | Putnam | Disturbance of Public Worship |
Defendant was accused of disturbing public worship by noise, profanity, and indecent behavior. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 19 | 12 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1877 | State v. Columbus Hammer | Warren | Disturbing the Peace |
Indicted by a grand jury for disturbing the peace at an "an assembly for literacy or educational purposes." Defendant moved to quash the indictment with a plea in abatement challenging the testimony of a grand jury witness, J.J. Nomack. Defendant could not write his own name on the court papers instead making his mark, an X, on the them. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 25 | 11 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1881 | State v. Joseph Turnbow | Lewis | Disturbing the Peace | Middle | Range: 20 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 60 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1881 | State v. James Wright | Sumner | Disturbance of Public Worship |
Additional parties: William Branham also known as "Buck" Branham, James Branham, and G. Wright. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 62 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1880 | State v. Bachus Simpson | Humphreys | Disturbing the Peace |
Official charge is "obscenity." Additional parties: Amanda J. Jones |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 66 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1916 | State v. Floid Laycock | Jackson | Disturbance of Public Worship | Middle | Range: 21 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 85 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1878 | State v. David Bell | Dyer | Disturbing the Peace |
Disturbance during a spelling match at a school house. |
West | Range: 84 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 113 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1878 | State v. W. J. Walpool | Gibson | Disturbing the Peace |
Additional parties: Ellis Davis |
West | Range: 84 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 113 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1858 | State v. James Brown | Rutherford | Disturbing the Peace |
Defendant is charged with giving whiskey to a slave without his owner's permission. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 281 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1870 | State v. Eli Steele | Franklin | Disturbing the Peace |
Defendant is being charged with profanity for saying "God damned." |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 327 | 6 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1872 | State v. Charles Durham, et al. | Houston | Disturbance of Public Worship |
Additional Defendants: Charlie Madden, Tom R., and B. Brown. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 340 | 5 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1949 | State v. Charlie Davidson | Sullivan | Disturbing the Peace |
Cause of Action: Resisting Arrest and Disturbing a Public Assembly. |
East | Range: 6 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 356 | 51 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1890 | State v. James Cartwright& Thomas King | Gibson | Disturbance of Public Worship | West | Range: 82 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 550 | 38 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1890 | State v. D. W. White | Johnson | Disturbing the Peace |
State charged the defendant with disturbing an educational and literary meeting at Hally Spring's College with noise and rude and indecent behavior. The circuit court jury found him guilty and ordered he pay $20 and cost of suit. |
East | Range: 19 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1813 | 15 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1934 | State v. John Murr | Greene | Disturbance of Public Worship | East | Range: 7 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 767 | 14 | Order A Copy |