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View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
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View Entry | 1868 | Aaron Russell v. A. M. Stone | Marion | Land |
Issue over lots of land lying in Marion County. |
East | Range: 9 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1225 | 71 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1868 | Caswell Lyons & W. C. Peters v. Valentine Wyrick, et al. | Union | Land and Title Dispute |
Land dispute during the Civil War. Case noted for early date of 1865 following war cessations. Additional Defendants: James L. Mynatt, Frances Lyon, & L. M. Ellis. See additional pages in box ET 28. |
East | Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1189 | 117 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1868 | Catharine Moyers v. Joseph Houston & Nicholas Sharp | Union | Land, Fraud |
Moyers charges Sharp & Houston for cheating and defrauding her of a valuable tract of 100 acres. Houston pressured Moyer to sign deed in which Houston promised to pay $25 a year for 5 years for lands he claimed was worth little. Houston gave note for $125 (for land Moyers found out was worth $800-900), which he never paid. Houston then fraudulently conveyed land to Sharp to avoid vendors lien in scheme to not pay for land. Moyers asks their deeds be made void and land given back. |
East | Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1189 | 76 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1868 | Christopher L. Slater, et al. Ex-parte | Knox | Petition to Sale Land |
Slater, Emma C. Kidd, Melissa A. Kidd, and Lerretia J. Kidd by next friend Leroy A. Kidd petitioning to sell a tract of land. |
East | Range: 9 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1224 | 29 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1868 | David W. Parish v. Minor Meriwether | Shelby | Land and Title Dispute |
Dispute of acreage between deed and actual land; seeking refund of portion of purchase price paid |
West | Range: 84 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 3 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1868 | David D. Mabry v. William Graves, et al. | Wilson | Land and Title Dispute |
Additional Defendant: William Bloodworth. |
Middle | Range: 33 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 530 | 86 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1868 | D. C. Carr, Trustee etc. v. William H. T. Miller | Hamilton | Land, Promissory Note |
Carr, Trustee for the use of Emanuel Soudheimer and Levi Weiskopf, issued an attachment suit against Miller for unpaid notes for a tract of land. Plaintiffs feared Miller would dispose of the property to defeat them in collecting on said notes. |
East | Range: 9 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1232 | 27 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1868 | Edward B. Draper v. John H. Amonett | Putnam | Land and Title Dispute | Middle | Range: 33 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 478 | 40 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1868 | Fleming F. Freeman et al. v. Thomas Freeman et al. | Shelby | Land and Title Dispute |
Additional plaintiffs: Mrs. Frances Ann Edwards, Lemuel Wilson and Sue Graham McDuffie by their next friend Samuel C. Edwards; Additional defendants: Commercial Bank of Tennessee, Savings Bank of Memphis, Carolina Insurance Company, German National Bank |
West | Range: 84 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 4 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1868 | Henry Franks& wife v. Witt (heirs) | White | Land, Fraud |
Additional Plaintiffs: Jesse Franks. Additional Defendants: Susannah Witt, John Witt, Jeremiah Witt. Cause of Action: Fraudulent sale of land. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 317 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1868 | Henry Davis v. Polly Jane Farwater & Judy Farwater | Knox | Land, Sale of |
In 1859, the plaintiff was appointed the legal guardian of the defendants, who are the minor children of William Farwater, Jr. (dec.). The defendants became owners of an interest in a tract of land, seized by W. Farwater, Sr. (dec.). Plaintiff believes the defendants would make a higher profit from selling the land to pay off debts and interest on it and is acting in their best interest and asks a guardian ad litem be appointed for the duration of the suit. |
East | Range: 9 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1227 | 147 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1868 | Harriet L. Whiteside v. The Heirs of James A. Whiteside, dec. | Hamilton | Land and Title Dispute |
Harriet L. Whiteside, widow of James A. Whiteside, dec., Robert Cravens (an executor of James' estate) agreed that Cravens would sell and convey to Harriet 4 acres of land using funds from her husband who was a stockholder in East TN Iron Manufacturing. Settlement had no mention of her rights to 4 acres of land. Harriet does not blame heirs for omission but was due to her mistake and forgetfulness. Harriet in another case regarding estate but against George W. Rider & James R. Allison (ET 1190) |
East | Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1189 | 55 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1868 | John F. Couts v. Walter Scott Milloo et al. | Montgomery | Land, Sale of |
Additional Defendants: W. A. Quarles |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 319 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1868 | J. B. Frierson v. L. D. Myers, et al | Maury | Land and Title Dispute |
Additional Defendants: S. H. Timmons and William Allen. Case also includes a debt dispute. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 284 | 15 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1868 | Jesse C. Robinson v. Abraham Ragan | Hamilton | Land, Contract Dispute |
Robinson, plaintiff, and Ragan, defendant, made a contracted that in which Ragan would give a tract of land consisting of 361 acres in exchange for Robinson paying $10,830--$7500 of which was paid with three slaves. Defendant gave Robinson bond for title and Robinson gave him a note and the slaves. Ragan owned only half interest on said land, yet promised complete title to Robinson, who asks the court to sell Ragan's interest in said land and proceeds used to satisfy sum he paid. |
East | Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1189 | 65 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1868 | John Stringer v. M.D.& Pamelia Thompson | Hamilton | Land and Title Dispute |
Land dispute regarding the estate of William Stringer dec.. John Stringer and Pamelia Thompson are both children of William Stringer. |
East | Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1191 | 38 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1868 | Joseph R. Anderson v. John Talbot | Sullivan | Land and Title Dispute |
Anderson had bought a tract 300 acres from James D. Rhea in 1862. Talbot had obtained a judgment against William G. Rutledge and Rhea, his surety. A tract of 113 acres was levied and sold to Talbot, and Anderson charged that said tract was part and parcel of the tract sold to him by Rhea three years before. |
East | Range: 9 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1224 | 22 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1868 | James Tally v. A. C. Tally et al | Jefferson | Land, Sale of |
Issue of fraud committed by the defendant against the plaintiff over the sale of a tract of land. |
East | Range: 9 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1229 | 51 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1868 | John A. Elliott v. Sarah Blair et al. | Montgomery | Land and Title Dispute |
Additional Defendants: Slate P. Peacher, B. O. Keese, Eliza Drane. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 321 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1868 | James H. Wood v. E. W. Vaughn, et al. | Cannon | Land and Title Dispute |
Additional Defendant: Matilda Vaughn. |
Middle | Range: 34 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 550 | 56 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1868 | Jacob Peck v. William Brazelton & William Dick | Jefferson | Land and Title Dispute |
Peck indebted to Gen. Brazelton (who had market in New Market after which town was named; the 2 had history of financial dealings). Secured debt w/deed on 1,000 acres, w/Dick as trustee. On advice of Peck's 2 sons W.R. & Isham T. (visiting from Louisiana), & in effort to settle up, Peck deeded 200+ acres of this land to Brazelton; Peck says intended as mtg. Brazelton took possession of this 200+ acres, leading Peck to file this suit. NOTE: Peck, TN Supreme Court judge from 1822-34, died in 1869. |
East | Range: 9 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1230 | 122 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1868 | John E. Gamble v. James W. Everett | Blount | Land, Promissory Note |
Gamble had sold to Everett in 1862 a tract of 165 acres, part of the old Lowry Farm, for $2325. Everett paid him $725 in Confederate currency, which he had no problem with, and issued 2 promissory notes of $800 and $700 to be paid in current funds. Later, Everett offered to pay Gamble $1000 in Confederate currency to which Everett refused due to its depreciating value. Gamble suing for purchase money in good notes for the land he sold to Everett. |
East | Range: 9 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1235 | 64 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1868 | Louisa E. Moore v. Heirs& creditors of L. R. Moore | Montgomery | Land |
Additional Defendants: A. Henry, Marion Henry, W. H. Draw, Joshua Brown, Henry Roberts. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 321 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1868 | Mary N. Young v. James Young et al. | Shelby | Land and Title Dispute |
Add. plaintiff: next friend John D. Coffee Add. defendants: William K. Poston, Samuel P. Walker, R. W. Shelton, Frank G. Berry, Josiah W. Parker, Dan Able, William M. Perkins, B. F. Boll (Ball?), Ed. Taylor, R. F. Brown, William F. Hardin, Dr. H. Wesson ability of wife to own land independently. There are 2 other cases between Mary N. Young and James Young. 1) WT Box 39 - debt dispute, 1874. 2) WT Box 59 - fraud, 1876. |
West | Range: 84 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 4 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1868 | Morgan Lane, et al. v. Enoch Marshall, et al. | Jefferson | Land, Sale of |
Additional documents located in ET 18a. Additional plaintiff: William Johnson. Additional defendants: Benjamin L. Marshal and William R. King. During the contested sale of land, William Johnson, who had equity in the land, was a prisoner of war on Johnson's Island. Case file contains various tax receipts as well as a George Washington 2c stamp and an 1871 newspaper clipping advertising the court ordered sale of land. |
East | Range: 9 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1225 | 131 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1868 | Mary L. Vanderville, admr. of J. T. Persons, dec. v. Francis M. Cash, admr. of J. L. Bolton, dec. | Shelby | Recovery of Land/Property | West | Range: 84 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 4 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1868 | Margaret Johnson v. H. A. Quarles | Montgomery | Land, Partition of | Middle | Range: 32 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 321 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1868 | M.B. Goddard, admr. Of John R. Orr, dec. et al. v. Robert C. Rowan, et al. | Monroe | Land, Promissory Note |
Additional plaintiff: Aquilla Cummingham. Additional defendants: John Goddard, John Hightower, Jesse Owens, David Browder admr. Of Josiah K. Johnston, dec., et al. Joseph Walker and Robert Cummingham, admrs. Of Joseph Cummingham, dec. obtained decree against Cummingham's heirs to sell deceased's lands to Rowan who promised to pay the purchase money in the form of 2 notes ($525 and $800) to plaintiffs, which was never paid. Plaintiffs want injunction from lands being sold and their lien enforced |
East | Range: 9 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1224 | 34 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1868 | Nathaniel Watson v. William Dyer et al | Monroe | Land and Title Dispute |
Add. defendants: J.E. Houston, A.J. Hicks, E.E. Griffith, John A. Stephens, W.L. Eakin, & J.I. Wright. In 1840, the plaintiff purchased from one Enos C. Hooper a tract of 200 acres of land for which he paid $400, to be paid one year from date and Hooper executed a bond for the title. In order to build a home and pay debts, the plaintiff allowed the legal title to be made to his brother in law J.A. Stephens, who later had a judgment rendered against him for debts and the land was listed as his property. |
East | Range: 9 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1227 | 17 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1868 | Nancy Buren v. Henry Buren at al. | Blount | Land, Contract Dispute |
Nancy Buren is represented by her Next Friend Harrison Singleton. Additional defendant: James P. Raulsto. Nancy Buren is the wife of Henry Buren and widow of Hugh L. W. Singleton. This is a land dispute regarding the conveyance of land from Henry Buren to Nancy Buren as well as the matter of collected rent from said land. The casefile notes that Henry Buren owned land and twenty slaves but was severely financially affected by the war. |
East | Range: 9 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1229 | 65 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1868 | Philip Garner v. David Kalear & William Garner & Henry Garner v. David Kalear & David Kalear v. Thomas W. Chilton et al. & Monroe Jamison v. David Kalear | Davidson | Land and Title Dispute |
Garner & wife Susan, both free, owned land off of Broadway. Garner gave Susan power of attorney & she sold the land to David Kalear, who paid $600 in advance, but never paid the debt off. Susan then left Nashville for Canada with an enslaved man, belonging to William Hoon, named Edmond who had recently emancipated himself. The nephews of Philip Garner, William & Henry, sued to get the remainder of the value of the property. Pages 204-235 missing. See Jamison v. Kalear in same box. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 353 | 307 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1868 | Robert Fletcher, admr. of John Desmond, dec. v. Ann Graham, et al. | Shelby | Land and Title Dispute |
Additional defendant: William Carter. |
West | Range: 84 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 3 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1868 | Samuel McCarthy v. Margaret& Elizabeth McCarthy | Knox | Land and Title Dispute |
Samuel McCarthy had bought a house and lot in Knoxville from William Morrow. After paying the purchase money in full, plaintiff had Morrow vest the title to his children, the defendants, not realizing that it would prevent him from disposing of said land. Samuel brought suit to get title divested from his children and vested in himself. |
East | Range: 9 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1224 | 44 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1868 | Stephen Jane v. W.F. Gleason& Henry McBride& Felix A. Reeve | Greene | Land and Title Dispute |
Jane sued Gleason and McBride, partners in trade in NYC under the firm name W.F. Gleason & Co. Jane and his father, Wyatt, had bought tract of land commonly known as the Cove Creek ore bank. Jane made verbal contract with his father and sold his tract for $36 and authorized him to sell it. Suit over the succeeding complex title dispute between the parties. Jane wanted plaintiffs restrained from entering land or exercising ownership over it and the Warranty Deed declared and void. |
East | Range: 9 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1230 | 58 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1868 | Thomas W. Jones v. J. N. Scrape | Gibson | Land and Title Dispute | West | Range: 84 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 40 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1868 | Thomas Walker v. C. C. Tipton& John Hurst | Jefferson | Land, Promissory Note |
Tipton had bought tract of land from Hurst in 1859 using notes, including $875 in bank notes which were executed in the Bank of Tennessee. Note was assigned to Walker in 1861. During war, defendants were Confederates and Walker a Unionist. Walker was forced to accept Confederate money as payment for the note. Walker now suing defendants to enforce a lien on the land for the unpaid purchase money, charging that the Confederate money was fraudulent and not a payment at all. |
East | Range: 9 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1224 | 29 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1868 | Warren Kelly v. Delphia Jackson & Charles H. Jackson | Davidson | Recovery of Land/Property |
Kelly sued to recover an ejectment of a house and lot in the Nashville. Both parties claimed title of the premises in dispute derived from Rachel Jackson. The brief states that "Warren Kelly is the son and only descendant of Rachel Jackson, and is an illegitimate." |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 28a | 18 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1868 | William B. Wheeler v. Jesse M. Wheeler | Bedford | Land, Promissory Note |
The land was divided and sold and there was a remaining balance on the promissory note. Defendant forced plaintiff to accept confederate notes as payment. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 325 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1868 | William O. Giles v. F. W. Stone, et al. | Marion | Land and Title Dispute |
Additional defendants: Thomas E. Warren, Erasmus Alley, Harret L. Whitesides exe. Of Jamis A. Whitesides, dec., M.L. Patterson. Mentions earlier suit between Giles v. Stone & Warren for ejectment. Giles filed the bill to clear his title to a tract of land |
East | Range: 9 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1224 | 92 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1868 | William H. Sneed v. C. W. Jones et al | Knox | Land |
Catherine D. Williams also listed as plaintiff. Additional defendants listed in file. |
East | Range: 9 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1229 | 148 | Order A Copy |