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View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
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View Entry | 1883 | C. G. Bond Guardian v. Francis D. Theus | Madison | Petition to Sale Land |
C. G. Bond, regular guardian of F. D. Theus, a lunatic in the asylum at Nashville |
West | Range: 83 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 222 | 86 | 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 | 1867 | James Thompson v. Wolfe Heirs | Davidson | Petition to Set Aside the Sale of Land |
Heirs of Phillip Wolfe are petitioning to set aside the sale of several lots of land owned by Philip Wolfe. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 268 | 152 | 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 | 1859 | John R. Moore et al, heirs at law of Seborn Jewel, dec. v. Elbert Biggs, admr of Elizabeth Biggs, dec. | Greene | Petition to Sale Land |
Seborn Jewel died intestate, owning 221 acres of land in Districts 12 & 13; also house & lots in Greeneville on Irish Street (2-1/2 acres). Property was situated so as not to be advantageously partitioned. Pla. asked court to sell land, divide proceeds. Pla. are Seborn's heirs: Rachel (m. John R. Moore), Elizabeth (m. Elbert Biggs), Isabella (m. James A. Galbreath), Mary F., David R. (minor). Suit begun as ex parte proceeding but when Elizabeth died, question whether Elbert or Elizabeth's siblings took |
East | Range: 9 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1142 | 27 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1859 | James Perry et al. v. William Gillbert et al. | Hancock | Petition to Sale Land |
Additional plaintiffs: D.J. Gilbert, Thomas Gilbert, William McNiel, Nancy McNiel, Claiborne Wilborne, and Polly Wilborne. Additional defendants: John Gilbert, John Seal, Lewis Thompson, Sarah Thompson, Lea Jesse, and L.M. Jarvis. The land in question was owned by James Gilbert dec. and situated in the town of Sneedville. |
East | Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1202 | 57 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1920 | J. T. Kellar et al.v. Ella Kellar | Petition to Sale Land |
Add. Plaintiffs: J. R. Guthrie, Allie Guthrie, Hattie Middleton, Fannie Harris, & Will Harris. D. A. Kellar died in 1917 while in possession in fee of a 1/2 undivided interest of two lots of land in Hardeman County. The defendant, his widow, had joint interest in the land. Plaintiffs filed motion to force a sale for partition of the land, including the dower interest of the defendant, in lieu of partitioning the proceeds among the parties due to the small size of the property. |
West | Range: 78 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1622 | 51 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1885 | M. L. Kirby, admr. v. E. H. Bratton et al. | Macon | Petition to Sale Land |
Kirby is administrator of the estate of the estate of H. B. Flippin, deceased. Other defendants are C. J. Bratton, Briser R. King, J. A. White, John S. Johnson, J. P. Tuck, G. L. Walton, J. C. Marshall; businesses Marshall & Tuck, J. C. Marshall & Co., Holland & Fisher, and trustees of the Macon County Academy. Plaintiff claims the estate is insolvent and asks for permission to sell property that has been fraudulently claimed by Flippin's only heir. |
Middle | Range: 34 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 613 | 131 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1913 | Morris Humphreys et al.v. Mary Ann Moore et al | Henry | Petition to Sale Land |
Additional plaintiffs: Annie and Mamie Humphreys, Edna Hicks, Mrs. Joe Randale, Cora McNeill and D.F. Alexander; additional defendants: George, Charlie and Oce Alexander, John Jones and wife, Porter Lee and wife, J.P. Crawford and wife, W.D. Looney and wife, Charles Crutchfield, J.H. McSwain and wife, J.P. Crutchfield, Robert and Mildred Tharpe, Ephram Williams and wife, James Taylor, etc. |
West | Range: 79 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1308 | 21 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1862 | Miranna Jennings & others, widow & heirs at law of John P. Jennings, dec., Ex parte | Grainger | Petition to Sale Land |
Add. Pla.: Miranna as guardian of minor dau Cynthia Elizabeth; dau Mary Elvira (m. Robert P. Moore); son Lemuel I.; dau S. C. (m. J. W. Parrott); Thomas Lathem as guardian of John J. Moore, son of deceased dau Sophronia Moore; dau Sallie (m. Thomas Lathem); son Lafayette; dau Margaret Emily (m. John W. Kincaid); Martha Harriet (m. Charles H. Davis); James T. Shields, admr of John's estate. 1500 acres on Clinch River: home tract, McGinnis tract, Augustus Jennings tract, Parrott tract. |
East | Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1199 | 19 | Order A Copy |