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View Entry 1826 Ann Hope v. Robert Johnston, exe. of David Beaty, dec. Davidson Wills, Contested

Additional Defendants: Robert Johnson

 Middle Range: 20 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 3 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1846 Alfred H. Wynne, exe., of Elizabeth O. Spiers, dec. v. Charles Spiers Sumner Wills, Contested Middle Range: 32 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 222 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1872 Aaron Fussell et al. v. William Cason et al. Madison Wills/Land, Sale of

There are various other names mentioned in the case as part of the plaintiffs and defendants. Basically the case is over a deceased person's land--Henry Butler. Those who have some type of connection or claim to inheritance are disputing about selling the land. Some of the additional Plaintiffs are: B.F. Vantrice and Fannie Vantrice. Some additional defendants are: Emily Butler, James Williams, Heirs of Sarah Bennett--unknown, Heirs of Charles F. Baker--unknown.

 West Range: 84 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 21 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1845 Alexander Williams, Valentine Sevier, Betsy Gass, exe's of John Gass, dec. v. William & Margaret Ross, Henry B. &Elizabeth Ross, Sarah Gass, Alexander Gass, George M. Gass, heirs of John Gass, dec. Greene Wills, Contested

John Gass, was legislator for a number of years & married a younger woman following the death of first wife. Following an injury from a horse riding accident, his heirs accused him of being mentally feeble. They sued because they wanted to void his will.

 East Range: 5 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 17a 238 Order A Copy
View Entry 1877 Albert A. Dunnevant et al. v. Mary Garrett et al. Giles Wills, Contested

Other plaintiffs: Abigail Dunnevant, Mary Ann Hester, John T. Garrett, Nancy Potts, A.J. Niss, Ethalinda Niss. Other defendants: William Garrett, Billie Garrett. Adion Garrett, deceased

 Middle Range: 20 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 21a 29 Order A Copy
View Entry 1879 A. B. Beech, et al. v. Alvin Williams, exe. of Martin S. Stockard Maury Wills, Contested

Additional Complainant: Sarah S. Beech and S. B. Stockard

 Middle Range: 20 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 41 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1916 A. S. Gooch exe. of Andrew Craig Beasley v. Mrs. Bettie Beasley et al.. Williamson Wills, Contested

Additional defendants: Zachariah Beasley, Marcy C. Carl and Henry C. Carl

 Middle Range: 21 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 96 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1922 Alice McBroom et al. by next Friend v. Grover C. McBroom et al. Putnam Wills, Contested

Additional plaintiffs - Etta McBroom and Robert McBroom - additional defendants - Anthony McBroom

 Middle Range: 21 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 173 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1857 A. B. Elliott et al. v. E. A. Cothran et al. Rutherford Wills, Contested

Additional Plaintiffs: William Elliott, Thomas Elliott, and Jaimai Elliott. Additional Defendant: Varner Cowan. "de bonis non"

 Middle Range: 32 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 253 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1873 A. G. Mason, admr. of A. G. Graham et al., dec. v. B. L. Burson, et al. Knox Wills, Contested

Caption and first page are mostly missing, so additional parties are difficult to determine.

 East Range: 5 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 29 240 Order A Copy
View Entry 1947 A. J. Miller v. George Miller, et al. Washington Wills, Contested

Points of dispute include property. Additional Defendant: Gracie Miller.

 East Range: 5 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 191 48 Order A Copy
View Entry 1891 Annie DeBerry, et al. v. T . C. Long, et al. Madison Wills, Contested

Other plaintiffs: Allen DeBerry, dec., M. K. Bowers, Susan Allen Bowers. Other defendants: A. D. Hurt, dec., R. A. Hurt, and Fannie M. Hurt

 West Range: 83 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 332 224 Order A Copy
View Entry 1940 Anna Mary McCrary v. Chandler King, et al. Hamilton Wills, Contested

Additional Defendants: Ruth Ellen King, Chandler King, Jr., John McDowell King, Sallie Bell King, John King, and all residents of Hamilton County. 3 folders.

 East Range: 6 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 267 520 Order A Copy
View Entry 1939 Addie Thomas Lews, et al. v. Robert Burrow Jr., exor., et al. Sullivan Wills, Contested

Additional Parties: Unknown.

 East Range: 6 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 304 80 Order A Copy
View Entry 1940 Addie Thomas Lewis, et al. v. Robert Burrow, exor. of John D. Thomas, dec., et al. Sullivan Wills, Contested

Additional Plaintiffs: William H. Thomas, Mrs. H. F. Thomas, William S. Thomas, Carrie Thomas, Ethel Thomas. Additional Defendants: James Preston Lockett, Mary Crandall Lockett Whicker.

 East Range: 6 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 309 225 Order A Copy
View Entry 1949 American Trust Banking Company v. Clay Williams et al. Hamilton Wills, Contested

Additional Defendants: Roger Williams, Clara Williams, Vance Wrinkle, Stacy Wrinkle. 6 Folders. Additional Box Number: 332. Case includes deed of trust, power of atty, letters, and death certificate.

 East Range: 6 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 330 1383 Order A Copy
View Entry 1941 Allie Warner et al. v. Beryl Booth, exe. of M. C. Blair, dec. Washington Wills, Contested

Exhibits include previous case documents, handwritten letters canceled checks, , Add. Plaintiffs: Sue Ferguson, Marx Henderson.

 East Range: 6 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 388 803 Order A Copy
View Entry 1941 Alice H. Barton v. S. S. Preston, exe. of Mary Lee Hall, dec. Washington Wills, Contested

Exhibits include handwritten letters and postcards, canceled check.

 East Range: 6 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 435 530 Order A Copy
View Entry 1902 A. H. Dickey, exe. v. J. M. Creasy et al. Hardin Wills, Contested

Other defendants: Susan Creasy, B. F. Smith, B. F. Kincannon, & Thomas Reddin. Dickey is executor of J. D. Lapington, deceased.

 West Range: 81 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 814 38 Order A Copy
View Entry 1902 Arthur D. Lambreth et al. v. William McKinnie Hardeman Wills, Contested

Additional Plaintiffs: Charles M. Lambreth, Jr. (of Texas), Martha Carrie Wommack (of Missouri), Allen M. Wommack (husband of Carrie), Narcissa C. Lambreth (Shelby Co., TN), and C.M. Lambreth (Hardeman Co., TN). The case documents are in two folders.

 West Range: 81 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 855 404 Order A Copy
View Entry 1907 Arthur Hester et al. v. Oliver Capps et al. Gibson Wills, Contested

Other Plaintiff: W. S. Coulter. Other Defendants: Walter Capps, Clay Capps, Pearl Capps. Plaintiffs believe they should Blueprints included.

 West Range: 80 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1005 55 Order A Copy
View Entry 1906 Ann O. Alexander by next friend, J. H. Shinault v. S. H. Morton, Admr. of estate of Elizabeth M. Caraway, dec., etc. Thomas Alexander et al. Fayette Wills, Contested

It is difficult to determine the exact cause in this case due to the first part of the case missing. However it appears to be a contested will case. The will of Elizabeth M. Caraway is contested. Ann O Alexander appears to be her daughter. This appears to be the second half of this case file pages 1516-1945.

 West Range: 80 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1047 429 Order A Copy
View Entry 1884 A. J. Swaney, exe. of John L. Swaney, dec. v. Balie P. Swaney, et al. Sumner Wills, Construction of

Additional Defendants: Martha Hamilton, Maria Haynes, John Carney, Ora Hamilton, Fannie Swaney, Jim Rankin, col'd., Fannie Rankin, col'd.

 Middle Range: 34 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 588 85 Order A Copy
View Entry 1894 A. J. Hill et al v. Johnson Hill Franklin Wills, Contested

Additional plaintiffs John Gipson, Mary Gipson, Martha Sanson, R. Walls, Margaret Jerry Hill, Geo. Hill, William Hill, Jas. Brinkley, Susan Brinkley, J. D. Tucker, Sarah Tucker, Bailey Hill and William Hill dec. The Plaintiff was asking the court to sell all of the dec. property and divide it all up equally. The plaintiff also asked that what ever the dec. owed to others would be paid and then divided up. The defendant claimed all rights to the land.

 Middle Range: 36 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1023 80 Order A Copy
View Entry 1894 A. S. Reeves Sr., et al. v. W. Hart Reeves, et al. Trousdale Wills, Contested

Additional defendants: A. S. Reeves Jr. Defendants, the minor sons of A. S. Reeves Sr. and Martha (Mittie) Reeves dec., brought suit contesting their mother's will. They complained that at the time the document in controversy was written, their mother was legally and mentally incompetent. Martha Reeves died in 1879.

 Middle Range: 36 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1020 289 Order A Copy
View Entry 1918 Avondale v. Central State National Bank Shelby Wills, Construction of

Name of deceased: Joseph J. Todd

 West Range: 79 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1540 16 Order A Copy
View Entry 1892 Arthur Traynor, exe. v. Nannie Boyd, et al Bradley Wills, Construction of

Additional planitiff Spencer B. Boyd dec. Additional defendants : Boyd Bogle, Mattie Bogle, R. C. Bogle, Susan Read, M. C. Read, Bettie Vinzant, E. W. Vinzant, Spence Vinzant, Josephine Fields and Wesley Fields. Traynor was appointed as the executor of Spencer Boyds dec. will. Plaintiff seeking the help of the court to determine how to exectue said will. 2 folders.

 East Range: 19 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 1697 190 Order A Copy
View Entry 1934 Alice Cole, admr., et al. v. Jim Cole Sullivan Wills, Contested

Jim Cole sought recovery of his pro rata share of $5,000 paid to Alice in the wrongful death of his father, Ben Cole. Surviving Ben were wife Alice and children Jim, Landon Cole, Hugh Cole, Mamie Taylor, Oakley Arnold, and Earnest Cole. Alice's illegitimate son, Walter Cole, also shared in the inheritance. Jim claimed that he was gypped out of his true share.

 East Range: 10 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1488 103 Order A Copy
View Entry 1876 A. B. Moore, exe. v. Mary Moore, Mary W., George B, Anna M, Granville T, and Sallie Moore Sumner Wills, Contested

Granville Moore died, & A. B. was named executor. Mary Moore was Granville's widow; the other defendants were their children. Granville's will put A. B. in charge of the estate until the youngest child was "at age." However, A. B. recognizing the time this would take. He petitioned the widow and children to have the estate divided so that it might be settled, making his time as executor much shorter.

 Middle Range: 20 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 10 48 Order A Copy
View Entry 1877 Armitage Taylor v. A. A. & J. D. M. Hatcher Overton Wills, Contested Middle Range: 20 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 62 165 Order A Copy
View Entry 1877 Amos Woodruff v. Mrs. A. Clisbee et al. Shelby Wills, Contested

A. Woodruff was executor of Frank Taft, dec., a citizen of Shelby County. Additional Defendants: Andrew Taft; Mrs. S. B. Taft; Mrs. A. Middleton; C. F. Bullock; C. N. Grosverner; R. Hutchinson; the Mississippi Valley Life Insurance Company, and others.

 West Range: 84 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 101 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1860 Anthony Allen v. Martha Sloan et al. Davidson Wills, Contested

Additional Defendant: John H. Sloan. Dispute involves a debt and property.

 Middle Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 299 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1860 Alvin C. Rughin et al. v. John Keith et al. Jackson Wills, Contested

Additional Plaintiffs: Additional Defendants: John Rughin and William Rughin. Additional Defendant: E. A. Craig. Dispute involves a tracts of land and slaves.

 Middle Range: 32 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 295 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1932 Anna Keith Miller v. Fidelity Bankers Trust Co., exe., et al. Hawkins Wills, Contested

Opinion only. Additional Defendants: Unknown.

 East Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 83 14 Order A Copy
View Entry 1947 Alva Beard, et al. v. S. C. Beard Washington Wills, Contested

Points of dispute include property. Additional Plaintiffs: W. J. Carter and George Barnes. 2 folders.

 East Range: 5 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 189 595 Order A Copy
View Entry 1941 Annie Nottingham v. Paul J. Kent, et al. Hamilton Wills, Contested

Additional Defendants: Charles Coffey, O. B. Wunschow, George McKenzie, R. A. Lowery, J. A. Lowery, Katherine Tullock, and the children of Clora Lowery. 2 folders.

 East Range: 6 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 259 396 Order A Copy
View Entry 1932 Annie Dawson, et al. v. Mrs. George W. Borg, et al. Shelby Wills, Contested

Addtl pltf: Alice Dawson Woolfolk. Addtl dfnts: Dr. Wm. Sailor Anderson, Dorothy Nassal, Catherine Stein, Mrs. A. Stein, Edmund Davis, and more. Case and appeals concerning the will of Elizabeth Arthur Heye, of Memphis. Debate over her "soundness" at time of signing. Linked to large James Dawson estate in St. Louis (MO). Ex. mat: will, deed, newspaper clipping, signed inheritance agreement, etc. Inlc. 2 handwritten pages of court notes. In 5 folders.

 West Range: 77 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 2115 912 Order A Copy
View Entry 1946 American Trust & Banking Company of Chattanooga, exe. & trustee v. Kathryn L. Boyd, et al. Hamilton Wills, Contested

Additional Defendants: A. Pollack Boyd, Barbara Ann Boyd, Llewellen Boyd.

 East Range: 6 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 264 92 Order A Copy
View Entry 1890 A. H. Rhodes, admr. of Ada T. Murphy, dec. v. Gaston C. Rhodes, et al. Fayette Wills, Contested

Other defendants: W. B. Hervey & wife Joe. C. Hervey; Bettie Hervey; Ada M. Hervey; Annie Hervie; Worth Hervey; Carrie Hervey; Thomas Polk; T. H. Eubank; W. C. Reeves; R. J. Rhodes; W. M. Prewitt [?]; Harriet Murphy; Judy Murphy; Green Murphy; May Murphy; Def., cont.: Julia Murphy; Austin Rhodes; Sam Rhodes.

 West Range: 82 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 523 128 Order A Copy
View Entry 1894 Andrew J. Collinsworth v. J. R. McDonald, admr. Crockett Wills, Contested

McDonald administrator of B. F. Collinsworth, deceased.

 West Range: 82 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 610 60 Order A Copy
View Entry 1899 Amanda & William Blount v. M. J. Strawn, et al. Decatur Wills, Contested

Several other defendants with Tenn. surnames: Tuten, Boggan & Akin. Case involved the Blount's attempting to recover possession and rents of a tract of land in Decatur Co. This case was tied in a bundle with Mendenhall v. Southern Normal University.

 West Range: 82 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 703 9 Order A Copy
View Entry 1901 Adolph Weber et al. v. Christeu Neilson Shelby Wills, Contested

Additional plaintiffs: Rudolph Huss and Emma Huss.

 West Range: 81 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 777 128 Order A Copy
View Entry 1901 Asa Hatch, exe. & William Gillham v. Women's Hospital of Memphis, et al. Shelby Wills, Contested

Other defendants: Court Street Presbyterian Church & First Cumberland Presbyterian Church of Memphis. Rosa A. Miller left $500 each to the churches in her will and $500 to the "Lucy Brinkley Hospital," the common name for the women's hospital. Dispute arose from Mrs. Miller's choice of name for the hospital in her will. Since "Lucy Brinkley Hospital" did not exist as a corporation, the plaintiff claims that no money go to Women's Hospital of Memphis. Case is indexed.

 West Range: 81 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 779 75 Order A Copy
View Entry 1884 A. C. Bryan, et al. v. Robert Chaney, et al. Sumner Wills, Contested

Additional Defendant: Sallie Bryan. Additional Defendants: William Turley[?], Sophia Turley[?], Edmond Hardy, Elizabeth M. Hardy, James L. Perrin, Susan H. Perrin, William Perrin, Samuel Mitchell, Tabitha Mitchell. Sallie Bryan and A. C. Bryan brought this suit claiming to have the will of Hillary M. Chaney, dec. that gave them title to a farm in Sumner County.

 Middle Range: 34 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 591 610 Order A Copy
View Entry Andrew B. Martin, exe., of Judge R. L. Caruthers v. W. A. Osborne & Wife, et al. Wilson Wills, Contested

Robert L. Caruthers died testate in 1882, leaving $10,000 and much of his personal property to his niece Mary Cahal Osborne. (Mary had filled the role of daughter to Caruthers and his late wife.) He left his law library to W. A. Caruthers. Included is an inventory and account of sales of Judge Caruthers's estate.

 Middle Range: 34 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 657 47 Order A Copy
View Entry 1840 Andrew Galbraith v. Robert Wright& others Hawkins Wills, Contested

Robert Wright and others believe that an "instrument of writing" presented as the last will and testament of Arthur W. Galbraith is not real and should not hold up in court. Arthur Galbraith was an infant at the time of death and could not have valid will Others listed in suit are Priscilla Wright, John Sprowl, Malinda Sprowl, James Watterson, and Sarah Watterson.

 East Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1169 16 Order A Copy
View Entry 1875 Benjamin J. Farrar, admr. of David G. Shepherd, dec. v. Thomas Shepherd, et al. Davidson Wills, Contested

def's: Thomas Shepherd, Nancy Perskins, Joseph Perskins, Martin B. Shepherd, Mary L. Farrar, Garland Farrar, David S. Batner, Mildred M.Batner, Robert M. Batner, Mary E. Mansfield, Edward S. Mansfield, Sally Ann Loweing, Richard E. Loweing, B. A. Shep- herd, Augustin Shepherd, Frederick A Shepherd, Kte I Bennet, R. T.Bennet, B. A. Shepherd, Joseph H. Shepherd, Anna A Simmons, Julian A Simmons, Smuelle S. Moore, Virgil A. Moore, Charles F. Shepherd, Stonewall Jackson, Henry & Margaret Shepherd.

 Middle Range: 20 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 14a 496 Order A Copy
View Entry 1870 Burrell Driver, et al. v. Elizabeth Mingle, et al. Macon Wills, Contested

Additional Plaintiffs: John Mingle, Eliza Bloodall, Thomas Woodmore, & Alfred Townsend. Additional Defendants: Daniel Mingle and John Parker. Mingle was the exe. and widow of William Mingle who died in 1857. Elizabeth later remarried and resigned her exe. however during her widowhood, she purchased good and necessities upon the credit of the property bequeathed under the will, but all his property was bound for his debts and her debts before her remarriage. Defs. claimed that all property had been wasted.

 Middle Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 211 120 Order A Copy
View Entry 1854 Benjamin Corn, et al. v. Belsey Willis & John Bostick Coffee Wills, Contested

Additional Plaintiffs: Elizabeth Corn, Mary Bostick, Lewis Bostick, Fonsk Bostick, Albert Bostick, Nancy Bostick, and Little Berry Bostick. Case also involves debt and property dispute, plus child custody issues.

 Middle Range: 32 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 247 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1857 Benjamin J. Vaden v. Harriett Hanes et al. Smith Wills, Contested

Additional Defendants: Frank Vaden, Georedus Vaden, William H. Vaden, Goderick Vaden, Fanny Vaden, Nordson Vaden, Hordy Kerr. J. Conditt, Elizabeth Edmonson and husband Theopheran, Jennifer Monday and husband C.C., etc. Case includes a long, complicated list of defendants in which last names and relationships are often unclear.

 Middle Range: 32 Section: C` Shelf: Box Number: 265 0 Order A Copy

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