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| View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View Entry | 1859 | Elisha & Lavinia Doherty v. H. C. Markham | Scott | Land and Title Dispute |
Land dispute between Elisha & wife Lavinia (name also spelled Daugherty) & Hiram C. Markham (name also spelled Marcum). Related case (referred to in this transcript): Hiram C. Marcum v. Lavinia Daugherty & Elisha Daugherty, et al, ET Box 1174. |
East | Range: 9 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1142 | 7 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1861 | Hiram C. Marcum v. William Hughett | Scott | Land and Title Dispute |
Dispute over tract of land in Scott County. |
East | Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1174 | 49 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1869 | James Lay v. William R. Bashears | Scott | Land and Title Dispute |
Lay sued Bashears over title to land. Jury ruled in Lay's favor. Dispute relates to land shown in survey plat, with the following grant & entry numbers: TN land grants (per survey plat): Edward Baker, 125 acres, grant no. 20512, entry no. 74; Wm Byrd, 200 acres, grant no. 27168, entry no. 711; D. Shoopman & J. Owen, grant no. 25595, entry no. 906. Additional documents may be found in ET 1238. |
East | Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1200 | 38 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1905 | Newt Clowers v. John Hughett et al. | Scott | Land and Title Dispute |
Final Decree only. Additional Plaintiffs: Jasper Hughett, M. J. Robbins, J. L. Robbins, W. H. Potter, R. B. Sexton. |
East | Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 87 | 4 | Order A Copy |