BE IT ENACTED, That the election for governor, representatives to congress and members to the general assembly, shall be held at their respective places of holding courts, in the counties of Rhea and Bledsoe, by the sheriffs or their deputies, under the same rules and regulations as are prescribed by law, and on the same days which elections for such purposes, are authorized to be held; and those citizens of Rhea and Bledsoe counties, formerly citizens of Roane County, shall be entitled to vote in their respective counties. Exp. An appendix is added to contains longer lists and additional information. Knoxville, TVA, 1973. ***Downloadable PDF File. Nashville, TN Wildlife Resources Agency. Church, South (1887-1928) and A Family Record of the Halls (1794-1933). BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, That the territory south west of Bledsoe, and south of Warren and Franklin counties, shall constitute a county by the name of Marion. Sta., 1937. Ind. Pikeville, Bledsoe County High School, 1977. We will respond to e-mail requests promptly; response time may vary, depending on the amount of research required to answer your question and the unique nature of your request. 121 pp. Microfilms are loaned to Tennessee libraries. History of Bledsoe County, 1807-1957 [thesis] (Robnett, 1957)* Additional county and community histories can be found at the Bibliography of Tennessee Local History Sources: Bledsoe County . The items in the bibliography may not all be available at the Tennessee State Library and Archives. SECTION 6. Huntsville, AL, the author, 1987. SECTION 3. The Archives is maintained as part of the Bledsoe County Public Library. Hiatt, Ellen O. Sequatchie Valley, a historical sketch. N.p., 1973. BE IT ENACTED, That for the due administration of justice, that the court of pleas and quarter sessions, shall be held in and for the county of Rhea, on the fourth Mondays of March, June, September and December; and that the first court shall be holden on the first Monday of December; and the justices for said county shall hold their respective courts at the place that shall be fixed upon by the commissioners, until otherwise provided for by law, and shall have and exercise the same powers and jurisdiction as are or shall be prescribed by and for the courts of the several counties in this state. WebBledsoe County Historical & Genealogical Society, Bledsoe County 2012 Award of Distinction Bledsoe County Historical & Genealogical Society, Bledsoe County, for the Some of the countys strongest indicators include having no child and teen deaths in 2019 and a low rate of substantiated cases of abuse or neglect. Knoxville, UT Dept. N.p., privately printed, 1887. )* [surname index], United States Census, Marion County, Tennessee, 1900 (Hobbs & Goins, 198? Pikeville was established in 1816 on lands donated by Charles Love, an early Sequatchie settler. Sta., 1936. Chapter Five. They felt the line was not equitable and the court house was too far away. Sometime after 1800, eight Biblically named Swafford brothers: Abraham, Aaron, Isaac, Jacob, Thomas, Paul, John & William moved west from Greenville County, South Carolina into the 191 pp. Sarah, We welcome your suggestions through our Contact Us page, Using Distances and Travel Time Between Places in Genealogy Research, The Importance of Moving Our Family Records Online, Y-DNA Testing: The Useful DNA Test You Might Not Be Using Yet. WebBledsoe County, one of the older counties in East Tennessee, is the oldest county in what is known as Sequatchie Valley. Search for Manuscripts Material in our Catalog. They selected him for his firsthand knowledge of the western country, but he went in order to select a site for the stockaded fort he had agreed to build near Bledsoe's Lick as part of the proposed Cumberland settlements. The county was named for Anthony Bledsoe They came about 1767 to the New River country. Geo. Nashville, the division, 1946. 1 1908-1919; vol. Davies, Gareth J. Geology & chronology of two caves in the Cumberland Plateau, Marion County, TN. 18 pp. The three-person commission voted unanimously last week to approve the settlement, which calls for Bledsoe, 46, to receive an initial payment of $1.5 million with the remainder to be paid These families migrated in the early 1800s to settle in the A History.Written by Elizabeth Parham RobinettPublished by Mountain Press, Signal Henry Ramsey, WebThe father was born in Bledsoe county, Tennessee, in September, 1845, and was a son of Samuel McReynolds, also a native of Bledsoe county, where he owned a large plantation. SECTION 7. July 8, 2016. The first European settlement in Orange County, Virginia was in 1714 and the county was officialy formed in 1734 with no western border. First Families of Bledsoe County Project - TNGenWeb Group, Reservoir Lands Planning. tuller.roberta@gmail.com Agricultural-industrial survey of Marion County, TN. . Garner, Isaac L. A study of certain phases of the educational & economic conditions of Marion County, TN. 48 pp. +Lohammer Hannah Terrell b: 18 Jan 1730/31 in Caroline County, Virginia m: Abt. PIKEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Authorities are investigating the slayings of a Bledsoe County couple. * Indicates this title may be borrowed on interlibrary loan from the Library and Archives. . Faulkner, Charles H. Westmoreland-Barber site (40MI11), Nickajack Reservoir, season II. Genealogical "Fact Sheets" About Marion County - Tennessee Discovered Bledsoe's Lick, which was so named for him. II, 1836-1847 (WPA, 1938), Bledsoe County, Tennessee, Circuit Court Execution Docket, 1810-1824 (WPA, 1938), Bledsoe County, Tennessee, Deed Book [6 vols. Ms Robnett wrote short biographical sketches of more than 70 families found in the ?head? SECTION 4. Chattanooga MSA, 1980-1987: an economic analysis. Div. Hall, William. She includes a source of references for each of the families that will help in your own search. On February 17, 1735/36, Andrew Harrison, James Cox, Henry Held and Isaac Bledsoe appraised the estate of Samuel Hensley in Orange County, Virginia. Webb, Nonie H. The story of Ketner's Mill. Allred, Charles E. Relation of education to economic & social status of relief clients in TN. WebFirst Families of Bledsoe County, Tennessee Hardcover See all formats and editions Hardcover Publisher Mountain Press See all details Product details ASIN : "Progress comes to Fall Creek Falls.". On July 18, 1706, the case of Abraham Bledsoe and wife Kate, late Katherine Ball, against John Burne and wife Elizabeth, administrators of Thomas Ball, Her life following the marriage and children are described in the section on John. 2 1920-1989, A-G; vol. BE IT ENACTED, That nothing herein contained shall be so construed as to prevent the collector of public taxes of Roane County from collecting the taxes for the year eighteen hundred and seven, and all arrearages of taxes. Knoxville, TVA, 1937. The Nickajack project: a report on the planning, design, construction, initial operations, & costs. [name index], Early Land Records, Marion County, Tennessee [1824-1830] (Harris, 1996)* [name index], Ebenezer Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Minutes of Session and Church Register, 1889-1918 [includes Family Record of the Hall's, 1794-1933] (WPA, 1939), First Baptist Church of Whitwell: 100 Years of Ministry, 1893-1993 (Harris, 1993? ), Index to the Wills of Marion County, Tennessee [1875-1900, 1925-1968] (Harris, 19??) UT thesis, 1930. Anthony Bledsoe had lived, in 1769, at Fort Chisel, and, in a short time after, with his brother Isaac and the Shelbys, removed further west, into what is now Sullivan county. byWalter T. Durham, Gallatin. This page or post was last updated January 10, 2022, Powered by WordPress & Theme by Anders Norn, Header Photos by Brent Moore, used with permission -. He was probably the son ofAbraham BledsoeandKatherine Ball. 31 pp. 583 pp. The original (its Report #1). 2 - 5], Ocoee Land District Maps (Douthat, 2013) [name index], Seventh Census of the United States, 1850: Marion County, Tennessee, Free Population Schedules (Carpenter, 1971) [surname index], Teague Cemetery Records Marion County, Tennessee (Judge David Campbell Chapter, NSDAR , 2010) [name index], Tennessee Records of Marion County, 1819-1830 [deeds - 2 vols., 1819-1830] (19?? Retyped for the page by Diane Payne 2000. Sec., 1988. BE IT ENACTED, That said county of Marion, shall be a part of the district for electing a Governor, representatives to congress, electors to elect a president and vice president of the United States, and members to the General Assembly, to which the county of Bledsoe now belongs, and that elections be held at the place of holding courts in said county, at the time, and in the manner by law directed; and the sheriff or returning officer of said county, shall make return of the polls of said elections, to the sheriff or returning officer of said county shall make return of the polls of said elections, to the sheriff of Bledsoe County, in the town of Pikeville, on the day next succeeding each election, and upon comparing the votes, they shall declare the candidate for the representative of said county of Bledsoe and Marion, who may have the highest number of votes, duly elected, and give certificate accordingly; and it shall be the duty of the sheriff of Bledsoe county, to make the return of votes in said counties of Marion and Bledsoe, for senator of said district, members of Congress, Governor, &c: as heretofore directed by law.