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2588 Highway 43 South
Leoma, Tennessee
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Note: When searching for full names, use: Last Name, First Name (or initial)
Currently Includes: County Court through 1869 and Chancery Court 1840 – 1879
All court records up to 1919 were originally indexed by Kathy Niedergeses, with assistance from former archives staff. The digital format of the index was developed from her work.
Under Construction: This database will eventually include all existing every-name indexes for all three courts: county, chancery, and circuit. In the future, indexes for additional decades will be added as they are created or as revisions are completed.
| Plaintiff(s) | Type(s) | Defendant(s) | Case Details | Date | Court | Case Number | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baulch, Samuel H. | Deposition | Mooney, Z. P. VS Scott, Newton | 1860 | Chancery | |||
| Bentley, L. Mino | Deposition | Coffey, Nathan VS Williams, Mary L. | 1860 | Chancery | |||
| Bentley, L. Mino | Deposition | Walker, Robert F. VS Herbert, Calvin L. | 1860 | Chancery | |||
| Bentley, Lee M. | Deposition | Carter, Milton VS Carter, Margaret P. | 1860 | Chancery | |||
| Blair, Thomas | Deposition | Williams, Bridges VS Williams, Benjamin | 1860 | Chancery | |||
| Buie, Mary | Petition | Buie, John E. | Sues o get custody of her child:&Buie, Mary L. J. | 1860 | Chancery | ||
| Burkitt, Burges, dec. ; Richardson, Caroline - widow of ; Richardson, Thomas A. | Probate ; Petition | Richardson, John P. - adm. ; Richardson, Andrew J. | To prove rights to use money from sale of enslaved person | 1860 | Chancery | ||
| Caldwell, J. T. | Deposition | Polk, Mariah VS Polk, Richard H. | 1860 | Chancery | |||
| Campbell, David | Deposition | Anthony, M. D. VS Anthony, John G. | 1860 | Chancery | |||
| Campbell, David | Deposition | Parkes, Thomas VS Claiborne, M. G. | 1860 | Chancery | |||
| Chaffin, W. B. - adm. | VS | Jones, J. M. ; Kelly, William | 1860 | Chancery | |||
| Chaffin, W. B. - Clerk & Master | VS | Matthews, B. F. | 1860 | Chancery | |||
| Chaffin, William | Deposition | Polk, Mariah VS Polk, Richard H. | 1860 | Chancery | |||
| Chaffin, William B. | Deposition | Evans, William W. VS Pennington, James J. | 1860 | Chancery | |||
| Chennault, Isaac | Deposition | Wisdom, Joseph VS McMackin, J. P. | 1860 | Chancery | |||
| Davis, C. B. | Deposition | Carter, Milton VS Carter, Margaret P. | 1860 | Chancery | |||
| Foust, George | Sues | Roberts, W. B. ; Haney, John ; Robert, J. C. ; (Haney & Roberts) | Sues to prove a note null & void | 1860 | Chancery | ||
| Franks, G. W. | Deposition | McAnally, William, Sr. VS Polk, Richard H. | 1860 | Chancery | |||
| Gaither, John S. | Deposition | Wisdom, Joseph VS McMackin, J. P. | 1860 | Chancery | |||
| German, Zacheous H. | Deposition | Anthony, M. D. VS Anthony, John G. | 1860 | Chancery | |||
| Gillespie, James H., dec. ; Atkins, W. H. A. | Probate ; Petition | Perkins, Constantine ; Herbert, C. L. ; Martin, Jefferson ; Martin, E. B. | Sues to collect on note due | 1860 | Chancery | ||
| Hagans, John A. | Deposition | Walker, Robert F. VS Herbert, Calvin L. | 1860 | Chancery | |||
| Herrin & McLean | VS | Douglass, Robert ; Wilkenson, Charles | 1860 | Chancery | |||
| Herrin, C. J. | Deposition | Wisdom, Joseph VS McMackin, J. P. | 1860 | Chancery | |||
| Hollis, Carroll | Deposition | Spencer, Thomas VS McLaren, R. L. | 1860 | Chancery | |||
| Howard, Elenor ; Chaffin, William - guardian | Petition | Douglass, Edward | To have property taken from her by former guardian returned or paid for | 1860 | Chancery | ||
| Kelley, Thomas | Deposition | Walker, Robert F. VS Herbert, Calvin L. | 1860 | Chancery | |||
| Kelley, Thomas E. | Deposition | Wisdom, Joseph VS McMackin, J. P. | 1860 | Chancery | |||
| Kelly, George, dec. ; Springer, Jonas | Probate ; Petition | Edmiston, William A. ; Stewart, John W. - adm. ; Springer, Robert ; Springer, Elizabeth ; Kelly, Sarah - widow ; Kelly, Martha ; Kelly, T. E. | To sale part of estate to pay debt | 1860 | Chancery | ||
| Kelly, James | Deposition | Wisdom, Joseph VS McMackin, J. P. | 1860 | Chancery | |||
| Kidd, James B. | Deposition | Carter, Milton VS Carter, Margaret P. | 1860 | Chancery | |||
| Lanier, Chamblin | Petition | Blackwell, James ; Kilburn, Solomon ; Kilburn, James H. ; Kilburn, Isaac | To collect money owed | 1860 | Chancery | ||
| Martin, E. B. | Deposition | Anthony, M. D. VS Anthony, John G. | 1860 | Chancery | |||
| May, D. W. | Deposition | Williams, Bridges ; VS ; Williams, Benjamin | 1860 | Chancery | |||
| Miller, Lewis | Petition | Wilsford, G. F. ; Wilsford, Evelina K. ; Rainey, Thomas J. ; McAnally, John ; Parkes, William, Sr. ; Wilsford, J. T. | To collect money by having enslaved person & land sold | 1860 | Chancery | ||
| Moore, B. M. | Deposition | Polk, Mariah VS Polk, Richard H. | 1860 | Chancery | |||
| Moore, Brice M. | Deposition | Anthony, M. D. VS Anthony, John G. | 1860 | Chancery | |||
| McAnally, Milton | Deposition | Alford, Isaac W. VS Alford, James M. | 1860 | Chancery | |||
| McDougal, J. F. | Deposition | McDougal, Alexander VS McDougal, A. C. | 1860 | Chancery | |||
| McDougal, William C. ; McDougal, James F. ; McLaren, John, Jr. ; McAlester, W. A. | Petition | McCandless/McCanless, James ; McCandless, Mary A. | To collect debt due | 1860 | Chancery | ||
| McMackin, A. J. | Deposition | Wisdom, Joseph VS McMackin, J. P. | 1860 | Chancery | |||
| Neale, Mary J. ; Neale, John C. | VS | Anderson, Allison & Co. | 1860 | Chancery | |||
| Notgrass, Jacob S. (Snodgrass), dec. ; Kelly, James C. ; Powers, Thomas | Probate ; Petition | McAnally, John - adm. ; Notgrass/Snodgrass, Thomas (Snodgrass) | To divide & sale land to pay debts | 1860 | Chancery | ||
| Notgrass, Jacob S. (Snodgrass) ; McAnally, John - adm. ; Notgrass, Nancy | Petition to Sale Land | Notgrass, Thomas (Snodgrass) ; Notgrass, Nancy (Snodgrass - widow ; Patterson, ? Notgrass ; Underwood, ? Notgrass ; Patterson, Hector ; Underwood, John ; McAnally, ? ; Bentley, L. Mino ; Powers, Thomas ; Chaffin, W. B. | To sale land to pay debts of estate | 1860 | Chancery | ||
| Nowlin, Benjamin, dec. ; Nowlin, David B. - adm. ; Nowlin, Evaline ; McAnally, John ; McAnally, Milton | Probate ; Petition | Nowlin, David, Sr. ; Carrell, S. A. | To prevent defendants from selling enslaved person or to let them sale him/her & divide proceeds among heirs | 1860 | Chancery | ||
| Pennington, J. D. | Deposition | Miller, Lewis VS Williams, Bassel D. | 1860 | Chancery | |||
| Polk, Richard | Deposition | Polk, Mariah VS Polk, Richard H. | 1860 | Chancery | |||
| Powers, Thomas W. | Deposition | Polk, Mariah VS Polk, Richard H. | 1860 | Chancery | |||
| Pullin, Jesse | Deposition | Williams, Bridges VS Williams, Benjamin | 1860 | Chancery | |||
| Ramsey, T. C. | Deposition | Stephenson, William C. VS Childress, William H. | 1860 | Chancery |
2588 Highway 43 South
Leoma, Tennessee
Open Monday – Friday
8 am – 4:30 pm
For Closings and Holidays