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Compiled by WPA Workers, this volume contains Cannon County, Tennessee’s Minute Book, Volume ‘A’ covering the years 1836 through 1841 with approximately 25% of the entrees involving land transfers. Minute books contain:
- Civil/Criminal Matters
- Orphan Records
- Child Support Issues
- Fines
- Deeds/Estates
- Land Permits
- Overseers
- Names of County Officials
- Arbitrations
- Court Payments [Including care of the disabled, elderly, and mentally ill.]
- Promissory Notes
- Business Licenses
- Names of Jurors
- Tax Releases
- Taxable Property
- Sale of Slaves
- Estate Matters
- Names of Justices of the Peace
* * WPA Workers
During the Great Depression in the early 1900s, many Americans were given a “job” by the United States Government to support their family. One such “job” was transcribing early court, family, Bible, and cemetery records as well as other local records. Original versions were typed on onion skin paper with “x” number of carbon copies. Although the State Archives owns the vast majority of ‘first’ or typed copy, carbons have circulated for years but are now scattered. Often the typing is not the best and is difficult to read but these valuable records still constitute one of the best sources of information for Tennessee Counties. In many cases, these are all that remain of the original as many county records have been lost. WPA records are generally full text transcription: much larger in scope than an abstraction or summary.
Deed for 72 acres of land from John Wright to Pumphrey Byrum lying in Cannon State of Tennessee baring date the 8th day of May 1836 … [continues].
… Burrel Farles, an orphan boy about the age of nine years needs the protection of the court and proposes to have … [as guardian] until he attains the age of twenty-one years and agrees on his part to learn him the occupation of farming and to take good care of him … at end of the term, [Guardian will buy him] a good suit of jeans clothing and a fur hat and such other things as is suited to an apprentice …
… Estate of John M. Bennitt … ordered to divide the before mentioned lands as follows: [continues with heirs]
… bill of sale from James Higgins to John W. Surmar, for one negro boy by the name of George of yellow complection …
* After the surname indicates over 5 DIFFERENT first names are listed under the surname.
** After the surname indicates over 10 DIFFERENT first names are listed under the surname.
ADAMS* ADAMSON ADOCK ALEXANDER** ALLEN** ALLENS ALLISON ALMON* ALMOND ALTON ANDERSON ANDREWS* ARMSTRONG ASHFORD ASHWORTH ASKUE ASPY ATNIP AVANT
BAILEY BAILY* BANE BANKS BARKLEY BARNETT BARROTT BARRETT BARTON* BARTONE BASHAM BATEMAN* BATES BATEY BATIE BEACHEL BEASLEY BEATIE BEATY BEDFORD BELL BENNETT** BENNITT** BETHEL BETHIAH BEVIRTE BLAIR* BLANTON BLARE BLUO BLUE BOYLE BOGLE** BOWAN BOWEN BOWERS BOYD** BRADFORD BRADY BRAGG** BRANDON* BRASHERS BRASWELL BRATTON BRAUGHTON BRAULEYS BRENTS BREWER BRIEN BROGAN BROWN** BROWNING BRYANT BRYSON* BULLARD BUNOOLM BURGAR BURGER* BURKE BURBOT BURTON BUSH BUTCHER BYFORD BYRRS
CABOTT CAFFEY CAMERON CAMPBELL CANADY CAMON CARMON CANTRELL* CAPPS CAPSHAW CARDER CARL CARLESS CAROLINE CARSON CARSONS CARTER CASKEY CAVANAUGH CAOATT COLIA CHANEY CHARLES CHEATAM CHEATHAM CHERRY CLARK* CLARKE CLEM CLEMONTS CLIFTON COBLE COCK COFFOE COGER COGWELL COLOMAN COLLINS CONNALLY COOPER* COOPOR CORN COTHORN COUCH* COUGHANOUR COUNNS COVINGTON COX* CRABTREE CRADDOCK CRAFT* CRAM CRIPS CROCKETT CUMMINGS** CUMMINS* CURLEE CURRIN CURTIS
DAELY DAFNEY DALE* DANIEL DANVILLE DARNELL DAVENPORT DAVIS DABINPORT DEKALB DELONG DENBY DENNIS DENTON DICKENS DILLARD DODD* DOSHOUR DOSS DUGGAN DUGGIN DUKE DUNCAN* DUNN DURHAM DURTING
EALEM EARLY EASON EASTES EDDINGS EDGE EDMONDS EDWARDS* ELEDGE ELIZABETH ELKINS* ELLEDGE* ELROD EILY EPLOY ESARY ESCUE ESERY ESSARY ESSERY ESTES ESTUS ETHERN EVANS** EWELL
FAGAN FALKANBERRY FALKENBERRY* FARLES* FARLEY FARMER FARRINGTON FERRELL* FINDLEY* FINLOY FINLEY* FISHER* FITE* FITO FLOMING FLETCHER FLOYD FORD* FORESTER FOSTER* FOUCH FOWLER FRANCIS* FRAZEUR FREE FULTON FUSON FUSTON FOWLER
GALLON GANN GANNON** GARRETT GARRISON GARRIXON GATHER GEORGEM GEORGE* GERMANY GIBSON GILLOY GILLEY* GILLIAM GIVENS* GLOVER GOGGIN GOODING GOODNER* GOSSET GOWEN GRAHAM GRANT GRAY GRAYHAM GREEAR GREEN GREY GRIFFITH GRIZZLE GROOMS GUNTER
HAAS HAGAN HAILEY HAILY HALE* HALEY HALL HALPAIN HALY HAMILTON HAMMOND HANCOCK* HANDY HANEY HANNAH HANSFORD HARE HARICAIN HARPER HARRIET HARRIS HARROD HART HARVEY HARWOOD HASS HATFIELD HAWKINS HAYES** HAYNES HAYS* HEART HELTONS HENDERSON* HENDRICKSON HENMAN HENSLEY HERNMAN HERRICANO HERRIMAN HERROD HICKS HIGGINS* HIPP HIX HODGE HOYWOOD HOLEMAN HOLLAND HOLLENSWORTH HOLLIS** HOLLOW HOLMS HOLSTON HOLT HOODENPYLE HOOPER HOOVER** HOPKINS HORSE HOWARD HOWERTON HULLET HUME HUNT HOLLINSWORTH
JACKSBORO JACKSBOROUGH JAMES* JANE JANOY JARNIGIN JARRATT JARREL JARRELL JENKINS JENNY JETTON JEWELL JIRMAL JOHNSON** JOHNSTON JONES** JONSON JOY
KANADY KEATON KELLY* KEMP KENADY KENEDAY KENNEDY KENNER KERSEY KINCAID KING KIRK KNOX*
LACEFIELD LACK LAMBERSON LAMBRETH LANCASTER LANCE* LANDSEN LANDSON LASSETER LASWELLS LASWELL LAUGHLIN LAUREL LAWRENCE LAURENCE LAURENS LEACH LEBANON LEDBETTER LEE LEMAY* LEWIS LONG LATHING LUCINDA LUCY LYNDER
MCBROOM* MCCABE MCCAIN MCCLAIN MCCORMAC MCCRARY MCDOOGLE MCDOUGLE MCDOWELL MCEWIN MCFERRIN* MCGEE MCGILL* MCGINNIS MCGLOCKLIN MCGONIGEL MCINTURF MCINTYRE MCKNIGHT** MCLEAN MCLEM MCLIN
MALONE MANAHAN MANCHESTER MARCHBANKS MARCUM MARIAL MARKAM MARKE MARSHALL MARTIN** MARY MATHIS MATTHEWS* MAXEY MEARS MCMINN MEARS* MELTON** MERCER MERRIMAN MICHAEL MIDDLETON MILES MILLIGAN* MILLIKIN MILTON MITCHELL MOON MOORE** MORGAN MORRIS MORRISON MORROW MULLINAX MULLINS MURFRESBORO MURFRESBOROUGH MURPHY
NANCY NARROWS NASHVILLE NEDHAM NEEL NEELY* NEESMITH NEIL NELSON NICHOLS** NICKER NIVENS NOAKES NOKES NORTHOUTT NORTHCUTT NYE
OASBY ODOM** OLIVER ORR OVERALL OWEN*
PACE PACK PAGE PALLETT PALMER PARKER PARKHURST PARIS PARSLEY* PARTON PATRICK** PATTERSON* PATTON PEARCE PEARSON PEAY PECKERTON PEDIGO PELHAM PELMS PENDLETON* PENDERGRASS PERRY* PETTY PEY PEYTON PHILLIPS* PICKETT PINKERTON PISTOLL PITMAN PITTARD POGUE POLK POPE PORTERFIELD* POTTER POWELL* PRATER PRATT PRESTON* PRICE
RACH RACKLEY RAGSDALE RAINSRAMSEY RANSOM RANTLEY RAYLSON REA READ READY READYVILE REAVES* REDMAN REED REID REYNOLDS* RICHARDSON RIGSBY RING ROBERTS* ROBINSON* ROCKHOUSE RODY ROSE ROSEBURY ROSEBURRY ROWAN RUCKER RUGLE RUSWORM RUTH RYLE
SADGELY SAFFLE SAGELY ST.JOHN* SALLS SANDERSFORK SANDRIDGE* SAPP* SAULS SANDERS SCISM SCOTT SCRIBNER SEAL SEAWELL SEDGELY SELF SELLERS SEWELL SHACKLEFORD SHAW SHELBY SHELBYVILLE SHEPHERD SHIRLEY SIMMONS SIMPSON** SISSOM SMITH** SMITHSON SOAP SOAPE SPANGLER SPEARS SPENCE SPICER* SPURLOCK STACEY* STANDLEY** STANLEY* STARR STATESVILLE STEEL STEPHEN STEPHENS* STEWART STEWARTS STOKES STONE** STONEFORT STROUD SULLINS* SULLIVAN** SUMMAR** SUTTIN SUTTON*
TASSEY TAYLOR** TENPENNY* TERRELL THOMAS* THOMASON** THROWER THURSTON TWEATT TINIA TITTLE** TODD* TOM TRAMEL TRAMMELL TRAVENS TRAVIS* TROTT* TREWIT TUBB TUCKER TUNELY TURNER* TURNEY** TYREE
UNDERHILL
VANCE VANNETTA VANOVER VENTRESS VASSER VAUGHN VENSENT VICK VINCAN VINSON*
WADE WALE WALKER* WALLACE WARD* WARREN** WASHINGTON WATERS WATSEY WATSON WEATHERSPOON** WEBB WEBBER WEBSTER WEEDON WEISERT WENDEL WEST** WHALEY WHARTON WHARY WHERRY WHIRRY WHITAMORE WHITE WHITESIDE WHITFIELD** WHITLOCK WILEY WILLARD WILLIAM WILLIAMS** WILLIS WILSON* WIMBERLY WINDLE WINNEY WINNIS WITT WOOD** WOODALL WOODBURY WOOSLEY WRIGHT*
YOUNG** YOUNGBLOOD* YOUREE
