Wilson Co. TN - CHUMBLEY/CHUMNEY

IN Wilson Co. Chancery Court Records 1842-1892:
William W. Masterson, administrator of Ballard Chumney, against Lewis Chumney of Claiborne County; Delina Chumney, widow of said Ballard Chumney; and John Chumney as guardian of David, Margaret, Jane, William, and Elizabeth, all minor children of said Ballard. Said Ballard came to the said Masterson's house on his way to Mexico in 1847 and died there. Among other things, said Masterson is seeking direction as to how to dispose of $400 of counterfeit notes. 9 May 1851. (p.142-145)

Bill of complaint of Thomas Sadler against Erastus Smith and A. Young, administrators of B. C. Chumbley; Daniel Chumbley and wife Eliza, Thomas Dunn and wife Rachel, John Chumbley, Richard Chumbley, Jimmy Chumbley, and Elizabeth Chumbley of Wilson County; Ross Keath and wife Polly of DeKalb County; John Tarpley and wife (Martha) of Illinois as the only heirs of Richard Chumbley; and Lafayette Sadler, George Sadler, Polly Jones, the widow of James Jones who has since the death of said Jones married a man whose name is not known, Theophilus West and wife Martha, the only heirs of William Sadler. The land of William Sadler deceased should be sold an equally divided between Thomas Sadler, Lafayette Sadler, and George Sadler, the children of William Sadler. Defendants Martha and Polly, also daughters of William Sadler, were to receive only five dollars. Thomas Sadler states that his grandmother, Jane Sadler, who is now dead gave the tract of land to the said William Sadler. 14 Apr 1869. (P.524-529)

Bill of complaint of W. R. Lewis against George Lewis, R. B. Chumbley and wife Mary, R. P. McClain, J. W. Roberts and wife Mary, William Allen and wife Cynthia, E. F. Robertson and wife Peggy, Paralee Robertson, Sam Cooper and wife Susan, Peter Lewis, and Fannie Lewis of Wilson County; William Bogle and wife Elizabeth of Kentucky; and S. K. Lewis of Texas. About 1865, Carroll Lewis died, leaving a tract of land bounded on the north by the dower of the widow. The orator is a son and one of the heirs of Carroll Lewis. When he purchased the tract of land, he thought his father had a clear title to it, but he did not. It belonged to the heirs of William Chumbley of five out of eleven of them. The orator needs the assistance of the court from being grossly wronged. 24 Jun 1876. (P.486-487)

Cannon County, TN - STILLS

In Cannon County, TN Cemetery Records

STILLS, Jesse
DOB 05/09/1903
DOD 10/13/1970
SP: Quixie B.
FAMILY NAME: STILLS
SYCAMORE CEM. (TS)

STILLS, Quixie B.
DOB 01/26/1903
DOD 11/24/1983
SP: Jesse
SYCAMORE CEM. (TS)

Cannon Co. Marriages 1838-1899
STILE, Sarah to Lerd FOWLER Jan. 18, 1888 STILES, Josie to L.F. ROGERS April 27, 1889 STILES, Wm. H. to Mary J. BOGLE Feb. 5, 1880

Ancestry.com Tennessee Marriages to 2002

L.A. STILES to L.G. BAGLE
14 Oct 1900 (Cannon Co. TN)

Name: Jessie Stills
Spouse: Quikie Melton
Marriage Date: 15 Dec 1929
Marriage County: Carroll
Marriage State: Tennessee


1900 Cannon Co. TN Census (Dist. 15 - Gassaway) Name Age W M Stills 55 (b.1845) M J Stills 39 (Feb 1861) mother of 10 children, 7 are living Laurence Stills (b. 10 Jun 1880) H T Stills 16 (b.Dec 1883) W T Stills 12 (b. Sep 1887) G W Stills 11 (b. Mar 1889) S B Stills 7 (b. Apr 1893) R W Stills 5 (b. Apr 1895) Lizzie Stills 2 (b. Jan 1898)

1910 Gibson Co. TN Census
Name Age
Larnce A Stills 39
Lilly G Stills 32
Charlie Stills 18
Jessie Stills 16
Willie Stills 14
Roy Stills 11
Georgie Stills 9
Grady Stills 7
Minnie Stills 5
Gracie Stills 2 3/12

A couple of doors over:
Name Age
William M Stills 78
Mary Jane Stills 38
William T Stills 32
Robert Stills 24
Dallie Stills 21
Ula Stills 15

SSDI
Name: Jesse Stills
SSN: 412-24-4493
Last Residence: 46405 Gary, Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Born: 9 May 1903
Died: Oct 1970
State (Year) SSN issued: Tennessee (Before 1951 )

Most of my Cannon Co. TN reference books are for very early records. Here is the only STILL deed I found in Land Deed Genealogy of Cannon Co. TN 1836-1857

Deed Book C
Benjamin Weymouth of Philadelphia to John M. Still of the same place a tract of land in Cannon County. 9 Mar 1839. (p.328-332)

Forwarded from the Smith Co. mail list.

Vonda Dixon <backinaholler@yahoo.com>

Greetings -
To try to make this long and wonderful story a bit shorter I'll try to condense. For 2 years I've called and written everywhere I could think of trying to find the burial place of Pleasant Rawley who died in Huntersville,VA (now WV) very early in the war. Finally the 'right' person was contacted and the cemetery was located. Our boys were buried in the town cemetery amongst the townspeople. Over time the graveyard was largely destroyed but is currently being reconstructed by some terrific folks. It's been found and verified 13 TN soldiers are resting there. If any of these names are known to you and you'd like to be informed of the cemetery progress, gravestones, or memorial (someday when it's all together) or could add bios or pictures to the records we'd love to hear from you! If there are any other names that could be added to this list please send them along, even if it's a guess - I can do the research to verify. (I love research and am doing the research for the WV folks.) Please forward this list to anyone who might be interested.
Below are the names we have verified:

8th TN Infantry:
Pvt. Pleasant Jefferson Rawley, Co. G (was briefly K) Capt. Quarles Co.
Pvt. Samuel Poteet, Co. F (also known as D and Capt. Cullom's Co.) Pvt. Harrison Carter, Co. G (was briefly K) Capt. Quarles Co.
Pvt. M. V. Ashlock, Co. B, Capt. W.B. Petty's Co.
Pvt. John Davis, Co. B, Capt. W.B. Petty's Co.

16th TN Infantry:
Pvt. George W. Drake, Co. I
Pvt. O.D. Neal, Co. E
Pvt. J. A. Miller, Co. G (drummer)
Pvt. William Womac, Co. A
Pvt. Thomas R. Matheny, Co. K
Pvt. Wallace McPeak, Co. G, (he was only 17) Pvt. Thomas Knowles, Co. K

8th TN Cavalry (Smith's) :
Pvt. James Thomas, Capt. D.W. Alexander's Co. (Marshal Rangers)

CHUMLEY in Wilson Co. TN

Wilson County, TN
" Deed Books A and B from about 1795 – 1805 " Deed Books C-N 1793-1829 " Deed Books N-Z 1829-1853 " Chancery Court Records 1842-1892 " Wills & Inventories 1878-1902 " Marriage Records 1876-1896 " Trust Deeds 1828-1868

Wilson County, TN Deeds, Marriages and Wills 1800-1902 This book’s title is very misleading. It actually only covers the following:
Wills & Inventories 1878-1902
Marriage Records 1876-1896
Deed Books A and B from about 1795 – 1805

Here is what I found in the deeds that might interest you. The earliest entry I found was:
In Wilson Co. TN Deed Book M
James Richards to Daniel CHUMLEY 41 acres on Fly Blow Creek of Smith's Fork. 26 May 1828. (p.213)

Wilson Co. TN Trust Deeds
James M. Coleman and wife Elizabeth of Caldwell Co. Kentucky appoint Robert L. Williamson of the same lace their power of attorney to receive any money coming to the said Elizabeth from the estate of her father, Pleasant Chumney. 24 Feb 1865. (p.309-310)

Wilson Co. TN Deed Book X
Frank Hathaway, Plesant Chumley, D. Chumley, Nancy Harvey, Richard Chumley, and Sally Chumley, the legatees of William Chumley, to Isaac Harvey 50 acres on Smith's Fork. 29 Sept. 1848. (p. 380-381)

Virginia Wills and Administrations - MERCER

This book only covers wills and administrations through 1800.
MERCER
Berkeley Co. VA
Edwd. 1783 will

Brunswick Co. VA
James 1791 inventory

Essex Co. VA
Isaac 1716 inventory

Frederick Co. VA
John 1749 will
Edward 1763 will

Isle of Wight Co. VA
James 1734 will

Lancaster Co. VA
Isaac 1780 will

Norfolk Co. VA
Christopher 1711 administration
Thomas 1718 will
John 1751 will
John, Jr. 1771 will
Turner 1793 will

Southampton Co. VA
Jno. 1775 will
Robt. 1775 will
Jno. 1789 inventory

Spotsylvania Co. VA
Hugh 1777 will
James 1795 will

RODGERS - Wilson Co., TN

In Wilson Co. TN Deed Books C-M
1793-1829

Deed Book I
William Harris to Thomas Rodgers 107.5 acres on Kitching Creek. 19 Sept 1821. (p.174)

That is the only listing for Thomas Rodgers in Wilson Co. Deed Books A-Z (1796-1853)

The earliest ROGERS listing in Wilson Co. TN Deed Books is:
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA GRANT 2553. 640 acres to James Rogers. 7 March 1796. (p. 248)

In Sistler’s Index to Early TN Wills and Administrations 1779-1861:
RODGERS
Thomas 1824 Wilson Co. TN (wb-#51)

McGUIRE in Jefferson Co., TN

In Sistler’s Index to Early TN Wills and Administrations 1779-1861:
McGUIRE
Cornelius 1809 wb-1-335
Cornelius 1824 wb-2-482
Patrick 1831 wb-3-164

These are all the McGuire listings from Jefferson Co. TN found in this book.

In Obituaries from Early TN Newspapers 1794-1851:
M’Guire, Mrs. Patrick. Died in Jefferson County.
National Banner & Nashville Whig. (Mon. Nov. 28, 1831)

M’Guire, Mr. Patrick. Died in Jefferson County.
National Banner & Nashville Whig. (Mon. Nov. 28, 1831)

Those are the only McGuire listings from Jefferson Co. TN found in this book.

LAMBERTH - North Carolina

LAMBERT
Enoch 1789 New Hanover Co. NC
Jehu 1847 Chatham Co. NC
John 1840 Randolph Co. NC
John B. 1860 Randolph Co. NC
John H. 1888 Guilford Co. NC
Martha 1863 Chatham Co. NC
Thomas 1888 Stanly Co. NC
William 1831 Guilford Co. NC

LAMBERTH
Samuel 1900 Watauga Co. NCJoseph H. 1899 Person Co. NC

PULLEN

Also, In Obituaries from Tennessee Newspapers by Jill Garrett:
PULLEN, Ellen, daughter of Mrs. J. C. Pullen, died 22 July 1869 at Wales Station, Giles County; attended Ward’s Seminary. (Nashville Republican Banner, 22 Aug 1869)

PULLEN, John C., was accidently shot to death a few days ago. (Nashville Republican Banner, 28 March 1868.)

PULLEN, (or PULLEM), John, was drowned in Elk River, Lincoln County recently; he was subject to fits and must have had an attack it is believed. (Nashville Daily Gazette, 19 April 1852.)

PULLEN, Mrs. Sarah, died last Tuesday, aged about 80 years; wife of Thomas Pullen; sister of the late Jeremy Gilmer; funeral at McCain’s. (Columbia Herald, 29 Nov. 1895)

PULLEN, W. A., blacksmith, Wayland Springs, Lawrence County, in shoeing a wild horse on the 2d instant, was thrown to the ground and his leg broken; he died that night. (Nashville Union and American. 17 March 1874)

BIRD

In Sistler’s Index to Early TN Wills and Administrations 1779-1861:
BIRD, John Sr. 1845 (148-1-120)

That is the only BIRD listing in Greene Co. TN

In Obituaries from Tennessee newspapers:
BIRD, Lewis, Private, Company H, 5th Tennessee Cavalry, was murdered in 1862 while making his way to the Federal lines; murdered by one Emory Kiker, who was found not guilty in Greeneville, TN, in 1868. (Memphis Daily Appeal, 18 Nov 1868)

Cannon County, TN - TAYLOR

In Cannon Co. TN Cemetery Records:
J.R. TAYLOR
b. 2/10/1804
d. 7/4/1879
buried Barton Cemetery
spouse: Elizabeth M.

Elizabeth M. Taylor
b. 5/2/1808
d. 6/8/1879
buried Barton Cemetery

In Cannon Co. TN Marriages
J. R. TAYLOR married Miss Melissa Manus on Sept 1, 1870
James Taylor married Miss Elizabeth R. Wharton on Jan. 26, 1847
James Taylor married Maria New on Sept. 1, 1865

In Cannon Co. TN Chancery Court Records 1840-1880
James R. Taylor, Henry Cannon and his wife Agnes. Ex Parte. On 12 Aug 1840, Edmond Taylor settled on Agnes P. Cannon, his daughter, a deed of gift of a woman slave named Lavina and her three children, Martha, William, and John to her sole and separate use. The slaves were transferred to James R. Taylor in trust for her. The said James R. Taylor was named as trustee without his knowledge or consent. The Clerk is to report to the next term of court a suitable person for the job. 27 Apr 1847. (p.112-113)

David Hollis by his guardian Joseph Hollis and (Samson) Hollis versus James R. Taylor. This cause is referred to Rules. 7 Sep 1848. (p.138)

David Hollis by his guardians Joseph Hollis and Simeon Hollis and Joseph Hollis versus James R. Taylor. All the equity in the bill is fully met. 8 Sep 1849. (P.161)

James R. Taylor, John L. Taylor, and other heirs of Edmond Taylor. The Clerk is to take an account to determine the amount of advancements made by Edmond Taylor to each f his children in his lifetime whether in property, money, or in paying debts for them. 8 Sep 1849. (p.169)

James R. Taylor, Administrator of Edmond Taylor, versus John L. Taylor, Josiah F. Morford and wife Jane, Henry Cannon and wife Agnes, William Ferrell, Eliza Ann Ferrell, Martha F. Ferrell Judath Ferrell, and Margaret Ferrell. The Clerk made his report as to the advancements received by the legatees during the lifetime of the said Edmond Taylor. The legatees are James R. Taylor, Josiah F. Morford and wife Jane B., Edmond H. Taylor, Henry Cannon and wife Agnes, John L. Taylor, Nathaniel M. Taylor, Leyhton Ferrell and wife Elizabeth (now deceased). 7 Mar 1850. (p.197-201)

James R. Taylor, Administrator of Edmond Taylor, versus John L. Taylor and others. 5 Sep 1850. (p.227-230)

James R. Taylor. Ex Parte. 1 Oct 1852. (p.320)

James R. Taylor, Trustee for A. F. Cannon. Ex Parte. Henry Cannon, the husband of Agnes F. Cannon, is a suitable person to be appointed her trustee. 31 March 1853. (p.6)

C.R. Waters and wife Elizabeth versus William Barton. Et al. The testator of William Barton, Joshua Barton, died in Oct 142 in Cannon County. He placed in the hands of his son David Barton the two slaves, Henry and Mack. He did not by a written or verbal gift give said slaves to his said son, but the said son received the slaves as “Bailor” and as such he carried them to the State of Texas where they remained as the possession of said David until the death of said David in 1844. After this, Joshua Barton legally appointed James R. Taylor to go to Texas and get said slaves and bring them back and placed in the possession of the said Joshua in 1845 and remained in his possession until his death in 1857. After the death of the said Joshua, complainant Elizabeth, who is the daughter of said David A. brought this suit. If the said David A. ever claimed the slaves as his own, the said Joshua had no knowledge of it. The Chancellor decrees that David A. Barton did not acquire any title to said slaves. 3 April 1860. (p.343-346)

Clam R. Waters and wife Elizabeth versus William Barton, Administrator of Joshua Barton; William Barton, Joseph Ramsey and wife Hannah, James R. Taylor and wife Elizabeth. 3 Oct 1860 (p.440-442)


1850 Cannon Co. TN census District 3 (near the Rutherford County line)
James R. Taylor age 46 b. NC
Elizabeth age 42 b. TN
Edmund age 19
James L. age 17
Frances A. age 15
William H. age 13
Lorena age 10
Armstrong B. age 7

1860 Cannon Co. TN census (Bradyville)
James R. Taylor age 56 b. NC
Elizabeth age 52 b. TN
William age 23 (Dentist)
Frances age 20
Armstrong age 17
Harriett age 12

1870 Cannon Co. TN census (Woodbury)
James R. Taylor age 66 b. NC
Elizabeth age 62 b. TN
Lorena age 29

1880
James Taylor age 52
Julian M. age 33
Harvey M. age 5
Andrew J. age 3


In Cannon Co. Will Abstracts:
Edmund Taylor. Will. Wife: unnamed. Sons: John; Nathaniel; Edmund. To receive portion equal to that made two other children, unnamed. Executor; Wife. Witnesses: James Taylor, James Wood, Wm. D. Gowen. Will signed 12 Dec. 1842, proved 3 May 1847.

James Taylor, Will. Wife: Elizabeth Rebecca. Eighteen slaves; Old George,; his wife Susan and children Elvira, Martha, Daniel, William, Jourdin; Juliann with her five children; Mary Laura; John Francis; Robert Henry; Sarah; James Thomas and his wife Louisa and child Caroline. No executor named.
Witnesses: John G. Weatherford; James Wood, R. Fowler. Will not dated, proved 12 Feb. 1848.

James Taylor, Will. Nephews: Edmund Taylor; James Taylor Moore. Sister: Elizabeth Rucks. Prudence Roberts Hubbard (Hubbard partially marked out); James Robards Taylor; Agnus W. Henderson and her son Pleasant Henderson; Mary Jane Weedon wife of John Weedon; her brother William Ferrell; Nathaniel M. Taylor; James Taylor Henderson. Slaves: Thomas; Westley; Anderson; Young George; Louiza; James; Betsy; Susan; Sarah; July Ann with her sour children; Mary, Laura, John, and Francis; Phill; Nicey; Allen; Lethy; Mason; Melissa; Joseph; Old George; Susan; Elvira; Martha; Daniel; William Jourdan. Will contested by Elizabeth R. Taylor. No Witnesses. Will signed 14 Oct 1846., proved 6 Nov 1848.