Knox County Archived Queries

Steve Lunsford Mon Dec 30 09:31:55 1996
COTTRELL, CHEESMAN, CHESSER, BOATMAN, FENTON, CHANEY -- I am looking for info on Thomas COTTRELL who was born in Wilkes Co, NC, about 1789 and married Lydia CHEESMAN in Knox Co, TN, 27 Dec 1821. He left TN about 1830 along with several other COTTRELLS...Joshua, Bartley, Lindsey, John, John Jr., James, Carrell. They all went to Parke Co, IN. where most lived the rest of their lives. Joshua married Elizabeth CHESSER abt 1825 in TN. Lindsey married Sarah FISHER (no date or place). John Jr. married Elizabeth BOATMAN in Parke Co; James married Sophia FENTON in Parke Co, 12 Jun 1834. Carrell married Jane CHANEY in Parke Co.

William Burroughs Mon Dec 30 12:31:47 1996
My great-great grandfather was William Ingram, born Dec., 1809 in Knoxville, Tenn.. His wife was Nancy Jane Mathews, I have no other info on her. William's father was John B. Ingram. I know he was in Knox Co. in 1809 but have no other info on him. I would appreciate any info on him, his wife, or any other family members.

Barbara Peck Mon Dec 30 14:49:14 1996
William A. J. Self was born, probably in GA, on April 25, 1966. He married Malinda Jane ("Jennie") Luttrell on September 26, 1888 in Knox County, TN. They probably lived in Ebenezer, Knox County, TN. I would like to learn about their ancestry and correspond with their descendants.

Patricia Stanley Sat Dec 28 19:01:51 1996
Looking for ANY information on Elizabeth HERRIN VANDERVEER and her son Armstead HERRIN. Elizabeth was born abt 1805 in VA. Armstead was born abt 1824- location unknown but I suspect it was Anderson or Knox Co. Tn. Please E-mail with any leads

charlie Sun Dec 29 18:25:53 1996
I am seeking information on WILLIAM W. BROOKS who came to Knoxville from Virginia in the late 1800's. He had a son JOHN R. BROOKS who had 2 sons and 3 daughters. Names of daugh- ters unknown. Sons were JOHN LUTHER and JAMES WALTER. All three operated groceries in the Grand Avenue and Forest Avenue area of Knoxville in the early 1900's. Anyone with information con- tact me .. Will be glad to exchange information that I have.

Wayne White Sun Dec 29 22:08:02 1996
Trying to find Fortner/Jackson/Horton Family Info. My GGP Claborn C. and Elizabeth (Lollar) Jackson moved from Jackson Co. TN. to Arkansas about 1867. Their Daughter Harriett Evaline Jackson Married Andrew Jackson Fortner in 1869.

Janie Cooper Finch Fri Dec 27 16:42:29 1996
I am looking for any information on the death of George Addison Cooper. I believe he died in Knoxville in 1902 or 1903, certainly before 1910. He may have died in a Knoxville asylum, and I'd also like to find his grave.

Mary Thorpe Fri Dec 27 11:29:00 1996
I am looking for the genealogy of Benjamin Totten, settler in Obion County, and ancestors fromKnox County.

Betsy Asimos Fri Dec 27 12:41:14 1996
I am looking for information on Esau McNew Sharp, born in Union County, TN in 1860. Married first to Jane Archer and second to Martha Jane Kitts. He lived in Knoxville, TN and died there on March 5, 1925. His children with Jane Archer were Robert Lee Sharp b, May 08, 1881 and Damie May Sharp b, June 01, 1891.

Freda P. Summar Mon Dec 23 20:19:30 1996
Looking for ancestors, decendants of John Edward Glover, b. Nov. 27, 1858 in Knoxville, Tenn. m. Jan. 27, 1886 in Lincoln Co., Mo. d. Mar. 16, 1921 in Copeland, Kansas

Keith D. Pitner Tue Dec 24 11:29:16 1996
I am searching for any information on the ancestory of John C. Pitner b. 1909 / d. 1981 married to Pearl (Flynn) Pitner. Lived in Sevier County all his life. Buried in Knob Creek Cemetary. His Children are: Bill, Tommy, Wilma (Huff), Fred, Mary,Buddy Father's name was William? Pitner. John had brothers & sisters: Marsh b. 1897? still living in Sevier County Cecil b. 1911? d. circa 1995 Ruth Ann There are more but cannot recall the names. Any information would be greatly appreciated. thank you

Cheri De Geere Mon Dec 23 09:40:26 1996
Looking for information on HOUSTON,LAMAR, LEEK, MILLER, SMITH In Knox County early 1800's. GG Grandfather Frank N. SMITH bn 17 Jan 1842 TN m Elizabeth N. (?) abt 1873. GG Grandfather William HOUSTON b 1845 TN m Martha A. (&) abt Jan 1870. Grandmother (daughter of William) Ollie J. (Olly) HOUSTON b Jul 1873, Pikesville, Bledsoe, TN m Charley (C.H.) SMITH b 9 Apr 1867, Houston, Texas CO, MO abt 1890 GGG Grandfather James HOUSTON b 1793 TN m Delila (?) b 1804 TN. GG Grandfather James LAMAR b 5 Dec 1800 Knox CO, TN m Elizabeth KERBY abt 1820. GG Grandfather William A. LEEK b 11 May 1787 Albemarle, VA m Sarah A. DODD abt Mar 1812. GG Grandfather Enoch H. MILLER m Anna POFILIEN child John Marion MILLER b 25 Mar 1853 Astoria, Texas CO, MO m Elizabeth Ellen LARGENT b 8 Oct 1857, Phillipsburg, MO abt 30 May 1873 in Texas CO, MO. Any information would be appreciated on relatives or the above families.

Linda J Hoeffner Sat Dec 21 10:43:25 1996
SAMPSON KENNEDY married SARAH EDWARDS on 30 Jan 1793 in Knox Co did Sampson & Sarah have children? Who were Sampson's parents & siblings?

Nancy Knight Sun Dec 22 07:06:18 1996
Looking for additional information on the family of John HILLSMAN b. Nov. 17, 1764 Amelia Co. Va., d. Dec. 8, 1850 Knox Co. Tn. m. Rebecca THRASHER b. July 8, 1776. Children Known: 1. Matthew b. 1814 m. Ann Elizabeth MYNATT, 2. Elizabeth b. 1818 m. Rufus Morgan MYNATT, 3. Mary G. b. 1812 m. Gordon H. MYNATT. A Norris T. HILLSMAN b. 1802 Va. m. Gillie Ann b. 1803 Ky., was living in 1850 & 1860 Monroe County, Kentucky census, was he a son of John HILLSMAN also. Looking for any additional information on the names and children of John HILLSMAN.

Mark Kleinhans Fri Dec 20 11:34:37 1996
For Knox County, Maryville or Knoxville James David Cathcart b. Sept 28, 1852 Knox Cnty, Tn Parents David and Louisa (Grimmett) Cathcart. both from Tn b. abt 1825-1830 other children; Margaret b abt 1828, Sarah abt 1848, John Henry abt 1849 seeking more information on parents and children. Thank you, Marcus bud916@aol.com

Larry Witt Mon Dec 16 22:56:16 1996
My name is Larry Witt and I am a decendent of Abner Witt. He left Knoxville around 1800 and moved to the Sale Creek area. His wife may have been Anna Churchwell\Churchill. His son Charles Wylie married Alabama Gibson in Knoxville. They also moved to Sale Creek. Charles's son Samuel H. Witt married Jane Varner and moved to Fentriss County about 1849. They joined other relatives there. About 1862 Samuel & Jane moved to Casey County, Ky. & then on to Taylor Co. Ky. Samuel became a preacher & is buried with Jane @ Spurlington Methodist Cemetary in Taylor Co. Ky.

oran brigham Mon Dec 16 12:48:21 1996
BISHOP/WALKER/MITCHEL Seeking info: Steven W.BISHOP b.1838 Knox? Co.TN Mother: Ann (Hill) WALKER BISHOP MITCHEL b.1796 Sevier? Co.TN Possibly related to Alexander P. BISHOP b.1839--Buried Knox Co.TN Steven W.BISHOP found living in Ann MITCHEL household on 1880 Knox Co.TN Federal Census Ann MITCHEL age 84 (b.1796) Polly WALKER age 55 dau. (b.1825) Tillery HILL age 74 uncle(b.1806) Steven BISHOP age 42 son (b.1838) Wonder if Ann (Hill) WALKER BISHOP MITCHEL any relation to the Knox Co. TN Revolutionary War Pensioner, Anderson HILL?? Ann Hill 1st mar. John WALKER 1816 Sevier Co. TN Resided Overton Co. TN 1813-1838 2nd. mar. ....?...BISHOP ...son Steven W. BISHOP b.1838 3rd. mar. Thomas A. MITCHEL 1841 Knox Co. TN

Larry Garrison Tue Dec 10 22:03:15 1996
Seeking birth, marriage records or any other information on my grandparents who lived and are buried in Niota, TN. David M. Garrison, 9/12/1868 - 2/16/1942. Ada B. Garrison, 7/29/1872 - 1/30/1949. Children: Fred L., Hugh, David, Stella. Thank you, - Larry

Betty Rudolph Wed Dec 11 19:33:22 1996
CHILDRESS, KIDD. James KIDD, b. abt 1791 in Amherst Co. VA md. Frankie (Frances?) CHILDRESS in Knox Co. on 9 Jan 1819. He d. aft. 1860 in Bedford Co. TN. His father was John KIDD Sr. b. abt 1763 in Buckingham Co. VA. Mother, Selia Anderson. Frankie was the dau of William Seburn CHILDRESS. Would like to exchange infomation.

Jamie Wilding Thu Dec 12 19:24:10 1996
I am looking for information on John HALBERT and his wife Susannah HIGGINS (or possible RIGGINS) Lived in Lincoln in Knox Co. in early 1800"s, had a son named Joel HALBERTwho married a Tabitha Elizabeth COX. I would be interested also in the name of her parents.

Brenda Porter Sat Dec 7 15:12:20 1996
Researching surnames: GRUBBS, LEINART, LEMONS, BOZEMAN, MILLER, Ward and WEISGARBER. Specifically, need information on Asia Ward born in NC, married Ethelredge Bozeman, who was b. 1/1/1790, d. 1880 in Knox county. Also looking for info on Anna Weisgarber, married to Benjamin Bruce Miller in Knoxville. They are my ggggrandparents. Looking for ancestors of John M. Grubbs, b. 5/20/1862, married Jennie ? John died in 1935 and is buried in a small cemetary in Knoxville. Other ancestors I need info on are: George Millard Lemons, married to Martha Ann Clifford. They had 13 surviving children. Della Duncan, married to Charles Leinart, son of Daniel Leinart and Mary Jane?

Wm.T. Maples Wed Dec 4 09:35:48 1996
I'm looking for the family of Cyrus Maples b.1833 m.Elizabeth Davis Children Sara A.b1859 Julia A. b 1860 Mary, Louis , Margaret , William T.b.1870, John b.1871 I hope you can help. I don't seem to be able to go back futher than my great grandfater (Cyrus) or my grandfather (William T.) Thanks for the help. They came from Jefferson Co. Tennessee and were Quaker's

Susan Peters Zmrzel Sun Dec 1 13:55:40 1996
Knox Co., Tennessee, 12-01-96, GRIZZLE, OWEN Need information on who are the parents of Sarah GRIZZLE who was born 1823 in Tennessee. She was living in Greene Co., IL in 1846 when she married John D. OWEN. At the time her father was dead. This is misc. information I found. Harry GRIZZLE married Susan Jones 1820 in Knox, TN. Juda GRIZZLE married James Jones 1820 in Knox, TN. John GRIZZLE has probate records in Green Co., IL dated 1828. Susannah GRIZZLE was on the 1830 Knox Co., TN census records as widow, 2 males under 5, 1 female 5-10, 1 female 10-15, 1 female 20-30. My Sarah had a sister a little older than her. Please let me know of you have any information that might help me in Tennessee or Illinois. Susan Peters Zmrzel P.O. Box 10097 Ft. Mojave, AZ 86427 e-mail (zana@rippers.com) (These are the other surnames that I research) ANDREWS, BATES, BECKER, BEVIS, BOGARD, BORDINGH, BRACKNEY, BRILL, BROWN, CHATHAN, CLEMENT, COLLINS, CONTINI, CRISS/CRIST, CUVELLIER, DAVIS, DWIRE, ELLIS, FEDRIGA, FERJANCIC, FISHER, FOGLEMAN, FRANCE GATES/GOTZ, GRIZZLE, HARRIS, HAWKINS, HEADY, HETTENBACH, HUDDLESTON, KRESS/CRESS, KOKEC, LUNDBECK, MANN, MARSURYNS, MAYHAM, McDOWELL, McINDOO, MENONI, MISENHEIMER, MORAN, NASH, NICHOLAS, NOFFSINGER/NAFZGER, NOWLIN, OWEN, PERKINS, PETERS, ROBINSON, (3) SMITH, SOOY, STEHELI/STEELE, STILLWELL, STUCKEY, SYMON, TILLMAN, TOLAN, VAN TIENHOVEN, VIGNE, VILLETT, WALKER, WICKS, ZMRZEL.

Joe Cameron Tue Dec 3 18:47:08 1996
I understand a street in Knoxville is named "TOBLER" I descend from the Tobler family in VA, and would like to know how a street in Knoxville obtained that name. I,ve tried the library there, the C of C, and other libraries. No one seems to have an answer.

Nancy Knight Mon Dec 2 06:11:11 1996
WILSON - MYNATT: Seeking information on the family of Thomas WILSON b. 1759 m. 1780 Montgomery Co. Va. Elizabeth MYNATT b. 1762 Fauquier Co. Va. d/o: Richard MYNATT & Sarah CUMMINGS. Elizabeth was in Grainger Co. Tn. in 1810 Census her neighbors were a nephew John MYNATT & Thomas DYER. I believe these to be Thomas Wilson and Elizabeth Children: Mary m. 1796 John HARNESS; William m. Mary Ann; John m. 1809 Nancy HUMES; Samuel d. 1809 Grainger; Solomon m. 1811 Mary KEYS; James m. 1814 Elizabeth KEITH; Sarah m. 1813 Thomas MYNATT; Thomas living in Knox Co. in 1819; Margaret 1824 William MYNATT; Dorsey m. 1824 George DYER Would like anyone connected to this line. Nancy

James B. "Jack" Whedbee Sun Dec 1 07:52:31 1996
Alexander Packett married Nancy Gurley-Whedbee-widow-on Dec. 10, 1848, in Knox County,TN. In 1850 this family settled around Wallace Crossroads, later named Andersonville in Anderson Co. Tn. To this union was born two daughters-Sarah Packett-married Bennett Weaver. Nancy Packett-married __________ Walker.Serching for decendents of the Weaver-Walker families. Jack Whedbee 5 Confederate Rd. Modoc, SC 29838 Tel. (864) 333-5565

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