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McMinn County Historical Society and Archives
14. Reba Bayless Boyer Research Center

Table of Contents
Biographies and Autobiographies
Counties (also see marriage, death, and records)
Death Records, Funeral Home Records, and Cemetery Books
Family Files (for more specific records, check out our Family Files)
Heritage Books
Marriage Records
Flat File Index

Biographies and Autobiographies
Creasman, Carl E., Jr.: An American Family 
Baker, "Old Charlie" The Personification of Insignificance by Charles C. Baker
Boone, Jesse Boone, His Ancestors and Descendants
Boyer, Reba Bayless, Autobiography TEMPUS FIDGETS-2005
Boylston, The Legend of Bartow Houser by Mabel N. Boylston
Brannocks in America From 1790-1996
Cantrell, Return to Cantrell Creek
Chuck-A-Luck to Fiketon, From, by Paul WadeKinser's, The
Connections, Frontier II (Tallent, Johnson, Moses, Gaile, etc.) by Other Kimmer Tallent
Clarie The Clark History -
Dial, Lorene, "Reminiscing & Rambling", by Lorene Dial
Dockery, Dockery's of Dixie, Vols. I & II
Duggan, The Legend of Buster, by Jerald Rudolph Burke and Elizabeth S. Howard
Ellis, The Jesse, Sr. Family by Ransom Al Ellis, Jr. .
FOOTPRINTS: Jenkins, Williams, Norwood, McKenzie and Hamby compiled by Mab~/ N. Boylston
From Chuck-A-Luck to Fiketon, Family Groups, by Paul Wade
Higdon, The Thomas Hiadon Family of Polk County, TN
I'm Little Judy, Judith Ann Lovingood - -
Kirksey, The Descendants of Elijah Cecil L. Kirks~
Layman, A History of the Family from Emmental to Eldee by Earl R. Layman
Longley, Bloody Bill by Pick Miller
Massingale, (Massingalle, Massingill) Matthew by Thompson & Studdard
McKenzie, Ancestors of Scott, Collated by Mabel N. Boylston
Moses, Biography of Rex Moses compiled by Mabel N. Boylston
Moses, Reflections on The Lives of Charlie & Bertie by Edd Moses
Moses, The Moses Family Album 
Norwood, Biography of Roy Lee Norwood by Mabel N. Boylston
Norwood, The Norwood & Williams' Clan by Mabel N. Boylston
Norwood, The Norwood & Williams' Clan-Update by Mabel N. Boylston
Powers, Harold "Prof", Elementary ~choo/ Principal illustrated by Letha Allen
Powers, John & Blanca
Timberlake, Memiors of Lieu. Henry - 1756-1765 by Timberlake
Webb, East TN Descendants of Jesse & John, Soldiers of the Revolutions, by David H. Templin
White Papers, The
Womac, The History of David Houston & Susan Mellie Viola Kennedy, by Mabel N. Boylston
Wright, Rev. A.B., Autobiography

Counties
Bradley Co., TN
Tennessee Vital Statistics 1926-1946

Crosseville, TN
Genealogical & Historical Notes from Crossville, TN Newspapers, Vol I, 1878-1899

Floyd Co., VA
Floyd County, VA Census 1860

Green Co., TN
Green Co., TN Marriage Records 1780-1837

Hamilton Co., TN
Hamilton Co., TN Marriage Book 1853-1880, (See Marriage Records)
Hamilton County, TN Census, 1880

McMinn Co., TN
Census

1830- Census-East TN, Sistler
1830- Census-Middle Tennessee, Sistler
1830- Census-West Tennessee, Sistler
1840- Census of Tennessee
1850- Census-McMinn County Tennessee, USC, by Reba Boyer
1850- U. S. Census, McMinn County, Tennessee
1850- Census of Tennessee (4 Volumes)
1860- Census of Tennessee (5 Volumes)
1870- Census of Tennessee (2 Volumes)
1880- Census of East Tennessee
1880- Census of Middle Tennessee
1890- Census of Tennessee Civil War Veterans
1900- lndex to McMinn county, TN Census by Sharon McCormick
1920- lndex to McMinn County, TN Census by Sharon McCormick

McMinn Co., TN
Court
Chancery Court Records, McMinn Countv, TN, 1844-1894, by Reba Boyer
Chancery Court Records: Name Index of McMinn County, TN, Vols.: I & II

McMinn Co., TN
Deeds & Other Data
McMinn County, TN Index for Deeds & Other Data by Reba B. Boyer

McMinn County, TN
Education

Educational History of McMinn County, TN during the Depression Years-1930-1940
Who's Who Among American High S9hool Students: 12th Ed., Vol. lll-1977-1978
Who's Who Among American High School Students: 16th Ed., Vol. lll-1981-1982 (2)

McMinn County, TN
Land

Abstracts of District of Early Land Period
Hiwassee Land District
Homesteaders & Land Owners Abstracts byWill Hutcherson-Survey Book-1808-1810

McMinn County, TN
Tax

Index of McMinn County, TN Tax Lists 1829-1832 & 1836 by R~sten & Boyer

McMinn County, TN
Vital Statistics

1914-1925-McMinn County, TN Volume I
1926-1930-McMinn County, TN Volume II 
1931-1935-McMinn County, TN Volume III 
1936-1941-McMinn County, TN Volume IV
1942-1946-McMinn County, TN Volume V

McMinn County, TN
Wills & Estate Records

Wills & Estate Records of McMinn co., TN 1820-1870, Indexed by Reba 8. Boyer

Meigs County, TN
Records

Meigs County, TN Records, 1836-1881, by Reba Bavless Boyer
Wills: 1836-1881 by Boyer
Guardian Settlements, Chancery Court Minute Book-1854-1873
County Court Minutes-1836-1841
Probate-1836-1870
Index
Meigs County, TN History 1836-1997
Meigs County, TN Cemetery Records-Revised 1996

Meigs County, TN
Military Records

Revolutionary War Pensions Applications Index: Vols. I & II

Monroe County, TN
Records

Monroe County, TN Records-Indexed- by Reba Bayless Boyer
Marriages and Deeds: Volume I 
Wills, Administrators & Executors Settlements 1853-1858, Volume II --
Inventory: 1865-1869 
Letters of Administration and Executorship: 1864-1877
Guardian Settlements: 1864-1868
Death Notices: Newspapers: Volume Ill
Chriatianburg Baptist Church Minutes
County Court Record Minutes: 1858-1868
Circuit Court Civil Cases: 1820-1829
Chancery Court Minutes Records: 1843-1868
Oregon Donation Land Claims: Page 144
Thomas White Collection Pp. 146-159
Monroe County Inhabitants: before 1830
Marriages and Death Notices-Newspapers: P. 177
Cemetery Book, Monroe County, TN Vols. I, II, III
1880-Census-Monroe County, TN
1920-Census-Monroe County, TN, Vols. I & II
Chancery Court Records-Monroe Co., TN, 1832-1887, by Reba B. Boyer (2 books)
History-Monroe County, TN, Vonore Yesterday & Today, 1991 (see Heritage Books)
Marriage Records, Monroe County, TN, 1891-18258 (see marriage books)
Vital Statistics-Monroe Co., TN 1908-1912 & 1914-1925
Vital Statistics-Monroe Co., TN 1947-1951

Rhea County, TN
Records

Wills, Inventories, Estate, Settlements & Guardian Reports-1810-1881

Roane County, TN 
Records

The Heritage of Roane County, TN, 1801-1999

Sevier County, TN
Records

Sevier County, TN and Its Heritage, 1785-1995

Scrapbooks
Obituary Scrapbook and Index
Obituary Scrapbooks, DPA Newspaper, Volumes I-XII by Carolyn Choate

Death Records, Funeral Home Records, and Cemetery Books

Cemetery Books
Confederate Cemetery Roster in Chattanooga TN, (from 1894 printing) 
In The Shadow of The Smokies-Sevierville, TN 1993 
McMinn County, Tennessee Cemeteries, Revised Edition-1996
Monroe County, Tennessee Cemeteries 1817-1997: Vols, I, II, Ill
Polk County, Tennessee The Resting Place by Finnell 
Tennessee Records of Tombstone Inscription & Manuscripts by Acklen
W.P.A. Index to Survey of 221 Cemeteries by Vivien Payne
WP.A. Survey of 221 Cemeteries from 1929
WP.A. Tombstone Inscription, McMinn County, Tennessee, Six Volumes

Indexes from Microfilm
Death Certificate Indexes, McMinn County, TN, 1914-1921, Vol. I, by Samme Templin
Death Certificate Indexes, McMinn County, TN, 1922-1929, Vol. II, by Samme Templin
Death Certificate Indexes, McMinn County, TN, 1929-1938, Vol. Ill, by Samme Templin

Funeral Home Records
Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville, TN, 1930-1999, Vols. I, II, Ill
Bordwine Funeral Home, Etowah, TN, 1969-2004
-Dender funeral Home, McMinn Co., TN 1929-1971
Jerry Smith Funeral Home, McMinn Co., TN., 1964-2004
Kiker Funeral Home of Harriman, Monroe County, TN, 1938-2004 (2 volumes)
Kyker Funeral Home of Kingston, Roane County, TN, 1959-2004
Kyker Funeral Home of Madisonville, Monroe Co., TN 1922-2000
Kyker Funeral Home of Sweetwater, Monroe Co., TN 1914-2004- (3 volumes)
Kyker Sweetwater Memory Chapel, Monroe County, TN, 1981-2005
McMinn County, TN 1920 Morfulity Index by Sharon McCormick
Murphy Funeral Home, McMinn County, TN, 1957-1970
Quisenberry Funeral Home, McMinn Co., TN 1931-1954 
Quisenberry-Laycock-Hobbs Funeral Home, McMinn Co., TN 1955-2004
Rawlings Funeral Home, Sevier Co., TN 1943-2000
Ziegler Funeral Home, McMinn County, TN 1958-2004

MCHSA Family Files Sorted by Surnames
Adams
Akins
Albright
Alexander
Allison
Arnett
Arnwine
Arrants
Atkins
Bales
Ballanger
Basinger
Beavers
Bebb
Beeler
Beene
Bigham
Blackman
Boggess
Bohannon
Boone
Boylston
Bradley
Brady
Breaux
Brewer
Brown
Browning
Brownlow
Bryan
Burger
Burkett
Burn
Caldwell
Callahan
Callaway
Camp
Candler
Carter
Casteel
Cate
Cates
Chapman
Churchill
Clagett
Clark
Cleage
Cleary
Clegg
Cobb
Cody
Coffey
Collins
Comac
Conner
Cooke
Copeland
Croft
Curtis
Davis
Dennis
Derrick
Daughterty
Duckworth
Duggan
Dunlap
Dunn
Ealy
Elder
Ensminger
Erwing
Evans
Falwell
Ferguson
Fisher
Foree
Forrest
Foster
Fox 
Frazier
Gaines
George
Gettys
Gillespie
Goff
Green
Guffey
Gutherie
Hackler
Hale
Hall
Hammer
Hansird
Hardy
Harrod
Hartness
Heffron
Heiskell
Henegar
Henley
Hilderbrand
Hill
Hinds
Horning
Huber
Hurst
Hutsell
Isbell
Ivens
James
Janeway
Jenkins
Johnson
Johnston
Jones
Keith
Kelly
King
Knox
Lane
Laycock
Letner
Lewis
Lillard
Liner
Lockmiller
Long
Lowry
Malone
mason
Massengill
Mastin
Matlock
Mayfield
Mccorkle
McCall
McCartney
McClatchey
McClung
McClure
McKay
McKinney
Mckown
McMinn
McRoberts
Meigs
Metcalfe
Miller
Montgomery
Moore
Morgan
Moses
Mourisen
Nankivell
Nash
Natchez Trace
Neal
Neil
Nelson
Newman
Newport
Nixon
Oakes
Odom
Patterson
Patty
Pearce
Peck
Pickel
Pickens
Powell
Presly
Price
Queener
Ramey
Reagan
Rice
Riddle
Riggs
Roberson
Robeson
Robinson
Rogers
Rowland
Rutherford
Ryan
Scarbrough
Shaw
Shearman
Shell
Shelton
Slack
Sliger
Smith
Snider
Snyder
Spradling
Steele
Sykes
Taylor
Thomas
Trew 
Turner
Tumpaugh
VanGogh
Vaughn
Wammacks
Wankan
Ward
Watkins
Wattenbarger
Webb
West
Whitside
Wilkins
Williams
Wilson
Womack
Yeargoos
Ziegler

Heritage Books
Gilmer County, Georgia Heritage 18323-1996
Loudon County, Tennessee and Its people, 1870-1999
McMinn County, Tennessee and Its People
Meigs County, Tennessee History 1836-1997
Monroe County, Tennessee and Its Heritage 1785-1997
Sevier County, Tennes~ee and Its Heritage, 1785-1995
The Heritage of Bradley County, Tennessee 1836-1998 
The Heritage of Polk County, Tennessee, 1839-1998
The Heritage of Roane County, Tennessee, 1801-1999
Vonore, Tennessee History, Yesterday and Today, 1991

Marriage Books
Green County, TN
Marriages

Green County, TN Marriage Records-1780-1837

Hamilton County, TN
Marriages
Hamilton Co., TN Marriage Book 1853-1880

McMinn County, TN
Marriages
Marriage License Index for McMinn Co. 1839-1934 by Rex Moses {by Year) . -
Marriage Records of McMinn County 1820-1870 by Reba Bayless_p!)yer
Marriage Records of McMinn County, TN 19009-1920 by Sharon McCormick
Marriage Records of McMinn Co., TN Mar. 1871-Dec. 1885 by Connie Wilson
Marriage Records of McMinn Co9., TN 1838-1880 by Connie Wilson
Marriage Records of McMinn Co., TN 1881-1900 by Connie Wilson

Monroe County, TN
Marriages
Monroe County, TN Marriage Records 1891-1925

Tennessee
Marriages
Tennessee Bible Records and Marriage Bonds by Acklen

Flat File Index Newspapers

Drawer #1
L Side: 9/16/1817 1 page
L Side: 12/24/1834 3 pages
L S-ide: 7/1/1882 5 pages
L Side: 6/29/1888 2 pages
L Side: 5/11/1901 8 pages
L Side: 3/1/1906 1 page
L Side: 3/19/1909 2 pages
L Side: 3/25/1909 1 page
L Side: 10/14/1910 2 pages
L Side: 10/21/1910 1 page
L Side: 10/28/1910 2 pages
L Side: 11/4/1910 1 page
L Side: 11/11/1910 2 pages
R Side: 8/24/1911 2 pages
R Side: 2/1/1912 2 pages
R Side: 1/3/1913 1 page
R Side: 1/13/1913 1 page
R Side: 1/24/1913 1 page
R Side: 1/27/1913 1 page
R Side: 1/31/1913 1 page

Drawer #2
L Side: 2/1/1922 2 pages
L Side: 12/16/1922 15 pages
R Side: 9/16/1913 1 page
R Side: 4/3/1914 1 page
R Side: 9/21/1915 1 page
R Side: 9/27/1915 2 pages
R Side: ?/?/1916 1 page
R Side: ?/?/1917 2 pages
R Side: 2/14/1918 1 page
R Side: 4/9/1918 1 page
R Side: 1/22/1918 2 pages
R Side: 1/17/1919 1 page
R Side: 11/17/1923 1 page
R Side: 3/26/1924 1 page
R Side: 2/?/1925 1 page
R Side: 2/14/1925 2 pages
R Side: 3/4/1925 1 page
R Side: 3/30/1926 3 pages
R Side: 3/20/1929 1 page
R Side: 2/14/1930 20 pages

Drawer #3
L Side: 2/14/1930 16 pages
L Side: 8/29/1930 3 pages
L Side: 3/16/1931 2 pages
L Side: 4/12/1931 1 page
L Side: 2/10/1939 4 pages
L Side: 9/11/1939 27 pages
R. Side 12/8/1941 1 page
R. Side 2/3/1948 1 page
R. Side 4/17/1956 1 page
R. Side 4/6/1962 3 pages
R. Side 1/16/1963 1 page
R. Side 8/14/1963 1 page
R. Side 9/3/1964 1 page
R  Side 9/24/1964 1 page
R. Side 11/10/1964 1 page
R. Side 11/28/1964 4 pages
R. Side 4/27/1965 2 pages
R. Side 7/11/1968 1 page

Drawer #4
L. Side: 6/10/1969 54 pages
R. Side: 6/25/1969 1 page
R. Side: 7/16/1969 1 page
R. Side: 9/18/1969 1 page
R. Side: 10/2/196-9 1 page
R. Side: 10/30/1969 2 pages
R. Side: 12/18/1969 1 page
R. Side: 3/5/1970 1 page
R. Side: 3/28/1972 1 page
R. Side: 8/9/1974 1 page

Drawer #5
R. Side:. 10/14/1976 11 pages
R. Side: 3/1-6/1981 34 pages
R. Side: 7/1/1981 6 pages
R. Side: 7/23/1987 1 page
R. Side: 2/29/1996 1 page
R. Side: 9//1997 1 page
R. Side: 6/30/1998 6 pages
R. Side: 12/5/2000 1 page
R. Side: 2/28/2001 1 page
 
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