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Madison Co. TN

Abstracts of Last Wills and Testaments
Madison County, Tennessee
1927-1937

by Jonathan Kennon Thompson Smith

copyright, Jonathan K. T. Smith, 2000

transcribed by Betty Finley

TESTATOR INDEX

ALDRIDGE 48
ALEXANDER 6, 52, 66, 67
ALLISON 30, 48, 62, 63
ALSTON 17, 65
ANDERSON 38
ANDREWS 63
ARCHER 53
ARMINIO 39
AUSTIN 14

BAILEY 35
BAKER 59
BARKER 59
BARNES 7
BARNETT 20
BARRIER 30
BASS 41
BEATY 6
BELEW 24
BELL 67
BENNETT 38, 66
BERRY 25, 36
BIDENBACH 15
BIRDSONG 52, 61, 62
BISHOP 35
BLACK 7
BLACKERT 33
BLACKMON 10
BLAND 8
BOND 28, 34, 35, 40
BOOTH 51
BRACHEN 32
BRAY 28
BREWER 18
BRIDGES 51
BRIGGS 6
BROOKS 34, 50
BROWN 22, 31, 39, 49
BURKE 22
BURTON 25

CAIN 4, 21
CALDWELL 64
CARADINE 7, 37
CARTER 49
CARTMELL 24
CASE 6
CASON 63
CATHEY 57
CHANDLER 56
CHERRY 48
CHRISTIE 35, 60
COBB 49
COLE 41, 43, 51
COLLINS 13, 30
COMPTON 47
CONLEY 22, 28
CONNOR 60
COOK 11
COOKE 59
COVINGTON 24
CREWS 26
CUPPLES 24

DANCY 44, 45
DAVENPORT 20, 21
DAVIDSON 33
DAVIS 9, 17, 18
DAY 16
DELAP 66
DEMING 13
DICKINSON 59, 61
DIFFEE 27
DISMUKE 28
DOLLAHITE 44
DONNELL 31
DOUGAN 49, 50
DRAKE 9
DREWRY 15
DUDLEY 42
DUNGAN 11
DYER 27
DYKE 53, 54

EASTHAM 52
EDENTON 23, 25, 53, 60
EDWARDS 8, 9
ELDER 3, 45
EPPERSON 13, 37
EVANS 57
EXUM 26

FELSENTHAL 4
FENNER 61
FITZGERALD 45
FLETCHER 31, 40, 51
FLY 5
FOX 65
FRANKLIN 32
FUSSELL 27

GATES 37
GILBERT 27
GILLESPIE 66
GILLMAN 41
GIVEN 52
GOBELET 30
GODFREY 18
GOLDEN 2
GOODRICH 54
GRAY 66

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GREEN 40
GREER, 19, 61
GRIMES 18

HAILEY 53
HALEY 45
HALL 61
HANEBUTH 57
HARALSON 43
HARPER 14
HARRIS 10, 33
HARVEY 67
HAWK 54, 61
HAWLEY 42
HAYS 47
HEFLEY 57
HELMS 38
HENRY 17
HERRING 8
HESTER 13
HEWGLEY 52
HICKS 9, 31, 36
HINKLE 13
HILL 49
HILLIS 56
HOFFMAN 19
HOGSETT 11, 54, 67
HOLLAND 47
HONE 37
HOTCHKISS 11
HOUSTON 41
HOWARD 26, 30, 52
HOYLE 11
HUMPHREYS 64, 66
HUNT 58, 63
HURST 56
HURT 26
HUTCHINGS 36

INGRAM 50

JACKSON 56
JACOBS 8
JAMES 58
JARED 43
JEFFRIES 2
JOHNSON 19, 30, 51, 55
JONES 5, 42

KEITH 44
KENDRICK 14
KENZIE 25
KERBY 38
KERR 48
KEY 64
KINCAID 26
KIRBY 55
KRESS 38
KUNZ 55

LAKE 23
LANEY 43
LESH 10
LESTER 37, 46
LEWIS 7
LIFSEY 47
LONG 12, 17
LOUIS 31
LYON 5

McCABE 68
McCARTY 57
McCLELLAN 57
McCLELLON 29
McCLINTOCK 55
McCORD 65
McCOY 11
McCUTCHEN 58
McDANIEL 54
McDOUGAL 16
McKENZIE 10
McKIM 36
McKINLEY 43
McKNIGHT 12
McMULLEN 9
McREE 60
MANESS 29
MANLEY 28
MARSH 6
MARTIN 31, 46
MATTHEWS 29, 35, 60
MAY 20
MAYO 42
MEEK 14
METZ 67
MILLER 50
MITCHELL 26
MOODY 20
MOORE 16, 18, 49
MORGAN 39
MORRIS 15, 61
MORRISS 21
MOSIER 66
MULLENS 22, 26
MUNFORD 44, 45
MURDOCK 20
MURRAY 17
MYERS 40, 55

NANCE 36, 46
NEBLETT 13
NETTLES 33
NEUDORFER 29
NORD 65
NOWELL 43

O'BRIEN 3
OGLESBY 67
O'NEAL 41
O'ROURKE 18
OUTLAN 21
OVERTON 32

PARKER 56
PARROTT 35
PAYTON 25
PERRY 23, 24, 43
PETERS 27
PHARR 32
PHELPS 40
PHILLIPS 58
PIERCE 28, 56, 67
PIPKIN 22, 47
POLK 15
POOLE 33
POPE 2, 3, 12
POSEY 50
PRINGLE 12

QUACKENBUSH 66

RAINES 3, 4
REAVIS 7
REED 48
REID 35
RHODES 56
RINK 50
ROBERTS 39
ROBINSON 37, 46
ROBISON 16
ROE 20
ROGERS 2, 7, 25
ROOKS 29
ROSE 24
ROSS 31
ROTHROCK 32
RUFF 48
RUSH 45
RUSSELL 39, 40, 57

SANDERLIN 13
SAUNDERS 20
SANFORD 6
SCAMMEHORNE 10
SEWELL 59
SHELTON 5, 14, 37
SHOE 16
SISSON 5
SMART 48
SMITH 20

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SNOW 14, 15
SPAIN 33
SPRAGINS 4, 46
STACKS 21
STEELMAN 30
STEPHENSON 28
STEWART 68
STOUT 68
STOVALL 29, 39
STRAWN 31
STRONG 37
SULLIVAN 19
SYKES 60

TALLEY 19
TAYLOR 15, 27
TENNERY 29
THOMAS 51
THOMPSON 15, 17, 18, 47
TODD 23
TOMLINSON 25
TRICE 61
TUCHFELD 8
TYSON 16

UNDERWOOD 44

VANDEN 10
VANTREESE 55, 59

WALDEN 32
WALKER 11
WALLACE 24
WARD 51
WARFORD 35
WARLICK 16
WATSON 23, 57
WEBB 26
WEDDLE 55
WEISS 51
WELSH 54
WESTOVER 5
WHEELER 3
WHITE 52
WHITELAW 58
WILBON 2
WILKINSON 61
WILLIAMS 29, 33, 46, 53, 56, 60
WILLIAMSON 25, 45, 67
WILSON 22, 23
WINDROW 41
WOLF 27
WOODS 65
WOOLFOLK 12
WOOTEN 7
WRIGHT 12, 21, 58
WYATT 64

YOUNG 12

GENERAL SURNAME INDEX

AGNEW 66
ALDRIDGE 48
ALEXANDER 6, 15, 52, 66
ALLEN 11, 43, 56
ALLISON 30, 42, 48, 62, 63
ALSTON 17, 65
ANDERSON 38, 52
ANDREWS 63
ARCHER 53
ARMINIO 11, 39
ARTIS 34
ASKEW 12
ATKINS 61
AUSBUN 34
AUSTIN 14
AYRES 53

BAILEY 35, 36
BAKER 7, 43, 59
BALCOM 61
BALL 60
BARBEE 13
BARNES 7
BARKER 59
BARNETT 20
BARRIER 30
BASS 13, 41
BAXTER 59
BEAL 39
BEALE 66
BEARD 2
BEARE 53, 54
BEASLEY 24, 56
BEATY 6
BELEW 24
BELL 20, 67
BENNETT 38, 63, 66
BENTON 3, 31
BERRY 14, 25, 36
BIEDENBACH 15
BIRD 64
BIRDSONG 20, 52, 61, 62
BISHOP 35
BLACK 7
BLACKARD 14
BLACKERT 33
BLACKMON 10, 33
BLACKWELL 32
BLAND 8, 57
BODKINS 8
BOMAR 56
BOND 2, 4, 28, 34, 35, 40
BOON 7, 38
BOOTH 51
BOTTS 15
BRACHEN 32
BRAY 28
BREWER 18
BRIDGES 51
BRIGGS 6
BRIGHAM 13
BROAD 4, 48
BROOKS 34, SO
BROWN 5, 15, 22, 31, 39, 44, 49
BUFFALOE 41
BUFORD 64
BUNTIN 14
BUNTON 58
BURCHARD 10
BURGESS 56
BURK 43
BURKE 22
BURNS 23
BURROWS 36
BURTON 25

CAIN 4, 21, 29
CALDWELL 10, 16, 17, 19, 32, 64
CALLAHAN 60
CAMPBELL 10, 49
CARADINE 7, 29, 37
CARMICHAEL 19
CARTER 49, 59
CARTMELL 24, 64
CARVER 65
CLARY 53, 54
CASON 63
CATHEY 57, 67
CHALKER 18
CHAMBLISS 50
CHANDLER 22, 56
CHAPMAN 43
CHERRY 48
CHESTER 12, 49
CHESTERMAN 64
CHILDRESS 59
CHRISTIE 6, 35, 60, 63
CHRYSTAL 51
CHUN 28
CLAIBORNE 40
CLACK 43
CLARK 25, 37, 47
CLINE 43
COBB 49
COBLE 5
COCHRAN 38, 56
COCKS 23
COLE 22, 41, 43, 50, 51, 65
COLEMAN 60
COLLINS 13, 30
COMPTON 47
CONLEY 22, 28
CONNOR 60
COOK 9, 11
COOKE 59
COVINGTON 24
CRAWFORD 15
CREWS 26
CRUTCHF IELD 2
CULLEN 11
CUNNINGHAM 14, 43
CUPPLES 24
CURLIN 59
CURTISS 49

DALTON 48
DANCY 44, 45
DANIELS 22, 46
DAVENPORT 20
DAVIDSON 33
DAIVIES 56
DAVIS 9, 17, 18
DAY 16, 19
DEBARDELEN 64
DEBERRY 2, 5, 41
DELAP 66
DELOACH 21
DEMING 13
DICKEY 45
DICKINSON 59, 61
DIFFEE 2, 3, 27
DILL 18
DISMUKE 28
DOGAN 21
DOLLAHITE 44
DONNELL 31
DOUGAN 49, 50
DRAKE 9, 10, 66
DREWRY 15
DRUMMOND 19
DUBERRY 13
DUDLEY 42, 48
DUKE 46
DUNBAR 60
DUNGAN 11
DUNGESTO 45
DYER 27
DYKE 54, 54

EASTHAM 52
EDENTON 12, 23, 25, 54, 60
EDWARDS 6, 9, 40
ELDER 3, 45
ELLIOTT 55
EPPERSON 13, 37
EVANS 57
EWART 40
EXUM 26

FARRAR 31
FELSENTHAL 4
FENLEY 45
FENNER 61
FITZGERALD 45
FLETCHER 31, 37, 40, 47, 51, 57
FLY 3, 5
FORD 26
FOSTER 6
FOWLER 45
FOX 11, 65
F'RANKLIN 32
FRAZIER 5
FRENCH 2
FUSSELL 27

GAFFNEY 11
GARRISON 9, 47
GARY 33
GASSER 47
GATES 37, 46
GAULDIN 4, 46
GIBBS 43
GILBE'RT 17, 27
GILLESPIE 66
GILLIA)! 20
GILLMAN 41
GILMORE 44
GIVEN 52
GOBELET 20, 30
GODFREY 18, 55
GOLDEN 2, 27
GOODAL 54
GOODRICH 27, 54
GORDON 43
GRAVES 45
GRAY 28, 66
GREEN 40
GREER 17, 19, 30, 61
GREGORY 7, 37
GRESHM 17
GRIFFIN 25, 26
GRIMES 9, 18
GUDE 52

HAACK 8
HAFNER 36
HAILEY 3, 53, 56
HALEY 45
HALL 2, 50, 58, 61, 63
HAMILTON 65
HAMLETT 39
HAMMOND 12
HANEBUTH 57
HARALSON 43
HARGROVE 52
Hi\RPE'R 14
HARRIS 6, 10, 33, 45
HART 33
HARVEY 67
HASKINS 25, 29
HATHAWAY 10
HAWK 54, 61
HAWLEY 42
HAYES 36
HAYS 47
HAYWOOD 21
HEFLEY 33, 57
HELMS 38
HENDERSON 23, 54
HENLEY 3, 56
HENRY 17
HERRING 6, 8
HESS 4
HESTER 13
HEWGLEY 52
HICKS 2, 9, 10, 25, 31, 36, 47
HIKES 51
HILL 49
HILLIS 56
HINES 32
HINKLE 13
HODGE 26
HOFFMAN 19
HOGSETT 11, 46, 54, 56, 67
HOLLAND 44, 47, 49
HOLLIS 18
HOLMES 57
HONE 37
HOPPER 31
HORNE 42, 48
HOTCHKISS 11
HOUSTON 41, 43
HOWARD 26, 30, 35, 67
HOWELL 39, 53
HOY 51
HOYLE 11
HUDSON 53
HUMMEL 21
HUMPHREYS 39, 64, 66
HUNT 34, 56, 63
HUNTER 50
HURD 53
HURST 56
HURT 26
HUTCHISON 12
HUTCHINGS 36

IMON 43
INGRAM

JACKSON 40, 55, 56
JACOBS 8, 62
JAMES 58
JANEWAY 19
JARED 43
JEFF'RIES 2
JERROLD 19
JETTON 19
JOHNSEY 36
JOHNSON 7, 15, 19, 35, 40, 46, 51, 55, 66
JONES 5, 25, 34, 42, 51, 59
JORDAN 3

KEELEN 60
KEITH 44
KELSO 46
KENDRICK 14
KENNON 56
KENZIE 25
KERBY 38
KERR 39, 48
KEY 9, 64
KILLEBREW 41
KINCAID 26, 63
KING 59
KINNEY 2
KIRBY 55
KIRKER 58
KLYCE 16
KORNEGAY 62
KRESS 36
KUNZ 55

LAKE 23
LANCASTER 28
LANDIS 31
LANE 16, 26
LANEY 43
LANIER 14
LARSON 33
LATHAM 36
LEE 29, 30, 33
LEEPER 26
LEET 14, 32
LEON 26
LESH 10
LESTER 37, 46
LEVY 4
LEWIS 7
LIFSEY 9, 47
LILL    D 39
LITTLE 7, 39
LONG 12, 17, 42
LOUIS 31
LOVE 26
LYON 5

McALEXANDER 52
McBRIDE 63
McBROOM 43
McCABE 66
McCAIN 45
McCARTY 57
McCLAIN 64

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McCLANAHAN 39, 42, 48, 51
McCOLPIN 63
McCORD 65
McCOY 11, 15
McCLELLAN 57, 61
McCLELLON 29
McCLINTOCK 55
McCOLLUM 27
McCUTCHEN 21, 58
McDANIEL 54
McDOUGAL 16
McKENZ IE 10
McKIM 36
McKINLEY 43
McKINSTRY 32
McKNIGHT 12, 48
McLEARY 41
McMASTER 12
McMULLEN 4, 9
McREE 60
MACKEY 48
MAINORD 53
MANESS 29
MANLEY 28, 35
MANN 10
MARKS 57
MARSH 6
MARTIN 7, 31, 39, 46, 57
MASON 14
MATHIS 35, 66
MATTHEWS 29, 35, 60
MAY 20, 58
MAYO 42
MAYS 41
MAYWETHER 39
MEEK 10, 14
MEEKS 7
MERCER 9
MERIWETHER 11
MERRY 21
METZ 67
MIDYETT 3, 20
MILES 39
MILLER 10, 22, 50, 53
MINOR 37, 46
MITCHELL 11, 26
MOONEYPENNY 15
MOODY 20
MOONEY 68
MOORE 5, 16, 18, 23, 49
MORGAN 19, 39
MORRIS 15, 33, 61
MORRISS 21
MOSIER 66
MULLENS 22, 26
MUNFORD 44, 52
MURDOCK 20, 64
MURPHY 25, 60
MURRAY 9, 17, 21, 31
MURRY 2
MYERS 40, 55

NANCE 36, 46
NESLETT 13
NEELY 17, 36, 55
NEIGHBORS 7
NEILL 37
NELSON 15
NESBITT 30
NETTLES 33
NEUDORFER 29
NEWMAN 8, 10, 24, 65
NICHOLS 12, 60, 61
NORD 65
NORMAN 2
NOWELL 43
NUCKOLLS 40

O’BRIEN 3
O’CONNOR 60
OGLESBY 67
O’NEAL 41
O'ROURKE 18
OUTLAN 7, 21, 55
OVERTON 32
OWEN 64

PANGBURN 66
PARISH 7
PARK 40
PARKER 56
PARROTT 35
PATTERSON 16
PATTON 4, 27, 53
PAYTON 25
PEARCE 35
PEARSON 20, 27, 29, 66
PENDLETON 10
PERRY 23, 24, 32, 36, 43, 64
PERSON 44, 45, 52
PETERS 27
PHARR 32
PHELPS 40
PHILLIPS 3, 32, 58, 61
PIERCE 28, 56, 67
PIPKIN 22, 47
POLK 15
POOLE 33
POPE 2, 3, 5, 12, 25, 35, 52
PORTER 18, 42
POSEY 50
PRATHER 28
PRICE 41
PRINGLE 12
PULLEN 47

QUACKENBUSH 66
QUINN 3

RAINES 3, 4
RANDOLPH 13
RANSON 61
RAY 48
REAVIS 7
REED 48
REID 35
REPLOGLE 48
RHODES 56
RHEGNESS 8
RICE 40
RICHARDSON 33, 65
RINK 50
ROACH 30, 49
ROARK 6
ROBBINS 67
ROBERTS 4, 39
ROBINSON 20, 21, 24, 36, 37, 46
ROBISON 16
ROCHELLE 54
ROE 20
ROGERS 2, 7, 25, 60
ROOKS 29
ROSE 24
ROSS 31, 33, 67
ROTHROCK 31, 32
ROWAN 41
RUDD 63
RUFF 49
RUMAGE 7
RUSH 8, 45
RUSSELL 24, 30, 39, 40, 57
RYMAN 54
SANFORD 6
SAUNDERS 20
SAWNER 62
SCALLIONS 2
SCAHMEHORNE 10
SEAVERS 7
SEWELL 59
SHELTON 5, 7, 14, 37, 39, 62
SHIRES 53
SHOE 16
SHORT 44
SINK 55
SHRIHPLIN 18
SIMPSON 10
SIMS 11, 19
SISSON 5
SMALLWOOD 29
SMART 48
SMITH 6, 20, 23, 28, 45, 48, 64
SNEED 13, 58
SNOW 14, 15
SPUN 33, 35
SPRAGINS 4, 15, 46
STEIGER 49
STACKS 21, 32, 42
STEELMAN 30
STEGALL 26, 27
STEPHENSON 28
STEWART 65
STILES 22
STONE 47
STOUT 40, 68
STOVALL 29, 39
STRAWN 31
STRONG 37
SULLIVAN 11, 19, 47
SUTTON 66
SYKES 60

TALLEY 19
TALLY 65
TAMMS 4
TAYLOR 5, 6, 15, 18, 27, 31, 66
TENNERY 29
THOMAS 42, 51
THOMPSON 15, 17, 18, 47
THORNE 27
TIGRETT 4, 2
TIMBERLAKE 43
TODD 23
TOMLIN 60
TOMLINSON 25
TOTTEN 48
TRICE 5, 61
TUCHFELD 8
TURNER 32, 43
TWOMEY 64
TYSON 16, 55
UNDERWOOD 44
UPCHURCH 4
UTLEY 12
VANDEN 2, 10
VANN 8
VANTREESE 55, 59
VESCOCO 49
VINSON 50

WADDELL 2
WADE 55
WALDEN 32, 46
WALKER 3, 11, 43, 3, 54, 61
WALLACE 11, 24, 42
WALTHAL 37
WARD 51
WARFORD 35, 52
WARLICK 16
WARMATH 47
WATKINS 11
WATSON 23, 57
WAYNICK 54
WEALINGTON 65
WEAHERS 65
WEATHERLY 45
WEAVER 28
WEBB 26
WEDDLE 55
WEIL 61
WEISS 51
WELLS 38
WELCH 54
WEST 30, 63
WESTOVER 5
WHITAKER 48
WHITE 21, 39, 49, 52
WHITELAW 8, 42, 43, 58
WHITTEN 40
WIGGINS 32
WILBON 2
WILDER 28
WILKERSON 35
WILKINSON 60, 61
WILLEY 13
WILLETTE 14
WILLIAMS 8, 29, 33, 41, 46, 53, 56, 60
WILLIAMSON 6, 25, 45, 67
WILLEY 28
WILLS 2
WILLY 39
WILSON 7, 22, 23, 42
WINDROW 41
WINGO 4, 37
WINSTON 48
WISDOM 6, 17
WISE 51
WITT 62
WOERNER 4, 40
WOLF 27
WOLVERTON 22, 24
WOOD 20, 23, 32
WOODS 65
WOOLFOLK 12
WOOTEN 5, 7
WRAY 63
WRIGHT 11, 12, 21, 58
WYATT 64

YARBROUGH 54, 59, 66
YEWELL 64
YOUNG 4, 7, 12, 40

ZINSER 19

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WADE 4
WADLEY 35
WAFER 19
WAGNER 7, 11, 51
WAGSTER 43, 54, 55
WAKEFIELD 55
WALKER 6, 24, 41, 50, 61, 66
WALLACE 10, 22, 50, 54
WALSH 18, 53
WALTERS 31, 39
WARD 9, 12, 14, 16, 31, 40, 49, 50, 51, 52
WARMOTH 17, 29
WARREN 17, 54, 57
WASHINGTON 57, 65
WASSON 41
WATKINS 3, 20, 46, 53, 56
WATLINGTON 14, 32, 55, 28
WATSON 28, 55
WEATHERLY 2, 9
WEATHERS 13, 51
WEBB 18, 28, 42, 49, 55, 60, 65
WEBLE 42
WEDDLE 6, 19, 61
WEEKS 21, 38, 53, 59
WEIS 6, 24, 50
WEISHAAR 36
WELDENS 22
WEST 3, 6, 19
WHARTON 48, 62
WHITE 10, 28, 43
WHITESIDES 7
WHITFIELD 37, 59
WHITMAN 25
WIGGINS 7, 54
WILDE 1, 12, 36, 49, 58
WILKENS 19
WILKERSON 3, 11, 15, 27, 33, 36, 38
WILKINSON 46, 55
WILLEY 29
WILLIAMS 8, 11, 13, 14, 16, 18, 33, 35, 39, 41, 52, 57, 58, 60, 61
WILLIAMSON 1, 4, 10, 17, 39, 44, 45, 52, 53, 54, 56, 58, 60, 64, 65
WILLIS 10, 41
WILSON 29, 35
WINDROM 7, 50
WISDOM 1
WISE 55
WISSLER 29, 56
WITHERSPOON 64
WITKIN 52
WITTY 44
WOMACK 8, 13
WOOD 26, 41, 55
WOODSON 37
WOOLEY 7, 50
WOOLFOLK 12, 51
WOOTEN 31, 43, 60
WREN 17
WRIGHT 15, 17

YORK 37, 59
YOUNG 25, 28, 29, 32, 54, 55

ZIMMERMAN 25