{"id":991,"date":"2012-07-25T05:35:26","date_gmt":"2012-07-25T10:35:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tngenweb.org\/blount\/?p=991"},"modified":"2012-12-08T15:26:43","modified_gmt":"2012-12-08T21:26:43","slug":"heritage-farms-of-blount-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tngenweb.org\/blount\/heritage-farms-of-blount-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Heritage Century Farms of Blount County"},"content":{"rendered":"

From 1975-1978, the Tennessee Department of Agriculture gathered information on farms in the state that had been in operation for more than 100 years. For most of these records, the data was verified by Blount County historian Inez E. Burns. \u00a0The microfilm collection is held at the Tennessee State Library & Archives (TSLA) and includes records for several Blount County farms. \u00a0More information about the records are available at the TSLA website<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

These records contain a varying amount of family history going back to the origins of each farm. I have digitally scanned these records and will make them available here over time via a “View file” link next to each family. Until I have the opportunity to get them all linked, please contact me if you would like to see the records for any particular family.<\/span><\/p>\n

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ANDERSON, Herbert Floyd (Mr. & Mrs.)<\/strong> – Herbert was the grandson of the original farm owner, James R.C. ANDERSON. \u00a0Original land purchase in 1807 was by Joshua HANNAH. \u00a0This file contains a history of the Anderson farm from 1887-1975. \u00a0Farm located in Rockford.<\/span> [View file<\/a>]<\/span><\/p>\n

BEST, Cora F. (Mrs.)<\/strong> – Daniel BEST\/BOEST (died 1845) was the first family member to have owned this land, purchased prior to 1809. \u00a0Cora’s husband was the great-great-grandson of Daniel. This file contains details on several generations of the BEST family. Farm located in Maryville.<\/span> [View file<\/a>]<\/span><\/p>\n

BRICKEY, Jackson C.<\/strong> – \u00a0Land originally purchased by Peter & Nancy (Smith) BRICKEY \u00a0in 1808. Peter was from Westmoreland County, Virginia. Peter is the great-great-great-nephew of Peter. \u00a0Farm located in Townsend.<\/span> [View file<\/a>]<\/span><\/p>\n

BURNS, Herbert Victor (Mr. & Mrs.)<\/strong> – On land originally owned by Peter & Nancy (Smith) BRICKEY. Located in Townsend.<\/span> [View file<\/a>]<\/span><\/p>\n

CALLAHAN, George (Mr. & Mrs.)<\/strong> – Land originally owned by Amos & Lucy (Taylor) CALLAHAN; founded in 1871. George is the grandson of Amos & Lucy. Located in Louisville.<\/span> [View file<\/a>]<\/span><\/p>\n

DAVIS, Blanche Gamble<\/strong> – Farm founded in 1809 by Samuel & Rebecca (Davidson) WALKER. Blanche is a 3rd-great-granddaughter of Samuel. Located in Walland.<\/span> [View file<\/a>]<\/span><\/p>\n

DAVIS, George Joseph (Mr. & Mrs)<\/strong> – Original land grant given to a KOONTZ. Farm founded in 1871 by George C. & Betty Ann (Koontz) DAVIS \u00a0from Sevier County. \u00a0George Joseph DAVIS is his grandson. George is the grandson of the original owner. Located in Maryville.<\/span> [View file<\/a>]<\/span><\/p>\n

DAVIS, Elmer & Earnest<\/strong> – Farm founded in 1867 by James DAVIS III, a Blount County Justice of the Peace. James was originally from Greene County. Land now owned by Elmer & Jama DAVIS, Earnest R. DAVIS, Mrs. Mildred D. DAVIDSON, and Rowena D. WYRICK. Owners were great-grandchildren of James. Located in Maryville<\/span>. [View file<\/a>]<\/span><\/p>\n

DAVIS, Reese Tip (Mr. & Mrs.)<\/strong> – Farm founded in 1867 by James DAVIS III, same land as Elmer & Earnest Davis above. Reese is James’ grandson. Located in Maryville.<\/span> [View file<\/a>]<\/span><\/p>\n

FARMER, Clark (Mr. & Mrs.)<\/strong>\u00a0– \u00a0Farm founded in 1824 by John MYERS of Greene County. This application has a lot of supplemental documentation about the family history. \u00a0Located in Maryville.<\/span> [View file<\/a>]<\/span><\/p>\n

GAMBLE, Amanda (Mrs.)<\/strong> – Farm founded in 1809 by Samuel & Rebecca (Davidson) WALKER of NC. Amanda’s husband Howard was a great-grandson of Samuel. Part of land donated to establish Walker’s Chapel. Located in Walland.<\/span> [View file<\/a>]<\/span><\/p>\n

GARNER, J. Lloyd<\/strong> – Farm founded in 1839 by William & Dolly (Williamson) GARNER. William served in the War of 1812. Daughter Martha donated some of the land for Williamson United Methodist Church. J. Lloyd is great-grandson of William & Dolly. Located in Maryville<\/span>. [View file<\/a>]<\/span><\/p>\n

GAMBLE Jr., J.R<\/strong>. – Farm founded in 1859 by Moses GAMBLE. Moses was killed during the Civil War. \u00a0Land also owned by Roma Lois GAMBLE and Christine Gamble DAUGHERTY. All 3 owners are great-grandchildren of Moses. Located in Maryville.<\/span> [View file<\/a>]<\/span><\/p>\n

HAIR, Lillian (Mrs.)<\/strong> – Farm founded in 1815 by John & Ann (Stewart) MCCONNELL. Samuel fought in the War of 1812. \u00a0Lillian was the wife to Earnest, who was a great-great-grandson of Samuel. Located in Greenback<\/span>. [View file<\/a>]<\/span><\/p>\n

HENRY, Margret (Mrs.) & HENRY Jr., William Garnet<\/strong> – Farm founded in 1808 and first owned by Samue& Polly HENRY. \u00a0Noted family events include being appointed by Governor to select county seat of Maryville. \u00a0Located in Greenback<\/span> [view file<\/a>]<\/span><\/p>\n

HENRY, Oscar P., HENRY, Earl Winston & HENRY, Harold Wilkerson<\/strong> –<\/span>Land for farm acquired by family in 1824 & 1826 by John WILKINSON. \u00a0WILKINSON was a lawyer and served as Attorney General for parts of Tennessee, Kentucky & Virginia. Noted family event includes circumstances surrounding a slave, Violet Montgomery. Farm located in Maryville<\/span>. [view file<\/a>]<\/span><\/p>\n

JEFFRIES, Arthur<\/strong> – <\/span>Farm founded in 1816 by William JEFFRIES, who moved to the area due to the “restless spirit of the times.” Located in Seymour.<\/span> [view file<\/a>]<\/span><\/p>\n

LEFFELL, Katherine Warren (Mrs.) – Louisville<\/span><\/p>\n

McCONNELL, William Fred (Mr. & Mrs.) – Maryville<\/span><\/p>\n

McMURRY, Joe Drinnen – Maryville<\/span><\/p>\n

PHELPS, Walter Ralph (Mr. & Mrs.) – Louisville<\/span><\/p>\n

RAULSTON,\u00a0Edward Lee – Maryville<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

From 1975-1978, the Tennessee Department of Agriculture gathered information on farms in the state that had been in operation for more than 100 years. For most of these records, the data was verified by Blount County historian Inez E. Burns. \u00a0The microfilm collection is held at the Tennessee State Library<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[305],"tags":[244,306,139,307,308,261,134,35,309,78,156,310,218,312,313,314],"class_list":["post-991","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-land-records","tag-anderson","tag-best","tag-brickey","tag-burns","tag-callahan","tag-davis","tag-gamble","tag-garner","tag-hair","tag-henry","tag-jeffries","tag-leffell","tag-mcconnell","tag-mcmurry","tag-phelps","tag-raulston"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tngenweb.org\/blount\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/991","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tngenweb.org\/blount\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tngenweb.org\/blount\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tngenweb.org\/blount\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tngenweb.org\/blount\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=991"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.tngenweb.org\/blount\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/991\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tngenweb.org\/blount\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=991"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tngenweb.org\/blount\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=991"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tngenweb.org\/blount\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=991"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}