County Court & Commission Records: Inventory and Access (Physical and On-line)
The following list of Carter County Court and Commission records was compiled by Jackie and Dawn Peters in 1997 and was annotated in 2023 with the FamilySearch image links.
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Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions
| Volume Number | Volume Date Span | TSLA Film No. | FamilySearch Catalogue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unnumbered * | Feb. 1804 – Feb. 1806 | 73 | Link |
| Unnumbered * | Feb. 1819 – Nov. 1820 | 73 | Link |
| Unnumbered * | Feb. 1826 – Nov. 1826 | 73 | Link |
| Unnumbered * | Nov. 1826 – May 1829 | 73 | Link |
| Unnumbered * | Aug. 1829 – May 1833 | 74 | Link |
| Unnumbered * | July 1836 – Dec. 1840 | 74 | Link |
| Unnumbered * | Jan. 1841 – June 1845 | 74 | Link |
| Unnumbered * | Oct. 1845 – Jan. 1849 | 74 | Link |
| Unnumbered | Feb. 1849 – June 1856 | 75 | Link |
| Unnumbered | June 1856 – Feb. 1863 | 75 | Link |
| Unnumbered * | Mar. 1863 – Aug. 1869 | 75 | Link |
| Unnumbered * | Apr. 1866 – Apr. 1869 | 76 | Link |
| Sep. 1869 – Feb. 1876 | 76 | Link | |
| Note: * indicates the volume is not indexed. | |||
| Docket | Feb 1830 – 1831 | Link |
Quarterly Court / Commission Minutes
| Volume Number | Volume Date Span | TSLA Film No. | FamilySearch Catalogue |
| Roll Call of Quarterly Court | Apr. 1928 – Aug. 1942 | Link | |
| Aye & Nay Docket | Aug. 1978 – Dec. 1994 | Link | |
| [1] | 1886 – 1889 TSLA list dates Jul. 1856 – Jan. 1866 |
77 | Link |
| 2 | July 1889 – ? 1899 | 77 | Link |
| 3 | ? 1900 – July 1910 | 77 | Link |
| 4 | Jul. 1910 – Sep.? 1919 | 78 | Link |
| 5 | Oct. 1919 – Oct. 1924 | 78 | Link |
| 6 | Oct. 1924 – Oct. 1929 | 79 | Link |
| 7 | Dec. 1929 – July 1939 | 79 | Link |
| 8 | July 1939 – Mar. 1950 | 80 | Link |
| 9 | Apr. 1950 – May 1957 | 80 | Link |
| 10 | July 1957 – Jan. 1963 | 81 | Link |
| 11 | Jan. 1963 – Oct. 1968 | 81 | Link |
| 12 | Jan. 1969 – July 1974 | 81 A-16,334 |
Link |
| 13 | Sep. 1974 – Aug. 1979 | A-16,334 | Link |
| 14 | Oct. 1979 – Aug. 1982 | A-16,447 | Link |
| 15 | Sep. 1982 – Sep. 1985 | A-16,447 | Link |
| 16 | Oct. 1985 – Feb. 1989 | A-16,447 | Link |
| 17 | Feb. 1989 – June 1991 | A-16,447 | Link |
| 18 | Aug. 1991 – Feb. 1994 | A-16,448 | Link |
| 19 | July 1994 – Oct. 1995 | A-16,448 | Link |
| 20 | Jan. 1996 – July 1996 | A-16,448 | Link |
Quorum Court Minutes
Some volumes have overlapping dates.
| Volume Number | Volume Date Span | TSLA Film No. | FamilySearch Catalogue |
| 1 | Mar 1876 – ? | 82 | Link |
| 2 | ? – July 1890 | 82 | Link |
| 3 | Aug. 1890 – Nov. 1898 | 83 | Link |
| 4 | Dec. 1898 – Oct. 1906 | 83 | Link |
| 5 | Nov. 1906 – Sep. 1913 | 84 | Link |
| 6 | Oct. 1913 – Sep. 1922 | 84 | Link |
| 7 | Sep. 1922 – Dec. 1928 | 85 | Link |
| 8 | Jan. 1929 – Sep. 1939 | 85 | Link |
| 9 | Sep. 1939 – Jan. 1944 | 86 | Link |
| 10 | Jan. 1944 – Jan. 1947 | 86 | Link |
| 11 | Feb. 1947 – Mar. 1951 | 87 | Link |
| 12 | Mar. 1951 – Jan. 1953 | 87 | Link |
| 13 | Feb. 1953 – Aug. 1954 | 88 | Link |
| 14 | Aug. 1954 – Apr. 1956 | 88 | Link |
| 15 | May 1956 – Jan. 1958 | 89 | Link |
| 16 | Jan. 1958 – June 1960 | 89 | Link |
| 17 | June 1960 – Aug. 1962 | 90 | Link |
| 18 | Aug. 1962 – May 1964 | 90 | Link |
| 19 | May 1964 – Feb. 1966 | 91 | Link |
| 20 | Feb. 1966 – July 1968 | 91 | Link |
| 21 | July 1968 – Oct. 1970 | 92 A-16,335 |
Link |
| 22 | Oct. 1970 – Apr. 1973 | A-16,335 | Link |
| 23 | Apr. 1973 – June 1975 | A-16,336 A-16,449 |
Link |
| 24 | June 1975 – Sep. 1977 | A-16,336 A-16,449 |
Link |
| 25 | Sep. 1977 – June 1979 | A-16,449 | Link |
| 26 | June 1979 – Nov. 1980 | A-16,449 | Link |
| 27 | Nov. 1980 – Aug. 1982 | A-16,450 | Link |
| 28 | Aug. 1982 – Mar. 1984 | A-16,450 | Link |
| 29 | Mar. 1984 – July 1985 | A-16,450 | Link |
| 30 | July 1985 – May 1987 | A-16,451 | Link |
| 31 | May 1987 – Nov. 1989 | A-16,451 | Link |
| 32 | Mar. 1989 – Apr. 1991 | A-16,451 | Link |
| 33 | Apr. 1991 – Nov. 1992 | A-16,452 | Link |
| 34 | Oct. 1992 – June 1994 | A-16,452 | Link |
| 35 | June 1994 – Dec. 1995 | A-16,452 | Link |
| 36 | Dec. 1995 – ? 1996 | A-16,453 | Link |
| 37 | ? – ? | A-16,453 | Link |
| 38 | ? – ? | A-16,453 | Link |
| 39 | ? – Aug. 2000 | A-16,453 | Link |
Other Records
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| Volume Number | Volume Date Span | TSLA Film No. | FamilySearch Catalogue |
| Court Docket | Mar. 1880 | Link | |
| Execution Docket – Book 1 – Bastardy Bonds | Feb. 1876 – Sep. 1915 | Link | |
| Juror Receipts | 1874 – 1875 | Link | |
| Records of Inquest | 1881 – 1884 | Link | |
| School Committals – Reform School | 1920 – 1938 | Link |