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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.<\/p>\n

FamilySearch images are sourced from microfilm created by the Tennessee State Library & Archives or the Genealogical Society of Utah.  The images are available for viewing and downloading free.  You will require a free FamilySearch login to browse the records.<\/p>\n

Click here to view the full catalogue<\/a> of FamilySearch microfilm for Carter County.  The catalogue records indicate availability:  on-line, viewable at a FamilySearch Center or affiliated library, currently not available to the public, and whether the records have been indexed.<\/p>\n

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Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Volume Number<\/th>\nVolume Date Span<\/th>\nTSLA Film No.<\/th>\nFamilySearch
\nCatalogue<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Unnumbered *<\/td>\nFeb. 1804 – Feb. 1806<\/td>\n73<\/td>\nLink<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Unnumbered *<\/td>\nFeb. 1819 – Nov. 1820<\/td>\n73<\/td>\nLink<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Unnumbered *<\/td>\nFeb. 1826 – Nov. 1826<\/td>\n73<\/td>\nLink<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Unnumbered *<\/td>\nNov. 1826 – May 1829<\/td>\n73<\/td>\nLink<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Unnumbered *<\/td>\nAug. 1829 – May 1833<\/td>\n74<\/td>\nLink<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Unnumbered *<\/td>\nJuly 1836 – Dec. 1840<\/td>\n74<\/td>\nLink<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Unnumbered *<\/td>\nJan. 1841 – June 1845<\/td>\n74<\/td>\nLink<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Unnumbered *<\/td>\nOct. 1845 – Jan. 1849<\/td>\n74<\/td>\nLink<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Unnumbered<\/td>\nFeb. 1849 – June 1856<\/td>\n75<\/td>\nLink<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Unnumbered<\/td>\nJune 1856 – Feb. 1863<\/td>\n75<\/td>\nLink<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Unnumbered *<\/td>\nMar. 1863 – Aug. 1869<\/td>\n75<\/td>\nLink<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Unnumbered *<\/td>\nApr. 1866 – Apr. 1869<\/td>\n76<\/td>\nLink<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
 <\/td>\nSep. 1869 – Feb. 1876<\/td>\n76<\/td>\nLink<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Note: * indicates the volume is not indexed.<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Docket<\/td>\nFeb 1830 – 1831<\/td>\n <\/td>\nLink<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Quarterly Court \/ Commission Minutes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Volume Number<\/strong><\/td>\nVolume Date Span<\/strong><\/td>\nTSLA Film No.<\/strong><\/td>\nFamilySearch Catalogue<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Roll Call of Quarterly Court<\/td>\nApr. 1928 – Aug. 1942<\/td>\n <\/td>\nLink<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Aye & Nay Docket<\/td>\nAug. 1978 – Dec. 1994<\/td>\n <\/td>\nLink<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
[1]<\/td>\n1886 – 1889
\nTSLA list dates Jul. 1856 – Jan. 1866<\/td>\n		77<\/td>\nLink<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nJuly 1889 – ? 1899<\/td>\n77<\/td>\nLink<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\n? 1900 – July 1910<\/td>\n77<\/td>\nLink<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nJul. 1910 – Sep.? 1919<\/td>\n78<\/td>\nLink<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nOct. 1919 – Oct. 1924<\/td>\n78<\/td>\nLink<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nOct. 1924 – Oct. 1929<\/td>\n79<\/td>\nLink<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nDec. 1929 – July 1939<\/td>\n79<\/td>\nLink<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\nJuly 1939 – Mar. 1950<\/td>\n80<\/td>\nLink<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\nApr. 1950 – May 1957<\/td>\n80<\/td>\nLink<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\nJuly 1957 – Jan. 1963<\/td>\n81<\/td>\nLink<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/td>\nJan. 1963 – Oct. 1968<\/td>\n81<\/td>\nLink<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12<\/td>\nJan. 1969 – July 1974<\/td>\n81
\nA-16,334<\/td>\n		Link<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13<\/td>\nSep. 1974 – Aug. 1979<\/td>\nA-16,334<\/td>\nLink<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14<\/td>\nOct. 1979 – Aug. 1982<\/td>\nA-16,447<\/td>\nLink<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15<\/td>\nSep. 1982 – Sep. 1985<\/td>\nA-16,447<\/td>\nLink<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16<\/td>\nOct. 1985 – Feb. 1989<\/td>\nA-16,447<\/td>\nLink<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17<\/td>\nFeb. 1989 – June 1991<\/td>\nA-16,447<\/td>\nLink<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18<\/td>\nAug. 1991 – Feb. 1994<\/td>\nA-16,448<\/td>\nLink<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19<\/td>\nJuly 1994 – Oct. 1995<\/td>\nA-16,448<\/td>\nLink<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20<\/td>\nJan. 1996 – July 1996<\/td>\nA-16,448<\/td>\nLink<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Quorum Court Minutes<\/h3>\n

Some volumes have overlapping dates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Volume Number<\/strong><\/td>\nVolume Date Span<\/strong><\/td>\nTSLA Film No.<\/strong><\/td>\nFamilySearch Catalogue<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nMar 1876 – ?<\/td>\n82<\/td>\nLink<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\n? – July 1890<\/td>\n82<\/td>\nLink<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nAug. 1890 – Nov. 1898<\/td>\n83<\/td>\nLink<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nDec. 1898 – Oct. 1906<\/td>\n83<\/td>\nLink<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nNov. 1906 – Sep. 1913<\/td>\n84<\/td>\nLink<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nOct. 1913 – Sep. 1922<\/td>\n84<\/td>\nLink<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nSep. 1922 – Dec. 1928<\/td>\n85<\/td>\nLink<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\nJan. 1929 – Sep. 1939<\/td>\n85<\/td>\nLink<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\nSep. 1939 – Jan. 1944<\/td>\n86<\/td>\nLink<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\nJan. 1944 – Jan. 1947<\/td>\n86<\/td>\nLink<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/td>\nFeb. 1947 – Mar. 1951<\/td>\n87<\/td>\nLink<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12<\/td>\nMar. 1951 – Jan. 1953<\/td>\n87<\/td>\nLink<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13<\/td>\nFeb. 1953 – Aug. 1954<\/td>\n88<\/td>\nLink<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14<\/td>\nAug. 1954 – Apr. 1956<\/td>\n88<\/td>\nLink<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15<\/td>\nMay 1956 – Jan. 1958<\/td>\n89<\/td>\nLink<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16<\/td>\nJan. 1958 – June 1960<\/td>\n89<\/td>\nLink<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17<\/td>\nJune 1960 – Aug. 1962<\/td>\n90<\/td>\nLink<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18<\/td>\nAug. 1962 – May 1964<\/td>\n90<\/td>\nLink<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19<\/td>\nMay 1964 – Feb. 1966<\/td>\n91<\/td>\nLink<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20<\/td>\nFeb. 1966 – July 1968<\/td>\n91<\/td>\nLink<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
21<\/td>\nJuly 1968 – Oct. 1970<\/td>\n92
\nA-16,335<\/td>\n		Link<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
22<\/td>\nOct. 1970 – Apr. 1973<\/td>\nA-16,335<\/td>\nLink<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
23<\/td>\nApr. 1973 – June 1975<\/td>\nA-16,336
\nA-16,449<\/td>\n		Link<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
24<\/td>\nJune 1975 – Sep. 1977<\/td>\nA-16,336
\nA-16,449<\/td>\n		Link<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
25<\/td>\nSep. 1977 – June 1979<\/td>\nA-16,449<\/td>\nLink<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
26<\/td>\nJune 1979 – Nov. 1980<\/td>\nA-16,449<\/td>\nLink<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
27<\/td>\nNov. 1980 – Aug. 1982<\/td>\nA-16,450<\/td>\nLink<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
28<\/td>\nAug. 1982 – Mar. 1984<\/td>\nA-16,450<\/td>\nLink<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
29<\/td>\nMar. 1984 – July 1985<\/td>\nA-16,450<\/td>\nLink<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
30<\/td>\nJuly 1985 – May 1987<\/td>\nA-16,451<\/td>\nLink<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
31<\/td>\nMay 1987 – Nov. 1989<\/td>\nA-16,451<\/td>\nLink<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
32<\/td>\nMar. 1989 – Apr. 1991<\/td>\nA-16,451<\/td>\nLink<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
33<\/td>\nApr. 1991 – Nov. 1992<\/td>\nA-16,452<\/td>\nLink<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
34<\/td>\nOct. 1992 – June 1994<\/td>\nA-16,452<\/td>\nLink<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
35<\/td>\nJune 1994 – Dec. 1995<\/td>\nA-16,452<\/td>\nLink<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
36<\/td>\nDec. 1995 – ? 1996<\/td>\nA-16,453<\/td>\nLink<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
37<\/td>\n? – ?<\/td>\nA-16,453<\/td>\nLink<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
38<\/td>\n? – ?<\/td>\nA-16,453<\/td>\nLink<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
39<\/td>\n? – Aug. 2000<\/td>\nA-16,453<\/td>\nLink<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Other Records<\/h3>\n

Click here<\/a> to read about the Probate Court Loose Records Project, which includes Bastardy Records.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Volume Number<\/strong><\/td>\nVolume Date Span<\/strong><\/td>\nTSLA Film No.<\/strong><\/td>\nFamilySearch Catalogue<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Court Docket<\/td>\nMar. 1880<\/td>\n <\/td>\nLink<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Execution Docket – Book 1 – Bastardy Bonds<\/td>\nFeb. 1876 – Sep. 1915<\/td>\n <\/td>\nLink<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Juror Receipts<\/td>\n1874 – 1875<\/td>\n <\/td>\nLink<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Records of Inquest<\/td>\n1881 – 1884<\/td>\n <\/td>\nLink<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
School Committals – Reform School<\/td>\n1920 – 1938<\/td>\n <\/td>\nLink<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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