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Cocke County (Tenn.) -- History.

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

A. R. Reese Document

 Collection
Identifier: MS-1517
Abstract

A single handwritten deed of trust written by A. R. Reeves to R. M. Jones in Cocke County, Tennessee in 1905.

Dates: 1905

Alexander Ragan Postmaster Appointment

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0277
Abstract

The collection consists of one document, signed and sealed by former President William McKinley, to announce the appointment of Alexander Ragan as postmaster for Newport, Tennessee on February 15, 1898.

Dates: 1898 February 15

Cocke County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions Transcript Regarding Joseph Dameron v. Harris Dewitt

 Collection
Identifier: MS-1823
Abstract

This collection contains the original court documents from the Joseph Dameron v. Harris Dewitt trial that took place from 1806-1807 in Cocke County, Tennessee. The manuscript is a transcript of the trial, covering its process and events.

Dates: 1806-1807

Henry G. Killgore Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0132
Abstract

The collection contains the personal and professional papers of Henry G. Killgore, a Justice of the Peace in Cocke County, Tennessee. Included in these documents are legal papers and write-ups, account keepers and receipts, and personal letters to family and friends.

Dates: 1842 October 15-1896 December 8, undated

Joseph A. Shelton Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-3165
Abstract

Four Cocke County documents dating between 1910, 1920, and 1935. They record Joseph A. Shelton's registration to vote, his exemption from the poll tax, and his wife Cleo's payment of property taxes.

Dates: 1910-1935

Mary K. Barden Photograph Album

 Collection
Identifier: MS-3770
Abstract

This collection is the photograph album of Mary K. Barden. These are photographs of rural farmers, teachers, and missionaries in Tennessee from 1915 to 1925. These pictures were taken in Hartford, Tennessee and its surrounding areas.

Dates: 1915-1925