Court Records of Johnson County
The first session of the County Court was held on May 2, 1836, with the
following magistrates: John Ward, Thomas Johnson, A. L. Wilson, Jared Arendill,
J. W. Warren, Joseph Robinson, James W. Wright, A. Wilson, James Brown, Jesse
Cole, Levi Heath, M. M. Wagner, John Dugger, Sr., and Philip Shull.
Published resources include:
Will book 1827-1860 (Douthat)
Abstracts of death records 1908-1941 (Nikazy).
Available in the TNGenWeb Archives:
Will of John Arrandal 18 Jan 1824
Will of William Arnold 15 Feb 1856
Will
of John Schaun(Shoun) 9 Apr 1762
Extracted From the Tennessee State Library and Archives Historical and
Genealogical Information
JOHNSON COUNTY INMATES OF THE TENNESSEE STATE PENITENTIARY 1831 - 1850:
| Name | Charge | Age |
|---|---|---|
| Moorefield , Henry Jr. | murder | 16 |
| Mullins, Joshua | petit larceny | 45 |
| Peoples , Robert | obtaining goods under false pretenses | 26 |
| Bailey, William | petit larceny | 18 |
| Bailey, William | grand larceny | 22 |
| Carter , Fielding | malicious stabbing | 35 |
| Fresbey, Mathias | grand larceny | 23 |
Some Divorces From Carter County:
(These were among records in my personal research, However I have no further info on these particular families).
Vaughn, Rachel: Petitioned for divorce in 1832. Wife of T. Vaughn, of Carter County, is granted the privileges of a femme sole. Acts of TN, 1832.
Vernoy, Sarah: Petitioned for divorce 31 Aug 1829. Formerly known as Sarah Wagner. In 1825, Peter Vernoy, a citizen of Kentucky visited her, a citizen of Carter County, at her father's home. They were married December 1825. She and her possessions were taken to Kentucky by Peter. He treated her cruelly and spent what property she had. He also drank a lot. He kept and supported in the neighborhood several loose women. She found out he had already been married and divorced. He became intimate again with his ex-wife and she had a child which she said was his. Another female also charged him with being the father of her child, born after the marriage of Peter and Sarah. Sarah had a child and took the child and fled to her father's house in Carter Co. and has there since remained. Acts of TN, 1829.
Grace, David: Petitioned 1809. The marriage bonds between David and his wife, Elizabeth Grace, formerly of Carter Co, are hereby dissolved. Acts of TN, 1809.
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