chancery court index | McNairy County, TN History

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McNairy County, Tennessee, Chancery Court
File Abstracts - Transcribed by Nancy Wardlow Kennedy
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YR Case No Family Name Page Complainant Defendant Remarks
No

1866	111	Chambers	1	Chambers, Samuel Jun Kincaid, A J		S Chambers Sen died 1844
1867	125	Smith	1	Sowell, Susan	Brooks, Moses	David Smith, dec
1868	159	Merrill	4	Alexander, W S	Carothers, W H	Jessie Merrill died ca 1866
1868	180	Long	5	O'Neal , Hardin	Swain, John R	John Long, deceased 1867
1869	189	Dameron	6	Michie, G G	Damerson, Narcissa	James Dameron died 1861
1869	194	Jones	8	Newell, Richard	McKinney, James	John Jones, dec
1869	197	Wardlow	9	Wardlow, James	Barnhill, John	John Wardlow, decd 1864
1869	198	Richards	11	Hamm, John M	Richards, Levinia	William Richard, dec'd 1861
1869	217	Derryberry	12	Derryberry, PM	Derryberry, Wa	John Derryberry, estate
1870	222	Reynolds	13	Price, E H	Reynolds, Caroline	land dispute

Mary A Dunaway Ferguson

1871	224	Ferguson	15	Ferguson, James E	Roten, Henry	Roten died 1869
1870	233	Babb	16	McKenzie, David	Babb, Thomas	Heirs of John Lewis
1871	241	Lewis	16	Bryant, F A	Fitzpatrick, John	John D Lewis, died ca 1842
1872	264	Hurst	20	Huddleston, W D	Hurst, Joseph	Arthur Hurst died ca 1864
1871	265	Emmons	21	Emmons, Mary	North, P W	Hanceford Emmons, dec
1872	273	Long	22	Kerby, Francis	Cason, C M	Reuben Long died 1856
1872	277	Gooch	24	Gooch, John G	Gooch, Jesse	Divide land Thomas Gooch
1873	300	Woods	26	Woods, John	Woods, Susan	Divorce
1873	307	Preston	27	Preston, Eliza	Prestron, J R	Divorce
1874	311	Hooker	28	Hooker, John	Hooker, H H	Samuel Hooker, died 1869
1874	312	Pearson	33	Moore, W T	Pearson, Thomas E Debts of Thomas Pearson
1874	316	Pearson	34	Mills, William A	Pearson, Thomas E Debts of Thomas Pearson
1875	338	Beaty	34	Kerby, John	Beaty, William	Dispute
1875	349	Atkins	35	Cypert, J R	Atkins, D T	Debts of E D L Atkins
1877	364	McGuin	36	McGuin, Mary	McGuin, Noah	Divorce
1877	365	McCullar	36	Walker, R I	McCullar, Claiborn S W McCullar, decd 1876
1877	370	Moore	43	Moore B P	Thompson, R M	Wm Carroll Moore estate
1877	376	Lilly	44	Devault, Thomas E	Lilly, W T	T H Lilly Died 1877
1878	383	Hill	45	Hill, Richard	Hill, Harriett	Divorce
1878	385.5	Farris	46	Farris, SP	Caffey, R W	Lina Farris Chambers Caffey,
1878	397	Parrish	49	Parrish, Emily L J	Parrish, George	Divorce
1878	406	Thomas	50	Crisp, M M	Thomas, N L	N L Thomas
1878	410	Scott	52	Scott, Mary M	Scott, T W	Divorce
1874	411	Smith	56	Smith, B K	Smith, John B	John B Smith died 1859
1879	417	Lilly	57	Riggs, N C	Lilly, W T	Thomas Lilly dec'd
1879	421	Hooker	58	Hooker, D R	Hooker, H H	Land dispute
1880	440	Dameron	59	Dameron, John	Dameron, J M	James Dameron died 1861
1880	443	Speir	60	Haynes, James	Walker, John H	H T B Speir, deceased
1881	464	Gooch	62	Gooch, H C	Warren, Edie	dispute
1881	474	Crow	65	Crow, Mary F	Crow, Gaber S	Divorce
1881	475	Lawson	66	Roten, L C	Lawson, John	James Lawson died 1881
1881	477	Shull	70	State of Tennessee	J H Mitchel	` Calvin Shull debts
1881	479	Lawson	73	Roten,	Lawson, John	James Lawson, dec'd
1882	507	Barnes	75	Barnes, James A	Sipes, Sarah	dispute

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1882	518	Moore	76	Thompson, Cora	Moore, A C	W C Moore, decreased
1882	521	Wardlow	78	Wardlow, Priscilla	Wardlow, Henry	Divorce
1883	532	Hooker	78	Hooker, A J	Sharp, T T	Dispute
1883	543	Hill	79	Reeder, John H	Hill, Eliza	James Hill, dec'd 1876
1884	577	McCullar	80	McCullar, W W	Horn, J J	Isaac McCullar estate
1884	581	Garrett	82	Garrett, T B	Garrett, E H T	Nancy Garrert, dec'd
1884	585	Hooker	82	Wardlow, James	Sharp, Sam	A J Hooker left McNairy Co
1884	600	King	84	King Buelah	King, A J	Divorce
1885	621	Ferguson	84	Ferguson, William	Roten, L C	Land dispute
1885	629	Ferguson	85	Harris, John M	Ferguson, E H	Land dispute
1886	641	Forsythe	86	Parry	Dunaway,	Isham Forsythe
1887	652	McCullar	91	McCullar, A J	McCullar, Alexander A. McCullar incomptent
1887	669	Moore	93	Neely, R P	Moore, H C	Laney Moore deceased
1888	684	Hopkins	97	State of Tennessee	Farris, Jack	William Hopkins
1887	728	Dunaway	97	State of Tennessee	Dunaway, W P	unpaid taxes
1888	768	Hopkins	97	Farris, John C	Harris, W W	Margaret Hopkins, dec 1876
1889	817	North	98	North, David	North, Mary	Divorce
1889	821	Pettigrew	99	Gilchrist, James C	Pettigrew, M M	Custody of Wm E Pettigrew
1890	826	Hendrix	100	Henrdix, E F	Dunaway, W P	A M Hendrix, deceased
1890	840	O'Neal	101	Weeks, W H	O'Neal, F N	Hardin O'Neal, deceased
1891	855	Cooksie	102	Cooksie, Samuel E	Cooksie, Sarah	Divorce
1894	860	Richards	103	Richards, John	Hamm, John M	William Richards estate
1891	864	Hooker	109	Hooker, D R	Carroll, W C	Land dispute
1893	895	Gooch	111	Wood, H P	Gooch, E A	E A Gooch owed money
1892	900	Rimmer	117	Rimmer, Mary Parl ee	Rimmer, John	Divorce
1886	903	Forsythe	118	McNatt, James	Forsythe, Can	Isham Forsythe
1896	1026	Wardlow	119	Wardlow, Louisa	Wardlow, Henry	Divorce
1902	1087	McCullar	119	McCullar,	Stone, W H	W W McCullar, dec'd 1901
1903	1115	Earnest	124	Earnest, Ada	Earnest, T M	Divorce
1911	1266	Stanton	125	Taylor, J C	Taylor, Troy	B H Stanton, dec'd 1910
1915	1370	Nixon	126	Nixon, Mary J	Hunter, Jim	John H Nixon, deceased

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