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Originally settled in 1770 by a small band of pioneers from Yadkin, North Carolina, and soon followed by settlers from the western valley of southwestern Virginia, Carter County became a major migration center for further movement west.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeaths for the years 1926 through 1934 were often of people who where first or second generation descendants of the original settlers. Data includes, when possible: place of birth, name spelling variations, and cause of death as it appears in the original record for the deceased; parents' names and place of birth; informant's name and place of residence; record numbers that correspond with the official death record numbers on file in the Tennessee State Archives. The every name index contains over 8,500 names.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEddie M. 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The records, some 11,000 of them, span the period from 1778 to 1911 and bear reference to apprenticeships created in the following Tennessee counties: Anderson, Bledsoe, Blount, Bradley, Campbell, Carter, Claiborne, Grainger, Greene, Hamblen, Hawkins, Jefferson, Johnson, Knox, Loudon, Marion, McMinn, Meigs, Monroe, Morgan, Polk, Rhea, Roane, Scott, Sequatchie, Sevier, Sullivan, Union, and Washington. Where noted in the records, these apprentices were groomed to work in the following trades: hatter, blacksmith, saddler, tanner, farmer, tinsmith, weaver, shoemaker, seamstress, mill wright, and carpenter.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe information in the book was compiled from county court minutes on microfilm obtained, in almost every case, from the Tennessee State Archives. Mr. Miller has arranged the records by county and thereunder chronologically. For each record we are given the name of the apprentice, a date (either the date of the original bond or indenture, or a subsequent date), the age at apprenticeship, the name of the master, and miscellaneous information ranging from the name of the mother or a sibling, race, cause of apprenticeship (e.g., orphan), his\/her trade, etc. When the researcher finds a name he is looking for, he is encouraged to consult the microfilm records for further clues as to the apprentice's parentage and other circumstances.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlan N. 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At the time of the -creation, its eastern boundary was the North Carolina line, its northwestern boundary was Sullivan Co., Tennessee; its northern boundary was Washington Co., Virginia.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrank Merritt\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e(1950), 2016, paper, 214 pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN: 9780893089047\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e117-TN180\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Southern Historical Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39305186312310,"sku":"117-TN180","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1654\/3033\/files\/117-tn180-1500px.png?v=1777315264"},{"product_id":"117-tn162","title":"Carter County, Tennessee Minutes of the County Court, 1826-1829","description":"\u003cp\u003eCarter County, Tennessee was formed in 1796 by the General Assembly of North Carolina. It was created out of the eastern part of Washington County, an early county originally formed in 1777. The Watauga Settlement was located in present Carter County. At the time of the creation, its eastern boundary was the North Carolina line, its northwestern boundary was Sullivan Co., Tennessee; its northern boundary was Washington Co., Virginia. In these minutes of pleas and quarters sessions you will find appointments of county officials, appointed administrators, marked public roads, granting of licenses to \"ordinaries\", taxes being levied, civil actions of a wide variety and persons being tried for offenses against the peace and dignity of the State.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWPA Records\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e(1938), 2015, paper, 271 pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN: 9780893088262\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e117-TN162\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Southern Historical Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39305190998134,"sku":"117-TN162","price":28.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1654\/3033\/files\/117-tn162-1500px.png?v=1777315244"},{"product_id":"117-tn100","title":"Carter County, Tennessee Marriage Records, 1796-1870","description":"\u003cp\u003eCarter County, Tennessee was formed in 1796 by the General Assembly of North Carolina. 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A researcher's delight, it includes: Lists of Church Members, Baptismals, Ex-Communications, Names and Charges Against Church Members For Allegedly Failing to Complying With Church Doctrine, Chronological History of Sinking Creek Church, Founders and Pastors of Sinking Creek Church, Church Permission to Preach and Act as Minister, Names of Church Trustees, Deacons, etc., and much more.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWPA Records\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e(1938), 2025, 8.5\" x 11\", paper, full name index, 209 pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN: 9780788489914\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e101-TN0902\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Heritage Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41553755471990,"sku":"101-TN0902","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1654\/3033\/files\/101-tn0902-1500px.png?v=1777305744"},{"product_id":"101e-tn1432","title":"Carter County, Tennessee Tombstone Inscriptions","description":"\u003cp\u003eCarter County, located in the upper portion of east Tennessee next to North Carolina, was created in 1797 and named in honor of Landon Carter, treasurer of Washington and Hamilton Districts of North Carolina, speaker of the State of Franklin senate and Secretary of State for the State of Franklin. These tombstone inscriptions collected by the workers in the W. P. A. era contains some of those stones that have been lost or destroyed by developers in more modern times. 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