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Southern Claims Commission

The Southern Claims Commission operated from 1871 to 1873, hearing cases of individuals claiming their property had been taken by United States federal military personnel during the Civil War. The 3,929 cases on file for Tennessee have extensive paperwork regarding the claim and testimony in support of the applicant’s claims. The names indexed cover the allowed, disallowed and barred claims.

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View Entry Name(s) Last Name Status of Claim County Notes Database - TN Research
View Entry (not given) Boiling Ford Baptist Church Franklin

found in geographical index but not in the book Southern Loyalists in the Civil War

Southern Claims Commission
View Entry (not given) Busby Montgomery

Filed as Mr. Busby et. al.

Southern Claims Commission
View Entry (not given) Calhoun Presbyterian Church McMinn

found in geographical index but not in the book Southern Loyalists in the Civil War

Southern Claims Commission
View Entry (not given) Chatata Christ Church Bradley

found in geographical index but not in the book Southern Loyalists in the Civil War

Southern Claims Commission
View Entry (not given) Poor Farm Grainger Southern Claims Commission
View Entry (not given) Chatata Christ Church not given Bradley

found in geographical index but not in the book Southern Loyalists in the Civil War

Southern Claims Commission
View Entry (not given) Boiling Ford Baptist Church not given Franklin

found in geographical index but not in the book Southern Loyalists in the Civil War

Southern Claims Commission
View Entry (not given) Busby Disallowed Montgomery

Filed as Mr. Busby et. al.

Southern Claims Commission
View Entry (not given) Calhoun Presbyterian Church not given McMinn

found in geographical index but not in the book Southern Loyalists in the Civil War

Southern Claims Commission
View Entry (not given) Poor Farm Barred Grainger Southern Claims Commission
View Entry A. B. Jackson Hamilton Southern Claims Commission
View Entry A. B. Jackson Allowed Hamilton Southern Claims Commission
View Entry A. C. Wellborn Shelby Southern Claims Commission
View Entry A. C. Wellborn Disallowed Shelby Southern Claims Commission
View Entry A. D. Bennett Carroll Southern Claims Commission
View Entry A. D. Bennett Disallowed Carroll Southern Claims Commission
View Entry A. G. Jackson Knox

A. G. Jackson Sr.

Southern Claims Commission
View Entry A. G. Rogers Carroll

Estate of A. G. Rogers

Southern Claims Commission
View Entry A. G. Rogers Disallowed Carroll

Estate of A. G. Rogers

Southern Claims Commission
View Entry A. G. Jackson Allowed Knox

A. G. Jackson Sr.

Southern Claims Commission
View Entry A. H. Smith Carroll Southern Claims Commission
View Entry A. H. Smith Disallowed Carroll Southern Claims Commission
View Entry A. J. Tipton Carter Southern Claims Commission
View Entry A. J. Allen Dickson Southern Claims Commission
View Entry A. J. Cowan Lincoln Southern Claims Commission
View Entry A. J. Duncan Claiborne Southern Claims Commission
View Entry A. J. Fulton Claiborne Southern Claims Commission
View Entry A. J. Brumley Greene Southern Claims Commission
View Entry A. J. Butler Carroll Southern Claims Commission
View Entry A. J. Milam Davidson

Estate of A. J. Milam

Southern Claims Commission
View Entry A. J. Allen Disallowed Dickson Southern Claims Commission
View Entry A. J. Cowan Allowed Lincoln Southern Claims Commission
View Entry A. J. Fulton Allowed Claiborne Southern Claims Commission
View Entry A. J. Duncan Allowed Claiborne Southern Claims Commission
View Entry A. J. Brumley Disallowed Greene Southern Claims Commission
View Entry A. J. Butler Disallowed Carroll Southern Claims Commission
View Entry A. J. Tipton Disallowed Carter Southern Claims Commission
View Entry A. J. Milam Disallowed Davidson

Estate of A. J. Milam

Southern Claims Commission
View Entry A. L. Russell Obion Southern Claims Commission
View Entry A. L. Sparks Loudon Southern Claims Commission
View Entry A. L. Russell Barred Obion Southern Claims Commission
View Entry A. L. Sparks Barred Loudon Southern Claims Commission
View Entry A. M. Barbour Sumner Southern Claims Commission
View Entry A. M. Lowry McMinn Southern Claims Commission
View Entry A. M. Barbour Barred Sumner Southern Claims Commission
View Entry A. M. Lowry Barred McMinn Southern Claims Commission
View Entry A. M. (Mrs.) Mooney Davidson Southern Claims Commission
View Entry A. M. (Mrs.) Mooney Disallowed Davidson Southern Claims Commission
View Entry A. N. B. Brooks Williamson Southern Claims Commission
View Entry A. N. B. Brooks Disallowed Williamson Southern Claims Commission

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