Miscellaneous Tidbits
Anderson County's Pedigree Chart!
Washington County b. 1777
1 Sullivan County b. 1779
2 Hawkins County b. 1786
3 Knox County b. 1792
4 Anderson County b. 1801Just look in here for a look-see of Anderson County. It might take about 2 or 3 minutes to load...it IS maps!! Just be patient!!
The first court meeting was held at the home of Joseph Denham, Sr., on December 15, 1801
A log courthouse was finally erected in the late fall of 1803. The jail, which had been built earlier was, also, of logs.
In 1802 it was ordered by the court that the property tax would be as follows:
100 acres of land=6 1/2 cents per hundred
One white pole=6 1/4 cents per pole
One black pole=12 1/2 cents per pole
One stud horse=25 cents
One lott=12 1/2 cents per lott
In 1802 the court ruled that ferry operators had to adhere to the following rates:
Wagon and team==========================$1.00 Carriage of four wheels and horses=======1.00 Carriage of two wheels and horses=========.50 Man and horse=============================.08 and 1/3 cents Led horse=================================.06 and 1/4 cents Cattles, hogs and sheep (per head)========.03 Single person=============================.06 and 1/4 cents
In 1802 the court determined that those who were given permits to keep public houses in Anderson County had to charge the following rates:
Good, comfortable dinner===================25 cents
Comfortable breakfast with coffee
(Good coffee)=========15 and 2/3 cents
Good, comfortable supper===================12 and 1/2 cents
Comfortable lodging========================6 and 1/4 cents
Keeping horse 24 hrs(barn and hay)=========25 cents
One pint of peach brandy===================12 and 1/2 cents
1/4 pin of good proof whisky===============08 and 1/2 cents
1/2 pint of good French brandy=============25 cents
One quart of good cider or beer============12 and 1/2 cents
Corn or oats(per gallon)===================06 and 1/2 cents John Underwood, sherrif, cited the following people as delinquent in their taxes:
Joseph Beck Edward Jacobs Stpehen Pickett John Clodfelter John Juston James Roberson James Cotton Matthew Jones Stephen Roberson Austin Cheat John Lewis John Rice John Gibson Stephen Lewis David Williams Christopher Guest William Medlin John Williams Thomas Griff Frederick Meredith Silvery Williams William Holt John Meroney Elisha Wasson Joel Hobbs William Nelson James Hobbs Thomas Pratt
An Act was passed March 3, 1868 to incorporate the First Colored Methodist Institute of Anderson County, located at Clinton, Tennessee. The Board of Trustees were John C. Tate, Calvin
Kirkpatrick, Henderson Whitson, Peter Butler and Samuel Cross. Any buildings already on their land or to be erected were to be used to preach the gospel, and for teaching, instructing and educating the colored people. Anyone wishing to read the entire Act will find it in the Acts of Tennessee, 1867-
68, Chapter LXVII, pages 127-8-9.
In 1905 Anderson County produced 595,867 tons of coal--value $817,300.
Clinton Real Estate, Nov. 1898. For Sale: Residence and 5 acres of land, Main Street of Clinton. Wash and apple house with cellar, chicken house, buggy house, waste store house with cellar, spring house, large barn, $1,500.00.
In 1910 the Indian Refining
Company was selling gasoline12 cents per gallon.
The population of Anderson County in 1880 was 10,820. In 1890 it was 15,128, of which 13,390 were white, 1,204 black and 1 Indian.
Dickson and Jarnigan began selling goods in Clinton in 1830.
The early camp meetings in Ky. and Tenn. attracted great attention, not only on account of the divine power displayed in them, but because of their novelty. By night the groves were illuminated with lighted candles, lamps or torches, or all together. This, together with the stillness of the night and the solemnity which generally prevailed, produced a lasting effect on the minds of the people. The great revival was in its midst in 1804 and 1805.
There were 5 schools in the 4th district in 1914:
Claxton
Dooling
Peaks
Westvale
Yorks.
Since the beginning of Anderson County, the seat of government has been at
Clinton, formerly named Burrville for Aaron Burr. In 1809, the name was changed to Clinton, for the Clinton family of New York State. Clinton is located on the Clinch River, the Southern Railway and U.S. Highway 25-W. It is about eighteen miles north of Knoxville, 170 miles directly east from the state capitol of Nashville, and 559 miles southwest from Washington, D.C., the nation's capitol.
March 30, 1939. The name of Coal Creek was changed to Lake City, by Tennessee
Legislature,. The bill was introduced by Robert Lindsay, State Senator from Coal Creek.
Court House. In 1894 as ornamental iron fence was built around the courthouse, to
keep out stock. Built by H. O. Nelson at a cost of $600.00.
In 1830 William B. Smith drove
180 hogs from Frost Bottom to Georgia. He returned with $48.00 in gold.
April 25, 1889,
there were four large flat boats at the mouth of Lost Creek, near Loys Cross Roads, waiting on the
tidewater to carry off loads of corn, wheat and bacon to the Clinton market.
NATURALIZATION PROCEEDINGS. Nov. 7, 1870. The following citizens of Wales, J. A. Jones, Thomas A. Jenkins, Thomas P. Davis, John D. Jones, Richard G. Jones, Davis D. Jones, Thomas J. Thomas, George W. Smith, Thomas W. Thomas, and Eben Davis, have duly filed their intention to States, and to renounce all Allegiance to every foreign Prince, King, Potentate, or other foreign powers, and especially the King of Wales, of lawful age and good moral character, were
made citizens by the County Court.
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