Knox County Cemeteries.
Scope and Contents
Information on Bell / County / Poor (Pauper) cemeteries of Knox County, Tenn. Includes: handwritten notes on the county cemetery between Vine Avenue and Bethel Street; Knox Co. warranty deed, Almyra Baker et al to Knox County, 1883, DS 1 pc.; June 24, 1861 deed of sale for plot 26 at Bell Cemetery, Knox County, to S. P. Waddle. DS 1 pc. (torn) + warranty deed, S. P. Waddle to Knox County for lot 26 in cemetery east of and near Knoxville. 1885. DS 1 pc.; 1937 carbon copies of letters by County Judge S. O. Houston re: participation in dedication ceremony at cemetery for the county poor on E. Vine.
Dates
- 1883-1937
Conditions Governing Access
Material is available for research. Prior arrangement MUST be made by contacting the Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection at mcclung-archivist@knoxlib.org
Extent
1 folder
- (Knox) County Cemetery Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Baker, Almyra Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Bell Cemetery Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Cemeteries Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Judge S. O. Houston Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Poor (Pauper) Cemetery Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- S. P. Waddle Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Warranty deeds Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Knox County Cemeteries.
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection Repository
601 S Gay Street
3rd floor
Knoxville Tennessee 37902 United States
865.215.8814
mcclung-archivist@knoxlib.org
