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Sevier County 1830 Tennessee Census

1830 Sevier County Census transcription

Published in Knoxville, Tennessee in 1956 and distributed by the Genealogical Publishing Company of Baltimore, Maryland, Sevier County, Tennessee: Population Schedule of the United States Census of 1830 (Fifth Census) provides a transcription of the often difficult to read, 1830 Sevier County Tennessee census. Authored by Blanche C. McMahon and Pollyanna Creekmore, this meticulous reproduction of the original census record sheds light on the people of Sevier County in 1830.

Biography of James W. Layman

James W. Layman deceased, late of Santa Ana, was born in Peoria, Illinois, January 24, 1846. His parents, Martin and Elizabeth Layman, were from the State of New York, and had thirteen children, of whom James was the eighth. He was educated at Minneapolis, Minnesota, where his father had moved when the son was seven years old. He followed farming with his father in Minnesota until 1871, when he came to California. His first purchase here was a ranch near Newport, where he lived four years. He then purchased property on Main Street in Santa Ana, which he improved and … Read more

Joseph C. Moore, Chickasaw

The case of Joseph C. Moore et al. v. Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations involved multiple legal proceedings concerning the citizenship status of Moore family descendants within the Chickasaw Nation. Initially granted citizenship by the Chickasaw District Court in 1884, their status was later challenged. Despite favorable rulings from the U.S. Court in 1899, the Citizenship Court ultimately denied their claims in 1904. Subsequent appeals and petitions continued until 1907, when the enrollment of claimants was disapproved.