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VISITORS, JACKSON, TENNESSEE, MILITARY ROSTER

Jonathan Kennon Thompson Smith

In a large bound book, utilized by the Madison County, Tennessee Circuit Court, the RECORD BOOK, 1865-1869, pages 142-247, the federal authorities stationed in Jackson, Tennessee, for the period March 1863-May 1863, required all visitors to the city to sign their names, their places of residence, reason for being in city. The federal army kept forces in Jackson, June 1862-June 1863. This record book is on microfilm roll 481 of the public records of Madison County, prepared by the Tennessee State Library and Archives. Below are most of the names signed by Henderson Countians, by county residence, reason for being in Jackson and date.(Some days in April 1863 could not be specified strictly by day as the list "ran on".)

OLIVER P. WHITE, Henderson Co., to see brother, March 27, 1863
W. L. ONEAL, Henderson Co., passing to Bolivar, March 27, 1863
JOHN WADLEY, Henderson Co., rolling cotton, March 27, 1863
G. COUNCIL, Henderson Co., sell cotton, March 27, 1863
R. H. THORN, Henderson Co., go see prisoners, April 1, 1863
WILLIAM TAYLOR, Henderson Co., buy goods, April 1, 1863
J. F. WEST, Henderson Co., buy goods, April 1, 1863
JAMES HAMILTON, Henderson Co., buy goods, April 1, 1863
JESSE FRANKLIN, Henderson Co., see "cernal", i.e., colonel, April 1, 1863
D. J. MILAM, Henderson Co., to get mules, April 1863
G. W. ELLIOTT, Henderson Co., report soldiers, April 1863
SAMUEL H. MEALS, Henderson Co., came visiting, April 1863
W. H. FREEMAN, Henderson Co., buy goods, April 1863
J. H. SHERROD, Henderson Co., buy goods, April 1863
JESSE HOLMES, Henderson Co., buy goods, April 1863
A. M.HOLMES, Henderson Co., buy goods, April 1863
E. GLAUGLIN, Henderson Co., buy goods, April 1863
R.CUNNINGHAM, Henderson Co., to see com.of post, April 1863
R. H. THORN, Henderson Co., came to trade, April 1863
JESSE FRANKLIN, Henderson Co., to see com., April 1863
YANCY WILSON, Henderson Co., to see provost marshal, April 1863
A. M. LEWELLING, Henderson Co., to take the /loyalty/ oath, April 1863
N. H. LOVEN, Henderson Co., to bring clothes to prisoner, April 1863
JESSE BALLARD, Henderson Co., buy goods, April 1863
A. S. SAYLE, Mifflin, to buy goods, April 1863
W. M. DODD, Henderson Co., to get goods, April 1863
J. H. SHERROD, Henderson Co., look for horses, April 1863
COUNCIL HOLMES, Henderson Co., buy goods, April 1863
C. T. MAGILL, Henderson Co., see about goods, April 1863
G. A. PURYEAR, Henderson Co., buy goods, April 4, 1863
D. B. JERNIGAN, Henderson Co., on business, April 7, 1863
OLIVER P. WHITE, Juno, Henderson Co., to see brother, April 7,8, 1863
A. SMALL, Henderson Co., bring cotton, April 8, 1863
D. W. PERKINS, Henderson Co., business, April 8, 1863
R.CUNNINGHAM, Henderson Co., business, April 8, 1863
W. P. TIMBERLAKE, Henderson Co., purchase goods, April 8, 1863
W. C. TRICE, Henderson Co., buy goods, April 9, 1863
R. S. TIDWELL, Henderson Co., to report, April 9,10, 1863
R. D. ELLIS, Henderson Co., hunting horses, April 9, 1863
J. M. WILLIAMS, Henderson Co., hunting negro, April 10, 1863
JOHN J. WILLIAMS, Henderson Co., after goods, April 10, 1863
J. M. MEALS, Henderson Co., sell cotton, April 10, 1863
JOHN G. WATSOM, Henderson Co., farmer, April 1863
WILLIAM H. CHRISTIAN, Lexington, after pussy, April 1, 1863
JOHN B.COBB, Henderson Co., going home, April 1863
W. F. KIZER, Henderson Co., hunting stolen mules, April 1863
SAMUEL SPAIN, Henderson Co., trade, April 1863
LEWIS JAMES, Henderson Co., to visit, April 15, 1863
MERIDA HARRIS, Henderson Co., — , April 15, 1863
R. S. TIDWELL, Henderson Co., to see Mr. Thom, April 15, 1863
WILLIAM H. WARREN, Lexington, home, April 15, 1863
W. F. KIZER, Henderson Co., hunting mules, April 16, 1863
D. J. MILAM, Henderson Co., — , April 16, 1863
N. H. LOVEN, Henderson Co., see prisoner, April 16, 1863
R. H. MULLINS, Henderson Co., on special business, April 16, 1863
FRANCIS AUSTIN, Henderson Co., enroute for Lagrange, April 17, 1863
RILEY JOHNSON, Henderson Co., to see friend, April 17, 1863
R. H. THORN, Henderson Co., to see prisoner, April 17, 1863
J. H. CLARK, Henderson Co., to see prisoner, April 17, 1863
JOSEPH A. KNOWLES, Henderson Co., to buy goods, April 17, 1863
C. GARNER, Henderson Co., — , April 18, 1863
WILLIAM A. REED, Henderson Co., to get his oath renewed, April 18, 1863
G. B. MORGAN, Henderson Co., trade, April 20, 1863
Z. B. BALLARD, Henderson Co., buy goods, April 21, 1863
R. H. THORN, Henderson Co., lawyer, April 21, 1863
W. P. TIMBERLAKE, Henderson Co. , trading, April 21, 1863
D. W. PERKINS, Henderson Co., DPM, April 25, 1863
ABNER LAWLER, Henderson Co., DPM, April 25, 1863
JOHN S. ARGO, Henderson Co., DPM, April 25, 1863
S. W. MITCHELL, Henderson CO., DPM, April 25, 1863
JAMES HART, Henderson Co., going to Legrange, April 30, 1863
THOMAS C. ADAMS, Henderson Co., going to Legrange, April 3C, 1863
WILLIAM N. HALL, Henderson Co., — ,May 7, 1863
JOHN L.CAWTHON, Henderson Co., — , May 7, 1863
J. M. WILLIAMS and Lady, Henderson Co., — , May 11, 1863
R. S. TIDWELL, Henderson Co., visit, May 11, 1863
W. H. WILSON, Henderson Co., to see brother, May 11, 1863
H. V. WILSON, Henderson Co., returning from conference, May 1863
J. T. DOUGLASS, Henderson Co., home, May 13, 1863
I. J. L. PEARSON, Henderson Co., farmer going home, May 13, 1863
A. C. MORGAN, Henderson Co., farmer, May 14, 1863

Other works by Jonathan K. T. Smith can be found at the Madison County Records Repository at TNGenWeb.