Knox County TN Genealogy Resources

Are you researching in East Tennessee?
Then be sure to check out these resources:

 http://knoxcotn.org/  has a collection of transcribed data, biographies, photos, maps, and other items that have been transcribed and donated by volunteers and fellow researchers.  They also have links to related genealogy & history sites relevent to East Tennessee.

~ ~ ~

http://cmdc.knoxlib.org/  is a searchable online archive of compelling digital images and artifacts from East Tennessee's rich  history.

~ ~ ~

http://www.knoxvilletennessee.com/cemeteries.html has numerous links for cemetery research in Knoxville, TN

~ ~ ~

http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/Collections.htm

This site has numerous resources including an Index to Tennessee Death Records 1908-1912

Happy Hunting!

Tombstone Tuesday - James M. Casteel

James Monroe Casteel
Born 24 Feb. 1812 in Tennessee
Son of Abednego Casteel & Agnes Hensley
Married Susannah Underwood on 8 Aug 1833 in Knoxville, TN
They had 11 children.
James M. died 19 May 1886 in Macoupin Co. IL and is buried at Charity Baptist Cemetery in Bird Township.