Digital Collection

When the Government was buying the land that would eventually become the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, records were being kept about properties acquired. As the properties were identified, a 5x8-index card was made containing information about the property as to what was on the site when they bought the property. Some of the cards have quite a bit of information, and some have very little; they do however give some insight as to how our ancestors lived. The cards do not tell who was living in the houses, or what families were living on the property at the time it was bought.

A Sevier County Soap Opera or Why Your Momma Said You Shouldn't Do Your Genealogy!!!

This has got to be the best Story, sad thing is its all true!!!

Claim for division of pension under the Act of March 3, 1899, in the case of Polly Ann Maples, as deserted wife of James Maples

• Squeamish Folk Stay out

In regard to the separation of James Maples and Polly Ann Maples they was married June 1904.

• Part 2 He took the lace right off the babies dress

Pension Claim of James Maples

• Part 3 James Maples Father to no less then 32 children

Store Accounts and Records

Hatcher Papers