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I was in Virginia this past week on a ski vacation and somehow ended up at the top of the longest and most difficult hill for my first run. The bright orange signs lining the entrance to the ski lift that said "experts only" should have been my first clue. I am not an overconfident skier, I am a beginner. My husband however who has extensive experience skiing thought that my overcautious approach and slower pace would allow me to handle this ski hill just fine. Once I got to the top of the hill, I learned quickly the difference between being fearless and being courageous. I had to get to the bottom of the hill, but it wasn't going to be without great fear and trepidation. I was courageous enough however to suck it up and show great spirit in taking the initiative to get down. I later learned that a sales manager at the resort found himself in a similar situation at the top of a difficult hill when he began skiing and had to be accompanied by ski patrol while he skidded down the hill on his behind. So comparatively I was a virtual expert!
Being diagnosed with breast cancer provides the same experience. Just like having to get down the hill, you have to get through treatment. Very few of us are fearless through the ordeal of cancer. Most of us though are surprised at the courage we can muster to show grace and dignity in the process. I thought of this while I made my way down the hill. I have a skiing philosophy that basically states that you can get down any hill if you ski mostly diagonally crisscrossing the hill one length at a time. I employed a similar philosophy while undergoing chemotherapy; I only had to get through one treatment at a time.
Courage is the power to act in the face of fear. Unlike the adolescents that scooted fearlessly by me screaming with glee, I had extreme fear navigating down the hill. But I found the courage to do it regardless of how much I feared for my life and limbs. At the bottom I felt nauseas and overwhelmed, but I smiled bravely as my husband said I did great and assured me that he was not trying to kill me. Sister was extremely proud when I told her of my ordeal and told me how courageous she thought I was. In fact, the rest of that day and the entire week of skiing were great fun as no hill provided anywhere near the challenge of that first one even though I was told they were still considered difficult.
We really can call ourselves courageous for the battle we've been through and the hill we've conquered through breast cancer. For me, I reminded myself that I wasn't going to survive breast cancer just to end it all on a treacherous ski hill. Although, "She died skiing a huge hill" would be preferable to me over "she lost her battle with breast cancer." Fortunately I've conquered both.
Back in one piece,
Important: The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and not Everyday Health.


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Through her work as a nurse in the Crimean War, Florence Nightingale was a pioneer in establishing the importance of sanitation in hospitals. She meticulously gathered data on relating death tolls in hospitals to cleanliness, and, because of her novel methods of communicating this data, she was also a pioneer in applied statistics. We explore the work of Nightingale, and in particular focus on her use of certain graphs which, following misreading of her work, are now commonly known as 'coxcombs'.
On 28 March 1854 Britain and France declared war on Russia, and for the next two years British, French, Sardinian, and Turkish troops fought against Russians in the Crimean War. The loss of life in the war was colossal; of 1 650 000 soldiers who began the war (of all nations), 900 000 died. The majority of those who perished did not die from wounds; rather they died from diseases brought about by the terrible living conditions which they suffered. In these notes we review the Crimean War, and the role Florence Nightingale had in highlighting the plight of the soldiers.

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Mexican Clam Chowder
Serves 8-10
Note: Use a dark mole that is round and rich, but not particularly sweet or fruity, such as Diana Kennedy's classic recipe.
3 to 4 cups water
1 cup farro (or rice or barley)
1/2 cup each water and white wine (or 1 cup water)
3 to 4 cups clam juice
3 pounds fresh clams, scrubbed
Olive oil or canola oil
1/2 bunch cilantro, chopped
2 medium yellow onions, diced
2 cloves garlic, sliced thinly
4 cups chicken stock
1 cup dark mole
2 to 3 limes
2 scallions, sliced
Zest of 1 lime
3 tablespoons queso fresca, crumbled
3 corn tortillas, cut into strips and fried
2 small or one large avocado, diced
Cilantro sprigs
1. In a saucepan, bring the farro and 3 to 4 cups water to a boil. Lower heat, cover and simmer 15 to 20 minutes, or until farro is just tender. Drain farro and set aside.
2. Steam the clams: Place the clams in a saucepan with the wine-water mixture, cover and bring to a boil; cook until the clam shells open, about 5 minutes. Use a slotted spoon to transfer the clams to a bowl. Strain the cooking liquid through a fine-mesh sieve lined with cheesecloth or muslin. Measure the broth and add enough clam juice so you have 4 cups of liquid. Set aside.
3. In a large, heavy-bottomed soup pot, heat a little olive oil. Add cilantro, onions and garlic; cook slowly over low heat until the onions are tender and translucent.
4. Add the 4 cups clam broth/juice, 4 cups chicken stock and 1 cup mole. Bring to a slow simmer. Add farro and clams; cook 5 minutes more. Stir in juice of 2 limes. Taste and adjust seasoning, adding salt or more lime juice to taste.
5. Ladle the soup into warmed bowls, distributing the clams evenly. Garnish with lime zest, queso fresca, tortilla strips, avocado and fresh cilantro.
— Loretta Keller, Exploratorium


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Aspen, Colorado — With Sarah Burke stickers adorned to her helmet, Canadian teammate and close friend, Roz Groenewoud, captured gold in Women's Ski SuperPipe with a 93.66 – the highest score in the events' history.
"It means so much," an emotional Groenewoud said. "After the tribute on Thursday, I am so proud to be a skier. The outpouring of support has been amazing. I felt like I had Sarah with me. She has been a teammate for so long. This is for Sarah."
After winning the bronze medal the last two years, the gold is Groenewoud's first in five Winter X Games appearances.
Maddie Bowman, who made her first Winter X Games appearance last year managed three scores in the 90s, her highest a 92.00, won the silver.
"Honestly this is kind of shocking, it is just now sinking in," an excited Bowman said. "It's great and I am honored to be able to go out and ski like Sarah would have wanted."
Last year's silver medalist Brita Sigourney executed the first 1080 in competition, took home the bronze with a high score of 90.66.
"I am always happy to be on the podium," Sigourney said. "It was definitely stressful today and I don't usually ski well under pressure but I pulled it off today."
The Ski SuperPipe event represents the progression of the sport and showcases the best pipe riders in the world. The SuperPipe course consists of a large halfpipe structure with vertical walls. The course is approximately 567-foot long and 66 feet wide, with 22-foot walls. SuperPipe is judged on amplitude, execution, difficulty, landings and use of the course.
1. Roz Groenewoud Calgary, AB, Canada 93.66
2. Maddie Bowman South Lake Tahoe, Calif. 92.00
3. Brita Sigourney Carmel, Calif. 90.66
4. Anais Caradeux La Clusaz, France 89.00
5. Devin Logan West Dover, Vt. 87.66
6. Keltie Hansen Edmonton, AB, Canada 86.33
7. Dara Howell Hunstville, ON, Canada 70.66
8. Megan Gunning Calgary, AB, Canada 49.00


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Skakel wins new trial in 1975 killing
Nearly 40 years after Greenwich teenager Martha Moxley was brutally beaten to death outside her Belle Haven home, the man convicted of her murder, Michael Skakel, received a new trial Wednesday after spending more than 10 years in prison.
The startling decision by Judge Thomas Bishop comes after several failed appeals by Skakel, effectively completing a Hail Mary pass by the Kennedy cousin in what many saw as his last chance to get free.
In granting the new trial, the judge upheld Skakel's claim that his original defense attorney, Michael Sherman, failed to give him a proper defense during the trial that helped turn Sherman into a media star.
The judge blasted Sherman's handling of almost every aspect of the trial, from jury selection through his closing argument.
"Defense counsel was in a myriad of ways ineffective," the judge wrote. "Trial counsel's failures ... were significant and, ultimately, fatal to a constitutionally adequate defense."
In one shocking passage of his 136-page decision, the judge took Sherman to task for not pointing blame at Michael Skakel's brother, Thomas, who had been a suspect in the murder long before Michael was.
Bishop cited Sherman's failure to provide Skakel with an alibi, though one was available, and his failure to discredit shaky key testimony on which the prosecution's built its case.
As a result, he ruled: "the state procured a judgment of conviction that lacks reliability."
Skakel's current attorney, Hubert Santos, said he expects to file a motion for bail on Thursday. If a judge approves it, Skakel could then post bond and be released from prison.
The surprise victory for Skakel was blow to Martha Moxley's mother, Dorthy, who has been a fixture at every court proceeding from the first day of the murder trial in 2002, through every appeal, including the wrongful conviction claims that were argued this spring -- which the judge decided in Skakel's favor on Wednesday.
Reached at her home in Summit, N.J., Dorthy Moxley, 81, vowed to see the case of her daughter's alleged killer through, wherever it goes from here.
"I am totally 100 percent convinced in my heart that Michael Skakel is the person who swung the golf club and killed my daughter," Moxley told Hearst Connecticut Newspapers. "This is just a bump in the road. We've had lots of little bumps in the road and it's taken us a long time."
Moxley said that Assistant State's Attorney Susann Gill broke the news to her Wednesday afternoon that Skakel will get a new trial.
A request for comment from Gill was left at her Bridgeport office by Hearst.
Bridgeport State's Attorney John Smriga said prosecutors will appeal the decision.
During the two-week wrongful conviction trial in Vernon this spring, Moxley listened to hours of graphic testimony about the bludgeoning of her daughter on Halloween Eve, 1975 in Belle Haven.
"The state of Connecticut has spent a fortune on finding and convicting that man," Moxley said. "I think it's disgusting that they keep going. Why do the people of Connecticut have to put up with this?"
Members of Skakel's original defense team had a markedly different reaction to the ruling.
Stamford attorney Stephan Seeger, who worked with Sherman on the Skakel defense, called the decision a "great day for justice."
"I'll never forget what we went through in Michael Skakel's trial and how it affected the defense team," Seeger said. "It has been a verdict that has haunted me since the day it was announced. And I have continued to work with Michael Skakel in matters after the trial and I have always maintained his innocence."
As to why the decision to set aside the verdict was made, Seeger maintains it was a confluence of pressures on the justice system and not just Mickey Sherman.
"Regardless of where you point fingers, there wasn't just one thing that went wrong with this case. That is why I say this is a great day for justice because sometimes all the evidence doesn't get into trial and new evidence appears."
Private investigator Vito Collucci, a former cop who has worked for the Skakel defense since 2001, said it would be foolish for the state to retry the case. "Michael has already been in jail for 12 years and it would cost hundreds of thousands of dollars to retry the case and there is powerful evidence that Sherman didn't use and other things the prosecution would not allow in."
Collucci, who testified to some of Sherman's shortcomings at the April hearing, called this the case that got away.
"It has been a very, very good day for the defense team that should have won 12 years ago," he said.
Skakel, 53, the nephew of Ethel Skakel Kennedy and the late Robert F. Kennedy, is serving 20 years to life in prison for the murder.
Silent when the homicide case finally went to trial in 2002, Skakel took the stand for an hour and three-quarters this April in an remote courtroom northeast of Hartford and 100 miles from the crime scene. A writ of habeas corpus like the one he filed charging Sherman with bungling his defense, is often used an appeal of last resort.
Much of Skakel's testimony amounted to a blistering indictment of his former lawyer.
A major theme throughout the trial was that Sherman cut corners on opportunities to implicate other people in Martha Moxley's murder. Sherman did attempt to mount a third-party culpability defense against Skakel family tutor Ken Littleton, who was spending his first night in the Skakel home on the night of the murder; but Sherman did not pursue claims by a man named Gitano "Tony" Bryant that two men who were in Belle Haven that night confessed to him that they had killed Moxley.
Bishop agreed that Sherman did not adequately investigate either third-party possibility, but he also concluded that neither thread would likely have changed the outcome of the trial before a jury.
The same was not true of yet another possible third-party suspect, however. Michael was not the first Skakel to be implicated in the murder of Martha Moxley. For many years, investigators believed Michael's older brother, Thomas, was the killer. Focus did not turn to Michael until the investigation into the murder was reactivated years later.
"Attorney Sherman's failure to point an accusatory finger at T. Skakel was and is inexplicable," the judge wrote. "Given the evidence of T. Skakel's culpability available to Attorney Sherman before trial, there was no reasonable basis for his failure to shine the light of culpability on T. Skakel."
Thomas allegedly was seen engaged with Martha in sexual activity on the night of Oct. 30, 1975, just before Moxley was attacked with a golf club and dragged into her family's yard. Court documents also pointed to Thomas' "long neurological and psychiatric history," temper outbursts, and temporal lobe disease that could cause "disassociative (sic) states."
Evidence against Thomas Skakel, the judge wrote, "would have contributed to a fact finder's reasonable doubt of (Michael Skakel's) guilt."
Sherman stood by his handling of Skakel's defense and said under oath that he went to great lengths to convince the jury that other suspects such as Littleton could not be ruled out.
"There was more evidence against Ken Littleton than there was against Michael Skakel," Sherman said at the time. "I did not attempt to prove that he was the killer. I did not think that was my responsibility."
As to not implicating Thomas Skakel or the others, Sherman said: "I do not believe in putting out a buffet table of alleged suspects. "We don't have a bridge to the death."
The judge also said Sherman failed to provide Skakel with an alibi that with "reasonable probability" would have changed the outcome of the trial; and that he failed to destroy the credibility of the state's main witness in the case, Gregory Coleman, who claimed Skakel confessed to the murder while the two were in a residential drug rehab. Coleman built up a long rap sheet before a fatal heroin overdose in 2001 and, according to court documents, gave contradictory statements to investigators and asked the state attorneys' office for money.
Skakel accused Sherman of being too busy riding the fame the case brought him to fulfill his duty as an attorney.
"He said he was a media whore," Skakel testified that Sherman once told him while the two were at the posh Breakers Hotel in Palm Beach, Fla.
Skakel recounted that on the 18th hole of Loblolly, a golf club in Hobe Sound, Fla., Sherman assured him that he had the case in the bag.
Skakel also said Sherman disobeyed his calls to reject a Darien cop and Moxley family acquaintance from becoming jurors.
"It was always, I'm not a lawyer, you don't understand," Skakel said.
Sherman's carousing with Dominick Dunne and Mark Fuhrman, both of whom penned books based on the Moxley murder, left Skakel seething during his testimony.
"I said, `What the hell are you thinking about?' " Skakel said of Sherman going to lunch with Dunne in his stretch limousine. "He's our mortal enemy. This guy is poison."
As the case of Martha Moxley's murder, so long unsolved, still unresolved, enters yet a new phase, her mother Wednesday said she is not worried that Skakel will get off. She also said she plans to be in the courtroom for the new trial.
"I have been every day so far," Dorthy Moxley said, "and, the good lord willing, I will be at every one that there has to be."
John Nickerson contributed to this report.


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- The silencer of presumed inferiority: When you sense your speaking--or speaking up--won't be well-received because you're a woman, it's just another silencer. This poll shows that one in five men and women (20 percent) think women are inferior to men, which increases to almost half in India and Russia. Good global data here.
- Silence and powerlessness go hand in hand: "Having a voice is crucial. It's not all there is to human rights, but it's central to them, and so you can consider the history of women's rights and lack of rights as a history of silence and breaking silence." A powerful read by Rebecca Solnit.
- Did you miss? This week, the blog looked at whether women should include--or avoid--topics about women in their speeches, and Famous Speech Friday shared 15 famous commencement speeches by women.
- About the quote: The perfect antidote to the powerlessness of silence: Put one word after another to gain power, says Margaret Atwood. Find more quotes like this one on our Pinterest board of great quotes by eloquent women.
Inspiration, ideas and information to help women build public speaking content, confidence and credibility. Denise Graveline is a Washington, DC-based speaker coach who has coached nearly 200 TEDMED and TEDx speakers--including one of 2016's most popular TED talks. She also has prepared speakers for presentations, testimony, and keynotes. She offers 1:1 coaching and group workshops in public speaking, presentation and media interview skills to both men and women.
Monday, May 15, 2017
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Why You Should Buy, Not Sell, Jeremy Hellickson
by Eno Sarris //
We can get a little smart for our britches sometimes. We'll take a pitcher, look at his peripherals and declare him over-rated. Then that pitcher goes and improves his peripherals and retains his ERA and WHIP and we look silly. This explains much of Trevor Cahill's last two years. Are we seeing it again this year in Tampa?
Take a look at Jeremy Hellickson's underlying statistics and he seems like a perfect sell-high. Despite a sweet ERA (3.17 ERA), he's not striking out a ton of batters (6.1 K/9), is walking batters at about an average rate (3.25 BB/9, average is 3.14 BB/9), and is getting ground balls at a below-average rate (33.9% GB, 44% is average). To recap: that's below average, average and below average. He's managing the ERA mostly on the back of a lucky batting average on balls in play (.224 BABIP) and a lucky strand rate (79% left on base, 70% is league average).
Put it all together and you get a 4.27 FIP, or fielding independent pitching, a number on the ERA scale that strips out batted ball luck. An average FIP this year is 3.84. He's been below average, which is a strange thing to say about a guy with a low-threes ERA and nine wins.
But here's something even stranger to say: He could be just as good going forward, and maybe even fundamentally better. Well, that's not really that strange, but given his rate stats, you might frown for a moment.
The reasoning behind the statement is simple. Like Trevor Cahill before him, Hellickson is a young pitcher. He has fewer than 150 innings pitched at the major league level. We can't really assume that the strikeout and walk rates that we currently see are his true talent rates. In 2010, Cahill showed a 5.4 K/9 and the book was that he couldn't sustain his results with that level of strikeouts. But Cahill had also had a 9.9 K/9 in the minor leagues. He just needed to figure it out on the major league level, and lo and behold, he now has a 6.65 K/9 and has bettered his FIP a quarter of a run.
Hellickson? He had a 9.8 K/9 in the minor leagues. He was a control artist, with a 2.1 BB/9 on the farm and no season where he walked more than three per nine. He never got a ton of ground balls, but he did get much closer to 40%. These numbers were accrued against inferior talent, but they are also relevant. We can't just assume that Hellickson will continue to strike out six per nine and say he's over-rated. Small sample sizes are the bane of the saber-friendly analyst, but in his last three starts, Hellickson has 18 strikeouts against three walks in 20 1/3 innings. That's the sort of work he did in the minor leagues.
Particularly when we evaluate young pitchers, we cannot forget their minor league work. Baseball is a game of adjustments, and a young pitcher is an adjustment away from improving his underlying rates and 'deserving' his good fortune. Even in baseball's toughest division, Hell Boy has great stuff, dominant control, and the ability to continue putting up an ERA in the low threes.
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as an FYI, take a look at Cahill's in-play hits per 9 in the minors when he was striking out 10 and had a BABIP of well over .300, then look at his rookie season in-play hits per nine when he had a "good" BABIP, interetsing, huh? This often happens with BABIP, the actual amount of in-play hits remains the same, but the BABIP jumps up and down with the strikeout rate. BABIP is a poor, poor metric, as are the metrics based on it. FIP works a bit better but that's mainly because it derives it's numbers mainly from a constant plus the baserunners/home runs. When it fails, it's largely because of the BABIP flaw.


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Ryan Hillier
Hammonds Plains Nova Scotia
Eligible for draft:
Trade with New York Rangers, 2010
179 lbs.
Prospect Talent Score
Probability of Success
2004-05: Hillier was selected out of the second round of the 2004 QMJHL Midget Draft by Halifax, but was sent down to junior A for the first part of his first season after not making the team out of training camp. He was recalled to the Mooseheads midway through the year when Halifax ran into injury troubles. He rotated in and out of the line-up for the remainder of the season, seeing spot duty on the fourth line, and picking up two points in 23 games. Hillier was also a participant on Team Atlantic's bronze medal winning under-17 team in 2005.
2005-06: Hillier played a bigger role for Halifax in his second season, skating on the team's top line, alongside overage players Rane Carnegie and David Brine. Hillier served as the playmaker on the line, with Carnegie doing much of the scoring, and Brine picking up the defensive responsibility. The Mooseheads' first line center finished the season with 57 points in 68 games, third among his teammates. Hillier also participated in the CHL Top Prospects game, and represented Canada in the November 2005 Canada-Russia Challenge.
2006-07: Hillier continued to be an offensive threat during the 2006-07 season, putting up very similar numbers to the 2005-06 season (59 points in 70 games). An exciting offensive threat, Hillier has the ability to break open a game. Unfortunately, last season he was too inconsistent to be that kind of player day in and day out.
2007-08: Hillier's fourth and final year with the QMJHL Halifax Mooseheads was very successful. He matured on and off the ice, playing in all situations, and consistently showing a solid effort. Hillier's decisionmaking and team play showed that he is ready to move to the next level.
2008-09: Played 66 games with the Charlotte Checkers of the ECHL where he psoted 10 goals and 16 assists.
2009-10: Split the season between the ECHL and AHL. Playing for both the Charlotte Checkers and the Wheeling Nailers of the ECHL, Hillier posted 2 goals and 5 assists in 22 games. While playing for the Hartford Wolf Pack of the AHL, he was held pointless in four games. Was traded to the Ducks from the Rangers in July of 2010.
Talent AnalysisHillier has a good combination of speed and skill; he plays with a lot of energy, and shines when the puck is on his stick. He shows flashes of creativity on his play.
- ISS Scouting Report.
Hillier is a very good skater, who accelerates well, particularly with the puck. He reads plays well, and is a smart playmaker and puck handler. Conscious of the defensive game, Hillier is good at using his stick to strip opponents of the puck.
- NHL Central Scouting.


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Articles with RIS Analysis
- The Curious Case of 128.0/16
The prefix 128.0/16 is filtered in Juniper devices up to and including JUNOS software version 11.1. We looked at three ways to get a rough estimate on how much filtering of 128.0/16 is going on on the Internet.
- RIPE NCC and Duke University BGP Experiment
On 27 August 2010, the RIPE NCC's Routing Information Service (RIS) was involved in an experiment using optional attributes in the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP). As a result of this experiment, a small, but significant percentage of global Internet traffic was disrupted for a period of about 30 minutes. The following article provides some background information on the experiment itself and its effect on the network.
- SCW BGP Routing Table Analysis
A network tool developed at SCW Telecom by Herbert Faleiros. Cross-checks BGP routing data with IRR and RIR data. Also available over IPv6. Including a BGP update report for Brazilian networks.
- Range Trees with Variable Length Comparisons (PDF)
15th IEEE Workshop on High Performance Switching and Routing (HPSR), Paris, France, June 2009.
- Cyclops
A network audit tool developped at UCLA by Ricardo Oliveira, Mohit Lad and Lixia Zhang, which uses RIS data among other sources. April 2009.
- YouTube Hijacking: A RIPE NCC RIS case study
On Sunday, 24 February 2008, Pakistan Telecom (AS17557) started an unauthorised announcement of the prefix 184.108.40.206/24. One of Pakistan Telecom's upstream providers, PCCW Global (AS3491) forwarded this announcement to the rest of the Internet, which resulted in the hijacking of YouTube traffic on a global scale. In this report we show how the events were seen by RIPE NCC's Routing Information Service (RIS) and how, in general, one can use the RIS tools to obtain hard data on network events.
- An Active Approach to Measuring Routing Dynamics Induced by Autonomous Systems (PDF)
S. Lo, R. K. C. Chang and L. Colitti, "An Active Approach to Measuring Routing Dynamics Induced by Autonomous Systems (PDF) ", in Proceedings of the Workshop on Experimental Computer Science (ExpCS).
- Quantifying Path Exploration in the Internet (PDF)
by Ricardo Oliveira, Beichuan Zhang, Dan Pei, Rafit Izhak-Ratzin and Lixia Zhang. Used the RIS beacons for gathering data.
- PHAS: a prefix hijack alert system (PDF)
by Mohit Lad, Dan Massey, Dan Pei, Yiguo Wu, Beichuan Zhang and Lixia Zhang. Uses data collected by RIS and Oregon Route views to feed PHAS, an alert system similar to MyASn.
- Measurement of Highly Active Prefixes in BGP (PPT)
by Ricardo V. Oliveira, Rafit Izhak-Ratzin, Beichuan Zhang and Lixia Zhang. Used the RIS beacons updates for analysis.


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HARP AND LYRE:(Redirected from LYRE.)
The ancient Hebrews had two stringed instruments, the "kinnor" (
The kinnor and nebel are often mentioned together. As in the case of all instrumental music among the Hebrews, they were used principally as an accompaniment to the voice (see Music). Instruments were used on joyous occasions, such as banquets and festive processions (Gen. xxxi. 27; I Sam. x. 5; II Sam. vi. 5; Isa. v. 12), and especially in the Temple service (Ps. xxxiii. 2, xliii. 4; Neh. xii. 27; I Chron. xvi. 5); here also in accompaniment to songs of praise and thanksgiving (I Chron. xvi. 16; II Chron. v. 12; Ps. xxxiii. 2, lvii. 9, lxxi. 22). They were never used on occasions of mourning (Isa. xxiv. 8; Ezek. xxvi. 13; Lam. v. 14; Ps. cxxxvii. 2; Job xxx. 31). The more popular of the two instruments was the kinnor, which is much more frequently mentioned in the Old Testament than the nebel. Its invention is ascribed to Jubal (Gen. iv. 21). It was used on family occasions and at popular festivals (Gen. xxxi. 27; Job xxi. 12), and was played upon both by the noble and by the lowly. David, the shepherd-boy, was a noted player (I Sam. xvi. 16). The nebel, on the other hand, seems to have been reserved exclusively for religious occasions (Amos v. 23; Ps. cxliv. 9). In connection with secular events (Amos vi. 5; Isa. xiv. 11), its use appears to have been regarded as unseemly and profane. Regarding the form of the two instruments, it is evident from the Old Testament that they could be played while the performer was walking (I Sam. x. 5; II Sam. vi. 5; Isa. xxiii. 16); hence they must have been easy to carry.
From the name "nebel" it has been inferred that the shape of this instrument, or of its sounding-board, was similar to that of the bulging vessel of the same name in which wine was kept, or that the sounding-board was made of some animal membrane (
Reliance must therefore be placed upon tradition and the analogies furnished by the ancient Greek, Egyptian, and Babylonian instruments. The translation of "kinnor" by κιΘάρα presupposes a similarity between the Hebrew and the Greek instruments, a supposition that is confirmed by the illustrations of the kinnor found on Jewish coins (see illustration), which is very similar to both the Greek lyre and cithara. If these had been foreign instruments derived from the Greeks, they would not have been represented as emblems on coins. On the other hand, the Hebrew cithara, the kinnor, is not found in its original form, but in the modified form it assumed under Greek influence. The earliest shape of this instrument, which readily explains that on the coins intended as ornaments, is perhaps represented on an Egyptian tomb at Beni Hassan (see illustration). Here the instrument consists of a long, rectangular board, the upper half of which is cut out so as to form a kind of frame; and above this opening the strings, running parallel to one another, are strung lengthwise across the board. The player holds the instrument in a horizontal position against his chest, and touches the strings with his left hand, while his right holds a little stick serving as a plectrum. The illustration furthermore shows that the instrument did not originate in Egypt, but with the Asiatic Semites; for it is carried by Asiatic Bedouins praying for admission into Egypt. The instrument was subsequently introduced into Egypt, where it was modified in form.
The same instrument is again found in its primitive form on an Assyrian relief, here also played by Semitic prisoners, from the western districts. The representations on Jewish coins, mentioned above, appear in comparison with these primitive forms as further developments under the influence of Greek taste. In one of the instruments there is under the strings a curious sounding-boardlike a kettle-drum; such a sounding-board is mentioned by the Church Fathers in describing the instrument. As it appears from the foregoing that the instrument was widely used among the Semites, and as the Biblical references, as well as those found in Josephus, seem to apply best to the cithara, it may be assumed that this instrument corresponds to the kinnor. The number of strings evidently varied. In the old Egyptian illustration there are eight strings; the later Egyptian cithara has from three to nine strings; the instruments on the coins have from three to six strings; and Josephus says that the cithara had ten and the nebel twelve strings.The Nebel.
Regarding the nebel there are different views, of which the principal two may be mentioned here. According to one opinion the nebel was identical with the harp. Among the ancient Egyptians there is found, in addition to the large, upright harp, a small portable instrument of that class, which, like the nebel of the Old Testament, the harpist could play while walking. This harp consists of a wide, flat board, with another board fastened at right angles at one end. Across this frame are stretched strings decreasing in length from the center to the sides. A somewhat different Assyrian harp is pictured in a Kuyunjik relief, where a band of musicians going to meet the victorious Assurbanipal is represented. An illustration of a Babylonian harp is again somewhat different, showing but five strings. Although Josephus mentions twelve strings, it must be remembered that the instrument underwent various changes of form in the course of time.
According to another view the nebel is to be compared with the "sanṭir" (still used among the Arabs), perhaps in view of the Septuagint rendering of the word by "psalterion" (=
Finally, there is the tradition that the nebel, unlike the kinnor, was an instrument that stood upright.
- Benzinger, Arch.;
- Nowack, Lehrbuch der Hebräischen Archäologie, i. 273 et seq.;
- Riehm, Handwörterb. des Biblischen Altertums. pp. 1043 et seq.;
- Cheyne and Black, Encyc. Bibl. s.v. Music;
- Wellhausen, in S.B.O.T. Eng. transl. of Psalms (Polychrome Bible);
- Benzinger, Protestantische Realencyclopädie, s.v. Music; and the bibliographies cited in these works.


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As teachers in Vancouver and 16 other districts throughout the province walked the picket lines Monday, both sides said the focus is still on a negotiated deal.
"We didn't take the decision to move to (rotating strikes) lightly," B.C. Teachers Federation president Jim Iker said. "This is about getting a deal at the bargaining table."
Education Minister Peter Fassbender said the government is not going to legislate an agreement before Thursday, which is the last day for the legislature's spring session.
"We are not looking at legislation, we want a negotiated settlement," Fassbender said. "The moves we have made have been significant and with a single goal — to get a negotiated settlement."
Every public school in B.C. will be behind picket lines for one day this week, as teachers implement the second stage of their job action. Last week, the teachers' employer initiated a partial lockout against teachers, and B.C. government negotiators responded by ordering a lockout and pay cut for teachers who participate in the job action. The lockout restricts teachers from working during recess or lunch hours, or from arriving at school any earlier than 45 minutes before school starts, or staying 45 minutes after school ends.
Iker called on the government negotiators to withdraw the notice, which he called "ill-conceived" and said is causing "chaos and confusion" around what teachers can and cannot do and that there could be issues with liability.
CLICK HERE to view the list of school closures for each school district this week.
Fassbender said teachers would be covered by WorkSafeBC if they are volunteering at their workplace.
"Any teacher that is at any activity that is sanctioned by a school district is absolutely covered by WorkSafe. There is no question about that. That misinformation should be corrected. It is not true," Fassbender said.
Fiona McQuarrie, a business professor with the University of the Fraser Valley, said she could see why there would be confusion because it is difficult to define the boundary between working and volunteering for teachers.
"I can see why there might be concern if someone was locked out but they're still there volunteering and something involving WorkSafe happened — how would it apply? It's not clear," McQuarrie said. "The problem with a job like being a teacher is that a lot of the volunteer work is tied to what they do in their paid work. I guess the question would be, where is the boundary between the paid work and the volunteer work?"
The confusion over extracurricular activities was compounded by a letter from Sooke Teachers' Association president Ian Johnson, which said teachers were "to cease all extracurricular and volunteer activities during the lockout."
The directive came from the BCTF executive committee, which also suggested teachers spend their extra time at recess and lunch handing out letters or pamphlets to parents, wrote Johnson.
Teachers were also directed not to "access any website affiliated with the employer other than for TTOC call out of applying for positions," Johnson wrote Sunday, in advance of the rotating strike that impacted Sooke on Monday.
The BCTF said the letter came about because of the uncertainty over whether or not teachers were covered by WorkSafeBC regulations during the lockout.
Johnson said his members who were on strike Monday "probably" won't to voluntary extracurricular work Tuesday. He blamed the government and BC Public Sector Employers Association for the confusing messages. "They have created a confusion and they don't want to wear it," he said. "They are responsible for the mess they are in now."
Fassbender called the letter "unfortunate" and said teachers have a choice.
"I think that's a shame . . . I am concerned because this is now affecting students, and their parents and communities," said Fassbender. "Teachers have a choice to participate in extracurricular activates as they have previously. I'd hope the first priority, as is the government's priority, is the best interests of students as they finish the school year."
The BCTF reported in its November-December 2013 issue of Teacher Newsmagazine that the Workers' Compensation Appeal Tribunal (WCAT) denied a claim for a teacher who was playing in a staff versus student soccer game at lunch time in the school gymnasium. They disallowed the claim on the basis that the soccer game was not part of the teacher's employment.
WCAT disallowed a similar claim last year when the injury occurred during a lunch time student versus staff softball game, the article says.
"Specifically, the WCAT panel found that the teacher was injured outside normal working hours, he was not involved in an activity that was part of his job, he was not instructed or otherwise directed by the employer to carry out the activity, the activity was not directly supervised by a representative of the employer having supervisory authority, and fitness was not a job requirement," the article states.
A call to WorkSafeBC to determine if teachers would be covered during volunteer time in schools was not returned by press time.
The Vancouver school board office is fielding dozens of calls from teachers and principals on the same issue, wondering whether they need to cancel their year-end celebrations, concerts and field trips, said VSB chairwoman Patti Bacchus.
"If you were trying to create havoc, this would probably be the way to do it," Bacchus said. "I don't know if this was intentional or just inept, but it's causing a lot of difficulties that distract from the issue of needing to get a deal."
Bacchus said the VSB is seeking independent legal advice on what to tell the teachers.
"I think the lawyers are having a challenge because this is uncharted territory," Bacchus said.
Meanwhile, as elementary school teacher Jody Polukoshko walked the picket line Monday at Charles Dickens elementary school on Vancouver's east side, she said she believes her students know teachers have kids' best interests at heart.
"We understand that this is something that we have to do and we're going to stand strong no matter what," said Polukoshko, who teaches a combined Grade 5-6-7 class. "The longer this goes on, the more teachers know we have to take a stand. We really love our jobs and we take it seriously. It's hard to hear people say that it is all about salary."
She said the government's proposed 10-per-cent pay cut will hurt her wallet, as will losing a day's pay for Monday's strike.
"We all are going to feel this. We live in the most expensive place in Canada," she said. "But we need to take a principled position."
The pay reduction proposed by the employer will be heard by the Labour Relations Board on Thursday.
Support workers were not crossing the picket lines at Dickens elementary and their union, the Canadian Union of Public Employees, issued a statement Sunday that its support-staff members won't cross picket lines.
The government is offering a 7.3-per-cent wage increase over six years. Teachers want 13.7 per cent over four years. Also at issue are class sizes, class composition and ratios of specialist teachers, such as librarians and resource teachers.
The B.C. Supreme Court has twice found that teachers' constitutional rights were violated more than a decade ago when rules about class size, class composition and specialist teacher ratios were stripped out of the teacher's collective agreement. The B.C. Teachers' Federation, backed up by the judge's decision, would like to see those rules restored to their contract, while the employer says the existing rules, which are outside of the collective agreement, are working well. The court case is under appeal, but McQuarrie said the two sides could agree to a letter of agreement or a flexibility clause that would put those issues aside until the court case is decided.
Negotiations continued Monday afternoon and are scheduled for all day Tuesday and Wednesday. Schools will be closed in Langley, Richmond and 13 other districts tomorrow. Rotating strikes could continue beyond this week, but teachers would take another vote before escalating to a provincewide strike, Iker said.
CLICK HERE to view the list of school closures for each school district this week.


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By Jack Nolan
June 12 2008
Gillingham striker Gary Mulligan has put pen-to-paper in signing a new deal to keep him at Priestfield for another season at least. The hard-working forward recently stated he wanted to leave Priestfield to stay in League One, but has now had a change of heart and is to stay and help The Gills' bid for an immediate return to League One.
It was only a month ago when just days after The Gills' relegation to League Two, Mulligan stated that he wanted to depart Priestfield in favor of a move to League One, but has now made a u-turn in agreeing an extra year in Kent.
Speaking to KentNews early last month, Gillingham manager Mark Stimson said:"Gary has been very honest with me and said he wants to stay in League One. We had an option on his contract which we have taken out to keep him here for another year, so if he gets offers from League One sides they will have to talk to me."
Mulligan joined the club initially from Sheffield UTD on loan and made his move permanent after impressing during his short spell with The Gills, becoming a fan's favourite at Priestfield for his high work ethic.
But goals were sparse for the young forward, who was dropped by Stimson for not giving enough off of the pitch, but forced his way back into the side at the end of the season and impressed.
Dublin born Mulligan netted just five goals this season in thirty-four appearances, most coming from the bench. From eighty-nine games, Mulligan has netted fifteen goals for The Gills.
Meanwhile Gillingham manager Mark Stimson has denied The Gills have made any approach for Southend UTD striker Charlie MacDonald. The Shrimpers accepted a bid from an unamed League Two club but Stimson denied that it was Gillingham chasing the former Ebbsfleet UTD frontman. MacDonald was one of The Gills' transfer targets last summer, but turned down a move to Gillingham in favor of a move to Southend.


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by Faith Bicknell
All she wants is a husband and family. All they need is for her to believe.
When Dinah and Jeff move in to be the Wheillercarts' companions, their lives change for the better and the worse. Dinah loves Jeff, but after five years together, he still refuses to marry her, and Dinah's dreams of starting a family begin to crumble. Regardless of their hot lovemaking sessions, she fears Jeff is cheating on her. Dinah will do anything to keep Jeff, even if it means sharing him with another woman.


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Knox County, Tennessee Genealogy
Guide to Knox County, Tennessee Genealogy ancestry, family history and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
|Knox County, Tennessee
Location in the state of Tennessee
Location of Tennessee in the U.S.
|June 11, 1792
|County Seat
|Website: www.knoxcounty.org
- 1 Description
- 2 Knox County, Tennessee Record Dates
- 3 County Courthouse
- 4 History
- 5 Places/Localities
- 6 Resources
- 6.1 Getting Started
- 6.2 Research Guides
- 6.3 African American
- 6.4 Cemeteries
- 6.5 Census
- 6.6 Church
- 6.7 Court
- 6.8 Directories
- 6.9 Education
- 6.10 Genealogy
- 6.11 Immigration
- 6.12 Land
- 6.13 Law and Legislation
- 6.14 Local Histories
- 6.15 Maps
- 6.16 Military
- 6.17 Newspapers
- 6.18 Occupations
- 6.19 Periodicals
- 6.20 Prisons
- 6.21 Probate Records
- 6.22 Taxation
- 6.23 Vital Records
- 7 Libraries
- 8 Societies
- 9 Websites
- 10 References
Description[edit | edit source]
The County was named for American Revolutionary War general and first United States Secretary of War Henry Knox. The County is located in the northeast area of the state. [1]
Knox County, Tennessee Record Dates[edit | edit source]
County Courthouse[edit | edit source]
Knox(ville) City/County Building, Knoxville, Tenn. Courtesy: Collection: County Court Houses, Flickr by Jimmy Emerson. Used by permission.
Knox County Courthouse
Old Knox County Courthouse;
Knoxville, TN 37902-1805
Phone: 865.215.2390
County Archives has probate records from 1789,
marriage, divorce, and court records from 1792
and tax records from 1806.
Register of Deeds has land records. [3]
Old Knox County Courthouse, Knoxville, Tenn.Knox County Courthouse
300 Main St.
Knoxville, TN 37902
Phone: 1-865-215-2385
"Non-current" County records are housed in the Knox County Archives, which is located in the East Tennessee History Center.
Knox County Clerk
Marriage and probate records
P.O. Box 1566
300 Main St.
Knoxville, TN 37902
Phone: 1-865-215-2385 http://www.knoxcounty.org/directory/details.php?id=9
Knox County Register of Deeds
Land records
City-County Building, Suite 225
Knoxville, TN 37902
Phone: 1-865-215-2330
Knox County Clerk and Master
Court records
City-County Building, Suite 124
400 Main St.
Knoxville, TN 37902
Phone: 1-865-215-2555
Mon.-Fri. 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
History[edit | edit source]
East Tennessee county. Established 1792.
The county is named for General Henry Knox (1750-1806), Revolutionary War hero, and the nation's first Secretary of War.[4]
Parent County[edit | edit source]
1792--Knox County was created 11 June 1792 from Greene and Hawkins Counties.
County seat: Knoxville[5]
County Pronunciation[edit | edit source]
- Hear it spoken[6] (female)
- Hear it spoken[7] (male)
Boundary Changes[edit | edit source]
For animated maps illustrating Tennessee county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Tennessee County Boundary Maps" (1777-1985) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.
Record Loss[edit | edit source]
- Lost censuses: 1800, 1810, 1820
For suggestions about research in places that suffered historic record losses, see:
- Burned Counties. By Michael John Neill at 24-7 Family History Circle.
- When the Records are Gone. By Arlene Eakle at Arlene Eakle's Tennessee Blog.
- Burned Counties Research in the FamilySearch Research Wiki.
Places/Localities[edit | edit source]
Populated Places[edit | edit source]
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:[8]
|Unincorporated communities
|Census-designated places
Neighboring Counties[edit | edit source]
Resources[edit | edit source]
Getting Started[edit | edit source]
Use the free Search for Surnames at Mountain Press's website to quickly search a variety of published Knox County cemetery, court, estate, land, marriage, and tax records. To determine which books are being searched, or to search each publication's index individually, click here. You are now equipped with a checklist of books to pull off the shelves at a genealogy library, or a wish list for your personal book collection.
Research Guides[edit | edit source]
- Genealogical "Fact Sheets" About Tennessee Counties: Knox County, courtesy: TSLA. (Identifies published county histories, published local records, census records, newspapers and local records on microfilm, and select manuscripts.)
- Lawson McGhee Library. Calvin Morgan McClung Historical Collection of Books, Pamphlets, Manuscripts, Pictures and Maps Relating to Warly Western Rravel and the History and Genealogy of Tennessee and other Southern States. Knoxville, Tennessee: Knoxville Lithographing Co., 1921. Free digital copy.
African American[edit | edit source]
- 1878 Examiner Newspaper - one extant issue of this African-American newspaper; part of the McClung Collection
United States African Americans Tennessee African Americans
Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
|Tombstone Transcriptions Online
|Tombstone Transcriptions in Print
|List of Cemeteries in the county
|Family History Library
|Tombstone Project
|TNGenWeb Cemeteries
|TNGenWeb Archives
|See Tennessee Cemeteries for more information.
Additional Cemetery Resources
- Tennessee Cemeteries - Hometown Locator
- Robert McGinnis is recognized as the Knox County Cemetery Historian by several local organizations, such as Knox Heritage. He has published multiple volumes of cemetery transcriptions for Knox County, encompassing more than 500,000 burials. He has done extensive research and included such things as wills and obituaries in the books. In addition, he perused Knox County death certificates on microfilm to identify unmarked burials. Copies of each volume are available from Mr. McGinnis.
Census[edit | edit source]
|Historical populations
|Source: "Wikipedia.org".
1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, and 1940 federal population censuses of Knox County are available online. For tips on accessing census records online, see Tennessee Census. If you're having trouble finding your ancestors in online indexes, try checking printed indexes. Created by local experts familiar with the area's families, these indexes are often transcribed more accurately than nationwide online indexes.
See Tennessee Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book for more information about statewide printed indexes.
1800 Lost
1810 Lost
A substitute is available:
- Sherrill, Charles A. The Reconstructed 1810 Census of Tennessee: 33,000 Long-lost Records from Tax Lists, Court Minutes, Church Records, Wills, Deeds and Other Sources. Mt. Juliet, Tenn.: C.A. Sherrill, 2001. FHL Collection 976.8 X2s 1810
1810 - 1891
1820 - Lost[9]
1820 Manufactures
The original manufactures schedules for the Eastern and Western Districts of Tennessee are kept at the National Archives, Washington, D.C. FHL copies: FHL Collection 1024517-1024518
The following book is a useful aid for finding the original records. A free online index, provided by Lineages, which cites the original document numbers, will help researchers determine if this resource can be of assistance:
- National Archives. Indexes to Manufactures Census of 1820. 1920; reprint, Knightstown, Ind.: Bookmark, 1977. FHL Collection 973 X2m 1820; indexed at Lineages. Covers this county.
These records have also been abstracted:
- 1820 Census of Manufactures: Knox County, East Tennessee Roots, Vol. 9, No. 1 ():50. For availability, see Periodicals.
- Sistler, Byron H. 1830 Census, East Tennessee. Evanston, Ill.: n.p., 1969. FHL Collection 976.8 X2p 1830
1840 Revolutionary War Pensioners
- A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services: With their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshalls of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census. 1841; reprint, Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing, 1967. FHL Collection Book 973 X2pc 1840; Film 2321]. 1841 edition digitized by Google Books. See Tennessee, Eastern District, Knox County on page 153.
- United States Census 1850 for Knox County, Tennessee. Knoxville, Tenn.: East Tennessee Historical Society, 1949. FHL Collection 976.885 X2p 1850
- Sistler, Byron and Barbara Sistler. 1880 Census Knox County, Tennessee. Nashville, Tenn.: Byron Sistler & Associates, 1996. FHL Collection 976.885 X2s 1880 Another copy is available in the Census Area.
1890 Lost
Substitutes are available:
- Reed, Sue S. Enumeration of Male Inhabitants of Twenty-one Years of Age and Upward, Citizens of Tennessee, January 1, 1891, as Provided for by an Act of General Assembly of Tennessee, Passed January 15, 1891, and Approved January 22, 1891. 8 vols. Houston, Texas: S.S. Reed, 1989. FHL Collection 976.8 X2r v. 1 1891 Knox County is included in Vol. 1.
- Sistler, Byron H. and Barbara Sistler. 1890 Civil War Veterans Census, Tennessee. Evanston, Ill.: Byron Sister and Associates, 1978. FHL Collection 976.8 X2s 1890
Male Voters
- 1891 Tennessee Enumeration of Male Voters 1891 at Ancestry.com — index $
Church[edit | edit source]
Presbyterian[edit | edit source]
First Presbyterian Church, Knoxville
- 1816 - 1913 - First Presbyterian Church, Knoxville, Baptism Index 1816-1913. Batches C710781 and C710782 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.</ref>
- 1816 - 1913 - First Presbyterian Church, Knoxville, Marriage Index 1816-1913. Batches M710781 and M710782 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.</ref>
- 1881 - 1913 - First Presbyterian Church, Knoxville, Burial Index 1881-1913. Batch B395613 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.</ref>
- The Centennial Anniversary of the First Presbyterian Church of Knoxville, Tennessee, and the Semi-Centennial Anniversary of the Ministry of Rev. James Park, D.D., Knoxville, Tenn., October 11, 1896. Knoxville, Tenn.: Bean, Warters & Gaut, Printers and Binders, 1897. Digital version at Google Books.
Pleasant Forest Presbyterian Church
- 1833 - 1885 - Pleasant Forest Presbyterian Church Baptism Index 1833-1885. [10]
Roman Catholic[edit | edit source]
Diocese of Knoxville
805 Northshore Drive Southwest
Knoxville, TN 37919
Telephone: 865-584-3307
Fax: 865-584-7538
Immaculate Conception Church, Knoxville
- 1846 - 1870 - Immaculate Conception Church, Knoxville, Baptism Index 1846-1870. Batch C710791 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.
Court[edit | edit source]
Directories[edit | edit source]
- Knoxville City Directories, 1859-present - the Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection has a complete set of Knoxville City Directories. Watch this video on their collection
- Knoxville City Directory, 1926: Containing an Alphabetical List of Business Firms, Corporations Followed by Their Officers, Copartnerships Giving Names of Partners, and Private Citizens with Their Occupation, Business Connections and Home Address, a Directory of All Churches, Public and Private Schools, Benevolent, Literary, Religious and Other Societies, Banks and Trust Companies, Officers of the County and City Governments, a Street and Avenue Guide, Numerical Telephone Directory, a Buyers' Guide and a Complete Classified Business Directory. Knoxville, Tenn.: City Directory Co. of Knoxville, c1926. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
Education[edit | edit source]
- Knox County Schools - a flickr album of past and current Knox County schools by Cyndy Cox
Genealogy[edit | edit source]
More than 50 genealogies have been published about Knox County, Tennessee families. For more information visit Knox County, Tennessee Compiled Genealogies.Gordon Aronhime (1911-1983) collected information on hundreds of Southwest Virginia and East Tennessee pioneers. His note cards, which reference more than 4,000 early settlers of the Holston-Clinch River area and East Tennessee (1770s-1790s), are held at the Library of Virginia. The cards have been digitized and made available online.[11]
Immigration[edit | edit source]
Early migration routes to Knox County for European settlers included:
During the War of 1812, American officials reported finding a total of 33 British aliens, many of whom had families, living in Knoxville and Knox County.[12]
Additional resources:
- Babelay, David, Charles F. Bryan Jr., Leo Schelbert, and J. Michael Clark. They Trusted and were Delivered: The French-Swiss of Knoxville, Tennessee. 2 vols. Knoxville, Tenn.: Vaud-Tennessee, 1988. FHL US/CAN Book 976.885 F2b.
Land[edit | edit source]
The original Knox County Deed Books are held at the County Courthouse. In 1966, TSLA microfilmed these records for the years 1791 to 1966, resulting in 1564 microfilms. FHL Collection
Local Land Entries Issued by North Carolina
The original Knox County land entries issued by North Carolina are kept at the North Carolina State Archives in Raleigh. On their website, users can bring up a list of land entries issued in Knox County, both before and after it became a part of the state of Tennessee. Years covered: 1779-1803.
- Follow this link to conduct a "Call Number Search" using the MARS Catalog on their site.
- Using the pull down window, change "Call Numbers starting" to "A MarsID matching."
- Type 12.14.11 (Windows Vista users may need to include a period after the last digit, for example 12.14.11.) and click Search. This is the specific MarsID for Knox County.
- Click on the entry that is returned: "Tennessee, Knox County."
- In the window that pops up, click Show List of Child Records and a list of Knox County land entries will be produced. Browse to find abstracts of the original records.[13]
N.B. You can also search by name through the Basic Search, but it lacks soundex capabilities.
1783 - 1843 - North Carolina and Tennessee Revolutionary War Land Warrants 1783-1843 at Ancestry.com -- index and images $
Law and Legislation[edit | edit source]
- Tennessee State Library and Archives, Acts of Tennessee 1796-1850: Index to Names. January 25, 2005. In addition to creating new laws, legislative acts were often required to obtain a divorce, grant legitimacy to a child, or for appointments to or grant payments for public service. The TSLA has created an index to names that appear in these acts covering the years 1796 to 1850. To read more about this valuable resource Click here. The searchable index is available at the TSLA; another version is available at World Vital Records.
Local Histories[edit | edit source]
- Rule, William, George Frederick Mellen and John Wooldridge. Standard History of Knoxville, Tennessee: With Full Outline of the Natural Advantages, Early Settlement, Territorial Government, Indian Troubles, and General and Particular History of the City Down to the Present Time. Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1900. Digital versions at Ancestry ($) and Google Books.
- Turner, Francis Marion. Life of General John Sevier New York: The Neale Publishing Co., 1910. Free digital copy.
- Wright, Marcus Joseph. Some Account of the Life and Services of William Blount.... Washington,D.C.: E.J.Gray, 1884. Free digital copy.
Maps[edit | edit source]
for more resources
- 1777 - 1985 - Maps of Tennessee (1777-1985)
- 1792 - Reeves, Charles A. Knox & Jefferson Counties (Tennessee) - Created June 11, 1792 from Greene & Hawkins Counties. Published 2000. Purchase at ReevesMaps.com; website includes a scaled-down version of the map.
- 1871 - Ruger, A. Bird's Eye View of the City of Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee. Originally published 1871. Purchase at ReevesMaps.com; website includes a scaled-down version of the map.
- 1886 - Wellege, Henry. Knoxville, County Seat of Knox County, Tennessee. Originally published 1886. Purchase at ReevesMaps.com; website includes a scaled-down version of the map.
- 1888 - Knox County, Tennessee Map with numerous small settlements. (My Genealogy Hound)
- 1890 - Sanborn Map. Map of Knoxville, 1890. Purchase at ReevesMaps.com; website includes a scaled-down version of the map.
- 1895 - 1895 Knox County, Tennessee Property Owners Map. Includes: property owners, churches, schools, roads, communities, cities, towns, and an index. Purchase at ReevesMaps.com; website includes a scaled-down version of the map.
- 1895 - Ogden Brothers Map. Map of Knoxville, 1895. Purchase at ReevesMaps.com; website includes a scaled-down version of the map.
- 1917 - Sanborn Map. Map of Knoxville, 1917. Purchase at ReevesMaps.com; website includes a scaled-down version of the map.
- 1939 - Viking Press for the WPA. A Map of Knoxville. Originally published 1939. Purchase at ReevesMaps.com; website includes a scaled-down version of the map.
- 1948 - Knoxville, Tennessee. Originally published 1948. Includes streets and a few landmarks. Purchase at ReevesMaps.com; website includes a scaled-down version of the map.
Military[edit | edit source]
- Fold3 is one of the greatest databases of military records (Indian Wars, Revolutionary War, War of 1812, Civil War, Spanish-American War, World War I, and World War II) for all states
Indian Wars[edit | edit source]
- Persons Killed, Wounded & Taken Prisoner, 1791, Montgomery County Genealogical Journal, Vol. 9, No. 3 (Mar. 1980).
Revolutionary War[edit | edit source]
The following Knox County Revolutionary War records are available online through TNGenWeb:
Additional resources include:
- A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services: With their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshalls of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census. 1841; reprint, Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing, 1967. FHL Collection Book 973 X2pc 1840; Film 2321]. 1841 edition digitized by Google Books. See Tennessee, Eastern District, Knox County on page 153.
- Rejected or Suspended Applications for Revolutionary War Pensions. Washington, D.C., 1852. Reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1969, and 1991. Reprints include "an Added Index to States." Digital version at Ancestry ($). Tennessee entries abstracted online at Tennesseans in the Revolutionary War, courtesy: TNGenWeb. Includes veterans from this county; Tennessee section begins on page 381.
War of 1812[edit | edit source]
- Embry, Hermione D. "War of 1812 - Tennessee Pensioners on List - January 2, 1883," Ansearchin' News, Vol. 7, No. 4 (Oct. 1960):90-93. FHL Collection 976.8 B2a v. 7 (1960); digital version at journal website. Includes Knox County pensioners (pp. 91-92).
Civil War[edit | edit source]
Online Records
- 1861-1865 - Tennessee, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — index
- 1861-1865 - Tennessee, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — index
- 1861-1865 - U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)
- 1861-1865 - U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)
- 1891-1965 - Tennessee, Confederate Pension Applications, Soldiers and Widows, 1891-1965 at FamilySearch — images
- Civil War Research Database $
- Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System
Regiments. Civil War service men from Knox County served in various regiments. Men often joined a regiment or a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are the military units that were formed in or had many men from Knox County:
Confederate Soldiers
- 1st Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Carter's) - CSA - Company E.
- 2nd Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Ashby's) - CSA - Company B, D, and I.
- 3rd Regiment, Tennessee Infantry - CSA - Company A.
- 3rd Regiment, Tennessee Mounted Infantry (Lillard's) - CSA - Company A.
- 4th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry - CSA - Companies B and L.
- 4th Battalion, Tennessee Cavalry (Branner's) - CSA - Company C and E.
- 5th Battalion, Tennessee Cavalry (McClellan's) - CSA - Company C.
- 8th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Smith's) - CSA
- 11th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry - CSA- Company L.
- 12th Battalion, Tennessee Cavalry (Day's) - CSA - Company E.
- 19th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry - CSA - Company E.
- 26th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry (3rd East Tennessee Volunteers) - CSA - Company F.
- 28th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Hay's) - CSA
- 34th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry (4th Confederate Infantry) - CSA - Company C.
- 36th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry - CSA
- 59th Regiment, Tennessee Mounted Infantry (Cooke's) (Eakin's 1st Battalion) - CSA - Company D.
- 63rd Regiment, Tennessee Infantry (Fain's) (74th Infantry) - CSA - Company D.
- Tennessee Artillery Corps (McCown's) - CSA - First, Fourteenth, and Sixteenth Companies.
Union Soldiers
- 1st Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry - Companies A and C.
- 1st Battalion, Tennessee Light Artillery - organized at Memphis, Nashville, and Knoxville.
- 3rd Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry - Company A.
- 3rd Regiment, Tennessee Infantry - Companies D, F, H, and I.
- 6th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry - Companies A and B.
- 8th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry - Companies F and G.
- 9th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry - Companies B, K, L, and M.
Additional sources for Civil War soldiers from Knox County:
- Carter, William Randolph. History of the First regiment of Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry in the Great war of the Rebellion, with the Armies of the Ohio and Cumberland, under Generals Morgan, Rosecrans, Thomas, Stanley and Wilson. Knoxville, Tennessee: Gaut-Ogden Co. Printers, 1902. Free digital copy. Union.
- Worsham, William J. Old Nineteenth Tennessee regiment, C.S.A. June, 1861-April, l865. Knoxville, Tennessee: Press of Paragon Printing Co., 1902. Free digital copy.
- Knox County in the Civil War. The purpose of this page is to provide links to text, maps, photos, and other helpful resources for those interested in the impact of the Civil War on Knox County, Tennessee.
- Memorial to the Sultana Incident. This photos are from the Mount Olive Cemetery in Knox County, TN.
- CWSAC, Battle Summaries, Campbell's Station and Fort Sanders. Located in Knox County.
- Knoxville Civil War Roundtable.
- American Memory, Selected Photographs of the Civil War, 1861-1865.
- Tennessee State Library and Archives, Tennessee Confederate Pension Applications: Knox County. Includes soldier's name, county, pension #, unit or widow.
- United States Pension Bureau, List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883: Giving the Name of Each Pensioner, the Cause for... (Washington Printing Office; 1883). Online at Internet Archive. Knox County, page 353-356.
Civil War Battles[edit | edit source]
The following Civil War battles were fought in Knox County:
- November 16, 1863 = Campbell's Station[14]
- November 29, 1863 = Fort Sanders, also known as Fort Loudon[15]
- Map showing Civil War battles in Tennessee.
Newspapers[edit | edit source]
The organization Strictly By Name provides free online indexes to early Knoxville newspapers. They offer a record retrieval service to photocopy and transcribe microfilm copies of the original documents for a small fee. Available indexes:
Other online papers
- Knxoville Daily Chronicle, 1870-1873 -- available at ChroniclingAmerica.gov
- Knoxville Daily Chronicle, 1885-1886 -- available at Google News Archive
Many Tennessee newspapers are filmed and available at TSLA. Most of these newspapers may be accessed by interlibrary loan to libraries within Tennessee, although there are some newspaphttp://sos.tn.gov/products/tsla/newspapers-microfilm-tennessee-state-library-and-archivesers which are not available in or outside of Tennessee. For further information regarding interlibrary loan policies and newspapers not available for interlibrary loan click here. For a list of newspapers available at the archives for Knox County click on the following cities:
Published Knox County newspaper abstracts:
- McGinnis, Robert A. Tidbits of the Past: Death Notices, Obituaries & Interesting Articles Taken from Knoxville Newspapers 1868-1885. n.p.: R.A. McGinnis, 2004. Family History Library WorldCat.
- McGinnis, Robert A. Tidbits of the Past: Death Notices, Obituaries & Interesting Articles Taken from Knoxville Newspapers 1886-1891.
- McGinnis, Robert A. Tidbits of the Past: Death Notices, Obituaries & Interesting Articles Taken from Knoxville Newspapers 1892-1895.
To order a copy of any volume, send a check for $35 (includes shipping) to Robert McGinnis, 1425 Glenoaks Dr, Knoxville, TN 37918.
Occupations[edit | edit source]
- Miller, Alan N. East Tennessee's Forgotten Children: Apprentices from 1778 to 1911. Baltimore, Md.: Printed for Clearfield Company, Inc., by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2000. FHL Collection 976.8 U2m; digital version at World Vital Records ($). Purchase at Genealogical.com. Includes Knox County.
Periodicals[edit | edit source]
Tap into the minds of local experts. Editors of genealogical periodicals publish unique sources that researchers who are new to their area would not likely discover. This type of material may be found in local, regional, or statewide genealogical society journals. The following periodicals cover this county:
- Ansearchin' News
- Genealogical articles with abstracts of Knox County, Tennessee Genealogy records have been published in Ansearchin' News, the quarterly magazine of the Tennessee Genealogical Society. To view a list of these articles, visit their county index. To read digitized versions of the first 36 years of articles (Vols. 1-36), browse their archive or conduct a surname search. The Family History Library has a complete collection of the Ansearchin' News quarterly FHL Book 976.8 B2a.
- East Tennessee Roots
- Several genealogical articles with abstracts of Knox County, Tennessee Genealogy records have been published in East Tennessee Roots (10 vols.). A subject index to these articles is available online. Surname indexes to Volumes 9 and 10 are also available online. The Family History Library has collected most issues of East Tennessee Roots FHL Book 976.8 D25e.
- The Pellissippian
- Several genealogical articles with abstracts of Knox County, Tennessee Genealogy records were published in the The Pellissippian (25 vols., 1980-2004), the quarterly of the Pellissippi Genealogical and Historical Society. The society has posted tables of contents for all 25 volumes on their website. They also have back issues available for purchase. The Family History Library has acquired the first 20 volumes FHL Book 976.8 D25p.
Prisons[edit | edit source]
Learn if your Knox County, Tennessee Genealogy ancestors went to prison!
- Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1831-1850.
- Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1851-1870.
Probate Records[edit | edit source]
The Family History Library has not acquired microfilm copies of most original Knox County Will Books. When researching in that facility, it is necessary to rely upon published abstracts of the records.
Online Records
- 1779 - 2008 Tennessee Wills and Probate Records 1779-2008 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
FamilySearch has placed scans of the following records online in the Tennessee, Probate Court Books, 1795-1927 collection. These are browse-only collections. Handwritten indexes may be found at the front or back of some volumes:
- Wills, 1792-1803 ("Vol. O")
- Bonds, 1859-1874, 1895-1905 (3 vols.)
- Bonds, letters, 1874-1898 (3 vols.)
- Estate records, 1792-1844, 1858-1863 (7 vols.)
- Insolvent estate records, 1859-1915
- Settlements, 1792-1896 (28 vols.)
The organization Strictly By Name provides free online indexes to early Knox County probate records. They offer a record retrieval service to photocopy and transcribe microfilm copies of the original documents for a small fee. Available indexes:
- Wills, Guardianships, Accounts, Settlements Book 0: 1792-1821
- Wills, Guardianships, Accounts, Settlements Book 1: 1792-1811
- Wills, Guardianships, Accounts, Settlements Book 2: 1812-1817
- Wills, Guardianships, Accounts, Settlements Book 3: 1818-1824
Knox County's Will Books have been abstracted and/or indexed multiple times:
- 1792 - 1831 - Bell, Annie W.B. Knox County, Tennessee, Wills, 1792-1831: Estate and Guardian Book, "O" Will's, 1792-1803; Guardians, 1792-1821. Original at Court House, Knoxville, Tennessee. 1934. FHL Collection 976.885 P2b
- 1792 - 1803 - Historical Records Project (W.P.A.). Will Books, 1792-1803, Knox County, Tennessee. Typescript, TSLA. Microfilmed in 1941. FHL Collection 24719 Item 3
- 1792 - 1861 - Sistler, Byron and Barbara Sistler. Index to Tennessee Wills & Administrations 1779-1861. Nashville, Tenn. Byron Sistler & Associates, Inc., 1990. FHL Collection 976.8 P22s Includes an index to this county's probate records. Free Lookups Available!
- 1792 - 1824 - Knox County, Tennessee Estate Book [1792-1824]. 2 vols. Signal Mountain, Tenn.: Mountain Press, 199-?. FHL Collection 976.885 P28k
- 1792 - 1824 - Strictly By Name (see above).
Taxation[edit | edit source]
The original Knox County Highway Tax Book, dated 1888, is kept at the County Courthouse. In 1978, GSU microfilmed this book: FHL Collection 1020331 Item 4
The following Knox County tax records have been abstracted:[16]
- 1796 - West, Betsy F. "Delinquent Tax List, Knox County, Tennessee - 1796," Ansearchin' News, Vol. 24, No. 3 (Fall 1977):138. For FHL and online access, as well as indexes, see Periodicals.
- 1796, 1799, 1815 - Sistler, Byron and Barbara Sistler. Index to Early Tennessee Tax Lists. Evanston, Ill.: B. & B. Sistler, 1977. FHL Collection 976.8 R4s - Includes 1796, 1799, 1815 (Knoxville only) tax lists.
- 1796, 1806, 1815 - Curtis, Mary Barnett. Early East Tennessee Tax Lists. Fort Worth, Texas: Arrow Printing Company, 1964. FHL Collection 976.8 R4c - Includes 1796 list of persons not paying tax, 1815 petitions, and 1806 tax list.
- 1796 - "Delinquent Tax List, 1796," East Tennessee Roots, Vol. 10, No. 1 (Summer 2005).
- 1801 - "Delinquent Taxes, 1801," Jefferson County Genealogical Society Journal, Vol. 9, No. 3 (Fall 1993).
- 1804 - Curtis, Mary Bennett. Knox County, Tennessee 1804 Tax List. n.p.: Arrow/Curtis Gen[e]alogical Publishing Co., 1977. FHL Collection 976.885 R4k
- 1806 - Knox County, Tenn. 1806 Tax List. 197-?. FHL Collection 976.885 R4ka
- 1806 - Creekmore, Pollyanna. Early East Tennessee Taxpayers. Easley, S.C.: Southern Historical Press, 1980. FHL Collection 976.8 R4cp and Silas Emmett Lucas's Revised Index: FHL Collection 976.8 R4cp index Includes 1806 tax list.
- 1806 - Knox County 1806 Tax List, East Tennessee Roots, Vol. 3, No. 3; Vol. 3, No. 4; Vol. 4, No. 3. For possible FHL and online access, as well as indexes, see Periodicals.
- 1812 - "Tax List, 1812," Tennessee Ancestors, Vol. 2, No. 1 (Apr. 1986); Vol. 2, No. 2 (Aug. 1986); Vol. 2, No. 3 (Dec. 1986).
- 1814 - "Direct Federal Tax-Delinquent Property Owners Listed for 1814," Ansearchin' News, Vol. 43, No. 3 (Fall 1996):115-120. For possible FHL and online access, as well as indexes, see Periodicals. Includes Knox County.
- 1817 - "U.S. Holds 1817 Public Sale of Federal Tax-Delinquent Properties in Tennessee," Ansearchin' News, Vol. 43, No. 2 (Summer 1996):63-68. For possible FHL and online access, as well as indexes, see Periodicals. Includes Knox County.
- To 1830 - "Tax Lists, Pre-1830," Tennessee Ancestors, Vol. 8, No. 2 (Aug. 1992).
- 1836 - Douthat, James L. Knox County, Tennessee, 1836 Civil Districts and Tax Lists. Signal Mountain, Tenn.: Mountain Press, 1993. FHL Collection 976.885 P22d; online: free surname index and purchase details.
- 1844 - 1845 - Historical Records Project. Property Tax List, 1844-1845, Knox County, Tennessee. Typescript, Tennessee State Library, Nashville, Tenn. FHL Collection 24736 Item 3
The Tennessee State Library and Archives has a collection of "Tennessee, Early Tax List Records, 1783-1895" available on Ancestry which includes tax records in Knox County.
Vital Records[edit | edit source]
See also How to order Tennessee Vital Records or order electronically online.
Birth[edit | edit source]
- 1828 - 1939 - Tennessee Births and Christenings 1828-1939 at FamilySearch.org — index
- 1869 - 1909 - Tennessee Delayed Birth Records 1869-1909 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
- 1881 - 1894 - Knoxville Birth Index 1881-1894 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch.org- free.
- 1881 - 1915 - Tennessee, City Birth Records 1881-1915 at Ancestry.com - index and images $
- 1908 - 1912 - Tennessee, Birth Records (ER Series), 1908-1912 at FamilySearch — index and images
Marriage[edit | edit source]
The original Knox County marriage records are kept at TSLA. They have been microfilmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah:
- 1625-1966 - Tennessee, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
- 1838 - 1922 - Index to Marriages Vols. 1 to 4 (1838-1922). FHL Collection 1020950
- 1793 - 1894 - Marriage Records Vols. 1 to 8 (1793-1894). FHL Collection 1020951-1020952
- 1792 - 1915 - Licenses, Bonds 1792-1915. FHL Collection 1025064-1025100, 1020953-1020968].
Online Records
- 1780 - 2002 - Tennessee State Marriages 1780-2002 at Ancestry.com — index $
- 1780 - 2002 - Tennessee State Marriage Index 1780-2002 at FamilySearch.org— index
- 1790 - 1950 - Tennessee County Marriages 1790-1950 at FamilySearch.org — index and images
- 1796 - 1950 - Tennessee Marriages 1796-1950 at FamilySearch.org — index
- 1838 - 1888 - Tennessee Civil Marriages, 1838-1888 at FamilySearch — index and images
- 1851 - 1900 - Tennessee Marriages 1851-1900 at Ancestry.com— index and images $
Other Resources
- The organization Strictly By Name provides free online indexes to early Knox County marriage records. They offer a record retrieval service to photocopy and transcribe microfilm copies of the original documents for a small fee. Available indexes:
- 1793 - 1819 - Marriages 1793-1819
Knox County's marriage records have been abstracted several times. Each editor was selective in the amount of detail he or she abstracted.
- 1792 - 1896 - Knox County Marriage Index 1792-1896 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch - free.[17]
- 1792 - 1864 - Historical Records Project (W.P.A.). Marriage Records, 1792-1864, Knox County, Tennessee. Typescript, TSLA. Microfilmed in 1940. FHL Collection Films 24721 Items 2-4, 24718 Items 4-5
- 1792 - 1900 - d'Armand, Roscoe Carlisle and Virginia Carlisle d'Armand. Knox County, Tennessee Marriage Records, 1792-1900: Compiled from Original Marriage Licenses and Bonds, Marriage Register, W. P. A. Knoxville, Tenn.: D'Armand Family Record Society, 1970. FHL Collection 976.885 V25d
- 1792 - 1870 - Lucas, Silas Emmett and Ella Lee Sheffield. 35,000 Tennessee Marriage Records and Bonds 1783-1870. 3 vols. Easley, S.C.: Southern Historical Press, 1981. FHL Collection 976.8 V2t v. 1 Abstracts include names of brides, grooms, bondsmen, marriage bond dates, and officiators for weddings in this county for the roughly specified years. Marriage data taken from an index card file at the TSLA. Authors do not specify whether or not the card index completely indexes this county's marriages.
- 1792 - 1865 - Sistler, Byron and Barbara Sistler. Early East Tennessee Marriages. 2 vols. Nashville, Tenn.: Byron Sistler & Associates, Inc., 1987. FHL Collection 976.8 V2s v. 1 Indexes names of brides and grooms, and marriage dates for weddings in this county for the specified years. Free Lookups Available!
- 1793 - 1819 - Strictly By Name (see above).
Divorce[edit | edit source]
In 1940 and 1941, W.P.A. workers pinpointed the location of Knox County divorce papers in diverse County Courthouse records, see the following resources:
- W.P.A. Guide to Public Vital Statistics in Tennessee. Nashville, Tenn.: The Tennessee Historical Records Survey, 1941. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 A3gp.
Death[edit | edit source]
- 1872 - 1923 - Tennessee, City Death Records 1872-1923 at Ancestry.com - index and images $
- 1874 - 1955 - Tennessee Deaths and Burials 1874-1955 at FamilySearch.org — index
- 1908-1933 Tennessee Deaths, 1908 - 1933 at MyHeritage ($) — index
- 1908 - 1958 - Tennessee Death Records 1908 - 1958 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
- 1914 - 1966 - Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966 at FamilySearch — index and images
For deaths of Methodists in Knox County between the 1830s and the 1920s, try searching the following records:
- 1847 - 1914 - Smith, Jonathan K.T. Genealogical Abstracts from Reported Deaths, the Nashville Christian Advocate. [1847-1914] 10 vols. [Jackson, Tenn.]: J.K.T. Smith, 1997-2003. FHL Collection 976.855/N1 V48s 1847-1851 ff; digitalhttp://www.knoxlib.org/local-family-history/historical-resources/tennessee-deaths versions at David Donahue Memorial: Tennessee Records Repository. Website expands upon the publications and includes deaths from the 1830s, 1840s, 1910s and 1920s.
- Obituary Index at Knox County Library (McClung Historical Collection)
Hickory Public Library in Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina has the following records:
- 1914 - 1920 - Knox County, TN Death Records, 1914-1920
- 1921 - 1925 - Knox County, TN Death Records, 1921-1925
Libraries[edit | edit source]
East Tennessee Historical Center
601 South Gay Street
Knoxville, TN 37901-1629
Phone: 1-865-215-8801
E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
Hours: (Eastern Time): Mon. and Tues. 9 a.m.-8:30 p.m.; Wed., Thurs., and Fri. 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m.; Sat. 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun. 1 p.m.-5 p.m.
The East Tennessee History Center houses the Knox County Archives, the Museum of East Tennessee History, and the Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection.
The McClung Historical Collection's primary focus is east Tennessee; it holds one of the country's leading research collections about the region. The collection contains books, newspapers, directories, manuscripts, maps, microfilm records, and photographs. In addition to the east Tennessee material, the collection also contains research guides and census indexes for many states in the United States, especially 11 states in the South. McClung Collection is your gateway to exploring the families and history of the East Tennessee region. The Knox County Public Library offers the free online Calvin M. McClung Digital Collection.
Knox County Public Library
Lawson McGhee Library
500 W. Church Ave.
Knoxville, TN 37902
Phone: 865-215-8750
Hours: Mon. and Tues. 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; Wed. 10 a.m-5 p.m., Thurs. 10 a.m.-7 p.m., Fri. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat. and Sun. 1 p.m.-5 p.m.
The Knox County Public Library offers materials on local history, county indexes, and the free online Calvin M. McClung Digital Collection.
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Hoskins Library, Special Collections
1015 Volunteer Boulevard
Knoxville, TN 37996-1000
Phone: 1-865-974-4351
The library's catalog is online and the Tennessee Newspaper Project is available through the catalog.
Societies[edit | edit source]
See also a List of Tennessee Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical & Genealogical Societies
East Tenneessee Historical Society
601 S. Gay St.
PO Box 1629
Knoxville, TN 37901-1629
Phone: 1-865-215-8824
Family History Centers[edit | edit source]
Family History Centers provide one-on-one assistance, free access to center-only databases, and to premium genealogical websites.
FamilySearch Affiliate Libraries have access to most center-only databases, but may not always have full services normally provided by a family history center.
Local Centers and Libraries
Introduction to Family History Centers
Grove Park Tennessee Family History Center (Knoxville)
6024 Grove Dr NE
Knoxville, TN
Phone: 1-865-688-7411
Knox County Public Library
500 West Church Ave.
Knoxville, TN
Phone: 1-865-215-8808
Knoxville Tennessee Family History Center
400 Kendall Rd NW
Knoxville, TN
Phone: 1-865-693-8252
These are not mailing addresses. Due to limited staff, Family History Centers are unable to respond to mail inquiries.
Websites[edit | edit source]
- FamilySearch Catalog (FamilySearch) — The catalog is genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) This catalog is different than the indexed Historical Records.
- Knox County, TN Family History and Genealogy Message Board (Ancestry)
- Knox County, TNGenWeb (USGenWeb)
- RootsWeb Mailing List: TNKNOX-L (Knox County, Tennessee List)
- RootsWeb Mailing List: ETN-OZ-L (East Tennessee Migrants to Ozarks Region List)
- RootsWeb Mailing List: SE-TN-L (Southeast Tennessee List)
- RootsWeb Mailing List: UPPEREASTTN-L (Upper East Tennessee List)
- Knox County TN Genealogy (ldsgenealogy.com)
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Knox, Tennessee" in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knox_County,_Tennessee accessed 24 Dec 2018
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Knox County, Tennessee. Page 638-645 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002; Alice Eichholz, ed. Ancestry's Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources, Third ed. (Provo, Utah: Ancestry, 2004), 637-640.
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Knox County, Tennessee page 641, At various libr40ries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ "Henry Knox," Wikipedia.
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, UT: Everton Publishers, 2002), 641. (FHL Book 973 D27e 2002). WorldCat entry.
- ↑ Voice of Lynnae Weller, Kingsport, Tenn. (2010).
- ↑ Voice of Gene Black, FamilySearch employee, former resident of Bristol, Tenn. (2010).
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Knox County, Tennessee," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knox_County,_Tennessee, accessed 30 November 2019.
- ↑ Mary Barnett Curtis, Early East Tennessee Tax Lists: a compiled list of residents of the area covered in 22 east Tennessee counties for which there is (sic) no census records prior to 1830 (Fort Worth, Texas: Arrow Printing, 1964) [[FHL Book 976.8 R4c]].
- ↑ Genealogical Society of Utah, Parish and Vital Records List (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/images/d/d3/Igitennesseef.pdf.
- ↑ "Original Virginia Records Imaged and Indexed Online," Arlene Eakle's Virginia Genealogy Blog, 12 October 2008.
- ↑ Kenneth Scott. British Aliens in the United States During the War of 1812. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1979, 372-378 (see East Tennessee). FHL US/CAN 973 W4s; digital version at Ancestry ($).
- ↑ J. Mark Lowe, "The Land Grant Processes of North Carolina and Tennessee," Lecture, Federation of Genealogical Societies Conference, Knoxville, Tenn., August 21, 2010.
- ↑ Heritage Preservation Services, Civil War Battle Summaries by State
- ↑ Heritage Preservation Services, Civil War Battle Summaries by State
- ↑ The Heritage Quest Online version of PERSI aided in the compilation of this list.
- ↑ Genealogical Society of Utah, Parish and Vital Records List (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/images/d/d3/Igitennesseef.pdf.


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Refinery tax ruling a 'gift' for schools
Texas environmental regulators have rejected Valero Energy Corp.'s request for a tax break that cities, counties and school districts feared would lead to devastating cuts to their budgets.
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality denied the request because the San Antonio-based oil giant could not show an environmental benefit at its six Texas refineries from the equipment at the center of its application for the tax break.
Texas law provides property tax exemptions for equipment that reduces pollution at the refinery. Valero, however, sought a tax break for hydrotreaters, which are used to produce low-sulfur fuels. In this case, the lower emissions come at the tailpipe.
If TCEQ had granted the exemption, Valero stood to gain up to $130 million a year in property tax relief from cities, counties and school districts, officials said. The company earned $1.2 billion in profits for the most recent quarter, its best quarterly results in four years.
"It's a nice Christmas gift to many cities, counties and school districts around the state that would have had to shell out millions to a rich oil company," said Matthew Tejada, executive director of Air Alliance Houston. "Justice and logic can still prevail in the state of Texas."
State Sen. Rodney Ellis, D-Houston, also praised the decision, saying it was "a major victory for the people and school children of Texas."
"Texas schools are already struggling with the $5 billion in cuts this (legislative) session," he said in a statement. "Allowing huge companies to essentially rob our school children of another $100 million would have been unconscionable."
20 days to appeal
Valero spokesman Bill Day said the company was notified by TCEQ last week, but had no other comment. The company has 20 days from the notice to appeal the agency's decision.
The TCEQ previously recommended denial of Valero's request, which was filed in 2007. The agency's commissioners, however, sent the issue back to staff for further review last year after suggesting that the company should receive some tax relief.
Valero has said that it would be wrong to tax the hydrotreaters, valued at as much as $250 million per unit, because they were purchased and installed to meet federal mandates, not to improve the bottom line.
Some state and local officials disagreed, saying that the equipment is not used to reduce air pollution at the refineries. Plus, the TCEQ has said the removal of additional sulfur in the refining process actually results in a net increase in emissions at the site.
Valero was seeking a tax break for its refineries in Houston, Texas City, Port Arthur, Corpus Christi and Moore County. Eight other companies have applied for the exemption, but their applications were on hold, pending a decision on those from Valero.
Hydrotreaters account for more than $1 billion of taxable property value in Harris County alone. That is nearly $7 million a year toward county services and about $2 million a year for the Houston Independent School District, according to the Harris County Appraisal District.
"This is a significant decision and a correct decision," said David Hodgins, an attorney at Thompson & Horton, which represents 20 school and community college districts on the tax issue. "We are pleased, but this issue has been appealed before and will likely be again."