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 . FOREWORD
The Inventory pf County Archives pf Tennessee is one of a number
of bibliographies of historical materials prepared throughout the United
States by workers on the Historical Records Survey of the Works Progress
Administration. The publication herewith presented, an inventory of the
archives of Haywood Gounty, is number 38 of the Tennessee series.
The Historical Records Survey was undertaken in the winter of
lQ35—$6 for the purpose of providing useful employment to needy unemployed
historians, lawyers, teachers, and research and clerical workers. In
carrying out this objective, the project was organized to compile inven~
tories of historical materials, particularly the unpublished government
documents and records which are basic in the administration of local gov-
ernment, and which provide invaluable data for students of political, ’
economic, and social history. The archival guide herewith presented is
intended to meet the requirements of day-to~day administration by the
officials of the county, and also the needs of lawyers, business men and
other citizens who require facts from the public records for the proper
conduct of their affairs. The volume is so designed that it can be used
by the historian in his research in unprinted sources in the same way he ~
uses the library card catalog for printed sources.
The inventories produced by the Historical Records Survey at-
tempt to do more than give merely a list of records—~thoy attempt further
to sketch in the historical background of the county or other unit of
` government, and to describe precisely and in detail the organization and
functions of the government agencies whose records they list. The county,
town, and other local inventories for the entire country will, when com-
pleted, constitute an encyclopedia of local government as well as a
bibliography of local archives,
The successful conclusion of the work of the Historical Records
Sufvey, even in a single county, would not be possible without the support
» of public officials, historical and legal specialists, and many other
groups in the community. Their cooperation is gratefully acknowledged.
The Survey was organized and has been directed by Luther H.
· Evans, and operates as a nation~wide project in the Division of Women’s
and Professional Projects, of which Mrs. Florence Kerr, Assistant Admin~
istrator, is in charge,
F. G. HARRINGTON
Administrator

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PREFACE
The Haywood County courthouse was entered by the field workers of
the Historical Records Survey on April lO, l9B7. The field work was
completed in little less than a year, The final recheck was made in
September, 1958, and the records listed in this book were those on
deposit on September 22, l938.
On the whole, the Survey found the records of Haywood County to be
satisfactorily housed, Although some of the offices need additional
storage space for inactive records, the general state of preservation
is relatively good and there is no immediate danger of destruction of
the records except, of course, for the ever present threat of fire. As
courthouses go, the Haywood County courthouse is an old building, but
it has been extensively remodeled in recent years and the records are
afforded at least an average protection.
All the records in the courthouse were cleaned and arranged by the
Survey workers. In addition, a considerable amount of labeling of volumes
and file boxes was done.
lf this inventory contains errors they are necessarily slight ones,
for no efforts were spared to keep them at an irreducible minimum. The
Survey is certain that every record in the Haywood County courthouse on
last September 22 is listed in this book.
The arrangement of bureaus, offices and entries is a result of a
process of trial and error and the pattern followed is one settled upon
in earlier publications. The complex nature of some of the county offices,
particularly the county court, has made it virtually impossible for an
absolute logical system of arrangement to be followed. In general, the
arrangement consists of grouping in some logical manner offices and
bureaus of a similar nature and with closely related functions. For ex—
ample, the quarterly county court, the countyls governing body, is
followed by the county judge, the chief executive officer of the county.
Various courts are grouped together. These are followed by such auxiliary
agencies as the office of justice of the peace, jury commission, and the
various law enforcement offices. Such bureaus as the departments of ed~
ucation and highways have been presented in close proximity.
The user of this inventory is advised to read the introductory
sections made up of the Historical Sketch of Haywood County; Governmental
Organization and Records System; Housing, Care, and Accessibility of Re-
cords; and Abbreviations, Symbols, and Explanatory Notes. The essay
sections preceding the bureau entries contain information on the present
and historical nature of the bureau, summarize the duties and functions
of the bureau or office, and list the records it is required by law to
keep.
The legal sections are as of January l, l939. The 7lst General
Assembly was in session while this book was being prepared for publication,
but, of course, statutes enacted by this legislature have not been in—
corporated into the legal sections.

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Preface
The inventory of the county archives will, when completed, consist
of a set of 95 volumes with a separate number for each county in the
state. The number assigned this inventory, B8, merely indicates the
alphabetical position of Haywood among the counties of the state.
The Survey was accorded excellent co—operation by the officials
of Haywood County. Especially do we wish to thank County Judge T, J.
Pearson and Mr. J. R, Moore, County Court Clerk. Judge Pearson and
Mr. Moore took an unusual interest in the work and they, with the other
county officials, were always willing to share their time with the
Survey.
The historical and legal sketches of this inventory were prepared
by and under the supervision of Madison Bratton. The forms received
from the field were edited by and under the supervision of Miss Mary
Alice Burke. The field work was carried on under the general supervision
of James E, Davis. Miss Vylva Holland, with the assistance of Mrs.
Margaret Abernathy, arranged the material in the book for publication,
The preparation of the alphabetical index was supervised by Robert Cassell.
John T. Moore was directly in charge of the survey in Haywood County.
Inquiries relating to the work of the Survey in Tennessee should
be addressed to the State Director of the Historical Records Survey,
Works Progress Administration, Nashville; and those relating to its
national operations to Dr. Luther H, Evans, National Director, 1734 C
New York Avenue, N, W., Washington.
T. Marshall Jones
State Director
The Historical Records Survey
Nashville
March 25, 1959

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Preface
The inventory of the county archives will, when completed, consist
of a set of 95 volumes with a separate number for each county in the
state. The number assigned this inventory, 38, merely indicates the
alphabetical position of Haywood among the counties of the state,
The Survey was accorded excellent co~operation by the officials
of Haywood County. Especially do we wish to thank County Judge T, J.
Pearson and Mr. J. R, Moore, County Court Clerk. Judge Pearson and
Mr. Moore took an unusual interest in the work and they, with the other
county officials, were always willing to share their time with the
Survey,
The historical and legal sketches of this inventory were prepared
by and under the supervision of Madison Bratton, The forms received
from the field were edited by and under the supervision of Miss Mary
Alice Burke. The field work was carried on under the general supervision
of James E, Davis. Miss Vylva Holland, with the assistance of Mrs.
Margaret Abernathy, arranged the material in the book for publication,
The preparation of the alphabetical index was supervised by Robert Cassell.
John T. Moore was directly in charge of the survey in Haywood County.
Inquiries relating to the work of the Survey in Tennessee should
be addressed to the State Director of the Historical Records Survey,
Works Progress Administration, Nashville; and those relating to its
national operations to Dr. Luther H, Evans, National Director, 1734
New York Avenue, N, W., Washington,
T, Marshall Jones
State Director
The Historical Records Survey
Nashville
March 25, 1939

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
A. Haywood County and Its Records System
Page
l, Haywood County Historical Sketch ..... .......... ............ 3
Map of Haywood County ........... ..... ..... ...... ......... ll
2. Governmental Organization and Records System ........ ..... .. l2
Chart of Haywood County Government ....................... 27
Dates of Creation of Counties ............................ 28
3. Housing, Care, and Accessibility of Records ........ ...... .. 29
4. Abbreviations, Symbols, and Explanatory Notes .............. Sl
Floor Plans of Haywoodikmnty Courthouse .................. 55
B. County Offices and Their Records
I. Quarterly County Court ........... ....................... ... $7
Original Papers. Court Proceedings. Road Records. Official
Bonds. Financial Records.
II. Co‘»mtyJudge ..... ............ .... .......... . ...........,.. . 43
Reports: county officials; institutions; vital statistics.
Financial Records: funding bonds; warrants; disbursements.
Miscellaneous.
UI- G01mt;fGourt Clerk ........... .......................... ..... 48 V
Automobile Registrations: record of owners; reports. Business
Licenses: ad valorem; privilege, Professional Registrations.
Vital Statistics: marriages; births and deaths. Bonds.
Financial Records. Miscellaneous.
IV. Register ..... .............. .... .... . ...... . .... ............ 56
Original Instruments. Real and Personal Property: warranty
deeds; trust deeds and chattel mortgages; leases; liens; re-
leases; judgments. Financial Record. Miscellaneous.
V. Entry—taker ............. ........ . ..... ...... ....... ........ GO
VI!   Court ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••  
Original Instruments. Dockets: civil and criminal; civil;
criminal. Court Proceedings. Enrollments. Jury Service.
Financial Records: witness accounts; final executions; re—
ceipts and disbursements; reports. Licenses.
VII. Chancery Court .......... .... ... ..... ........ ..... .......... 72
Original Instruments. General Index. Dockets. Court Proceed—
ings. Appeals. Enrollments. Delinquent Tax Records. Financial
Records: receipts; accounts; checks; fees. Miscellaneous.
VIII. Probate or Monthly County Court ..................... ..... .. BO
Original Instruments. Dockets. Court Proceedings. Inheri—
tances: wills; bonds of personal representatives; inventories;
insolvent estates; settlements by personal representatives;
miscellaneous. Insanity Proceedings. Special Taxes. Financial
Records.

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XI-, Justice of   Peace 9•••••••••••••••.•••••••••••••••»•¤••••  
Trial Papers: Brownsville; Bells; Dancyville; Vildo. Civil
Dockets. Criminal Dockets. Civil and Criminal Dockets:
Brownsville; Bells; Dancyville; Ripley; Stanton; Vildo.
XII. Sheriff ..... ................ . ................... . .... .....• 99
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Tax Records: realty, personalty, and polls; drainage; de-
linquency. Financial Records: receipts and disbursements;
warrants paid; bond issues,
XVIII. Revenue Commission .......... .......... ...... ..... . ...... ... lll ‘
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Minutes. Record of Teachers. Record of Pupils. Renorts.
Financial Records: accounts; warrants; contracts. Miscellaneous.
XX; GOu;lt'y`PI1:,rSiCj.E.:l ••••»••••••••••••••••••••••·•••••••••••••qp  
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XXII. Highway Denartment ....·............... .... ... ............ .. 121
Personnel Records. Financial Records: material and equipment;
warrants; ledger accounts; miscellaneous. Miscellaneous.
XXIII. Workhouse Commission ,.,. .....,.. ... ........ ...............» 128
Workhouse. Poor Rome.
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County Farm Agent: contracts with the government; l—H club
work; miscellaneous. Home Demonstration Agent.
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(First entry, p. 40)
1. HAYUOOD COUNTY HISJOHICAL SKETCH
Haywood County, in the cotton belt of southwestern Tennessee, was
organized on March 8, 1824 ("Day Book", p. 1, in "Minute Book", entry 4
. I in this inventory). The area now comprising Haywood County was once a
part of the Chickasaw Country, which, in Tennessee, embraced all the
lands between the Tennessee and Mississippi Rivers, or that area making
up the old Western District (Samuel Cole Williams, Beginnings es Qess
Tennessee, 1h she QQQQ ei she Qh1pkasaws, 1541-1841, Johnson City, 1930,
p. 84). Following the Chickasaw Treaty of 1818, by which the Indians
surrendered title to their lands, and the subsequent emigration of
settlers and grantees, rapid steps looking to the political organization
of the area were taken by the legislature when, in 1819, Hardin and Shelby
` T Counties were erected (§,e. 1819, chs. 6. 146).
`"1 Further legislation, in 1821, established Henry, Carroll, Henderson,
and Madison Counties, and extended the trusteeship of these counties
westward to include areas practically uninhabited, but at the same time set
out the boundaries of certain counties which might be created out of the
1821 group (§.1. 1821, ch. 32). Thus the 1823 act which created Haywood
County (§h.1. 1Q23, ch. 145, sec. 1) merely detached from madison County
H an area umich had been described two years earlier as "beginning on the
south west corner of Madison County; running thence north with the west
boundary of the same, twenty-five miles to the north west corner; thence
west to the south west corner of the first county west of Carroll County;
thence north to the line dividing the 10th and 13th districts; thence west .
to a point two miles west of the first range line in the llth district;
thence south parallel with said range line to the 5th sectional line in
said district; thence east to a point four miles east of the 5th range line
in the 10th district; thence north two and a half miles; thence east to the
· beginning." (@,1. 1821, ch. 32, sec. 6).
The county was named in honor of Judge John Haywood, one of Tennessee's
outstanding jurists who is best remembered for his compilations of the
Statutes (Dumas Malone, ed., Q1ptionary eg gmeh1eeh Biography, VIII, New
York, 1932, pp. 466, 467).
The county is delimited on the north by Crockett County, on the east
by Madison County, on the south by Hardeman and Fayette Counties, and on
the west by Tipton and Lauderdale Counties (Eh.e. 1823, chs. 145, 206; h.A.
1835-36, ch. 28, secs. 1, 13; Q.h. 1837:38, ch. 256, sec. 1; 1845-46, ch.
25, secs. 1-4; 1851-52, ch. 195, secs. 1-3; 1857:58, ch. 47, sec. 9; 1865-66,
2Hd SSS., oh. 19, secs. 2, 3; 1867-68, ch. 60, sec. 11; 1869-70, 2nd sos.,
Ghs. 12, 30, 89; 1811, ch. 132, secs. 1, 2; Qe.e. 1911, ch. 320, sec. 1;
LQQQ, Ch. 549, seo. 1). The most important changes in Haywood County's
, boundaries cane in 1835, when a part of its territory was taken in tho
formation of Lauderdale County (h.e. 1835:3e, ch. 28, secs. 1, 13), and in
1870, when)Crockett County was created (Egg. 18e2;1Q, 2nd ses., ch. 89,
secs. 1, 2 .
With a territory of 508 square miles, the county, in area, ranks
thirty—sixth among the counties of the state (Fifteenth Census of the United
States, I, Qeeylation, pt. ii, Jashington, 1932, p. 1033).

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Haywood County Historical Sketch (First entry, p. 40)
Haywood County is on the west Tennessee Plateau which slopes im-
perceptibly toward the Mississippi River. The topography is, in general,
rolling, but is also characterized by low ridges and numerous sluggish
streans and drainage ditches. The south fork of the Forked Deer River
forms most of the northern boundary of the county while the Hatchie River
cuts across the southern part of the county from east to west. The altitude
of the county varies between 260 feet and 350 feet (C. E. Allred, S. W.
Watkins, and G. H. Hatfield, Tennessee, Economic eee Social, pt. ii, Tee
Counties, in University of Tennessee Heeeee, VI, No. 3, Knoxville, Septembeq
1929, p. 13; J. B. Killebrew, Introduction te_tee Besourcee eg Tennessee,
Nashville, 1874, pp. 1095, 1098; Kendall E. Born, Summary ef‘8he_g1eege1
Resoueeee ef Teeeessee, Nashville, 1938, p. 9). At its nearest reach, the
Mississippi River is twenty—three miles from the western border of the
county. Brownsville, the seat of Haywood County, is fifty-eight miles
northeast of Memphis and twenty-seven miles west of Jackson. The county
is crossed by the Louisville and Nashville Railroad and U. S. Highway 70.
Haywood County, like the rest of West Tennessee,.was.sett1ed by East
· and Middle Tennesseans, and by emigrants from the Carolinas, Virginia,
_ Kentucky,and Alabama. Especially did they come from North Carolina, pass-
ing on directly through East and Middle Tennessee to the newly opened West
after the Chickasaw Treaty of 1818 removed to a large degree the cloud on
North Carolina grants. The panic of 1819, felt acutely in North Carolina,
was also largely responsible for the rush to the new lands of the West
(Williams, Beginniege, pp. 116, 117, 174). As late as 1870, nearly ten per
cent of the population of Haywood County was native of North Carolina (Ninth
Census of the United States, Qeeeistics ef Pepe1ee1ee, Tables I to VIII,
Inclusive, Washington, 1872, p. 371).
The Haywood County enabling act of 1823 directed that the statute
become effective on January l, 1824 (Pe.e. 1823, ch. 145, sec. 4) and "that
for the due administration of justice in said county, the courts of Pleas
and Quarter Sessions, and circuit courts, shall be holden at the house of
Richard Nixon, until otherwise provided for by law" (1818., sec. 2). The
fixing of a permanent seat of justice was left to a commission appointed
to select and fix suitable sites in Weakley, Gibson, McNairy, Dyer, Hardeman,
Obion, Tipton, and Haywood Counties (Pe.e. 1823, ch. 206).
Accordingly at "a court of pleas and quarter sessions began and holden
for the County of Haywood at the house of Richard Nixon on Monday the 8th
day of March A. D. 1824...in pursuance of an act of the General Assembly...
passed at Murfreesboro on the 3rd day of November 1823, entitled an act
to establish Haywood County and of an act pass|§@ on the 24th day of
November 1823, entitled an act to fix the time of holding the Circuit and
County Courts ... the following persons named Justice of the Peace in a
commission from his Excellency William Carroll Governor, ... to wit; Richard
Nixon, Lawrence McGuire, Nicholas T. Perkins, Jonathan T. Jacocks, William
[Willie] Dood @od@],Britain Sanders, David Jeffries, & Blackman Coleman,
met ... and took the several oaths prescribed by the constitution and laws
of this State" @Day Book", p. l, in "Minute Book", entry 4).

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Haywood County Historical Sketch (First entry, p. 40)
Colonel Richard Nixon, at whose home the county was organized, was
probably Haywood County's first permanent white settler. Nixon, a native
of New Hanover County, North Carolina, came to the region of Haywood County
in 1821, after blazing his way from Jackson through the cane-brakes, and
settled on what became known as Nixon's creek, three miles east of the site
of Brownsville. Colonel Nixon Likewise was probably the county's first
merchant, building his store at Nixon’s Landing, on a bluff above the
Hatchie River (Williams, Beginngngn, 149, 150).
The action of the 1egislature's commission to select "permanent seats
of justice" (§g.n. 1823, ch. 206) is not clear, but in June 1824 the
court of pleas and quarter sessions appointed five of its own members com-
missioners to superintend the sale of lots and the letting of contracts
for public buildings in the town to be laid off as the county seat ("Day
Book", pp, 12-17, in "Minute Book", entry 4), and in December appointed
commissioners "for laying off the county seat", after it had been reported
that the necessary acreage had been bought from Thomas M. Johnson (ibid.,
p. 30). The sale of town lots netted a sum of $11,000 which was applied
to the cost of public buildings (Williams, Bggnnnings, 150, citing Jackson
Gazette, December 18, 1824, March 6, 1825). The court ordered that a
temporary courthouse be built, to be twenty-eight feet long, twenty feet
broad, and "9 feet pitch." The building was to be of "hewn logs, clapboard
roof, and rough plank floor, but to be jointed." It was to have "1 door,
3 windows of 15 lights each with shutters, the door to have a good lock,
and the house to be furnished with the necessary benches and tables for the `
court and jury" ("Day Book", pp. 25-28, in "Minute Book", entry 4). 0n
January 23, 1826, the commissioners accepted the courthouse and the court
ordered the payment of $6oo.o0 to one Hiram Bradford for the job (Wlinute
Book", "l826 to 1830", p. 16, entry 4). Brownsville was officially designat f
the county seat by legislative action on October 16, 1824, and named in honor
of Major-General Jacob Brown, a veteran of the War of 1812 (§n.A, 1824, ex.
ses., ch. 132, sec. 2). The log courthouse was almost immediatgly replaced,
in 1826, when a frame structure was built on the public square. A new court-
house was built in 1832, and part of it still stands, although it was largely
rebuilt in 1845 (Goodspeed's Hlnnnny nf Tennessee, ngnn Bnngraohinnl Qketches
QQ Qgnderdale, Tipton, Haywood, nnd Qnnckett Qnnntign, Nashville and Chicago,
1887, p. 821). The present building underwent extensive repairs in 1928.
Haywood County's first jail, a log affair, sixteen by sixteen,was built
in the summer of 1825 at a cost of $185.00 ("Day Book", in Wiinute Book",
pp. 89, 106, entry 4). Other jails were built in 1832, 1850, and 1872
(Gocdspeed‘s Hggnnny, p. 821).
The first school in the county was built probably in 1825 by a family
_ of first settlers. Schools were established in Brownsville in 1827. Many
of the early schools were "subscriptiom" schools charging $10.00 a year
'bu1“GiOn (ibid., pp. 828, 829). Academies furnished the more advanced GdU.C&-·
tion. Some cf the Haywood County academies were Union Academy (§,n, 1837-38,
Ch. 269), Brownsville Male Academy (E.n. 1839:40, ch. 102), Brownsvi1leEHm&k
Institute (§,n. 1841-42, ch. 142, secs. 1-3), Dancyville Female Academy
(E.@. 1842-50, ch. 89), Dancyville Female Institute (Q.n. 1851-52, ch. 104,
secs. 1-15), Baptist Female College (1;..5, 1855-56, ch. 15), Brownsville

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Haywood County Historical Sketch (First entry, p. 40)
- Seminary (§.§. 1857-58, ch. 105, sec. ll), Cageville Hale and Female A
Academy (§g.g. 1869:7Q, ch. 15), and` esleyan Female College (§g.g.
h 1869-[0, lst ses., ch. 64, secs. 51-57). The academies were gradually
replaced by public high schools, as exemplified by the transfer of title
from the trustees of the "01d Male Academy" to the Brownsville board of
public school directors in 1897 (§.g. 1897, ch. 301, sec. 1).
Religious services, like the first courts, were first held at the
home of Colonel Nixon (Williams, Beginnings, 149). One Thomas Davidson,
a Methodist circuit rider, is supposed to have established a camp-meeting
ground southwest of Brownsville shortly thereafter, and also to have
V organized a congregation at Brownsville between 1824 and 1828 (Goodspeed‘s
Higtggy, p. 829). Reuben Alfin, glphidt, apparently the same who was
Haywood County‘s first constable ("Day Book", p. 99, in "Minute Book", entry
4), was one of the earliest resident ministers. Alphin built a log church
at Brownsville sometime after the coming of Davidson. Other early ministers
included T. J. Neely, David Weir, Hosea Lanier, and Benjamin G. Alexander
(Goodspeed’s Historv, p. 829).
lt is, of course, not known how many persons resided in Haywood County
,7 when it was organized in 1824. The state‘s enumeration of free male in-
habitants in 1826 listed 265 such persons in Haywood County (Williams,
Beginnipgg, p. 122), and the Federal census of 1830 reported a total of
5,334 persons in the county (Twelfth Census of the United States, 1, fopula-
tion, pt. i, Washington, 1901, p. 39)- During the decade of the eighteen-
“ thirties the number rose to 13,870 (ibid.). Of this 1840 total there were
3,998 free white males and 3,577 free white females, or a total of 7,575
white persons residing in the county (Compendipm gf thg Enumeration gf thg
lphabitants gpg Qtgtigtigg gf thg Qpitgd States gg Obtained ... Fggm thg
§g;th Qggggg, Washington, 1841, pp. 68, 69). There were, in 1840, thirty-
eight "free colored persons" (ipid., p. 69) and 6,257 slaves. 0f the
slaves, 3,137 were males and 3,120 females (ibid., p. 70). The census of
1840 further reported that 4,778 persons were employed in agriculture,
fifty—two in commerce, and 261 in manufacturing and trade. Fifty-seven
persons were listed as engineers or as members of the "learned professions".
There were four Revolutionary`lar pensioners. There were four academies and
grammar schools with 182 "scho1ars" and twenty-three primary and common
schools with 493 "scholars". White illiteracy claimed 650 persons over
twenty years of age (ibid., p. 71). The census of 1840 further estimated
the annual cotton crop at 3,175,000 pounds, Haywood being outranked only by
Fayette and Hardeman Counties (ibid., p. 252). Capital invested in commerce
was placed at $177,000 (ibid., p. 253), the value of manufactured goods at
$15,400 (ibid., p. 254). There were six distilleries, producing 4,400
gallons of spirits (ibid., p. 258).
The population of Haywood County increased to 17,259 in the eighteen
forties and on the eve of the Civil Ear stood at 19,232 (Twelfth Census, I,
Eggglgjggg, pt. i, p. 39). Of this 1860 total of 19,232 persons, 8,165 were
V/1151tG, l`orty—one free colored, and 11,026 slave (Ninth Census, _§;§g_1§__1S`CiCS
Q2 Eggglgyggg, Tables 1 to Vlll, Inclusive, pp. 62, 63). `Jith due regard
for the defectiveness of the Census of 1870, that enumeration reported
25,094 persons in Haywood County, 11,261 white and 13,832 Negro (QQQQL,

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Haywood County Historical Sketch (First entry, p. 40)
p. 62). The foreign born population of 1870 numbered 194, the Irish lead- '
ing with seventy-six, followed by the Germans with fifty-four. Nearly
19,000 persons of the 1870 total gave Tennessee as their native state
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