My primary research interests in Knox County in this time period were in Dist. 10 (Concord) and Dist. 19 (Beaver Ridge). Unfortunately, many of the records I most need are not extant. The following is a list records in the 1860-1870 timeframe that are extant.
1860-1864 Dist. 2 1860-1868 Dist. 6 1860-1869 Dist. 3 1868 Dist. 1 1869-1870 Dist. 1,4,6-9 1867 Dist. 1-19 1868 Dist. 1-19 1869-1870 Dist. 1 1870 Dist. 1-2
| Year | District | Acres/ Value/ Tax | Polls /Tax | Comment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860 | 3 | S. D. Cole | 1 carriage | ||
| 1860 | 3 | S. D. Cole | 1 | 1 carriage | |
| 1860 | 8 | James B. Cole | 1 | Age 20, Dist. 8, 1860 census, bachelor living with Caswell McBee family | |
| Year | District | Acres/ Value/ Tax | Polls /Tax | Comment | |
| 1865 | 3 | S.D. Cole | 265 | 1 | 1 buggy |
| Year | District | Acres/ Value/ Tax | Polls /Tax | Comment | |
| 1866 | 2 | James L. Cole | 1 | James L. Cole, son of Thomas Cole and Margaret Tillery, no apparent connection to my second great grandfather William Cole | |
| 1866 | 3 | S.D. Cole | 265 | 1 | 1 buggy |
| Year | District | Acres/ Value/ Tax | Polls /Tax | Comment | |
| 1867 | 3 | S.D. Cole | 265 | 1 | 1 buggy |
| 1867 | 3 | S.D. Cole | 265 | 1 | |
| 1867 | 10 | Wm. Cole | 1 /$2.50 | (gone) | |
| 1867 | 10 | George Cole | 1 /$2.50 | ||
| 1867 | 10 | James Cole | 1 /$2.50 | ||
| 1867 | 10 | David Key | 800 /$4500 /$57.60 | father of Martha M. Key who married second William Cole | |
| 1867 | 19 | no Coles in Dist. 19 | |||
| 1867 | 19 | J. H. Cox | 50 /$500 | 1 /$2.50 | aggregate tax, $8.90. James H. Cox sold 50 acres in Dist. 19 to William Cole on 29 Jan 1869. |
| 1867 | 19 | Joseph Yarnell | other taxable $60 | 1 /$2.50 | aggregate tax, $3.26. Joseph was Martha M. Key's third husband. They were married on 12 Dec 1872. |
| Year | District | Acres/ Value/ Tax | Polls /Tax | Comment | |
| 1868 | 3 | S.D. Cole | 225 | ||
| 1868 | 3 | S.D. Cole | 225 | ||
| 1868 | 10 | James Cole | 1 /$2.50 | ||
| 1868 | 10 | Wm. Cole | 1 /$2.50 | (gone) | |
| 1868 | 19 | William Cole | 99 /$900 | 1 /$2.50 | Aggregate tax $11.94 |
| 1868 | 19 | James Cox | 1 /$2.50 | James H. Cox sold 50 acres in Dist. 19 to William Cole on 29 Jan 1869. | |
| 1868 | 19 | Thos. Yarnell | 327 | ||
| 1868 | 19 | Joseph Yarnell | 1 /$2.50 | ||
| 1868 | 19 | Wm. Yarnell | 1 /$2.50 | ||
| Year | District | Acres/ Value/ Tax | Polls /Tax | Comment | |
| 1869 | 3 | S.D. Cole | 225 | 1 buggy | |
| Year | District | Acres/ Value/ Tax | Polls /Tax | Comment | |
| 1871 | 10 | James B. Cole | 1 /$1.00 | ||
| 1871 | 10 | George Cole | 1 /$1.00 | ||
| 1871 | 10 | Wm. Cole | 1 /$1.00 | ||
| 1871 | 10 | Jas. L. Cole | overseer | James L. Cole, son of Thomas Cole and Margaret Tillery, no apparent connection to my second great grandfather William Cole | |
| 1871 | 19 | Wm. Cole heirs | 30/ $300/ $3.60 | probably "William Cole deceased" who had owned the land was the second husband of Martha M. Key and the heir was probably my second great grandfather William Cole. The two William Coles were probably first cousins. My second great grandfather probably did not own this land. He was probably living on it and paying taxes on it. | |
| 1871 | 19 | James Cox | 1 /$1.00 | James H. Cox sold 50 acres in Dist. 19 to William Cole on 29 Jan 1869. | |
| 1871 | 19 | David Key | 300 /$4500 /$54.00 | father of Martha M. Key who married second William Cole | |
| Year | District | Acres/ Value/ Tax | Polls /Tax | Comment | |
| 1872 | 10 | Jas. B. Cole | 1 /$1.00 | ||
| 1872 | 10 | Jas. L. Cole | overseer | James L. Cole, son of Thomas Cole and Margaret Tillery, no apparent connection to my second great grandfather William Cole | |
| 1872 | 10 | Jas. Cole | 1/ $1.00 | ||
| 1872 | 10 | Wm. Cole heir | 1 /$1.00 | ||
| 1872 | 10 | Wm. Cole | 1 /$1.00 | ||
| 1872 | 10 | David Key | 300 /$4500 /$49.50 | ||
| 1872 | 10 | Thos. Key | 1 /$1.00 | ||
| 1872 | 10 | Wesley Key | 1 /$1.00 | ||
| 1872 | 19 | Wm. Cole | 30/ $300/ $3.30 | marked paid | |
| 1872 | 19 | Martha Cole | 75/ $1000/ $11.00 | not marked paid | |
| 1872 correction list | 19 | Wm. Cole | 30/ $300/ $3.30 | 1 | aggregate tax $4.30, correction list says he was listed twice, correction list had 1 poll but original listing did not |
| Year | District | Acres/ Value/ Tax | Polls /Tax | Comment | |
| 1873 | 10 | George Cole | 1 | ||
| 1873 | 10 | James Cole | 1 | ||
| 1873 | 10 | Wm. Cole | 1 | ||
| 1873 | 19 | Wm. Cole | 30/ $150 | Paid March 5, 1874, north is Thos. White, south is T. H. White, east is Wm. Morris, west is Wm. Morris | |
| Year | District | Acres/ Value/ Tax | Polls /Tax | Comment | |
| 1874 | 1 | William Cole | 1 | 2 town lots | |
| 1874 | 3 | S.D. Cole | 225 | ||
| 1874 | 8 | ?.B. | 1 | (out) | |
| 1874 | 10 | Jas. Cole | 1 | (out) | |
| 1874 | 10 | Wm. Cole | 1 | (out) | |
| 1874 | 19 | George Cole | 1 | ||
| 1874 | 19 | William Yarnell | 97 | North is Wells, South is Holloway, East is Coram, West is Regan | |
| 1874 | 19 | William Yarnell | 25 | North is Morris, South is George, East is Wells, West is Coals Heirs | |
| 1874 | 19 | J. S. Coram | 270 | next to Yarnell | |
| 1874 | 19 | J. W. Faling? | 95 | North is Cross, South is Morris, East is Coal, West is Yarnell | |
| 1874 | 19 | J. O. Greer | 30 | North is Porta, South is White heirs, East is Morris, West is Dickey | |
| Year | District | Acres/ Value/ Tax | Polls /Tax | Comment | |
| 1875 | (all of 1875 is missing) | ||||
| Year | District | Acres/ Value/ Tax | Polls /Tax | Comment | |
| 1876 | 10 | Geo. Cole | 1 | (out) | |
| 1876 | 10 | James Cole | 1 | ||
| Year | District | Acres/ Value/ Tax | Polls /Tax | Comment | |
| 1877 | 10 | Jas. Cole | 1 | ||
| 1877 | 10 | (no Keys) | |||
| 1877 | 10 | (no Yarnells) | |||
| 1877 | 19 | (no Coles) | |||
| 1877 | 19 | Jos. Yarnell | 75 /$8.00 tax | 1 | two parcels. The 50 acre parcel was purchased by William Cole, now deceased. The 25 acre parcel was purchased by Martha M. Key, probably prior to her marriage to William Cole, and she was now married to Joseph Yarnell. |
This page last edited on 29 Jan 2009.