Allowed. The U.S. paid the claim, the only records that survive are the name of the claimant, place of residence, and amount paid.

Barred. Either claim was filed too late or the commissioners ruled the claimant a Confederate supporter. In this case, only the name, place, and description of loss are given.

Disallowed. Claim was not paid, but for reasons other than late filing or the fact that the claimant was a Confederate supporter. If the claim was disallowed, all documents filed were kept, including testimony of witnesses, etc.

If your ancestor is not on this list, check for his/her neighbors' names from the 1850-1870 censuses. Upon finding your ancestor, or if your ancestor might have been in another county in Tennessee, go to http://www.state.tn.us/sos/statelib/pubsvs/sccintro.htm and follow the instructions. Or, write to the General Reference Branch, National Archives, Washington, D.C. 20408. Be sure to specify your request is a Southern Claims Commission claim, give the name of the claimant, the state, and the claim number. Do not send money. The National Archives will reply with the number of pages and the cost for obtaining the claim file.

If you have Southern ancestors in other states, there is an index (on microfilm) from the National Archives titled "Consolidated Index of Claims Reported by the Commissioner of Claims Southern Claims Commission 1871-1880" (cabinet 48, drawer 8). There are two books by Dr. Gary B. Mills: Civil War Claims in the South, An Index of Civil War Damage Claims Filed Before the Southern Claims Commission, 1871-1880 (GEN 973.7 M657 USA) and Southern Loyalists in the Civil War (GEN 973.7 M657 USA).

Name	Claim No.	Status
Akin, George A	5506	Barred
Allison, Wm A	10376	Disallowed
Andrews, Elbert	10037	Barred
Bailey, Clinton	3417	Barred
Barton, Henry M L	2083	Allowed
Barton, Robert A	7732	Barred
Belew, Giles	1508	Barred
Bell, Valentine	5529	Allowed
Blakemore, James L	9470	see note
Bryan, Wm H	10036	Allowed
Bryant, Zach	1510	Disallowed
Callann, Thomas	9966	Barred
Campbell, John M	9968	Disallowed
Clark, Saml P	5532	Disallowed
Clement, Caleb R	3462	Allowed
Crafton, Mary	9399	Disallowed
Crenshaw, Wm E	1521	Barred
Crews, James M	2084	see note
Dickens, Wm T	10378	Disallowed
Eaves, Dudley F	10039	Barred
Farr, Poleman	1524	Allowed
Fisher, George M	9512	Disallowed
Gill, John P	9401	Allowed
Greer, Thomas	5542	Barred
Hale, Stephen S	1529	Barred
Hamilton, David P	9471	Allowed
Harwood, Wm G	5232	Disallowed
Heathcock, Newton J	7735	Barred
Henley, R W	2732	Disallowed
Hill, John J	9967	Disallowed
Holt, Joseph B	2086	Barred
Hopkins, John H	5508	Barred
Hyde, Wesley H	5544	Barred
King, Henry A	2087	Allowed
Lee, John	9473	Disallowed
Love, Robert B	1550	Barred
Marcrum, Henry	1551	Disallowed
Martin, Martin B	2082	see note
McAfee, Wm J	9513	Disallowed
McKinna, Patrick	11361	Disallowed
McKnight, David M	5359	Disallowed
Mitchell, G G	11279	Barred
Mitchell, George T	10380	Barred
Mitchell, Moses C	10678	Barred
Morphus, T G	9403	Barred
Mullins, Rebecca	2089	Barred
Nelson, Elisha	1205	Disallowed
Newhouse, Thomas D, Heirs of	1512	Barred
Oliver, Thurston W	1557	Barred
Palmer, James L	21259	Barred
Park, Samuel	9400	Allowed
Parker, Jane M	2090	Barred
Parker, Nathan	2091	Allowed
Peek, Wm	1559	Disallowed
Perry, Wm F	2093	Disallowed
Phelan, James G	1560	Disallowed
Pickler, James W	9402	Allowed
Powell, John	2092	Barred
Ragan, Bennett W [Regen]	10373	Disallowed
Reiney, George S	15407	see note
Rivers, Elizabeth	10038	Disallowed
Roberts, Catherine A	10669	Barred
Roe, Benjamin F	9514	Barred
Roe, Jasper N	9965	Disallowed
Roe, John A	371	Disallowed
Rust, Alexander H	9476	Barred
Rust, George B	5332	Disallowed
Sims, George W	18305	Disallowed
Spellings, W J C	1569	Disallowed
Stephenson, A W	14996	Barred
Stewart, James	1572	Allowed
Talley, Benjamin F	10677	Disallowed
Taylor, Hugh B	9477	Disallowed
Utlers, Alexander	9478	Disallowed
Wade, Wm E	2095	Barred
Warren, John T & Peyton S	9144	Disallowed
Webb, James W	2096	Barred
Wheeler, J A	1578	Disallowed
Wood, J E	3405	Disallowed
Yates, Allcey	1576	Allowed
Note: found in geographical index but not in the book Southern Loyalists in the Civil War.
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