I've mentioned several of these district line changes on forums and in chats but wanted to blog about this. There seem to be a number of district boundary line changes in court in the later part of the 1850s in Bedford Co TN.
From the Minute books of the Bedford Co. TN Court.(1848-1860)
1855 Feb Term pg. 413(page 119 of Marsh book)
On petition of John Jackson, William G Hight, William C. Cook, Thomas Davis, Jno W Manier, William King and Jno Boyce, it was ordered by the court that the line of Civil District #11 be changed as follows, to wit, commencing at Weakley's Creek and running with the public road by Hight's to as to include the lands of the petitioners from District #9 to #10. 21 justices voting in the affirmative.
Also on page 413 there is a petition by Robert Allison which can be seen at FamilySearch(log on required but access is free with registration)
1858 July Term pg. 195(page 142 of Marsh book)
This day ordered by the Court that the District line between District #9 and #10 be so changed that where said line shall reach the land of W. C. Cook &c.
Source:
Marsh, H. C., & Marsh, T. R. (1985). Earliest county court records of Bedford County, Tennessee. Shelbyville, Tenn: Southern Historical Press.
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