McMinn County, Tennessee was created on 5 November 1819 from lands ceded by the Cherokee in the treaty of 1817 and was named in honor of Joseph McMinn, governor of Tennessee at the time. This 1870 census gives the house number and household number, the names of the occupants their age, state of birth, race and occupation or comments. A careful study of the 1870 census will give information on those that died during the Civil War and/or moved out of state at the time, when compared with the 1860 census of the same county. Example from this volume: house no. family no. Surname First name - age - state of birth - race - occupation or comments 15 16 ALEXANDER Wily - 35 - TN - W Sarah - 27 - TN - W Rachel - 8 - TN - W William - 2 - TN - W Joseph - 8/12 - TN - W Bettye J. Broyles paper, 284 pp.ISBN: 9780788490392 101E-TN0545
