by Works Progress Administration (Transcribed by)
During the Depression, the Works Progress Administration (WPA), Transcriptions Unit, transcribed all of Dickson County, Tennessee, Will Book "A" for the years 1804 to 1856. This book contains these original transcriptions. Information in this work include the Name of the Deceased, date of death, dates on court filings and actions, sales of personal property of the deceased, Recorded Wills, Lists of Personal Property and Inventories of estates, the names of Witnesses, Executors, Creditors, Judges, Lawyers, etc., and Notes executed by debtors (including names of individuals). In many instances, the net worth of an individual's estates can be determined by the inventories and court records and notations. This work is an excellent genealogical source. Paperback, (1936), 2012, 8.5 in. x 11 in., Index, 178 pp.