Sevier County Genealogy and History Volunteers Dedicated to Free Genealogy We're looking for folks who share our desire to put data online and are interested in helping this project be as successful as we can make it. Email your transcribed data to us and we'll take care of putting it online. Sevier County was founded in 1794. The county was named in honor of John Sevier. He served as Colonel in the Revolutionary War, & Commander of King's Mountain. A veteran of 35 battles in the Revolutionary and Indian Wars. Served as Governor of the State of Franklin. Three times represented his State in Congress. Was the First Governor of Tennessee, 1796-1801 and 1803-1809. ONLINE DATA Birth Records Biographies Cemeteries Census Church Histories Death Records Funeral Home Records 1 Funeral Home Records 2 Land Records Local History Marriage Records Military Records Photo Gallery Wills     Surrounding Counties Blount -- Cocke -- Jefferson -- Knox © Genealogy Trails 2007 Contributors retain all copyrights