The word "Knobs" refers to the softly rounded hilltops and gently sloping mountains lying in chain-like clusters along the borders of McMinn, Monroe, and Polk Counties in Southeast Tennessee. These beloved old "hills and hollers" are the predominant land features and the source of this area's geographical name. For many generations, residents have called this area the Knobs, and local folks still do so today.

 
The following is a list of folks who married into the primary families listed in the go box for family group records. Some of these names relate in several different ways to these various families. The links connect to family group records wherein someone by that surname can be found in boldface. If you can provide missing information on any of these folks, please click the old mailbox below to contact me. If you don't find a link to a particular surname, please check one of the other surname indexes listed below.
 
Surname Index # 1 (for Valley River Relatives)
Surname Index # 2 (for 3rd Tennessee Mounted Infantry Regiment, USA)
Surname Index # 3 (for Appalachian Ancestors)
Surname Index # 5 (for Wataugans: Families on the Frontier)