50 reels ending on March 1, 2001. The following lists the newspaper dates we have in the library. The collection is not complete.
Oct 5, 1849-Dec. 28, 1852
Jan. 4, 1853-March 21, 1855
Oct. 15, 1856-Mar. 24, 1858
Apr. 12, 1876-Sept. 12, 1877
Apr. 28, 1858-Mar. 10, 1861
Sept. 19, 1877-Sept. 7, 1881
Sept. 14, 1881-Sept. 9,1885
Sept. 15, 1885-Sept. 4, 1889
Sept. 11, 1889-Aug. 20, 1893
Sept. 13, 1893-Aug. 28, 1901
Oct. 7, 1909-Feb. 29. 1912
Oct. 1, 1914-Dec. 26, 1918
Jan. 2, 1919-Feb. 16, 1922
Jan. 11, 1923-Aug. 21, 1930
July 2, 1942-Jan. 30, 1947
Miscellaneous issues 1942-1946
1947-We have each year through 3/1/2001.
The Knoxville Journal did not reliably publish obituaries.