State by State Sightings
Tennessee
| Date | Location | Witness | Incident |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1878 | Tennessee | - | 'Wild Man of the Woods' reportedly captured; 6 ft 5 in tall, large eyes, 'fish scales' on the body. Exhibited in Louisville, KY. |
| 1957 | Nr Jackson | James M. Meacham (15) | Witness shot repeatedly without effect at small ape. |
| Sept. 1959 | Clapps Chapel Road, nr Knoxville | Earl Taylor & John Rosenbaum | Fired at Bigfoot which came up to house. |
| Aug. 1965 | Rutherford County | Roy Hudson, Terry Ring, Derris Barrett, Terry Lester | Saw 7-ft, reddish-brown Bigfoot with 3-in teeth and pug nose. |
| Spring 1968 | Monteagle Mtn | Brenda Ann Adkins | 7-ft Bigfoot with nauseating odor came within 6 ft of witness and stared at her before walking away. |
| Oct. 1975 | Giles County | Farmer | Watched Bigfoot in barn kill calf by throwing it on ground. |
| 23 April 1976 | Nr Flintville | Two teenagers | Bigfoot seen climbing bank at night. |
| 26 April 1976 | Nr Flintville | Gary Robertson (4), mother Mrs. Jennie Robertson, & six men including Deputy Sheriff Homer Davis, Melvin Robertson & Stan Moore | Bigfoot tried to abduct Gary; 6-man posse chased and shot at it. |
| April 1976 | Nr Flintville | Woman | Bigfoot jumped on car roof and stole radio aerial. |
| Early Sept. 1979 | Nr White House | Bill Cook | Farmer wrestled with slant-eyed Bigfoot which escaped; local reports of animal killings. |
| Jan. 1980 | Nashville | Don Roberts | Saw broad-shouldered animal with rubber-like face run through field on two legs. |
Data from "Chronological List of Bigfoot Sightings (1818-1980)"
(The Bigfoot Casebook, Janet & Colin Bord, 1982, New York: Granada Publishing)