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Tennessee Research Outline |
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Records Of The Family History Library
Familysearch™
Family History Library Catalog
Archives And Libraries
Archives
Libraries
Computer Networks And Bulletin Boards
Bible Records
Biography
Cemeteries
Sexton Records
Funeral Home Records
Census
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Territorial And State Censuses
Special Censuses
Census Substitutes
Church Records
Baptist
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Jewish
Lutheran
Methodist
Presbyterian
Roman Catholic
Court Records
Directories
Divorce Records
Emigration And Immigration
Migration Trends
Records
Gazetteers
Genealogy
Nationwide Indexes
Web Sites About Your Family
Statewide Collections And Publications
Guardianship
History
Draper Manuscript Collection
State Histories
Local Histories
Land And Property
Land Grants
North Carolina Revolutionary War Warrants
County Records
Maps
Military Records
Colonial Period (1600–1775)
Revolutionary War (1775–1783)
War Of 1812 (1812–1815)
Cherokee Wars (removal) (1836–1839)
Mexican War (1846–1848)
Civil War (1861–1865)
State Soldier Homes
World War I (1917–1918)
World War II (1941–1945)
Other Military Records
Minorities
Melungeons
People Of African Descent
Other Minority Records
Native Races
Naturalization And Citizenship
Newspapers
Inventories On The Internet
Published Newspapers
Obituaries
Occupations
Periodicals
Periodical Names
Periodical Indexes
Probate Records
Public Records
Societies
Taxation
Vital Records
Birth And Death Records, Prior To 1908
Birth, Marriage, And Death Records, 1908–1912
Birth And Death Records, 1914–present
Birth And Death Records Kept By Cities Before 1908
Marriage Records
Guide To Vital Records
Voting Registers
For Further Reading
Comments And Suggestions Registers
Many records created by city, county, and state governments do not fit into the record types used in this outline. Records of mayors, commissioners, overseers of the poor, and schools are examples of government sources that may give information about ancestors not contained in other records. Some collections that contain a variety of records, such as land, history, tax, court, or other records, may be classified as “public records.” These records can be found on the state, county, and sometimes town or township level. Tennessee has many state and county public records. Two examples are:
Sherrill, Charles A. Tennessee Convicts: Early Records of the State Penitentiary. Mt. Juliet, Tenn.: Charles A. Sherrill, 1997. (FHL book 976.8 J6s; computer number 823463.) This record covers the years 1831–1850. The record includes place and name indexes.
Sistler, Byron. Every Name Index to 18 Middle Tennessee County Record Books. Nashville, Tenn.: Byron Sistler & Associates, 1992. (FHL book 976.8 P22sb; film 1697905 item 2; computer number 647334.) This contains an alphabetical list of names in the land, court, cemetery, probate, and vital records of Bedford, Giles, and Lincoln counties.
See the “Public Records” section of the United States Research Outline (30972) for more detailed information on the value and content of public records. To find various types of Tennessee public records, use the Locality Search of the Family History Library Catalog under:
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