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Claiborne County, Tennessee genealogy and family history research page. Guide to Claiborne County (established 1801) genealogy, history, and courthouse sources including birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, wills, deeds and land records, Civil War records, Revolutionary War records, family histories, cemeteries, churches, tax records, newspapers, and obituaries.
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| Founded: | October 29, 1801 | ||||||
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| County Seat | Tazewell | ||||||
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Quick Dates
Claiborne County's civil records start the following years:[1]
| Birth | Marriage | Death | Census | Land | Probate |
| 1908 | 1838 | 1908 | 1830 | 1801 | 1839 |
County Courthouse
Claiborne County Courthouse
PO Box 173;
Tazewell, TN 37879
Phone: 423.626.3284
County Clerk has marriage records;
Clerk Circuit Court has divorce and court records.
Register of Deeds has land records. [2]
P.O. Box 173
1740 Main St.
Tazewell, TN 37879
Phone: 1-423-626-3283
- County Clerk has marriage and probate records
- Register of Deeds has land records
- Clerk of Circuit Court has court records
Hours:
Mon.-Fri.9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Sat. 8:30 a.m.-noon
History
The county is named after Governor of Louisiana and Governor of Mississippi Territory William C. C. Claiborne (c1775-1817).[3]
Parent County
1801--Claiborne County was created 29 October 1801 from Grainger and Hawkins Counties.
County seat: Tazewell [4]
County Pronunciation
- Hear it spoken[5] (female)
- Hear it spoken[6] (male)
Boundary Changes
"Rotating Formation Tennessee County Boundary Maps" (1777-1985) may be viewed for free at the My Tennessee Genealogy website. They rely on AniMap 3.0 software.
Record Loss
1863 and 1931 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.
- Lost censuses: 1810, 1820, 1890
- Lack of marriage records: 1801 to 1837
- Lack of wills: 1801 to1839
- Burned Counties Research in FamilySearch Wiki
- Michael John Neill, Burned Counties in Family History Circle
- When the Records are Gone in Arlene Eakle's Tennessee Genealogy Blog
Places / Localities
Populated Places
| Arthur | Goin | Minton Mill | Sandlick |
| Bacchus | Hamlin Town | Motch | Shawanee |
| Bryson Mountain | Harrogate | Murphy Mill | Snodgrass |
| Cave Spring | Head of Barren | New Tazewell | Speedwell |
| Chittum | Hopewell | Oak Grove | Springdale |
| Clairfield | Howard Quarter | Patterson Crossroads | Tazewell |
| Clouds | Hurst Mill | Poplar Grove | Tiprell |
| Collins Mill | Kidwell | Pruden | Town Creek |
| Combs | Lily Grove | Red Hill | Valley Creek |
| Cumberland Gap | Little Creek | Reliance | Vancel Mill |
| Duo | Lone Mountain | Ripley | Williams Mill |
| Eagan | Manring | Ritchie | Yoakum Crossroad |
| Forge Ridge | Marion | River View | |
| Fork Ridge | Mason Springs | Russell Mill |
Neighboring Counties
Resources
Getting Started
Use the free Search for Surnames at Mountain Press's website to quickly search a variety of published Claiborne County biography, court, land, probate, and tax records. To determine which books are being searched, or to search each publication's index individually, click here. You are now equipped with a checklist of books to pull off the shelves at a genealogy library, or a wish list for your personal book collection.
Research Guides
- Genealogical "Fact Sheets" About Tennessee Counties: Claiborne County, courtesy: TSLA. (Identifies published county histories, published local records, census records, newspapers and local records on microfilm, and select manuscripts.)
African American
United States African Americans
Tennessee African Americans
Cemeteries
The Tennessee Cemeteries page provides explanations of the following online resources:
| Bibliographies | Online Gravestone Transcriptions | Cemetery Gazetteers |
| FHLC | Find A Grave | national search | county list | ePodunk |
| WorldCat | TNGenWeb Cemetery Database | |
| USGenWeb Tombstone Transcription Project | ||
| Claiborne Co., TNGenWeb Project |
Published Claiborne County cemetery records:
Census
| Historical populations | ||
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| Census | Pop. | %± |
| 1810 | 4,798 | — |
| 1820 | 5,508 | 14.8% |
| 1830 | 8,470 | 53.8% |
| 1840 | 9,474 | 11.9% |
| 1850 | 9,369 | −1.1% |
| 1860 | 9,643 | 2.9% |
| 1870 | 9,321 | −3.3% |
| 1880 | 13,373 | 43.5% |
| 1890 | 15,103 | 12.9% |
| 1900 | 20,696 | 37.0% |
| 1910 | 23,504 | 13.6% |
| 1920 | 23,286 | −0.9% |
| 1930 | 24,313 | 4.4% |
| 1940 | 24,657 | 1.4% |
| 1950 | 24,788 | 0.5% |
| 1960 | 19,067 | −23.1% |
| 1970 | 19,420 | 1.9% |
| 1980 | 24,595 | 26.6% |
| 1990 | 26,137 | 6.3% |
| 2000 | 29,862 | 14.3% |
| Source: "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. | ||
See Tennessee Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book for more information about statewide printed indexes.
See Claiborne County, TN census assignments, including links to transcribed files. [The USGenWeb Census Project®]
1810 - Lost, but a substitute is available:
- Sherrill, Charles A. The Reconstructed 1810 Census of Tennessee: 33,000 Long-lost Records from Tax Lists, Court Minutes, Church Records, Wills, Deeds and Other Sources. Mt. Juliet, Tenn.: C.A. Sherrill, 2001. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 X2s 1810.
1820 - Lost[7]
1820 Manufactures
The original manufactures schedules for the Eastern and Western Districts of Tennessee are kept at the National Archives, Washington, D.C. FHL copies: FHL US/CAN Films 1024517-1024518.
These records have also been abstracted:
- National Archives. Indexes to Manufactures Census of 1820. 1920; reprint, Knightstown, Ind.: Bookmark, 1977. FHL US/CAN Book 973 X2m 1820.
- 1820 Census of Manufactures: Claiborne County, East Tennessee Roots, Vol. 7, No. 1 ():34. For availability, see Periodicals.
1830
- Sistler, Byron H. 1830 Census, East Tennessee. Evanston, Ill.: n.p., 1969. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 X2p 1830.
1840
- Full name index linked to appropriate scanned census image.
1840 Revolutionary War Pensioners
- A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services: With their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshalls of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census. 1841; reprint, Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing, 1967. FHL US/CAN Book 973 X2pc 1840; FHL US/CAN Film 2321. 1841 edition digitized by the U.S. Census Bureau and Google books et. al. [See Tennessee, Eastern District, Claiborne County on page 152.]
1850
- Full name index linked to appropriate scanned census image.
1860
- Full name index linked to appropriate scanned census image.
- Bishop, Brenda C. 1860 Census, Claiborne County, Tennessee. Elizabethton, Tenn.: B.C. Bishop, 1985. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8944 X2c.
1870
- Minton, Vestina Lewis. Claiborne County People. Harrogate, Tenn.: T. and V. Minton, 1980. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8944 X2m 1870. [Includes 1870 Census.]
- Bishop, Brenda C. 1870 Census Tennessee: Transcription for Claiborne County. Tallahassee, Fla.: B.C. Bishop, 1983. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8944 X2b.
1880
- Sistler, Byron and Samuel D. Sistler. 1880 Census Claiborne County, Tennessee. Nashville, Tenn.: B. Sistler & Associates, 1992. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8944 X2s 1880.
1900
- Minton, Vestina Laws. Claiborne County, Tennessee, 1900 (Census). Harrogate, Tenn.: T. and V. Minton, 1989. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8944 X2m 1900.
Church
Court
Genealogy
More than 45 genealogies have been published about Claiborne County, Tennessee families. To view a list, visit Claiborne County, Tennessee Genealogy.
Immigration
During the War of 1812, American officials reported finding 4 British aliens, some of whom had families, living in Claiborne County.[8]
Land
The original Claiborne County Deed Books are held at the County Courthouse. TSLA microfilmed Deed Books A to Z2 (1801-1895) and the Index (1801-1910). FHL copies: FHL US/CAN Films 898403-898416.
- Willis, Laura and Betty Sellers. Claiborne County, Tenn. Deeds. Melber, KY: Simmons Historical, 1997-1998. Three volumes. v. 1. 1802-1806 -- v. 2. 1806-1810 -- v. 3. 1803-1808. Available at FHL US/CAN Book 976.8944 R29w. Digital version of volume 2 is available at World Vital Records ($). All three volumes available for purchase at Simmons Historical Publications.
Law and Legislation
- Tennessee State Library and Archives, Acts of Tennessee 1796-1850: Index to Names. January 25, 2005. [In addition to creating new laws, legislative acts were often required to obtain a divorce, grant legitimacy to a child, or for appointments to or grant payments for public service.] The TSLA has created an index to names that appear in these acts covering the years 1796 to 1850. To read more about this valuable resource Click here. The searchable index is available at the TSLA; another version is available at World Vital Records.
Local Histories
- Holt, Edgar A. and Joy Bailey Dunn. Claiborne County. Memphis, Tenn.: Memphis State University Press, 1981. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8944 H2h.
Maps
Military
Revolutionary War
The following Claiborne County Revolutionary War records are available online through TNGenWeb:
Additional resources include:
- A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services: With their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshalls of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census. 1841; reprint, Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing, 1967. FHL US/CAN Book 973 X2pc 1840; FHL US/CAN Film 2321. 1841 edition digitized by the U.S. Census Bureau and Google books et. al. [See Tennessee, Eastern District, Claiborne County on page 152.]
- Rejected or Suspended Applications for Revolutionary War Pensions. Washington, D.C., 1852. Reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1969, and 1991. Reprints include "an Added Index to States." Digital version at Ancestry ($). Tennessee entries abstracted online at Tennesseans in the Revolutionary War, courtesy: TNGenWeb. [Includes veterans from this county; Tennessee section begins on page 381.]
- Revolutionary War Soldiers List, Pathways, Vol. 24, No. 1 (Mar. 2005).
War of 1812
- Embry, Hermione D. "War of 1812 - Tennessee Pensioners on List - January 2, 1883," Ansearchin' News, Vol. 7, No. 2 (Apr. 1960):40-45. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 B2a v. 7 (1960); digital version at journal website. [Includes Claiborne County pensioners (p. 40)]
Civil War
Civil War service men from Claiborne County served in various regiments. Men often joined a regiment or a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are the military units that were formed in or had many men from Claiborne County.
Confederate Soldiers
- 1st Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Carter's) - CSA - Companies F and L.
- 2nd Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Ashby's) - CSA - Company B and D.
- 4th Battalion, Tennessee Cavalry (Branner's) - CSA - Company C.
- 5th Battalion, Tennessee Cavalry (McClellan's) - CSA - Company C.
- 29th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry - CSA - Company C.
- 37th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry (7th Infantry) (1st East Tennessee Rifles) - CSA - Company B.
- 61st Regiment, Tennessee Mounted Infantry (Pitts') (81st Infantry) - CSA - Company H.
- 25th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry (Confederate). Company I (Lee Rangers later Lee Greys).[9]
Union Soldiers
- 6th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry - Company E.
- 8th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry - Company G.
- 9th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry - Companies B, L and M.
Additional sources for Civil War soldiers from Claiborne County:
- Civil War Veterans Buried in Claiborne County, (accessed 30 Jan 2012). Hosted by rootsweb.
- USGenWeb Archives, Claiborne County Tennessee Archives, (accessed 30 Jan 2012). Civil War Claims and Civil War Rosters.
- Tennessee State Library and Archives, Tennessee Confederate Pension Applications : Claiborne County, (accessed 30 Jan 2012). Includes soldier's name, county, pension #, unit or widow.
- United States Pension Bureau, List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883: Giving the Name of Each Pensioner, the Cause for ... (Washington Printing Office; 1883), (accessed 30 Jan 2012). Online at Internet Archive. Claiborne County, page 335-326.
Newspapers
Many Tennessee newspapers are filmed and available at the TSLA. Most of these newspapers may be accessed by interlibrary loan to libraries within Tennessee, although there are some newspapers which are not available in or outside of Tennessee. For further information regarding interlibrary loan policies and newspapers not available for interlibrary loan click here. For a list of newspapers available at the archives for Claiborne County click on the following towns:
Occupations
- Miller, Alan N. East Tennessee's Forgotten Children: Apprentices from 1778 to 1911. Baltimore, Md.: Printed for Clearfield Company, Inc., by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2000. FHL US/CAN 976.8 U2m. Digital version at World Vital Records ($). Purchase at Genealogical.com. [Includes Claiborne County.]
- Tennesse Bureau of Agriculture, Statistics and Mines. Coal Mines and Mining--Tennessee. Nashville, Tennessee: A.B. Travel, 1883. Free digital copy.
Periodicals
Tap into the minds of local experts. Editors of genealogical periodicals publish unique sources that researchers who are new to their area would not likely discover. This type of material may be found in local, regional, or statewide genealogical society journals. The following periodicals cover this county:
- Ansearchin' News
- Genealogical articles with abstracts of Claiborne County, Tennessee records have been published in Ansearchin' News, the quarterly magazine of the Tennessee Genealogical Society. To view a list of these articles, visit their county index. To read digitized versions of the first 36 years of articles (Vols. 1-36), browse their archive or conduct a surname search. The Family History Library has a complete collection of the Ansearchin' News quarterly FHL Book 976.8 B2a.
- East Tennessee Roots
- Several genealogical articles with abstracts of Claiborne County, Tennessee records have been published in East Tennessee Roots (10 vols.). A subject index to these articles is available online. Surname indexes to Volumes 9 and 10 are also available online. The Family History Library has collected most issues of East Tennessee Roots FHL Book 976.8 D25e.
- Reflections
- The Claiborne County Historical Society was founded in 1982 and publishes a quarterly entitled "Reflections."
The Family History Library has current volumes beginning with Volume 5. For further information see website: Claiborne County Historical and Genealogical Society. Reflections is indexed in the PERiodical Source Index (PERSI).
- The Pellissippian
- Several genealogical articles with abstracts of Claiborne County, Tennessee records were published in the The Pellissippian (25 vols., 1980-2004), the quarterly of the Pellissippi Genealogical and Historical Society. The society has posted tables of contents for all 25 volumes on their website. They also have back issues available for purchase. The Family History Library has acquired the first 20 volumes FHL Book 976.8 D25p.
- Watauga Association of Genealogists Bulletin
- Genealogical articles with abstracts of Claiborne County, Tennessee records have been published in the Watauga Association of Genealogists Bulletin (39+ vols., 1972-present), the journal of the Watauga Association of Genealogists. The organization has posted tables of contents for most volumes on their website. Back issues are available for purchase. The Family History Library has a complete collection FHL US/CAN Books 976.897 B2w, including Margaret W. Hougland and Betty Jane Hylton's Bulletin Subject Index: The First Thirty Years, 1972-2001 (Johnson City, Tenn.: Watauga Association of Genealogists, 2002) FHL Book 976.897 B2w index 1972-2001.
Prisons
Learn if your Claiborne County, Tennessee ancestors went to prison!
- Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1831-1850, free index available online through TSLA.
- Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1851-1870, free index available online through TSLA.
Probate
Claiborne County's early Will Books have been lost. Surviving records begin in the late 1830s. TSLA microfilmed Claiborne County Wills 1893 to 1932. FHL copy: FHL Film 898402.
FamilySearch has placed scans of the following records online in the Tennessee, Probate Court Books, 1795-1927 collection. These are browse-only collections. Handwritten indexes may be found at the front or back of some volumes:
- Wills, 1837-1865, 1893-1932 (5 vols.)
- Inventories, Settlements, Wills, 1812-1814, 1839-1850, 1867-1898 (5 vols.)
- Bonds, Letters, 1879-1903
- Inventories, 1848-1940 (3 vols.)
- Settlements, 1872-1902 (5 vols.)
The organization Strictly By Name provides free online indexes to early Claiborne County probate records. They offer a research service to photocopy and transcribe microfilm copies of the original documents for a small fee. Available indexes:
The following Claiborne County probate records have been abstracted and/or indexed:
- [1812-1814] Strictly By Name (see above).
- [1837-1865] Historical Records Project (W.P.A.). Will Books, 1837-1865, Claiborne County, Tennessee. Typescript, TSLA. Microfilmed 1939. FHL US/CAN Films 24619-24620, 464088-464089. [Will Books A to D.]
- [1837-1846] Claiborne County, Tennessee, Will Book A, 1837-1846. n.p.: Claiborne County Historical Society, 1992. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8944 P2c.
- [1839-1861] Sistler, Byron and Barbara Sistler. Index to Tennessee Wills & Administrations 1779-1861. Nashville, Tenn. Byron Sistler & Associates, Inc., 1990. FHL US/CAN 976.8 P22s. [Includes an index to this county's probate records.] Free Lookups Available!
- [1844-1865] Fletcher, Virginia Billingsley. Index to the Probate Court Records Claiborne County, Tennessee 1844-1865: Estate Settlements, Wills, Inventories, Sales, Guardian Reports; the Records Copied by the Historical Records Survey Transcritpion Unit as Will Books B, C, D. Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.: V.B. Fletcher, 1993. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8944 P2f.
- [1848-1851] Claiborne County Will Books Vol. 1-1848-1851. Kentucky: Simmons Historical Publications. s.d. Digital version at World Vital Records ($); purchase at Simmons Historical Publications.
- [1851-1855] Claiborne County Will Books Vol. 2-1851-1855. Kentucky: Simmons Historical Publications. s.d. Digital version at World Vital Records ($); purchase at Simmons Historical Publications.
- [1855-1865] Claiborne County Will Books Vol. 3-1855-1865. Kentucky: Simmons Historical Publications. s.d. Digital version at World Vital Records ($); purchase at Simmons Historical Publications.
- [1878-1921] Claiborne County, Tennessee, Bonds and Letters of Administration, December 1878 - August 1921. Kentucky: Simmons Historical Publications. s.d. Digital version at World Vital Records ($); purchase at Simmons Historical Publications.
Taxation
The original Claiborne County Tax Books covering the years 1850 to 1900 (gaps) were microfilmed by the TSLA. FHL copy: FHL US/CAN Film 898419.
The following Claiborne County tax records have been abstracted:[10]
- [1803] Sistler, Byron and Barbara Sistler. Index to Early Tennessee Tax Lists. Evanston, Ill.: B. & B. Sistler, 1977. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 R4s. [Includes 1803 tax list.]
- [1803] Curtis, Mary Barnett. Early East Tennessee Tax Lists. Fort Worth, Texas: Arrow Printing Company, 1964. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 R4c. [Includes 1803 petition.]
- [1814] "Direct Federal Tax-Delinquent Property Owners Listed for 1814," Ansearchin' News, Vol. 43, No. 3(Fall 1996):115-120. For possible FHL and online access, as well as indexes, see Periodicals. [Includes Claiborne County.]
- [1817] "U.S. Holds 1817 Public Sale of Federal Tax-Delinquent Properties in Tennessee," Ansearchin' News, Vol. 43, No. 2 (Summer 1996):63-68. For possible FHL and online access, as well as indexes, see Periodicals. [Includes Claiborne County.]
- [1836] Douthat, James L. Claiborne County, Tennessee, 1836 Tennessee Civil District and Tax List. Signal Mountain, Tenn.: Mountain Press, 1993. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8944 R4d; online: free surname index and purchase details.
- [1839] Lemasters, Paul W. and Claiborne County Historical Society. Claiborne County, Tennessee, 1839 Tax List. n.p.: Claiborne County Historical Society, 199-?. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8944 R48L.
- [1857] District No. 10, 1857, Pathways. Maynardville TN: Sep 2002. Vol. 21 Iss. 3.
Transportation
- Stage Book Belonging to Harman Roberts, Sr., Claiborne Co., Tennessee, 1846-1848. MSS.; FHL US/CAN Film 898421.
Vital Records
Marriage
Marriages were not officially recorded in Claiborne County until 1838, when a law was passed mandating the practice.[11] The following publication, based on early newspapers, helps to alleviate this genealogical obstacle:
- Lucas, Silas Emmett. Marriages from Early Tennessee Newspapers 1794-1851. Easley, S.C.: Southern Historical Press, 1978. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 V2L.
The following Claiborne County Courthouse marriage records have been abstracted and/or indexed:
- [1838-1868] Sistler, Byron and Barbara Sistler. Early East Tennessee Marriages. 2 vols. Nashville, Tenn.: Byron Sistler & Associates, Inc., 1987. FHL US/CAN 976.8 V2s v. 1. [Indexes names of brides and grooms, and marriage dates for weddings in this county for the specified years.] Free Lookups Available!
Death
- Wiefering, Edna and Cleveland Public Library. Claiborne County, Tennessee, Vital Statistics, 1914 through 1925. Cleveland, Tenn.: Cleveland Public Library, 1993. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8944 V2w.
For deaths of Methodists in Claiborne County between the 1830s and the 1920s, try:
- Smith, Jonathan K.T. Genealogical Abstracts from Reported Deaths, the Nashville Christian Advocate. [1847-1914] 10 vols. [Jackson, Tenn.]: J.K.T. Smith, 1997-2003. FHL US/CAN Books 976.855/N1 V48s 1847-1851 ff; digital versions at David Donahue Memorial: Tennessee Records Repository. [Website expands upon the publications and includes deaths from the 1830s, 1840s, 1910s and 1920s.]
Societies and Libraries
Claiborne County Historical Society
P.O. Box 32
Tazewell, TN 37879
Phone: 1-423-526-5737
East Tennessee Historical Society
601 S. Gay St.
P.O. Box 1629
Knoxville, TN 37901-1629
Phone: 1-865-215-8824
E-mail: eths@east-tennessee-history.org
Barbara Reynolds Carr Memorial Library
1304 Old Knoxville Road
Tazewell, TN 37879
Phone: 1-423-626-5414
Family History Centers
2063 Highway 63
Arthur, Claiborne, TN
Phone: 1-423-869-2481
Hours: By appt
These are not mailing addresses. Due to limited staff, Family History Centers are unable to respond to mail inquiries.
Web Sites
- Claiborne County, TN Family History and Genealogy Message Board (Ancestry)
- Claiborne County, TN Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
- Claiborne County, TN Genealogy Forum (GenForum
- Claiborne County, TNGenWeb (USGenWeb)
- Claiborne County, TN History, Records, Facts and Genealogy (MyTennesseeGenealogy)
- Family History Library Catalog (FamilySearch)
- Mailing List: TNCLAIBO-L (Claiborne County, Tennessee List) (RootsWeb)
- Mailing List: ETN-L (East Tennessee List) (RootsWeb)
- Mailing List: ETN-OZ-L (East Tennessee Migrants to Ozarks Region List) (RootsWeb)
- Mailing List: UPPEREASTTN-L (Upper East Tennessee List) (RootsWeb)
References
- ↑ "Earliest County Records," Tennessee State Library and Archives.
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Claiborne County, Tennessee page 638, At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ "List of Counties in Tennessee," Wikipedia.
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, UT: Everton Publishers, 2002), 638. (FHL Collection Ref Book 973 D27e 2002). WorldCat entry.
- ↑ Voice of Lynnae Weller, Kingsport, Tenn. (2010).
- ↑ Voice of Gene Black, FamilySearch employee, former resident of Bristol, Tenn. (2010).
- ↑ Mary Barnett Curtis, Early East Tennessee Tax Lists: a compiled list of residents of the area covered in 22 east Tennessee counties for which there is (sic) no census records prior to 1830 (Fort Worth, Texas: Arrow Printing, 1964) [FHL 976.8 R4c].
- ↑ Kenneth Scott. British Aliens in the United States During the War of 1812. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1979, 372-378 (see East Tennessee). FHL US/CAN 973 W4s; digital version at Ancestry ($).
- ↑ Dobbie E. Lambert, 25th Virginia Cavalry (Lynchburg, Va.: H.E. Howard, 1994). FHL Book 975.5 M2vr v. 106.
- ↑ The Heritage Quest Online version of PERSI aided in the compilation of this list.
- ↑ Gale Williams Bamman, C.G., "Research in Tennessee," National Genealogical Society Quarterly, Vol. 81, No. 2 (June 1993):105. FHL US/CAN Book 973 B2ng v. 81 (1993)
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