Fayette County, Tennessee Genealogy
Guide to Fayette County, Tennessee ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
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County Information[edit | edit source]
Description[edit | edit source]
The County was named for Marquis de Lafayette. The County is located in the southwest area of the state.[2]
County Courthouse[edit | edit source]
Fayette County Courthouse
P.O. Box 218
1 Court Square
Somerville, TN 38068-0218
Fayette County Courthouse Phone: 901-465-5219
County Clerk Phone: 901-465-5213
Chancery Court and Clerk and Master Phone: 901-465-5217
County clerk has birth and death records 1925-1929, marriage records from 1838 except 1918-1925 lost in the fire
Court records
Clerk and Master have probate records
Register of Deeds has land records[3]
Fayette County, Tennessee Record Dates[edit | edit source]
Information for this chart was taken from various sources, often containing conflicting dates. This information should be taken as a guide and should be verified by contacting the county and/or the state government agency.
Birth* | Marriage | Death* | Court | Land | Probate | Census |
1814 | 1838 | 1814 | 1824 | 1821 | 1836 | 1810 |
Record Loss[edit | edit source]
1925 Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.[5]
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Boundary Changes[edit | edit source]
For animated maps illustrating Tennessee county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Tennessee County Boundary Maps" (1777-1985) may be viewed at the MapofUS.org website. |
Populated Places[edit | edit source]
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:[7]
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Neighboring Counties[edit | edit source]
History Timeline[edit | edit source]
Additional Information
West Tennessee county.
The county is named after Revolutionary War hero, the Marquis de Lafayette (1757-1834).[8]
Resources[edit | edit source]
Bible Records[edit | edit source]
Biographies[edit | edit source]
- Douthat, James L. Fayette County, Tennessee Biographies. 1887; reprint, Signal Mountain, Tenn.: Mountain Press. Free Surname Index and purchase details at Mountain Press website.
- All of the family biographies from the History of Fayette County, Tennessee (1887) by Goodspeed are availableonline at My Genealogy Hound.
Business, Commerce, and Occupations[edit | edit source]
- Miller, Alan N. West Tennessee's Forgotten Children: Apprentices from 1821 to 1889. Baltimore, Md.: Printed for Clearfield Company, Inc., by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2006. FHL US/CAN 976.8 U2man. Purchase at Genealogical.com. [Includes Fayette County.]
Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
See Tennessee Cemeteries for more information. |
Census Records[edit | edit source]
Historical populations | ||
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Census | Pop. | %± |
1830 | 8,652 | — |
1840 | 21,501 | 148.5% |
1850 | 26,719 | 24.3% |
1860 | 24,327 | −9.0% |
1870 | 26,145 | 7.5% |
1880 | 31,871 | 21.9% |
1890 | 28,878 | −9.4% |
1900 | 29,701 | 2.8% |
1910 | 30,257 | 1.9% |
1920 | 31,499 | 4.1% |
1930 | 28,891 | −8.3% |
1940 | 30,322 | 5.0% |
1950 | 27,535 | −9.2% |
1960 | 24,577 | −10.7% |
1970 | 22,692 | −7.7% |
1980 | 25,305 | 11.5% |
1990 | 25,559 | 1.0% |
2000 | 28,806 | 12.7% |
2010 | 38,413 | 33.4% |
Source: "Wikipedia.org". |
1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, and 1940 federal population censuses of Fayette County are available online. For tips on accessing census records online, see Tennessee Census. If you're having trouble finding your ancestors in online indexes, try checking printed indexes. Created by local experts familiar with the area's families, these indexes are often transcribed more accurately than nationwide online indexes.
See Tennessee Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book for more information about statewide printed indexes.
See Fayette County, TN census assignments, including links to transcribed files. The USGenWeb Census Project®
1810-1891
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, Western District, Fayette County on page 158.
1850
- Carpenter, Mrs. V.K. Seventh census of the United States, 1850 Fayette County, Tennessee,population schedules Huntsville, Arkansas Century Enterprises, 1969 FHL US/CAN book 976.821 X2
1860
- Felldin, Jeanne Robey and Tucker, Charlotte Magee 1860 United States census, Fayette County, Tennessee, surname index Tomball, Texas Genealogical Publications, c1976 FHL US/CAN book 976.8 A1
1880
- Sistler, Samuel D. 1880 census, Fayette County, Tennessee Nashville, Tennessee Byron Sistler and Associates, 2003 FHL US/CAN book 976.821 X22
Male Voters
- 1891 Tennessee Enumeration of Male Voters 1891 at Ancestry ($)
Church Records[edit | edit source]
List of Churches and Church Parishes
Church records include baptisms, marriages and burials, as well as information about family members and clues about family migration.For additional information about church records, religions, and religious archives in Tennessee, see Tennessee Church Records.
- Fayette County Church Records
- - FamilySearch Catalog - Fayette County Church Records
- If the records you need are not found in the Family History Library collection, contact the church(es) in the area where your ancestor lived.Two sites that give information about churches in Fayette County are:
- - List of Fayette County churches with addresses and phone numbers (Yellowbook)
- - List of Fayette County churches (TN HomeTownLocator)
- In 1936, a helpful guide to early Fayette County church records was published by the Works Project Administration. [9]Use this guide to locate which church records exist and where they were housed in 1936. The Tennessee State Library and Archives has filmed some of these records. To locate which records are available at the TSLA, go to the appropriate "county fact sheet" on the TSLA Web site and scroll down to "selected manuscript material". All filmed church records at the TSLA for Fayette County are listed. Many of these filmed records are also available at the Family History Library.
Baptist
- 1832-1901 - Mt. Pisgah Primitive Baptist Church Records. Fayette County, 1832-1901. Manuscript. TSLA Reel #361
- 1832-1900 - Sistler, Byron and Barbara Sistler. Vital Statistics from 19th Century Tennessee Church Records.Nashville: Sitler and Associates, 1979.FHL 976.8 K29s vol.2 Index to original Mt. Pisgah Primitive Baptist Church Records. Fayette County, 1832-1901.
Episcopal
- 1872-1916 - St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Somerville, Marriage Index 1872-1916. Batch M710411 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch
Methodist
- 1890-1970 - Moscow Methodist Church Records. Fayette County, 1890-1970. Typescript. TSLA Reel #360
- 1890-1900 - Sistler, Byron and Barbara Sistler. Vital Statistics from 19th Century Tennessee Church Records.Nashville: Sitler and Associates, 1979.FHL 976.8 K29s vol.2 Index to original Moscow Methodist Church Records. Fayette County, 1890-1970.
- Historical Records Project. Immanuel Episcopal Church Minutes, La Grange, Tennessee.Typescript. FHL 24645 Includes index.
- Historical Records Project. St. Thomas Episcopal Church Minutes and history, Somerville, Tennessee. Typescript. FHL 24645 Item 1
Presbyterian
- 1847-1885 - Mount Pleasant Cumberland Presbyterian Church Baptism Index 1847-1885. Batch C710391 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch[10]
- 1847-1895 - Mount Pleasant Cumberland Presbyterian Church Marriage Index 1847-1895. Batch M710391 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch[11]
- 1847-1935 - Church Records 1847-1935. Mount Pleasant Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Fayette County, Tennessee). Manuscript. TSLA Reel #225 FHL 570860 Item 2
- 1858-1935 - Mount Pleasant Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Hickory Withe, Baptism Index 1858-1935. Batch C000527 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch
- 1858-1935 - Mount Pleasant Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Hickory Withe, Marriage Index 1858-1935. Batch M000923 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch
- 1858-1935 - Mount Pleasant Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Hickory Withe, Death Index 1858-1935. Batch B000177 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch
Court Records[edit | edit source]
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.
Directories[edit | edit source]
Emigration and Immigration[edit | edit source]
Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups[edit | edit source]
African American
The Runaway Slave Blog is a online resource where runaway slaves listed in pre-1865 West Tennessee newspapers are identified. Some of the runaway ads appeared in Fayette County newspapers.
Funeral Homes[edit | edit source]
Genealogies[edit | edit source]
More than a dozen genealogies have been published about Fayette County, Tennessee families. For more information visit Fayette County, Tennessee Compiled Genealogies.
Guardianship[edit | edit source]
Land and Property Records[edit | edit source]
Fayette County Register of Deeds has Land Records from 1825 and is located at Courthouse, P. O. Box 99, Somerville, Tennessee 8068-0218; Telephone: (901) 465-5251. Land and property records include transfer of real estate or personal property, mortgages, leases, surveys, and entries.
The Family History has microfilm copies od deed books 1825- 1890 and land entries 1821-1881.
Local Histories[edit | edit source]
Maps and Gazetteers[edit | edit source]
for more resources
- Maps of Tennessee (1777-1985)
- FamilySearch Places: Cities and Towns in this couinty - How to Use FS Places
Migration[edit | edit source]
Military Records[edit | edit source]
Revolutionary War
The following Fayette County Revolutionary War records are available online through TNGenWeb:
- 1835 Pension Roll
- 1852 Rejected or Suspended Pensions
- Index to Fayette County, TN Revolutionary Soldiers as taken from History of Fayette County, Tennessee 1986.
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, Western District, Fayette County on page 158.
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 Fayette County pensioners (pp. 43-44)
Civil War
Online Records
- 1861-1865 - Tennessee, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
- 1861-1865 - Tennessee, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
- 1861-1865 - U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry
- 1861-1865 - U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry
- 1891-1965 - Tennessee, Confederate Pension Applications, Soldiers and Widows, 1891-1965 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
- Civil War Research Database
- Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System
Regiments. Men in Fayette County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (part of a large regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in Fayette County:
Confederate Soldiers
- 6th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry - CSA - Company D.
- 7th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Duckworth's) - CSA - Companies B and K.
- 9th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry - CSA - Company A.
- 12th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Green's) - CSA - Companies A, B, F, H, and K.
- 13th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry - CSA - Companies A, B, E, G, and H.
- 14th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Neely's) - CSA - Company D.
- 14th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry - CSA - Companies B, D, and H.
- 15th Consolidated Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry - CSA - Companies B, I, and K.
- 15th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Stewart's) - CSA
- 16th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Logwood's) - CSA - Companies D, F, G, H, and K.
- 38th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry (Looney's) (8th Infantry)- CSA-2nd Company K.
- 51st Regiment, Tennessee Infantry - CSA - Company B.
- 51st Consolidated Regiment, Tennessee Infantry- CSA - Company H.
- 154th Senior Regiment, Tennessee Infantry (1st Tennessee Volunteers) - CSA
Additional sources for Civil War soldiers from Fayette County:
- Lynn, H.M. H.M. Lynn Papers, 1858-1882. Southern Historical Collection, Manuscripts Dept., Wilson Library, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Free digital copy. 9th Tennessee Regiment, Company C.
- Thurman, John P. John P. and Sallie Ecklin Thurman Papers1884-1896. Southern Historical Collection, Manuscripts Department, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Tennessee 3rd and 4th Calvary. Free digital copy.
- Tennessee State Library and Archives, Tennessee Confederate Pension Applications: Fayette County. 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). Online book at Internet Archive. Fayette County, page 333.
Naturalization and Citizenship[edit | edit source]
Newspapers[edit | edit source]
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 Fayette County click on the following towns:
- LaGrange
- Somerville
- 1794-1851 - Lucas, Silas Emmett. Marriages from Early Tennessee Newspapers 1794-1851. Easley, S.C.: Southern Historical Press, 1978. FHL 976.8 V2L.
For deaths of Methodists in Fayette 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.
Obituaries[edit | edit source]
Other Records[edit | edit source]
Prisons[edit | edit source]
- 1831-1850 - Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1831-1850 at Tennessee State Library and Archives
- 1851-1870 - Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1851-1870 at Tennessee State Library and Archives
Periodicals[edit | edit source]
Genealogical periodicals can contain unique sources and can be local, regional, or statewide. The following periodicals cover this county:
- Ansearchin' News: Quarterly magazine of the Tennessee Genealogical Society. For a keyword search, go to the county index. Read previous issues on their website; FHL Book 976.8 B2a.
- Family Findings: Quarterly of the Mid-West Tennessee Genealogical Society. For tables of contents and online access to issues, see TNGenWeb Project. Also try this specialized Google search. FHL US/CAN 976.8 B2f.
- West Tennessee Historical Society Papers: Occasional publication of the West Tennessee Historical Society. FHL US/CAN Book 976.81 B5w. To view Table of Contents and complete articles from 1947 - 2005 see Shelby County Register of Deeds
Probate Records[edit | edit source]
The County Court has responsibility for the probate records of Fayette County.
Online Records
- 1779-2008 Tennessee Wills and Probate Records 1779-2008 at Ancestry ($)
- 1836-1965 - Fayette County portion of Tennessee, Probate Court Books, 1795-1927 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; handwritten indexes may be found at the front or back of some volumes.
Book Abstracts and Indexes
- 1836-1861 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.
School Records[edit | edit source]
Social Security Records[edit | edit source]
- 1935-2014 United States Social Security Death Index at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
- 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.
Tax Records[edit | edit source]
Book Abstracts and Indexes
- 1836 West, Betsy F. "Fayette County, Tennessee Tax List-1836," Ansearchin' News, Vol. 22, No. 1 (Spring 1975):30-35; Vol. 22, No. 2 (Summer 1975):90-95; Vol. 22, No. 3 (Fall 1975):140-144; Vol. 22, No. 4 (Winter 1975):188-192. For FHL and online access, as well as indexes, see Fayette.
- 1874 Taxpayers, 1874, Old Timer Press. Ripley MS: Mar 1982. Vol. 1 Iss. 9.
Vital Records[edit | edit source]
Birth[edit | edit source]
- 1828-1939 - Tennessee Births and Christenings 1828-1939 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
- 1869-1909 - Tennessee Delayed Birth Records 1869-1909 at Ancestry ($)
- 1908-1912 - Tennessee, Birth Records (ER Series), 1908-1912 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
Marriage[edit | edit source]
Online Indexes and Records
- 1625-1966 - Tennessee, United States Marriages at Findmypast ($)
- 1780-2002 - Tennessee State Marriages 1780-2002 at Ancestry ($)
- 1780-2002 - Tennessee State Marriage Index 1780-2002 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
- 1790-1962 - Tennessee County Marriages, 1790-1950 [1790-1962] - at FamilySearch. - How to Use this Collection. Covers all counties in Tennessee.
- 1796-1950 - Tennessee Marriages 1796-1950 (Indexes only) at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
- 1838-1857 - Marriage records, 1838-1857, Fayette County, Tennessee FHL US/CAN Film 24645 items 3-6
- 1838-1888 - Tennessee Civil Marriages, 1838-1888 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
- 1838-1895 - Fayette County Marriage Index 1838-1895 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch[12]
- 1851-1900 - Tennessee Marriages 1851-1900 at Ancestry ($)
- 1980-2014 - Marriage Records Index 1980-2014 at Shelby County Register of Deeds - index
Book Abstracts and Indexes
- 1838-1873 - Early West Tennessee Marriages. 2 vols. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 V2sb v. 1 ff. Indexes names of brides and grooms, and marriage dates in this county for the specified years.
Death[edit | edit source]
- 1823-1852 - Hays, Tony. West Tennessee Death Records (ca. 1823-1852). 2 vols. n.p.: Kitchen Table Press, 1987. FHL FAM HIST Book 976.8 V2ht v. 1-2. Fayette County is included in Vol. 2]
- 1874-1955 - Tennessee Deaths and Burials 1874-1955 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
- 1908-1933 - Tennessee Deaths, 1908 - 1933 at MyHeritage ($) — index
- 1908-1958 - Tennessee Death Records 1908 - 1958 at Ancestry ($)
- 1908-1912 - Tennessee Death Records 1908-1912 at Tennessee State Library & Archives - index
- 1914-1933 - Tennessee Death Records 1914-1933 at Tennessee State Library & Archives - index
- 1914-1966 - Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
- 1949-2014 - Death Records Index 1949-2014 at Shelby County Register of Deeds - index
Divorce[edit | edit source]
Online Records
- 1796-1850 - Acts of Tennessee 1796-1850 at Tennessee State Library & Archives - index
- 1980-2014 - Divorce Records Index 1980-2014 at Shelby County Register of Deeds - index
Online Titles
- W.P.A. Guide to Public Vital Statistics in Tennessee. Nashville, Tenn.: The Tennessee Historical Records Survey, 1941. FamilySearch Digital Library.
Research Facilities[edit | edit source]
Archives[edit | edit source]
Listed below are archives in Fayette County. For state-wide archival repositories, see Tennessee Archives and Libraries.
Family History Centers[edit | edit source]
Family History Center and Affiliate Library Locator map - search for local Family History Centers or Affiliate Libraries
- Family History Centers provide one-on-one assistance, free access to center-only databases, and to premium genealogical websites.
- FamilySearch Affiliate Libraries have access to most center-only databases, but may not always have full services normally provided by a family history center.
Local Centers and Affiliate Libraries
- Frayser Tennessee Family History Center
- Memphis Tennessee Family History Center
- Memphis Tennessee North Family History Center
- Memphis Tennessee Spanish Family History Center
- Bolivar-Hardeman County Public Library - an affiliate library.
- Chester County Public Library - an affiliate library.
- Germantown Regional History and Genealogy Center - an affiliate library.
Libraries[edit | edit source]
Listed below are libraries in Fayette County. For state-wide library facilities, see Tennessee Archives and Libraries.
Somerville-Fayette County Library
216 W Market St
Somerville, TN 38068
Phone: 901-465-5248
Website
The Historical Room contains county records, state records, family histories, obituaries, cemetery records, and church records.
West Tennessee Heritage Study Center
Paul Meek Library
10 Wayne Fisher Dr.
Martin, TN 38238
Phone: 731-881-7065
Website
Houses a variety of genealogical resources including materials relating to the following counties in Tennessee: Benton, Carroll, Chester, Crockett, Decatur, Dyer, Fayette, Gibson, Hardin, Haywood, Henderson, Henry, Houston, Humphreys, Lake, Lauderdale, Madison, McNairy, Obion, Perry, Shelby, Stewart, Tipton, Wayne, Weakley and Carlisle (KY), Fulton (KY), and Hickman (KY) counties in Kentucky.
Museums[edit | edit source]
Societies[edit | edit source]
Listed below are societies in Fayette County. For state-wide genealogical societies, see Tennessee Societies.
Fayette County Historical Society
P.O. Box 304
Somerville, TN 38068
Email: info@fayettecountyhistorical.org
Website Facebook
Websites[edit | edit source]
- FamilySearch Catalog – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection. Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.
- Fayette County, TN Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
- Fayette County, TNGenWeb (USGenWeb)
Research Guides[edit | edit source]
- Genealogical "Fact Sheets" About Tennessee Counties: Fayette County, courtesy: TSLA (Identifies published county histories, published local records, census records, newspapers and local records on microfilm, and select manuscripts.)
- Fayette County, Tennessee: A Partial Bibliography (updated 12/30/2002), available online, courtesy: TNGenWeb.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Tennessee.At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Fayette, Tennessee" in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fayette_County,_Tennessee accessed 18 Dec 2018
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists : United States of America, 10th ed., (Draper, UT: Everton Publishers, 2002) Fayette County, Tennessee, p.639
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Tennessee.At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ Lost Records: Courthouse Fires and Disasters in Tennessee in Tennessee State Library and Archives in Tennessee Secretary of State (accessed 31 March 2014).
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Tennessee.At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Fayette County, Tennessee," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fayette_County,_Tennessee, accessed 13 November 2019.
- ↑ "List of Counties in Tennessee," Wikipedia.
- ↑ WPA. Guide to Church Vital Statistics in Tennessee. Nashville: Tennessee State Planning Commission, 1942. FHL 976.8 K23w
- ↑ Genealogical Society of Utah, Parish and Vital Records List (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/images/d/d3/Igitennesseef.pdf.
- ↑ Genealogical Society of Utah, Parish and Vital Records List (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/images/d/d3/Igitennesseef.pdf.
- ↑ Genealogical Society of Utah, Parish and Vital Records List (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/images/d/d3/Igitennesseef.pdf.