Gibson County, Tennessee Genealogy

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Tennessee

Gibson County

Guide to Gibson County, Tennessee ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Tennessee Online Genealogy Records

County Facts County seat: Trenton Organized: October 21, 1823 Parent County(s): Chickasaws land from Jackson Purchase Neighboring Counties Carroll  • Crockett  • Dyer  • Madison  • Obion  • Weakley See County Maps Courthouse Location Map Adoption Adopt-a-wiki page This page adopted by: TNGenWeb Project who welcome you to contribute. Adopt a page today

County Information

Description

The County was named for John H. Gibson, a soldier of the Natchez Expedition and the Creek War. The County is located in the northwest area of the state.

County Courthouse

Gibson County Courthouse
PO Box 228
1 Court Square
Trenton, TN 38382
Gibson County Courthouse Phone: 731-855-7639, 731-855-7642
Chancery Court Clerk Phone: 731- 855-7639
Circuit Court Clerk Phone: 731-855-7615
Register of Deeds Phone: 731-855-7627
County Clerk Phone: 731-855-7642

County Clerk has marriage records from 1824 and probate records 1824-1981.
Register of Deeds has land records.

Gibson County, Tennessee Record Dates

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.

Known Beginning Dates for Major County Records
Birth*	Marriage	Death*	Court	Land	Probate	Census
1881	1824	1909	1824	1819	1824	1810
*Statewide registration for births and deaths began in 1914. General compliance by 1927.

Record Loss

1941 There was a fire at the Gibson County courthouse in 1941, but records are complete. For suggestions about research in places that suffered historic record losses, see: Burned Counties. By Michael John Neill at 24-7 Family History Circle. When the Records are Gone. By Arlene Eakle at Arlene Eakle's Tennessee Blog. Burned Counties Research in the FamilySearch Research Wiki.

Boundary Changes

County seat: Trenton 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

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:

Cities
Dyer Humboldt	Medina Milan	Trenton Yorkville
Towns
Bradford Gibson	Kenton	Rutherford
Unincorporated communities
Brazil Eaton Frog Jump	Fruitland Goat City Graball	Hopewell Idlewild Skullbone

History Timeline

• 1823 October 21. The Tennessee General Assembly created Gibson County out of lands ceded by the Chickasaws in the Jackson Purchase. It was named in honor of John H. Gibson, who served with distinction under Andrew Jackson in the Natchez Expedition and in the Creek Wars.
• 1819 Thomas Fite built the first cabin in Gibson County, which was then part of Carroll County. Luke Biggs, Davy Crockett, and others followed. Settlement progressed rapidly, and residents soon petitioned the general assembly for the formation of a new county, citing the difficulty of getting to the courts of Carroll County.
• 1824 Commissioners appointed by the general assembly selected a county seat site near the center of the county where Thomas Gibson, a brother of John Gibson, operated a trading post. Initially called Gibson-Port, the name was soon changed to Trenton.
• 1824 January. County government was organized, when the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions met at Biggs's residence. Following terms of the court met in the residence of William C. Love.
• 1825 April. The first term of court met in a temporary courthouse made of hewn logs.

For a more extensive history see Goodspeeds History of Gibson County.

Additional Information
West Tennessee county. Established 1823.

Resources

Biographies

• Douthat, James L. Gibson County, Tennessee Biographies. 1887; reprint, Signal Mountain, Tenn.: Mountain Press. Free Surname Index and purchase details at Mountain Press website.
• Family Biographies from The History of Gibson County, Tennessee (1887) published by Goodspeed are available on the My Genealogy Hound website.
  

Business, Commerce, and Occupations

• 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 Gibson County.]

Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Gibson County, Tennessee online and in print
Tombstone Transcriptions Online	Findagrave.com TNGenWeb TNGenWeb Archives Tombstone Project TNGenWeb Cemeteries BillionGraves
Tombstone Transcriptions in Print (Often more complete)	Family History Library WorldCat
List of Cemeteries in the County	Findagrave.com Gravestones FamilySearch Places
See Tennessee Cemeteries for more information.

 

• Daughters of the American Revolution - Clement-Scott Chapter (Humboldt, Tennessee) Rose Hill Cemetery in Humboldt, Tennessee: a listing of all marked graves, 1868-1974. 1976 - Epitaphs Google Books$

Census Records

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1830	5,801	—
1840	13,689	136.0%
1850	19,548	42.8%
1860	21,777	11.4%
1870	25,666	17.9%
1880	32,685	27.3%
1890	33,859	3.6%
1900	39,408	16.4%
1910	41,630	5.6%
1920	43,388	4.2%
1930	46,528	7.2%
1940	44,835	−3.6%
1950	48,132	7.4%
1960	44,699	−7.1%
1970	47,871	7.1%
1980	49,467	3.3%
1990	46,315	−6.4%
2000	48,152	4.0%
2010	49,683	3.2%
Source: "Wikipedia.org".

1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, and 1940 federal population censuses of Gibson 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 Gibson County, TN census assignments, including links to transcribed files. The USGenWeb Census Project^®

1810-1891

• Tennessee, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1810-1891 at Ancestry ($)

1830

• Census, 1830, Gibson County, Tennessee. [S.I. s.n., 1830?]. FHL US/CAN book 976.823 X2

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, Gibson County on page 159.

1850

• Seventh census of the United States, 1850, Gibson County, Tennessee,population schedules Huntsville, Arkansas Century Enterprises Genealogical Services, 1970 FHL US/CAN book 976.823 X2

1860

• Scanned census images in the USGenWeb Archives.

1880

• Sistler, Barbara 1880 census Gibson County, Tennessee Nashville, Tennessee Byron Sistler and Associates, 2002 FHL US/CAN book 976.823 X2

1890 Lost, but substitutes are available:

• Reed, Sue S. Enumeration of Male Inhabitants of Twenty-one Years of Age and Upward, Citizens of Tennessee, January 1, 1891, as Provided for by an Act of General Assembly of Tennessee, Passed January 15, 1891, and Approved January 22, 1891. 8 vols. Houston, Texas: S.S. Reed, 1989. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 X2r v. 3 1891. Gibson County is included in Vol. 3.
• Sistler, Byron H. and Barbara Sistler. 1890 Civil War Veterans Census, Tennessee. Evanston, Ill.: Byron Sister and Associates, 1978. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 X2s 1890.

1891 Male Voters

• 1891 Tennessee Enumeration of Male Voters 1891 at Ancestry ($)

Church Records

List of Churches and Church Parishes

• FamilySearch Places
  

Court Records

• Hays, Tony Gibson County (Tennessee) records, 1824-1846 [S.I. Kitchen Table Press, 1986. FHL US/CAN Book 976.823 P2h
• Historical Records Survey Chancery Court minutes, 1834-1847, Gibson County, Tennessee Salt Lake City, Utah Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1939. FHL US/CAN Film 24650
• Historical Records Project (Tennessee) and Tennessee Circuit Court (Gibson County) Circuit Court Minutes, 1824-1832, Gibson County, Tennessee Salt Lake City, Utah Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1939. FHL US/CAN Film 24652 item 2
• Historical Records Survey, Gibson County, Tennessee County Court and Gibson County, Tennessee Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions County Court Minutes, 1824-1828, Gibson County, Tennessee Salt Lake City, Utah Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1942. FHL US/CAN Film 24651 items 1-2
• Walker, Emily B. Gibson County, Tennessee, court minutes Includes index. South Fulton, Tennessee E.B. Walker, 1987. FHL US/CAN Book 976.823 P2w

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.

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups

African Americans

• Free African Americans Enumerated in the 1850 and 1860 Gibson County, Tennessee Census, available online, courtesy: Christine's Genealogy Website: Who are Your People?
• Craighead, Sandra G. Index and Analysis of the Register of Colored Marriages Performed at the Freedmen's Bureau in Trenton (Gibson County) Tennessee, 1865-1866. S.G. Craighead, 1995. Free digital version at TNGenWeb.
• Smith, Jonathan Kennon Thompson Tombstone Inscriptions from black cemeteries in Gibson County, Tennessee. Jackson City, Tennessee: J.K.T. Smith, 1999. FHL US/CAN book 976.823 V3s

Genealogies

• Families and History of Gibson County, Tennessee to 1989. Milan, Tenn.: Lee-Davis United Daughters of the Confederacy Historical Society, 1989. FHL Book 976.823 H2L.

• Burress - Burress, Charles G. The Family of William Burress (ca. 1799-1850?) of Tennessee. Phoenix, Ariz.?: unknown, 1971. Available at FHL US/CAN Film 962162; Ancestry ($); and Heritage Quest Online ($).
• Jennings - Jennings, Virginia L. and Robert B. Jennings. William Crunk Jennings and Allied Families. Baton Rouge, Louisiana: V.L. Jennings, 1983. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 J449j.
• King - Hill, Ailene King and Lowrance, Juantia King Alvin King His Ancestors and Descendants 1630-1996 [1996] Available at the Family History Library FamilySearch Digital Library; FHL book 929.273 K58ha
• Luckey - Luckey, Ann Colvin and Elizabeth Luckey Bennett. The Luckey Family of Tennessee: A Genealogical History of the John Henry Luckey, William Franklin Luckey and Samuel Joseph Luckey of Gibson/Madison Counties, Tennessee Their Ancestors and Descendants, 1732-1987. Cullman, Ala.: Gregath, 1987. FHL HIST;Book 929.273 L964L.
• Wade - Beadles, Zada Wade. The Wades the history of a family, dealing with the kith and kin of Zachary and Mary Hatton Wade, their descendants and related lines, male and female, in Maryland, Virginia, Tennessee, South Carolina, North Carolina and other states. Cairo, IL: Published for the author, Mrs. Jesse Asa Beadles, 1963. Available at FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 W119c; digital version at Heritage Quest Online ($).

Land and Property Records

Gibson County Register of Deeds has Land Records from 1823 and is located at the Courthouse, Trenton, Tennessee , P.O. Box 228, Trenton, TN 38382-0228; Telephone: (731) 855-7642. Land and property records include transfer of real estate or personal property, mortgages, leases, surveys, and entries

Online Records and Indexes

• 1819-1929 Deed Book A: 1819-1829 - Index only
• 1819-1901 Gibson County Register of Deeds Deed records, 1819-1890; index to deeds, 1819-1901Nashville, Tennessee:State Library and Archives, 1976FHL US/CAN Film 1008149-178 and 1007807-10

Book Abstracts and Indexes

• Crumpton, Barbara Gibson County, Tennessee [deed books] Duncan, Oklahoma Creative Copies, c2000. FHL US/CAN Book 976.823 R2c v. 1-2
• Smith, Jonathan Kennon Thompson Genealogical abstracts from early land, chancery and other records of Gibson County, Tennessee Jackson, Tennessee J.K.T. Smith, c1998 FHL US/CAN 976.823 R28s
• Walker, Emily B. Gibson County, Tennessee, landowners, 1877 South Fulton, Tennessee E.B. Walker, c1986 FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 A1 no.99
• Walker, Emily B. North Carolina land grants in the Western District (Tennessee), most particularly Gibson and surrounding counties: volumes A-B, 1788-1796 E.B. Walker, 1987. googlebooks $

Local Histories

• Families and History of Gibson County, Tennessee to 1989 (Lee-Davis U.D.C. Historical Society, 1989) - Surname index.
• Gibson County, Past and Present The First General History of one of West Tennessee's Pivotal Counties (Culp & Ross, 1996) [name index]
• Gibson County Sesquicentennial, 1823-1973 Celebrating its 150th Anniversary (1973)
• Gibson County, Tennessee (illustrated) A Series of Pen and Picture Sketches (Greene, 1901) - Partial index.
• Gibson County, Tennessee A Pictorial History (1994)
• Hays, Tony and Jackson, Janice S. Gibson-Crockett a joint heritage (S.I.): Kitchen Table Press, 1986. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 P2h
• History of Skullbone (Old North Gibson), Tennessee (Pounds, 1980)
• History of Tennessee From the Earliest Times to the Present : Together with an Historical and a Biographical Sketch of Gibson, Obion, Dyer, Weakley and Lake Counties (Goodspeed, 1978) - Name index.
• Humboldt, Tennessee A Pictorial History (Harris, Fisher and Pyron)
• Neboville, Riverside, Hooten, Midway community and family history 2 vols. (Putnam, 2000?) - Name index.
• Tennessee, Gibson County Capt. King's Diary, 1865 (WPA, 1938) - Name index.
• Gibson County, Tennessee, Carole Wiggins, Thomas W. Graham, M. Elizabeth McCroskey, University of Tennessee (System), County Technical Assistance Service. Private acts of Gibson County, Tennessee County Technical Assistance Service, University of Tennessee, Institute for Public Service, 1994. googlebooks $
• Tennessee's Last Kingdom, Skullbone, Tennessee, Celebrating 100 years, 1898-1998 (Pounds, 1998)
  
  Additional county and community histories can be found at the TSLA Bibliography of Tennessee Local History Sources: Gibson County.
  

Maps and Gazetteers

Click a neighboring county
for more resources

• Maps of Tennessee (1777-1985)
• Tennessee Department of Transportation Gibson County Map pdf.
• Map of 1888 Gibson County, Tennessee with numerous small settlements. (My Genealogy Hound)
  
• FamilySearch Places: Cities and Towns in this couinty - How to Use FS Places

Military Records

Revolutionary War
The following Gibson County Revolutionary War records are available online through TNGenWeb:

• 1835 Pension Roll
• 1852 Rejected or Suspended Pensions

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, Gibson County on page 159.

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 Gibson County pensioners (pp. 44-45).

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 Gibson 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 Gibson County:

Confederate Soldiers

• 4th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry (Neely's) - CSA - Company F.
• 12th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Green's) - CSA - Companies 2nd G and 2nd H.
• 12th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry - CSA - Companies B, C, D, E, E (2), F, G, H, I, and K.
• 12th Consolidated Regiment, Tennessee Infantry - CSA - Company D.
• 13th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry - CSA - Company D.
• 14th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Neely's) - CSA - Company B.
• 15th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Stewart's) - CSA
• 16th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Logwood's) - CSA
• 19th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Biffle's) - CSA - Company K.
• 20th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Russell's) - CSA - Companies A, C, and D.
• 22nd Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Barteau's) - CSA-2nd Company H and Company I.
• 22nd Regiment, Tennessee Infantry - CSA - Companies F and H.
• 22nd Regiment, Tennessee Infantry (Freeman's) - CSA - Company F and Company H (formerly I).
• 31st Regiment, Tennessee Infantry (A. H. Bradford's) - CSA - Company E.
• 47th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry - CSA - Companies B, F, G, H and K.
• 55th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry (Brown's) - CSA - Companies D and G.

Union Soldiers

• 1st Regiment, West Tennessee Cavalry - William Carroll Holt's company
• 6th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry - Company M.
• 7th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry - Company B.

Additional sources for Civil War soldiers from Gibson County:

• USGenWeb Archives, Gibson County Tennessee Archives. Civil War Records.
• Tennessee State Library and Archives, Tennessee Confederate Pension Applications: Gibson 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), (accessed 30 Jan 2012). Online at Internet Archive. Gibson County, page 334.
• 20th Tennessee Cavalry, CSA, Rosters & Company Information.
• Tennesseans in the Civil War, 47th Tennessee Infantry Regiment. The 47th Regiment was a West Tennessee organization, organized at Camp Trenton, Gibson County, December 16, 1861, from 10 companies which had been enrolled during November and December.

World War I

• With the Colors written in 1920 by Mrs. Gordon Brame Hargrove. It is described by Mrs. Hargrove as an "Honor Roll containing a pictorial history of Gibson County Tennessee, USA, Specially honoring Those that Served in the Great World War, 1917-1918 - 1919."In most instances it gives the name, date of birth, parents names, enlistment date, where served and muster out date of the soldiers that fought in World War I from Gibson County Tennessee.
  
• General Books The Honor Roll, Gibson County, Tennessee, U.S.A., 1917-1918-1919 General Books, LLC, 2010. - freely available at the Internet Archive and googlebooks $

Newspapers

• Walker, Emily Basham Gibson County, Tennessee, newspaper extracts South Fulton, Tennessee E.B. Walker, 1986. FHL US/CAN Book 976.823 B3w Volumes 1-5
• 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 Gibson County click on the following cities or towns:

• Bradford
• Dyer
• Humboldt
• Milan
• Rutherford
• Trenton

For deaths of Methodists in Gibson County between the 1830s and the 1920s, try the following resources:

• 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.

Other Records

Prisons

• 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

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.

• Volumes 1-10 (1969-1978)
• Volumes 11-20 (1979-1988)
• Volumes 21-24 (1989-1992)
• Volumes 32-35 (2000-2003)

• 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

The County Court and Probate Court have responsibility for the probate records of Gibson County.

Online Records

• 1741-1856; 1826-1833; 1833-1841 SourtheasternGenealogy.com Images of Wills ($)
• 1779-2008 Tennessee Wills and Probate Records 1779-2008 at Ancestry ($)
• 1824-1922 - Gibson 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

• 1825-1861 - 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.
  
• 1824-1846 - Walker, Emily B. Gibson County, Tennessee, Bond and Will Books A,B and C, 1824-1846 South Fulton, Tenn.: E.B. Walker, 1986. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 A1 no. 98

Social Security Records

• 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

Book Abstracts and Indexes

• 1824-1832 - Walker, Emily B. Gibson County, Tennessee, Tax Lists, with Map. 2 vols. [1824-1832] South Fulton, Tenn.: E.B. Walker, 1988. FHL US/CAN Book 976.823 R4w ff.
• 1830 - "Gibson County, Tennessee 1830 List of Inhabitants," Ansearchin' News, Vol. 41, No. 3 (Fall 1994):99-102; Vol. 41, No. 4 (Winter 1994):169-171. For access, see Periodicals.
• 1830 Cox, Jere and Vicki Shaffer. "1830 Sheriff's List" [2 parts], available online, courtesy: USGenWeb Archives.
• 1830 Cox, Jere and Vicki Shaffer. "1830 2nd Sheriff's List," available online, courtesy: USGenWeb Archives.
• 1833 Tucker, Rick. "1833 Gibson Co. Tax List," available online, courtesy: USGenWeb Archives.
• 1834 Tucker, Rick. "1834 Gibson Co. Tax List," available online, courtesy: USGenWeb Archives.
• 1834 Tucker, Rick. "1834 Sheriff's Tax List," available online, courtesy: USGenWeb Archives.
• 1834 Tucker, Rick. "1834 Tax Rates," available online, courtesy: USGenWeb Archives.
• 1835 Tucker, Rick. "1835 Sheriff's Tax List," available online, courtesy: USGenWeb Archives.
• 1835 Tucker, Rick. "1835 Tax List & Rates," available online, courtesy: USGenWeb Archives.
• 1836 - Hollis, Jane. "Gibson County, Tennessee Tax List-1836," Ansearchin' News, Vol. 25, No. 2 (Summer 1978):65-70; Vol. 25, No. 3 (Fall 1978):124-129, 144. For FHL and online access, as well as indexes, see Gibson.

Vital Records

Birth

• 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 ($)
• 1881-1882 - Gibson County Birth Index 1881-1882. Batch C710441 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch
• 1881-1883 - Walker, Emily Basham. Gibson County, Tennessee, Vital Statistics 1881-1883: Marriages, 1881-1883; Births, 1881. South Fulton, Tennessee: E.B. Walker, 1987. FHL US/CAN Book 976.823 V2web. Includes index.
• 1881-1882; 1909-1912 SourtheasternGenealogy.com Images ($)
• 1908-1912 - Tennessee, Birth Records (ER Series), 1908-1912 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection

Marriage

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
• 1827-1895 - Gibson County Marriage Index 1827-1895 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch
• 1838-1888 - Tennessee Civil Marriages, 1838-1888 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
• 1851-1900 - Tennessee Marriages 1851-1900 at Ancestry ($)
• 1861-1869 - Freedman's Bureau Marriage Certificates (1861-1869)
• 1980-2014 - Marriage Records Index 1980-2014 at Shelby County Register of Deeds - index

Book Abstracts and Indexes

• 1824-1860 - Marriages of Gibson County, Tennessee, 1824-1860 FHL US/CAN Book 976.823 V2 ff.
• 1824-1870 - Early West Tennessee Marriages. 2 vols. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 V2sb v. 1 v. 2 ff.
• 1860-1870 - Gibson County, Tennessee, marriage records, volume A June 1860-November, 1870 FHL US/CAN Book 976.823 V2g ff.

Death

Online Records

• 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
• 1909-1912 SourtheasternGenealogy.com Images ($)
• 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

Online Titles

• Hays, Tony Gibson County Death Records Kitchen Table Press, 1987 Google Books

Divorce

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

Archives

Listed below are archives in Gibson County. For state-wide archival repositories, see Tennessee Archives and Libraries.

Family History Centers

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

• Jackson Tennessee Family History Center
• Trenton Tennessee Family History Center
• Bolivar-Hardeman County Public Library - an affiliate library.
• Chester County Public Library - an affiliate library.

Libraries

Listed below are libraries in Gibson County. For state-wide library facilities, see Tennessee Archives and Libraries.

Gibson County Memorial Library
303 High St
Trenton, TN 38382
Phone: 731-855-1991
Website

Humboldt Public Library
115 S 16th Ave
Humboldt, TN 38343
Phone: 731-784-2383
Website
The Anne Laurie James Genealogy Room holds newspapers as well as other genealogical materials.

Mildred G. Fields Memorial Library
1075A E Van Hook St
Milan, TN 38358
Phone: 731-686-8268
Email: librarymilan@bellsouth.net
Website

West Tennessee Heritage Study Center
Paul Meek Library
10 Wayne Fisher Dr.
Martin, TN 38238
Phone: 731-881-7065
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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.

Societies

Listed below are societies in Gibson County. For state-wide genealogical societies, see Tennessee Societies.

Gibson County Tennessee Historical Society
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Websites

• Gibson County TN Genealogy
• Gibson County, TNGenWeb (USGenWeb)
• 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.

Research Guides

• Genealogical "Fact Sheets" About Tennessee Counties: Gibson County, courtesy: TSLA. (Identifies published county histories, published local records, census records, newspapers and local records on microfilm, and select manuscripts.)

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Family History Library

FamilySearch affiliate libraries may have access to center-only databases, but do not always have all services normally provided by a family history center.