Lincoln County, Tennessee Genealogy

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

Description
The County was named for Major General Benjamin Lincoln, an officer in the American Revolutionary War. The County is located in the south-central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Lincoln County Courthouse P.O. Box 577 112 Main St. South Fayetteville, TN 37334 County Courthouse Phone: 931-433-2454 County Clerk Phone: 931-433-2454 County Clerk and Master Phone: 931-433-1482 County Circuit Court Clerk Phone: 931-433-2334 Register of Deeds Phone: 931-433-5366

County Clerk has marriage and probate records Clerk of Circuit Court has divorce records Clerk and Master have court records Register of Deeds has land records

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:

History Timeline
Additional Information Middle Tennessee county in the Chestnut Ridge region. Established 1809.

The county is named after U.S. Secretary of War Benjamin Lincoln (1733-1810).

Bible Records

 * Tucker, Mabel Abbott and Waller, Jane Warren. Lincoln County, Tennessee Bible Records. Batavia, Ill.: Lincoln County Tennessee Pioneers, 1972. 976.8624 D29t v. 1-6.  Free lookups available!
 * Williams - Williams: Family Bible Records, 1793-1920, Together with Transcripts. MSS. Microfilmed 1984. 1206451 Item 6

Biographies

 * Family Biographies from The History of Lincoln County, Tennessee (1886) published by Goodspeed are availableon the My Genealogy Hound website.
 * Surname Index - Lincoln County Biographies. Courtesy of USGenWeb Archives, Tennessee.

Business, Commerce, and Occupations

 * Middle Tennessee's Forgotten Children: Apprentices from 1784 to 1902. 2004. By Alan N. Miller. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield Company. . Includes Lincoln County.

Cemeteries
Additional Cemetery Resources


 * Tennessee Cemeteries - Hometown Locator

Census Records
1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930 federal population schedules of Lincoln 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 Lincoln County, TN census assignments, including links to transcribed files. The USGenWeb Census Project®

1810 Lost

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..

1810-1891


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

1820

Census takers found no free African Americans living in Lincoln County, Tennessee in 1820.


 * 1820 Lincoln County, Tennessee S.l.: s.n., 19-?.
 * Bentley, Elizabeth P. Index to the 1820 Census of Tennessee. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1981.
 * Waller, Jane W. 1820 Census, Lincoln County, Tennessee.Fayetteville, Tennessee: Lincoln County Genealogical Society, 1973.

1820 Manufactures

The original manufactures schedules for the Eastern and Western Districts of Tennessee are kept at the NARA, Washington, D.C. FHL copies:.

The following book is a useful aid for finding the original records. National Archives. Indexes to Manufactures Census of 1820. 1920; reprint, Knightstown, Ind.: Bookmark, 1977. . [Covers this county.]

1830


 * Tennessee Census, Lincoln Co., 1830. Salt Lake City, Utah Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1974. Item 3

1840


 * Waller, Jane W. Lincoln County, Tennessee, 1840 Census. S.p., 1970.

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. . 1841 edition digitized by the U.S. Census Bureau and Google Books et. al. See Tennessee, Middle District, Lincoln County on page 156.

1850


 * Porch, Deane. Lincoln County, Tennessee 1850 census. S.p., 1970.

1880


 * Sistler, Byron. 1880 Census Lincoln County, Tennessee.Nashville, Tennessee Byron Sistler &amp; Associates, 1998.

1891 Male Voters


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

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

The organization GSC provides indexes to the following Lincoln County church records. They also sell CDs for a reasonable price that contain these W.P.A. abstracts:


 * History of Bethesda Methodist Church
 * History of Church of Christ, Fayetteville, Tenn.
 * History of Methodist Churches, Fayetteville, Tenn., 1831-1890
 * Missionary Baptist Church History, Fayetteville, Tenn., 1879
 * History of Presbyterian Church, Petersberg, Tenn., 1859-1902
 * Prosperity A.R.P. Church History
 * Prosperity Church History
 * Minutes of William Carey Baptist Association, Missionary Baptist Church, 1919

Congregational


 * 1871-1892 - Cane Creek Congregational Church, Howell, Baptism Index 1871-1892. Batch in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch

Methodist

Providence Methodist Episcopal Church


 * 1839-1885 - Providence Methodist Episcopal Church, Baptism Index 1839-1885. Batch in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch
 * 1839-1895 - Providence Methodist Episcopal Church, Baptism Index 1839-1885. Batch in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch

Shiloh-Taft Methodist Episcopal Church, Taft


 * 1837-1972 - Shiloh-Taft Methodist Episcopal Church, Taft, Baptism Index 1837-1972. Batch in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch
 * 1837-1971 - Shiloh-Taft Methodist Episcopal Church, Taft, Baptism Index 1837-1971. Batch in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch

Presbyterian

First Presbyterian Church, Fayetteville


 * First Presbyterian Church of Fayetteville 19-? Free lookups available!

Mount Hebron Presbyterian Church, Belleville


 * 1874-1950 - Mount Hebron Presbyterian Church, Belleville, Marriage Index 1874-1950. Batch in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch

Prosperity Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church, Yokon


 * 1828-1885 - Prosperity Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church, Yokon, Baptism Index 1828-1885. Batch in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch
 * 1828-1895 - Prosperity Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church, Yokon, Marriage Index 1828-1895. Batch in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch

Court Records
Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions


 * W.P.A. Lincoln County, Tennessee Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions Minute Book, 1814-1817. Typescript, TSLA. Microfilmed 1941. FHL US/CAN Film 24744. Free index, available online, thanks to Steve Carson, courtesy: GSC Associates Historical Records Products (the pages may load slowly). For a reasonable fee, the company sells Lincoln County CDs, one of which includes a digitized version of this book.

Court Minutes


 * W.P.A. Lincoln County, Tennessee, Minute Docket Book, Volume 1, 1811-1812. Typescript, TSLA. Microfilmed 1940. FHL US/CAN Film 24743 Item 2. Free index, available online, thanks to Steve Carson, courtesy: GSC Associates Historical Records Products (the pages may load slowly). For a reasonable fee, the company sells Lincoln County CDs, one of which includes a digitized version of this book.

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.

Emigration and Immigration
During the War of 1812, American officials reported finding 2 British aliens, some of whom had families, living in Fayetteville and Lincoln County. Ancestry, $

Genealogies

 * The Heritage of Lincoln County, Tennessee. Fayetteville, Tenn.: Lincoln County Heritage Book Committee, 2005..
 * Ashby - Metzger, Noveda Ashby Some descendants of Halifax Ashby, Sr. Washington [District of Columbia]: Library of Congress, Photoduplicatoin Service, 1992?] Free lookups available!
 * Denton - Hereford, Kenneth M. and Gray, Leland W. The Hiram King Denton family 19??. Free lookups available!
 * Dollins - Dollins, John Lewis. Dollins - The Descendants of Hugh A. Dollins (1800-1836), Born Albemarle Co., Virginia, Died Lincoln Co., Tennessee; the Youngest Son of Presley Dollins. Orlando, Fla.: J.L. Dollins, 1983..
 * Duckworth - Smith, Presley. Family History of the Alexander Paidan Duckworth family and related families. Dallas, Texas P.E. Smith, 1997 . Digital version available at FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Ellis - Angevine, Erma Miller. Ellis, Taylor and Certain Related Families: Ancestors and Descendants of Clyde Taylor Ellis. Chevy Chase, Md.: C.T. Ellis, 1979. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 A1 no. 4874.
 * Hines - True, Charles Wesley. Thomas Jefferson Hines and Mary Ross Moores: of Fayetteville, Tennessee then Waxahachie, Texas. Hamilton, Texas: C.W. True, 1995..
 * Jean - Malone, Royleta Clayton. David Jean Sr. of Stokes County, North Carolina and Lincoln County, Tennessee: and Many of His Descendants. Salt Lake City, Utah: R. Malone, 1991..
 * King - King, Tom From wagons to spaceships:personal and family history of Thomas Jackson King and his ancestors San Diego, California T.J.King, c1993. Free lookups available!
 * Little - The Little Family of Lincoln County, Tennessee. 9Denver, Colo.: T.S. Little, 198-?)..
 * McAlister - Perry, Christine Curlee. McAlister Family of Lincoln County, Tennessee. Typescript, microfilmed in 2000..
 * McKinney - See Young
 * Reeve - See Rives.
 * Rives - Rives, Jno. R. T. Green Rives of Dinwiddie County, Virginia and Lincoln County, Tennessee and his Descendants. Birmingham, AL: Printed by A.H. Cather Pub. Co., 1958. Available at Ancestry ($); and Heritage Quest Online ($). Free lookups available!
 * Shelton - Taylor, Hugh L. and Taylor, Ida Greenhaw Some Early Sheltons: Lincoln County, Tennessee 1972. Free lookups available!
 * Shelton - Shelton, Frank Harvey Shelton-roots Through Tennessee F.H. Shelton, 1979. Free lookups available!
 * Smith - Perry, Christine Curlee. Family of John and Mary Clementine Caton Smith of Lincoln County, Tennessee. Typescript, microfilmed in 2000..
 * Spencer - Spencer, Donald and D. William Neal. Spencer Family of Lincoln County, Tennessee. Cullman, Ala.: Gregath, 1991. ; Supplement:.
 * Stephens Stephens, Robert W. Stephens Family History: Ancestry and Descendants of Revolutionary Soldier Robert Stephens and His Wife, Sarah Farmer, of Virginia, Through Their Son Josiah Stephens. Dallas, Texas: R.W. Stephens, c1982..
 * Turner - Perry, Christine Curlee. Turner Family of Lincoln County, Tennessee. Typescript, microfilmed in 2000..
 * Wallace - Wallace, Richard E. The Children of William Wallace of Lincoln County, Tennessee. Overland Park, Kansas: R.E. Wallace, 2001. ; digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Warren - Waller, Jane W. Descendants of Daniel Warren (1788-1876) Lincoln County, Tennessee Waller, 1972. Free lookups available!
 * Young - Young, Richard Wilson, Two Less Doors to Rattle. s.n., 1993. Free lookups available!

Land and Property Records

 * Lincoln County Register of Deeds has Land Records from 1810 and is located at the county Courthouse, P.O. Box 577, 112 Main Street South, Fayetteville, Tennessee 37334; (931) 433-2454. Land and property records include transfer of real estate or personal property, mortgages, leases, surveys, and entries.
 * The Family History Library has microfilm copies of land records 181-1887 with a general index 1810-1912; deeds and land grants about 1816-1889.

Local Histories

 * Goodspeed firm, publishers, Chicago. History of Tennessee, from the earliest time to the present; together with an historical and a biographical sketch of Giles, Lincoln, Franklin and Moore counties.Nashville, Tenn., The Goodspeed Publishing Company, 1886. Free digital copy. Free lookups available.
 * Edmiston, William C. The fat of the land Record Press, 1958. Free lookups available!

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Tennessee (1777-1985)
 * Map of 1888 Lincoln 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 Lincoln County Revolutionary War records are available online through TNGenWeb:


 * 1835 Pension Roll
 * 1852 Rejected or Suspended Pensions
 * Select Lincoln County Revolutionary War records

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. . 1841 edition digitized by the U.S. Census Bureau and Google Books et. al. See Tennessee, Middle District, Lincoln County on page 156.
 * 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.

War of 1812


 * Embry, Hermione D. "War of 1812 - Tennessee Pensioners on List - January 2, 1883," Ansearchin' News, Vol. 7, No. 4 (Oct. 1960):90-93. ; digital version at journal website. Includes Lincoln County pensioners (p. 93).

Civil War

Online Records


 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 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 - at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * Civil War Research Database
 * Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System

Confederate Soldiers


 * 1st Regiment, Tennessee Infantry (Turney's) - CSA - Companies G, H, and K.
 * 8th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry - CSA - Companies C, D, E, and K.
 * 17th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry - CSA - Captain W. A. Landis Company.
 * 23rd Battalion, Tennessee Infantry (Newman's) - CSA - Company A and E.
 * 28th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Hay's) - CSA
 * 32nd Regiment, Tennessee Infantry - CSA - Company A and I.
 * 41st Regiment, Tennessee Infantry - CSA - Companies A, C, D, and E.
 * 44th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry - CSA - Company E.
 * 44th Consolidated Regiment, Tennessee Infantry - CSA
 * 55th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry (McKoin's) - CSA - Company H.

Additional sources for Civil War soldiers from Lincoln County:


 * USGenWeb Archives, Lewis County Tennessee Archives. Civil War Records.
 * Tennessee State Library and Archives, Tennessee Confederate Pension Applications: Lincoln 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 at Internet Archive. Lincoln County, page 357-358.
 * Peter Turney's 1st Tennessee Regiment. Companies "G," "H," and "K" were made up of men from Lincoln Co., TN.
 * Lincoln County Civil War Confederate units. Hosted by rootsweb.

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 Lewis County click on the following city:


 * Fayetteville


 * 1794-1851 - Lucas, Silas Emmett. Marriages from Early Tennessee Newspapers 1794-1851. Easley, S.C.: Southern Historical Press, 1978..
 * 1847-1851 - 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. 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. (Largely Methodist?)

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

 * Ansearchin' News: Quarterly magazine of the Tennessee Genealogical Society. For a keyword search, go to the county index. Read previous issues on their website;


 * Lincoln County, Tennessee Pioneers:Edited by Jane Warren Waller, Lincoln County, Tennessee Pioneers ran for 26 volumes (1970-1997). A few additional issues were published online in 1997 and 1998. FHL has acquired most volumes: . Tables of contents are available online, courtesy: Lincoln County, Tennessee Archives (USGenWeb Archives). Free lookups available!


 * The Lincoln Lineage:"The Lincoln County Genealogical Society is a non-profit society, charted under the laws of the State of Tennessee, for the purpose of preserving and recording family histories and all vital records, providing a genealogical library of Lincoln County, the State of Tennessee and surrounding counties for genealogical research." The Family History Library has Volume 1 (1998) through the present. See Lincoln County Genealogical Society website for further information: http://www.lincolncountytn.com/genealogy/index.htm


 * The Middle Tennessee Journal of Genealogy and History: Quarterly magazine of the Middle Tennessee Genealogical Society. For surnames, use the volume-by-volume index, or do a keyword search of the Article Index..


 * Volunteer: Journal of the Lincoln County Historical Society.

Probate Records
The Lincoln County Court and Chancery Court have responsibility for the probate records. Many records are held by the Lincoln County Archives.

Online Records and Indexes


 * 1779-2008 Tennessee Wills and Probate Records 1779-2008 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1810-1850  Lincoln County portion of  at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; handwritten indexes may be found at the front or back of some volumes.
 * 1809-1824 Will Book A: 1809-1824 Strictly By Name - Index only
 * 1826-1850 Will Book 1: 1826-1850 Strictly By Name - Index only
 * 1850-1861 Will Book 2: 1850-1861 Strictly By Name - Index only

Book Abstracts and Indexes


 * 1809-1824 - Ingmire, Frances Terry. Wills, Inventories and Miscellaneous, March 1809 - April 1824. St. Louis, Missouri: F.T. Ingmire, 1984. Indexed. (FHL book 976.8624 P2i.)
 * 1809-1861 - Strictly By Name (see above).
 * 1810-1850 - W.P.A. Will Books, 1810-1850, Lincoln County, Tennessee. [Includes Inventories 1810-1824] Typescript, TSLA. Microfilmed 1940. FHL US/CAN Film 24743 Items 3-5. Free indexes to Wills and Inventories 1810-1824 and Wills 1827-1850, are available online, thanks to Steve Carson, courtesy: GSC Associates Historical Records Products (the pages may load slowly). For a reasonable fee, the company sells Lincoln County CDs, one of which includes a digitized version of this book.
 * 1810-1895 - Marsh, Helen Crawford and Timothy Richard Marsh. Abstracts of Wills, Lincoln County, Tennessee, 1810-1895. Shelbyville, Tennessee: Marsh Historical Publications, 1977. Indexed. (FHL book 976.8624 P28m.)
 * 1810-1921 - Marsh, Helen Crawford and Timothy Richard Marsh. Wills and Inventories of Lincoln County, Tennessee, 1810-1921. Easley, South Carolina: Southern Historical Press, 1989. Indexed. (FHL book 976.8624 P2m.)
 * 1810-1861 - Sistler, Byron and Barbara Sistler. Index to Tennessee Wills &amp; Administrations 1779-1861. Nashville, Tenn. Byron Sistler &amp; Associates, Inc., 1990. . Includes an index to this county's probate records.
 * 1863-1868 - McGee, Velma, transcriber; and Russell O'Neal, indexer. Lincoln County, Tennessee: Administrator Settlement Book 1863-1868. Index only. (FHL book 976.8624 P22m.)

Tax Records
Pre-1900 tax records of Lincoln county are available on microfilm by interlibrary loan from the Tennessee State Library and Archives for years 1829-1833, 1836, 1846-1850, 1865-1867, 1870-1889-1891-1900.

Book Abstracts and Indexes


 * 1810-1811 Tax List, 1810-11, Lincoln County Tennessee Pioneers, Vol. 7, No. 1 (Sep. 1977). For access, see Periodicals.
 * 1811 Tax Collectors, 1811, Volunteer (Fall 1998). For access, see Periodicals.
 * 1812 Sistler, Byron and Barbara Sistler. Index to Early Tennessee Tax Lists. Evanston, Ill.: B. &amp; B. Sistler, 1977. Includes 1812 newspaper tax list (Fayetteville only).
 * 1814 "Direct Federal Tax-Delinquent Property Owners Listed for 1814," Ansearchin' News, Vol. 43, No. 3(Fall 1996):115-120. For access, see Periodicals. Includes Lincoln 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 access, see Periodicals. Includes Lincoln County.
 * 1836 Douthat, James L. Lincoln County, 1836 Tennessee, Civil Districts and Tax Lists. Signal Mountain, Tenn.: Mountain Press, 1993. ; online: index and purchase details.
 * 1836 Civil Districts and Tax List, 1836, Tennessee Genealogy and History, Vol. 2, No. 2 (Aug. 1998); Vol. 2, No. 3 (Dec. 1998). For access, see Periodicals.
 * 1860 Tax List, 1860, Volunteer (Spring 2002, Fall 2002, Spring 2003, Fall 2003, Spring 2004, Fall 2004, Spring 2005). For access, see Periodicals.
 * 1868 Taxpayers, 1868, Lincoln County Tennessee Pioneers, Vol. 10, No. 1 (Jan. 1981). For access, see Periodicals.
 * 1870 Tax List District 1, 1870, Lincoln County Tennessee Pioneers, Vol. 7, No. 4 (Jun. 1978). For access, see Periodicals.
 * 1880 List of Privileges, 1880, Lincoln County Tennessee Pioneers, Vol. 7, No. 4 (Jun. 1978). For access, see Periodicals.

Birth

 * 1828-1939 - at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1869-1909 - Tennessee Delayed Birth Records 1869-1909 at Ancestry ($)


 * 1881-1883 - Lincoln County Birth Index 1881-1883. Batch in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch


 * 1908-1912 - at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection

Marriage
Online indeses and Records


 * 1625-1966 - Tennessee, United States Marriages at Findmypast ($)
 * 1780-2002 - Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002 Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002 ($).
 * 1780-2002 - at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1790-1962 - - at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection. Covers all counties in Tennessee.
 * 1796-1950 - (Indexes only) at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1838-1866 - Marriage Records, 1838-1860, Lincoln County, Tennessee Item 1. (click on camera to open) Index,
 * 1838-1880 - Lincoln County, Tennessee Official Marriage Records, 1838-1880:  Digital copy
 * 1838-1895 - Lincoln County Marriage Index 1838-1895 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch
 * 1838-1888 - at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 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


 * 1838-1871 - Early Middle Tennessee Marriages. 2 vols. ff. Indexes names of brides, grooms, and marriage dates for this county for specified years.
 * 1838-1843 - Marriage Records of Lincoln Co., Tennessee, 1838-1843. Waller, Jane W. and Polly L. Murphy.
 * 1888-1898 - Marriage bonds. Available at Tennessee State Library & Archives:TSLA
 * 1911-1920 - Marriage records of Lincoln County, Tennessee 1911-1920. Casey, Joe M. and Jewel D. 3 Vols. Free lookups available!

Death

 * 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 - at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1949-2014 - Death Records Index 1949-2014 at Shelby County Register of Deeds - index

Divorce
Online Records Online Titles
 * 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
 * W.P.A. Guide to Public Vital Statistics in Tennessee. Nashville, Tenn.: The Tennessee Historical Records Survey, 1941. FamilySearch Digital Library

Family History Centers

 * Fayetteville Tennessee Family History Center
 * McMinnville Tennessee Family History Center
 * Tullahoma Tennessee Family History Center
 * Chattanooga Public Library - an affiliate library.
 * Fayetteville-Lincoln County Public Library - an affiliate library.
 * Spring Hill Public Library - an affiliate library.

Libraries
Fayetteville-Lincoln County Public Library 306 Elk Ave N Fayetteville, TN 37334 Phone: 931-433-3286 Website

Societies
Lincoln County Genealogical Society 1508 West Washington St. Fayetteville, TN 37334

Websites

 * Chestnut Ridge Cousins Genealogy Records, Surname Exchange, Maps, Obituaries, Photos, History
 * Lincoln County, TNGenWeb (USGenWeb)
 * Lincoln County TN Genealogy (ldsgenealogy.com)
 * – 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
A good place to start is Byron and Samuel Sistler's Every Name Index to 18 Middle Tennessee County Record Books (Nashville, Tenn.: Byron Sistler &amp; Associates, Inc., 1992) 976.8 P22sb. It indexes multiple books about Lincoln and nearby Bedford and Giles counties.


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