Greene County, Tennessee Genealogy

United States &gt; Tennessee &gt; Greene County



Parent County
1783--Greene County was created 18 April 1783 from Washington County. County seat: Greeneville

Neighboring Counties

 * Cocke
 * Hamblen
 * Hawkins
 * Madison County, North Carolina
 * Unicoi
 * Washington

Cemeteries
For a list of known cemeteries in Greene County go to ePodunk.com

Church

 * Greene County Bank. Faith of Our Fathers. Greeneville, Tenn.: n.p., n.d. FHL US/CAN Large Q Book 976.891 K2f. [Includes photographs of 21 Greene County churches with short histories.]

Family Histories
It is anticipated that this bibliography will eventually identify all known family histories published about residents of this county. Use this list to:


 * Locate publications about direct ancestors
 * Find the most updated accounts of an ancestor's family
 * Identify publications, to quote Elizabeth Shown Mills, about an ancestor's "FAN Club" [Friends, Associates, and Neighbors]

General


 * Greene County History Book Committee. Historic Greene County, Tennessee and Its People 1783-1992. Waynesville, N.C.: Don Mills, 1992. FHL US/CAN Book 976.891 H2g and Index: FHL US/CAN Book 976.891 H2g index.
 * Hensley, Benny E. Beneath the Oaks at the Foot of Meadow Creek Mountain, Oak Hill, Parrottsville, TN. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8895 D2h.
 * McAmis, Edward Crawford. Tennessee's First Settlers &amp; Soldiers. St. Leonard, Md.: E.C. McAmis, 2000. FHL US/CAN Book 976.891 H2m.

Bibliography


 * [Alexander] Peterson, Ruth S. Descendants of Captain William Alexander and Elizabeth King of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Guilford and Randolph Counties, North Carolina, Greene County, Tennessee. Detroit, Mich.: Louisa St. Clair Chapter, D.A.R., 1951-1952. FHL US/CAN Film 858657 Item 7.
 * [Alexander] Peterson, Ruth S. and Daughters of the American Revolution. Louisa St. Clair Chapter (Detroit, Mich.). Additional Descendants of the Alexanders of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Guilford and Randolph Counties, North Carolina, Greene County, Tennessee: Supplement to "Descendants of Captain William Alexander and Elizabeth King of Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania, Guilford and Randolph Counties, N.C., Greene Co., Tennessee," 1952. Detroit, Mich.: Louisa St. Clair Chapter, D.A.R., 1961. FHL US/CAN Film 858657 Item 2.
 * [Ayres] Ayres, Lilah Kate. Some Descendants of Samuel Oren Ayres of Virginia and Greene County, Tennessee. Midway, Tennessee: I.K. Ayres, 1991. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 Ay74a; digital version at BYU Family History Archives.
 * [Bailey] Wood, Eugene L. Some Descendants of Thomas Bailey and Elizabeth Weems of Greene County, Tennessee. Albuquerque, N.M.: E.L. Wood, 1981. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 B155w.
 * [Bowman] MacDonald, Helen Lay. Jacob and Elizabeth (Keller) Bowman, Their Descendants. Hayden Lake, Idaho: H.L. MacDonald &amp; G.R. Bowman, 1981. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 B684m.
 * [Britton] Jobe, Sybil Shipley. From Out of the Past Rode All of These Brittons: A Genealogical History of the William Britton, Sr. Family of Greene County, TN. Neosho, Mo.: S.S. Jobe, 1986. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 B778a.
 * [Burd] Burd, Maurice L. Missouri Burds. 2 vols. Jefferson City, Missouri: M.L. Burd, 1984-1997. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 B893bm pt. 1 ff; digital version Part 1: BYU Family History Archives and Part 2: BYU Family History Archives.
 * [Carter] Carter, John Denton. The Carters of Greene County, Tennessee: An Early American Frontier Family. Biloxi, Mississippi: J.D. Carter, 1981. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 C245cj.
 * [Carter] Schnegelberger, Elizabeth Carter. Family History of Levi Carter Descendants and Allied Families--- Cassel, Glendenning, Stewart, Cummins/Harvey, Clelland, Van Metre... Mound City, Mo.: E.C. Schnegelberger, 1991. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 C246Lc.
 * [Clark] MacDonald, Helen Lay. The Family of Walter Clark and Elizabeth Bowman. Hayden Lake, Idaho: H.L. MacDonald, 1985. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 C547mh.
 * [Cotter] Miller, Vinita Carter. Cotters, Ireland to America. Springfield, Mo.: G.B. Carter, 1984, 1990. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 C827m.
 * [Crouch] Crouch, L.M. (Mrs.) Crouch Family Genealogical Data, 1787-1977. Typescript. FHL US/CAN Film 1312799 Item 51.
 * [Ellenburg] Sauls, Blanche Ellenburg and Diana Smith Chesser. An Ellenburg Family History. [Tennessee]: D.S. Chesser, 1988. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 EL54s.
 * [Frazier] Nelson, Virginia Knight. Samuel Frazier, a Whig of 1776, One of the Framers of Tennessee's Constitution, 1796, First State Senator from Greene County, Tennessee, 1796-1801, His Wife, Rebecca Julian, and Their Descendants. Knoxville, Tenn.: Nelson, 1978. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 F869n.
 * [Gable] Mueting, Elizabeth Weddle. Descendants of Barnabas (1770) &amp; Elizabeth (1780) (Cohen) Gable. 1984. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 G113m.
 * [Goforth] Andreasen, Marget E. Descendants of William K. Goforth. Renton, Wash.: Marget E. Andreasen, 1998. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 AL 15am; digital version at BYU Family History Archives.
 * [Gragg] Gragg, H.L. and Bernice Gragg. Descendants of Malcom Thomas Alexander Gragg. Urich, Missouri: H.L. &amp; B. Gragg, 1985? FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 G759g.
 * [Hallmark] Wilson, Barnett. The Wilson, Hallmark, Hendricks, Hewitt Families. [Fort Payne, Ala.]: B.F. Wilson, [19--]. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 W691wbf.
 * [Havins] Havins-Havens Association. The History of the De[s]cendants of John and Mary Henderson Havins. 5th ed. San Antonio, Tex.: Havins-Havens Assoc., 1963. FHL US/CAN Film 1760264.
 * [Henderson] Harper, Norma Hiser. Hidden Hendersons of Greene and Cocke Counties, Tennessee. Nashville, Tenn.: Harper, 1979. FHL US/CAN Film 795931 Item 13.
 * [Kennedy] Webb, Margaret Vance. Daniel Kennedy of Greene County, Tennessee, 1750-1802: 'Father of Greene County, Tennessee', Ancestry and Descendants. Knoxville, Tenn.: M.V. Webb, 1992. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 K38w.
 * [Kindel] Dalbey, Eudora M.M. Kindel. Dalbey--Kindel Family Papers, ca. 1841-1911. FHL US/CAN Film 983543 Item 3-983544 Item 1.
 * [King] King, Elijah S. The Descendants of Edward King of Sullivan County, Tennessee. Knoxville, Tenn.: Lawson McGhee Library, 1938. FHL US/CAN Film 1750734 Item 37.
 * [Kiser] Bridgforth, William Adams. The Family and Descendants of Alford Douglas Kiser. Johnson City, Tenn.: W.A. Bridgforth, 1995. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 K641b.
 * [Ledgerwood] Riggins, Stephen and Eithel Riggins. Country Lilacs. Toronto, Ontario: S. Riggins, 1983. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 L498r.
 * [McKeehan] McKeehan, Wallace C. The McKeehan Story. [Bellaire, Tex.]: W. McKeehan, [1995]. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 M194mw.
 * [Milligan] Brock, Charles H. Milligan Family of Greene County, Tennessee and Harrison County, Missouri. Typescript. FHL US/CAN Film 1320876 Item 12.
 * [Millsaps] Millsaps Records [ca. 1719-1864]. FHL US/CAN Film 1025326 Item 2.
 * [Park] Patrignani, Ruth Duncan. Park Family of Greene and Cocke Counties, Tennessee. Baltimore, Md.: Gateway Press, 2000. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 P22pr.
 * [Paulsell] Paulsell, Otis D. Paulsell Family Bible Records Transcript, 1837-1970, and Paulsell Cemetery Records Transcript, 1798-1975. FHL US/CAN Film 1307616 Item 68.
 * [Pratt] Hurley, William Neal. Pratt Families of Virginia and Associated Families: Primarily the Descendants of Oliver Pratt, 1784-1832. Bowie, Md.: Heritage Books, 1996. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 P888h.
 * [Pratt] Pratt, Floyd Thomas. Henry Pratt Family of Greene County, Tennessee. Bradenton, Florida: Pratt Publications, 2003. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 P888pft.
 * [Pruitt] Prewitt, Richard A. William Pruitt, Sr &amp; Mary Martin, Their Descendants. Des Moines, [Iowa]: R.A. Prewitt, 1996. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 P952pri; digital version at BYU Family History Archives.
 * [Rankin] Nelson, Selden. Rankin Family of East Tennessee. Library of Virginia. Genealogical Notes [Collection], Box 10, Ran. FHL US/CAN Film 29887 Item 1.
 * [Reaves] Reaves, Timothy O. The Reaves Family Tree. Greenville, Tenn.: T.O. Reaves, 1983. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 R238r.
 * [Robertson] Keith, Arthur Leslie and Nadine English Watson. English - Robertson Families in America. Laguna Park, Tex.: N.E. Watson, 1981?. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 En36k.
 * [Rudder] Shockey, Amanda Rudder Taylor. Our Rudder Family. Camden, Ohio: A. Shockey, 1993. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 R831sa.
 * [Rudder] Shockey, Amanda Rudder Taylor. Rudder &amp; Relatives. Camden, Ohio: A. Shockey, 1993. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 R831saa.
 * [Shields] Webb, Margaret Vance. Joseph Shields of Washington County, Tennessee. Knoxville, Tenn.: M.V. Webb, 1994. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 Sh61we.
 * [Simmons] Simmons, Paul V. The Descendants of Elkano Simmons and Nancy Jane Pierce Simmons. Lakewood, Colo.: P.V. Simmons, 1993. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 Si47s.
 * [Susong] Lamons, Margaret A. Susong Family. 1960. FHL US/CAN Film 1033836 Item 2.
 * [Susong] Carey, Henrie Polk Bowen and Hazel Harvey Caruthers. Susong Genealogy (of Virginia &amp; Tennessee). 1960 Typescript. FHL US/CAN Film 1033836 Item 2.
 * [Toole] Craig, Joe Mason and Mary Marcie Craig. John Toole, Ruth Ann Rankin, and Their Descendants. Oceanside, California: J.M. &amp; M. Craig, 1984. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 T618c; digital version at BYU Family History Archives.
 * [Trimble] Elam, Lena Mae and Clint Ronald Jordan. Walter &amp; Rosannah Trimble &amp; Their Descendants. 2 vols. Lynnwood, Washington: C.R. Jordan, [1987?]. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 T735e ff.
 * [Williams] King, James F. The Benjamin Williams Family of Greene County, Tennessee: A History, Compiled from Public Records, Private Papers, and Family Tradition. Gray, Tenn.: J.F. King, 1982. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 W67k.
 * [Wills] Neal, Carl B. The Wills Family of Johnson County, Tennessee. Olympia, Washington: [J. Kvatum?], 1960. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 W685a.
 * [Woolsey] Young, Marjorie Lewis. Our Woolsey Family. Grand Prairie, Tex.: M.L. Young, 1994. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 W887y.
 * [Wright] White, Richard E. Andrew Wright's Pedigree (1791-1865) Through My Grand-daughter (1977): Allied Lines -- Hunter, White, Clark, Billings, Waddle, Brooks, DeShaze, Cornwall, Kiefer, Daugherty, Dunnica, Couch, Hagan and Welty. Rawlins, Wyoming: R.E. White, 1985. FHL US/CAN Pedigree File, PEDIGREE no. 1150.

Land
Land Grants


 * Burgner, Goldene Fillers and Betty Goff Cook Cartwright. North Carolina Land Grants in Tennessee, 1778-1791. [Greenville, S.C.]: Southern Historical Press, 1981. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 R2b.
 * Burgner, Goldene Fillers. North Carolina Land Grants Recorded in Greene County, Tennessee. Easley, S.C.: Southern Historical Press, 1981. FHL US/CAN Book 976.891 R2b.

Local Histories

 * Brandon, Connie B. Step Back in Time to Laurel Gap / Baileyton: (Late 1700s through Early 1900s) in Greene County, Tennessee. Greenville, Tenn.: C. Brandon, 2005. FHL US/CAN Book 976.891/B2 H2b.

Periodicals

 * The Greene County Pioneer. 25+ vols. Limestone, Tenn.: Greene County History and Genealogical Society, 1986-present. FHL US/CAN Books 976.891 B2g v. 1-5 ff.

Taxation
The original Greene County Tax Books (1809-1892) are held at the Greene County Courthouse. They were microfilmed by the Tennessee State Library and Archives in the twentieth century. Copies of their films are available at the Family History Library: FHL US/CAN Films 94445-944452.

The original Greene County Tax Records (1828-1832) are held at the Greene County Courthouse. They were microfilmed by the Tennessee State Library and Archives in the 1960s. A copy of this film is available at the Family History Library: FHL US/CAN Film 464112.


 * [1809-1817] Historical Records Project (Tennessee). Tax Books, 1809-1817, Greene County, Tennessee. Typescript, Nashville, Tenn. FHL US/CAN Film 24667 Item 3.
 * [1836] Douthat, James L. Greene County, Tennessee, 1836 Tennessee Civil District and Tax List. Signal Mountain, Tenn.: Mountain Press, 1993. FHL US/CAN Book 976.891 R4d.

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Family History Library Catalog