Maury County, Tennessee Genealogy

United States

Tennessee

Maury County

Guide to Maury 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: Columbia Organized: November 16, 1807 Parent County(s): Williamson Neighboring Counties Giles  • Hickman  • Lawrence  • Lewis  • Marshall  • Williamson 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 Major Abram Poindexter Maury of Williamson County, who was a member of the Tennessee legislature, and an uncle of Commodore Matthew Fontaine Maury. The County is located in the central area of the state.

County Courthouse

Maury County Offices
10 Public Square
Columbia, TN 38401
County Courthouse Phone: 931-381-3690
County Clerk Phone: 931-375-5200

Maury County Register of Deeds
P.O. Box 769
1 Public Square, Room 108
Columbia, TN 38401
County Register of Deeds Phone: 931-375-2101

Maury County Clerk and Master
41 Public Square
Columbia, TN 38401
County Clerk and Master Phone: 931-375-1307

County Clerk has marriage records.
Clerk and Master has divorce, probate, and court records.
Register of Deeds has land records.

Maury County Archives
201 East Sixth Street
Columbia TN 38401a
Maury County Archives Phone 931-375-1501

Archives have 19th Century Government Records, including Marriages Record, Wills, and Distributions, Chancery Court Papers, Bound Volumes, Small Manuscript Collections, Up-to-date Daily Herald newspaper

Maury 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
1908	1807	1908	1807	1808	1806	1810
*Statewide registration for births and deaths began in 1914. General compliance by 1927.

Record Loss

Census loss: 1810

Boundary Changes

1807--Maury County was created 16 November 1807 from Williamson County. County seat: Columbia 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
Columbia	Mount Pleasant	Spring Hill
Unincorporated communities
Ashwood Carters Creek Cross Bridges, Tennessee Culleoka Enterprise Fly	Fountain Heights Glendale Hampshire Hollywood Hopewell Mt. Joy	Neapolis Santa Fe Sawdust Theta Williamsport
Census-designated places
Summertown

History Timeline

Additional Information
Middle Tennessee county. Established 1807.

The county is named after Tennessee Senator Abram Maury of Williamson County.

Resources

Bible Records

• Bible, Family & Tombstone Records: These records were transcribed and indexed by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in the 1930s and published by TSLA on Roll 58 of Record Group 107. Free online index, created by Steve Carson, courtesy: GSC Associates Historical Records Products (the pages may load slowly). For a small fee, the company sells two Maury County CDs, which include a digitized version of these records, and a variety of other local records.
  
• Family Bible of James Harvey Emerson and Rebecca Rutherford Dallis: Colombia, Maury County, Tennessee. Microfilmed in 1963. FHL US/CAN Film 301101 Item 43.

Business, Commerce, and Occupations

• Miller, Alan N. Middle Tennessee's Forgotten Children: Apprentices from 1784 to 1902. Baltimore, Md.: Printed for Clearfield Company, Inc., by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2004. FHL US/CAN 976.8 U2ma. Purchase at Genealogical.com. Includes Maury County.

Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Maury 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
See Tennessee Cemeteries for more information.

 

Additional Cemetery Resources

• Tennessee Cemeteries - Hometown Locator
• Bible, Family & Tombstone Records: These records were transcribed and indexed by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in the 1930s and published by TSLA on Roll 58 of Record Group 107. Free online index, created by Steve Carson, courtesy: GSC Associates Historical Records Products (the pages may load slowly). For a small fee, the company sells two Maury County CDs, which include a digitized version of these records, and a variety of other local records.
• St John's Cemetery, Ashwood

Census Records

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1810	10,359	—
1820	22,141	113.7%
1830	27,665	24.9%
1840	28,186	1.9%
1850	29,520	4.7%
1860	32,498	10.1%
1870	36,289	11.7%
1880	39,904	10.0%
1890	38,112	−4.5%
1900	42,703	12.0%
1910	40,456	−5.3%
1920	35,403	−12.5%
1930	34,016	−3.9%
1940	40,357	18.6%
1950	40,368	0.0%
1960	41,699	3.3%
1970	43,376	4.0%
1980	51,095	17.8%
1990	54,812	7.3%
2000	69,498	26.8%
2010	80,956	16.5%
Source: "Wikipedia.org".

1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930 Maury County federal population schedules 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.

1810 Lost

• Substitutes are available, see also Taxation:
• Maury County, Tennessee wills and settlements, 1807-1824 and 1820 census at Ancestry $
• Sherrill, Charles A. The Reconstructed 1810 Census of Tennessee: 33,000 Long-lost Records from Tax Lists, Court Minutes, Church Records, Wills, Deeds and Other Sources. Mt. Juliet, Tenn.: C.A. Sherrill, 2001. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 X2s 1810.

1810-1891

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

1820

• Bentley, Elizabeth P. Index to the 1820 Census of Tennessee. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1981. FHL 976.8 X22b 1820
• Garrett, Jill Knight. Maury County, Tennessee Wills and Settlements, 1807-1824 and 1820 Census. Unknown: unknown, 1964. Available at Ancestry ($).
• Waldrep, G.C. "'Free Colored' Heads of Household in the 1820 Tennessee Census," available online, courtesy: Free African Americans website. IncludesAfrican Americans in this county.

1820 Manufactures

The original manufactures schedules for the Eastern and Western Districts of Tennessee are kept at the NARA, Washington, D.C. FHL copies: FHL US/CAN Films 1024517-1024518.

The following book is a useful aid for finding the original records. Aonline index, provided by Lineages will help researchers determine if this resource can be of assistance:

• National Archives. Indexes to Manufactures Census of 1820. 1920; reprint, Knightstown, Ind.: Bookmark, 1977. FHL US/CAN Book 973 X2m 1820; digital version at Lineages. Covers this county.

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, Middle District, Maury County on pages 156-157.

1891 Male Voters

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

Church Records

Episcopal

St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Columbia

• 1828-1971 - St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Columbia, Baptism Index 1828-1971 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch. Batches C734876 and C530261
• 1828-1895 - St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Columbia, Marriage Index 1828-1895 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch. Batches M530261.
• 1828-1890 - St. Peters Church, Columbia TN, Records. These records were transcribed and indexed by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in the 1930s and published by TSLA on Roll 58 of Record Group 107. Free online index, created by Steve Carson, courtesy: GSC Associates Historical Records Products (the pages may load slowly). For a small fee, the company sells two Maury County CDs, which include a digitized version of these records, and a variety of other local records.
• 1914-1919 - St. Peters Church, Columbia TN, Minutes. These records were transcribed and indexed by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in the 1930s and published by TSLA on Roll 58 of Record Group 107. Free online index, created by Steve Carson, courtesy: GSC Associates Historical Records Products (the pages may load slowly). For a small fee, the company sells two Maury County CDs, which include a digitized version of these records, and a variety of other local records.
• History of St. Peters Episcopal Church. These records were transcribed and indexed by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in the 1930s and published by TSLA on Roll 58 of Record Group 107. Free online index, created by Steve Carson, courtesy: GSC Associates Historical Records Products (the pages may load slowly). For a small fee, the company sells two Maury County CDs, which include a digitized version of these records, and a variety of other local records.

Methodist
United Methodist Church, Spring Hill

• 1840-1885 - United Methodist Church, Spring Hill, Baptism Index 1840-1885 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch. Batch C530271.
• 1840-1895 - United Methodist Church, Spring Hill, Marriage Index 1840-1895 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch. Batches M530271.
• Mathews, Reverend John D.D. Peeps into Life Autobiography. Methodist Episcopal Church Tennessee Conference, 1904. Free digital copy.
• History of Mt. Joy Church Free lookups available!

Presbyterian

McCain's Cumberland Presbyterian Church

• 1848-1866 - McCain's Cumberland Presbyterian Church Baptism Index 1848-1866 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch. Batch C711001
• 1849-1870 - McCain's Cumberland Presbyterian Church Marriage Index 1848-1866 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch. Batch M711001.

Pleasant Mount Cumberland Presbyterian Church

• 1890-1896, 1919 - 1928 - Pleasant Mount Cumberland Presbyterian Church Baptism Index 1890-1896 and 1919-1928 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch. Batch C711011
• 1888-1923 - Pleasant Mount Cumberland Presbyterian Church Marriage Index 1888-1923 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch. Batch M711011.

Zion Presbyterian Church

• History of Zion (Presbyterian) Church. These records were transcribed and indexed by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in the 1930s and published by TSLA on Roll 58 of Record Group 107. Free online index, created by Steve Carson, courtesy: GSC Associates Historical Records Products (the pages may load slowly). For a small fee, the company sells two Maury County CDs, which include a digitized version of these records, and a variety of other local records.

Court Records

• 1808-1809 - County Court Minutes, These records were transcribed and indexed by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in the 1930s and published by TSLA on Roll 58 of Record Group 107. Free online index, created by Steve Carson, courtesy: GSC Associates Historical Records Products (the pages may load slowly). For a small fee, the company sells two Maury County CDs, which include a digitized version of these records, and a variety of other local records.
• 1810-1815 - Circuit Court Minute Book, Volume A.These records were transcribed and indexed by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in the 1930s and published by TSLA on Roll 58 of Record Group 107. Free online index, created by Steve Carson, courtesy: GSC Associates Historical Records Products (the pages may load slowly). For a small fee, the company sells two Maury County CDs, which include a digitized version of these records, and a variety of other local records.
• 1817-1821 - Circuit Court Minute Book. These records were transcribed and indexed by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in the 1930s and published by TSLA on Roll 58 of Record Group 107. Free online index, created by Steve Carson, courtesy: GSC Associates Historical Records Products (the pages may load slowly). For a small fee, the company sells two Maury County CDs, which include a digitized version of these records, and a variety of other local records.
• 1823-1829 - Chancery Court Minute Book,These records were transcribed and indexed by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in the 1930s and published by TSLA on Roll 58 of Record Group 107. Free online index, created by Steve Carson, courtesy: GSC Associates Historical Records Products (the pages may load slowly). For a small fee, the company sells two Maury County CDs, which include a digitized version of these records, and a variety of other local records.
• 1810-1825 - Wills and County Court Minutes, Volume 1 Book B. These records were transcribed and indexed by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in the 1930s and published by TSLA on Roll 58 of Record Group 107. Free online index, created by Steve Carson, courtesy: GSC Associates Historical Records Products (the pages may load slowly). For a small fee, the company sells two Maury County CDs, which include a digitized version of these records, and a variety of other local records.

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.

Genealogies

DNA DNA has been collected from men claiming descent from the following Maury County residents. Attempts have not been made to verify the lineages of those tested.

• Brown - Descendant of Ervin Brown, b. abt 1813 South Carolina, resident of Maury County, Tennessee. Y-DNA 67 Marker Test, FTDNA (Kit 21975). Genetic signature available online (labeled Group No. 12), genealogical description available online, courtesy: Brown/Browne/Braun DNA Study. Matches have been found.

General

• As of August 2010, a query for Search persons born in Maury, Tennessee at World Connect, results in more than 70,000 entries.

• Home Demonstration Clubs. Ancestor Charts: Bicentennial Project of the Home Demonstration Clubs of Maury County, Tennessee. Huntsville, Ala.: Margaret M. Cowart, 1976. FHL Book 976.859 D2h.
• Maury County Historical Society Book Committee. Maury County Tennessee: History & Families, Founded 1807. Paducah, Ky.: Turner Pub. Co., 1998. FHL Book 976.859 H2mct.

• Beasley - Croft, Carol Daun The Beasley family of John Wesley and his wife Rachel Wantland Tacoma, Washington C.D. Croft, 2005 FamilySearch Digital Library; FHL book 929.273 B38cc.
• Bigham - Bigham, Esther W. Genealogical Collection of Esther Bigham. MSS., microfilmed in 1993. FHL US/CAN Film 1598132 Item 5.
• Brady/Bain - Renick, Marjorie Monro Hall and Robert Edward Brady/Bain family history Bend, Oregon M.A. Renick, 1998 FamilySearch Digital Library; FHL book 929.273 B729re.
• Butler - See Ingram
• Dooley - Dooley, William Kenneth. The Dooley Family of Maury County, Tennessee: 1746-2000. 2 vols. Shreveport, La.: W.K. Dooley, (2001?). FHL Collection.
• Duncan - Harris, Olive and Joe Cleatus Harris. William Duncan of Scotland, Chatham Co., N.C., Maury and Marshall Counties, Tennessee and His Eleven Known Children and Their Descendants. MSS. FHL Book 976.4 D2c.
• Ferrell - Ferrell, Ed. Ferrell family records, ca. 1789-1930. Juneau, Alaska: E. Ferrell, 1991. FHL 929.273 F413fee
• Frierson - Stephenson, Theodore Frierson. The Friersons of Zion Church and their descendants, Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1982. Digitized on FamilySearch
• Frierson - Flemming, William S. Historical sketch of Zion Church, Maury County, Tennessee and genealogy of the Frierson family, 1730-1887, Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1979
• Good - Hooten, Una Good. A Family History. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1983. FHL 1318059 Item 7
• Griggs - Madeira, Pauline and Kim Beauchamp. The Ancestors of Harvey Louis Hardin with Chapters on the Descendants of Samuel Sanford Hardin, James Pate, David McAlister, William Waddell, Samuel P. Griggs and John Selby. S.l.: Rex H. Madeira, Jr., 1999. FHL 929.273 Se48mp
• Hardison - Hawkins, Fred Lee and Dorothy Westmoreland Gilliam. Hardison and Allied Families: Especially those of Maury and Marshall Counties of Tennessee. Columbia, Tenn.: F.L. Hawkins, 1992.
• Ingram - Bingham, James Barry Descendants of Jonas Ingram and Melinda Butler Baltimore, Maryland Gateway Press, c1991 FamilySearch Digital Library; FHL book 929.273 In4.
• Jackson - Brandenberger, Evelyn Duke. "The Jacksons of Lower Virginia," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 30, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1986):163-169; Vol. 30, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1986):288-295; Vol. 31, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1987):11-18; Vol. 31, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1987):101-111; Vol. 31, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1987):195-204; Vol. 31, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1987):269-278; Vol. 32, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1988):49-57; Vol. 32, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1988):119-130; Vol. 32, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1988):185-192; Vol. 32, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1988):259-263; Vol. 33, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1989):34-44; Vol. 33, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1989):135-143; Vol. 33, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1989):204-207; Vol. 33, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1989):295-304. Digital version at American Ancestors ($). FHL Book 975.5 B2vg v. 30 (1986)-v. 33 (1989).
• Kennedy - McKennon, Sara Tom Brooks and Deane Kennedy Hendrix. The John Kennedy Ancestors ... n.p.: n.p., 1979?. FHL Book 929.273 K383m.
• Knight - Garrett, Jill Knight. Knight Cousins. [Columbia, TN: Unknown, 1967. Available at FHL US/CAN Film 928090; digital version at Heritage Quest Online ($).
• Lendermon - Boswell, Imogene May and Jean Boswell Pippenger. The Ancestors and Descendants of Henry D. Lendermon: Randolph County, North Carolina; Greenville County, South Carolina; Maury County, Tennessee; Carroll County, Tennessee; Marshall County, Mississippi. Carrollton, Texas: I.M. Boswell & J.B. Pippenger, 1988. FHLBook 929.273 L546p.
• Lindsey - Thorndale, William. Lindseys of Long Marsh Run, now Clarke County, Virginia in the Shenandoah Valley: and Lindseys of Little Bigby Creek, Maury County, Tennessee. 1975. FHLBook 929.273 L645tw.
• Moss - Moss, T.C. The David Moss Family: Green, Adair, Boyle, Barren, Hart, and Warren Co., Ky.; Williamson and Maury Co., Tenn.; Mississippi. Memphis, Tenn.: T.C. Moss, 1968. Book 929.273 M855mo.
• Nelson - Shipp, Bonnie Morrow Some ancestors and some descendants of Wibbie Reams Nelson and John Andrew Franklin Morrow Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
• Payne - John C. Payne, Toney L. Payne, Gale Payne Nagy The big Payne book a history of the Payne family of Virginia, Western North Carolina, Tennessee, and Missouri [S.I.] J.C. Payne, c2007 Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library; FHL book 929.273 P293 pjc..
• Robb - Robb, Henrietta Robb-Lanterman family record Salt lake City, Utah Filmed by the Genealogical Society of utah, 1977 Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library; FHL film 1036565 item 5. BYU Family History Archives.
• Williams - Yancey, Dennis J. and Nicholas M. Williams. The Yancey Family History Collection: Information Concerning John and Harriett Yancey Williams of Maury Co., Tennessee, Records Obtained from Nicholas M. Williams, Waverly, Iowa. MSS., microfilmed in 1994. FHL US/CAN Film 1598292 Item 1.
• Yancey - Yancey, Dennis J. and Nicholas M. Williams. The Yancey Family History Collection: Information Concerning John and Harriett Yancey Williams of Maury Co., Tennessee, Records Obtained from Nicholas M. Williams, Waverly, Iowa. MSS., microfilmed in 1994. FHL US/CAN Film 1598292 Item 1.
• Biographies of Maury County - Courtesy of TNGenWeb.
• Biographies of Maury County - Courtesy of USGenWeb Archives, Maury County.

Land and Property Records

Deeds

Maury County Register of Deeds has Land Records from 1807 and is located at the Maury County Archives, 201 East Sixth Street, Columbia, Tennessee38402-069; Telephone: (931) 375-3690. 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 a general index to deeds 1807-1843; deed books 1808-1881;. land entry books 1820-1919; Surveyor's books 1834-1838; Maury County Land ownership maps 1878 from the Library of Congress.

Local Land Entries Issued by North Carolina

The original Maury County land entries issued by North Carolina are kept at the North Carolina State Archives in Raleigh. On their website, users can bring up a list of land entries issued in Maury County, both before and after its land became a part of the state of Tennessee. Years covered: 1778-1815.

Instructions:

1. Follow this link to conduct a "Call Number Search" using the MARS Catalog on their site.
2. Using the pull down window, change "Call Numbers starting" to "A MarsID matching."
3. Type 12.14.11 (Windows Vista users may need to include a period after the last digit, for example 12.14.11.) and click Search. This is the specific MarsID for Maury County.
4. Click on the entry that is returned: "Tennessee, Maury County."
5. In the window that pops up, click Show List of Child Records and a list of Maury County land entries will be produced. Browse to find abstracts of the original records.

N.B. You can also search by name through the Basic Search, but it lacks soundex capabilities.

Local Histories

• Maury County, the blue-grass region of Tennessee. Its Agricultural and Mineralogical Resources, including a View of the County seat, the City of Columbia. Her Commerce and Industries, Schools and Churches, Past Development and Future Possibilities. Columbia, Tennessee: Herald Book and Job Rooms, 1884.Free digital copy.
• Robbins, David Peter. Century Review, 1805-1905, Maury County, Tennessee: A Condensation of the Most Important Events of the Past One Hundred Years, and Descriptive Sketches of the Cities and Villages. Columbia and Mt. Pleasant in Detail. Columbia, Tenn.: Board of Mayor & Aldermen, 1905. Digital version at Ancestry ($); Google Books. 1980 reprint: FHL US/CANBook 976.859 H2r.
• Fleming, William Stuart A historical sketch of Maury County read at the centennial celebration in Columbia, Tennessee, July 4th, 1876 Salt Lake City, Utah Digitized by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 2007. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library;; FHL book 976.859 H2.
• Century review, 1805-1905, Maury County, Tennessee : a condensation of the most important events of the past one hundred years, at Ancestry $
• Garret, Jill K. Maury County, Tennessee, Historical Sketches, Columbia, Tennessee, (1967). Available at FamilySearch Books.
• History of Tennessee: From the Earliest Time to the Present; Together with an Historical and a Biographical Sketch of Maury, Williamson, Rutherford, Wilson, Bedford and Marshall Counties; Besides a Valuable Fund of Notes, Reminices, Observations, etc., Nashville, Tennessee: The Goodspeed Publishing Company, 1886. Available at Google Books.

Maps and Gazetteers

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for more resources

• Maps of Tennessee (1777-1985)
• Maury County, Tennessee with Landowners (D.G. Beers, 1878) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.
• 1878 Map of Maury County, TN. Originally published 1877. View scaled-down version on ReevesMaps.com.

Military Records

The following Maury 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, Middle District, Maury County on pages 156-157.
• Lightfoot, Marise Parrish. Let the Drums Roll: Veterans and Patriots of the Revolutionary War Who Settled in Maury County, Tennessee. [Columbia, Tenn.]: Maury County Historical Society, 1976. FHL US/CAN Book 976.859 D3L.
• 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. 8, No. 1 (Jan. 1961):20-23. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 B2a v. 8 (1961); digital version at journal website. Includes Maury County pensioners (p. 22).
• Garrett, Jill K. War of 1812 Soldiers of Maury County, Tennessee. Columbia, Tenn.: Jane Knox Chapter, D.A.R., (190-?). FHL Book 976.859 M2g.
• Garrett, Jill K War of 1812 soldiers of Maury County, Tennessee (Columbia, Tennessee 190?) pages 231
  FHL Book 976.859 M2

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
• 1861-1865 - U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 at Ancestry
• 1891-1965 - Tennessee, Confederate Pension Applications, Soldiers and Widows, 1891-1965 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
• Civil War Maps
• Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System

Regiments. Men in Maury 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 Maury County:

Confederate Soldiers

• 1st Regiment, Tennessee Infantry (Field's) - CSA - Companies G and H.
• 1st/27th Consolidated Regiment, Tennessee Infantry - CSA - Companies G and H.
• 2nd Battalion, Tennessee Cavalry (Biffle's) - CSA - Company A.
• 2nd Regiment, Tennessee Infantry (Robison's) (Walker Legion) - CSA
• 2nd Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Woodward's) - CSA - Companies A, B, C, and G.
• 3rd Regiment, Tennessee Infantry (Clack's) - CSA - Companies F and H.
• 9th Battalion, Tennessee Cavalry (Gantt's) - CSA - Companies A, B, C, E, and G.
• 19th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Biffle's) - CSA - Company G.
• 22nd Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Nixon's) - CSA
• 23rd Regiment, Tennessee Infantry (Martin's) - CSA - Company A.
• 24th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry - CSA - Company G.
• 28th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Hay's) - CSA
• 48th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry (Voorhies') - CSA - Companies A, B, E, F, H, and K.
• 54th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry - CSA - Company F.

Additional sources for Civil War soldiers from Maury County:

• Garrett, Jill K., Virginia Wood Alexander and Evelyn B. McAnally. Confederate Soldiers and Patriots of Maury County, Tennessee. Columbia, Tenn.: Capt. James Madison Sparkman Chapter, United Daughter of the Confederacy, 1970. FHL US/CAN Book 976.859 M23g.
• Quintard, Charles Todd. Doctor Quintard, Chaplain C.S.A. and Second Bishop of Tennessee. Sewanee, Tennessee: The University Press, 1905. Free digital copy, courtesy: Internet Archive. Chaplain of the 1st Tennessee Regiment.
• William R. Ray, Lance J. Herdegen, Sherry Murphy Four years with the Iron Brigade:the Civil War journals of William R. Ray Da Capo Press 2002. Free lookups available!
• Shellengerger, John K. The Battle of Spring Hill, Tennessee, November 29, 1864. Cleveland, Ohio: Arthur H. Clark Co, 1913. Free digital copy, courtesy: Internet Archive.
• Watkins, Samuel R. "Co. Aytch": Maury Grays, First Tennessee Regiment, or, a Side Show of the Big Show. Chattanooga, Tennessee: Times Printing Co., 1900. Free digital copy, courtesy: Internet Archive.
• Tennessee State Library and Archives, Tennessee Confederate Pension Applications: Maury 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. Maury County, page 363-364.
• TNGenWeb, Maury County Tennessee. Civil War Records. Scroll down to Military.
• USGenWeb Archives, Maury County Tennessee Archives. Military Records.
• CWSAC, Battle Summaries, Columbia and Spring Hill. Located in Maury County.

Civil War Battle
The following Civil War Battles were fought in Maury County:

• November 24-29, 1864 - Columbia
• November 29, 1864 - Spring Hill

Map showing Civil War battles in Tennessee.

Spanish American War

• Hale, Will T.The First Tennessee Regiment, United States Volunteers. Nashville, 1899. Free digital copy.

World War II

• Alexander, Virginia Wood and Ashton, Margaret D. Maury County remembers World War II Columbia, Tennessee Maury County Historical Society, c1991. FHL US/CAN book 976.859 H2mc v.1-2 Free lookups available

Naturalization and Citizenship

United States Passport Applications are available from 1796-1925 - Indexed at Family Search

Newspapers

Many Tennessee newspapers are filmed and available at 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 Maury County click on the following cities:

• Columbia
• Mount Pleasant
• Spring Hill

• 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. 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. (Largely Methodist?)

Other Records

Private Papers

• Guide to the Jill Knight Garrett Collection, ca. 1800-1969, available online, courtesy: TSLA. Garrett collected a large amount of material pertaining to families in Maury County and the surrounding area.

Prison Records

• 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

Public Records

• Maury County Road Minutes 1817-1825. Simmons Historical Publications. Digital version available at World Vital Records ($). Available for purchase at Simmons Historical Publications.

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.
• Maury County Historical Society Newsletter - Historic Maury: http://historicmaury.org/ FHL US/CAN V.F. Tennessee
• The Maury Genealogist: FHL US/CAN 976.859 B2m
• 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. FHL US/CAN Book 976.85 D25m.
• The River Counties Quarterly: (14 vols.) edited by Jill K. Garrett. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 B2rc.

Probate Records

The Maury County Court has responsibility for the probate records. The Maury County Archives holds many records.

Online Records and Indexes

• 1779-2008 - Tennessee Wills and Probate Records 1779-2008 at Ancestry ($)
• 1806-1967 - Maury County portion of Tennessee, Probate Court Books, 1795-1927 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; handwritten indexes may be found at the front or back of some volumes.
• 1806-1815; 1809-1825; 1817-1821; 1823-1824 - Probate Records - Wills and Estates 1806-1815; 1809-1825; 1817-1821; 1823-1824 at Southeastern Genealogy; online images ($)

The organization Strictly By Name provides online indexes to early Maury County land records. They offer a record retrieval service to photocopy and transcribe microfilm copies of the original documents for a small fee. Available indexes:

• Will Book 1: 1806-1815
• Will Book C: 1823-1824

Book Abstracts and Indexes

• 1807-1824 - Garrett, Jill Knight. Maury County, Tennessee Wills and Settlements, 1807-1824 and 1820 Census. Unknown: unknown, 1964. Free online.
  
• 1807-1832 - Garrett, Jill Knight. Maury County, Tennessee, Will Books A, B, C-1, D and E, 1807-1832. Easley, South Carolina: Southern Historical Press, 1984. Indexed. (FHL book 976.859 P2gjk.)
  
• 1807-1861 - 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.
• 1806-1815 - Maury County Will Books Vol. 1-1806-1815. Simmons Historical Publications. Digital version vailable at World Vital Records ($). Available for purchase at Simmons Historical Publications.
• 1809-1817 - Maury County Will Books Vol. 2-1809-1817. Simmons Historical Publications. Digital version vailable at World Vital Records ($). Available for purchase at Simmons Historical Publications.
• Maury County Will Book, Volume 3. Simmons Historical Publications. Digital version vailable at World Vital Records ($). The database at World Vital Records has this labeled as Volume 1 but it is actually Volume 3 and contains records from Will Book B, p. 235 through Will Book C, p. 25.
• Maury County, Tennessee wills and settlements, 1807-1824 and 1820 census at Ancestry $

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

• 1807-1812 - Tax Sales, 1807-12, Historic Maury, Vol. 38, No. 2 (Jun. 2002).
• 1808 - "Maury County Tax List 1808," Historic Maury, Vol. 32, No. 4 (Dec. 1996):144-146.
• 1808-1848 - [Decription of?] Revenue and Tax Book, 1808-48, Historic Maury, Vol. 7, No. 4 (Oct. 1971).
• 1808-1810 - "Maury County Tax List 1808-1810," Historic Maury, Vol. 32, Nos. 1 through 4 (March 1996-Dec. 1996).
• 1808-1810 - Sherrill, Charles A. The Reconstructed 1810 Census of Tennessee: 33,000 Long-lost Records from Tax Lists, Court Minutes, Church Records, Wills, Deeds and Other Sources. Mt. Juliet, Tenn.: C.A. Sherrill, 2001. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 X2s 1810. Cites the two Historic Maury publications as sources.
• 1808 Tax Roll, 1808, Historic Maury, Vol. 37, No. 3 (Sep. 2001).
• 1809 Tax Sales, 1809, Historic Maury, Vol. 1, No. 4 (Nov. 1965).
• 1809 Tax Roll, 1809, Historic Maury, Vol. 37, No. 4 (Dec. 2001).
• 1810 Tax Roll, 1810, Historic Maury, Vol. 38, No. 1 (Mar. 2002).
• 1810 "Reconstructing the Maury County Census with Court, Marriage and Tax Records, 1810," Middle Tennessee Journal of Genealogy & History
• 1811 - Lightfoot, Marise P. "Maury County, Tennessee Taxables for the Year 1811," Ansearchin' News, Vol. 10, No. 2 (April 1963):57-62; Vol. 10, No. 3 (July 1963):125-130; Vol. 11, No. 1 (Jan. 1964):29-34; Vol. 11, No. 2 (April 1964):81-84. For FHL and online access, as well as indexes, see Periodicals.
• 1811, 1816 Sistler, Byron and Barbara Sistler. Index to Early Tennessee Tax Lists. Evanston, Ill.: B. & B. Sistler, 1977. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 R4s. Includes 1811, 1816 tax lists.
• 1812 Tax List, 1812, Historic Maury, Vol. 8, No. 1 (Jan. 1972).
• 1817 "U.S. Holds 1817 Public Sale of Federal Tax-Delinquent Properties in Tennessee," Ansearchin' News, Vol. 43, No. 2 (Summer 1996):63-68. For possible FHL and online access, as well as indexes, see Periodicals. Includes Maury County.
• 1818 Tax List, 1818, Historic Maury, Vol. 8, No. 4 (Oct. 1972).
• 1824 William Edmondson's Tax List, 1824, Historic Maury, Vol. 1, No. 4 (Nov. 1965).
• 1824 Tax List, 1824, River Counties, Vol. 4, No. 1 (Jan. 1975); Vol. 4, No. 2 (Apr. 1975).
• 1828 Return of Taxable Property and Polls, 1828, Historic Maury, Vol. 2, No. 1 (Jan. 1966).
• 1832 Tax List, 1832, River Counties, Vol. 7, No. 1 (Jan. 1978); Vol. 7, No. 2 (Apr. 1978); Vol. 7, No. 3 (Jul. 1978); Vol. 7, No. 4 (Nov. 1978).
• 1836 Tax List, 1836, 25 Districts; Introduction, Historic Maury, Vol. 4, No. 1 (Jan. 1968); Vol. 4, No. 2 (Apr. 1968); Vol. 4, No. 3 (Jul. 1968); Vol. 4, No. 4 (Oct. 1968).
• 1861 Tax Assessments, Polls and Militia, 1861, Historic Maury, Vol. 29, No. 2 (1993).
• 1868 Tax List, 1868, Historic Maury, Vol. 18, Nos. 1-4 (1982).
• 1870 County Tax Assessments, 1870, Described, Historic Maury, Vol. 6, No. 3 (Jul. 1970).

Vital Records

Birth

• 1881-1930s - Birth Records: 1881-1930s
• 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 - Vital Statistics; Births, Deaths, 1908-1912. Manuscript. Nashville, Tennessee: TSLA, 1969. FHL 825552
• 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 - 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
• 1807-1852 - Maury County, Tennessee marriage records, 1807-1852. FHL Book 976.859 V28a 2 vols. Digital Book
• 1810-1844, 1846-1850 - Maury County, Tennessee newspapers (abstracts) 1810-1844, 1846-1850. FHL Book 976.859 H2g Vol 1 Digital Book
• 1838-1888 - Tennessee Civil Marriages, 1838-1888 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
• 1851-1900 - Tennessee Marriages 1851-1900 at Ancestry ($)
• Maury County Cousins. FHL Book 976.859 D4m 2 vols. Digital Book
• 1980-2014 - Marriage Records Index 1980-2014 at Shelby County Register of Deeds - index

Book Abstracts and Indexes

• 1807-1870 - 35,000 Tennessee Marriage Records and Bonds 1783-1870. 3 vols. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 V2t v. 1 ff. Includes names of brides, grooms, bondsmen, marriage bond dates, and officiators for weddings in this county for specified years. TSLA.
• 1807-1867 - Early Middle Tennessee Marriages. 2 vols. FHL Book 976.8 V2sb v. 2 ff. Indexes names of brides, grooms, marriage dates for this county for the specified years.
• 1808-1852 - Marriages of Maury County, Tennessee, 1808-1852 FHL US/CAN book 976.859 V2w Free lookups available!

Death

• 1874-1955 - Tennessee Deaths and Burials 1874-1955 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
• 1908-1912 - Vital statistics; births, deaths, 1908-1912. Manuscript. Nashville, Tennessee: TSLA, 1969. FHL 825552
• 1908-1933 - Tennessee Deaths, 1908 - 1933 at MyHeritage ($) — index
• 1908-1939 - Deaths: 1908-1939
• 1908-1958 - Tennessee Death Records 1908 - 1958 at Ancestry ($)
• 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

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 Books Online;

Research Facilities

Archives

Listed below are archives in Maury 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

• Columbia Tennessee Family History Center

Libraries

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

Maury County Public Library
211 W. 8th Street
Columbia, TN 38401
Phone: 931-375-6501
Website

Spring Hill Public Library
P.O. Box 309
144 Kedron Parkway
Spring Hill, TN 37174
Phone: 931-486-2932
Fax: 931-486-3927
Website

Societies

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

Maury County Historical Society
P.O. Box 147
Columbia, TN 38402
E-mail: maurycountyhistoricalsociety@gmail.com
website

Middle Tennessee Genealogical Society
PO Box 330948
Nashville, TN, USA 37203-7507
website

The society serves the 40 counties of middle Tennessee of which Maury County is one. It publishes The Middle Tennessee Journal of Genealogy and History, a quarterly containing articles of genealogical and historical interest. Little-known Tennessee records are published and indexed, along with family genealogies, Bible records and material submitted by members. There is an alphabetical Index to articles in the Journal 1988-summer 2005

Websites

• Maury County, TNGenWeb (USGenWeb)
• Life and Times of Maury County
• Southern Roots Blog
• Maury County TN Genealogy (ldsgenealogy.com)
• 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

• Maury County, TNGenWeb Surname Search

• Genealogical "Fact Sheets" About Tennessee Counties: Maury 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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