Tennessee Genealogy Resources

Sub-regions for Tennessee

Anderson
Bedford
Benton
Bledsoe
Blount
Bradley
Campbell
Cannon
Carroll
Carter
Cheatham
Chester
Claiborne
Clay
Cocke
Coffee
Crockett
Cumberland
Davidson
Decatur
Dekalb
Dickson
Dyer
Fayette
Fentress
Franklin
Gibson
Giles
Grainger
Greene
Grundy
Hamblen
Hamilton
Hancock
Hardeman
Hardin
Hawkins
Haywood
Henderson
Henry
Hickman
Houston
Humphreys
Jackson
Jefferson
Johnson
Knox
Lake
Lauderdale
Lawrence
Lewis
Lincoln
Loudon
Macon
Madison
Marion
Marshall
Maury
McMinn
McNairy
Meigs
Monroe
Montgomery
Moore
Morgan
Obion
Overton
Perry
Pickett
Polk
Putnam
Rhea
Roane
Robertson
Rutherford
Scott
Sequatchie
Sevier
Shelby
Smith
Stewart
Sullivan
Sumner
Tipton
Trousdale
Unicoi
Union
Van Buren
Warren
Washington
Wayne
Weakley
White
Williamson
Wilson

Vital Records for Tennessee

Vital records information, coming soon...

Featured websites for Tennessee

Tennessee Cemeteries
Find links and information on locating cemeteries in Tennessee...[More]
http://www.uscemeteries.net/tennessee/cemeteries.htm

Tennessee Obituaries
Learn how and where to locate obituaries and death records in Tennessee...[More]
http://www.newspaperobituaries.net/tennessee/obituaries.htm

1810 United States Federal Census
http://www.ancestry.com?db=5737

1820 United States Federal Census
http://www.ancestry.com?db=5780

1830 United States Federal Census
http://www.ancestry.com?db=5803

1840 United States Federal Census
http://www.ancestry.com?db=5826

1850 United States Federal Census
http://www.ancestry.com?db=6047

A Guide to Tennessee Genealogy Resources
Includes search for lost female ancestors.
http://geneasearch.com/states/tennessee.htm

A Key to Southern Pedigrees
This collection of colonial records is a comprehensive guide to the ancestry of important families in Virginia, Maryland, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, West Virginia, and Alabama. ...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=3012

Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots
This collection of abstracts of grave sites contains information originally published in the Senate documents of the National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution, as well as the Society magazine. Veterans and patriots of the Revolutionary War whose graves were found between 1900 and 1987 are included in this first volume. Included in eac...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=4110

Cheatham County, Tennessee Census, 1920
Home to about 10,000 residents in 1920, Cheatham County, Tennessee is located about twenty miles west of Nashville. Compiled from records published by the federal government, this database is a collection of census records for the county in 1920. Researchers will find the person's age, birthplace, relationship to the head of the household, and pare...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=4108

Clarksville, Tennessee Directory, 1895
Located beside the beautiful Red River in Tennessee, Clarksville is the county seat of Montgomery County. This database is a directory of town residents in 1895. It includes the name of resident along with occupation and residence information. Researchers will also find spouse and race information for many residents as well as information about lan...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=3848

Clay County, Tennessee Census, 1920
Located along the border with Kentucky, Clay County, Tennessee was a quiet rural area in the early twentieth century. Compiled from microfilm copies of the original census documents, this database is a collection of federal census information from 1920. It provides sex, race, age, and marital status for over 9,100 residents. In addition, house numb...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=3875

Confederate Research Sources
This database, a guide to Confederate record archive collections, will prove helpful to anyone whose ancestors fought in a military unit of the Confederate forces during the American Civil War. This database identifies what Confederate records are available, and their exact location, enabling you to track down information about Confederate ancesto...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=3207

Confederate States Field Officers
The costliest war in the history of the United States, the Civil War involved hundreds of thousands of men on both sides of the conflict. Originally published in the early 1900s, this database is a listing of men who served the Confederate States as field officers. In addition to listing the soldier's name, it also provides the soldier's rank, and ...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=4537

Dickson County, Tennessee Marriages, 1850-70
Situated a short twenty-five miles west of Nashville, Dickson County, Tennessee was created in 1803 and boasted a population of nearly 10,000 in 1860. This database is a collection of marriage records from the county between 1850 and 1870. Each entry includes the names of both bride and groom along with their marriage date. In addition, researchers...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=3937

Greene County, Tennessee Cemetery Records
Bordering North Carolina in eastern Tennessee, Greene County was formed from Washington County, North Carolina in 1783. Originally compiled by the Works Progress Administration in the 1930s, this database is a listing of cemetery tombstone inscriptions for persons buried in the county. In addition to providing the decedent's name, birth, death, and...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=4334

Houston County, Tennessee Census, 1920
Bordered by the Tennessee River in western Tennessee, Houston County was home to over 5000 residents in 1920. Compiled from records published by the federal government, this database is a collection of census records for the county in that year. Researchers will find the person's age, birthplace, and relationship to the head of the household. It al...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=4288

Loudon County, Tennessee Cemetery Inscriptions
Lying just south of Knoxville, Loudon County, Tennessee is home to over 30,000 people. This index of cemetery inscriptions covers 18 cemeteries in the county and includes over 6200 head stone inscriptions. Information often includes dates of birth and death, as well as the first and last name. In a few cases, the inscriptions reveal military servic...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=3442

Louis Hughes, Thirty Years a Slave, 1832-62
Sold at the Richmond slave market in 1844, Louis Hughes was born a slave in Virginia in 1832. This database is a collection of his reminiscences of life before and after the American Civil War. It contains accounts of living in Tennessee, five attempts to escape slavery, settling in Milwaukee, and becoming a nurse. Hughes provides detailed descript...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=4308

Memphis, Tennessee City Directories, 1890-91
The westernmost city in Tennessee, Memphis is located in Shelby County along the Mississippi River. This database is a collection of two directories for the city in 1890 and 1891. In addition to providing the resident's name, it provides their address and occupational information. It includes the names of nearly 60,000 people, mostly heads of house...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=4416

Overton County, Tennessee Census, 1920
The quiet Tennessee county of Overton, located about seventy-five miles east of Nashville, was home to over 17,600 residents in 1920. This database is a collection of federal census records for the county in that year and was taken from microfilm copies of the original records in possession of the federal government. It provides the name of residen...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=3930

Robertson County, Tennessee Census, 1920
Located a short twenty-five miles north of Nashville, Tennessee, the county of Robertson was created in 1796. Compiled from records published by the federal government, this database is a collection of census records for the county in 1920. It includes information regarding over 25,600 county residents. Researchers will find the person's age, birth...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=3984

Rutherford County, Tennessee Census, 1920
Created in 1803 from the three central Tennessee counties of Davidson, Williamson, and Wilson, Rutherford County was home to over 33,000 residents in 1920. Compiled from records published by the federal government, this database is a collection of census records for the county in that year. Researchers will find the person's age, birthplace, relati...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=4135

Smith County, Tennessee Census, 1920
Originally settled by William Walton, the county seat of Smith County, Tennessee is Carthage. Compiled from records published by the federal government, this database is a collection of census records for the county in 1920. It includes information regarding over 17,000 county residents. Researchers will find the person's age, birthplace, relations...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=4009

Sons of the American Revolution
This work contains the entire list (thousands of members) of the membership of the National Society Sons of the American Revolution to December 31, 1901, including deceased members, with their line of descent from their Revolutionary ancestors. Search this database if you have ancestors who participated in the Revolution or who were members of the...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=3072

Stewart County, Tennessee Census, 1920
Bordering Kentucky in western Tennessee, Stewart County was formed in 1803 from neighboring Montgomery County. This database, taken from microfilm copies of original federal documents, is a collection of census records from the county in 1920. Entries in the collection include the resident's name, age, sex, race, marital status, and place of birth....[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=4427

Tennessee Books We Own Site (RootsWeb)
Lists books owned by RootsWeb volunteers. Provides look-ups from various Tennessee genealogy resources including newspapers, vital records, military information, etc.
http://www.rootsweb.com/~bwo/tennessee.html

Tennessee Census, 1810-91
http://www.ancestry.com?db=3574

Tennessee Civil War Regimental Histories
Home to over 400 Civil War battlefields, Tennessee was the first Confederate state to be readmitted to the Union following the war. This database is a collection of regimental histories from the state during the war. Each history chronicles the regiment's actions during the war and includes names of commanders and important men. In addition to prov...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=4528

Tennessee Family Reunions
Post or view family reunion information in Tennessee. You can also post recurring events. Listing is alphabetical by surname.
http://web.utk.edu/%7ekizzer/genehist/reunions.htm

Tennessee Genealogical Society
Volunteer organization. Maintains a library on the historic Davies Plantation at Brunswick, TN, near Memphis. Details on library resources, form for research requests, tables of contents from past issues of newsletter, and some online data.
http://www.rootsweb.com/~tngs/

Tennessee Genealogy and History Web Ring
A project of the Tennessee Genealogy and History Website.
http://B.webring.com/hub?ring=tngenehist&index

Tennessee Marriage and Bible Records
This database contains over 25,000 records for the state of Tennessee for the years approximately 1720-1890. The information in this database, which includes marriages, births, deaths, and wills, etc., has been obtained from family bibles, church, court, and county records. ...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=3186

Tennessee Marriages to 1825
http://www.ancestry.com?db=2099

Tennessee Marriages, 1851-1900
http://www.ancestry.com?db=4125

Tennessee Records
This database of Tennesse records contains a brief history of the state of Tennessee, as well as facts about the early settlers, prominent individuals and families, leaders in the state and armed forces, and the residents of the state. Information has been obtained from family Bibles, tombstones, diaries, letters, manuscripts, and county records...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=3140

Tennessee, Genealogy -- Introduction to the History of TN Land Laws
An Introduction to the History of Tennessee's Confusing Land Laws
http://web.utk.edu/~kizzer/genehist/research/landlaws.htm

Tennessee, The Volunteer State, 1769-1923, Vol. 1
This database is the first of a series of volumes covering the history of Tennessee. Not only are the events of the state narrated, these volumes also contain the biographies of many of the state's prominent men and women. This first volume covers the important historical events of the state from the first explorers to the early 1920's. Following t...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=3281

Tennessee, The Volunteer State, 1769-1923, Vol. 2
This database is the second of four volumes covering the history of Tennessee. Not only are the events of the state narrated, these volumes also contain the biographies of many of the statežs prominent men and women. In this second volume, the biographies begun in the first volume is continued. These biographies are of important men and women of Eu...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=3283

Tennessee, The Volunteer State, 1769-1923, Vol. 3
This database is the third of four volumes covering the history of Tennessee. Not only are the events of the state narrated, these volumes also contain the biographies of many of the statežs prominent men and women. In this third volume, the biographies begun in the first volume and continued in the second are continued. These biographies are of im...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=3285

Tennessee, The Volunteer State, 1769-1923, Vol. 4
This database is the fourth and final volume of the series covering the history of Tennessee. Not only are the events of the state narrated, this collection also contains the biographies of many of the statežs prominent men and women. In this fourth volume, the biographies begun in the first volume and continued in the second and third are complete...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=3287

TNGenWeb - Tennessee Genealogy
Resources for people researching ancestors in the state. Individual county sites, post/view queries, searchable index of surnames, historical materials and articles, links, and other free information. Part of USGenWeb Project.
http://www.tngenweb.org/

Trousdale County, Tennessee Census, 1920
Surrounded by the Tennessee counties of Macon, Smith, Sumner, and Wilson, Trousdale County, is located in Middle Tennessee, along the banks of the Cumberland River. This database is a collection of federal census records for the county in 1920. It provides information taken from microfilmed copies of the original enumeration and includes the name, ...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=4688

USGenWeb Project - Tennessee
The USGenWeb Project State web sites are your starting points for finding genealogical and historical information. Each state site features state information and also provides you with links to each county web site within the state....[More]
http://www.tngenweb.org/

Van Buren County, Tennessee Census, 1920
Established on January 3, 1840, Van Buren County, Tennessee was named for the eighth U.S. President, Martin Van Buren, This database, taken from microfilm copies of original federal documents, is a collection of census records from the county in 1920. Entries in the collection include the resident's name, age, sex, race, marital status, and place o...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=4384

White County, Tennessee Census, 1920
Officially declared a county on 11 September 1806, White County, Tennessee was created from surrounding Smith and Jackson Counties. This database, taken from microfilm copies of original federal documents, is a collection of census records from the county in 1920. Entries in the collection include the resident's name, age, sex, race, marital status...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=4464

Wilson County, Tennessee Census, 1920
Wilson County, Tennessee was formed in 1799, with its main cities being Lebanon, Watertown, and Mount Juliet. This database, taken from microfilm copies of original federal documents, is a collection of census records from the county in 1920. Entries in the collection include the resident's name, age, sex, race, marital status, and place of birth. ...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=4338

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