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Main article: Jefferson County, Tennessee


General

Donald Raymond Heiss compiled Family Names Index from the Family Files and Special Books, Dandridge Library, Jefferson County, TN (Dandridge, Tenn.: D.R. Heiss, 2005) FS Library Book 976.8924 A3ha. Compare: Donald Raymond Heiss's Genealogical Holdings of Jefferson County Archives, Dandridge, TN: Surname (Jefferson City, Tenn.: D.R. Heiss, 2003) FS Library Book 976.8924 A3h. These publication explains what family history resources are available in that facility.

Gordon Aronhime (1911-1983) collected information on hundreds of Southwest Virginia and East Tennessee pioneers. His note cards, which reference more than 4,000 early settlers of the Holston-Clinch River area and East Tennessee (1770s-1790s), are held at the Library of Virginia. The cards have been digitized and made available online. (NOTE: The surname for the first card in a sequence is listed on the site. Search through the cards for your ancestor's surname.)[1]

As of August 2010, a query for persons born in Jefferson (County), Tennessee at World Connect, results in more than 80,000 entries.

For early settlers (pre-1796), start with:

  • East Tennessee Historical Society. First Families of Tennessee: A Register of Early Settlers and Their Present-day Descendants. Knoxville, Tenn.: East Tennessee Historical Society, 2000. FS Library Book 976.8 H2ff.

Books that discuss multiple local families include:

  • The Genealogical Society of Jefferson County, Tennessee. Families of Jefferson County, Tennessee, 200 Years. n.p.: Genealogical Society of Jefferson County, Tennessee, 1992. FS Library Book 976.8924 D2f.
  • Jefferson County Genealogical Society. Heritage Book Committee. Jefferson County, Tennessee Families and History, 1792-1996. Jefferson City, Tenn.: Jefferson County Genealogical Society (Tennessee), 1996. FS Library Book 976.8924 D2j.

Bibliography

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 about an ancestor's "FAN Club" (Friends, Associates, and Neighbors)
  • [Adamson] Dixon Ben F. and Alice L. Dwelle Dixon. The Adamson Source Book, a Genealogy of the Descendants of Rachel Williams Adamson, 1776-1850 of Surry County, N.C., Jefferson County, Tenn., and Lawrence County, Ind.: with an Addendum of Miscellaneous Historical Material on the Name Adamson. 2 vols. Washington, D.C.: B.F. Dixon, 1942-1961. FS Library Fiche 6018313-6018314.
  • [Adamson] Stambaugh, Jack L. and John E. Robison. The Adamsons As We See Them. [Dallas? Texas: n.p,, 1980?]. FS Library Book 929.273 Ad19sjL. See also FS Library Film 1033690 Item 7.
  • [Adamson] Stambaugh, John and John E. Robison. The Adamsons As We See Them. Dallas, Tex.: J. Stambaugh, 1992. FS Library Film 2055380 Item 7.
  • [Adamson] Stambaugh, John and John E. Robison. Adamson and Related Families - Tennessee to Missouri to Kansas and Texas and Beyond. [Texas: J. Stambaugh, 2000?]. FS Library Book 929.273 Ad19sj.
  • [Adamson] Steelman, Betty Jean Foster. Foster Family Research. FS Library Book 929.273 F811sb.
  • [Allen] Gibbs, Dorothy Allen, Mildred Moore Huntsman and William C. Morcom. ABC of Our Family Tree. Vassar, Kansas: D.A. Gibbs, 1983. FS Library Book 929.273 AL53gd.
  • [Bales] Steelman, Betty Jean Foster. Foster Family Research. FS Library Book 929.273 F811sb.
  • [Bell] Bell, Eldon Raymond. Samuel Bell's Riddle, 1756-1982. Springdale, Ark.: E.R. Bell, 1982. FS Library Book 929.273 B413s.
  • [Benton] Spencer, Sharron Studebaker. The Stout - Benton Connection: With Descendants of Elizabeth "Betsey" Stout and Jesse Benton of Tennessee. Grapevine, Texas: S.S. Spencer, 2005. FS Library Book 929.273 St76ss.
  • [Breeden] McMeen, Lola Frances Murphy. Breeden Book, 1700 to 1900s: Descendants of Richard Breeden and Sarah Lockhart of Jefferson County, Tennessee and Ripley Co., Indiana (Not Including Those of My Great-Grandmother Priscilla Breeden Burroughs, Seventh Child of Richard and Sarah) ... MSS., microfilmed in 1983. FS Library Fiche 6331368-6331369.
  • [Cates] Parker, Edith Cates. Tennessee Cates and Pennsylvania Parkers: These are the Families of Edith Cates Parker and Clarence Christy Parker. [Garnet, Kansas?]: E.C. Parker, [1987?]. FS Library Book 929.273 P223pe.
  • [Chilton] Hopper, Wallace. "Chiltons of Maryland and Virginia Who Migrated Westward," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 20, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1976):15-20; Vol. 20, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1976):103-108; Vol. 20, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1976):183-187. Digital version at American Ancestors by NEHGS ($). FS Library Book 975.5 B2vg v. 20 (1976).
  • [Crockett] Smith, Elizabeth. "The Family of Alexander Crockett," The Southwest Virginian, Vol. 3, No. 13 (Feb. 1980):18-20. {FHL|116611|item|disp=FS Library Book 975.57 D25s v. 3 (1980)}}.
  • [Crockett] Finley, Carmen J. "The John Finleys of Augusta County, Virginia: Correcting the Record," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 46, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 2002):3-13; Vol. 46, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 2002):98-113; Vol. 46, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 2002):171-178; Vol. 46, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 2002):268-281. Digital version at American Ancestors by NEHGS ($). FS Library Book 975.5 B2vg v. 46 (2002).
  • [Cross] Roberts, Synder E. Descendants of Brittain Cross, 1776-1825 and Their Places in Anderson County History. [Oak Ridge, Tenn.]: S. Roberts, 1986. FS Library Book 929.273 C884r.
  • [Deaderick] Armstrong, Zella. Notable Southern Families. Chattanooga, Tenn.: Lookout Publishing Company, 1918. Vol. 1. Digital version 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. FS Library Book 929.273 A1 no. 4874.
  • [Finley] Finley, Carmen J. "The John Finleys of Augusta County, Virginia: Correcting the Record," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 46, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 2002):3-13; Vol. 46, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 2002):98-113; Vol. 46, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 2002):171-178; Vol. 46, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 2002):268-281. Digital version at American Ancestors by NEHGS ($). FS Library Book 975.5 B2vg v. 46 (2002).
  • [Frank] Miller, Gladys Morrisett. Our Frank Family History. Microfilmed 1991. FS Library Film 1697435 Item 27.
  • [Fuqua] Irwin, Alya Dean Smith. Fuqua, A Fight for Freedom. Houston, Texas: A.D.S. Irwin, 1974. FS Library Book 929.273 F965i.
  • [Gann] Gann, Rickey Leon. Some of the Descendants of William Anderson Gann and Rebecca S. Thomas of Jefferson County, Tennessee. New Castle, Indiana: R.L. Gann, 1984. FS Library Book 929.273 G155g.
  • [Gaut] McWilliam, Judly L. and Roberta B. Pierson. Jones/Gaut: James & Jerusha: Arno, Wayland, Weber, Mabel. Sacramento, Calif.: J.L. McWilliams, 1987. FS Library Book 929.273 J71mp.
  • [Gaut] Chapman, Raymond D. The Gaut Family in America: With Related Families. Thatcher, Ariz.: R. Chapman, 1999. FS Library Book 929.273 G238c.
  • [Gentry] Gentry Family Bible Records, 1794-1939. Microfilmed 1971. FS Library Film 850402 Item 2. [Source: Family records and Bible records / Florida Daughters of the American Revolution. leaf 49.]
  • [Giger] Schwarz, Lucille J., Edith Kaufman, and Jean Jacober. The Giger's: Early American Settlers, Early Madison County, Illinois Settlers (1809). Highland, Ill.: L.J. Schwarz, 1994. FS Library Book 929.273 G367s.
  • [Griffin] Kruger, Patricia C. and John Griffin. John Griffin, 1800-1887. Bryan, Texas: Collie-Cooper Enterprises, 1998. FS Library Book 921.73 G875k.
  • [Havins] Havins-Havens Association. The History of the De[s]cendants of John and Henderson Havins. 5th ed. San Antonio, Texas: Havins-Havens Assoc., 1963. FS Library Film 1760264.
  • [Holdaway] Bentwet, Edna H. Holdaway History and Genealogy. Typescript. Microfilmed in 1977. FS Library Film 9842437 Item 2.
  • [Jarnagin] Clark, Glenn Susong. Jarnagin Collection and Allied Families. Indianapolis, Ind.: Clark Publications, 1977. FS Library Book 929.273 J29a.
  • [Jones] Jones, William Haslet. Jones Family Records of Early Eastern Tennessee from Counties Along the Tennessee River [from Jefferson to Hamilton]. Villa Park, Ill.: W.H. Jones, 1992. FS Library Book 929.273 J71jwh.
  • [Kirkpatrick] Grantham, Howard. John Hugh Kirkpatrick: Patriot and Pioneer. Houston, Texas: H. Grantham, 2002. FS Library Book 929.273 K636g.
  • [Lea] Armstrong, Zella. Notable Southern Families. Chattanooga, Tenn.: Lookout Publishing Company, 1926. Vol. 3. Digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library.
  • [Legg] Kent, Marjorie Shelton and Cornell Prickett Allred. From Across the River: A Record of the Legg, Coffman, Shelton, and Other Related Families. Athens, Ala.: M.S. Kent, 1977. FS Library Book 929.273 L524k.
  • [Long] Long, Wilbie R. Genealogy of the John A. and Elizabeth Troxell Long Family. Connersville, Ind.: W.R. Long, [1959]. FS Library Film 1672963 Item 12.
  • [McAdoo] Armstrong, Zella. Notable Southern Families. Chattanooga, Tenn.: Lookout Publishing Company, 1918. Vol. 1. Digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library.
  • [McCarter] Reagan, Donald B. Smoky Mountain Clans. 3 vols. Knoxville, Tenn.: D.B. Reagan, 1978-1983. FS Library Book 929.273R22b 1978. [The McCarter family is discussed in Vol. 2.]
  • [McClanahan] Baker, Sibyl McClanahan. McClanahan Families from Tennessee to Missouri. 2 vols. Bedford, Texas: S.M. Baker, 1979. FS Library Book 929.273 M132bs.
  • [McClanahan] Huber-Kennedy, Marita Jean and John O'Neal Kennedy. The Descendants of William McClanahan and Sarah Cox. Independence, Missouri: M.J. Huber-Kennedy, 1995. FS Library Book 929.273 M132hk.
  • [McGown] Minor, Nancy McGown John McGown (1716-1796) and His Descendants. Bergheim, Texas: N.M. MInor, c2004. FS Catalog book 929.273 M177mn.
  • [McGuire] Genealogy of Patrick McGuire and Catherine Prigmore McGuire about 1750 - about 1835. n.p.: n.p., n.d. FS Library Fiche 6010298.
  • [McKinney] Patton, Matthew T. McKinney-Howard and Related Families. n.p.: M.T. Patton, 1993. FS Library Book 929.273 M215p.
  • [McSpadden] McSpadden, Anna B. Way Back When - Happenings We Remember and Genealogies. Maryville, Tenn.: A.B. McSpadden, 1980. FS Library Book 929.273 M249m.
  • [Manley] Ciesielski, S. Manley--Manley--Crane and Connected Families, ca. 1779-1987. Typescript. Microfilmed in 1990. FS Library Film 1674179 Item 6.
  • [Maples] Southworth, Mary Ford. A Maples Leaf. Orange, Calif.: M.F. Southworth, 1968. FS Library Book 929.273 M321s.
  • [Meek] Parrott, Loretta Beck. Ancestors of Virgil Howard Parrott, b. 17 Apr. 1940 Atlantic, Cass Co., Ia. Council Bluffs, Iowa: L. Parrott, 1993. FS Library Book 929.273 P249pL.
  • [Mick] Smith, Emma Louisa Layman. The Mick Family Newsletter. Waterford, Mich.: E.L. Smith, 1979-1992. FS Library Book 929.27305 M538m.
  • [Moon] Moon, J.W. and Hall Rogers. The Moons and Kindred Families. Atlanta: Stein Printing Co., 1930. 1997 Reprint: FS Library Book 929.273 M778mj.
  • [Moore] Snyder, Maud Moore. The A.A. Moore Family. [Knoxville, Tenn.]: M. Snyder, [1962?]. FS Library Book 929.273 M781s.
  • [Moore] Cook, Melba Hill. Family and Ancestors of Enoch Ray and Melba Hill Cook. Typescript, microfilmed in 1995. FS Library Access Services Window 1698243 Item 10.
  • [Mount] Mount, Diana S. Mount: A Family History. [Henderson, Nev.]: D.S. Mount, 1994. FS Library Book 929.273 M863m.
  • [Mullins] Ciesielski, S. Manley--Manley--Crane and Connected Families, ca. 1779-1987. Typescript. Microfilmed in 1990. FS Library Film 1674179 Item 6.
  • [Neal] Neel, Thomas M. Neal Family, ca. 1774-1985. Typescript, Willard Library, Evansville, Ind. Microfilmed in 1987. FS Library Film 1481378 Item 15.
  • [Newman] Benson, Gracie Lee Armstrong, Alice Loraine Benson Slayden, Mildred Lindsey Strange and Susan Cantrill Christie. The Cantrell--Newman Genealogy. Bowie, Texas: Mrs. W.E. Benson & Mrs. J. Slayden, [1964]. FS Library Book 929.273 C169b.
  • [Northern] Gross, Dorothy P. Families Named Northern. 2 vols. Edmonds, Wash.: D.P. Gross, 1993. FS Library Book 929.273 N814g.
  • [Priddy] Barclay, Robert W. One Priddy Family of Texas. [Tola, Kansas]: R.W. Barclay, 1994. FS Library 929.273 P932ba. Digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library.
  • [Reno] Reno, Guy B. John Reno and Susannah Thorn m. Nov. 17, 1737 and Their Issue. Rockford, Ill.: G.B. Reno, 1972. FS Library Book 929.273 R295re.
  • [Rinehart] Golden, Jan Rhinehart. Philip Rinehart of Jefferson County, Tennessee (1787-1843): His Descendants and Some Collateral Lines. Ogden, Utah: J.R. Golden, 2007. FS Library Book 929.273 R472g.
  • [Roach] Roach, Thomas Edward. Gleanings from a Scrapbook. Rutledge, Tenn.: T.E. Roach, 1983. FS Library Book 976.89 H2r.
  • [Routh] Turpin, Tom, Earl Franklin Roberts, and Anna Roberts. The Joseph Routh Family (1747-1979). 1979. FS Library Book 929.273 R765t.
  • [Routh] Routh, Ross H. Our Routh Family: Descendants of Jacob Routh (1745-1827). El Paso, Texas: R.H. Routh, 1983. FS Library Book 929.273 R765rr.
  • [Sampson] Sampson, Edward E. The Sampson Family. Typescript, 1993. FS Library Film 1697863 Item 12.
  • [Sassin] Allen, Cameron. "Francois Sasin/Sassin of Manakin Town: The First Six Generations of the Sassin/Sasseen Family in America," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 37, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1993):3-17; Vol. 37, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1993):99-116; Vol. 37, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1993):193-205; Vol. 37, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1993):259-271. Digital version at American Ancestors by NEHGS ($). FS Library Book 975.5 B2vg v. 37 (1993).
  • [Seiber] Burris, Gloria Fay Harmon. The Descendants of Philip Seiber/Seivers/Seeber: Research Book. 4 vols. Lake City, Tenn.: G.F. Burris, 2003. FS Library Book 929.273 Se41b v. 1.
  • [Shelly] Cornelius, Charley M. Shelly Papers of Whitley County, Kentucky. Albuquerque, New Mexico: C.M. Cornelius, 1978. FS Library Book 929.273 Sh44.
  • [Shelly] Bowman, Anna Mae Harman. The Harman - Harmon, Shelly - Shelley Dynasty: Families of Tennessee and Kentucky; a Record of Jacob Harman Who Settled in Knox County, Kentucky Prior to 1808 and Died in Whitley County (Part of Knox County), Kentucky in 1824; and Jeremiah Shelly Who Settled in Jefferson County, Tennessee about 1790 and Died Jefferson County, Tennessee in 1803. Chesterfield, Missouri: A.M.H. Bowman, 1990. FS Library Book 929.273 H227b.
  • [Sherrod] Sherrod, Charles C. The Genealogy of the Henry Sherrod Family, 1788-1956. n.p.: C.C. Sherrod, 1956. FS Library Book 929.273 Sh57sc.
  • [Skeen] Skeen, A.T. Skeen Families of Tennessee: Their Ancestors of Virginia, New York & Scotland. Beverly Hills, Fla.: A.T. Skeen, 2005. FS Library Book 929.273 Sk23sa.
  • [Smith] Little Register or Genealogy of John Reynolds, Esq. & His Wife & His Family: 3 miles from Bag____? on Holston River, Tennessee State, 1825. In old family records collection, ca. 1754-1966: Hawkins County, Tennessee. Microfilmed in 1970s. FS Library Film 1550780.
  • [Taylor] Armstrong, Zella. Taylor of Tennessee. Chattanooga, TN: Lookout Pub. Co., 1933. FS Library Film 1036349 Item 9. Digital version available at Heritage Quest Online ($).
  • [Thomas] Copy of Summary Sheet, Thomas, John, W 876. Typescript. FS Library Film 165997. [Source: Cemetery inscriptions, church records, vital records, marriage records, wills, Revolutionary soldiers, and family Bibles / Daughters of Founders and Patriots of America. Vol. 12.]
  • [Van Hoozer] Van Hoozer, Francis Marion. The Van Hoozer Families of Yalobusha County, Mississippi, Alabama & Tennessee: (Includes Vanhoozer, Van Hooser, Van Hoozier, Van Hoosier, Hoosier, and Other Spellings). Harker Heights, Texas: F.M. Van Hoozer, 1992. FS Library Book 929.273 V316vh.
  • [Vance] Thornburg, Ruth Daymude. Day by Day We Advance: A Family Record of Lewis H. and Mary K. Vance Daymude. 1973. FS Library Book 929.273 D335t.
  • [White] Little Register or Genealogy of John Reynolds, Esq. & His Wife & His Family: 3 miles from Bag____? on Holston River, Tennessee State, 1825. In old family records collection, ca. 1754-1966: Hawkins County, Tennessee. Microfilmed in 1970s. FS Library Film 1550780.
  • [Williams] Bercich, Maude McCorkindale and Ethel McCorkindale. The Family History of John and Mary Williams, Quaker Pioneers of Wayne County, Indiana: With Four Generations of Their Ancestors and Four (or More) Generations Descendants. San Diego, Calif.: B. and M. Dixon, 1963. FS Library Book 929.273 W673b.
  • [Witt] Fisher, William Scott and Julieann Witt Fisher. Tales of Witt: The Lives and Times of Our Witt Family Ancestors. Fruit Heights, Utah: W.S. Fisher, 1996. FS Library Book 929.273 W783f; digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library.
  • [Witt[] Witt, Joseph, Senior, Family Genealogy and History. Typescript. FS Library Book 929.273 W783wj.

References

  1. ↑ "Original Virginia Records Imaged and Indexed Online," Arlene Eakle's Virginia Genealogy Blog, 12 October 2008.
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