Obion County, Tennessee Genealogy

United States

Tennessee

Obion County

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

Tennessee Online Genealogy Records

County Facts County seat: Union City Organized: October 24, 1823 Parent County(s): Chickasaw Indian Lands Neighboring Counties Dyer • Fulton (KY) • Gibson • Lake • Weakley See County Maps Courthouse Location Map

County Information

Description

Obion County was named for the Obion River and is located in the northwestern area of the state.

County Courthouse

Obion County Courthouse
6 Bill Burnett Circle
Union City, TN 38261
County Courthouse Phone: 731-885-2562
County Clerk Phone: 731-885-3831
Register of Deeds Phone: 731-885-9351
County Circuit Court Clerk Phone: 731-885-1372

County Clerk has marriage records from 1824 and probate records from 1833.
Circuit and Chancery Court has divorce records.
Circuit and General Sessions Court has court records.
Register of Deeds has land records

Obion 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 Government County Records
Birth*	Marriage	Death*	Court	Land	Probate	Census
1881	1824	1881	1824	1820	1833	1810
*Statewide registration for births and deaths began in 1908 (1913 missing). General compliance by 1927.

Record Loss

1842 An earthquake damaged courthouse records. Lost probate records: 1823 to 1834 For suggestions about research in places that suffered historic record losses, see: Burned Counties. By Michael John Neill at 24-7 Family History Circle. When the Records are Gone. By Arlene Eakle at Arlene Eakle's Tennessee Blog. Burned Counties Research in the FamilySearch Research Wiki. List of counties in the United States with Record Loss

Boundary Changes

1823--Obion County was established 24 October 1823 from Chickasaw Indian Lands. County seat: Union City Tennessee Individual County Chronologies - Newberry Library list of all boundary changes by county Tennessee Historical Borders - Map at Newberry Library Atlas of Historical County Boundaries; Also at: mapofus.org - animated maps illustrating Tennessee county boundary changes

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
South Fulton	Union City	Woodland Mills
Towns
Hornbeak Kenton Obion	Rives Samburg	Trimble Troy
Unincorporated communities
Cunningham McConnell	Midway	Walnut Log

History Timeline

Additional Information

Obion River near Obion, Tenn.

West Tennessee county. Established 1823.

The county is named after the Obion River.

Resources

Bible Records

• Bowers - Abington - Guerrant - Cobb Bible Records, ca. 1801-1991. MSS., FS Library Film 1697941 Item 18.
• Daughters of the American Colonists. Union City Chapter (Tennessee). Bible Records: Union City, Obion County, Tennessee, 1788-1964. 1979. FS Library Book 976.8 A1 no. 73.
• Daughters of the American Colonists. Union City Chapter (Tennessee). Family Bible Records of Obion County Tennessee and Fulton County Kentucky. 1982. FS Library Book 976 D2f.
• Morris - Collier - Martin Family Bible Records, ca. 1770-1958. MSS., FS Library Film 325876 Item 9.

Biographies

• Family Biographies from The History of Obion County, Tennessee (1887) published by Goodspeed are available free on the My Genealogy Hound website.
  

Business, Commerce, and Occupations

• West Tennessee's Forgotten Children: Apprentices from 1821 to 1889. 2006. By Alan N. Miller. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield Company. FS Library US/CAN 976.8 U2man. Online at MyHeritage ($). Includes Obion County.

Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Obion 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)	FamilySearch Library WorldCat
List of Cemeteries in the County	Findagrave.com Gravestones FamilySearch Places
See Tennessee Cemeteries for more information.

Additional Cemetery Resources

• Tennessee Cemeteries - Hometown Locator

Census Records

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1830	2,099	—
1840	4,814	129.3%
1850	7,633	58.6%
1860	12,817	67.9%
1870	15,584	21.6%
1880	22,912	47.0%
1890	27,273	19.0%
1900	28,286	3.7%
1910	29,946	5.9%
1920	28,393	−5.2%
1930	29,086	2.4%
1940	30,978	6.5%
1950	29,056	−6.2%
1960	26,957	−7.2%
1970	29,936	11.1%
1980	32,781	9.5%
1990	31,717	−3.2%
2000	32,450	2.3%
2010	31,807	−2.0%
Source: "Wikipedia.org".

1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, and 1940 federal population censuses of Obion 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 Obion County, TN census assignments, including links to transcribed files and scanned images of census microfilmed pages. The USGenWeb Census Project^®.

1810-1891

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

1840

• Scanned census images in the USGenWeb Archives

1840 Pensioners

• A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services: With their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshals of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census. 1841; reprint, Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing, 1967. FS Library US/CAN Book 973 X2pc 1840; FS Library US/CAN Film 2321. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive, Ancestry ($). See Tennessee, Western District, Obion County on page 159.

1850

• Porch, Deane Obion County, Tennessee 1850 census Franklin, Tennessee Louise G. Lynch, 1973. FS Library US/CAN book 976.813 X2p 1850
• Green, Linda L. Tennessee 1850 Agricultural Census. 2 vols. Woodbridge, Va.: L.L. Green, 2000. FS Library US/CAN Book 976.8 X2g v. 1 ff. Obion County is included in Vol. 1.

1860

• Scanned census images in the USGenWeb Archives

1870

• Full name index linked to appropriate scanned census image in the USGenWeb Census Project®

1880

• Scanned census images in the USGenWeb Archives
• Sistler, Barbara and Samuel D. 1880 census Obion County, Tennessee Nashville, Tennessee: Byron Sistler and Association, 2002 FS Library US/CAN book 976.813 X28

1890 Lost, but substitutes are available:

• Reed, Sue S. Enumeration of Male Inhabitants of Twenty-one Years of Age and Upward, Citizens of Tennessee, January 1, 1891, as Provided for by an Act of General Assembly of Tennessee, Passed January 15, 1891, and Approved January 22, 1891. 8 vols. Houston, Texas: S.S. Reed, 1989. FS Library US/CAN Book 976.8 X2r v. 3 1891. Obion County is included in Vol. 3.
• Sistler, Byron H. and Barbara Sistler. 1890 Civil War Veterans Census, Tennessee. Evanston, Ill.: Byron Sister and Associates, 1978. FS Library US/CAN Book 976.8 X2s 1890.

1891 Male Voters

• 1891 Tennessee Enumeration of Male Voters 1891 at Ancestry $

Church Records

List of Churches and Church Parishes

• FamilySearch Places
  

Court 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. Online searchable index at TSLA.

Directories

• 1970-2024 United States, Residence Database, 1970-2024 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index, coverage may vary

Funeral Homes

Cryer Funeral Home in Obion Edmaiston-Mosley Funeral Home in Union City White-Mahon Funeral Home in Troy White-Ranson Funeral Home, LLC in Union City

Genealogies

General

• As of August 2010, a query for persons born in Obion, Tennessee at World Connect, results in more than 45,000 entries.

• Hillis, L.B. Illustrated, Historic, Industrial - Biographical Book of Obion County. Obion, Tenn.: Obion County Enterprise, 1911. FS Library US/CAN Film 204871.

Bibliography

• Bell - Ross, John Kelly. Edwards/Bell Family History: The Ancestors and Descendants of Ira "Papa" Edwards and Eula "Mama" Bell Edwards of Obion County, Tennessee, and Fulton County, Kentucky. Clinton, Ky.: J.K. Ross, 1994. FS Library FAM HIST Book 929.273 Ed95r.
• Boon - Boone, Merritt Anderson. Descendants of Henry Harrison Boon: Including Partial Histories on Curtner and Burgess Families. 1971. FS Library FAM HIST Book 929.273 B644i.
• Brown - Dodson, Ralph Harris. The Browns of Obion County, Tennessee and Their Kin. 1977. FS Library FAM HIST Book 929.273 B812j.
• Bryant - Green, Virginia Pearson, Thomas Nash Green Sr., Thomas Nash Green Jr., and Martha Green. As I Have Been Told, 3: Frances Elizabeth Bryant 1859-1951. San Diego, Calif.: V.P. Green, 1998. FS Library FAM HIST Book 929.273 B841gr.
• Burress - Burress, Charles G. The Family of William Burress (ca. 1799-1850?) of Tennessee. Phoenix, Ariz.?: unknown, 1971. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Ancestry ($).
• Caruthers, Carruthers - Wright, E. M. A Brief of John Caruthers, a Pioneer. Springfield, Mo.?: Unknown, 1944. Available at FS Library FAM HIST Book 929.273 C252w; and FS Library US/CAN Film 896750 Item 5. Online at: Internet Archive.
• Harrison - Roberts, Harry D. Harrison Family Research. Malibu, Calif.: H.D. Roberts, 1975. FS Library FAM HIST Book 929.273 A1 no. 301.
• Harrison - Griffin, Frances C. Harrison Family Research. Chesapeake, Va.: F.C. Griffin, 1985. FS Library FAM HIST Book 929.273 A1 no. 4879.
• Harrison - Bianchi, Ann Herod. A Working Report on Robert Henry Harrison: And His Descendants. Conroe, Tex.: A.H. Bianchi, 2000. FS Library FAM HIST Book 929.273 H247ba.
• Snow - Boaz, Thurmond DeWitte. The Family of Mrs. J.B. Snow: A Record of the Descendants of Nancy Adeline (Boaz) Snow (1833-1902). McLean, Va.: T.D. Boaz, Jr., 1974. FS Library FAM HIST Book 929.273 Sn61bt.
• Valliant - Lane, Elise Denison Brown. Certain Descendants of Robert Spencer Valliant and His Wife, Martha Hurlock: Through Their Eldest Child, James Valliant (1759-1838) and His Wife, Margaret Thompson. San Antonio, Tex.: n.p., 1953. FS Library FAM HIST Book 929.273 A1 no. 2241. FS Library FAM HIST Book 929.273 A1 no. 2241.

Land and Property Records

Online Land Indexes and Records

• 1820-1904 Land entries and surveys, 1820-1904 at FamilySearch; images
• 1824-1900, 1824-1904 Deeds and trust deeds, 1824-1900; index to deeds, 1824-1904 at FamilySearch; index & images
• 1824-present Obion County Register of Deeds. Land and property records include transfer of real estate or personal property, mortgages, leases, surveys, and entries.
• 1825-1831 Obion County Deed Books Feb 1825-Feb 1831 at MyHeritage ($) — index.
• Full-Text Search - Land Records at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; How to Search

Maps and Gazetteers

Click a neighboring county
for more resources

• Maps of Tennessee (1777-1985)
• Map of 1888 Obion County, Tennessee with numerous small settlements. (My Genealogy Hound)
  
• FamilySearch Places: Cities and Towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military Records

Revolutionary War
The following Obion County Revolutionary War records are available online through TNGenWeb:

• 1835 Pension Roll
• 1852 Rejected or Suspended Pensions
• A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services: With their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshals of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census. 1841; reprint, Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing, 1967. FS Library US/CAN Book 973 X2pc 1840; FS Library US/CAN Film 2321. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive, Ancestry ($). See Tennessee, Western District, Obion County on page 159.
• 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. 2 (Apr. 1961):49-52. FS Library US/CAN Book 976.8 B2a v. 8 (1961); digital version at Ansearchin' News. Includes Obion County pensioners (p. 49).

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 — index (free)
• 1861-1865 - U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)
• 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 Soldiers and Sailors System

Regiments. Men in Obion 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 Obion County:

Confederate Soldiers

• 4th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry (Neely's) - CSA - Company E.
• 9th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry - CSA - Company H.
• 22nd Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Barteau's) - CSA - Companies I, K, and 2nd Company H.
• 27th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry - CSA - Company C.
• 33rd Regiment, Tennessee Infantry - CSA - Companies A, D, E, F, I, and K.
• 47th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry - CSA - Companies A, H, and I.

Union Soldiers

• Bradford's Battalion, 13th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry, Companies B, C and D.

Additional sources for Civil War soldiers from Obion County:

• Lynn, H.M. H.M. Lynn Papers, 1858-1882. Southern Historical Collection, Manuscripts Dept., Wilson Library, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Free digital copy. 9th Tennessee Regiment, Company C.
• Pruett, Joan (abstracts) Abstracts of Civil War Questionnaires Includes biographical information.
• USGenWeb Archives, Obion County Tennessee Archives. Civil War Records.
• Tennessee State Library and Archives, Tennessee Confederate Pension Applications: Obion 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. Obion County, page 367.
• TNGenWeb, Obion County Military Pages. Scroll down to "Military."

Newspapers

• Newspapers on Microfilm at the Library & Archives at TSLA; some may be accessed via interlibrary loan to libraries within Tennessee
  • See Interlibrary Loan Policies for more information
    

For a list of newspapers available at the archives for Obion County click on the following cities and towns:

• Kenton
• Obion
• Troy
• Union City

• 1794-1851 - Lucas, Silas Emmett. Marriages from Early Tennessee Newspapers 1794-1851. Easley, S.C.: Southern Historical Press, 1978. FS Catalog 976.8 V2L.
• 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. FS Library 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?)
• 1800s-Current Tennessee, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-Current at Ancestry — index & images ($)

Other Records

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

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. Perform keyword searches and read online articles of many previous issues at Ansearchin' News. FS Library Book 976.8 B2a.
• Family Findings: Quarterly of the Mid-West Tennessee Genealogical Society. For tables of contents and online access to issues, see TNGenWeb Project. Also try this specialized Google search. FS Library US/CAN 976.8 B2f.

• Volumes 1-10 (1969-1978)
• Volumes 11-20 (1979-1988)
• Volumes 21-24 (1989-1992)
• Volumes 32-35 (2000-2003)

• Obion Origins: FS Library US/CAN 976.813 D25o
• West Tennessee Historical Society Papers: Occasional publication of the West Tennessee Historical Society. FS Library US/CAN Book 976.81 B5w. To view Table of Contents and complete articles from 1947 - 2005 see Shelby County Register of Deeds

Probate Records

The County Court and Chancery Court have responsibility for the probate records of Obion County.

Online Probate Indexes and Records

• 1779-2008 Tennessee Wills and Probate Records 1779-2008 at Ancestry$
• 1833-1924 Obion 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.
• 1834-1838; 1838-1840; 1841-1843; 1843-1844 SourtheasternGenealogy.com Images of Wills Inventories & Settlements ($)
• Full-Text Search - Wills and Probate Records at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; How to Search

Book Abstracts and Indexes

• 1833-1861 - Index to Tennessee Wills and Administrations 1779-1861. Nashville, Tenn. Byron Sistler and Associates, Inc., 1990. FS Library US/CAN 976.8 P22s. Includes an index to this county's probate records.
• 1840-1842 Obion County, Tenn., Wills, Adm. and Bonds (1840-1842) at MyHeritage ($) — index.

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.
• 1936-2007 United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Tax Records

The original Obion County Tax Books 1825-1885 are kept at the County Courthouse. TSLA microfilmed these records in 1976. FS Library copies: FS Library US/CAN Film 1007354-1007359.

The original Obion County Tax Records 1856-1919 are kept at the County Courthouse. GSU microfilmed these records in 2002: FS Library US/CAN Films 2293653 Item 2-2293654.

A variety of miscellaneous Obion County tax records are included in the collection Obion County, Tennessee Civil Cases, 1823-1900; Indexes, 1823-1885. The original records are kept at the County Courthouse. In 2000-2001, GSU microfilmed these records: FS Library US/CAN Film 2209029 Item 1 ff.

Book Abstracts and Indexes

• 1824-1825 Dennis. "Tax List: 1824 and 1825, Obion County, Tennessee," available online, courtesy: USGenWeb Archives.
• 1826 Dennis. "Tax List: 1826, Obion County, Tennessee," available online, courtesy: USGenWeb Archives.
• 1827 Dennis. "Tax List: 1827, Obion County, Tennessee," available online, courtesy: USGenWeb Archives.
• 1828 Dennis. "Tax List: 1828, Obion County, Tennessee," available online, courtesy: USGenWeb Archives.
• 1829 Dennis. "Tax List: 1829, Obion County, Tennessee," available online, courtesy: USGenWeb Archives.
• 1837 Davis, Bettie Brandon. "Obion County, Tennessee Tax List 1837," Ansearchin' News, Vol. 25, No. 1 (Spring 1978):39-44. For FS Library and online access, as well as indexes, see Periodicals; digital version of District 8 at RootsWeb.
• 1851 Poll Tax Records, 1851, Obion Origins, Vol. 6, No. 3 (Aug. 1988).
• 1871-1897 Powell, Jane N. "Misc. Tax Lists for Obion Co., TN District 6 and 7 from 1871-1897". Mainly surnames that begin with initial letters A, B, C.

Vital Records

Birth

• 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$
• 1881 - Obion County Birth Index 1881 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch. Batch C519595
• 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
• 1838-1888 Tennessee Civil Marriages, 1838-1888 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
• 1851-1900 Tennessee Marriages 1851-1900 at Ancestry $
• 1838-1895 - Obion County Marriage Index 1838-1895 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch.
• 1838-1952 Marriages (Obion County, Tennessee), 1838-1952. FS Library US/CAN Films 1007235-1007239 and 1928794-99. Click magnifying glass to search, camera icon for images.
• 1870-1900 Obion County, Tennessee miscellaneous records, 1870-1900 FS Library US/CAN Film 2315552 item 2. Click camera icon to open.
• 1900, 1931-1950 Obion County, Tennessee, marriage licenses, and marriage, 1900, 1931-1950. FS Library US/CAN Films 2114756-7, 2114941-42, 2114951, and 2293654. Click magnifying glass to search, camera icon for images.
• 1980-2014 Marriage Records Index 1980-2014 at Shelby County Register of Deeds - index

Book Indexes and Abstracts

• 1824-1877 Sistler, Byron and Barbara Sistler. Early West Tennessee Marriages. 2 vols. Nashville, Tenn.: B. Sistler and Associates, 1989. FS Library US/CAN Book 976.8 V2sb v. 1 ff. Indexes names of brides and grooms, and marriage dates for weddings in this county for the specified years.

Death

• 1823-1852 Hays, Tony. West Tennessee Death Records [ca. 1823-1852]. 2 vols. n.p.: Kitchen Table Press, 1987. FS Library Book 976.8 V2ht v. 1-2. Obion County is included in Vol. 1.
• 1874-1955 Tennessee Deaths and Burials 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 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 Obion County. For state-wide archival repositories, see Tennessee Archives and Libraries.

FamilySearch Centers

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• FamilySearch Affiliate Libraries have access to most center-only databases, but may not always have full services normally provided by a FamilySearch center.
  

Local Centers and Affiliate Libraries

• Fulton Kentucky FamilySearch Center
• Murray Kentucky FamilySearch Center
• Paris Tennessee FamilySearch Center
• Sikeston Missouri FamilySearch Center
• Trenton Tennessee FamilySearch Center
• Bolivar-Hardeman County Public Library - an affiliate library.
• Chester County Public Library - an affiliate library.
• Dunklin County Library - Missouri - an affiliate library.
• Graves County Public Library - Kentucky - an affiliate library.

Libraries

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

Obion County Public Library
1221 E Reelfoot Ave
Union City, TN 38261
Phone: 731-885-7000
Website
The Tennessee Room holds materials from Obion County and other localities within a 150-mile radius. Records found in the Tennessee Room include Newspapers, Periodicals, City and State Records, Census Records, Deeds, Wills, Maps, and more.

West Tennessee Heritage Study Center
Paul Meek Library
10 Wayne Fisher Dr.
Martin, TN 38238
Phone: 731-881-7065
Website
Holds a variety of genealogical resources including materials relating to the following counties in Tennessee: Benton, Carroll, Chester, Crockett, Decatur, Dyer, Fayette, Gibson, Hardin, Haywood, Henderson, Henry, Houston, Humphreys, Lake, Lauderdale, Madison, McNairy, Obion, Perry, Shelby, Stewart, Tipton, Wayne, Weakley and Carlisle (KY), Fulton (KY), and Hickman (KY) counties in Kentucky.

Societies

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

Obion County Historical Society
P.O. Box 241
Union City, TN 38261
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Websites

• Obion County, TNGenWeb (USGenWeb)
• Obion 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

• Genealogical "Fact Sheets" About Tennessee Counties: Obion 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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