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A source for early Tennessee divorces is: | A source for early Tennessee divorces is: | ||
*Bamman, Gale Williams. ''Tennessee Divorces, 1797 to 1858: Taken from 750 Legislative Petitions and Acts''. Nashville, Tennessee: G.W. Bamman, 1985. | *Bamman, Gale Williams. ''Tennessee Divorces, 1797 to 1858: Taken from 750 Legislative Petitions and Acts''. Nashville, Tennessee: G.W. Bamman, 1985. {{FHL|401184|item|disp=FHL book 976.8 P2b}} This book contains abstracts of divorce decrees in alphabetical order by the name of the person requesting the divorce. It indexes every name. | ||
Legislative petitions represent only a small number of the divorces requested. Most went through the superior, circuit, and chancery courts. | Legislative petitions represent only a small number of the divorces requested. Most went through the superior, circuit, and chancery courts. | ||
Original [http://ezinearticles.com/?Search-Tennessee-Divorce-Records-Online&id=1174061 divorce records] for all years are available in the county where the divorce occurred. The Family History Library has copies of the records for some counties. They can be found in the | Original [http://ezinearticles.com/?Search-Tennessee-Divorce-Records-Online&id=1174061 divorce records] for all years are available in the county where the divorce occurred. The Family History Library has copies of the records for some counties. They can be found in the Place-name Search of the Family History Library Catalog under: | ||
TENNESSEE - COURT RECORDS | TENNESSEE - COURT RECORDS | ||
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http://www.countyregistry.org/divorce-records/tennessee/ {{Tennessee|Tennessee}} | http://www.countyregistry.org/divorce-records/tennessee/ {{Tennessee|Tennessee}} | ||
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