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*Statewide [http://register.shelby.tn.us/ Tennessee death index 1949-2009]- Partial. Remember to use married surnames for women. -Free | *Statewide [http://register.shelby.tn.us/ Tennessee death index 1949-2009]- Partial. Remember to use married surnames for women. -Free | ||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2546 Tennessee, Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955] at Ancestry ($). | |||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2376 Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1951] at Ancestry ($). | |||
*[http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/history/mailcnty.htm#Probate Index to Tennessee Wills and Administrations, 1779-1861] Link to order from the Tennessee State Library. Must know death county and approximate date of death. ($) | *[http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/history/mailcnty.htm#Probate Index to Tennessee Wills and Administrations, 1779-1861] Link to order from the Tennessee State Library. Must know death county and approximate date of death. ($) | ||
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== Birth Records == | == Birth Records == | ||
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<br>'''1908 to 1912''' | <br>'''1908 to 1912''' | ||
[[Image:Hinkle Gladles birth certificate.JPG|thumb|left]] | [[Image:Hinkle Gladles birth certificate.JPG|thumb|left|Hinkle Gladles birth certificate.JPG]] | ||
Most counties kept birth records beginning in 1908. During the month of July, the clerk of the Board of School Directors was required to collect and report the births and deaths that had occurred in his district during the previous year. Their reports were sent to the Secretary of the County Board of Health (County Clerk) and from there to the State Board of Health. | Most counties kept birth records beginning in 1908. During the month of July, the clerk of the Board of School Directors was required to collect and report the births and deaths that had occurred in his district during the previous year. Their reports were sent to the Secretary of the County Board of Health (County Clerk) and from there to the State Board of Health. | ||
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'''1914 to present''' | '''1914 to present''' | ||
[[Image:Virginia Hatfield birth certificate.JPG|thumb|right]] | [[Image:Virginia Hatfield birth certificate.JPG|thumb|right|Virginia Hatfield birth certificate.JPG]] | ||
Beginning 1 January 1914, statewide registration of vital statistics began but was not generally complied with until 1927. Tennessee birth records are closed for 75 years. Births more than 100 years old are maintained by the Tennessee State Library and Archives. | Beginning 1 January 1914, statewide registration of vital statistics began but was not generally complied with until 1927. Tennessee birth records are closed for 75 years. Births more than 100 years old are maintained by the Tennessee State Library and Archives. | ||
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[[Image:Hatfield death cert.jpg|thumb|right]] | [[Image:Hatfield death cert.jpg|thumb|right|Hatfield death cert.jpg]] | ||
'''1908 to 1912''' | '''1908 to 1912''' | ||
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''Click on image to enlarge'' | ''Click on image to enlarge'' | ||
'''1914 to Present''' [[Image:Hatfield Joseph Jr death certificate.JPG|thumb|left]] | '''1914 to Present''' [[Image:Hatfield Joseph Jr death certificate.JPG|thumb|left|Hatfield Joseph Jr death certificate.JPG]] | ||
Tennessee began registration of deaths after 1914. Originally, deaths were reported by the local undertaker. If a family buried their dead without the use of an undertaker, often the death was not recorded in state records. Some deaths were unreported as late as 1936. Also check vital records on the county level. Occasionally deaths recorded at the county level were not returned to the state. Certificates more than 50 years old are housed at the [http://www.tn.gov/tsla/history/mailstat.htm#Deaths Tennessee State Library and Archives]. | Tennessee began registration of deaths after 1914. Originally, deaths were reported by the local undertaker. If a family buried their dead without the use of an undertaker, often the death was not recorded in state records. Some deaths were unreported as late as 1936. Also check vital records on the county level. Occasionally deaths recorded at the county level were not returned to the state. Certificates more than 50 years old are housed at the [http://www.tn.gov/tsla/history/mailstat.htm#Deaths Tennessee State Library and Archives]. | ||
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=== Lost and Missing Records === | === Lost and Missing Records === | ||
[[Image:Fire.png|thumb|right|70px]] | [[Image:Fire.png|thumb|right|70px|Fire.png]] | ||
See the heading "Record Loss" in each individual county. <br>For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following: | See the heading "Record Loss" in each individual county. <br>For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following: | ||