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=== Introduction  ===
=== Introduction  ===
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*Sistler, Byron. ''Vital Statistics from 19th Century Tennessee Church Records.'' Nashville, Tennessee: Sistler, 1979. {{FHL|104780|item|disp=FHL Fiche 6088427,Volume 1, 4, and 6088428 Volume 2, 3, Book 976.8 K29s}} . The record is arranged alphabetically by surname. Entries may contain birth, marriage, death, and burial dates. The number following each entry refers to a microfilm number listed on the inside cover of the book.
*Sistler, Byron. ''Vital Statistics from 19th Century Tennessee Church Records.'' Nashville, Tennessee: Sistler, 1979. {{FHL|104780|item|disp=FHL Fiche 6088427,Volume 1, 4, and 6088428 Volume 2, 3, Book 976.8 K29s}} . The record is arranged alphabetically by surname. Entries may contain birth, marriage, death, and burial dates. The number following each entry refers to a microfilm number listed on the inside cover of the book.


Another source for information on church records available at the Tennessee State Library and Archives is:  
Other sources for information on church records available at the Tennessee State Library and Archives include:  


*[http://www.tn.gov/tsla/history/misc/church.htm Guide to Church Records at TSLA: Manuscripts &amp; Books] describes what they hold on microfilm, as manuscripts, and as published books. County-by-county, church-by-church listing with description and the the years covered.
*''Tennessee Diaries, Memoirs and Church Records in the Manuscript Division, Tennessee State Library and Archives: Listed by County.'' Nashville, Tenn.: Manuscript Division, 1965. Digital versions of this guide are available at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=30087 Ancestry] ($); and [http://persi.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/books/results/image?urn=urn%3Aproquest%3AUS%3Bglhbooks%3BGenealogy-glh49041935%3B-1%3B-1%3B Heritage Quest Online] ($).
*''Tennessee Diaries, Memoirs and Church Records in the Manuscript Division, Tennessee State Library and Archives: Listed by County.'' Nashville, Tenn.: Manuscript Division, 1965. Digital versions of this guide are available at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=30087 Ancestry] ($); and [http://persi.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/books/results/image?urn=urn%3Aproquest%3AUS%3Bglhbooks%3BGenealogy-glh49041935%3B-1%3B-1%3B Heritage Quest Online] ($).


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'''Holston Conference'''<br>Office:<br>P.O. Box 850<br>Alcoa, TN 37701<br>Telephone: 1-866-690-4080<br>Fax: 1-865-690-3162  
'''Holston Conference'''<br>Office:<br>P.O. Box 850<br>Alcoa, TN 37701<br>Telephone: 1-866-690-4080<br>Fax: 1-865-690-3162  


The Kelly Library of Emory and Henry College houses the archives of the Holston Conference of the United Methodist Church:<br>
The Kelly Library of Emory and Henry College houses the archives of the Holston Conference of the United Methodist Church:<br>  
<blockquote>[http://www.library.ehc.edu/ '''Kelly Library''']<br>Emory and Henry College<br>P.O. Box 948<br>30480 Ambrister Drive<br>Emory VA 24327<br>Telephone: 1-540-944-6668&nbsp; </blockquote>
<blockquote>[http://www.library.ehc.edu/ '''Kelly Library''']<br>Emory and Henry College<br>P.O. Box 948<br>30480 Ambrister Drive<br>Emory VA 24327<br>Telephone: 1-540-944-6668&nbsp; </blockquote>  
'''[http://www.tnumc.org/ Tennessee Conference]'''<br>520 Commerce Street, Suite 205<br>Nashville, TN 37203<br>Telephone: 1-615-263-0518 (call to make an appointment)  
'''[http://www.tnumc.org/ Tennessee Conference]'''<br>520 Commerce Street, Suite 205<br>Nashville, TN 37203<br>Telephone: 1-615-263-0518 (call to make an appointment)  


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=== See Also  ===
=== See Also  ===


*Moore, John Trotwood and Austin P. Foster, editors. ''Tennessee: The Volunteer State, 1769-1923'', 4 vols. Nashville: S.J.Clarke Publishing Co., 1923. <ref>{{FHL|220742|item|disp=FHL Book 976.8 D3m v. 1-4}}</ref>. This indexed four-volume set includes church information and Tennessee history in addition to three volumes of biographies. <br>
*Moore, John Trotwood and Austin P. Foster, editors. ''Tennessee: The Volunteer State, 1769-1923'', 4 vols. Nashville: S.J.Clarke Publishing Co., 1923. <ref>{{FHL|220742|item|disp=FHL Book 976.8 D3m v. 1-4}}</ref>. This indexed four-volume set includes church information and Tennessee history in addition to three volumes of biographies. <br>  
*"Religion''," ''in''Tennessee: A Guide to the State'''.''' ''Compiled and Written by the Federal Writers' Project of the Work Projects Administration for the State of Tennessee. American Guide Series. (No Place: New Deal Network, 1996) Original published: Tennessee: State of Tennessee. Department of Conservation, Division of Information, 1939. [http://newdeal.feri.org/guides/tnguide/ch11.htm Available online]. This chapter briefly describes the history of Tennessee’s most common religions.
*"Religion''," ''in''Tennessee: A Guide to the State'''.''' ''Compiled and Written by the Federal Writers' Project of the Work Projects Administration for the State of Tennessee. American Guide Series. (No Place: New Deal Network, 1996) Original published: Tennessee: State of Tennessee. Department of Conservation, Division of Information, 1939. [http://newdeal.feri.org/guides/tnguide/ch11.htm Available online]. This chapter briefly describes the history of Tennessee’s most common religions.


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=== References  ===
=== References  ===


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=== External Links  ===
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