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 === Tennessee Research Strategies  ===
-==== Links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in Tennessee<br>  ====
+Links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in Tennessee<br>
 :[[Tennessee Online Genealogy Records|Tennessee Online Genealogy Records]]
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 === Tennessee Research Tips  ===
-==== These tips will help you as you research your ancestors in Tennessee.  ====
+These tips will help you as you research your ancestors in Tennessee.
-===== '''Birth information'''  =====
+'''Birth information &nbsp;'''Statewide registration of births began in 1914 in Tennessee with general compliance by 1927. The best substitute record for locating birth information is [[How to Find United States Death Records|death records]]&nbsp;(the majority of death records will list the date of birth of the decedent, and since death certificates are considered a primary resource, they can provide you with the same documentation as a birth certificate). Or, try these other [[Substitute Records For United States Birth Information|substitute records]].
-Statewide registration of births began in 1914 in Tennessee with general compliance by 1927. The best substitute record for locating birth information is [[How to Find United States Death Records|death records]]&nbsp;(the majority of death records will list the date of birth of the decedent, and since death certificates are considered a primary resource, they can provide you with the same documentation as a birth certificate). Or, try these other [[Substitute Records For United States Birth Information|substitute records]].
+'''Finding Parents &nbsp;&nbsp;'''Statewide registration of deaths began in 1914 in Tennessee with general compliance by 1936. They often will list the parents of the deceased and their birth information. [[How to Find United States Death Records|Search Tennessee death records]]
+'''Look in all censuses &nbsp;&nbsp;'''Always look for your ancestor in every possible census. There are clues regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records. Sometimes parents can be found living with their children later in life. [[United States Census Online|Search U.S. Censuses]].
+=== Tennessee Record Finder  ===
-===== '''Finding Parents'''  =====
+This Record Finder is designed to help you determine the best record to search for the type of information you are looking for. It is most helpful for post-1850 research.
-Statewide registration of deaths began in 1914 in Tennessee with general compliance by 1936. They often will list the parents of the deceased and their birth information. [[How to Find United States Death Records|Search Tennessee death records]]
+{| width="100%" border="1"
+|-
+| '''1. What you are looking for:'''
+| '''2. Try these records first:'''
+| '''3. Other useful records'''
+|-
+| Birth information
+| [[How to Find Tennessee Birth Records|Birth records]], [[How to Find Tennessee Death Records|Death records]], [[Tennessee Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Tennessee Church Records|Church records]]
+| [[Tennessee Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[Tennessee Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Tennessee Bible Records|Bible records]], [[Tennessee Military Records|Military records]] (pension)
+|-
+| Marriage information
+| [[How to Find Tennessee Marriage Records|Marriage records]], [[Tennessee Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Tennessee Bible Records|Bible records]]
+| [[Tennessee Church Records|Church records]], [[Tennessee Probate Records|Probate records]], [[Tennessee Military Records|Military records]]
+|-
+| Death information
+| [[How to Find Tennessee Death Records|Death Records]], [[Tennessee Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[Tennessee Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+| [[Tennessee Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[Tennessee Church Records|Church Records]], [[Tennessee Bible Records|Bible Records]]
+|-
+| Parents
+| [[How to Find Tennessee Birth Records|Birth records]],&nbsp;[[How to Find Tennessee Death Records|Death records]], [[Tennessee Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Tennessee Census|Census]], [[Tennessee Church Records|Church records]]
+| [[Tennessee Biography|Biography]], [[Tennessee Genealogy|Genealogy]]
+|-
+| Maiden name
+| [[How to Find Tennessee Marriage Records|Marriage Records]], [[Tennessee Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Tennessee Probate Records|Probate records]]
+| [[Tennessee Church Records|Church Records]], [[Tennessee Military Records|Military Records]] (pension)
+|-
+| Immigration date
+| [[Tennessee Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[Tennessee Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Tennessee Census|Census]]
+| [[Tennessee Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Tennessee Biography|Biography]], [[Tennessee History|History]]
+|-
+| Naturalization
+| [[Tennessee Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Tennessee Census|Census]], [[Tennessee Court Records|Court Records]]
+| [[Tennessee Voting Registers|Voting Registers]], [[Tennessee Biography|Biography]], [[Tennessee Periodicals|Periodicals]]
+|-
+| Physical description
+| [[Tennessee Military Records|Military Records]], [[Tennessee Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1906)
+| [[Tennessee Biography|Biography]], [[Tennessee History|History]]
+|}
-===== '''Look in all censuses'''  =====
+To look for more Tennessee records, go here
-Always look for your ancestor in every possible census. There are clues regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records. Sometimes parents can be found living with their children later in life. [[United States Census Online|Search U.S. Censuses]].
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