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The Family History Library has death indexes for 1914–1948: | The Family History Library has death indexes for 1914–1948: | ||
Tennessee. State Board of Health. ''Deaths, 1914–1948; Death Index, 1914–1948.'' Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee State Library and Archives, 1981, 1993. | *Tennessee. State Board of Health. ''Deaths, 1914–1948; Death Index, 1914–1948.'' Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee State Library and Archives, 1981, 1993. <ref> On 418 Family History Library films beginning with [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=126512&disp=Death+records%2C+1914%2D1950%3B+death+in%20%20&columns=*,0,0 1299605]. </ref> The index lists the name, date of death, county, county, and page number. | ||
Tennessee birth records are closed for 75 years and death records for 50 years. To obtain copies of birth records from 1914 to the present, and death records that are 50 years old or less, write to: | Tennessee birth records are closed for 75 years and death records for 50 years. To obtain copies of birth records from 1914 to the present, and death records that are 50 years old or less, write to: | ||
''Tennessee Vital Records<br>'''Central Services Building<br>1st Floor<br>421 5th Avenue North<br>Nashville, TN 37247-0460<br>Telephone: 615-741-1763<br>Credit Card Request: 615-741-0778<br>Fax: 615-741-9860<br>Internet: | ''Tennessee Vital Records<br>'''Central Services Building<br>1st Floor<br>421 5th Avenue North<br>Nashville, TN 37247-0460<br>Telephone: 615-741-1763<br>Credit Card Request: 615-741-0778<br>Fax: 615-741-9860<br>Internet: [http://health.state.tn.us/vr/index.htm Tennessee Office of Vital Records] | ||
Application forms (and instructions) for birth, death, marriage, and divorce certificates can be acquired from the Tennessee Vital Records web page. | Application forms (and instructions) for birth, death, marriage, and divorce certificates can be acquired from the Tennessee Vital Records web page. | ||
The Tennessee State Library and Archives is the primary source for obtaining death records 50 years old or older. They have birth records for 1908–1912 and death indexes for 1908–1912 and 1914–1948. Indexes to selected death records are on their Internet site listed in the “Archives and Libraries” section of this outline. | The Tennessee State Library and Archives is the primary source for obtaining death records 50 years old or older. They have birth records for 1908–1912 and death indexes for 1908–1912 and 1914–1948. Indexes to selected death records are on their Internet site listed in the “Archives and Libraries” section of this outline. | ||
=== Birth and Death Records Kept by Cities Before 1908 === | === Birth and Death Records Kept by Cities Before 1908 === | ||