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*For most counties, the county clerk began recording marriages at the time of the county's creation. | *For most counties, the county clerk began recording marriages at the time of the county's creation. | ||
*20 Tennessee counties did not officially begin recording marriages in registers until a state law passed mandating the practice in 1838. Those counties include: Anderson, Benton, Campbell, Cannon, Carroll, Claiborne, Fayette, Franklin, Henry, Johnson, Lauderdale, Lincoln, Madison, McMinn, Meigs, Monroe, Smith, Stewart, Tipton, and Weakley. Before 1838, use [[Substitute Records for United States Marriage Information|other records]] for marriage information.<br> | *20 Tennessee counties did not officially begin recording marriages in registers until a state law passed mandating the practice in 1838. Those counties include: Anderson, Benton, Campbell, Cannon, Carroll, Claiborne, Fayette, Franklin, Henry, Johnson, Lauderdale, Lincoln, Madison, McMinn, Meigs, Monroe, Smith, Stewart, Tipton, and Weakley. Before 1838, use [[Substitute Records for United States Marriage Information|other records]] for marriage information.<br> | ||
<br> {{Tip|More marriage information is usually found on the '''marriage license application''' or the '''marriage register'''. Less information is found on the '''marriage certificate'''. }} | <br> {{Tip|More marriage information is usually found on the '''marriage license application''' or the '''marriage register'''. Less information is found on the '''marriage certificate'''. }} | ||
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[[Category:Tennessee_Vital Records]] [[Category:How-To Articles]] | [[Category:Tennessee_Vital Records]] [[Category:How-To Articles]] | ||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3186 Tennessee Marriage and Bible Records]. ($) | |||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48295 Tennessee Records: Bible Records and Marriage Bonds]. ($) | |||