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===== Birth  =====
===== Birth  =====


'''1828 - 1939'''  
*'''1828 - 1939''' - {{RecordSearch|1681012|Tennessee Births and Christenings '''1828-1939'''}} at [https://familysearch.org/ FamilySearch.org] — index
 
*'''1850''' - Porch, Deane ''Decatur County, Tennessee, 1850 census'' Nashville, Tennessee: D. Porch, 1970. {{FHL|401945|title-id|disp=FHL US/CAN Book 976.832 X2}}
*{{RecordSearch|1681012|Tennessee Births and Christenings '''1828-1939'''}} at [https://familysearch.org/ '''FamilySearch.org'''] — index
*'''1869 - 1909''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2282 Tennessee Delayed Birth Records 1869-1909] at [http://home.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] — index and images. ($)
 
*'''1880''' - Sistler, Byron H. and Barbara ''1880 Census, Decatur County, Tennessee'' Nashville, Tennessee : B. Sistler and Associates, c1993. {{FHL|712432|title-id|disp=FHL US/CAN book 976.832 X2}}
'''1850'''  
*'''1881 - 1903''' - Decatur County Birth Index 1881-1903 in [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/igi International Genealogical Index] at FamilySearch - free. Batch {{IGI|C710351}}.<ref name="vr">Genealogical Society of Utah, ''Parish and Vital Records List'' (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at [[Media:Igitennesseea.pdf|https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/images/6/60/Igitennesseea.pdf]].</ref>
 
*Porch, Deane ''Decatur County, Tennessee, 1850 census'' Nashville, Tennessee: D. Porch, 1970<br>{{FHL|401945|title-id|disp=FHL US/CAN Book 976.832 X2}}
 
'''1869 - 1909'''  
 
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2282 Tennessee Delayed Birth Records '''1869-1909''' ] at [http://home.ancestry.com/ '''Ancestry.com'''] — index and images $
 
'''1880'''  
 
*Sistler, Byron H. and Barbara ''1880 Census, Decatur County, Tennessee'' Nashville, Tennessee&nbsp;: B. Sistler and Associates, c1993 {{FHL|712432|title-id|disp=FHL US/CAN book 976.832 X2}}
*'''1881-1903''' - Decatur County Birth Index 1881-1903 in [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/igi International Genealogical Index] at FamilySearch - free. Batch {{IGI|C710351}}.<ref name="vr">Genealogical Society of Utah, ''Parish and Vital Records List'' (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at [[Media:Igitennesseea.pdf|https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/images/6/60/Igitennesseea.pdf]].</ref>


===== Marriage  =====
===== Marriage  =====
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Marriages were not officially recorded in Decatur County until 1838, when a law was passed mandating the practice.<ref>Gale Williams Bamman, C.G., "Research in Tennessee," ''National Genealogical Society Quarterly,'' Vol. 81, No. 2 (June 1993):105. {{FHL|39597|title-id|disp=FHL US/CAN Book 973 B2ng v. 81 (1993)}}</ref> The following publication, based on early newspapers, helps to alleviate this genealogical obstacle:  
Marriages were not officially recorded in Decatur County until 1838, when a law was passed mandating the practice.<ref>Gale Williams Bamman, C.G., "Research in Tennessee," ''National Genealogical Society Quarterly,'' Vol. 81, No. 2 (June 1993):105. {{FHL|39597|title-id|disp=FHL US/CAN Book 973 B2ng v. 81 (1993)}}</ref> The following publication, based on early newspapers, helps to alleviate this genealogical obstacle:  


*'''1794 - 1851''' - Lucas, Silas Emmett. ''Marriages from Early Tennessee Newspapers 1794-1851''. Easley, S.C.: Southern Historical Press, 1978. {{FHL|10843|title-id|disp=FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 V2L}}.


'''1780 - 2002'''
The following Tennessee marriage records have been indexed:


*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1169 Tennessee State Marriages 1780-2002] at [http://home.ancestry.com/ '''Ancestry.com'''] — index $
*'''1780 - 2002''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1169 Tennessee State Marriages 1780-2002] at [http://home.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] — index $
*'''1780 - 2002''' - {{RecordSearch|1936414|Tennessee State Marriage Index 1780-2002}} at [https://familysearch.org/ FamilySearch.org] — index
*'''1790 - 1950''' - {{RecordSearch|1619127|Tennessee County Marriages 1790-1950}} at [https://familysearch.org/ FamilySearch.org] — index and images
*'''1796 - 1950''' - {{RecordSearch|1681022|Tennessee Marriages 1796-1950}} at [https://familysearch.org/ FamilySearch.org] — index
*'''1838 - 1888''' - {{RecordSearch|2559093|Tennessee Civil Marriages, 1838-1888}} at [https://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index and images
*'''1851 - 1900''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4125 Tennessee Marriages 1851-1900] at [http://home.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com]— index and images $


'''1780 - 2002'''
The following Decatur County Courthouse marriage records have been indexed:


*{{RecordSearch|1936414|Tennessee State Marriage Index 1780-2002}} at [https://familysearch.org/ '''FamilySearch.org''']— index
*'''1869 - 1895''' - Decatur County Marriage Index 1869-1895 in [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/igi International Genealogical Index] at FamilySearch - free.<ref name="vr">Genealogical Society of Utah, ''Parish and Vital Records List'' (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/images/6/60/Igitennesseea.pdf.</ref>  
 
*'''1869 - 1898''' - Historical Records Project ''Marriage records, 1869-1898, Decatur County, Tennessee'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1939. {{FHL|241993|title-id|disp=FHL US/CAN Film 24638 items 3-7,11}}  
'''1790 - 1950'''
*'''1869 - 1921, 1927-1992''' - Alexander, Fred and Margie ''Early marriage records of Decatur County, Tennessee'' Decaturville, Tennessee: F. Alexander, (1987?). {{FHL|640348|title-id|disp=FHL US/CAN Book 976.832 V2a volume 1 and 2}} This book covered all recorded marriages from 1869 to 1921. A fire on March 25, 1927 destroyed all records between March 23, 1921 and March 25, 1927. The book then begins with the records following the fire and continues through the year 1992.  
 
*'''1869 - 1921, 1927 - 1959''' - Decatur County (Tennessee) County Court Clerk ''Marriages (Decatur County, Tennessee), 1869-1921, 1927-1959'' Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee State Library and Archives and History, 197?-1988. {{FHL|231401|title-id|disp=FHL US/CAN Films 979648-650, 979652 items 1-2, 1928661-663}}
*{{RecordSearch|1619127|Tennessee County Marriages 1790-1950}} at [https://familysearch.org/ '''FamilySearch.org'''] — index and images
 
'''1796 - 1950'''
 
*{{RecordSearch|1681022|Tennessee Marriages 1796-1950}} at [https://familysearch.org/ '''FamilySearch.org'''] — index
 
'''1851 - 1900'''
 
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4125 Tennessee Marriages 1851-1900] at [http://home.ancestry.com/ '''Ancestry.com''']— index and images $
 
*'''1794-1851''' - Lucas, Silas Emmett. ''Marriages from Early Tennessee Newspapers 1794-1851''. Easley, S.C.: Southern Historical Press, 1978. {{FHL|10843|title-id|disp=FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 V2L}}.
 
The following Decatur County Courthouse marriage records have been indexed:
*'''1790-1950''' - {{RecordSearch|1619127|Tennessee County Marriages, 1790-1950}} - covers all counties in Tennessee.
*'''1780-2002''' - Many county marriage records are indexed with images&nbsp;at Ancestry's [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1169 Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002] ('''$'''). Be aware that this index is not complete for all counties.
*'''1838-1888''' - {{RecordSearch|2559093|Tennessee Civil Marriages, 1838-1888}} at [https://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index and images
*'''1851-1900''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4125 Tennessee Marriages, 1851-1900]
*'''1869-1895''' - Decatur County Marriage Index 1869-1895 in [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/igi International Genealogical Index] at FamilySearch - free.<ref name="vr">Genealogical Society of Utah, ''Parish and Vital Records List'' (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/images/6/60/Igitennesseea.pdf.</ref>  
*'''1869-1898''' - Historical Records Project ''Marriage records, 1869-1898, Decatur County, Tennessee'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1939. {{FHL|241993|title-id|disp=FHL US/CAN Film 24638 items 3-7,11}}  
*'''1869-1921, 1927-1992''' - Alexander, Fred and Margie ''Early marriage records of Decatur County, Tennessee'' Decaturville, Tennessee: F. Alexander, [1987?] {{FHL|640348|title-id|disp=FHL US/CAN Book 976.832 V2a volume 1 and 2}} "Early Marriage Records of Decatur County, Tennessee covered all recorded marriages from 1869 to 1921. A fire on March 25, 1927 destroyed all records between March 23, 1921 and March 25, 1927. This book begins with the records following the fire and continues through the year 1992."
*'''1869-1921, 1927-1959''' - Decatur County (Tennessee) County Court Clerk ''Marriages (Decatur County, Tennessee), 1869-1921, 1927-1959'' Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee State Library and Archives and History, [197-?]-1988. {{FHL|231401|title-id|disp=FHL US/CAN Films}} 979648-650, 979652 items 1-2, 1928661-663


===== Divorce =====
===== Divorce =====
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===== Death  =====
===== Death  =====


'''1874 - 1955'''  
*'''1874 - 1955''' - {{RecordSearch|1681020|Tennessee Deaths and Burials 1874-1955}} at [https://familysearch.org/ FamilySearch.org] — index
 
*{{RecordSearch|1681020|Tennessee Deaths and Burials 1874-1955}} at [https://familysearch.org/ '''FamilySearch.org'''] — index
 
<br> '''1908 - 1958'''
 
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2376 Tennessee Death Records 1908 - 1958 ] at [http://home.ancestry.com/ '''Ancestry.com'''] — index and images $
 
'''1914 - 1955'''


*{{RecordSearch|1417505|Tennessee Death Records 1914-1955}} at [https://familysearch.org/ '''FamilySearch.org'''] — index and images
*'''1908 - 1958''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2376 Tennessee Death Records 1908 - 1958 ] at [http://home.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] — index and images $


*'''1914 - 1955''' - {{RecordSearch|1417505|Tennessee Death Records 1914-1955}} at [https://familysearch.org/ FamilySearch.org] — index and images


For deaths of Methodists in Decatur County between the 1830s and the 1920s, try:  
For deaths of Methodists in Decatur County between the 1830s and the 1920s, try:  


*Smith, Jonathan K.T. ''Genealogical Abstracts from Reported Deaths, the Nashville Christian Advocate''. [1847-1914] 10 vols. [Jackson, Tenn.]: J.K.T. Smith, 1997-2003. {{FHL|789366|title-id|disp=FHL US/CAN Books 976.855/N1 V48s 1847-1851}} ff; digital versions at [http://www.tngenweb.org/records/tn_wide/obits/nca/index.html David Donahue Memorial: Tennessee Records Repository]. [Website expands upon the publications and includes deaths from the 1830s, 1840s, 1910s and 1920s.]
*'''1847 - 1914''' - Smith, Jonathan K.T. ''Genealogical Abstracts from Reported Deaths, the Nashville Christian Advocate''. (1847-1914), 10 vols. Jackson, Tenn.: J.K.T. Smith, 1997-2003. {{FHL|789366|title-id|disp=FHL US/CAN Books 976.855/N1 V48s 1847-1851}} ff; digital versions at [http://www.tngenweb.org/records/tn_wide/obits/nca/index.html David Donahue Memorial: Tennessee Records Repository]. Website expands upon the publications and includes deaths from the 1830s, 1840s, 1910s and 1920s.


== Decatur County Tennessee Genealogy Societies and Libraries  ==
== Decatur County Tennessee Genealogy Societies and Libraries  ==
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