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''[[United States Genealogy|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Tennessee Genealogy|Tennessee]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'' '''Vital Records''' {{TN-sidebar}}
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== Introduction to Vital Records  ==
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{{Adoption TNGenWeb}} [[United States Vital Records|Vital Records]] consist of [[United States Birth Records|births]], adoptions, [[United States Marriage Records|marriages]], divorces, and [[United States Death Records|deaths]] recorded on registers, certificates, and documents. [[Locating United States Vital Records|United States Vital Records]] has additional research guidance on researching and using vital records. A copy or an extract of most original records can be purchased from the [http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w/Tennessee.htm Tennessee Vital Records State Department of Health] or the County Clerk's office of the county where the event occurred. See also [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/list#page=1&countryId=57 Tennessee Statewide Indexes and Collections] at the Family History Library.
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=== Tennessee Vital Records Dates ===
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| width="10%" align="center" | '''Government Registration'''
| valign="middle" | <center>'''&nbsp; [[Image:Vital Records Collage.JPG|center|350px|Vital Records Collage.JPG]]&nbsp;&nbsp; '''<br></center>
| width="10%" bgcolor="#b6ebfb" align="center" |'''[[Tennessee Vital Records#Birth_Records|Births]]'''
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| width="10%" bgcolor="#b6ebfb" align="center" |'''[[Tennessee Vital Records#Marriage_Records|Marriages]]'''
 
| width="10%" bgcolor="#b6ebfb" align="center" |'''[[Tennessee Vital Records#Death-Records|Deaths]]'''
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=== Vital Records Reference Dates  ===
 
Tennessee's civil records start the following years:
 
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| width="10%" bgcolor="#b6ebfb" align="left" | '''County/Town'''
| width="16.6%" bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" | [[Tennessee Vital Records#Birth_Records|Births]]
| width="10%" align="center" | 1881
| width="16.6%" bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" | [[Tennessee Vital Records#Marriage_Records|County Marriages]]
| width="10%" align="center" | County Formation
| width="16.6%" bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" | [[Tennessee Vital Records#Death-Records|Deaths]]
| width="10%" align="center" | 1881
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| width="16.6%" bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" | Earliest
| width="10%" bgcolor="#b6ebfb" align="left" | '''State'''
| width="16.6%" align="center" | 1881
| width="10%" align="center" | 1908*
| width="16.6%" align="center" | 1778
| width="10%" align="center" | 1945
| width="16.6%" align="center" | 1881
| width="10%" align="center" | 1908*
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| width="16.6%" bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" | Statewide Registration
| width="10%" bgcolor="#b6ebfb" align="left" | '''General Compliance'''
| width="16.6%" align="center" | 1914
| width="10%" align="center" | 1927
| width="16.6%" align="center" | 1915
| width="10%" align="center" | 1838**
| width="16.6%" align="center" | 1914
| width="10%" align="center" | 1927
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| width="16.6%" bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" | General Compliance
| colspan="4"|*1913 is missing from births and deaths<br>**1838 law required counties to ''retain'' marriage records
| width="16.6%" align="center" | late 1920's
| width="16.6%" align="center" | 1838*  
| width="16.6%" align="center" | late 1920's
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*Many counties suffered courthouse disasters which destroyed vital records. See individual counties for record loss details.
 
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== Quicklinks to Online State-wide Tennessee Birth, Marriage and Death Records  ==
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The following is a list of online resources useful for locating Tennessee Vital Records which consist of [[United States Birth Records|births]], adoptions, [[United States Marriage Records|marriages]], divorces, and [[United States Death Records|deaths]].&nbsp; Most online resources for Tennessee Vital Records are indexes. After locating a person in an index, always consult the original record to [[Contradictions and discrepancies|confirm the informatio...]] in the index. '''<br>'''


'''''Births'''''
== Online Resources ==
=== Birth ===
*'''1828-1939''' {{RecordSearch|1681012|Tennessee Births and Christenings, 1828–1939}} at FamilySearch — [[Tennessee Births and Christenings - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index
*'''1869-1909''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2282 Tennessee, U.S., Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909] at Ancestry — index & images
* '''1881-1915''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2491 Tennessee, City Birth Records, 1881-1915] at Ancestry ($)
*'''1908-1912''' {{RecordSearch|2515873|Tennessee Birth Records (ER Series), 1908-1912}} at FamilySearch — [[Tennessee, Birth Records, Enumerator Record Series - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images


*'''1869-1909''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2282 Tennessee, Delayed Birth Records] at [http://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] ($)
=== Marriage ===
*'''1600s-1900s''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/united-states-marriages?state=tennessee US Marriages – Tennessee, 1625-1966] at Findmypast — index & images ($)
*'''1780-2002''' {{RecordSearch|1936414|Tennessee Marriage Index, 1780-2002}} at FamilySearch — [[Tennessee State Marriage Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index; ''Also at: [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1169 Ancestry]($)''
*'''1784-1825''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2099 Tennessee Compiled Marriages, 1784-1825] at Ancestry — index ($)
*'''1790-1950'''  {{RecordSearch|1619127|Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950}} at FamilySearch - [[Tennessee County Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1796-1950''' {{RecordSearch|1681022|Tennessee Marriages 1796-1950}} at FamilySearch — [[Tennessee Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index
*'''1838-1888''' {{RecordSearch|2559093|Tennessee Civil Marriages, 1838-1888}} at FamilySearch — [[Tennessee Civil Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; images
*'''1851-1900''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4125 Tennessee Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900] at Ancestry — index ($)


*{{RecordSearch|1681012|Tennessee Births and Christenings, 1828–1939}}. These records are part of the [[Tennessee Vital Records Index (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Tennessee Vital Records Index]]&nbsp;and a separate index from RecordSearch's Tennessee Deaths 1914-1955 listed below. -Free
=== Death ===
*'''1872-1923''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5076 Tennessee, City Death Records, 1872-1923] at Ancestry — index & images ($)
*'''1874-1955''' {{RecordSearch|1681020|Tennessee Deaths and Burials, 1874-1955}} at FamilySearch — [[Tennessee Deaths and Burials - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index; ''Also at: [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2546 Ancestry]($)''
*'''1908-1912''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/121490?availability=Family%20History%20Library Deaths (enumerator record series), 1908-1912] at FamilySearch — index & images
*'''1908-1933''' [http://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10076/tennessee-deaths-1908-1933?s=218489221 Tennessee Deaths, 1908-1933] at Ancestry — index ($)
*'''1908-1965''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2376/ Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1965] at Ancestry — index & images ($)
*'''1914-1931''' [https://tslaindexes.tn.gov/death-records-database-name/tennessee-death-records-1914-1933 Index to Tennessee Death Records, 1914-1933] at Tennessee State Library and Archives
*'''1914-1966''' {{RecordSearch|1417505|Tennessee Death Records, 1914-1966}} at FamilySearch — [[Tennessee Death Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images


*{{RecordSearch|2515873|Tennessee, Birth Records (ER Series), 1908-1912}} — index and images
===Divorce===
*See [[Tennessee Divorce Records|Tennessee Divorce Records]] for more resources.


'''''Mariages'''''
== Get Copies ==
''Restrictions''<br>
* Birth records (including delayed births) are restricted for 100 years.
* Death and marriage records are restricted for 50 years.


*{{RecordSearch|1619127|Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950}} — index and images
'''Tennessee Office of Vital Records'''<br>
1st Floor, Andrew Johnson Tower<br>
710 James Robertson Parkway<br>
Nashville, TN 37243<br>
Phone: (615) 741-1763<br>
[https://www.tn.gov/health/health-program-areas/vital-records.html Website]


*{{RecordSearch|1681022|Tennessee Marriages 1796-1950}} Index only. These records are part of the [[Tennessee Vital Records Index (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Tennessee Vital Records Index]].-Free
:* ''Certified copies'' can only be provided to the person named on the certificate or certain family members. 
::*[https://www.tn.gov/content/tn/health/health-program-areas/vital-records/certificate.html How Do I Order My Certificate] from Tennessee Office of Vital Records
:* ''Verification of information'' (excluding cause of death) can be provided to any requester.<ref>Tennessee Department of Health, Tennessee Office of Vital Records, "Genealogy Research," https://www.tn.gov/health/health-program-areas/vital-records/genealogy-research.html, accessed 2/8/2024.</ref><ref>University of Tennessee, County Technical Assistance Service, [https://www.ctas.tennessee.edu/eli/vital-records#_ftn2''Vital Records''], accessed 13 September 2024. "But the law goes on to state that an application for a marriage license and the authenticating documentation for the events of birth, death, marriage, divorce or annulment of a marriage, in the possession of a county clerk, court clerk, state registrar, or other authorized custodian are public records and that verified information from such documents may be provided upon request. However, the information contained in the “Information for Medical and Health Use Only” section of a birth certificate and the “Confidential Information” section of marriage, divorce, or annulment" certificates remains confidential.</ref>
::*Forms: [https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/health/documents/vital-records/PH-3061-Application-For-Verification-of-Birth-Facts.pdf Birth]; [https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/health/documents/vital-records/PH-3055-Application-For-Verification-of-Death-Facts.pdf Death]; [https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/health/documents/vital-records/PH-3331-Application-for-Verification-of-Marriage-Facts.pdf Marriage]


*{{RecordSearch|1936414|Tennessee Marriages 1780-2002}} Not all years for all counties. FamilySearch index provided by Ancestry.com –Free
'''Tennessee State Library & Archives (TSLA)'''<br>
1001 Rep. John Lewis Way N.<br>
Nashville, TN 37219<br>
Phone: 615-741-2764<br>
Email: ask@tsla.libanswers.com<br>
[https://sos.tn.gov/tsla Website]<br>


*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1169 Tennessee Marriages 1780-2002]Various marriage records with images. May include bonds, licenses, returns and registers. Not all years for all counties. Use variant spellings or wildcard search for surnames. Ancestry($)
:* They have birth records (including delayed births) after 100 years and death and marriage records after 50 years.
:*[https://sos.tn.gov/tsla/services/order-records-from-tsla#birth Order Records From TSLA]
:*[https://teva.contentdm.oclc.org/customizations/global/pages/ Tennessee Virtual Archive (TEVA)]<br>
::*Online ''digital'' copies of [https://teva.contentdm.oclc.org/customizations/global/pages/collections/birth/birth.html birth], [https://teva.contentdm.oclc.org/customizations/global/pages/collections/death/death.html death], and [https://teva.contentdm.oclc.org/customizations/global/pages/collections/marriage/marriage.html marriage] records released to the public.  
:::*Click the number  <ref>Search suggestions for Tennessee Virtual Archives: Search the name indexes year by year. Find a record you want and note the certificate #. Then search NOT BY Name, but by year and '''certificate #''' to view the record. [Add zeros if less than 6 numbers]. example: 73-039280)  (Personal experience 8/31/2024)</ref>  for search suggestions.
::*They also provide open access to thousands of photographs, documents, maps, postcards, film, audio and other records relating to the history and culture of Tennessee.


'''''Deaths'''''
'''County Courthouses'''<br>
:* Marriage Book. "The county clerk is required to record in a well-bound book.... in 1838"<ref>University of Tennessee, County Technical Assistance Service, "Marriage Records," https://www.ctas.tennessee.edu/node/395/printable/print, accessed 8/27/2024. "The county clerk is required to record in a well-bound book the names of the parties and the date of the issuance of the marriage license, and to copy immediately under or opposite thereto the return of the proper officiant who solemnized the rite of matrimony and the date thereof. T.C.A. § 18-6-109".</ref>
:* Counties use TEVA (above) to print copies of birth and death records released to the public.<ref>Information from Claiborne County clerk (423) 626-3283, 7/2/2024; and Hickman County Health Department, (931) 729-3516, 8/6/2024</ref>
::* Births and Deaths are forwarded to the State and not retained in registration districts.<ref>Historical Records Survey (Tennessee), ''Guide to Public Vital Statistics in Tennessee,'' (Nashville: The Tennessee State Planning Commission, 1941), 35. '''''Online at:''''' {{FSDL|110760}}; "Death Records," pp. 35-58 (images 43-66 of 166).</ref>
:* [https://www.ctas.tennessee.edu/county-clerks County Clerks Contact information] at University of Tennessee, County Technical Assistance Service.


*[https://familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://hr-search-api:8080/searchapi/search/collection/1417505 Tennessee Deaths 1914-1955]. Abstracted and indexed death certificates with images. If you don't find an expected record, try browsing for the surname only, and with various spellings of the surname. If there are too many results, try limiting your search to a specific county. -Free
== Coverage and Compliance ==
'''Birth and Death Records'''<br>
*Statewide registration began in July, 1908, with most counties missing the year 1913. General compliance by 1927.
*Some deaths were unreported, especially when the family did not use a Funeral Home.  


*{{RecordSearch|1681020|Tennessee Deaths and Burials, 1874-1955}} Index only, includes some early city death records. These records are part of the [[Tennessee Vital Records Index (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Tennessee Vital Records Index]]&nbsp;and a separate index from RecordSearch's Tennessee Deaths 1914-1955 listed above. -Free
'''Marriage Records'''<br>
*Marriage records generally had high compliance from when the county was organized. Not all counties retained the records until 1838.
*Couples may have married in a neighboring county or may have eloped.


*[http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/history/vital/tndeath.htm Index to Tennessee Death Records 1914-1931]- Free
== Information in the Records ==
 
=== Birth Records ===
*Statewide [http://register.shelby.tn.us/ Tennessee death index 1949-2009]- Partial. Remember to use married surnames for women. -Free
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*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2546 Tennessee, Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955] at Ancestry ($).
 
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2376 Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1951] at Ancestry ($).
 
*[http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/history/mailcnty.htm#Probate Index to Tennessee Wills and Administrations, 1779-1861]&nbsp;Link to order from the Tennessee State Library. &nbsp;Must know death county and approximate date of death. &nbsp;($)
 
*{{RecordSearch|1909088|Tennessee Probate Court Books, 1795–1927}} Organized by county as browse-able images. Many volumes include indexes.-Free
 
*{{RecordSearch|1909193|Tennessee Probate Court Files, 1795–1927}} Not all counties. Organized by county as browse-able images. Many volumes include indexes.-Free
 
*'''1789-1831''' - Tennessee Marriage Index 1789-1831 in [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/igi International Genealogical Index] at FamilySearch - free.<ref>Genealogical Society of Utah, ''Parish and Vital Records List'' (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at [[https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/images/a/a8/Igitennesseedeath.pdf]Media:Igitennesseedeath.pdf|]].</ref>
 
*'''1908-1912''' - Tennessee Death Index 1908-1912 in [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/igi International Genealogical Index] at FamilySearch - free.<ref>Genealogical Society of Utah, ''Parish and Vital Records List'' (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at [https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/images/a/a8/Igitennesseedeath.pdf Tennessee Death PDF].</ref>
 
*'''1914-1942''' - Tennessee Death Index (including Books 1-64) 1914-1942 in [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/igi International Genealogical Index] at FamilySearch - free.<ref>Genealogical Society of Utah, ''Parish and Vital Records List'' (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at [https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/images/a/a8/Igitennesseedeath.pdf Tennessee Death PDF].</ref>
 
*Order [http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w/tennessee.htm Tennessee Certificates] - ($)
 
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== Birth Records ==
 
'''Before 1874'''
 
No births were recorded by government agencies prior to 1874.&nbsp; See '''[[Tennessee Vital Records#Substitute_Records|Substitute Records]]''' below.
 
'''1874 to 1908''' Some counties have early birth records kept at the county courthouse which are microfilmed. Locate these records through the FamilySearch Catalog under TENNESSEEE [COUNTY] VITAL RECORDS.
 
Four cities recorded births and as indicated in the chart below.&nbsp; These records are available from the [http://www.tn.gov/tsla/history/vital/vital.htm Tennessee State Library and Archives].&nbsp;&nbsp;Most of these records are also available at Family History Library.
 
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2491 Tennessee, City Birth Records, 1881-1915] at Ancestry.com (Free<ref>May be used for free at Family History Center. To locate a center near you, [https://familysearch.org/locations/centerlocator click her....</ref>/$)
 
{| width="520" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1" align="center"
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| valign="middle" height="35" bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" | '''Birth Records Pre-1908'''&nbsp;
| colspan="2" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Tennessee Birth Records May Include*'''  
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| valign="middle" height="35" bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" |  
| width="22%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="left" | '''Name of Child'''
Chattanooga from 1879 FHL has 1911-1915 {{FHL|182376|item|disp=FHL film 1303215 Item 2}}
| width="8%" valign="middle" height="25" align="center" |   x
 
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| valign="middle" height="35" bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" |  
| width="22%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="left" | '''Birth Date/Place'''
Knoxville from 1881 {{FHL|181249|item|disp=FHL film 1276584-5}}
| width="8%" valign="middle" height="25" align="center" |   x
 
|-
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| valign="middle" height="35" bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" |  
| width="22%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="left" | '''Sex/Race'''
[http://register.shelby.tn.us/ Memphis from 1874]
| width="8%" valign="middle" height="25" align="center" |  x
 
|-
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| valign="middle" height="35" bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" |
| width="22%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="left" | '''Parents' Names'''  
Nashville from 1881 {{FHL|181157|item|disp=FHL film 1276576(first of 10 films)}}
| width="8%" valign="middle" height="25" align="center" |   x  
 
|}
 
<br>'''1908 to 1912'''
 
[[Image:Hinkle Gladles birth certificate.JPG|thumb|left|Hinkle Gladles birth certificate.JPG]]
 
Most counties kept birth records beginning in 1908. During the month of July, the clerk of the Board of School Directors was required to collect and report the births and deaths that had occurred in his district during the previous year. Their reports were sent to the Secretary of the County Board of Health (County Clerk) and from there to the State Board of Health.
 
Tennessee State Board of Health. ''Births (Enumerator Record Series), 1908–1912.'' <ref>Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee State Library and Archives, 1980. {{FHL|121072|item|disp=FHL film 338134}}</ref>&nbsp; The&nbsp;index is in &nbsp;[[Soundex|soundex]].&nbsp; The record usually lists the child’s name, birth date and county, certificate number, and name of mother.<br>
 
'''1913'''&nbsp;&nbsp; During 1913, the state legislature failed to pass a statute requiring the gathering of birth and death information. However, Davidson County and Chattanooga, Knoxville, Memphis and Nashville cities all collected birth and death infomation during 1913.&nbsp;
 
'''1914&nbsp;to present'''
 
[[Image:Virginia Hatfield birth certificate.JPG|thumb|right|Virginia Hatfield birth certificate.JPG]]
 
Beginning 1 January 1914, statewide registration of vital statistics began but was not generally complied with until 1927.&nbsp;Tennessee birth records are closed for 75 years. Births more than 100 years old are maintained by the Tennessee State Library and Archives.&nbsp;
 
Three types of birth records are available from the [http://health.state.tn.us/vr/downloads.htm Tennessee Department of Health].&nbsp; All births 1914 to present can be ordered in long form.&nbsp; Births after 1949-present can also be orderd in short form. The short form is a computer-generated copy of the birth certificate. Both types of certificates are certified.&nbsp; Certifed records are available only to the person named on the record and to certain family members.
 
In addition, a "verification of birth facts" is available for genealogical research. Most genealogical information found in a Tennessee birth certificate can be provided to any requestor of a "verification of birth facts". This is a hand-written transcript of the birth record.
 
''Click on image to enlarge''
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{| width="550" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1" align="center"
|+ '''Information&nbsp;in&nbsp;Tennessee Birth Records'''
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| width="52%" valign="middle" height="50" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Types of Information'''
| width="16%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''1908&nbsp;- 1912'''&nbsp;
| width="16%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''1914&nbsp;- present'''
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| width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Name of Child'''
| width="16%" valign="middle" height="25" align="center" | &nbsp; x
| width="16%" valign="middle" height="25" align="center" | &nbsp;x
|-
| width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Sex'''  
| width="16%" valign="middle" height="25" align="center" | &nbsp; x
| width="16%" valign="middle" height="25" align="center" | &nbsp;x
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|-
| width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Race'''  
| width="22%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="left" | '''Parents' Birthplace'''
| width="16%" valign="middle" height="25" align="center" | &nbsp; x
| width="8%" valign="middle" height="25" align="center" |   x
| width="16%" valign="middle" height="25" align="center" | &nbsp;x
|-
|-
| width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Parents' Names'''  
| width="22%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="left" | '''# of Children Born/Living'''
| width="16%" valign="middle" height="25" align="center" | &nbsp; x
| width="8%" valign="middle" height="25" align="center" |   x
| width="16%" valign="middle" height="25" align="center" | &nbsp;x
|-
|-
| width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Midwife/Doctor'''  
| width="22%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="left" | '''Residence/Occupation'''  
| width="16%" valign="middle" height="25" align="center" | &nbsp; x
| width="8%" valign="middle" height="25" align="center" |   x  
| width="16%" valign="middle" height="25" align="center" | &nbsp;x
|-
|-
| width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Date &amp; Place of Birth'''  
| width="22%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="left" | '''Midwife/Doctor'''  
| width="16%" valign="middle" height="25" align="center" | &nbsp;x
| width="8%" valign="middle" height="25" align="center" |   x  
| width="16%" valign="middle" height="25" align="center" | &nbsp; x
|-
|-
| width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Residence'''
| colspan = "2" |* Early records may have less<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;information
| width="16%" valign="middle" height="25" align="center" | &nbsp;x
| width="16%" valign="middle" height="25" align="center" | &nbsp; x
|}
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Most counties kept birth records beginning July, 1908.
*The year 1913 was skipped because there was no statute requiring it.
*Early in the process, the clerk taking the scholastic census collected the births and deaths in his district, then forwarded them to the county board of health, which reported to the state<ref>Historical Records Survey (Tennessee), ''Guide to Public Vital Statistics in Tennessee,'' (Nashville: The Tennessee State Planning Commission, 1941), 7, 14. '''''Online at:''''' {{FSDL|110760}}; "Birth Records," pp. 7-34 (images 15-42 of 166).</ref>
*Births are generally collected by local registration districts from doctors and midwives or from a parent. Registration districts send them to the state.<br>


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'''Delayed Birth Records'''<br>
In 1935, many adults applied for delayed birth certificates in order to be eligible for [[United_States_Social_Security_Administration_Records|Social Security]] benefits.


=== Delayed Birth Records ===
''See also:''<br>
*[[GuidedResearch:Tennessee|Tennessee Guided Research]]
*[[How to Find Tennessee Birth Records|How to Find Tennessee Birth Records]]
*[[United States Birth Records|United States Birth Records]]
*[[United_States_Delayed_Birth_Records|United States Delayed Birth Records]]
*[[How to Find Birth Information in the United States|How to Find Birth Information in the United States]]
*[[United States, How to Use Birth Records|United States How to Use Birth Records]]
<gallery>
Image:Hinkle Gladles birth certificate.JPG|Hinkle Gladles birth certificate 1908
Image:Virginia Hatfield birth certificate.JPG|Virginia Hatfield birth certificate 1925
</gallery>


In 1935, Tennessee began issuing delayed birth certificates.&nbsp; An applicant for a delayed birth certificate was required to supply documents and letters supporting their claim to a delayed birth certificate.&nbsp; The [http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/history/mailstat.htm#Births Tennesse State Library and Archives] will search delayed births for the years 1869-1909. Delayed birth requests are accepted by mail only. &nbsp; Also online at:
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=== Marriage Records ===
*'''1869-1909''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2282 Tennessee, Delayed Birth Records] at [http://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] ($)
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Delayed births after 1910 are held by the [http://health.state.tn.us/vr/ Office of Vital Records, Department of Health.]
| colspan="2" valign="middle" height="50" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Tennessee Marriage Records May Include:*'''  
 
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== Marriage Records ==
| width="30%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="left" | '''Names of Bride/Groom**'''  
 
| width="8%" valign="middle" align="center" |   x
County marriage records are the earliest and most complete vital records for Tennessee. The records&nbsp;which have survived usually begin within a few years of each county’s organization. Marriage records from the earliest dates to the present are kept by the county clerk for each county. Since 1 January 1949, duplicates have been sent to the [http://health.state.tn.us/vr/ Office of Vital Statistics].
|-
 
| width="30%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="left" | '''Date/Place of Marriage'''  
The Family History Library has microfilm copies of most of the existing county marriage records from the county organization date to the early 1900's.  Access these records through the FamilySearch Catalog ''Tennessee County Name. '' Many early Tennessee marriages to about 1950 are extracted and found in the ''International Genealogical Index.'' This index is accessed at {{RecordSearch|1681022|Tennessee Marriages, 1796-1950}}. For a breakdown of the Tennessee marriages indexed in the ''International Genealogical Index'', visit Hugh Wallis's [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNumbersNA/SPTennessee.htm IGI Batch Numbers for Tennessee, US...]. Copy the batch number, paste it into the appropriate search box in the FamilySearch link posted above in this paragraph.
| width="8%" valign="middle" align="center" |  x
 
About 20 Tennessee counties did not begin officially recording marriages in registers until a state law passed mandating the practice in 1838.<ref>Gale Williams Bamman, C.G., "Research in Tennessee," ''National Genealogical Society Quarterly,'' Vol. 81, No. 2 (June 1993):105. {{FHL|39597|item|disp=FHL book 973 B2ng v. 81 (1993)}}</ref> Many of the loose marriage licenses and bonds created before that time have been lost. Soderberg and Creekmore quote the ''Acts of Tennessee'' (1838, ch. 118, sec. 2) as follows:
 
:It was not until 1838 that the clerks were required "to keep a well bound book, in which they shall register the names of the parties, and the date of issuance of each marriage license."<ref>Soderberg, Gertrude L. and Pollyanna Creekmore. ''Tennessee Marriage Records, Volume 3, Greene County, Volume 1, 1783-1818: Being Transcriptions from the Original Bonds and Licenses at the County Courthouse, Greeneville''. (Knoxville, Tenn.: Clinchdale Press, 1965), Introduction. {{FHL|237705|item|disp=FHL book 976.891 V2s}}</ref>
 
The following counties, though many had been in existence for more than a decade, did not begin registering marriages until that time: [[Anderson County, Tennessee|Anderson]], [[Benton County, Tennessee|Benton]], [[Campbell County, Tennessee|Campbell]], [[Cannon County, Tennessee|Cannon]], [[Carroll County, Tennessee|Carroll]], [[Claiborne County, Tennessee|Claiborne]], [[Fayette County, Tennessee|Fayette]], [[Franklin County, Tennessee|Franklin]], [[Henry County, Tennessee|Henry]], [[Johnson County, Tennessee|Johnson]], [[Lauderdale County, Tennessee|Lauderdale]], [[Lincoln County, Tennessee|Lincoln]], [[Madison County, Tennessee|Madison]], [[McMinn County, Tennessee|McMinn]], [[Meigs County, Tennessee|Meigs]], [[Monroe County, Tennessee|Monroe]], [[Smith County, Tennessee|Smith]], [[Stewart County, Tennessee|Stewart]], [[Tipton County, Tennessee|Tipton]], and [[Weakley County, Tennessee|Weakley]]. A useful substitute for counties where marriages were not officially recorded, or where courthouses burned is:
 
*Lucas, Silas Emmett. ''Marriages from Early Tennessee Newspapers 1794-1851''. Easley, S.C.: Southern Historical Press, 1978. {{FHL|10843|item|disp=FHL book 976.8 V2L}}.
 
In the 1930s, W.P.A. workers indexed many Tennessee county marriage records. Edythe Whitley Rucker notes that when she went back to these courthouses several decades later to make new indexes, some of the records the W.P.A. found had gone missing for various counties. Sometimes this is due to theft, for an example, see Dick Eastman's articles:
 
*[http://blog.eogn.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/2010/01/90yearold-woman-defies-judge-over-davy-crockett-marriage-license.html 90-year-old Woman Defies Judge Over Davy Crockett Marriage License]... (2010/01/03)
*[http://blog.eogn.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/2010/04/davy-crocketts-marriage-license-returned-to-jefferson-county-tennessee.html Davy Crockett's Marriage License Returned to Jefferson County, Tennessee]... (2010/04/20)
 
Therefore, it is crucial to search W.P.A. indexes for your county's marriages, in addition to more modern published indexes and online indexes, or you may overlook marriages that have disappeared.
 
[https://familysearch.org/ FamilySearch] now includes indexed Tennessee marriages. Indicate a surname, marriage "event" and a county name. Browse through the results for that surname. You may need to supply any variant spellings of the surname in separate searches.
 
Beginning in 1945, Tennessee required registration of marriages with the state. These records have been indexed and are at the [http://health.state.tn.us/vr/ Office of Vital Statistics]. The Family History Library does not have copies of these records.Reels of microfilm containing marriage records can be borrowed on inter-library loan from the [http://state.tn.us/tsla/history/county/ill-list.htm Tennessee State Library and Archives].&nbsp; Counties continue to keep their own records of marriages.&nbsp; Many of these later marriages are available on microfilm at the Tennessee State Library and Archives or the county courthouse. See individual Tennessee counties in the wiki for the availability of county marriage records.
 
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. In particular, most Davidson county marriages after 1900 are not included.<br>You can find early Tennessee published marriage records through:
 
*''Early East Tennessee Marriages.'' <ref>Sistler, Byron. ''Early East Tennessee Marriages.'' Nashville, Tennessee: Byron Sistler and Assoc., 1987. Family History Library {{FHL|568443|item|disp=FHL Film 1597922, items 3–4;  book 976.8 V2s}} </ref>This source indexes pre-1861 marriages from 20 counties, listing the bride and groom and the date and county of the marriage. There is a separate index for brides and grooms. [http://www.digginbones.com/LookUpPages/TennesseeLookups.htm Free Lookups Available!]
 
*''Early Middle Tennessee Marriages.'' <ref>Sistler, Byron. ''Early Middle Tennessee Marriages.'' Nashville, Tennessee: Byron Sistler and Associates, 1988. {{FHL|434884|item|disp=FHL film 1597922; book 976.8 V2sby}} </ref>This source indexes pre-1861 marriages from 27 counties, listing the bride and groom and the date and county of the marriage. There is a separate index for brides and grooms.
 
*''Early West Tennessee Marriages.'' <ref>Sistler, Byron. ''Early West Tennessee Marriages.'' Nashville, Tennessee: Byron Sistler Associates, 1989. {{FHL|450678|item|disp=FHL film 6100916; book 976.8 V2sb}}</ref>This source indexes pre-1861 marriages from 15 counties, listing the bride and groom and the date and county of the marriage. There is a separate index for brides and grooms.
 
*''Marriage Records.'' <ref>Orem, Utah: Automated Archives, 1994. ({{FHL|CD_ROM no. 9}} part 2.) Does not circulate to Family History Centers. </ref>Contains marriage records for several Tennessee counties from the late 1700's to 1926, as well as marriage records from Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio. Dates vary with the county.
*''Marriage Records: Early–1850.'' <ref>Orem, Utah: Automated Archives, 1992. ({{FHL|CD_ROM no. 9}} part 229.) Does not circulate to Family History Centers. </ref>Contains marriage records for Tennessee, as well as marriage records from Kentucky, North Carolina, and Virginia.
 
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|+ '''Information in&nbsp;Tennessee Marriage Records'''  
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| width="52%" valign="middle" height="50" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Types of Information'''  
| width="30%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="left" | '''Presiding Official'''  
| width="16%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''early&nbsp;- 1945'''&nbsp;
| width="8%" valign="middle" align="center" |   x
| width="16%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''1945 - present'''
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| width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Name of Bride/Groom'''  
| width="30%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="left" | '''# of Times Married'''  
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | &nbsp; x  
| width="8%" valign="middle" align="center" |   x
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | &nbsp;
|-
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| width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Date of Marriage'''  
| width="30%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="left" | '''Dates/Places of Birth'''  
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | &nbsp; x  
| width="8%" valign="middle" align="center" |   x
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | &nbsp;
|-
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| width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Location of Marriage'''  
| width="30%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="left" | '''Residences/Race'''  
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | &nbsp; x  
| width="8%" valign="middle" align="center" | x
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | &nbsp;
|-
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| width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Presiding Official'''  
| width="30%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="left" | '''Parents' Names'''  
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | &nbsp; x  
| width="8%" valign="middle" align="center" | x
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | &nbsp;
|-
|-
| width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Date of Birth'''  
| width="30%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="left" | '''Name of Bondsman'''  
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | <br>
| width="8%" valign="middle" align="center" | x
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | &nbsp;
|-
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| width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Place of Birth'''
| colspan = "2" |* Early records may have<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;less information<br>** May be previous married name<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;of bride
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | <br>  
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | '''&nbsp;'''
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| width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Residence at Time of Marriage'''
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | <br>
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" |
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<br>
County marriage records are the earliest and most complete vital records for Tennessee. Most county clerks began recording and retaining marriage records soon after each was organized. <br>
*'''1810 - 1965''' {{RecordSearch|2556020|Tennessee Church Marriages, 1810-1965}} at [https://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index
*These records are of three types: applications for licenses, marriage bonds, and marriage licenses.
*'''[[Gretna Greens in the United States|Gretna Greens]].''' When a Tennessee couple's marriage is not in their home county, search for it in alternate places like [[Roane County, Tennessee|Fort Southwest Point TN]] for frontier couples, or [[Floyd County, Georgia Genealogy|Rome G...], or [[Surry County, North Carolina|Mount Airy N...], or [[Pike County, Kentuck...].<ref name="Eakle1">Arlene H. Eakle, "Have you searched and searched for a marriage without finding it?" in ''Genealogy Blog'' at http://www.arleneeakle.com/wordpress/2007/02/19/have-you-searched-and-searched-for-the-marriage-without-finding-it/ (accessed 8 January 2011).</ref>
*Several counties<ref>FamilySearch Research Wiki, [[How to Find Tennessee Marriage Records#Finding Tennessee Marriage Records|How to Find Tennessee Marriage Records, ''Finding Tennessee Marriage Records'']], accessed 13 September 2024. Counties that did not retain marriage records until 1838 are:
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1169 Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002] at Ancestry.com (Free<ref>May be used for free at Family History Center. To locate a center near you, [https://familysearch.org/locations/centerlocator click her....</ref>/$)
[[Anderson County, Tennessee#Vital_Records|Anderson]], [[Benton County, Tennessee#Vital_Records|Benton]], [[Campbell County, Tennessee#Vital_Records|Campbell]], [[Cannon County, Tennessee#Vital_Records|Cannon]], [[Carroll County, Tennessee#Vital_Records|Carroll]], [[Claiborne County, Tennessee#Vital_Records|Claiborne]], [[Fayette County, Tennessee#Vital_Records|Fayette]], [[Franklin County, Tennessee#Vital_Records|Franklin]], [[Henry County, Tennessee#Vital_Records|Henry]], [[Johnson County, Tennessee#Vital_Records|Johnson]], [[Lauderdale County, Tennessee#Vital_Records|Lauderdale]], [[Lincoln County, Tennessee#Vital_Records|Lincoln]], [[Madison County, Tennessee#Vital_Records|Madison]], [[McMinn County, Tennessee#Vital_Records|McMinn]], [[Meigs County, Tennessee#Vital_Records|Meigs]], [[Monroe County, Tennessee#Vital_Records|Monroe]], [[Smith County, Tennessee#Vital_Records|Smith]], [[Stewart County, Tennessee#Vital_Records|Stewart]], [[Tipton County, Tennessee#Vital_Records|Tipton]], and [[Weakley County, Tennessee#Vital_Records|Weakley]]</ref> did not retain even licenses and returns until mandated by law in 1838.<ref>Soderberg, Gertrude L. and Pollyanna Creekmore. ''Tennessee Marriage Records, Volume 3, Greene County, Volume 1, 1783-1818: Being Transcriptions from the Original Bonds and Licenses at the County Courthouse, Greeneville'' (Knoxville, Tenn.: Clinchdale Press, 1965), "Introduction." {{FSC|237705|item|disp=FS Catalog book 976.891 V2s}}; "It was not until 1838 that the clerks were required to keep a well bound book, in which they shall register the names of the parties, and the date of issuance of each marriage license." </ref>
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2099 Tennessee Marriages to 1825] at Ancestry.com (Free<ref>May be used for free at Family History Center. To locate a center near you, [https://familysearch.org/locations/centerlocator click her....</ref>/$)
:*Some of the records found in the 1930's by the the W.P.A. had gone missing when trying to compile indexes several decades later.<ref>Per Edythe Rucker Whitley after publishing several marriage record indexes for Tennessee in the early 1980's.</Ref>
*{{RecordSearch|1619127|Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950}} — index and images
*Beginning in 1945, Tennessee required registration of marriages with the state. Since 1 January 1949, duplicates have been sent to the [http://health.state.tn.us/vr/ Office of Vital Statistics].
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4125 Tennessee, Marriages, 1851-1900] at Ancestry.com (Free<ref>May be used for free at Family History Center. To locate a center near you, [https://familysearch.org/locations/centerlocator click her....</ref>/$)
*Couples may have married in neighboring counties or eloped.
[[Tennessee County Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Tennessee County Marriages]]
:*'''[[Gretna Greens in the United States|Gretna Greens]].''' When a Tennessee couple's marriage is not in their home county, search for it in alternate places like [[Roane County, Tennessee|Fort Southwest Point TN]] for frontier couples, or [[Floyd County, Georgia|Rome GA]], or [[Surry County, North Carolina|Mount Airy NC]], or [[Pike County, Kentucky]].<ref>Arlene H. Eakle, "Have you searched and searched for a marriage without finding it?" ''Genealogy Blog,'' https://www.arleneeakle.com/wordpress/2007/02/19/have-you-searched-and-searched-for-the-marriage-without-finding-it/ accessed 13 September 2024.</ref>
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48295 Tennessee Records: Bible Records and Marriage Bonds] at Ancestry.com (Free<ref>May be used for free at Family History Center. To locate a center near you, [https://familysearch.org/locations/centerlocator click her....</ref>/$)
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3186 Tennessee Marriage and Bible Records] at Ancestry.com (Free<ref>May be used for free at Family History Center. To locate a center near you, [https://familysearch.org/locations/centerlocator click her....</ref>/$)


== Death Records ==
''See also:''
*[[GuidedResearch:Tennessee|Tennessee Guided Research]]
*[[How to Find Tennessee Marriage Records|How to Find Tennessee Marriage Records]]
*[[United States Marriage Records|United States Marriage Records]]
*[[United States, How to Use Marriage Records|United States How to Use Marriage Records]]
*[[Tennessee_Divorce_Records|Tennessee Divorce Records]]


'''Before 1872'''
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=== Death Records ===
No&nbsp;deaths were recorded by government agencies before 1872.&nbsp; See '''[[Tennessee Vital Records#Substitute_Records|Substitute Records]]''' below.
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'''1872 to 1908'''
| colspan="2" valign="middle" height="50" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Tennessee Death Records May Include:*'''
 
Some counties have early death records kept at the county courthouse which are microfilmed. Locate these records through the FamilySearch Catalog under TENNESSEEE [COUNTY] VITAL RECORDS.
 
Four cities collected death information and&nbsp;maintained these records on the city level.These records are available at the [http://www.tn.gov/tsla/history/mailstat.htm#Deaths Tennessee State Library and Archives]. The Family History Library collection also includes these records.
 
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| width="22%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="left" | '''Name of Decedent'''  
| width="8%" valign="middle" height="25" align="center" |  x
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| valign="middle" height="35" bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" |  
| width="22%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="left" | '''Date/Place of Death'''
Chattanooga from 1872 {{FHL|182373|item|disp=FHL film 1303220}}
| width="8%" valign="middle" height="25" align="center" |   x
 
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| valign="middle" height="35" bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" |  
| width="22%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="left" | '''Sex/Race'''
Knoxville from 1881 {{FHL|195349|item|disp=FHL film 1276602}}
| width="8%" valign="middle" height="25" align="center" |   x
 
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| valign="middle" height="35" bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" |  
| width="22%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="left" | '''Occupation'''
[http://register.shelby.tn.us/ Memphis from 1848] {{FHL|1347285|item|disp=FHL film 1465227}}
| width="8%" valign="middle" height="25" align="center" |   x
 
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| valign="middle" height="35" bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" |  
| width="22%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="left" | '''Age/Date of Birth'''  
Nashville from 1881 {{FHL|193840|item|disp=FHL film 1303216}}
| width="8%" valign="middle" height="25" align="center" |   x
 
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[[Image:Hatfield death cert.jpg|thumb|right|<center>Hatfield Death Certificate</center>]]
 
'''1908 to 1912'''
 
Most counties kept death records beginning in 1908. During the month of July, the clerk of the Board of School Directors was required to collect and report the births and deaths which occurred in his district during the previous year. Their reports were sent to the Secretary of the County Board of Health (County Clerk) and from there to the State Board of Health. Death records for 1908–1912 do not list the names of parents. This register is at the Tennessee State Library and Archives.
 
Tennessee State Board of Health. Deaths (Enumerator Record Series), 1908–1912 {{FHL|121490|item|disp=FHL film 338140}}.These records are arranged by enumerator record number. An index to these early death records is found at the [http://www.tn.gov/tsla/history/vital/death2.htm Tennessee State Library and Archives ] listing 98,000 deaths or at {{RecordSearch|1681020|Tennessee Deaths and Burials, 1874-1955}}. An index to the deaths is also found in the filmed record collection. Copies of certificates can be orderd from the [http://www.tn.gov/tsla/history/mailstat.htm#Deaths State Library and Archives] or accessed in the Family History Library collection.
 
''Click on image to enlarge''  
 
'''1914 to Present''' [[Image:Hatfield Joseph Jr death certificate.JPG|thumb|left|<center>Hatfield, Joseph Jr Death Certificate</center>]]
 
Tennessee began registration of deaths after 1914. Originally, deaths were reported by the local undertaker. If a family buried their dead without the use of an undertaker, often the death was not recorded in state records. Some deaths were unreported as late as 1936. Also check vital records on the county level. Occasionally deaths recorded at the county level were not returned to the state. Certificates more than 50 years old are housed at the [http://www.tn.gov/tsla/history/mailstat.htm#Deaths Tennessee State Library and Archives].
 
Certificates newer than 50 years can be ordered from the [http://health.state.tn.us/vr/ Tennessee Department of Health].
 
The Family History Library&nbsp;collection includes&nbsp;death certificates 1914-1950 {{FHL|126512|item|disp=FHL film 1299605 (first of 527 films}} and 1951-1958 {{FHL|1282029|item|disp=FHL film 2372443 (first of 229 films)}}. If you cannot access the free online indexes described in the following paragraph, you may use the yearly indexes included in this film collection. Some years are indexed by [[Soundex|soundex]].Convert the surname to its soundex equivalent; search the index first by surname, then by given name. Note the certificate number. Then, locate the appropriate film for the death year and certificate number.
 
Indexed images for Tennessee Death Certificates are available online at no cost at {{RecordSearch|1417505|Tennessee Deaths 1914-1955}}. Another copy of these records is available for free to Tennessee residents at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2376 Tennessee, Death Records, 1908–1951] at Ancestry ($). The Tennesse State Library and Archives has a free online [http://www.tn.gov/tsla/history/vital/tndeath.htm statewide index to deaths 1914-1933]. The Shelby County Clerk website has an online statewide [http://register.shelby.tn.us/ death index 1949-2014]. This index includes certificate numbers. Note the certificate number on this index, then locate the appropriate FHL or TSLA (pre-1961)film for the death year and certificate number. If the record you find is after 1960, you will need to contact the [http://health.state.tn.us/vr/index.htm Tennesse Department of Health] for copies.
 
You may also want to search both {{RecordSearch|1681020|Tennessee Death Records Index 1874-1955}} and {{RecordSearch|1417505|Tennessee Deaths 1914-1955}}. These are independent indexes and so the information may vary between databases. Always search for variant name spellings if you do not find your expected record. And, remember that women will be probably be found under their married surnames.
 
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| width="52%" valign="middle" height="40" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Types of Information<br>'''  
| width="22%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="left" | '''State/Country of Birth'''  
| width="16%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''1908-1912<br>'''
| width="8%" valign="middle" height="25" align="center" |   x
| width="16%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''1914 - present<br>'''
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| width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Name of Deceased<br>'''  
| width="22%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="left" | '''Length of Residence'''
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | x
| width="8%" valign="middle" height="25" align="center" |   x  
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | x&nbsp;
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| width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Date of Death'''  
| width="22%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="left" | '''Name of Spouse'''
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | x
| width="8%" valign="middle" height="25" align="center" |   x
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" |  
x&nbsp;
 
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| width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Place of Death'''  
| width="22%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="left" | '''Parents' Names'''
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | &nbsp;x&nbsp;
| width="8%" valign="middle" height="25" align="center" |   x
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | x&nbsp;
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| width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Date of Birth/Age'''  
| width="22%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="left" | '''Birth Places of Parents'''
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" |
| width="8%" valign="middle" height="25" align="center" |   x
x&nbsp;
 
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | x&nbsp;
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| width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Place of Birth'''  
| width="22%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="left" | '''Physician'''  
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | &nbsp;
| width="8%" valign="middle" height="25" align="center" |   x  
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | x&nbsp;
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| width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Place of Burial'''  
| width="22%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="left" | '''Cause of Death'''  
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | sometimes
| width="8%" valign="middle" height="25" align="center" |   x  
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | x&nbsp;
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| width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Parents' Names/Maiden'''  
| width="22%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="left" | '''Informant'''  
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| width="8%" valign="middle" height="25" align="center" |   x  
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| width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Occupation of Deceased'''  
| width="22%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="left" | '''Cemetery'''  
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | &nbsp;
| width="8%" valign="middle" height="25" align="center" |   x  
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | x
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| colspan = "2" | * Early records may have less<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;information
'''Marital''' '''Status'''
 
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | sometimes
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Most counties kept death records beginning July, 1908, skipping 1913, and continued 1914-present.<ref>Historical Records Survey (Tennessee), ''Guide to Public Vital Statistics in Tennessee,'' (Nashville: The Tennessee State Planning Commission, 1941), 7, 14. '''''Online at:''''' {{FSDL|110760}}; "Death Records," pp. 35-58 (images 43-66 of 166).</ref>
*Death records 1908-1912 do not give parents' names. The scholastic census taker collected the information.
*Death certificates are filled out by funeral directors. If the deceased was buried in a family cemetery and no funeral home was involved, there will not be a death certificate on file.<ref>Tennessee Department of Health, Tennessee Office of Vital Records, "Death Records," https://sos.tn.gov/tsla/guides/vital-records-at-the-library-and-archives#death, accessed 2/8/2024.</ref><ref>"Rules of the Tennessee Department of Health," p. 19, https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/rules/1200/1200-07/1200-07-01.20220622.pdf, accessed 13 September 2024. "1200-07-01-.14 Each funeral director shall keep a record...." Authority: T.C.A. §§ 68-3-103 and 68-3-104. Administrative History: Original rule certified June 7, 1974. Repeal and new rule filed January 18, 1978; effective February 17, 1978. Amendments filed March 24, 2022; effective June 22, 2022.</ref>
*A woman will be probably be found under her married surname at the time of death.


*Meier, Oveda. ''Tennessee Ancestors: The Brave and the Dead, Probate and Death Records of Early Middle Tennessee, 1780–1805''. Salt Lake City, Utah: O. Meier, 1990. (Family History Library {{FHL|594741|item|disp=FHL film 1697372; book 976.8 P2m}}. This source contains abstracts of probate, Bible, and court records, county histories, and military death records for Davidson and Sumner counties. It includes a surname index.
'''Cause of Death'''<br>
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2376 Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1958] at Ancestry.com (Free<ref>May be used for free at Family History Center. To locate a center near you, [https://familysearch.org/locations/centerlocator click her....</ref>/$)
*[[Historical Causes of Death|Causes of Death]] - use this resource when trying to interpret a disease or medical condition listed on a death record or certificate.
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5076 Tennessee, City Death Records, 1872-1923] at Ancestry.com (Free<ref>May be used for free at Family History Center. To locate a center near you, [https://familysearch.org/locations/centerlocator click her....</ref>/$)


== Divorce Records ==
''See also:''
*[[GuidedResearch:Tennessee|Tennessee Guided Research]]
*[[How to Find Tennessee Death Records|How to Find Tennessee Death Records]]
*[[United States Death Records|United States Death Records]]
*[[United States, How to Find Death Records|United States How to Find Death Records]]
* [[United States, How to Use Death Records|United States How to Use Death Records]]
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Image:Hatfield death cert.jpg|Hatfield Death Certificate 1910
Image:Hatfield Joseph Jr death certificate.JPG|Hatfield, Joseph Jr Death Certificate 1956
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== Additional Information ==
See also:
*[[Tennessee Guided Research|Tennessee Guided Research]]
*[[United States Vital Records|United States Vital Records]]
*[[Locating United States Vital Records|Locating United States Vital Records]]
*[https://tnsla.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/tnslapublic/?rm=RESOURCE%20GUIDE0%7C%7C%7C1%7C%7C%7C1%7C%7C%7Ctrue Research Resources] at Tennessee State Library and Archives
*[http://tngenweb.org/ Tennessee GenWeb Project] of USGenWeb.org
*''Guide to Public Vital Statistics in Tennessee''. Historical Records Survey (Tennessee). (Nashville:The Tennessee State Planning Commission, 1941) Birth Records, pp 7-34; Marriage Records, pp 59-83; Death Records, pp 35-58; {{FSC|230329|item|disp=FS Catalog book 976.8 A3gp; film 833362}}; {{WorldCat|14746022|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; '''''Online at:''''' {{FSDL|110760}}


Prior to 1834, divorces are found in legislative papers. The [http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/history/misc/actsintro.htm Index to Names in Acts of Tennessee 1796-1850] provided by the Tennessee State Library and Archives will search for any person found in the legislative papers. The state constitution of 1834 then gave&nbsp;inidividual county circuit and chancery courts the power to grant divorces.&nbsp; Circuit courts handled divorce proceedings which did not involve a dispute over the division of property.&nbsp; Divorces that did involve property disuputes were handled by the Chancery court. The Tennessee State&nbsp;Library and Archives&nbsp;suggests that you read their&nbsp;document [http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/history/county/court.htm Courts Where&nbsp;Tennessee Court Cases Were Tried ]to&nbsp;aid&nbsp;in&nbsp;determining which court records are most likely to hold the records you desire.&nbsp;&nbsp;
== Strategy==
'''Tips for Using Vital Records'''<br>
*Certificate or record is not found:
#Couples often married in the county where bride lived or they may have eloped
#Search the towns and cities where the event took place. Also search surrounding counties to locate the document.
#The record may not exist because of record loss at the the county courthouse. See [[Tennessee Vital Records#Burned, Lost, or Missing Records|Burned, Lost, or Missing Records]].
#The event may not have been recorded by the government at that time. [[Tennessee Vital Records#Substitute Records|Substitute Records]].
*Examine the record to determine accuracy:
#Person providing information may not remember events accurately
#Informant may not have been present at the time of the event
#Informant may give false information to hide age, race, religion, or illegitimacy
#Grieving relatives may not have remembered correctly
*Review the informant on the document:
#Learn the relationship of the informant to the subject(s) of the record
#See if records about the informant may have clues about the family
#Verify vital information with other sources <br>


*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1237 Tennessee Divorce and Other Records, 1800-1965] at Ancestry.com (Free<ref>May be used for free at Family History Center. To locate a center near you, [https://familysearch.org/locations/centerlocator click her....</ref>/$)


The Tennessee State Library and Archives has a state-wide divorce index for July 1, 1945 - December 31, 1959.&nbsp;See their website for instructions to order&nbsp;[http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/history/mailcnty.htm#Divorce_Records divorce records prior to 1960]. &nbsp;
''See also:''<br>
* [[Tennessee Research Tips and Strategies]]
* [[United States Basic Search Strategies]]
* [[United States Research Tips and Strategies]]


Divorce records for the past fifty years are available to order online at the [http://health.state.tn.us/vr/index.htm Tennessee Office of Vital Records]&nbsp;or by [http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w/tennessee.htm mail]. For divorces prior to 1994, the husband's name is required to search the records.&nbsp; After 1994, a seach can be done using either the wife's maiden name, or the husband's name.


*Bamman, Gale Williams. ''Tennessee Divorces, 1797 to 1858: Taken from 750 Legislative Petitions and Acts''. Nashville, Tennessee: G.W. Bamman, 1985. {{FHL|976.8 P2b|book}}This book contains abstracts of divorce decrees in alphabetical order by the name of the person requesting the divorce. It indexes every name.
===Burned, Lost, or Missing Records===
 
The following counties had record loss. Click on the county for more information.<br>
To find divorce&nbsp;records in the Family History Library collection,&nbsp;perform a&nbsp;Place Search of the Family History Library [https://familysearch.org/catalog-search Catalo... under the following topics:  
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*[[Bedford County, Tennessee Genealogy#Record Loss|Bedford]]
TENNESSEE - VITAL RECORDS
*[[Bledsoe County, Tennessee Genealogy#Record Loss|Bledsoe]]
 
*[[Blount County, Tennessee Genealogy#Record Loss|Blount]]
TENNESSEE, [COUNTY] - COURT RECORDS
*[[Cannon County, Tennessee Genealogy#Record Loss|Cannon]]
 
*[[Carroll County, Tennessee Genealogy#Record Loss|Carroll]]
TENNESSEE, [COUNTY] - DIVORCE RECORDS
*[[Carter County, Tennessee Genealogy#Record Loss|Carter]]
 
*[[Chester County, Tennessee Genealogy#Record Loss|Chester]]
TENNESSEE, [COUNTY] - VITAL RECORDS
*[[Claiborne County, Tennessee Genealogy#Record Loss|Claiborne]]
 
*[[Cocke County, Tennessee Genealogy#Record Loss|Cocke]]
== Adoption Records  ==
*[[Coffee County, Tennessee Genealogy#Record Loss|Coffee]]
 
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[http://www.state.tn.us/sos/rules/0250/0250-07/0250-07-12.pdf Tennessee adoption law] requires that the original birth record and all other legal documents related to the adoption are sealed and are not accessible except under certain procedures specified by state law. The [http://www.state.tn.us/youth/adoption/recordsaccess.htm Department of Children's Services] is able to provide access to adoption records, sealed adoption records, sealed records, post adoption records, or records from any other information source that were created on or after March 16, 1951. The adoption record includes sealed adoption records, post-adoption records, court records, adoption agency and Department of Health Vital records. Eligible adoptees must be 21 to access their records.&nbsp; <br>
*[[Cumberland County, Tennessee Genealogy#Record Loss|Cumberland]]
 
*[[Davidson County, Tennessee Genealogy#Record Loss|Davidson]]
For more information call the office of Post Adoption Services at 615-532-5637.
*[[Decatur County, Tennessee Genealogy#Record Loss|Davidson]]
 
*[[Dickson County, Tennessee Genealogy#Record Loss|Dickson]]
== Additional Helps  ==
*[[Dyer County, Tennessee Genealogy#Record Loss|Dyer]]
 
*[[Fayette County, Tennessee Genealogy#Record Loss|Fayette]]
*Information listed on vital records is given by an informant.&nbsp; Learn the relationship of the informant to the subject(s) of the record.&nbsp; The closer the relationship of the informant to the subject(s) and whether or not the informant&nbsp;was present at the time of the event can help determine the accuracy of the information&nbsp;found on the record.
*[[Fentress County, Tennessee Genealogy#Record Loss|Fentress]]
*If you are unable to locate&nbsp;vital records recorded by governments, search for church records of christening, marriage, death or burial.&nbsp; A family Bible may have been used to record births, marriages and deaths.
*[[Gibson County, Tennessee Genealogy#Record Loss|Gibson]]
*Most information from Tennessee births, deaths, marriages, and divorces can be provided to any requestor as a handwritten transcript, called a verification.
*[[Giles County, Tennessee Genealogy#Record Loss|Giles]]
*Search for Vital Records in the FamilySearch Catalog by using a '''[[FamilySearch Catalog Place-name Search|Place Search]]''' and then choosing '''Vital Records'''.&nbsp; Search for '''Tennessee''' to locate records filed by the State. Search the '''name of the county''' to locate records kept by the county.
*[[Grainger County, Tennessee Genealogy#Record Loss|Grainger]]
 
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=== Research Guides  ===
*[[Grundy County, Tennessee Genealogy#Record Loss|Grundy]]
 
*[[Hamilton County, Tennessee Genealogy#Record Loss|Hamilton]]
The Tennessee Library and Archives Internet site listed in the [[Tennessee Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]&nbsp;describes&nbsp;in more detail&nbsp;many of the state’s vital records. See [[United states vital records|United States vital records]] wiki pages for more detailed information on the value and content of vital records.
*[[Hancock County, Tennessee Genealogy#Record Loss|Hancock]]
 
*[[Hardeman County, Tennessee Genealogy#Record Loss|Hardeman]]
The Tennessee State Library and Archives offers a free online research guide:
*[[Hardin County, Tennessee Genealogy#Record Loss|Hardin]]
 
*[[Hawkins County, Tennessee Genealogy#Record Loss|Hawkins]]
*[http://www.tn.gov/tsla/history/vital/vital.htm Finding Birth &amp; Death Records in Tennesse...]
*[[Henderson County, Tennessee Genealogy#Record Loss|Henderson]]
 
*[[Hickman County, Tennessee Genealogy#Record Loss|Hickman]]
=== Lost and&nbsp;Missing Records  ===
*[[Humphreys County, Tennessee Genealogy#Record Loss|Humphreys]]
 
*[[James County, Tennessee Genealogy#Record Loss|James]]
[[Image:Fire.png|thumb|right|70px]]  
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*[[Jackson County, Tennessee Genealogy#Record Loss|Jackson]]
See the heading "Record Loss" in each individual county. <br>For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:
*[[Lauderdale County, Tennessee Genealogy#Record Loss|Lauderdale]]
 
*[[McMinn County, Tennessee Genealogy#Record Loss|McMinn]]
*[http://tnblog.arleneeakle.com/2009/04/13/when-the-records-are-gone/ Arlene Eakle], ''When the Records are Gone'' in Tennessee Genealogy Blo...
*[[McNairy County, Tennessee Genealogy#Record Loss|McNairy]]
*[[Burned Counties Research|Burned Counties Research in FamilySearch Wik...]]  
*[[Macon County, Tennessee Genealogy#Record Loss|Macon]]
*[http://blogs.ancestry.com/circle/?p=2424 Michael John Neill], ''Burned Counties'' in Family History Circl...
*[[Marion County, Tennessee Genealogy#Record Loss|Marion]]
 
*[[Marshall County, Tennessee Genealogy#Record Loss|Marshall]]
=== Substitute Records  ===
*[[Meigs County, Tennessee Genealogy#Record Loss|Meigs]]
 
*[[Monroe County, Tennessee Genealogy#Record Loss|Monroe]]
These links will take you to wiki pages describing alternate sources for birth, marriage and death records.
*[[Montgomery County, Tennessee Genealogy#Record Loss|Montgomery]]
 
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*[[Tennessee Church Records|Church Records]]: Depending on the denomination, church records&nbsp;may contain information about birth, marriage and death.
*[[Morgan County, Tennessee Genealogy#Record Loss|Morgan]]
 
*[[Obion County, Tennessee Genealogy#Record Loss|Obion]]
*[[Tennessee Cemeteries|Cemetery Records]]: Cemetery records are a rich source of birth and death information.&nbsp; These records may also reveal family relationships.
*[[Overton County, Tennessee Genealogy#Record Loss|Overton]]
 
*[[Perry County, Tennessee Genealogy#Record Loss|Perry]]
*[[Tennessee Census|Census Records]]: Census records are a valuable source for birth and marriage information. You may also determine approximate time of death when the individual disappear from the census. This is a good place to begin a search.
*[[Pickett County, Tennessee Genealogy#Record Loss|Pickett]]
 
*[[Polk County, Tennessee Genealogy#Record Loss|Polk]]
*[[Tennessee Newspapers|Newspapers]]: Besides obituaries, local newspapers may contain birth and marriage announcements and death notices.&nbsp; Also check newspaper social columns for&nbsp;additional information.&nbsp;
*[[Putnam County, Tennessee Genealogy#Record Loss|Putnam]]
 
*[[Rhea County, Tennessee Genealogy#Record Loss|Rhea]]
*[[Tennessee Periodicals|Periodicals]]: Local genealogical and historical societies often publish periodicals which may contain abstracted early birth, marriage and death information.
*[[Rutherford County, Tennessee Genealogy#Record Loss|Rutherford]]
 
*[[Scott County, Tennessee Genealogy#Record Loss|Scott]]
*[[Tennessee Military Records|Military Records]]: &nbsp;Military pension records can give birth, marriage and death information,&nbsp; In addtion, soldiers' homes records can included this same information.
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*[[Sevier County, Tennessee Genealogy#Record Loss|Sevier]]
*[[Tennessee Probate Records|Probate Records]]: If no death record exists, probate records&nbsp;may be helpful in estimating when an individual has died. Probate records in the 20th Century&nbsp;often contain the exact death date.
*[[Stewart County, Tennessee Genealogy#Record Loss|Stewart]]
 
*[[Sullivan County, Tennessee Genealogy#Record Loss|Sullivan]]
*[[Tennessee History|Histor...]]: &nbsp;Local histories, family&nbsp;histories&nbsp;and biographies can all be sources of birth, marriage and death information. Often this information is found in county-level records or in surname searches of the FamilySearch Catalog.
*[[Trousdale County, Tennessee Genealogy#Record Loss|Trousdale]]
 
*[[Union County, Tennessee Genealogy#Record Loss|Union]]
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*[[Warren County, Tennessee Genealogy#Record Loss|Warren]]
 
*[[Washington County, Tennessee Genealogy#Record Loss|Washington]]
=== More Online Tennessee Vital Records Links  ===
*[[Wayne County, Tennessee Genealogy#Record Loss|Wayne]]
 
*[[Weakley County, Tennessee Genealogy#Record Loss|Weakley]]
*[http://userdb.rootsweb.ancestry.com/regional.html#Tennessee Tennessee Databases] listed on [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ Rootsweb.or...&nbsp;- Free]  
*[[Wilson County, Tennessee Genealogy#Record Loss|Wilson]]
*USGenWeb.org [http://www.tngenweb.us/ Tennessee Sit... - Free]  
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*Search for Tennessee Collections on [https://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch Record Search] under [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/list#page=1&region=UNITED_STATES US... - Free]  
''See also:''<br>
*The Vital Records Search and Information Directory for [http://www.daddezio.com/records/room/RR-TN-NDX.html Tennesse... - Free/$]  
*[[Burned Counties Research|Burned Counties Research]] for strategies to find ancestors in spite of record loss.
*German Roots Links for Tennessee [http://www.germanroots.com/vitalrecords.html#Tennessee Birth &amp; Marriag...&nbsp;]and [http://www.germanroots.com/deathrecords.html Death] Records -&nbsp;Free/$ Includes all records, not just those for ethnic Germans
'''Tennessee''' or '''TN''' -&nbsp;Free/$
*[http://fhlfavorites.com/bookmark.htm FHL Favorites] for Tennessee
*Search the [http://www.ancestry.com/ Tennessee Birth, Marriage &amp; Death] Records at Ancestry.com - $&nbsp;
 
== <br>Family History Library Vital Records Collections  ==
 
To find vital records, consult the Locality Search of the Family History Library [https://familysearch.org/catalog-search Catalog... under:]  
 
::TENNESSEE - VITAL RECORDS
::TENNESSEE, [COUNTY] - VITAL RECORDS
::TENNESSEE, [COUNTY], [TOWN] - VITAL RECORDS
 
=== Tennessee Vital Records Index  ===
 
<br>This is a collection of Family History Library records which are abstracted, indexed and titled the [[Tennessee Vital Records Index (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Tennessee Vital Records Index.]] For over 30 years, volunteer indexers extracted this information from microfilm copies of the original records. In 1998, a few of the entries were published on 7 CDs by the Family History Department of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as the "North America Vital Records Index." This index is an index of the births, marriages, and deaths throughout Kentucky. The index is not necessarily complete for any particular place or region.  


These records are availble online for free at [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/list#page=1&region=NORTH_AMERICA FamilySearch Historical Records Collection....]


== References  ==
===Substitute Records===
For other records that may give birth, marriage, or death information, see:
*[[Tennessee_Substitute_Records|Tennessee Substitute Records]]
*[[Substitute_Records_For_United_States_Birth_Information|Substitute Records for United States Birth Information]]
*[[Substitute_Records_for_United_States_Marriage_Information|Substitute Records for United States Marriage Information]]
*[[Substitute_Records_For_United_States_Death_Information|Substitute Records for United States Death Information]]


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