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Many records created by city, county, and state governments do not fit into the record types used in this outline. Records of mayors, commissioners, overseers of the poor, and schools are examples of government sources that may give information about ancestors not contained in other records. Some collections that contain a variety of records, such as land, history, tax, court, or other records, may be classified as “public records.” These records can be found on the state, county, and sometimes town or township level. [[ | Many records created by city, county, and state governments do not fit into the record types used in this outline. Records of mayors, commissioners, overseers of the poor, and schools are examples of government sources that may give information about ancestors not contained in other records. Some collections that contain a variety of records, such as land, history, tax, court, or other records, may be classified as “public records.” These records can be found on the state, county, and sometimes town or township level. [[Tennessee]] has many state and county public records. Two examples are: | ||
Sherrill, Charles A. ''Tennessee Convicts: Early Records of the State Penitentiary''. Mount Juliet, Tennessee: Charles A. Sherrill, 1997. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=724272&disp=Tennessee+convicts%20%20&columns=*,0,0 976.8 J6s].) This record covers the years 1831–1850. The record includes place and name indexes. | Sherrill, Charles A. ''Tennessee Convicts: Early Records of the State Penitentiary''. Mount Juliet, Tennessee: Charles A. Sherrill, 1997. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=724272&disp=Tennessee+convicts%20%20&columns=*,0,0 976.8 J6s].) This record covers the years 1831–1850. The record includes place and name indexes. |
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