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''[[United States|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Tennessee|Tennessee ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Tennessee Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]'' | |||
Cemetery records often include birth, marriage, and death information. They sometimes have insignia or symbols that provide clues about military service, religion, or membership in an organization, such as a lodge. Nearby markers may help identify children who died young, or women who were not recorded in family or government documents. | Cemetery records often include birth, marriage, and death information. They sometimes have insignia or symbols that provide clues about military service, religion, or membership in an organization, such as a lodge. Nearby markers may help identify children who died young, or women who were not recorded in family or government documents. | ||
The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) collection contains tombstone inscriptions from many Tennessee cemeteries. The DAR collection is described in the “[[Tennessee Genealogy|Genealogy]]” section of this outline. | The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) collection contains tombstone inscriptions from many Tennessee cemeteries. The DAR collection is described in the “[[Tennessee Genealogy|Genealogy]]” section of this outline. | ||
Genealogical society members often copy and publish tombstone inscriptions. The USGenWeb Archives have records of more than 800 cemeteries listed county-by-county on their Internet site: | Genealogical society members often copy and publish tombstone inscriptions. The USGenWeb Archives have records of more than 800 cemeteries listed county-by-county on their Internet site: <br>http://www.usgwtombstones.org/index.html | ||
<br>http://www.usgwtombstones.org/index.html | |||
''The Tennessee Tombstone Transcription Project in USGenWeb Archives Digital Library.'' Highlighted cemeteries include tombstone abstracts.<br>http://www.usgwtombstones.org/tennessee/tenn.html | ''The Tennessee Tombstone Transcription Project in USGenWeb Archives Digital Library.'' Highlighted cemeteries include tombstone abstracts.<br>http://www.usgwtombstones.org/tennessee/tenn.html | ||
Search Tennessee tombstone abstracts: | Search Tennessee tombstone abstracts: <br>http://www.usgwarchives.net/search/search.cgi/searchtn.htm | ||
<br>http://www.usgwarchives.net/search/search.cgi/searchtn.htm | |||
Search the tombstone abstracts by using the USGenWeb search engine:<br>http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/newsearch.htm | Search the tombstone abstracts by using the USGenWeb search engine:<br>http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/newsearch.htm | ||
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=== External Links === | === External Links === | ||
*http://www.accessgenealogy.com/cemetery/tennessee.htm | *http://www.accessgenealogy.com/cemetery/tennessee.htm | ||
*[http://www.findagrave.com Find a Grave] | *[http://www.findagrave.com Find a Grave] | ||
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[[Category:Tennessee|Cemeteries]] | [[Category:Tennessee|Cemeteries]] | ||