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If your ancestors were ever in court as defendants, plaintiffs, witnesses, or jurors, they may be in court records. They may have participated in cases of probate, naturalization, divorce, debt, adoption, guardianship, licenses, appointment to public office, taxes, civil and criminal lawsuits, property disputes, crimes, or any other matters brought before a court. | If your ancestors were ever in court as defendants, plaintiffs, witnesses, or jurors, they may be in court records. They may have participated in cases of probate, naturalization, divorce, debt, adoption, guardianship, licenses, appointment to public office, taxes, civil and criminal lawsuits, property disputes, crimes, or any other matters brought before a court. | ||
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*Caldwell, Joshua William. ''[http://www.archive.org/details/cu31924018800262 Sketches of the Bench and Bar of Tennessee.] ''Knoxville, Tennessee: Ogden Brother and Co., 1898. Free digital copy. History of early Tennessee courts and the men who served there. | *Caldwell, Joshua William. ''[http://www.archive.org/details/cu31924018800262 Sketches of the Bench and Bar of Tennessee.] ''Knoxville, Tennessee: Ogden Brother and Co., 1898. Free digital copy. History of early Tennessee courts and the men who served there. | ||
*Hicks, Wesley Jones. ''[http://www.archive.org/details/cu31924084260748 The Tennessee Manual of Chancery Pleading and Practice]. ''Nashville, Tennessee: Marshall and Bruce, 1883. Free digital copy. Equity pleading and proceeding in late-1800 Tennessee courts. | *Hicks, Wesley Jones. ''[http://www.archive.org/details/cu31924084260748 The Tennessee Manual of Chancery Pleading and Practice]. ''Nashville, Tennessee: Marshall and Bruce, 1883. Free digital copy. Equity pleading and proceeding in late-1800 Tennessee courts. | ||
*Rose, Christine. | *[http://www.archive.org/details/actsstatetennes00unkngoog ''Public Acts of the State of Tennessee, 1848'']. Jackson : Printed by Gates and Parker, 1848. | ||
*[http://www.archive.org/details/actsstatetennes02unkngoog ''Public Acts of the State of Tennessee, 1858'']. Nashville : C. Torbett and Company, 1858. | |||
*[http://www.archive.org/details/actsstatetennes01unkngoog ''Public Acts of the State of Tennessee, 1882'']. Nashville : Albert B. Tavel, 1882. | |||
*''[http://www.archive.org/details/actsstatetennes05unkngoog Public Acts of the State of Tennessee, 1861]. Nashville : J.G. Griffith and Co, 1861'' | |||
*''[http://www.archive.org/details/actsstatetennes09unkngoog Public Acts of the State of Tennessee, 1850]. Nashville : McKennie and Watterson, 1850. '' | |||
*''[http://www.archive.org/details/actsstatetennes15unkngoog Public Acts of the State of Tennessee, 1838] Nashville : S. Nye and Co, 1838. '' | |||
*''[http://www.archive.org/details/actsstatetennes18unkngoog Public Acts of the State of Tennessee, 1846]. Knoxville : James C. Moses, Register Office, 1846. '' | |||
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/publicactsstate01tenngoog#page/n6/mode/1up ''Public Acts of the State of Tennessee, 1913'']. Nashville : McQuiddy Printing Company, 1913 | |||
*[http://www.archive.org/details/publicactsstate02unkngoog ''Public Acts of the State of Tennessee, 1911'']. Nashville : McQuiddy Printing Company, 1911 | |||
*Rose, Christine. Courthouse Research for Family Historians: Your Guide to Genealogical Treasures. San Jose, California: CR Publications, 2004. This book guides researchers through the records and processes of courthouses in the United States. | |||
See the [[United States Court Records |United States Court Records]] article for more detailed information on court records. Refer to [[Tennessee Guardianship|Tennessee Guardianship]], [[Tennessee Probate Records|Tennessee Probate Records]], and [[Tennessee Naturalization and Citizenship|Tennessee Naturalization and Citizenship]] for information about specific court records. | See the [[United States Court Records|United States Court Records]] article for more detailed information on court records. Refer to [[Tennessee Guardianship|Tennessee Guardianship]], [[Tennessee Probate Records|Tennessee Probate Records]], and [[Tennessee Naturalization and Citizenship|Tennessee Naturalization and Citizenship]] for information about specific court records. | ||
Court records are listed in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under: | Court records are listed in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under: | ||