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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. | ||
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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 | 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 | ||
*''The Tennessee Tombstone Transcription Project in USGenWeb Archives Digital Library.'' Highlighted cemeteries include tombstone abstracts: [http://www.usgwtombstones.org/tennessee/tenn.html http://www.usgwtombstones.org/tennessee/tenn.html] | *''The Tennessee Tombstone Transcription Project in USGenWeb Archives Digital Library.'' Highlighted cemeteries include tombstone abstracts: [http://www.usgwtombstones.org/tennessee/tenn.html http://www.usgwtombstones.org/tennessee/tenn.html] | ||
*Search Tennessee tombstone abstracts: [http://www.usgwarchives.net/search/search.cgi/searchtn.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/search/search.cgi/searchtn.htm] | *Search Tennessee tombstone abstracts: [http://www.usgwarchives.net/search/search.cgi/searchtn.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/search/search.cgi/searchtn.htm] | ||
Select the state of interest, type the name of the ancestor you seek in the “Query” field, and click the Search button. For best results, use the “Search Tips” and examples at the bottom of the web page. You will get a list of any matches with the option of viewing the full transcript. | Select the state of interest, type the name of the ancestor you seek in the “Query” field, and click the Search button. For best results, use the “Search Tips” and examples at the bottom of the web page. You will get a list of any matches with the option of viewing the full transcript. | ||