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[[Image:{{TennShiCem}}]]''[[United States|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Tennessee|Tennessee ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[ | [[Image:{{TennShiCem}}]]''[[United States|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Tennessee|Tennessee ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Tennessee_Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]'' | ||
Tennessee cemetery records often identify birth, death, and relationship 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|Tennessee Genealogy]] article. | The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) collection contains tombstone inscriptions from many Tennessee cemeteries. The DAR collection is described in the [[Tennessee Genealogy|Tennessee Genealogy]] article. | ||
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: | ||
*''The Tennessee Tombstone Transcription Project in USGenWeb Archives Digital Library.'' Highlighted cemeteries include tombstone abstracts | *''[http://www.usgwtombstones.org/tennessee/tenn.html The Tennessee Tombstone Transcription Project in USGenWeb Archives Digital Library].'' Highlighted cemeteries include tombstone abstracts. | ||
*Search | *Search [http://www.usgwarchives.net/search/search.cgi/searchtn.htm Tennessee tombstone abstracts] | ||
Once a cemetery listing is found for relatives in books or online, local volunteers through [http://www.raogk.org/tennesse.htm Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness], in many Tennessee counties, are willing to visit the cemetery and photograph gravestones for free. | |||
A county-by-county list of cemetery record transcripts and the book and film numbers to locate them at the Family History Library as of 1988 is: | A county-by-county list of cemetery record transcripts and the book and film numbers to locate them at the Family History Library as of 1988 is: | ||
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TENNESSEE, [COUNTY] - CEMETERIES | TENNESSEE, [COUNTY] - CEMETERIES | ||
TENNESSEE, [COUNTY], [TOWN] - CEMETERIES | TENNESSEE, [COUNTY], [TOWN] - CEMETERIES | ||
=== External Links === | === External Links === | ||