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Good genealogists strive to understand the life and times of their ancestors. In this sense, any history is useful. But certain kinds of state, county, and local histories, especially older histories published between 1845 and 1945, often include biographical sketches of prominent individuals. The sketches usually tend toward the laudatory, but may include some genealogical details. If these histories are indexed or alphabetical, check for an ancestor's name. Some examples for the State of Tennessee are: | Good genealogists strive to understand the life and times of their ancestors. In this sense, any history is useful. But certain kinds of state, county, and local histories, especially older histories published between 1845 and 1945, often include biographical sketches of prominent individuals. The sketches usually tend toward the laudatory, but may include some genealogical details. If these histories are indexed or alphabetical, check for an ancestor's name. Some examples for the State of Tennessee are: | ||
Top Ten Tennessee History Reference Books. The webmistress of the Jefferson county usgenweb website "tried to create a list of her personal [http://jefferson.tngenealogy.net/research-aids/56-research-guidance/559-top-ten-tennessee-history-reference-books Top Ten Tennessee History Reference Books."] | |||
Here is a list of some Tennessee state histories: | |||
*Goodspeed firm, publishers, Chicago. ''[http://www.archive.org/details/historyoftenness00good History of Tennessee, from the Earliest Time to the Present; Together with an Historical and a Biographical Sketch of Giles, Lincoln, Franklin and Moore Counties]. ''Nashville, Tenn., The Goodspeed Publishing Company, 1886. Free digital copy. | *Goodspeed firm, publishers, Chicago. ''[http://www.archive.org/details/historyoftenness00good History of Tennessee, from the Earliest Time to the Present; Together with an Historical and a Biographical Sketch of Giles, Lincoln, Franklin and Moore Counties]. ''Nashville, Tenn., The Goodspeed Publishing Company, 1886. Free digital copy. | ||
*''Goodspeed History of Tennessee <ref>''Goodspeed History of Tennessee''. [Nashville, Tennessee]: Restoration and Reproduction Section, Library and Archives Division, Tennessee Dept. of Education, 1965. Micro-reproduction of county sections of: ''History of Tennessee from the Earliest Time to the Present''. Nashville, Tennessee: Goodspeed Publishing, 1886–1887. (Family History Library films [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;columns=*%2C0%2C0&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;titleno=55122&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;disp=Goodspeed+history+of+Tennessee++ 899865–67].) </ref>''This source contains histories of Tennessee counties, including a military history and an appendix of biographies. | *''Goodspeed History of Tennessee <ref>''Goodspeed History of Tennessee''. [Nashville, Tennessee]: Restoration and Reproduction Section, Library and Archives Division, Tennessee Dept. of Education, 1965. Micro-reproduction of county sections of: ''History of Tennessee from the Earliest Time to the Present''. Nashville, Tennessee: Goodspeed Publishing, 1886–1887. (Family History Library films [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;columns=*%2C0%2C0&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;titleno=55122&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;disp=Goodspeed+history+of+Tennessee++ 899865–67].) </ref>''This source contains histories of Tennessee counties, including a military history and an appendix of biographies. | ||
*Hale, Will T. and Merritt, Dixon L. ''[http://www.archive.org/details/ahistorytenness01merrgoog A History of Tennessee and Tennesseans ]- The Leaders and Representative Men in Commerce, Industry and Modern Activities''. The Lewis Publishing Company, Chicago and New York, 1913. Free digital copy. | *Hale, Will T. and Merritt, Dixon L. ''[http://www.archive.org/details/ahistorytenness01merrgoog A History of Tennessee and Tennesseans ]- The Leaders and Representative Men in Commerce, Industry and Modern Activities''. The Lewis Publishing Company, Chicago and New York, 1913. Free digital copy. | ||
*Hamer, Philip M. ''Tennessee, a History, 1673-1932,'' 4 volumes. New York: American Historical Society, 1935. | *Hamer, Philip M. ''Tennessee, a History, 1673-1932,'' 4 volumes. New York: American Historical Society, 1935. | ||
*Haywood, John.[http://www.archive.org/details/civilpoliticalhi00hayw ''The Civil and Political History of the State of Tennessee from its Earliest Settlement up to the Year 1796, including the Boundaries of the State'']'''''.'''Nashville, Tennessee: Publishing House of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, 1891. Free ditigal copy.'' | *Haywood, John.[http://www.archive.org/details/civilpoliticalhi00hayw ''The Civil and Political History of the State of Tennessee from its Earliest Settlement up to the Year 1796, including the Boundaries of the State'']'''''.'''Nashville, Tennessee: Publishing House of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, 1891. Free ditigal copy.'' | ||
*Garrett, William Robertson and Goodpasture, Albert Virgil. ''[http://www.archive.org/details/historyoftenness00garr History of Tennessee, its People and its Institutions.] ''The Brandon Co., Nashville, Tenn.: 1900. Includes the 1870 Constitution of Tennessee (pp.321-338) and "Bibliography of Tennessee History and Biography" (pp.338-341). | *Garrett, William Robertson and Goodpasture, Albert Virgil. ''[http://www.archive.org/details/historyoftenness00garr History of Tennessee, its People and its Institutions.] ''The Brandon Co., Nashville, Tenn.: 1900. Includes the 1870 Constitution of Tennessee (pp.321-338) and "Bibliography of Tennessee History and Biography" (pp.338-341). | ||
*''History of Tennessee'' <ref>Folmsbee, Stanley John. ''History of Tennessee''. New York, New York: Lewis Historical Publishing, 1960. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;titleno=221417&amp;disp=History+of+Tennessee%20%20&amp;columns=*,0,0 976.8 H2fs].) </ref>This is a basic history of Tennessee, not indexed. | *''History of Tennessee'' <ref>Folmsbee, Stanley John. ''History of Tennessee''. New York, New York: Lewis Historical Publishing, 1960. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;titleno=221417&amp;amp;disp=History+of+Tennessee%20%20&amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 976.8 H2fs].) </ref>This is a basic history of Tennessee, not indexed. | ||
*Putnam, Albigence Waldo. ''History of Middle Tennessee: or, Life and Times of Gen. James Robertson''. Nashville, Tenn.: A.A. Stitt, Southern Methodist Publishing House, 1859. Digital version at [http://books.google.com/books?id=9DjMSsxUR_UC Google Books]. | *Putnam, Albigence Waldo. ''History of Middle Tennessee: or, Life and Times of Gen. James Robertson''. Nashville, Tenn.: A.A. Stitt, Southern Methodist Publishing House, 1859. Digital version at [http://books.google.com/books?id=9DjMSsxUR_UC Google Books]. | ||
*''The Annals of Tennessee to the End of the Eighteenth Century:'' <ref>Ramsey, James Gettys McGready. ''The Annals of Tennessee to the End of the Eighteenth Century:'' Comprising Its Settlement as the Watauga Association, from 1769–1777; a Part of North Carolina, from 1777 to 1784; the State of Franklin, from 1788 to 1790; the Territory of the U.S. South of the Ohio, from 1790 to 1796; the State of Tennessee, from 1790 to 1800''. 1853. Reprint, Not published: 1967. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;columns=*%2C0%2C0&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;titleno=221607&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;disp=The+annals+of+Tennessee+to+the+end+of+th++ 976.8 H2r; film 24525].) </ref>This extensive history of the early settlement era includes a map, a few biographical sketches, and an index. | *''The Annals of Tennessee to the End of the Eighteenth Century:'' <ref>Ramsey, James Gettys McGready. ''The Annals of Tennessee to the End of the Eighteenth Century:'' Comprising Its Settlement as the Watauga Association, from 1769–1777; a Part of North Carolina, from 1777 to 1784; the State of Franklin, from 1788 to 1790; the Territory of the U.S. South of the Ohio, from 1790 to 1796; the State of Tennessee, from 1790 to 1800''. 1853. Reprint, Not published: 1967. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;columns=*%2C0%2C0&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;titleno=221607&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;disp=The+annals+of+Tennessee+to+the+end+of+th++ 976.8 H2r; film 24525].) </ref>This extensive history of the early settlement era includes a map, a few biographical sketches, and an index. | ||
*Smith, Daniel. ''[http://www.archive.org/details/shortdescription00smit A Short Description of the State of Tennessee ]: lately called the Territory of the United States, South of the River Ohio ; to accompany and explain a map of that country.'' (A very early history.) Philadelphia: Printer for Mathew Carey by Lang and Ustick, 1796. Free digital copy. | *Smith, Daniel. ''[http://www.archive.org/details/shortdescription00smit A Short Description of the State of Tennessee ]: lately called the Territory of the United States, South of the River Ohio ; to accompany and explain a map of that country.'' (A very early history.) Philadelphia: Printer for Mathew Carey by Lang and Ustick, 1796. Free digital copy. | ||
*''The Tennessee Encyclopedia of History & Culture'' <ref>West, Carroll Van. ''The Tennessee Encyclopedia of History &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp; Culture''. Nashville, Tennessee: Rutledge Hill Press, 1998. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;titleno=730661&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;disp=The+Tennessee+encyclopedia+of+history+an%20%20&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 976.8 H2te].) </ref>This comprehensive alphabetical work contains topics, biographies, and events representing aspects and disciplines of Tennessee’s history. | *''The Tennessee Encyclopedia of History & Culture'' <ref>West, Carroll Van. ''The Tennessee Encyclopedia of History &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp; Culture''. Nashville, Tennessee: Rutledge Hill Press, 1998. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;titleno=730661&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;disp=The+Tennessee+encyclopedia+of+history+an%20%20&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 976.8 H2te].) </ref>This comprehensive alphabetical work contains topics, biographies, and events representing aspects and disciplines of Tennessee’s history. | ||
*Moore, John Trotwood and Austin P. Foster, editors. ''Tennessee: The Volunteer State, 1769-1923''. 4 vols. Nashville: S.J.Clarke Publishing Co., 1923. (Family History Library Book 976.8 D3m v. 1-4.) This indexed four-volume set includes church information and Tennessee history in addition to three volumes of biographies. <br> | *Moore, John Trotwood and Austin P. Foster, editors. ''Tennessee: The Volunteer State, 1769-1923''. 4 vols. Nashville: S.J.Clarke Publishing Co., 1923. (Family History Library Book 976.8 D3m v. 1-4.) This indexed four-volume set includes church information and Tennessee history in addition to three volumes of biographies. <br> | ||