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''[[United States|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Tennessee|Tennessee ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[ | ''[[United States|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Tennessee|Tennessee ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Tennessee_Divorce_Records|Divorce Records]]'' | ||
In the early 1800's the legislature, the circuit courts, and county courts granted divorces. Divorce records may indicate the date and place of the marriage being dissolved. Circuit courts have handled divorce proceedings in most counties. | In the early 1800's the legislature, the circuit courts, and county courts granted divorces. Divorce records may indicate the date and place of the marriage being dissolved. Circuit courts have handled divorce proceedings in most counties. | ||
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The Tennessee Office of Vital Statistics has a statewide register of divorces after 1 January 1949 and can verify the date and county of a divorce or annulment. Their address is in the “[[Tennessee Vital Records|Vital Records]]” section of this outline. You can get application forms (and instructions) for divorce certificates from the Office of Vital Statistics web site: | The Tennessee Office of Vital Statistics has a statewide register of divorces after 1 January 1949 and can verify the date and county of a divorce or annulment. Their address is in the “[[Tennessee Vital Records|Vital Records]]” section of this outline. You can get application forms (and instructions) for divorce certificates from the Office of Vital Statistics web site: | ||
*[http://www.state.tn.us/tsla/history/vital/vital.htm Office of Vital Records - Tennessee Department of Health] | |||
*http://www.state.tn.us/tsla/history/vital/vital.htm | |||
A source for early Tennessee divorces is: | A source for early Tennessee divorces is: | ||
Bamman, Gale Williams. ''Tennessee Divorces, 1797 to 1858: Taken from 750 Legislative Petitions and Acts''. Nashville, Tennessee: G.W. Bamman, 1985. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=401184&disp=Tennessee+divorces%2C+1797%2D1858%20%20&columns=*,0,0 976.8 P2b].) This book contains abstracts of divorce decrees in alphabetical order by the name of the person requesting the divorce. It indexes every name. | *Bamman, Gale Williams. ''Tennessee Divorces, 1797 to 1858: Taken from 750 Legislative Petitions and Acts''. Nashville, Tennessee: G.W. Bamman, 1985. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=401184&disp=Tennessee+divorces%2C+1797%2D1858%20%20&columns=*,0,0 976.8 P2b].) This book contains abstracts of divorce decrees in alphabetical order by the name of the person requesting the divorce. It indexes every name. | ||
Legislative petitions represent only a small number of the divorces requested. Most went through the superior, circuit, and chancery courts. | Legislative petitions represent only a small number of the divorces requested. Most went through the superior, circuit, and chancery courts. | ||
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== See Also == | == See Also == | ||
http://www.countyregistry.org/divorce-records/tennessee/ | http://www.countyregistry.org/divorce-records/tennessee/ {{Tennessee|Tennessee}} | ||
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[[Category:Tennessee|Divorce]] | [[Category:Tennessee|Divorce]] | ||