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In more recent times, particularly after the nation's bicentennial anniversary and the television series ''Roots'', print houses such as [http://www.turnerpublishing.com/SearchResult.aspx?CategoryId=21 Turner Publishing Company] (New York and Nashville), have published dozens of Tennessee county histories packed with compiled family histories targeted at genealogists with interests in the chosen areas. Because the market has changed, families selected for inclusion in these books are no longer only prominent citizens. One of the only detectable biases is that most of the individuals discussed left descendants, and at least one of them was an active genealogist at the time of publication. Many of the articles submitted to these publishers lack source citations and researchers should remember to verify the information. | In more recent times, particularly after the nation's bicentennial anniversary and the television series ''Roots'', print houses such as [http://www.turnerpublishing.com/SearchResult.aspx?CategoryId=21 Turner Publishing Company] (New York and Nashville), have published dozens of Tennessee county histories packed with compiled family histories targeted at genealogists with interests in the chosen areas. Because the market has changed, families selected for inclusion in these books are no longer only prominent citizens. One of the only detectable biases is that most of the individuals discussed left descendants, and at least one of them was an active genealogist at the time of publication. Many of the articles submitted to these publishers lack source citations and researchers should remember to verify the information. | ||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3140 Tennessee Records] at Ancestry | *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3140 Tennessee Records] at Ancestry ($) | ||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=30088 A history of Tennessee and Tennesseans : the leaders and representative men in commerce, industry and modern activities] at Ancestry | *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=30088 A history of Tennessee and Tennesseans : the leaders and representative men in commerce, industry and modern activities] at Ancestry ($) | ||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48297 Some Tennessee Heroes of the Revolution] at Ancestry | *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48297 Some Tennessee Heroes of the Revolution] at Ancestry ($) | ||
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*''A Bibliography of American County Histories'' <ref>Filby, P. William. ''A Bibliography of American County Histories''. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1985. {{FHL|299450|item|disp=FHL book 973 H23bi}} </ref> | *''A Bibliography of American County Histories'' <ref>Filby, P. William. ''A Bibliography of American County Histories''. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1985. {{FHL|299450|item|disp=FHL book 973 H23bi}} </ref> | ||
*''United States Local Histories in the Library of Congress'' <ref>Kaminkow, Marion J. ''United States Local Histories in the Library of Congress''. 5 vols. Baltimore: Magna Charta Book, 1975-76. {{FHL|252458|item|disp=FHL book 973 A3ka}}</ref> | *''United States Local Histories in the Library of Congress'' <ref>Kaminkow, Marion J. ''United States Local Histories in the Library of Congress''. 5 vols. Baltimore: Magna Charta Book, 1975-76. {{FHL|252458|item|disp=FHL book 973 A3ka}}</ref> | ||
*''Tennessee, Old and New. Sesquicentennial Edition. 1796 - 1946.'' The Tennessee Historical Commission. Nashville, Tennessee. Digital versions available at [ | *''Tennessee, Old and New. Sesquicentennial Edition. 1796 - 1946.'' The Tennessee Historical Commission. Nashville, Tennessee. Digital versions available at [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/357794-tennessee-old-and-new-sesquicentennial-edition-1796-1946-v-1?offset=1 FamilySearch Digital Library] (Vol. 1), [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/392862-tennessee-old-and-new-sesquicentennial-edition-1796-1946-v-2?offset=141740 FamilySearch Digital Library] (Vol. 2); [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/24761/ Ancestry] ($). Contains historical information as well as biographies about some of Tennessee's most prominent citizens. | ||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=30087 Tennessee diaries, memoirs and church records in the Manuscript Division, Tennessee State Library and Archives ] at Ancestry | *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=30087 Tennessee diaries, memoirs and church records in the Manuscript Division, Tennessee State Library and Archives] at Ancestry ($) | ||
Additional resources for Tennessee local histories include: | Additional resources for Tennessee local histories include: | ||
*''Counties of Tennessee.'' <ref>Foster, Austin Powers. ''Counties of Tennessee.'' 1923. Reprint, Greenville, South Carolina: Southern Historical Press, 1990. {{FHL|221412|item|disp=FHL film 896777 Item 4}}</ref>The record is arranged alphabetically by county, followed by a brief description of how each county was formed. It includes ''A Guide to the U.S. Federal Censuses — Tennessee, 1790–1920'' by William Thorndale and William Dollarhide, and it is indexed. | *''Counties of Tennessee.'' <ref>Foster, Austin Powers. ''Counties of Tennessee.'' 1923. Reprint, Greenville, South Carolina: Southern Historical Press, 1990. {{FHL|221412|item|disp=FHL film 896777 Item 4}}</ref>The record is arranged alphabetically by county, followed by a brief description of how each county was formed. It includes ''A Guide to the U.S. Federal Censuses — Tennessee, 1790–1920'' by William Thorndale and William Dollarhide, and it is indexed. | ||
*McClung, Calvin Morgan and McClung Historical Collection. ''Calvin Morgan McClung Historical Collection.'' (1921). Contains books, maps, pamphlets, historical documents and genealogies relating to Tennessee and other southern states. Digital versions available at | *McClung, Calvin Morgan and McClung Historical Collection. ''Calvin Morgan McClung Historical Collection.'' (1921). Contains books, maps, pamphlets, historical documents and genealogies relating to Tennessee and other southern states. Digital versions available at [http://cmdc.knoxlib.org/ Knox County Public Library], [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/22960/ Ancestry] ($). | ||
*Biographies from numerous Tennessee County History volumes are available free online on [http://www.mygenealogyhound.com/index.html My Genealogy Hound] . <br> | *Biographies from numerous Tennessee County History volumes are available free online on [http://www.mygenealogyhound.com/index.html My Genealogy Hound] . <br> | ||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3281 Tennessee, The Volunteer State, 1769-1923, Vol. 1] at Ancestry | *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3281 Tennessee, The Volunteer State, 1769-1923, Vol. 1] at Ancestry ($) | ||
=== The Draper Manuscript Collection === | === The Draper Manuscript Collection === | ||
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The [[Draper Manuscript Collection]] is a significant regional source that includes records of Tennessee. | The [[Draper Manuscript Collection]] is a significant regional source that includes records of Tennessee. | ||
*''[[Draper Manuscript Collection]]''<ref name="null">Draper, Lyman Copeland,Draper manuscript collection Chicago, Illinois : Filmed by the University of Chicago Library, [197-?] {{FHL|218462|item|disp=FHL Film 889097 (first of 147 films)}} </ref> The collection consists of nearly 500 volumes of manuscripts, papers, and books collected by Lyman Copeland Draper about the history of the trans-Allegheny West, a region including the western areas of the Carolinas and Virginia, all the Ohio River Valley, and part of the upper Mississippi Valley from the 1740s to 1830. The collection is divided into 50 series. Some series are titled by geographic area, some by the names of prominent frontier leaders, and some by topic. The bulk of the collection consists of notes from interviews, questionnaires, and letters gathered during Draper’s extensive travels and research to learn about frontier history. Personal papers are much more rare than government or military records. | *''[[Draper Manuscript Collection]]''<ref name="null">Draper, Lyman Copeland, Draper manuscript collection Chicago, Illinois : Filmed by the University of Chicago Library, [197-?] {{FHL|218462|item|disp=FHL Film 889097 (first of 147 films)}} </ref> The collection consists of nearly 500 volumes of manuscripts, papers, and books collected by Lyman Copeland Draper about the history of the trans-Allegheny West, a region including the western areas of the Carolinas and Virginia, all the Ohio River Valley, and part of the upper Mississippi Valley from the 1740s to 1830. The collection is divided into 50 series. Some series are titled by geographic area, some by the names of prominent frontier leaders, and some by topic. The bulk of the collection consists of notes from interviews, questionnaires, and letters gathered during Draper’s extensive travels and research to learn about frontier history. Personal papers are much more rare than government or military records. | ||
The collection includes many items of a genealogical or biographical nature. For an inventory and partial indexes, see: | The collection includes many items of a genealogical or biographical nature. For an inventory and partial indexes, see: | ||
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*''Index to Lyman C. Draper Manuscripts.'' <ref>Wolfe, Barbara Schull. ''Index to Lyman C. Draper Manuscripts.'' Logansport, Indiana: B.S. Wolfe, 197–?. {{FHL|446497|item|disp=FHL book 977.583/M1 A3w}} </ref>The name index gives the series and volume numbers, but is not complete. | *''Index to Lyman C. Draper Manuscripts.'' <ref>Wolfe, Barbara Schull. ''Index to Lyman C. Draper Manuscripts.'' Logansport, Indiana: B.S. Wolfe, 197–?. {{FHL|446497|item|disp=FHL book 977.583/M1 A3w}} </ref>The name index gives the series and volume numbers, but is not complete. | ||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=28237 History of Davidson County, Tennessee : with illustrations and biographical sketches of its prominent men and pioneers] at Ancestry | *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=28237 History of Davidson County, Tennessee : with illustrations and biographical sketches of its prominent men and pioneers] at Ancestry ($) | ||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=28680 The conquest of the old Southwest : the romantic story of the early pioneers into Virginia, the Carolinas, Tennessee, and | *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=28680 The conquest of the old Southwest : the romantic story of the early pioneers into Virginia, the Carolinas, Tennessee, and Kentucky] at Ancestry ($) | ||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=30087 Tennessee diaries, memoirs and church records in the Manuscript Division, Tennessee State Library and Archives ] at Ancestry | *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=30087 Tennessee diaries, memoirs and church records in the Manuscript Division, Tennessee State Library and Archives ] at Ancestry ($) | ||
== State Histories Useful to Genealogists == | == State Histories Useful to Genealogists == | ||
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*Hale, Will T. and Merritt, Dixon L. ''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. Digital versions at [http://search.ancestry.com/iexec/Default.aspx?htx=BookList&dbid=30088 Ancestry] ($); [http://www.archive.org/details/ahistorytenness01merrgoog Internet Archive]. | *Hale, Will T. and Merritt, Dixon L. ''A History of Tennessee and Tennesseans - The Leaders and Representative Men in Commerce, Industry and Modern Activities''. The Lewis Publishing Company, Chicago and New York, 1913. Digital versions at [http://search.ancestry.com/iexec/Default.aspx?htx=BookList&dbid=30088 Ancestry] ($); [http://www.archive.org/details/ahistorytenness01merrgoog Internet Archive]. | ||
*Hamer, Philip M. ''Tennessee, a History, 1673-1932,'' 4 volumes. New York: American Historical Society, 1935. {{FHL|8619|item|disp=FHL film 1000311 Items 1-4}} | *Hamer, Philip M. ''Tennessee, a History, 1673-1932,'' 4 volumes. New York: American Historical Society, 1935. {{FHL|8619|item|disp=FHL film 1000311 Items 1-4}} | ||
*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 | *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 digital 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. {{FHL|221417|item|disp=FHL book 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. {{FHL|221417|item|disp=FHL book 976.8 H2fs}} </ref>This is a basic history of Tennessee, not indexed. | ||