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*'''1816-1995''' {{RecordSearch|2790270|Tennessee, Church Records, 1816-1995}} at FamilySearch - [[Tennessee, Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index | *'''1816-1995''' {{RecordSearch|2790270|Tennessee, Church Records, 1816-1995}} at FamilySearch - [[Tennessee, Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images, incomplete. | ||
*'''1828-1939''' {{RecordSearch|1681012|Tennessee, Births and Christenings, 1828-1939}} at FamilySearch - [[Tennessee Births and Christenings - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index only, incomplete. | *'''1828-1939''' {{RecordSearch|1681012|Tennessee, Births and Christenings, 1828-1939}} at FamilySearch - [[Tennessee Births and Christenings - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index only, incomplete. | ||
*'''1796-1950''' {{RecordSearch|1681022|Tennessee, Marriages, 1796-1950}} at FamilySearch - [[Tennessee Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index only, incomplete. | *'''1796-1950''' {{RecordSearch|1681022|Tennessee, Marriages, 1796-1950}} at FamilySearch - [[Tennessee Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index only, incomplete. | ||
*'''1810-1965''' {{RecordSearch|2556020|Tennessee Church Marriages, 1810-1965}} at FamilySearch - [[Tennessee Church Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index | *'''1810-1965''' {{RecordSearch|2556020|Tennessee Church Marriages, 1810-1965}} at FamilySearch - [[Tennessee Church Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images. | ||
*'''1874-1955''' {{RecordSearch|1681020|Tennessee, Deaths and Burials, 1874-1955}} at FamilySearch - [[Tennessee Deaths and Burials - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index only. | *'''1874-1955''' {{RecordSearch|1681020|Tennessee, Deaths and Burials, 1874-1955}} at FamilySearch - [[Tennessee Deaths and Burials - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index only. | ||
====Ancestry.com==== | ====Ancestry.com==== | ||
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====Lutheran==== | ====Lutheran==== | ||
* | *{{FSC|722733|item|disp=Marriages, Births and Deaths from Virginia and East Tennessee Lutheran Church in America Records}} Daughters of the American Revolution. General James Breckinridge Chapter (Roanoke, Virginia) | ||
====Presbyterian==== | ====Presbyterian==== | ||
*'''1701-1970''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61048/ U.S., Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1970], index | *'''1701-1970''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61048/ U.S., Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1970], index & images, incomplete.($) | ||
====Other Collections==== | ====Other Collections==== | ||
* | *{{FSC|266257|item|disp='''Church, cemetery, bible, and family records from Tennessee'''}}, prepared by the Historical Records Project and Historical Records Survey | ||
===Look for digital copies of church records listed in the FamilySearch Catalog. === | ===Look for digital copies of church records listed in the FamilySearch Catalog. === | ||
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*Online church records can be listed in the FamilySearch Catalog under the state, county, or town. | *Online church records can be listed in the FamilySearch Catalog under the state, county, or town. | ||
*If you find a record that has not yet been digitized, see [https://beta.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/article/how-do-i-request-that-a-microfilm-be-digitized '''How do I request that a microfilm be digitized?'''] | *If you find a record that has not yet been digitized, see [https://beta.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/article/how-do-i-request-that-a-microfilm-be-digitized '''How do I request that a microfilm be digitized?'''] | ||
*Some records might have viewing restrictions, and can only be viewed at a [https:// | *Some records might have viewing restrictions, and can only be viewed at a [https://locations.familysearch.org/en/search '''FamilySearch Center'''] near you, and/or by members of supporting organizations. | ||
*To find records: | *To find records: | ||
:::a. Click on the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&placeId= | :::a. Click on the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&placeId=57&query=%2Bplace%3A%22United%20States%2C%20Tennessee%22 '''records of United States, Tennessee''']. | ||
:::b. Click on '''Places within United States, Tennessee''' and a list of counties will appear. | :::b. Click on '''Places within United States, Tennessee''' and a list of counties will appear. | ||
:::c. Click on your county if it appears. | :::c. Click on your county if it appears. | ||
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*[https://books.google.com/books?id=f9gpAAAAYAAJ '''''The Ministerial Directory of the Baptist Churches in the United States of America.'''''] Oxford, Ohio: Ministerial Directory Co., 1899. | *[https://books.google.com/books?id=f9gpAAAAYAAJ '''''The Ministerial Directory of the Baptist Churches in the United States of America.'''''] Oxford, Ohio: Ministerial Directory Co., 1899. | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/112581-redirection '''''Inventory of the Church Archives of Tennessee: Tennessee Baptist Convention, Nashville Baptist Association.''''' Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Historical Records Survey Project, 1939.] | *[https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/112581-redirection '''''Inventory of the Church Archives of Tennessee: Tennessee Baptist Convention, Nashville Baptist Association.''''' Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Historical Records Survey Project, 1939.] | ||
*Moore, John Trotwood and Austin P. Foster, editors. | *Moore, John Trotwood and Austin P. Foster, editors. {{FSC|220742|item|disp='''''Tennessee: The Volunteer State, 1769-1923'', 4 vols.'''}} Nashville: S.J.Clarke Publishing Co., 1923. <ref>{{FSC|220742|item|disp=FS Library Book 976.8 D3m v. 1-4}}</ref>. This indexed four-volume set includes church information and Tennessee history in addition to three volumes of biographies. <br> | ||
*[http://newdeal.feri.org/guides/tnguide/ch11.htm '''"Religion''," ''in''Tennessee: A Guide to the State'''.]''Compiled and Written by the Federal Writers' Project of the Work Projects Administration for the State of Tennessee. American Guide Series. This chapter briefly describes the history of Tennessee’s most common religions. | *[http://newdeal.feri.org/guides/tnguide/ch11.htm '''"Religion''," ''in''Tennessee: A Guide to the State'''.]''Compiled and Written by the Federal Writers' Project of the Work Projects Administration for the State of Tennessee. American Guide Series. This chapter briefly describes the history of Tennessee’s most common religions. | ||
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The Kelly Library of Emory and Henry College houses the archives of the Holston Conference of the United Methodist Church:<br> | The Kelly Library of Emory and Henry College houses the archives of the Holston Conference of the United Methodist Church:<br> | ||
[https://www.ehc.edu/library/ '''Kelly Library''']<br>Emory and Henry College<br>P.O. Box 948<br>30480 Ambrister Drive<br>Emory VA 24327<br>Telephone: 1-540-944-6668 | [https://www.ehc.edu/library/ '''Kelly Library''']<br>Emory and Henry College<br>P.O. Box 948<br>30480 Ambrister Drive<br>Emory VA 24327<br>Telephone: 1-540-944-6668 | ||
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'''[http://www.tnumc.org/ Tennessee Conference]'''<br>520 Commerce Street, Suite 205<br>Nashville, TN 37203<br>Telephone: 1-615-263-0518 (call to make an appointment) | '''[http://www.tnumc.org/ Tennessee Conference]'''<br>520 Commerce Street, Suite 205<br>Nashville, TN 37203<br>Telephone: 1-615-263-0518 (call to make an appointment) | ||
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Nashville, TN, 37203<br> | Nashville, TN, 37203<br> | ||
Phone: 615-601-1581<br> | Phone: 615-601-1581<br> | ||
Email:archives@tnumc.org<br> | |||
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[http://www.memphis.edu/lambuth/library.php '''Memphis Conference United Methodist Archives''']<br>Luther L. Gobbel Library<br>Lambuth University<br>705 Lambuth Boulevard<br>Jackson, TN 38301<br>Telephone: 1-901-425-3270 | [http://www.memphis.edu/lambuth/library.php '''Memphis Conference United Methodist Archives''']<br>Luther L. Gobbel Library<br>Lambuth University<br>705 Lambuth Boulevard<br>Jackson, TN 38301<br>Telephone: 1-901-425-3270 | ||
Lambuth University Library houses an excellent collection of original Methodist newspapers, such as ''The Nashville Christian Advocate''. Death notices and obituaries for prominent Methodists from all over the region appeared in these newspapers. FS Library has acquired abstracts and indexes: | Lambuth University Library houses an excellent collection of original Methodist newspapers, such as ''The Nashville Christian Advocate''. Death notices and obituaries for prominent Methodists from all over the region appeared in these newspapers. FS Library has acquired abstracts and indexes: | ||
*Smith, Jonathan K.T. ''Genealogical Abstracts from Reported Deaths, the Louisville and Nashville Christian Advocate and the Nashville Christian Advocate''. [1852-1856] Jackson, Tenn.: J.K.T. Smith, 1997. {{FSC|654196 |item|disp=FS | *Smith, Jonathan K.T. ''Genealogical Abstracts from Reported Deaths, the Louisville and Nashville Christian Advocate and the Nashville Christian Advocate''. [1852-1856] Jackson, Tenn.: J.K.T. Smith, 1997. {{FSC|654196 |item|disp=FS Catalog book 976.855/N1 V48sj}}. | ||
*Smith, Jonathan K.T. ''Genealogical Abstracts from Reported Deaths, the Nashville Christian Advocate''. [1847-1914] 10 vols. [Jackson, Tenn.]: J.K.T. Smith, 1997-2003. {{FSC|789366|item|disp=book 976.855/N1 V48s 1847-1851}}; free digital versions at [http://www.tngenweb.org/records/tn_wide/obits/nca/index.html David Donahue Memorial: Tennessee Records Repository]. | *Smith, Jonathan K.T. ''Genealogical Abstracts from Reported Deaths, the Nashville Christian Advocate''. [1847-1914] 10 vols. [Jackson, Tenn.]: J.K.T. Smith, 1997-2003. {{FSC|789366|item|disp=book 976.855/N1 V48s 1847-1851}}; free digital versions at [http://www.tngenweb.org/records/tn_wide/obits/nca/index.html David Donahue Memorial: Tennessee Records Repository]. | ||
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Records for the Cumberland Presbyterian Church are sent to: | Records for the Cumberland Presbyterian Church are sent to: | ||
'''[http://www.cumberland.org/hfcpc The Historical Foundation of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church and the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America]'''<br>The Historical Library and Archives<br>8207 Traditional Place<br>Cordova, TN 38016<br>Telephone: 1-901-276-8602<br>Fax: 1-901-272-3913<br> | '''[http://www.cumberland.org/hfcpc The Historical Foundation of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church and the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America]'''<br>The Historical Library and Archives<br>8207 Traditional Place<br>Cordova, TN 38016<br>Telephone: 1-901-276-8602<br>Fax: 1-901-272-3913<br>Email: [mailto:archives@cumberland.org archives@cumberland.org] | ||
These archives collect papers of ministers; and session, trustee, and women’s missionary society records. These records may contain baptisms, marriages, and communions of members. The staff at the archives does not do research; however, you can do research in person for a small fee. | These archives collect papers of ministers; and session, trustee, and women’s missionary society records. These records may contain baptisms, marriages, and communions of members. The staff at the archives does not do research; however, you can do research in person for a small fee. | ||
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A collection of genealogical abstracts of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri, Mississippi, and Tennessee is: | A collection of genealogical abstracts of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri, Mississippi, and Tennessee is: | ||
*Eddlemon, Sherida K. '''''Genealogical Abstracts of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church: 1836 and Beyond'''''. Bowie, Maryland: Heritage, 1995. {{WorldCat|33036632|At various libraries (WorldCat)}}{{FSC|749088|item|disp=FS | *Eddlemon, Sherida K. '''''Genealogical Abstracts of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church: 1836 and Beyond'''''. Bowie, Maryland: Heritage, 1995. {{WorldCat|33036632|At various libraries (WorldCat)}}{{FSC|749088|item|disp=FS Catalog book 976 K2es}}. | ||
*Boisen, Anton T., [https://www.archive.org/details/ruralsurveyinten00pres '''A Rural Survey in Tennessee''']. ''New York: Redfield Borther, Inc., 1912. | *Boisen, Anton T., [https://www.archive.org/details/ruralsurveyinten00pres '''A Rural Survey in Tennessee''']. ''New York: Redfield Borther, Inc., 1912. | ||
*Alexander, John Edministon ''[http://books.google.com/books?id=cRO3ro_NIhYC A Brief History of the Synod of Tennessee, from 1817 to 1887]. ''MacCalla and Company, 1890. | *Alexander, John Edministon ''[http://books.google.com/books?id=cRO3ro_NIhYC A Brief History of the Synod of Tennessee, from 1817 to 1887]. ''MacCalla and Company, 1890. | ||
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*[https://dioknox.org/offices-ministries/archives/ '''Archives'''] | *[https://dioknox.org/offices-ministries/archives/ '''Archives'''] | ||
*[https://dioknox.org/parishes/ '''Parish Directory''']<br> | *[https://dioknox.org/parishes/ '''Parish Directory''']<br> | ||
The '''Diocese of Knoxville''' serves East Tennessee ([[Anderson County, Tennessee|Anderson]], [[Bledsoe County, Tennessee|Bledsoe]], [[Blount County, Tennessee|Blount]], [[Bradley County, Tennessee|Bradley]], [[Campbell County, Tennessee|Campbell]], [[Carter County, Tennessee|Carter]], [[Claiborne County, Tennessee|Claiborne]], [[Cocke County, Tennessee|Cocke]], [[Cumberland County, Tennessee|Cumberland]], [[Fentress County, Tennessee|Fentress]], [[Greene County, Tennessee|Greene]], [[Hamblen County, Tennessee|Hamblen]], [[Hamilton County, Tennessee|Hamilton]], [[Hancock County, Tennessee|Hancock]], [[Jefferson County, Tennessee|Jefferson]], [[Johnson County, Tennessee|Johnson]], [[Knox County, Tennessee|Knox]], [[Loudon County, Tennessee|Loudon]], [[McMinn County, Tennessee|McMinn]], [[Marion County, Tennessee|Marion]], [[Meigs County, Tennessee|Meigs]], [[Monroe County, Tennessee|Monroe]], [[Morgan County, Tennessee|Morgan]], [[Pickett County, Tennessee|Pickett]], [[Polk County, Tennessee|Polk]], [[Rhea County, Tennessee|Rhea]], [[Roane County, Tennessee|Roane]], [[Scott County, Tennessee|Scott]], [[Sequatchie County, Tennessee|Sequatchie]], [[Sevier County, Tennessee|Sevier]], [[Sullivan County, Tennessee|Sullivan]], | The '''Diocese of Knoxville''' serves East Tennessee ([[Anderson County, Tennessee|Anderson]], [[Bledsoe County, Tennessee|Bledsoe]], [[Blount County, Tennessee|Blount]], [[Bradley County, Tennessee|Bradley]], [[Campbell County, Tennessee|Campbell]], [[Carter County, Tennessee|Carter]], [[Claiborne County, Tennessee|Claiborne]], [[Cocke County, Tennessee|Cocke]], [[Cumberland County, Tennessee|Cumberland]], [[Fentress County, Tennessee|Fentress]], [[Greene County, Tennessee|Greene]], [[Hamblen County, Tennessee|Hamblen]], [[Hamilton County, Tennessee|Hamilton]], [[Hancock County, Tennessee|Hancock]], [[Jefferson County, Tennessee|Jefferson]], [[Johnson County, Tennessee|Johnson]], [[Knox County, Tennessee|Knox]], [[Loudon County, Tennessee|Loudon]], [[McMinn County, Tennessee|McMinn]], [[Marion County, Tennessee|Marion]], [[Meigs County, Tennessee|Meigs]], [[Monroe County, Tennessee|Monroe]], [[Morgan County, Tennessee|Morgan]], [[Pickett County, Tennessee|Pickett]], [[Polk County, Tennessee|Polk]], [[Rhea County, Tennessee|Rhea]], [[Roane County, Tennessee|Roane]], [[Scott County, Tennessee|Scott]], [[Sequatchie County, Tennessee|Sequatchie]], [[Sevier County, Tennessee|Sevier]], [[Sullivan County, Tennessee|Sullivan]], [[Unicoi County, Tennessee|Unicoi]], [[Union County, Tennessee|Union]], [[Washington County, Tennessee|Washington]] counties).<ref name="rome">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Catholic_dioceses_in_the_United_States List of the Catholic Dioceses in the United States of America].</ref> | ||
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'''[http://www.dioceseofnashville.com/ Diocese of Nashville]<br>'''The Catholic Center<br>2400 Twenty-first Avenue, South<br>Nashville, TN 37212-5387<br>Telephone: 1-615-383-6393<br>Fax: 1-615-292-8411 | '''[http://www.dioceseofnashville.com/ Diocese of Nashville]<br>'''The Catholic Center<br>2400 Twenty-first Avenue, South<br>Nashville, TN 37212-5387<br>Telephone: 1-615-383-6393<br>Fax: 1-615-292-8411 | ||
*[https://www.holyrosarynashville.org/category/news/diocese-of-nashville-news '''Archives'''] | *[https://www.holyrosarynashville.org/category/news/diocese-of-nashville-news '''Archives'''] | ||
*[https://www.dioceseofnashville.com/parishfinder '''Find a Church''']<br> | *[https://www.dioceseofnashville.com/parishfinder '''Find a Church''']<br> | ||
<br>The '''Diocese of Nashville''' serves Middle Tennessee ([[Bedford County, Tennessee|Bedford]], [[Cannon County, Tennessee|Cannon]], [[Cheatham County, Tennessee|Cheatham]], [[Clay County, Tennessee|Clay]], [[Coffee County, Tennessee|Coffee]], [[Davidson County, Tennessee|Davidson]], [[DeKalb County, Tennessee|DeKalb]], [[Dickson County, Tennessee|Dickson]], [[Franklin County, Tennessee|Franklin]], [[Giles County, Tennessee|Giles]], [[Grundy County, Tennessee|Grundy]], [[Hickman County, Tennessee|Hickman]], [[Houston County, Tennessee|Houston]], [[Humphreys County, Tennessee|Humphreys]], [[Jackson County, Tennessee|Jackson]], [[Lawrence County, Tennessee|Lawrence]], [[Lewis County, Tennessee|Lewis]], [[Lincoln County, Tennessee|Lincoln]], [[Macon County, Tennessee|Macon]], [[Maury County, Tennessee|Maury]], [[Montgomery County, Tennessee|Montgomery]], [[Moore County, Tennessee|Moore]], [[Overton County, Tennessee|Overton]], [[Perry County, Tennessee|Perry]], [[Putnam County, Tennessee|Putnam]], [[Robertson County, Tennessee|Robertson]], [[Rutherford County, Tennessee|Rutherford]], [[Smith County, Tennessee|Smith]], [[Stewart County, Tennessee|Stewart]], [[Sumner County, Tennessee|Sumner]], [[Trousdale County, Tennessee|Trousdale]], [[Van Buren County, Tennessee|Van Buren]], [[Wayne County, Tennessee|Wayne]], [[White County, Tennessee|White]], [[Williamson County, Tennessee|Williamson]], [[Wilson County, Tennessee|Wilson]] | <br>The '''Diocese of Nashville''' serves Middle Tennessee ([[Bedford County, Tennessee|Bedford]], [[Cannon County, Tennessee|Cannon]], [[Cheatham County, Tennessee|Cheatham]], [[Clay County, Tennessee|Clay]], [[Coffee County, Tennessee|Coffee]], [[Davidson County, Tennessee|Davidson]], [[DeKalb County, Tennessee|DeKalb]], [[Dickson County, Tennessee|Dickson]], [[Franklin County, Tennessee|Franklin]], [[Giles County, Tennessee|Giles]], [[Grundy County, Tennessee|Grundy]], [[Hickman County, Tennessee|Hickman]], [[Houston County, Tennessee|Houston]], [[Humphreys County, Tennessee|Humphreys]], [[Jackson County, Tennessee|Jackson]], [[Lawrence County, Tennessee|Lawrence]], [[Lewis County, Tennessee|Lewis]], [[Lincoln County, Tennessee|Lincoln]], [[Macon County, Tennessee|Macon]], [[Maury County, Tennessee|Maury]], [[Montgomery County, Tennessee|Montgomery]], [[Moore County, Tennessee|Moore]], [[Overton County, Tennessee|Overton]], [[Perry County, Tennessee|Perry]], [[Putnam County, Tennessee|Putnam]], [[Robertson County, Tennessee|Robertson]], [[Rutherford County, Tennessee|Rutherford]], [[Smith County, Tennessee|Smith]], [[Stewart County, Tennessee|Stewart]], [[Sumner County, Tennessee|Sumner]], [[Trousdale County, Tennessee|Trousdale]], [[Van Buren County, Tennessee|Van Buren]], [[Wayne County, Tennessee|Wayne]], [[White County, Tennessee|White]], [[Williamson County, Tennessee|Williamson]], [[Wilson County, Tennessee|Wilson]] counties).<ref name="rome" /> | ||
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'''[https://cdom.org/ Diocese of Memphis]<br>'''The Catholic Center<br>5825 Shelby Oaks Drive<br>Memphis, TN 38134-7316<br>Telephone: 1-901-373-1200<br>Fax: 1-901-373-1269 | '''[https://cdom.org/ Diocese of Memphis]<br>'''The Catholic Center<br>5825 Shelby Oaks Drive<br>Memphis, TN 38134-7316<br>Telephone: 1-901-373-1200<br>Fax: 1-901-373-1269 | ||
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Some church records have been given to historical societies. Also, historical societies may be able to tell you where the records are being held. To find a society near you, consult these lists: | Some church records have been given to historical societies. Also, historical societies may be able to tell you where the records are being held. To find a society near you, consult these lists: | ||
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==Next, go to the Wiki article for your ancestors' denomination. == | ==Next, go to the Wiki article for your ancestors' denomination. == | ||
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