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'''1869''' and '''1927''' Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.<ref name="TSLA">[http://sos.tn.gov/products/tsla/lost-records-courthouse-fires-and-disasters-tennessee Lost Records: Courthouse Fires and Disasters in Tennessee] in ''Tennessee State Library and Archives'' in ''Tennessee Secretary of State'' (accessed 31 March 2014).</ref> | '''1869''' and '''1927''' Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.<ref name="TSLA">[http://sos.tn.gov/products/tsla/lost-records-courthouse-fires-and-disasters-tennessee Lost Records: Courthouse Fires and Disasters in Tennessee] in ''Tennessee State Library and Archives'' in ''Tennessee Secretary of State'' (accessed 31 March 2014).</ref> | ||
{{Block indent|*Marriages lost 1845 to 1869}} | |||
{{Block indent|*Probate lost 1845 to 1869}} | |||
{{Block indent|1=*Nearly all records, except deeds, lost in 1869 fire.<ref name="null">Robert M. McBride, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/title/tennessee-county-data-for-historical-and-genealogical-research/oclc Tennessee County Data]'' (Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee States Library and Archives, 1966), 20.</ref><br>|2=1}} | |||
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*Decatur County Church Records | *Decatur County Church Records | ||
{{Block indent|1=- FamilySearch Catalog - {{FSC|United States, Tennessee, Decatur - Church records|subject|subject-id=1954099105|disp=Decatur County Church Records}}|2=1}} | |||
*Church histories tell when a church started in the area, who the early members were, give data about church leaders, etc. | *Church histories tell when a church started in the area, who the early members were, give data about church leaders, etc. | ||
*If the records you need are not found in the FamilySearch Library collection, contact the church(es) in the area where your ancestor lived.Two sites that give information about churches in Bedford County are: | *If the records you need are not found in the FamilySearch Library collection, contact the church(es) in the area where your ancestor lived.Two sites that give information about churches in Bedford County are: | ||
{{Block indent|1=- [http://www.yellowbook.com/yellow-pages/?what=churches&where=Decatur+county%2C+TN List of Decatur County churches] with addresses and phone numbers (Yellowbook)<br>|2=1}} | |||
{{Block indent|- [http://tennessee.hometownlocator.com/features/cultural,class,church,scfips,47039.cfm List of Decatur County churches] (TN HomeTownLocator)}} | |||
*In 1936, a helpful guide to early Decatur County church records ([http://www.worldcat.org/title/guide-to-church-vital-statistics-in-tennessee/oclc/1829968referer=brief_results Guide to Church Vital Statistics in Tennessee], also {{FSC|976.8 K23w|book}}) was published by the Works Project Administration. Use this guide to locate which church records exist and where they were housed in 1936. The Tennessee State Library and Archives has filmed some of these records. To locate which records are available at the TSLA, go to the appropriate [http://www.tn.gov/tsla/history/county/factcounty.htm#D "county fact sheet"] on the TSLA Web site and scroll down to "selected manuscript material". All filmed church records at the TSLA for Decatur County are listed. Many of these filmed records are also available at the FamilySearch Library. | *In 1936, a helpful guide to early Decatur County church records ([http://www.worldcat.org/title/guide-to-church-vital-statistics-in-tennessee/oclc/1829968referer=brief_results Guide to Church Vital Statistics in Tennessee], also {{FSC|976.8 K23w|book}}) was published by the Works Project Administration. Use this guide to locate which church records exist and where they were housed in 1936. The Tennessee State Library and Archives has filmed some of these records. To locate which records are available at the TSLA, go to the appropriate [http://www.tn.gov/tsla/history/county/factcounty.htm#D "county fact sheet"] on the TSLA Web site and scroll down to "selected manuscript material". All filmed church records at the TSLA for Decatur County are listed. Many of these filmed records are also available at the FamilySearch Library. | ||
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