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<br>The following counties, though many had been in existence for more than a decade, did not begin registering marriages until that time: [[Anderson County, Tennessee|Anderson]], [[Benton County, Tennessee|Benton]], [[Campbell County, Tennessee|Campbell]], [[Cannon County, Tennessee|Cannon]], [[Carroll County, Tennessee|Carroll]], [[Claiborne County, Tennessee|Claiborne]], [[Fayette County, Tennessee|Fayette]], [[Franklin County, Tennessee|Franklin]], [[Henry County, Tennessee|Henry]], [[Johnson County, Tennessee|Johnson]], [[Lauderdale County, Tennessee|Lauderdale]], [[Lincoln County, Tennessee|Lincoln]], [[Madison County, Tennessee|Madison]], [[McMinn County, Tennessee|McMinn]], [[Meigs County, Tennessee|Meigs]], [[Monroe County, Tennessee|Monroe]], [[Smith County, Tennessee|Smith]], [[Stewart County, Tennessee|Stewart]], [[Tipton County, Tennessee|Tipton]], and [[Weakley County, Tennessee|Weakley]]. A useful substitute for counties where marriages were not officially recorded, or where courthouses burned is: | <br>The following counties, though many had been in existence for more than a decade, did not begin registering marriages until that time: [[Anderson County, Tennessee|Anderson]], [[Benton County, Tennessee|Benton]], [[Campbell County, Tennessee|Campbell]], [[Cannon County, Tennessee|Cannon]], [[Carroll County, Tennessee|Carroll]], [[Claiborne County, Tennessee|Claiborne]], [[Fayette County, Tennessee|Fayette]], [[Franklin County, Tennessee|Franklin]], [[Henry County, Tennessee|Henry]], [[Johnson County, Tennessee|Johnson]], [[Lauderdale County, Tennessee|Lauderdale]], [[Lincoln County, Tennessee|Lincoln]], [[Madison County, Tennessee|Madison]], [[McMinn County, Tennessee|McMinn]], [[Meigs County, Tennessee|Meigs]], [[Monroe County, Tennessee|Monroe]], [[Smith County, Tennessee|Smith]], [[Stewart County, Tennessee|Stewart]], [[Tipton County, Tennessee|Tipton]], and [[Weakley County, Tennessee|Weakley]]. A useful substitute for counties where marriages were not officially recorded, or where courthouses burned is: | ||
*Lucas, Silas Emmett. ''Marriages from Early Tennessee Newspapers 1794-1851''. Easley, S.C.: Southern Historical Press, 1978. | *Lucas, Silas Emmett. ''Marriages from Early Tennessee Newspapers 1794-1851''. Easley, S.C.: Southern Historical Press, 1978. {{FHL|10843|item|disp=FHL book 976.8 V2L}}. | ||
In the 1930s, W.P.A. workers indexed many Tennessee county marriage records. Edythe Whitley Rucker notes that when she went back to these courthouses several decades later to make new indexes, some of the records the W.P.A. found had gone missing for various counties. Sometimes this is due to theft, for an example, see Dick Eastman's articles: | In the 1930s, W.P.A. workers indexed many Tennessee county marriage records. Edythe Whitley Rucker notes that when she went back to these courthouses several decades later to make new indexes, some of the records the W.P.A. found had gone missing for various counties. Sometimes this is due to theft, for an example, see Dick Eastman's articles: | ||
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*[http://blog.eogn.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/2010/04/davy-crocketts-marriage-license-returned-to-jefferson-county-tennessee.html Davy Crockett's Marriage License Returned to Jefferson County, Tennessee] (2010/04/20) | *[http://blog.eogn.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/2010/04/davy-crocketts-marriage-license-returned-to-jefferson-county-tennessee.html Davy Crockett's Marriage License Returned to Jefferson County, Tennessee] (2010/04/20) | ||
Therefore, it is crucial to search W.P.A. indexes for your county's marriages, in addition to more modern published indexes and online indexes, or you may overlook marriages that have disappeared. | Therefore, it is crucial to search W.P.A. indexes for your county's marriages, in addition to more modern published indexes and online indexes, or you may overlook marriages that have disappeared. | ||
[https://familysearch.org/ FamilySearch] now includes indexed Tennessee marriages. Indicate a surname, marriage "event" and a county name. Browse through the results for that surname. You may need to supply any variant spellings of the surname in separate searches. | [https://familysearch.org/ FamilySearch] now includes indexed Tennessee marriages. Indicate a surname, marriage "event" and a county name. Browse through the results for that surname. You may need to supply any variant spellings of the surname in separate searches. | ||