Stewart County, Tennessee Genealogy

United States

Tennessee

Stewart County

Guide to Stewart County, Tennessee ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

Tennessee Online Genealogy Records

County Facts County seat: Dover Organized: November 1, 1803 Parent County(s): Montgomery, Tennessee, Robertson Neighboring Counties Benton • Calloway (KY) • Christian (KY) • Henry • Houston • Montgomery • Trigg (KY) See County Maps Courthouse Location Map

County Information

Description

Stewart County was named for Duncan Stewart, an early settler and state legislator. The county is located in the north-central area of the state.

County Courthouse

Stewart County Courthouse
225 Donelson Parkway
Dover, TN 37058
County Courthouse Phone: 931-232-7042
County Clerk Phone: 931-232-7616
County Register of Deeds Phone: 931-232-5990

Stewart County Archives
P.O. Box 367
Dover, TN 37058
Stewart County Archives
stewartcountyarchives@gmail.com
Courthouse books, records and loose papers (excluding marriages and deeds), 1804-1950s

County Clerk has marriage and probate records from 1898.
Register of Deeds has land records from 1803.

Stewart County, Tennessee Record Dates

Information for this chart was taken from various sources, often containing conflicting dates. This information should be taken as a guide and should be verified by contacting the county and/or the state government agency.

Known Beginning Dates for Government County Records
Birth*	Marriage	Death*	Court	Land	Probate	Census
1881	1898	1881	1804	1803	1898	1810
*Statewide registration for births and deaths began in 1908 (1913 missing). General compliance by 1927.

Record Loss

1862 During the American Civil War, 1861-1865, a fire on 25 August damaged records mostly from the Chancery Court, and a few records from the County Court.  Otherwise, the county records are intact. Lost census: 1810 Marriage records are lacking from 1804 to 1837; white marriages from 1876 to 1881 are lost. Lost probate records: 1812, 1817-1824 Lost Chancery Court records: before 1865 For suggestions about research in places that suffered historic record losses, see: Burned Counties. By Michael John Neill at 24-7 Family History Circle. When the Records are Gone. By Arlene Eakle at Arlene Eakle's Tennessee Blog. Burned Counties Research in the FamilySearch Research Wiki. List of counties in the United States with Record Loss

Boundary Changes

1803--Stewart County was established 1 November 1803 from Montgomery County. County Court first met on 12 March 1804.Early records may be found under Montgomery County. From 1788 to 1796 people living in what is now part of Stewart County were in extinct Tennessee. Their records for that period are now found in Robertson. County seat: Dover Tennessee Individual County Chronologies - Newberry Library list of all boundary changes by county Tennessee Historical Borders - Map at Newberry Library Atlas of Historical County Boundaries; Also at: mapofus.org - animated maps illustrating Tennessee county boundary changes

Populated Places

For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Cities
Dover
Towns
Cumberland City	Tennessee Ridge
Unincorporated communities
Bear Spring Big Rock Bumpus Mills	Carlisle Indian Mound	Leatherwood Standing Rock

History Timeline

Additional Information
The county is named after "Duncan Stewart, Tennessee state legislator and lieutenant governor of Mississippi Territory."

Resources

Bible Records

• Family Bible of John Wesley Scarborough and Mary Velina Watterfield: Stewart County, Tennessee. Microfilmed in 1963. FS Library US/CAN Film 325880 Item 6.

Business, Commerce, and Occupations

• Middle Tennessee's Forgotten Children: Apprentices from 1784 to 1902. 2004. By Alan N. Miller. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield Company. FS Library US/CAN 976.8 U2ma. Includes Stewart County.

Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Stewart County, Tennessee online and in print
Tombstone Transcriptions Online	Findagrave.com TNGenWeb TNGenWeb Archives Tombstone Project TNGenWeb Cemeteries BillionGraves
Tombstone Transcriptions in Print (Often more complete)	FamilySearch Library WorldCat
List of Cemeteries in the County	Findagrave.com TNGravestones FamilySearch Places
See Tennessee Cemeteries for more information.

 

Additional Cemetery Resources

• Tennessee Cemeteries - Hometown Locator
• Stewart County Historical Society, Cemetery Records of Stewart County, Tennessee, 1983.Out of print.Copies available at area libraries.

Census Records

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1810	4,262	—
1820	8,397	97.0%
1830	6,968	−17.0%
1840	8,587	23.2%
1850	9,719	13.2%
1860	9,896	1.8%
1870	12,019	21.5%
1880	12,690	5.6%
1890	12,193	−3.9%
1900	15,224	24.9%
1910	14,860	−2.4%
1920	14,664	−1.3%
1930	13,278	−9.5%
1940	13,549	2.0%
1950	9,175	−32.3%
1960	7,851	−14.4%
1970	7,319	−6.8%
1980	8,665	18.4%
1990	9,479	9.4%
2000	12,370	30.5%
Source: "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau.

1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, and 1940 federal population censuses of Stewart County are available online. For tips on accessing census records online, see Tennessee Census. If you're having trouble finding your ancestors in online indexes, try checking printed indexes. Created by local experts familiar with the area's families, these indexes are often transcribed more accurately than nationwide online indexes.

See Tennessee Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book for more information about statewide printed indexes.

See Stewart County, TN census assignments, including links to transcribed files. The USGenWeb Census Project^®.

See the TNGenWeb Stewart County page for 1820-1940 census transcripts made by descendants of Stewart County residents.

1810 Lost, but a substitute is available:

• Sherrill, Charles A. The Reconstructed 1810 Census of Tennessee: 33,000 Long-lost Records from Tax Lists, Court Minutes, Church Records, Wills, Deeds and Other Sources. Mt. Juliet, Tenn.: C.A. Sherrill, 2001. FS Library US/CAN Book 976.8 X2s 1810.

1820

• Bentley, Elizabeth P. Index to the 1820 Census of Tennessee. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1981. FS Catalog 976.8 X22b 1820. Online at Ancestry ($).
• McNutt, Gwyn B. 1820, Pre Henry county Area (Stewart County, Tennessee, Census).Paris, Tennessee G.B. McNutt, 1989. FS Catalog 976.834 X2m 1820
• Willis, Laura and Betty Sellers. Stewart County, Tennessee Census of 1820 & 1830. Melber, KY: Simmons Historical Pub., 1999. Available at FS Library US/CAN Book 976.835 X2w.
• Online at TNGenWeb.

1830

• Willis, Laura and Betty Sellers. Stewart County, Tennessee Census of 1820 & 1830. Melber, KY: Simmons Historical Pub., 1999. Available at FS Library US/CAN Book 976.835 X2w.
• Online at TNGenWeb.

1840

• Willis, Laura and Betty Sellers. Stewart County, Tenn. census of 1840. Melber, Kentucky Simmons Historical Pub., 1999. FS Catalog 976.835 X2w 1840
• Online at TNGenWeb.

1840 Revolutionary War Pensioners

• A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services: With their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshals of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census. 1841; reprint, Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing, 1967. FS Library US/CAN Book 973 X2pc 1840; FS Library US/CAN Film 2321. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive, Ancestry ($). See Tennessee, Middle District, Stewart County on page 157.

1850

• Finley, Nina. Census of Houston County Area. Erin, Tennessee Friends of Houston County Library, 19--?. vol. 6, Southern Stewart FS Catalog 976.836 X2f
• Willis, Laura and Betty Sellers. Stewart County, Tennessee Census of 1850. Melber, KY: Simmons Historical Pub., 2000. Available at FS Library US/CAN Book 976.835 X2w 1850.
• Online at TNGenWeb.

1860

• Finley, Nina. Census of Houston County Area. Erin, Tennessee Friends of Houston County Library, 19--?. vol. 7, Southern Stewart FS Catalog 976.836 X2f
• Online at TNGenWeb.

1870

• Finley, Nina. Census of Houston County Area. Erin, Tennessee Friends of Houston County Library, 19--?. vol. 8, Southern Stewart FS Catalog 976.836 X2f
• Online at TNGenWeb.

1880

• Sistler, Barbara and Byron H. Sistler. ’’1880 Census Stewart County, Tennessee.’’ Nashville, Tennessee: B. Sistler and Associates, 1999. FS Catalog 976.835 X2s 1880
• Online at TNGenWeb

1890 Lost, but substitutes are available:

• Reed, Sue S. Enumeration of Male Inhabitants of Twenty-one Years of Age and Upward, Citizens of Tennessee, January 1, 1891, as Provided for by an Act of General Assembly of Tennessee, Passed January 15, 1891, and Approved January 22, 1891. 8 vols. Houston, Texas: S.S. Reed, 1989. FS Library US/CAN Book 976.8 X2r v. 2 1891. Stewart County is included in Vol. 2.
• Sistler, Byron H. and Barbara Sistler. 1890 Civil War Veterans Census, Tennessee. Evanston, Ill.: Byron Sister and Associates, 1978. FS Library US/CAN Book 976.8 X2s 1890.

1900

• Online at TNGenWeb

1910

• Online at TNGenWeb

1920

• Bush, Marisa, ed.. Stewart County, Tennessee Census, 1920 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2000. Available at Ancestry ($).
• Online at TNGenWeb
• Stewart County, Tennessee Census, 1920 at Ancestry $

1930

• Online at TNGenWeb
  

1940

• Online at TNGenWeb

Church Records

List of Churches and Church Parishes

• FamilySearch Places
  

Church records include baptisms, marriages and burials, as well as information about family members and clues about family migration.For additional information about church records, religions, and religious archives in Tennessee, see Tennessee Church Records.

• Stewart County Church Records

- FamilySearch Catalog - Stewart County Church Records

• If the records you need are not through the FamilySearch Library, contact the church(es) in the area where your ancestor lived. Two sites that give information about churches in Stewart County are:

- List of Stewart County churches with addresses and phone numbers (Yellowbook)

- List of Stewart County churches (TN HomeTownLocator)

Baptist

• 1810-1964 - Saline Creek Baptist Church Records. Stewart County, 1810-1964 TSLA Reel# 710, extracts and original images on the TNGenWeb site.
• 1851-1953 - Cross Creek Baptist Church (Stewart County, Tennessee). Minutes of meetings and lists of members, 1851-1953. Nashville, Tennessee Historical Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention, 1968. FS Catalog 986361
• 1892-1904 - Walnut Grove Baptist Church (Stewart County, Tennessee). Church minutes, 1892-1904. Nashville, Tennessee: Historical Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention, 1966. FS Catalog 984589 Item 4
• 1894-1929 - Rushing Creek Baptist Church (Stewart County). Church records, 1894-1929. Nashville, Tennessee: Historical Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention, 1964. FS Catalog 984589 Item 3

Episcopal

• 1881-1895 - Indian Mound Episcopal Church South Baptism Index 1881-1895 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch. Batch C711331
• 1842-1962 Indian Mound Episcopal Church, Stewart County, 1842-1962. Manuscript. TSLA Reel #128.

Methodist

• 1842-1962 - Indian Mound Methodist Church, Stewart County, 1842-1962. Manuscript. TSLA Reel #128. FS Catalog 570833 Item 2
• 1842-1900 - Sistler, Byron and Barbara Sistler. Vital Statistics from 19th Century Tennessee Church Records. Nashville: Sitler and Associates, 1979. vol. 1 FS Catalog 976.8 K29s Index to original Indian Mound Methodist Church, Stewart County, 1842-1962.

Methodist Episcopal

Hopewell Methodist Episcopal Church

• 1861-1885 - Hopewell Methodist Episcopal Church Baptism Index 1861-1885 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch. Batch C711321
• 1861-1912 - Hopewell Methodist Episcopal Church (Stewart County, Tennessee). Church records, 1861-1912. Nashville, Tennessee: State Library and Archives, 19--. TSLA Reel #128. FS Catalog 570833 Item 3

Court Records

• 1804-1845 Extracts of County Court Minutes from 1804-1845 (non-inclusive) are available on the TNGenWeb site.
• 1821-1831 Stewart County, Tennessee Circuit Court Minutes, Vol. 1 & 1A, 1821-1831, publication for sale from the Stewart County Archives, Dover, TN. Includes every-name extracts of the county's earliest two Circuit Court Minute Books.
  

Law and Legislation

• Tennessee State Library and Archives, Acts of Tennessee 1796-1850: Index to Names. January 25, 2005. In addition to creating new laws, legislative acts were often required to obtain a divorce, grant legitimacy to a child, or for appointments to or grant payments for public service. The TSLA has created an index to names that appear in these acts covering the years 1796 to 1850. Online searchable index at TSLA.

Directories

• 1970-2024 United States, Residence Database, 1970-2024 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index, coverage may vary

Funeral Homes

Anglin Funeral Home in Dover

Genealogies

• Stewart County Historical Society, Stewart County Heritage, Dover, Tennessee, Vol. 1. Printed by Taylor Publishing Company, Dallas, TX, 1980.
• Stewart County Historical Society, Stewart County, Tennessee History and Families, Vol. 2. Printed by Rose Publishing Company, Humboldt, TN, 2000.

Bibliography

• Aldridge - Aldridge, Franklin Rudolph. Aldridge Family Genealogy and History. Nashville, Tenn.: Printed by Commercial Letter Shop, 1960. FS Library film 1303259 - images. Online at: Ancestry ($); available online at some libraries through HeritageQuest Online.
• Beasley - Lockhart, William Thomas. The Beasley Family of Benton, Henry, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys and Stewart Counties of Tennessee. Florissant, Missouri: W. Lockhart, 1985. FS Library FAM HIST Book 929.273 B38Lw.
• Boyd - Boyd, Harold Loyd and Shirley Ruth Footprints to the past: Boyd-Martin genealogy, 1415-1993 Clay Center, Kansas H.L. and S.M. Boyd, (1993?) FS Catalog book 929.273 B692. Digital version available at FamilySearch Digital Library.
• Cherry, Ross, Wallace, Lewis, Harris, Daniel, Stancill, Taylor, Exum - Dwyer, Richard. Stewart County, Tennessee Ancestors (also Martin, Edgecombe County, NC), 1994.Copy available at the County Public Library.
• Downs - Hamilton, James Edward. 1000 Descendants of the Downs Families: of Early Trigg County, Kentucky, and Stewart County, Tennessee. Aberdeen, South Dakota: J.E. Hamilton, 1993. FS Library FAM HIST Book 929.273 D76h.
• Hutchins - Higley, Sybil Gibson The descendants of James Hutchins and Susannah Beavers (S.I.:s.n.), 2006. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library; FS Catalog book 929.273 H97hsy.
• Sykes - Sykes, W.D. Historical and Biographical Sketch of the Sikes and Sykes Family: Short Sketch of the Sykes Family of Stewart County, Tenn.: History of the Wofford Family in Tenn. Tenn.?: W.D. Wykes, 1951. FS Library US/CAN Film 1320608 Item 22.
• Williams - Williams, E. Ray. The Williams Families of Henry County, Tennessee. Paris, TN: E.R. Williams, 1971. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library; available online at some libraries through HeritageQuest Online.

Land and Property Records

Online Land Indexes and Records

• 1796-1884 Deed Books 1 through 32 at TNGenWeb - index only
• Full-Text Search - Land Records at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; How to Search

Local Histories

• The Goodspeed histories of Montgomery, Robertson, Humphreys, Stewart, Dickson, Cheatham, Houston counties of Tennessee Columbia, Tennessee Woodward and Stinson, 1972. FS Library US/CAN book 976.8 H2h v. 7 Free lookups available!
• Stewart County Historical Society (Tennessee) Stewart County heritage, Dover, Tennessee Dover, Tennessee Stewart County Historical Society, 1980, c2000. FS Library US/CAN 976.835 D2s v.1-2 Free lookups available! This book does not have a name index.
• McClain, Iris Hopkins A History of Stewart County, Tennessee 1965. FS Library US/CAN book 976.835 H2m Free lookups available

Maps and Gazetteers

Click a neighboring county
for more resources

• Maps of Tennessee (1777-1985)
• 1865 Map of Middle Tennessee created by the Army Corps of EngineersNational Archives, Record Group 77, Headquarters Map File, Map T 84 1/2-1
• FamilySearch Places: Cities and Towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military Records

Revolutionary War
The following Stewart County Revolutionary War records are available online through TNGenWeb:

• 1835 Pension Roll
• 1852 Rejected or Suspended Pensions
• Stewart Countians in the Revolutionary War Includes biographical information.

Additional resources include:

• A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services: With their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshals of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census. 1841; reprint, Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing, 1967. FS Library US/CAN Book 973 X2pc 1840; FS Library US/CAN Film 2321. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive, Ancestry ($). See Tennessee, Middle District, Stewart County on page 157.
• Rejected or Suspended Applications for Revolutionary War Pensions. Washington, D.C., 1852. Reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1969, and 1991. Reprints include "an Added Index to States." Digital version at Ancestry. Tennessee entries abstracted online at Tennesseans in the Revolutionary War. Includes veterans from this county; Tennessee section begins on page 381.

War of 1812

• Embry, Hermione D. "War of 1812 - Tennessee Pensioners on List - January 2, 1883," Ansearchin' News, Vol. 8, No. 3 (Jul. 1961):95-98. FS Library US/CAN Book 976.8 B2a v. 8 (1961); digital version at journal website. Includes Stewart County pensioners (p. 96).
• Stewart Countians and the War of 1812.

Civil War

Online Records

• 1861-1865 Tennessee, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
• 1861-1865 Tennessee, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
• 1861-1865 - U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry (free)
• 1861-1865 - U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry (free)
• 1861-1865 U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 at Ancestry
• 1891-1965 Tennessee, Confederate Pension Applications, Soldiers and Widows, 1891-1965 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
• Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System

Regiments. Men in Stewart County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (part of a large regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in Stewart County:

Confederate Soldiers

• 2nd Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Woodward's) - CSA - Company C.
• 14th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry - CSA - Companies D, E, and F.
• 50th Consolidated Regiment, Tennessee Infantry - CSA - Companies D, F, and I.
• 50th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry - CSA - Companies A, B, D, F, H, and I.

Additional sources for Civil War soldiers from Stewart County:

• Tennessee State Library and Archives, Tennessee Confederate Pension Applications: Stewart County. Includes soldier's name, county, pension #, unit or widow.
• United States Pension Bureau, List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883: Giving the Name of Each Pensioner, the Cause for... (Washington Printing Office; 1883). Online at Internet Archive. Stewart County, page 377.
• TNGenWeb, Stewart County and the War Between the States. Regiments, known soldiers, etc.

Civil War Battle
The following Civil War battles were fought in Stewart County.

• February 6, 1862 - Fort Henry.
• February 11-16, 1862 - Fort Donelson.
• August 25, 1862 - attack on Dover in which the courthouse was burned.
• February 3, 1863 - Dover, also known as Fort Donelson.
• Battles of the American Civil War maps - filter by state or by battle name.

Newspapers

• Newspapers on Microfilm at the Library & Archives at TSLA; some may be accessed via interlibrary loan to libraries within Tennessee
  • See Interlibrary Loan Policies for more information
    

For a list of newspapers available at the archives for Stewart County click on the following city or town:

• Cumberland City
• Dover

• 1794-1851 - Lucas, Silas Emmett. Marriages from Early Tennessee Newspapers 1794-1851. Easley, S.C.: Southern Historical Press, 1978. FS Catalog 976.8 V2L.
• 1847-1851 - 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. FS Library US/CAN Books 976.855/N1 V48s 1847-1851 ff; digital versions at David Donahue Memorial: Tennessee Records Repository. Website expands upon the publications and includes deaths from the 1830s, 1840s, 1910s and 1920s. (Largely Methodist?)
• 1800s-Current Tennessee, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-Current at Ancestry — index & images ($)

Other Records

Prisons

• 1831-1850 Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1831-1850 at Tennessee State Library and Archives
  
• 1851-1870 Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1851-1870 at Tennessee State Library and Archives

Periodicals

Genealogical periodicals can contain unique sources and can be local, regional, or statewide. The following periodicals cover this county:

• Ansearchin' News: Quarterly magazine of the Tennessee Genealogical Society. Perform keyword searches and read online articles of previous issues at Ansearchin' News at Tennessee Genealogical Society. FS Library Book 976.8 B2a.
• Family Findings: Quarterly of the Mid-West Tennessee Genealogical Society. For tables of contents and online access to issues, see TNGenWeb Project. Also try this specialized Google search. FS Library US/CAN 976.8 B2f.

• Volumes 1-10 (1969-1978)
• Volumes 11-20 (1979-1988)
• Volumes 21-24 (1989-1992)
• Volumes 32-35 (2000-2003)

• The Middle Tennessee Journal of Genealogy and History: Quarterly magazine of the Middle Tennessee Genealogical Society. For surnames, use the volume-by-volume index, or do a keyword search of the Article Index. FS Library US/CAN Book 976.85 D25m.
• The River Counties Quarterly: (14 vols.) edited by Jill K. Garrett. FS Library US/CAN Book 976.8 B2rc.

Probate Records

The Stewart County Court and Clerk and Master (Chancery Court) have responsibility for the probate records (responsibility transferred to Chancery Court in 1982). Some probate records are held by the Stewart County Archives website for more information.

Online Probate Indexes and Records

• 1779-2008 Tennessee Wills and Probate Records 1779-2008 at Ancestry ($)
• 1812-1814; 1824-1829; 1829-1836; 1836-1840 SourtheasternGenealogy.com Images of Bonds & Settlements ($)
• 1812-1968 Stewart County portion of Tennessee, Probate Court Books, 1795-1927 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; handwritten indexes may be found at the front or back of some volumes.
• Full-Text Search - Wills and Probate Records at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; How to Search

Book Abstracts and Indexes

• 1812-1861 - Sistler, Byron and Barbara Sistler. Index to Tennessee Wills & Administrations 1779-1861. Nashville, Tenn. Byron Sistler & Associates, Inc., 1990. FS Library US/CAN 976.8 P22s. [Includes an index to this county's probate records.]
• 1804-1896- Settlements and Bonds book extracts at TNGenWeb.

Social Security Records

• 1935-2014 United States Social Security Death Index at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
• 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.
• 1936-2007 United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Tax Records

Linda Risinger found an "Explanation of Tax Districts" in Stewart County Court Minute Book C, which she has graciously shared with the rest of us online, courtesy: TNGenWeb.

Book Abstracts and Indexes

• 1798 - "1798 Montgomery County Tax List (partial - companies later part of Stewart County)," available online, courtesy: TNGenWeb.
• 1799 - "1799 Unpaid Montgomery County TN taxes," available online, courtesy: TNGenWeb. Source: Tennessee Gazette, 23 June 1802.
• 1800 - Tatum, Ausborn C. "Montgomery County, Tennessee Tax List 1800," Ansearchin' News, Vol. 31, No. 2 (Summer 1984):77-82. For FS Library and online access, as well as indexes, see Montgomery. Free digital version at Montgomery Co., TNGenWeb.
• 1801 - "Unpaid 1801 Montgomery County Taxes," available online, courtesy: TNGenWeb. Source: Tennessee Gazette, 1 Jan. 1803.
• 1802 - "1802 Unpaid Montgomery County Taxes," available online, courtesy: TNGenWeb. Source: Tennessee Gazette, 7 Sep. 1803.
• 1804 - "1804 Stewart County TN Tax List," available online, courtesy: TNGenWeb. Sources: Stewart County Court Minutes; Tennessee Gazette, 16 April 180_; Tennessee Gazette, 4 Jan. 1806.
• 1804-1840 - "Stewart County, Tennessee Tax Lists, 1804-1840," publication for sale from the Stewart County Archives, Dover, TN.Includes tax lists not online, most notably 1839 and 1840 tax lists, which have not been microfilmed.
• 1805 - "1805 Stewart County TN Tax List," available online, courtesy: TNGenWeb. Sources: Stewart County Court Minutes; Tennessee Gazette, 12 July 180_.
• 1806 - "1806 Stewart County TN Tax List," available online, courtesy: TNGenWeb. Sources: Stewart County Court Minutes; WPA records, TSLA; Tennessee Gazette, 30 May 1807.
• 1807 - "1807 Stewart County TN Tax List," available online, courtesy: TNGenWeb. Sources: WPA records, TSLA; Tennessee Gazette, 31 Mar. 1808.
• 1808 - Stewart Co., TN, 1808 Tax List, The Middle Tennessee Journal of Genealogy and History, Vol. 15, No. 3 (Winter 2001); Vol. 15, No. 4 (Spring 2002). For possible FS Library and online access, as well as indexes, see Stewart.
• 1808 - "1808 Stewart County TN Tax List," available online, courtesy: TNGenWeb.
• 1808-1812 - Stewart County. Tax Book, Vol. 2, 1808-1812. Typescript, 1938, W.P.A. Collection, TSLA, Nashville. FS Catalog 24834 Item 5
• 1808-1812 - Sherrill, Charles A. The Reconstructed 1810 Census of Tennessee: 33,000 Long-lost Records from Tax Lists, Court Minutes, Church Records, Wills, Deeds and Other Sources. Mt. Juliet, Tenn.: C.A. Sherrill, 2001. FS Library US/CAN Book 976.8 X2s 1810. Google Books. Cites WPA's Stewart County. Tax Book, Volume 2, 1808-1812 as a source.
• 1809 - "1809 Stewart County Tennesee Tax List," available online, courtesy: TNGenWeb. Sources: MSS., Stewart County Archives; WPA records, TSLA; Democratic Clarion and Tennessee Gazette, 21 Sep. 1810; Democratic Clarion and Tennessee Gazette, 20 Aug. 1811.
• 1809-1811 - Capt. Peter Kendall - Company in Stewart County 1809-11; Learning from Tax Lists, The Middle Tennessee Journal of Genealogy and History, Vol. 17, No. 1 (Summer 2003). For possible FS Library and online access, as well as indexes, see Stewart.
• 1810 - "1810 Stewart County TN Tax List," available online, courtesy: TNGenWeb. Sources: MSS., Stewart County Archives; WPA records, TSLA; Democratic Clarion and Tennessee Gazette, 20 Aug. 1811.
• 1811 - "1811 Stewart County TN Tax List," available online, courtesy: TNGenWeb. Source: WPA records, TSLA.
• 1812 - "1812 Stewart County TN Tax List," available online, courtesy: TNGenWeb. Source: TSLA Early Tennessee Tax Lists, Roll #8 (Rutherford-Sumner).]
• 1817 - "U.S. Holds 1817 Public Sale of Federal Tax-Delinquent Properties in Tennessee," Ansearchin' News, Vol. 43, No. 2 (Summer 1996):63-68. For possible FS Library and online access, as well as indexes, see Stewart. Includes Stewart County.
• 1819 - "1819 Stewart County Delinquent Tax List," Ansearchin' News, Vol. 44, No. 1 (Spring 1997):18-20. For FS Library and online access, as well as indexes, see Stewart.
• 1819 - Stewart Co., TN's "Omitted to be Returned" Taxes for 1819, The Middle Tennessee Journal of Genealogy and History, Vol. 10, No. 1 (Summer 1996). For possible FS Library and online access, as well as indexes, see Stewart.
• 1827 - "1827 Stewart County Tax List," available online, courtesy: TNGenWeb.
• 1828-1851 - Risinger, Linda. "Selected Records from the Stewart Co TN tax list 1828-1851," available online, courtesy: TNGenWeb.
• 1829 - "1829 Stewart County Tax List," available online, courtesy: TNGenWeb.
• 1830 - "1830 Stewart County Tax List," available online, courtesy: TNGenWeb.
• 1836 - "Stewart County 1836 Tax List," available online, courtesy: TNGenWeb.
• 1837 - "1837 Stewart County Tax List," available online, courtesy: TNGenWeb.
• 1841-1866 - "Stewart County, Tennessee Tax Lists, 1841-1866," publication for sale from the Stewart County Archives, Dover, TN.
  
• 1852-1866 - Risinger, Linda. "Selected Records from the Stewart County Tax List 1852-1866," available online, courtesy: TNGenWeb.

Vital Records

Birth

• 1828-1939 Tennessee Births and Christenings 1828-1939 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
• 1869-1909 Tennessee Delayed Birth Records 1869-1909 at Ancestry $
• 1881-1885 - Stewart County Marriage Index 1881-1885 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch
• 1908-1912 Tennessee, Birth Records (ER Series), 1908-1912 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection

Marriage

Online indexes and Records

• 1625-1966 Tennessee, United States Marriages at Findmypast $
• 1780-2002 Tennessee State Marriages 1780-2002 at Ancestry $
• 1780-2002 Tennessee State Marriage Index 1780-2002 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
• 1790-1962 Tennessee County Marriages, 1790-1950 - at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection. Covers all counties in Tennessee.
• 1796-1950 Tennessee Marriages 1796-1950 (Indexes only) at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
• 1838-1848 - Marriage Records, 1838-1848, Stewart County, Tennessee. FS Library Film 24834 Item 3 (+++)
• 1838-1888 Tennessee Civil Marriages, 1838-1888 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
• 1849-1935 - Stewart County Marriage Index 1849-1935 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch
• 1851-1900 Tennessee Marriages 1851-1900 at Ancestry $
• 1980-2014 Marriage Records Index 1980-2014 at Shelby County Register of Deeds - index

Book Abstracts and Indexes

• 1804-1881 - Long, Jim.Stewart County, Tennessee Marriages Revisited: 1804-1881. index Stewart County Archives, 2009. Includes transcription of county marriage records from 1838-1881. Also includes pre-1838 marriages documented from other sources, and some marriages from 1876-1881, when the county records are lost. Contains more marriages than any other publication to date. (Book $)
• 1838-1866 - Early Middle Tennessee Marriages. 2 vols. FS Library US/CAN Book 976.8 V2sb v. 2 ff. Indexes names of brides, grooms, marriage or marriage bond dates for this county for specified years.
• 1838-1866 - Marriages of Stewart County, Tennessee, 1838-1866 FS Library US/CAN book 976.835 V2we Free lookups available!
• 1838-1870 - 35,000 Tennessee Marriage Records and Bonds 1783-1870. 3 vols. FS Library US/CAN Book 976.8 V2t v. 1 ff. Includes names of brides, grooms, bondsmen, marriage bond dates, and officiators for this county for specified years.
• 1838-1896 - Marriage records of Stewart County, Tennessee, 1838-1896 FS Library US/CAN 976.835 V2 Free lookups available!

Death

• Various death record extracts are available on the TNGenWeb site.
• 1874-1955 Tennessee Deaths and Burials 1874-1955 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
• 1908-1933 Tennessee Deaths, 1908 - 1933 at MyHeritage ($) — index
• 1908-1958 Tennessee Death Records 1908-1958 at Ancestry $
• 1908-1912 Tennessee Death Records 1908-1912 at Tennessee State Library & Archives - index
• 1914-1933 Tennessee Death Records 1914-1933 at Tennessee State Library & Archives - index
• 1914-1931 - The TSLA web site has statewide death indices for 1914-1931.
• 1914-1966 Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
• 1949-2014 Death Records Index 1949-2014 at Shelby County Register of Deeds - index

Divorce

• 1796-1850 Acts of Tennessee 1796-1850 at Tennessee State Library & Archives - index
• 1980-2014 Divorce Records Index 1980-2014 at Shelby County Register of Deeds - index

Research Facilities

Archives

Listed below are archives in Stewart County. For state-wide archival repositories, see Tennessee Archives and Libraries.

FamilySearch Centers

FamilySearch Center and Affiliate Library Locator map - search for local FamilySearch Centers or Affiliate Libraries

• FamilySearch Centers provide one-on-one assistance, free access to center-only databases, and to premium genealogical websites.
• FamilySearch Affiliate Libraries have access to most center-only databases, but may not always have full services normally provided by a FamilySearch center.
  

Local Centers and Affiliate Libraries

• Clarksville Tennessee FamilySearch Center
• Dickson Tennessee FamilySearch Center
• Murray Kentucky FamilySearch Center
• Paris Tennessee FamilySearch Center
• Brentwood Public Library - an affiliate library.
• Graves County Public Library - Kentucky - an affiliate library.
• Houston County Archives - an affiliate library.
• Tennessee State Library and Archives - an affiliate library.

Libraries

Listed below are libraries in Stewart County. For state-wide library facilities, see Tennessee Archives and Libraries.

Stewart County Public Library
102 Natcor Drive
Dover, TN 37058-3524
Phone: 931-232-3127
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Housed in the Destine Martin Room; contains over 1,000 volumes and 314 items of microfilm. Holdings include volumes on Stewart County history, submitted family histories, civil war volumes, volumes on other states (mostly Virginia, North Carolina, and Kentucky), and general histories.

West Tennessee Heritage Study Center
Paul Meek Library
10 Wayne Fisher Dr.
Martin, TN 38238
Phone: 731-881-7065
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Holds a variety of genealogical resources including materials relating to the following counties in Tennessee: Benton, Carroll, Chester, Crockett, Decatur, Dyer, Fayette, Gibson, Hardin, Haywood, Henderson, Henry, Houston, Humphreys, Lake, Lauderdale, Madison, McNairy, Obion, Perry, Shelby, Stewart, Tipton, Wayne, Weakley and Carlisle (KY), Fulton (KY), and Hickman (KY) counties in Kentucky.

Societies

Listed below are societies in Stewart County. For state-wide genealogical societies, see Tennessee Societies.

Stewart County Historical Society
178 Church St.
P.O. Box 297
Dover, TN 37058
Phone: 931-232-9773
Email: musiciansongwriter@gmail.com
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Websites

• Stewart County, TNGenWeb (USGenWeb) - one of the best county genealogy websites in the USGenWeb collection, and maintained by a 35+-year researcher and Stewart County descendant
• Rootwalker: Genealogy Pages for Northern Middle TN Free Genealogy Resources for the Region
• Stewart County, Tennessee by Dan Martin. Genealogy Resources, Local History, Queries
• Stewart County, TN Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
• Stewart County TN Genealogy (ldsgenealogy.com)
• FamilySearch Catalog – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.

Research Guides

• Genealogical "Fact Sheets" About Tennessee Counties: Stewart County, courtesy: TSLA. Identifies published county histories, published local records, census records, newspapers and local records on microfilm, and select manuscripts.