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

County Facts
County seat: Franklin
Organized: October 26, 1799
Parent County(s): Davidson[1]
Neighboring Counties
Cheatham • Davidson • Dickson • Hickman • Marshall • Maury • Rutherford
See County Maps
Courthouse
Williamson County, Tennessee Courthouse.JPG
Location Map
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Hugh Williamson(1735-1819)

County Information

Description

Williamson County was named for Hugh Williamson, a North Carolina politician who signed the U.S. Constitution. The county is located in the central area of the state.[2]

County Courthouse

Williamson County Courthouse
1320 W. Main St.
Franklin, TN 37064
County Courthouse Phone: 615-790-5712
County Clerk Phone: 615-790-5712

Williamson County Archives
P.O. Box 1006
Franklin,TN 37064
Williamson County Archives Phone: 615-790-5462

County Clerk has marriage records from 1800, tax, probate and land records from 1799.[3]

Williamson 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[4]
Birth* Marriage Death* Court Land Probate Census
1881 1800 1881 1800 1799 1799 1810
*Statewide registration for births and deaths began in 1908 (1913 missing). General compliance by 1927.

Record Loss

There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Lost censuses: 1800, 1810

Boundary Changes

Populated Places

Allisona Carpenters (hist.) Greenbrier Owens (hist.)
Arno Cheatham (hist.) Harpeth Parry
Arrington Clovercroft Kingfield Peytonsville
Beachville (hist.) College Grove Kirkland Riggs Crossroads
Beasley Crossroads Craigfield Leipers Fork Rudderville
Benhill Douglas Liberty Hill Smarden
Berrys Chapel Duplex Mayberry (hist.) Southall
Bethesda Duplex Mission McDaniel Stevens Shop (hist.)
Bethlehem Epworth McEwen (hist.) Sycamore
Bingham Ewingville McGavock (hist.) Thompsons Station
Boston Fairview Millview Trinity
Brentwood Fernvale Mizell (hist.) Triune
Brentwood Station Fernvale Springs (hist.) Moores (hist.) West Harpeth
Brush Creek Flemingsburg (hist.) Mudsink Whiteoak
Burwood Forest Home New Hope Wikles (hist.)
Callender (hist.) Franklin Nolensville Wilkes (hist.)
Callie Grassland Old Town (hist.)

History Timeline

Additional Information
Middle Tennessee county established in 1799. The northern part of the county belonged to the pioneer Cumberland Settlements.[6]

The county is named after Hugh Williamson (1735-1819), North Carolina's representative at the Constitutional Convention.[7]

Resources

Bible Records

Biographies

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 Williamson County.

Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Williamson County, Tennessee online and in print
Tombstone Transcriptions Online
Tombstone Transcriptions in Print (Often more complete)
List of Cemeteries in the County
See Tennessee Cemeteries for more information.

 

Additional Cemetery Resources

  • Tennessee Cemeteries - Hometown Locator
  • Watkins, Raymond W. A Partial List of Mississippi Confederate Soldiers Killed at Franklin Tennessee November 30, 1864 and Buried in McGavock Confederate Cemetery, Franklin Tennessee, Williamson County. Falls Church, Va.: R.W. Watkins,1993. FS Catalog Collection 976.856/F1 V3; digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library
  • Watkins, Raymond Wesley and McGavock Confederate Cemetery. Some Confederate Burials, McGavock Confederate Cemetery, Franklin Tennessee, Williamson County: Missouri Soldiers. Falls Church, Va.: R.W. Watkins, 1993. FS Catalog Collection 976.856/F1V3; digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library.

Census Records

Historical populations
Census Pop. %±
1800 2,868 —
1810 13,153 358.6%
1820 20,640 56.9%
1830 26,638 29.1%
1840 27,006 1.4%
1850 27,201 0.7%
1860 23,827 −12.4%
1870 25,328 6.3%
1880 28,313 11.8%
1890 26,321 −7.0%
1900 26,429 0.4%
1910 24,213 −8.4%
1920 23,409 −3.3%
1930 22,845 −2.4%
1940 25,220 10.4%
1950 24,307 −3.6%
1960 25,267 3.9%
1970 34,330 35.9%
1980 58,108 69.3%
1990 81,021 39.4%
2000 126,638 56.3%
Source: "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau.

1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, and 1940 federal population censuses of Williamson 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 Williamson County, Tennessee census assignments, including links to transcribed files and scanned images of census microfilm. The USGenWeb Census Project®.

1800 Lost A substitute is available, see Tax Records.

1810 Lost 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 Catalog book 976.8 X2s 1810.

1810-1891

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 ($).
  • Presley, Mrs. Leister E. Williamson County, Tennessee Population Schedules of the United States Census of 1820. Typescript, 19--?. FS Catalog 976.856 X2p 1820
  • Waldrep, G.C. "'Free Colored' Heads of Household in the 1820 Tennessee Census," online at Free African Americans. Includes African Americans in this county.

1820 Manufactures

The original manufactures schedules for the Eastern and Western Districts of Tennessee are kept at the NARA, Washington, D.C. FS Library copies: FS Library US/CAN Films 1024517-1024518.

1840 Revolutionary War Pensioners

1850

  • Williamson County Historical Society. 1850 Census of Williamson County, Tennessee. Franklin, Tennessee Mrs. Clyde Lynch, 1970. FS Catalog 976.856 X2p 1850

1880

  • Sistler, Barbara and Byron H. Sistler. 1880 Census Williamson County, Tennessee. Nashville, Tennessee: B. Sistler and Associates, 1999. FS Catalog 976.856 X2s 1880
  • Census Taken in Williamson County, 1880. Manuscript, Nashville, Tennessee TSLA, 1966. FS Catalog 454093

1890 Lost 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. 8 1891. Williamson County is included in Vol. 8.
  • 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.

1891 Male Voters

Church Records

List of Churches and Church Parishes

Episcopal

Methodist Episcopal

Court Records

Law and Legislation

  • Tennessee State Library and Archives, Acts of Tennessee 1796-1850: Index to Names. [9] 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

Emigration and Immigration

During the War of 1812, American officials reported finding a total of 6 British aliens, some of whom had families, living in the town of Franklin and Williamson County.

  • Kenneth Scott. British Aliens in the United States During the War of 1812. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1979, 372-378 (see East Tennessee). FS Library US/CAN 973 W4s; digital version at Ancestry ($)

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups

African Americans

  • Waldrep, G.C. "'Free Colored' Heads of Household in the 1820 Tennessee Census," available online, courtesy: Free African Americans website. IncludesAfrican Americans in this county.
  • Craighead, Sandra G. "1867 Voters List," available online, courtesy: TNGenWeb. Abstract of the Franklin Review Appeal, 14 June 1867; includes white and black voters.

Funeral Homes

Genealogies

  • Andrews - Andrews, Ella Smith Johns. The Descendants of John, George and Ephraim Andrews, Sons of Mark Andrews of Williamson County, Tennessee. Washington, D.C.: L.C. Photoduplication Service, 1982. FS Library US/CAN Film 1303300.
  • Crutcher - McCutcheon, Larry. Our Drake and Crutcher Families of Marshall County, Tennessee. Hohenwald, Tenn.: L. McCutcheon, 2007. FS Library FAM HIST Book 929.273 D789mL.
  • Giddens - Buford, Marcus Bainbridge. A Genealogy of the Buford Family in America, With Records of a Number of Allied Families. San Francisco, Calif., 1903. Digital version at Internet Archive.
  • Holt - Cooper, Albert L. Ancestors and Descendants of John Isabel Holt, Williamson County, Tennessee. Shelbyville, Tenn.: n.p., 1971. FS Library FAM HIST Book 929.273 H742c.
  • Howard - Landis, Carolynn Butler. The Ancestors & Dependants [i.e. Descendants] of William Thomas Howard and Missouri Isabelle Hampton of Hamilton County, Illinois: and Allied Families of Brown, Burch, Buttery, Crouse, Hamilton, Harrington, Melton & Others. Fort Jones, Calif.: C.B. Landis, 1984. FS Catalog 929.273 A1 no. 4381
  • Moss - Moss, T.C. The David Moss Family: Green, Adair, Boyle, Barren, Hart, and Warren Co., Ky.; Williamson and Maury Co., Tenn.; Mississippi. Memphis, Tenn.: T.C. Moss, 1968. FS Library FAM HIST Book 929.273 M855mo.
  • Otey - Green, William Mercer. Memoir of Rt. Rev. James Hervey Otey, D.D., LL. D., the First Bishop of Tennessee. New York. J. Pott and Company, 1885. Free digital copy, courtesy: Internet Archive.
  • Parks - Armstrong, Zella. Notable Southern Families. Chattanooga, Tenn.: Lookout Publishing Company, 1926. Vol. 3. Digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library. .
  • Sassin - Allen, Cameron. "Francois Sasin/Sassin of Manakin Town: The First Six Generations of the Sassin/Sasseen Family in America," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 37, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1993):3-17; Vol. 37, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun. 1993):99-116; Vol. 37, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 1993):193-205; Vol. 37, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1993):259-271. Digital version at American Ancestors by NEHGS ($). FS Library Book 975.5 B2vg v. 37 (1993).
  • Swanson - McRaven, William Henry. Life and Times of Edward Swanson: One of the Original Pioneers Who with General James Robertson Founded Nashville, Tennessee, 1779; First Recorded Settler of Williamson County, Tennessee, March, 1780. Nashville, Tenn.: W.H. McRaven, 1937. FS Library FAM HIST Book 929.273 Sw24m.
  • Thomson - "A Thomson Genealogy," The South Carolina Magazine of Ancestral Research, Vol. 28, No. 3 (Summer 2000):123-136; Vol. 28, No. 4 (Fall 2000):186-191; Vol. 29, No. 1 (Winter 2001):25-38. FS Library Book 975.7 B2sc v. 28-29
  • Waddey - Waddey, John H. The Waddeys of Williamson County, Tennessee. Hermitage, Tenn.: J.H. Waddey, 1996. FS Library FAM HIST Book 929.273 W117w.

Guardianship

Land and Property Records

Local Land Entries Issued by North Carolina

The original Williamson County land entries issued by North Carolina are kept at the North Carolina State Archives in Raleigh. On their website, users can bring up a list of land entries issued in Williamson County, even though its land had already become a part of the state of Tennessee. Years covered: 1800-1801.

Instructions:

  1. Follow this link to conduct a "Call Number Search" using the MARS Catalog on their site.
  2. Using the pull down window, change "Call Numbers starting" to "A MarsID matching."
  3. Type 12.14.22 (Windows Vista users may need to include a period after the last digit, for example 12.14.22.) and click Search. This is the specific MarsID for Williamson County.
  4. Click on the entry that is returned: "Tennessee, Williamson County."
  5. In the window that pops up, click Show List of Child Records and a list of Williamson County land entries will be produced. Browse to find abstracts of the original records.[10]

N.B. You can also search by name through the Basic Search, but it lacks soundex capabilities.

Land Grants

  • Free index to 1500+ Pioneer Cumberland Settlements Land Grants, available online, courtesy: Cumberland Pioneer Settlers. The Cumberland Settlements region covered what is now this county. To view the land grants platted on maps, purchase the books described on this site, or access those available at the FamilySearch Library FS Library US/CAN Large Q Book 976.8 E7d.

Online Land Indexes and Records

Local Histories

Maps and Gazetteers

Davidson CountyMaury CountyMarshall CountyRutherford CountyDickson CountyCheatham CountyHickman CountyTN WILLIAMSON.PNG
Click a neighboring county
for more resources

Migration

Military Records

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

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, Williamson County on page 158.
  • Lynch, Louise Gillespie Our Valiant Men Soldiers and Patriots of the Revolutionary War Who Lived in Williamson County, Tennessee [S.I.:s.n., c1976] FS Library US/CAN book 976.856 D3L
  • 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; Vol. 8, No. 4 (Oct. 1961):122-124. FS Library US/CAN Book 976.8 B2a v. 8 (1961); digital version at journal website. Includes Williamson County pensioners (pp. 123-124).
  • For information on units from Bedford County which served in the War of 1812 see tngenweb.org/bedford/war1812.htm

Civil War

Online Records

Regiments. Men in Williamson 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 Williamson County:

Confederate Soldiers

Additional sources for Civil War soldiers from Williamson County:

Civil War Battle
The following Civil War battles were fought in Williamson County.[11]

  • March 5, 1863 - Thompson's Station.
  • March 25, 1863 - Brentwood.
  • April 10, 1863 - Franklin I.
  • November 30, 1864 - Franklin II.
  • Battles of the American Civil War maps - filter by state or by battle name.

World War I
Hollingsworth, Patricia Merrill. World War I Draft Registration Cards: Williamson County, Tennessee. Mt. Sterling, Ky.: P.M. Hollingsworth, 2006. FS Library US/CAN Book 976.856 M28h.

Naturalization and Citizenship

Unites States Passport Applications are available from 1795-1925 - indexed at FamilySearch

Newspapers

For a list of newspapers available at the archives for Williamson County click on the following cities or towns:

Obituaries

The Williamson County Public Library has created an Obituary Database. There are nearly 45,000 records in this database and has been organized alphabetically by the surname of the deceased. The data fields in the index include last name, first name, year, month, and day of death, newspaper name, location of the source newspaper, an abbreviated version of the obituary text, full name, and the newspaper date. Click on the View Obituary link to read the full text of the obituary, if it is available.

Note there are two links, one if you are in or outside of the library. Please click on the appropriate link to access this database.

Other Records

Voters Lists

  • Craighead, Sandra G. "1867 Voters List," available online, courtesy: TNGenWeb. Abstract of the Franklin Review Appeal, 14 June 1867; includes white and black voters.
Prisons

Periodicals

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

Probate Records

The Williamson County Court has responsibility for the probate records. Many probate records are held by the Williamson County Archives.

Online Probate Indexes and Records


Book Abstracts and Indexes

  • 1825-1834 - Hays, [Mrs. Felix Burnard] and Hellen Davis Duke. Williamson County, Tennessee Will Book. 2 volumes. (No publication information.) These indexed books include only Will Books Volume 4 (1825-1830) and Volume 5 (1831-1834). (FS Library book 976.856 P2h, v. 4-5.)
  • 1838-1855 - Lynch, Louise Gillespie. Record Book, Letters of Administration. Franklin, Tennessee: Lynch, 1971. Indexed. (FS Library book 976.856 P2LL.)
  • Lynch, Louise Gillespie. Williamson County Tennessee Miscellaneous Records. 5 volumes. (Franklin, Tennessee: L.G. Lynch), 1973-1984. This indexed book includes court records, probate records, land and property records, and records pertaining to slaves. The range of dates varies by record. (FS Library book 976.856 P2L v. 1-6.)
  • 1800-1818- -Lynch, Louise Gillespie. Williamson County, Tennessee: Wills and Inventories, Book I & II, 1800-1818. Greenville, South Carolina: Southern Historical Press, 1992. Indexed. (FS Library book 976.856 P2LLg.)
  • 1800-1861 - Sistler, Byron and Barbara Sistler. Williamson County, Tennessee, Wills and Administrations 1800 to 1861: An Index. Nashville, Tennessee: B. Sistler, 1989. (FS Library book 976.856 P22s.)

School Records

Social Security Records

Tax Records

Original tax records for Williamson County

  • 1800-1963 - Williamson County Tax Records, 1800-1963. Nashville: TSLA.Manuscript. On 43 microfilm reels FS Catalog 456076

Book Abstracts and Indexes

  • 1789 Cumberland Settlements, Tax List, 1789, The Middle Tennessee Journal of Genealogy and History, Vol. 4, No. 2 (Fall 1990). For possible FS Library and online access, as well as indexes, see Periodicals.
  • 1800-1813, 1809 - 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. Cites Williamson County Tax Receipts 1809 and Lynch's publication as sources.
  • 1800-1813 - Lynch, Louis G. Tax Book 1, Williamson County, Tennessee, 1800-1813. Franklin, Tenn.: Louise Gillespie Lynch, 1971. FS Catalog 976.856 R4w
  • 1801, 1806, 1810, 1815 Sistler, Byron and Barbara Sistler. Index to Early Tennessee Tax Lists. Evanston, Ill.: B. & B. Sistler, 1977. FS Library US/CAN Book 976.8 R4s. Includes 1801, 1806, 1810, and 1815 tax lists.
  • 1805 - O'Hara, Virginia. "Williamson County, Tennessee Tax List-1805," Ansearchin' News, Vol. 9, No. 1 (Jan. 1962):26-27; Vol. 9, No. 2 (April 1962):65-69; Vol. 9, No. 3 (July 1962):88-91. For FS Library and online access, as well as indexes, see Periodicals.
  • 1809 Williamson County. Tax Receipts, 1809. TSLA, Record Group 37, Miscellaneous County Records, Box 5, Folder 32.
  • 1814 - "Direct Federal Tax-Delinquent Property Owners Listed for 1814," Ansearchin' News, Vol. 43, No. 3 (Fall 1996):115-120. For possible FS Library and online access, as well as indexes, see Periodicals. Includes Williamson County.
  • 1816 Tax List, 1816, Genealogical Reference Builders Newsletter, Vol. 5, No. 3 (Aug. 1971).
  • 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 Periodicals. Includes Williamson County.
  • 1860 Slave Holders in 1860 Tax Book, Williamson County Historical Society Journal, Issue 31 (2000).
  • 1867 Craighead, Sandra G. "1867 Voters List," available online, courtesy: TNGenWeb. Abstract of the Franklin ReviewAppeal, 14 June 1867; includes white and black voters.
  • 1871 Property Tax, 1871, Williamson County Historical Society Journal, Issue 31 (2000).

An interesting article about social class in nineteenth-century Williamson County, based on tax records, was published in 1996:

  • Wealth in 19th Century, Tax Records, 1837-70, Middle Tennessee Journal of Genealogy & History, Vol. 9, No. 3 (Winter 1996). For possible FS Library and online access, as well as indexes, see Periodicals.

Vital Records

Birth

Marriage

Online indexes and Records

Book Abstracts and Indexes

  • 1783-1870 - 35,000 Tennessee Marriage Records and Bonds 1783-1870. 3 vols. FS Library Book 976.8 V2t Includes names of brides, grooms, bondsmen, marriage bond dates, and officiators for this county.
  • 1800-1837 - Early Middle Tennessee Marriages. 2 vols. Nashville, Tenn.: B. Sistler & Associates, 1988. FS Catalog 976.8 V2sb v. 2 Indexes of brides, grooms, marriage or marriage bond dates for this county for specified years.
  • 1804-1850 - Marriages of Williamson County, Tennessee, 1804-1850. FH Book 976.856 V2w

Death

Divorce

Online Records

Online Titles

  • W.P.A. Guide to Public Vital Statistics in Tennessee. Nashville, Tenn.: The Tennessee Historical Records Survey, 1941. FamilySearch Books Online

Research Facilities

Archives

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

  • Williamson County Archives
    P.O. Box 1006
    Franklin, TN 37065-1006
    Phone: 615-790-5462
    Website
    Located at the Old Library at Five Points in downtown Franklin at Highway 431 and Highway 31

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

Libraries

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

Williamson County Public Library
1314 Columbia Avenue
Franklin, TN 37064
Phone: 615-595-1243
Website

Museums

Societies

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

Heritage Foundation of Williamson County
P.O. Box 723
Franklin, TN 37065
Phone: 615-591-8500
Email: info@williamsonheritage.org
Website

Williamson County Historical Society
P.O. Box 71
Franklin, TN 37065
Email: rwarwick@historicfranklin.com
Website

Sons of Confederate Veterans
Williamson County has two active chapters of the Tennessee SCV:
- Sam Davis Camp no. 1293 of Brentwood, Tennessee
- Captain E.D. Baxter Camp no. 2034 of Fairview, Tennessee

Websites

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Research Guides

  • Genealogical "Fact Sheets" About Tennessee Counties: Williamson County, courtesy: TSLA. (Identifies published county histories, published local records, census records, newspapers and local records on microfilm, and select manuscripts.)
  • "Searching for Williamson County Ancestors," The Middle Tennessee Journal of Genealogy and History, Vol. 7, No. 2 (Fall 1993). For possible FS Library and online access, as well as indexes, see Williamson.

References

  1. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Tennessee.At various libraries (WorldCat); FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002.
  2. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Williamson County, Tennessee" in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Williamson_County,_Tennessee, accessed 09 Jan 2019
  3. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Tennessee.At various libraries (WorldCat); FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002.
  4. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Tennessee.At various libraries (WorldCat); FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002.
  5. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Tennessee.At various libraries (WorldCat); FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002.
  6. ↑ Founding of the Cumberland Settlements: The First Atlas 1779-1804.
  7. ↑ "Hugh Williamson," Wikipedia.
  8. ↑ Genealogical Society of Utah, Parish and Vital Records List (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at Media:Igitennessees.pdf.
  9. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Tennessee.At various libraries (WorldCat); FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002.
  10. ↑ J. Mark Lowe, "The Land Grant Processes of North Carolina and Tennessee," Lecture, Federation of Genealogical Societies Conference, Knoxville, Tenn., August 21, 2010.
  11. ↑ National Park Service, Civil War Battles. Filter by state or battle name.
  12. ↑ Genealogical Society of Utah, Parish and Vital Records List (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at PDF.
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