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''[[United States|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Tennessee|Tennessee ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Tennessee_Record_Selection_Table|Record Selection Table]]'' | |||
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This table can help you decide which records to search. It is most helpful for post-1850 research. | |||
#In column 1, find the category closest to your research goal. | |||
#In column 2, find the types of records most likely to have the information you need. | |||
#In column 3, find additional record types that may be useful. | |||
#Look in the section of this outline that corresponds to the record type you chose. It explains what the records might tell you, how to search them, and how to find the records in the [[Family History Library Catalog Place Search|Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog]]. Some records are not at the [[Family History Library]]. | |||
'''Note: '''Records of previous research ([[Tennessee Genealogy|Genealogy]], [[Tennessee Biography|Biography]], [[Tennessee History|History]], [[Tennessee Periodicals|Periodicals]], and [[Tennessee Societies|Societies]]) are useful for most goals but are not listed unless they are ''especially'' helpful. <br> | |||
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| '''1. If you need ''' | |||
| '''2. Look first in''' | |||
| '''3. Then search''' | |||
|- | |||
| Adoptions | |||
| [[Tennessee Court Records|Court Records]], [[Tennessee Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[Tennessee Guardianship|Guardianship]] | |||
| [[Tennessee Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[Tennessee Church Records|Church Records]], [[Tennessee Census|Census]] | |||
|- | |||
| Age | |||
| [[Tennessee Census|Census]], [[Tennessee_Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[Tennessee_Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Tennessee Vital Records|Vital Records]] | |||
| Naturalization and Citizenship, Military Records, [[Tennessee Church Records|Church Records]], Bible Records | |||
|- | |||
| Birth date | |||
| [[Tennessee Vital Records|Vital Records]], Newspapers, [[Tennessee_Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Tennessee_Cemeteries|Cemeteries]] | |||
| [[Tennessee Church Records|Church Records]], Bible Records, [[Tennessee Census|Census]], Military Records | |||
|- | |||
| Birth place | |||
| [[Tennessee Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[Tennessee Church Records|Church Records]], Newspapers, [[Tennessee_Obituaries|Obituaries]] | |||
| [[Tennessee Census|Census]], Military Records, Naturalization and Citizenship, [[Tennessee_Cemeteries|Cemeteries]] | |||
|- | |||
| Children | |||
| [[Tennessee Census|Census]], [[Tennessee Probate Records|Probate Records]], Newspapers, [[Tennessee_Obituaries|Obituaries]] | |||
| [[Tennessee Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[Tennessee Guardianship|Guardianship]], [[Tennessee Church Records|Church Records]], Bible Records | |||
|- | |||
| City or parish of foreign birth | |||
| [[Tennessee Vital Records|Vital Records]], Newspapers, [[Tennessee_Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Tennessee Biography|Biography]] | |||
| [[Tennessee History|History]], Naturalization and Citizenship, Emigration and Immigration, Military Records | |||
|- | |||
| County boundaries and origins | |||
| Maps, Gazetteers | |||
| [[Tennessee History|History]] | |||
|- | |||
| Country of foreign birth | |||
| [[Tennessee Census|Census]], Naturalization and Citizenship, [[Tennessee Vital Records|Vital Records]], Newspapers | |||
| [[Tennessee Biography|Biography]], [[Tennessee History|History]], [[Tennessee_Obituaries|Obituaries]] Emigration and Immigration | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | Death information | ||
| | | [[Tennessee Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[Tennessee_Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[Tennessee_Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Tennessee Probate Records|Probate Records]] | ||
| | | Military Records, [[Tennessee Church Records|Church Records]], Bible Records, Land and Property | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | Divorce | ||
| | | Divorce Records, [[Tennessee Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[Tennessee Court Records|Court Records]], Newspapers | ||
| [[Tennessee Census|Census]], [[Tennessee_Obituaries|Obituaries]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | Emigration | ||
| Emigration and Immigration, Naturalization and Citizenship, [[Tennessee Census|Census]], Newspapers | |||
| [[Tennessee Biography|Biography]], [[Tennessee History|History]], Minorities, [[Tennessee Societies|Societies]] | |||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | Ethnic background | ||
| | | African Americans, American Indians, Native Races, Minorities, Emigration and Immigration | ||
| Naturalization and Citizenship, [[Tennessee Societies|Societies]], [[Tennessee Church Records|Church Records]], [[Tennessee Periodicals|Periodicals]], [[Tennessee Census|Census]] | |||
|- | |||
| Historical background | |||
| [[Tennessee History|History]], [[Tennessee Periodicals|Periodicals]], Gazetteers | |||
| Maps, Land and Property | |||
| | |- | ||
| Immigration date | |||
| Emigration and Immigration, Naturalization and Citizenship, [[Tennessee Census|Census]], | |||
| [[Tennessee Court Records|Court Records]], [[Tennessee Biography|Biography]], [[Tennessee History|History]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | Living relatives | ||
| Newspapers, [[Tennessee_Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Tennessee Probate Records|Probate Records]], Directories | |||
| [[Tennessee Court Records|Court Records]], [[Tennessee Census|Census]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | Maiden name | ||
| | | [[Tennessee Vital Records|Vital Records]], Newspapers, [[Tennessee_Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Tennessee Probate Records|Probate Records]] | ||
| | | [[Tennessee Church Records|Church Records]], Military Records, [[Tennessee_Cemeteries|Cemeteries]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | Marriage information | ||
| | | [[Tennessee Vital Records|Vital Records]], Newspapers, [[Tennessee_Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Tennessee Census|Census]] | ||
| [[Tennessee Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[Tennessee Church Records|Church Records]], Military Records | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | Migration Information | ||
| Emigration and Immigration, Maps, [[Tennessee Census|Census]], [[Tennessee Biography|Biography]] | |||
| [[Tennessee History|History]], Land and Property, Military Records, Minorities | |||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | Naturalization | ||
| | | Naturalization and Citizenship, [[Tennessee Census|Census]] | ||
| [[Tennessee Court Records|Court Records]], [[Tennessee Biography|Biography]], [[Tennessee History|History]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | Occupations | ||
| | | Occupations, [[Tennessee Census|Census]], Directories | ||
| | | Newspapers, [[Tennessee_Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Tennessee Biography|Biography]], [[Tennessee History|History]], Emigration and Immigration | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | Other family members | ||
| | | [[Tennessee Census|Census]], Newspapers, [[Tennessee_Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Tennessee Probate Records|Probate Records]] | ||
| [[Tennessee Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[Tennessee Church Records|Church Records]], Bible Records | |||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | Parents | ||
| | | [[Tennessee Vital Records|Vital Records]], Newspapers, [[Tennessee_Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Tennessee Census|Census]] | ||
| [[Tennessee Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[Tennessee Church Records|Church Records]], [[Tennessee Societies|Societies]] | |||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | Physical description | ||
| | | Military Records, Emigration and Immigration, Naturalization and Citizenship | ||
| | | [[Tennessee Biography|Biography]], [[Tennessee History|History]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | Place-finding aids | ||
| Maps, Gazetteers, [[Tennessee History|History]] | |||
| [[Tennessee Periodicals|Periodicals]], Archives and Libraries | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | Places of previous residence | ||
| | | [[Tennessee Census|Census]], Military Records, Newspapers, [[Tennessee_Obituaries|Obituaries]] | ||
| | | Land and Property, Naturalization and Citizenship, Emigration and Immigration, Public Records | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | Place of residence when you know only the state | ||
| | | [[Tennessee Census|Census]], [[Tennessee Vital Records|Vital Records]], Military Records | ||
| Naturalization and Citizenship | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | Previous Research | ||
| | | [[Tennessee Genealogy|Genealogy]], [[Tennessee Biography|Biography]], [[Tennessee Periodicals|Periodicals]], [[Tennessee Societies|Societies]] | ||
| [[Tennessee History|History]], Archives and Libraries | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | Record-finding aids | ||
| | | Archives and Libraries, [[Tennessee Church Records|Church Records]], [[Tennessee Periodicals|Periodicals]] | ||
| [[Tennessee Societies|Societies]], For Further Reading | |||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | Religion | ||
| | | [[Tennessee Church Records|Church Records]], [[Tennessee Vital Records|Vital Records]], Newspapers, [[Tennessee_Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Tennessee Biography|Biography]] | ||
| [[Tennessee History|History]], [[Tennessee_Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], Directories | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | Social activities | ||
| | | [[Tennessee Societies|Societies]], Newspapers, [[Tennessee_Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Tennessee Biography|Biography]] | ||
| [[Tennessee History|History]], [[Tennessee_Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], Directories | |||
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[[Category:Tennessee | [[Category:Tennessee|Record]] | ||
Revision as of 13:26, 29 May 2010
United States
Tennessee
Record Selection Table
This table can help you decide which records to search. It is most helpful for post-1850 research.
- In column 1, find the category closest to your research goal.
- In column 2, find the types of records most likely to have the information you need.
- In column 3, find additional record types that may be useful.
- Look in the section of this outline that corresponds to the record type you chose. It explains what the records might tell you, how to search them, and how to find the records in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog. Some records are not at the Family History Library.
Note: Records of previous research (Genealogy, Biography, History, Periodicals, and Societies) are useful for most goals but are not listed unless they are especially helpful.
| 1. If you need | 2. Look first in | 3. Then search |
| Adoptions | Court Records, Vital Records, Guardianship | Probate Records, Church Records, Census |
| Age | Census, Cemeteries, Obituaries, Vital Records | Naturalization and Citizenship, Military Records, Church Records, Bible Records |
| Birth date | Vital Records, Newspapers, Obituaries, Cemeteries | Church Records, Bible Records, Census, Military Records |
| Birth place | Vital Records, Church Records, Newspapers, Obituaries | Census, Military Records, Naturalization and Citizenship, Cemeteries |
| Children | Census, Probate Records, Newspapers, Obituaries | Vital Records, Guardianship, Church Records, Bible Records |
| City or parish of foreign birth | Vital Records, Newspapers, Obituaries, Biography | History, Naturalization and Citizenship, Emigration and Immigration, Military Records |
| County boundaries and origins | Maps, Gazetteers | History |
| Country of foreign birth | Census, Naturalization and Citizenship, Vital Records, Newspapers | Biography, History, Obituaries Emigration and Immigration |
| Death information | Vital Records, Cemeteries, Obituaries, Probate Records | Military Records, Church Records, Bible Records, Land and Property |
| Divorce | Divorce Records, Vital Records, Court Records, Newspapers | Census, Obituaries |
| Emigration | Emigration and Immigration, Naturalization and Citizenship, Census, Newspapers | Biography, History, Minorities, Societies |
| Ethnic background | African Americans, American Indians, Native Races, Minorities, Emigration and Immigration | Naturalization and Citizenship, Societies, Church Records, Periodicals, Census |
| Historical background | History, Periodicals, Gazetteers | Maps, Land and Property |
| Immigration date | Emigration and Immigration, Naturalization and Citizenship, Census, | Court Records, Biography, History |
| Living relatives | Newspapers, Obituaries, Probate Records, Directories | Court Records, Census |
| Maiden name | Vital Records, Newspapers, Obituaries, Probate Records | Church Records, Military Records, Cemeteries |
| Marriage information | Vital Records, Newspapers, Obituaries, Census | Probate Records, Church Records, Military Records |
| Migration Information | Emigration and Immigration, Maps, Census, Biography | History, Land and Property, Military Records, Minorities |
| Naturalization | Naturalization and Citizenship, Census | Court Records, Biography, History |
| Occupations | Occupations, Census, Directories | Newspapers, Obituaries, Biography, History, Emigration and Immigration |
| Other family members | Census, Newspapers, Obituaries, Probate Records | Vital Records, Church Records, Bible Records |
| Parents | Vital Records, Newspapers, Obituaries, Census | Probate Records, Church Records, Societies |
| Physical description | Military Records, Emigration and Immigration, Naturalization and Citizenship | Biography, History |
| Place-finding aids | Maps, Gazetteers, History | Periodicals, Archives and Libraries |
| Places of previous residence | Census, Military Records, Newspapers, Obituaries | Land and Property, Naturalization and Citizenship, Emigration and Immigration, Public Records |
| Place of residence when you know only the state | Census, Vital Records, Military Records | Naturalization and Citizenship |
| Previous Research | Genealogy, Biography, Periodicals, Societies | History, Archives and Libraries |
| Record-finding aids | Archives and Libraries, Church Records, Periodicals | Societies, For Further Reading |
| Religion | Church Records, Vital Records, Newspapers, Obituaries, Biography | History, Cemeteries, Directories |
| Social activities | Societies, Newspapers, Obituaries, Biography | History, Cemeteries, Directories |