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Guide to '''Cheatham County, Tennessee ancestry, genealogy and family history''', birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.
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|parent county= [[Davidson County, Tennessee Genealogy|Davidson]], [[Dickson County, Tennessee Genealogy|Dickson]], [[Montgomery County, Tennessee Genealogy|Montgomery]], [[Robertson County, Tennessee Genealogy|Robertson]] <ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Tennessee.{{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|1049485|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref>
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== County Information ==


=== Description ===
Middle Tennessee county established in 1856. The northern part of what is now Cheatham County belonged to the pioneer Cumberland Settlements.<ref> [http://www.cumberlandpioneers.com/volume1a.html ''Founding of the Cumberland Settlements: The First Atlas 1779-1804.'']</ref>  
Cheatham County was named for Edward Saunders Cheatham, a state legislator.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Tennessee_county_name_etymologies "List of counties in Tennessee,"] Wikipedia.</ref> The county is located in the north-central area of the state.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Cheatham, Tennessee" in ''https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheatham_County,_Tennessee'' accessed 17 Dec 2018 </ref>


=== County Courthouse ===
== County Courthouse ==
{{TN Courthouse Intro|Cheatham}}
'''Cheatham County Courthouse'''<br>100 Public Square, Suite 225<br>Ashland City, TN 37015<br>[http://www.cheathamcountytn.gov/ County Website] Phone: 615-792-3272 <br>
[https://cheathamcountytn.gov/county_clerk.html Cheatham County Clerk] 354 Frey Street, Phone: 615-792-5179<br>
[https://cheathamcountytn.gov/register_of_deeds.html Register of Deeds] 354 Frey Street, Phone: 615-792-4317<br>


County Clerk has marriage and probate records from 1865<br>
[[Image:{{TNCheathamcourthouse}}]]&nbsp;Cheatham County Courthouse<br>&nbsp;100 Public Square<br>&nbsp;Ashland City, Tennessee 37015<br>&nbsp;Phone: 615-792-4620
Register of Deeds has land records.<ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Tennessee.{{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|1049485|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref><br>


=== Cheatham County, Tennessee Record Dates  ===
[http://cheathamcountytn.gov/government/county_clerk/ Cheatham County Clerk]<br>Marriage records<br>264 S. Main Street, Suite 108<br>Ashland City, TN 37015<br>Phone: 615-792-5179
{{TN Record Dates Intro|Cheatham}}
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| bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" colspan="7" | <center>'''Known Beginning Dates for Government County Records'''<ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Tennessee.{{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|1049485|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref></center>
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| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Cheatham County, Tennessee Genealogy#Death|Death*]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Cheatham County, Tennessee Genealogy#Court Records|Court]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Cheatham County, Tennessee Genealogy#Land and Property Records|Land]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Cheatham County, Tennessee Genealogy#Probate Records|Probate]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Cheatham County, Tennessee Genealogy#Census Records|Census]]'''
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| width="14.2%" align="center" |1881
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1856
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1881
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1856
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1856
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1856
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| colspan="7"| <center>*Statewide registration for births and deaths began in 1908 (1913 missing). General compliance by 1927.</center>
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=== Record Loss ===
[http://cheathamcountytn.gov/government/register_of_deeds/ Cheatham County Register of Deeds]<br>264 S. Main Street, Suite 109<br>Ashland City, TN 37015<br>Phone: 615-792-4317<br>The County Register of Deeds registers and keeps all public records for Cheatham County.  
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=== Boundary Changes ===
{{TN Boundary Changes Intro|Cheatham}}
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*'''1856'''--Cheatham County was created 28 February 1856 from [[Davidson County, Tennessee Genealogy|Davidson]], [[Robertson County, Tennessee Genealogy|Robertson]], [[Dickson County, Tennessee Genealogy|Dickson]], and [[Montgomery County, Tennessee Genealogy|Montgomery]] Counties.<br>''
*From 1788 to 1796 people living in what is now part of Cheatham County were in extinct [[Tennessee County, Tennessee Genealogy|Tennessee]]. Their records for that period are now found in [[Robertson County, Tennessee Genealogy|Robertson]].<ref>"Tennessee County" in ''Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia'' at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennessee_County,_North_Carolina (accessed 25 May 2010); Eichholz, Alice. ''Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources,'' 3rd edition. (Provo, Utah: Ancestry, 2004), 639.  {{FSC|1185723|item|disp=FS Catalog book 973 D27rb}}; {{WorldCat|55947869|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}.</ref>
*'''County seat:''' {{wpd|Ashland_City,_Tennessee|Ashland City}}<ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Tennessee.{{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|1049485|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref><br>
*[https://digital.newberry.org/ahcb/documents/TN_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#Individual_County_Chronologies Tennessee Individual County Chronologies] - Newberry Library list of all boundary changes by county
*[https://publications.newberry.org/ahcb/map/map.html#TN Tennessee Historical Borders - Map] at Newberry Library Atlas of Historical County Boundaries; ''Also at:'' [http://www.mapofus.org/tennessee/ mapofus.org] - animated maps illustrating Tennessee county boundary changes
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=== Populated Places ===
== History  ==
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit [https://tennessee.hometownlocator.com/counties/cities,cfips,021,c,cheatham.cfm HomeTown Locator]. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Cheatham County, Tennessee," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheatham_County,_Tennessee, accessed 10 November 2019.</ref>


{{Populated places
The county is named after "Tennessee state legislator Edward Cheatham."<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Tennessee_county_name_etymologies "List of counties in Tennessee,"] Wikipedia.</ref>  
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joelton,_Tennessee Joelton]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shacklett,_Tennessee Shacklett]
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=== History Timeline ===
Cumberland (old) County, the ancestor of [[Cheatham_County,_Tennessee|Cheatham]] County, started to get organized in 1837 from parts of [[Davidson County, Tennessee|Davidson]], [[Robertson County, Tennessee|Robertson]], [[Montgomery County, Tennessee|Montgomery]], and [[Dickson County, Tennessee|Dickson]] counties, but failed. Again in 1844 the another attempt at a county was made, but failed. A third try in 1856 finally succeeded in erecting Cumberland (old) County.<ref name="McBride">Robert M. McBride, "Lost Counties of Tennessee," ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1137265 East Tennessee Historical Society's Publications]'' 38 (1966): 6-7. </ref>
{{TN Historical Timeline Intro|Cheatham}}


*'''1837''' - Cumberland (old) County, the ancestor of [[Cheatham County, Tennessee Genealogy|Cheatham]] County, started to get organized from parts of [[Davidson County, Tennessee Genealogy|Davidson]], [[Robertson County, Tennessee Genealogy|Robertson]], [[Montgomery County, Tennessee Genealogy|Montgomery]], and [[Dickson County, Tennessee Genealogy|Dickson]] counties, but failed.
But this act of creation was repealed, the boudaries were changed, and in 1857 the reconstituted entity was renamed [[Cheatham_County,_Tennessee|Cheatham]] County because the [[Cumberland County, Tennessee|Cumberland]] County name had been claimed later in 1856 by a new county on the Cumberland Plateau with its seat at Crossville.<ref name="McBride" />  
*'''1844''' - Another attempt at a county was made, but failed.
*'''1856''' - Successful creation of Cumberland (old) County.<ref name="McBride">Robert M. McBride, "Lost Counties of Tennessee," ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1137265 East Tennessee Historical Society's Publications]'' 38 (1966): 6-7. </ref> But this act of creation was repealed.  The northern part of what is now Cheatham County belonged to the pioneer Cumberland Settlements.<ref> [http://www.cumberlandpioneers.com/volume1a.html ''Founding of the Cumberland Settlements: The First Atlas 1779-1804.'']</ref>
*'''1857''' - The boudaries were changed and the reconstituted entity was renamed [[Cheatham County, Tennessee Genealogy|Cheatham]] County because the [[Cumberland County, Tennessee Genealogy|Cumberland]] County name had been claimed later in 1856 by a new county on the Cumberland Plateau with its seat at Crossville.<ref name="McBride" />


== Resources ==
==== Parent County  ====
{{TN Resources Intro|Cheatham}}


=== Bible Records ===
'''1856'''--Cheatham County was&nbsp;created 28 February 1856&nbsp;from [[Davidson County, Tennessee|Davidson]], [[Robertson County, Tennessee|Robertson]], [[Dickson County, Tennessee|Dickson]], and [[Montgomery County, Tennessee|Montgomery]] Counties.<br>'''County seat''': Ashland City<ref name="Handybook">''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50140092 Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed.]'' (Draper, Utah: Everton Publ., 2002), 638.</ref>
{{TN Bible Intro|Cheatham}}


=== Biographies  ===
From 1788 to 1796 people living in what is now part of Cheatham County were in extinct [[Tennessee County, Tennessee|Tennessee County]]. Their records for that period are now found in [[Robertson County, Tennessee]].<ref>"Tennessee County" in ''Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia'' at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennessee_County (accessed 25 May 2010), and Alice Eichholz, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/55947869 Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources, 3rd ed.]'' (Provo, Utah: Ancestry, 2004) [[{{RedBook}}]], 639.</ref>
{{TN Biographies Intro|Cheatham}}


=== Business, Commerce, and Occupations ===
==== Boundary Changes  ====
{{TN Business Records Intro|Cheatham}}


*''Middle Tennessee's Forgotten Children: Apprentices from 1784 to 1902''. 2004. By Alan N. Miller. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield Company. {{FSC|1193752|title-id|disp=FS Library US/CAN 976.8 U2ma}}. Includes Cheatham County.
==== Record Loss  ====


=== Cemeteries ===
*Lost census: 1890
{{TN Cemeteries Intro|Cheatham}}


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== Places / Localities  ==
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| colspan="2" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black"| <center>'''Cemeteries of Cheatham County, Tennessee''' online and in print</center>
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* [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/search?firstname=&middlename=&lastname=&birthyear=&birthyearfilter=&deathyear=&deathyearfilter=&location=Cheatham+County%2C+Tennessee%2C+United+States+of+America&locationId=county_2435&memorialid=&mcid=&linkedToName=&datefilter=&orderby= Findagrave.com]
* [http://sites.rootsweb.com/~tncheath/ccc.html TNGenWeb]
* [http://usgwarchives.net/tn/cheatham/cemetery.html TNGenWeb Archives]
* [http://www.usgwtombstones.org/tennessee/cheatham.html Tombstone Project]
* [http://www.tngenweb.org/cemeteries/#!co=cheatham TNGenWeb Cemeteries]
* [https://billiongraves.com/search/results?cemetery_country=United%20States&cemetery_state=Tennessee&cemetery_county=Cheatham&year_range=5&size=15 BillionGraves]
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* {{FSC|United States, Tennessee, Cheatham - Cemeteries|subject|subject-id=35537453|disp=FamilySearch Library}}
* [http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=su%3ACemetery+Cheatham+Tennessee&qt=advanced&dblist=638 WorldCat]
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* [https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery-browse/USA/Tennessee/Cheatham-County?id=county_2435 Findagrave.com]
* [http://tennesseegravestones.org/cemeteries.php?selected_cid=11 Gravestones]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?includeIsParent=true&primaryText=Cheatham,%20Tennessee,%20United%20States&reqParents=395250&reqParentsLabel=County&reqParentsType=209&searchTypeaheadInputText=Search%20Within:Cheatham,%20Tennessee,%20United%20States&reqTypes=20&reqTypeLabel=Cemetery FamilySearch Places]
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=== Census Records ===
==== Populated Places  ====


{{Historical populations
<u>Cities and Towns:</u><br>
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|footnote = Source: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheatham_County,_Tennessee#Demographics "Wikipedia.org".]   
|1860 |7258
|1870 |6678
|1880 |7956
|1890 |8845
|1900 |10112
|1910 |10540
|1920 |10039
|1930 |9025
|1940 |9928
|1950 |9167
|1960 |9428
|1970 |13199
|1980 |21616
|1990 |27140
|2000 |35912
|2010 |39105
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1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, and 1940 federal population censuses of Cheatham County are available online. For tips on accessing census records online, see [[Tennessee Census|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.
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See [http://www.us-census.org/states/tennessee/c-tn.htm#Cheatham Cheatham County, TN census assignments], including links to transcribed files. [http://www.us-census.org/ The USGenWeb Census Project®]
| [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitydetails&subject=194793&subject_disp=Tennessee%2C+Cheatham%2C+Ashland+City&columns=*,0,0 Ashland City]<br>Bearwallow<br>Beech Grove<br>Bell Town<br>Bethel<br>Bethlehem<br>Chapmansboro<br>Cheap Hill<br>Craggie Hope<br>Doddsville<br>Fox Bluff<br>Germantown<br>Gravelotte<br>[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitydetails&subject=194794&subject_disp=Tennessee%2C+Cheatham%2C+Greenbrier&columns=*,0,0 Greenbrier]<br>Griffintown<br>Henrietta<br>
 
| Kingston Springs<br>Lillamay<br>Lockertsville<br>Marrowbone<br>Mount Zion<br>Neptune<br>New Hope<br>Pegram<br>Petway<br>Pinnacle<br>[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitydetails&subject=194795&subject_disp=Tennessee%2C+Cheatham%2C+Pleasant+View&columns=*,0,0 Pleasant View]<br>Shacklett<br>Sulphur Springs<br>Sycamore<br>Thomasville<br>
[http://sites.rootsweb.com/~tncheath/cheathlup.html Free lookups available] for the 1860,1870, 1880 Cheatham County census. Also, available for lookups are the 1820, 1850 and 1880 Montgomery County census; the 1880 Davidson county census; and the 1850 and 1880 Robertson county census.
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'''1810-1891'''<br>
 
*1810-1891 [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3574 Tennessee, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1810-1891] at Ancestry ($)
 
'''1860'''<br>
 
*Dalton, Robert E. and Lynnette Hamilton Dalton ''1860 Census, Cheatham County, Tennessee.''Memphis, Tennessee: Dalton and Dalton, 1896. {{FSC|976.8462 X2d|book}}


'''1870'''<br>
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*Bishop, Brenda C.''1870 Census Tennessee, Transcription for Cheatham County.'' Tallahassee, Florida: B.C. Bishop, 1883. {{FSC|976.8462 X2b|book}}
==== Neighboring Counties  ====


*[http://sites.rootsweb.com/~tncheath/census/1870/1870census.html Transcription of 1870 Federal Census Cheatham County] hosted by Rootsweb
*[[Davidson County, Tennessee|Davidson]]
*[[Dickson County, Tennessee|Dickson]]
*[[Montgomery County, Tennessee|Montgomery]]
*[[Robertson County, Tennessee|Robertson]]
*[[Williamson County, Tennessee|Williamson]]


'''1880'''<br>
== Resources  ==


*Sistler, Byron H. and Barbara Sistler. ''1880 Census-Tennessee: Transcription for Cheatham County.'' Easley, South Carolina: Southern Historical Press, 198?. {{FSC|976.8462 X2s 1880|book}}
==== Research Guides  ====
*[http://sites.rootsweb.com/~tncheath/census/1880/1880census.html Partial transcription of 1880 Federal Census Cheatham County] hosted by Rootsweb


'''1890 Lost'''<br>
*[http://www.tn.gov/tsla/history/county/factcheatham.htm Genealogical "Fact Sheets" About Tennessee Counties: Cheatham County], courtesy: [http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/ Tennessee State Library and Archives]. (Identifies published county histories, published&nbsp;local records, census records, newspapers and local records on microfilm, and select manuscripts.)
 
*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. {{FSC|461479|title-id|disp=FS Library US/CAN Book 976.8 X2r v. 8 1891}}. Cheatham 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. {{FSC|114935|title-id|disp=FS Library US/CAN Book 976.8 X2s 1890}}.
 
'''1920'''<br>
 
*Bush, Marisa, ed.. ''Cheatham County, Tennessee Census, 1920'' [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 1999. Available at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4108 Ancestry] ($)
 
'''Male Voters'''<br>
 
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2884 Tennessee Enumeration of Male Voters 1891] at Ancestry ($)
 
=== Church Records ===
{{TN Church Intro|Cheatham}}
'''List of Churches and Church Parishes'''
*'''[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?includeIsParent=true&primaryText=Cheatham,%20Tennessee,%20United%20States&reqParents=395250&reqParentsLabel=County&reqParentsType=209&searchTypeaheadInputText=Search%20Within:Cheatham,%20Tennessee,%20United%20States&reqTypeGroups=3&reqTypeLabel=Churches%20and%20Church%20Parishes FamilySearch Places]''' <br>
 
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|Tennessee 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 Cheatham County are:
 
:- [http://www.yellowbook.com/yellow-pages/?what=churches&where=Cheatham+county%2C+tn List of Cheatham County churches] with addresses and phone numbers (Yellowbook)<br>
:- [http://tennessee.hometownlocator.com/features/cultural,class,church,scfips,47021.cfm List of Cheatham County churches] (TN HomeTownLocator)
 
*In 1936, a helpful guide to early Cheatham County church records was published by the Works Project Administration.<ref name="tenn church">WPA. ''[http://www.worldcat.org/title/guide-to-church-vital-statistics-in-tennessee/oclc/1829968referer=brief_results Guide to Church Vital Statistics in Tennessee.]'' Nashville: Tennessee State Planning Commission, 1942. {{FSC|976.8 K23w|book}}</ref> 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#B "county fact sheet"] on the TSLA Web site and scroll down to "selected manuscript material". All filmed church records at the TSLA for Cheatham county are listed.
 
=== Court Records ===
{{TN Court Intro|Cheatham}}
 
=== Directories ===
{{TN Directories Intro|Cheatham}}
*'''1970-2024''' {{RecordSearch|5000290|United States, Residence Database, 1970-2024}} at FamilySearch — [[United States, Residence Database - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index, coverage may vary
 
=== Emigration and Immigration  ===
{{TN Emigration Intro|Cheatham}}
 
=== Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups ===
{{TN Ethnic Groups Intro|Cheatham}}
 
=== Funeral Homes  ===
{{TN Funeral Homes Intro|Cheatham}}
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<li>[https://www.austinandbell.com/ Austin & Bell Funeral Home] in Pleasant View</li>
<li>[https://www.boydfh.com/ Boyd Funeral Home] in Ashland City</li>
<li>[https://www.cheathamcountyfh.com/ Cheatham County Funeral Home] in Ashland City</li>
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=== Genealogies ===
==== Cemeteries ====
{{TN Genealogies Intro|Cheatham}}


'''General'''<br>
*[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gs& Find A Grave] can be searched by the name of a person or family to find where a person is buried. Usually gives birth and death dates often with a picture of the tombstone. May give obituaries, names of family members and links to their information in Find A Grave.


*Masters, Jack and Bill Puryear. ''Founding of the Cumberland Settlements: The First Atlas 1779-1804: Showing Who Came, How They Came, and Where They Put Down Roots''. Gallatin, Tenn.: Warioto Press, 2009. {{FSC|1648257|title-id|disp=FS Library US/CAN Large Q Book 976.8 E7d}}. Supplements: {{FSC|1648257|title-id|disp=FS Library US/CAN Book 976.8 E7d supp. 1}} ff. Cumberland Pioneer Settlers provides an [http://www.cumberlandpioneers.com/index.html online name list].
*Find A Grave also gives a [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=csr&CScn=&CScntry=4&CSst=45&CScnty=2435 list of cemeteries in&nbsp;Cheatham County] linking to the information about the people buried there,
*von Verdo, Mary Ann Harris. ''The Pioneers of 'Possum Trot, Tennessee: Family Genealogies and Land Histories from 1787''. n.p.: M.A.H. von Verdo, 1996. FS Library US/CAN Book 976.8462 D2v.


'''Bibliography'''<br>
*[http://www.tngenweb.org/records/cemeteries/index.php?function=county&s_county=cheatham Cheatham&nbsp;County, TN Cemetery Records], part of the TNGenWeb Cemetery Database, lists many cemeteries in the county, often with indexes and transcripts of the burials.


*'''Anderson''' - Caldwell, Janice. ''The Lost Branch of the Anderson Family: Ancestors and Descendants of Thomas Allen Howard Anderson and His Wife Martha Ann Stanley Including Allied Families''. Helotes, Texas: J. Caldwell, 1995. FS Library FAM HIST Book 929.273 An23ca.
*[http://www.usgwtombstones.org/tennessee/cheatham.html Cheatham&nbsp;County, Tennessee, USGenWeb Tombstone Transcription Project] lists many cemeteries in the county and has transcripts of the tombstones arranged by cemetery.
*'''Curfman, Kurfman, Corfman, Korffmann''' - Curfman, Robert Joseph. ''The Curfman-Kurfman-Corfman-Korffmann Genealogy.'' Denver: Priv. print., 1971. '''''Online at:''''' [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/idurl/1/109252 FamilySearch Digital Library], [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=29010 Ancestry] ($).
*'''Demonbreun''' - DeMunbrun, Weldon ''The Descendants of John Baptiste Demonbreun: 1788-1872'' Weldon DeMunbrun, 1995. [http://sites.rootsweb.com/~tncheath/cheathlup.html Free Lookups Available]
*'''Head''' - Dennison, Jean Nunley. ''Our Head/Holmes Family: Including Allied Families: Bradley, Harris, Williams, Winters and Loose Connections: Frey, Hyde, Justice, Morris, York.'' Nashville, Tenn.: J.N. Dennison, 1986. FS Library FAM HIST Book 929.273 H34d.
*'''Hooper''' [http://www.hoopercompass.com/SiteIndex.html Anne Goodwin's Family Source Compass] (online)
*'''Hunt''' [http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~tompkins/genealogy/archives.html The Hunt Archives ] (online) Includes surnames: Hunt, Tucker, Barbera, Tompkins, Sheridan, Baker, Adams, Bradley, Brown, Freeman, Jenkins, Mack, Pace, Page, Wilson, Teasley, Thornton and more.
*'''Moore''' - Monroe, Ruby Moore. ''The Moore Family.'' Typescript, microfilmed 1996. FS Library US/CAN Film 2055141 Item 3.
*'''Morton''' - Burt, Aline Morton. ''A Pioneer Portrait.'' Rancho Bernardo, Calif.: A.M. Burt, 1971. FS Library US/CAN Film 962205 Item 6.
*'''Pack''' - Soyars, Crystine Yates. ''The Thomas M. Pack Clan, 1836-1977.'' Nashville, Tenn.: C.Y. Soyars, 1978. FS Library FAM HIST Book 929.273 P12a.
*'''Shearin''' - Cantrell, Charles Thomas. ''The 20th Century Shearin Genealogy''. C.T. Cantrell, 1996. The book contains references to hundreds of those from Cheatham county. [http://sites.rootsweb.com/~tncheath/cheathlup.html Free lookups available]
*'''Stroud''' - Dennison, Jean Nunley. ''Our Dennison, Stroud Family: Including Allied Families Vanderville, McLaughlin, White, Allen, Williams, Hiland, McFerrin.'' Nashville, Tenn.: J.N. Dennison, 1991. FS Library FAM HIST Book 929.273 D424dj.
*'''Whitfield''' - Whitfield, Vallie Jo Fox. ''Whitfield History and Genealogy of Tennessee.'' Walnut Creek, CA: Unknown,, 1964. Available at {{FSC|138321|title-id|disp=FS Library US/CAN Film 879642 Item 1}}; digital version available online at some libraries through [https://www.heritagequestonline.com/ HeritageQuest Online].


=== Guardianship ===
*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~tncheath/ccc.html Cheatham&nbsp;County] cemetery&nbsp;information with&nbsp;transcriptions on [http://www.tngenweb.org/ TNGenweb Project]
{{TN Guardianship Intro|Cheatham}}


=== Land and Property Records ===
*The [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/Library/FHLC/frameset_fhlc.asp Family History Library Catalog] lists some [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=topicdetails&subject=605574&subject_disp=Tennessee%2C++Cheatham++%2D++Cemeteries&columns=*,0,0 records of cemeteries in&nbsp;Cheatham county]. Some of the books or others may be on [http://books.google.com/advanced_book_search Google Books] or available at public libraries.
{{TN Land Intro|Cheatham}}


'''Land Grants'''<br>
*[http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/localList.php?local=12346&locTGroup=Cemeteries&direction=down&sec=0&qty=78&stateAbbv=&stateName= ePodunk list of&nbsp;Cheatham County cemeteries]&nbsp;<br>


*Free index to 1500+ Pioneer Cumberland Settlements Land Grants, available online, courtesy: [http://www.cumberlandpioneers.com/index.html 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 {{FSC|1648257|title-id|disp=FS Library US/CAN Large Q Book 976.8 E7d}}.
==== Census  ====
*The FamilySearch Library has microfilm copies of deeds and mortgages 1856-1960 with indexes 1856-1876 and 1891-1969; land entries 1856-1915; Ranger books 1857-1877; and release books or undetermined years.


''Online Land Indexes and Records''<br>
1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930 federal population censuses of Cheatham County are available online. For tips on accessing census records online, see [[Tennessee Census|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.  
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/full-text Full-Text Search - Land Records] at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P00oMDsAsSw How to Search]


=== Local Histories ===
See [[Tennessee Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book]] for more information about statewide printed indexes.
{{TN Histories Intro|Cheatham}}


[http://www.worldcat.org/search?qt=worldcat_org_all&q=deserted+sycamore+village Deserted Sycamore Village] by Lois Barnes focuses on the early families and history of Sycamore, Cheatham, Tennessee. Many historical photographs are included.  Some readers caution that family genealogies are not all correct and need more research.  [http://sites.rootsweb.com/~tncheath/cheathlup.html Free lookups available.]
See [http://www.us-census.org/states/tennessee/c-tn.htm#Cheatham Cheatham County, TN&nbsp;census assignments], including links to transcribed files. [[http://www.us-census.org/ The USGenWeb Census Project®]]  


=== Maps and Gazetteers ===
'''''1860'''''
{{TN Maps Intro|Cheatham}}


{{TN Neighboring Counties Intro|county={{TN Cheatham County}}}}
*Dalton, Robert E. and Lynnette Hamilton Dalton ''1860 Census, Cheatham County, Tennessee.''Memphis, Tennessee: Dalton and Dalton, 1896. {{FHL|976.8462 X2d|book}}


*[http://www.mapofus.org/tennessee/ Maps of Tennessee (1777-1985)]
'''''1870'''''
*[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?includeIsParent=true&primaryText=Cheatham,%20Tennessee,%20United%20States&reqParents=395250&reqParentsLabel=County&reqParentsType=209&searchTypeaheadInputText=Search%20Within:Cheatham,%20Tennessee,%20United%20States&reqTypeGroups=8&reqTypeLabel=Cities%20and%20Towns FamilySearch Places]: Cities and Towns in this county - [[FamilySearch Places|How to Use FS Places]]


=== Migration ===
*Bishop, Brenda C.''1870 Census Tennessee, Transcription for Cheatham County.'' Tallahassee, Florida: B.C. Bishop, 1883. {{FHL|976.8462 X2b|book}}
{{TN Migration Intro|Cheatham}}


=== Military Records ===
[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~tncheath/census/1870/1870census.html Transcription of 1870 Federal Census Cheatham County]&nbsp;hosted by Rootsweb
{{TN Military Intro|Cheatham}}


'''''War of 1812'''''<br>
'''''1880'''''  
*Embry, Hermione D. "War of 1812 - Tennessee Pensioners on List - January 2, 1883," ''Ansearchin' News'', Vol. 7, No. 2 (Apr. 1960):40-45. {{FSC|44514|title-id|disp=FS Library US/CAN Book 976.8 B2a v. 7 (1960)}}; digital version at [https://tngs.org/Ansearchn-News Ansearchin' News]. Includes Cheatham County pensioners (p. 40).


'''''Civil War'''''<br>
*Sistler, Byron H. and Barbara Sistler. ''1880 Census-Tennessee: Transcription for Cheatham County.'' Easley, South Carolina: Southern Historical Press, 198?. {{FHL|976.8462 X2s 1880|book}}


''Online Records''<br>
[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~tncheath/census/1880/1880census.html Partial transcription of 1880 Federal Census Cheatham County] hosted by Rootsweb
*'''1861-1865''' {{RecordSearch|1932378|Tennessee, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865}} at FamilySearch - [[Tennessee, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*'''1861-1865''' {{RecordSearch|1932422|Tennessee, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865}} at FamilySearch - [[Tennessee, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*'''1861-1865''' -  [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2322 U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865] at Ancestry
*'''1861-1865''' -  [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2344 U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865] at Ancestry
*'''1891-1965''' {{RecordSearch|1874474 Tennessee, Confederate Pension Applications, Soldiers and Widows, 1891-1965}} at FamilySearch - [[Tennessee Confederate Pension Applications, Soldiers and Widows - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*[http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/military/cwrd/main.aspx Civil War Research Database]
*[https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System]


{{TN Civil War Regiments|Cheatham}}<br>
'''''1890''''' - Lost, but substitutes are available:


'''''Confederate Soldiers'''''<br>
*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. [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=461479 FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 X2r v. 8 1891]. [Cheatham 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. [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=114935 FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 X2s 1890].


*[[18th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry|18th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry]] - CSA - Company E.
'''''1920'''''
*[[42nd Regiment, Tennessee Infantry|42nd Regiment, Tennessee Infantry]] - CSA - Companies C and G.
*[[49th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry|49th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry]] - CSA - Company K.
*[[50th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry|50th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry]] - CSA - Companies A and G.
*[[50th Consolidated Regiment, Tennessee Infantry (Confederate)|50th Consolidated Regiment, Tennessee Infantry]] - CSA - Companies A and G<br>


'''''Additional sources for Civil War soldiers from Cheatham County:'''''<br>
*Bush, Marisa, ed.. ''Cheatham County, Tennessee Census, 1920'' [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 1999. Available at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4108 Ancestry] ($).


*Tennessee State Library and Archives, [http://share.tn.gov/tsla/history/military/pension111.htm Tennessee Confederate Pension Applications: Cheatham County], (accessed 30 Jan 2012). Includes soldier's name, county, pension #, unit or widow.
==== Church  ====
*United States Pension Bureau, [https://www.archive.org/stream/listpensionerso02buregoog#page/n342/mode/1up List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883: Giving the Name of Each Pensioner, the Cause for ...] (Washington Printing Office; 1883), (accessed 30 Jan 2012). Online at Internet Archive. Cheatham County, page 324-325.


'''''World War I'''''<br>
==== Court  ====
*''Soldiers and Seamen from Cheatham County, Tennessee, during World Wars I and II''. Typescript, [[Tennessee State Library and Archives|TSLA]]. Microfilmed 1961. FS Library US/CAN Film 227224.


'''''World War II'''''<br>
==== Family Histories  ====
*''Soldiers and Seamen from Cheatham County, Tennessee, during World Wars I and II''. Typescript, [[Tennessee State Library and Archives|TSLA]]. Microfilmed 1961. FS Library US/CAN Film 227224.


=== Naturalization and Citizenship ===
It is anticipated that this bibliography will eventually identify all known family histories published about residents of this county. Use this list to:
{{TN Naturalization Intro|Cheatham}}


=== Newspapers ===
*Locate publications about direct ancestors
{{TN Newspapers Intro|Cheatham}}
*Find the most updated accounts of an ancestor's family
*Identify publications, to quote [[Elizabeth Shown Mills|Elizabeth Shown Mills]], about an ancestor's "FAN Club" ['''F'''riends, '''A'''ssociates, and '''N'''eighbors]


*[http://sos.tn.gov/products/tsla/newspapers-microfilm-tennessee-state-library-and-archives Newspapers on Microfilm at the Library & Archives] at TSLA; some may be accessed via interlibrary loan to libraries within Tennessee
'''''General'''''
**See [https://sos.tn.gov/tsla/guides/interlibrary-loan-policies Interlibrary Loan Policies] for more information<br>
For a list of newspapers available at the archives for Cheatham County click on the following cities:


*[http://sos.tn.gov/products/tsla/newspapers-microfilm-tsla-0#Ashland_City Ashland City]
*Masters, Jack and Bill Puryear. ''Founding of the Cumberland Settlements: The First Atlas 1779-1804: Showing Who Came, How They Came, and Where They Put Down Roots''. Gallatin, Tenn.: Warioto Press, 2009. [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=1648257 FHL&nbsp;US/CAN Large Q Book 976.8 E7d]. Supplements: [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=1648257 FHL&nbsp;US/CAN&nbsp;Book 976.8 E7d supp. 1] ff. Purchase at [http://www.cumberlandpioneers.com/index.html Cumberland Pioneer Settlers].
*[http://sos.tn.gov/products/tsla/newspapers-microfilm-tennessee-state-library-and-archives-p#Pleasant_View Pleasant View]


*'''1847-1914''' - 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. {{FSC|789366|title-id|disp=FS Library US/CAN nbsp;Books 976.855/N1 V48s 1847-1851}} ff; digital versions at [http://www.tngenweb.org/records/tn_wide/obits/nca/index.html David Donahue Memorial: Tennessee Records Repository]. Website expands upon the publications and includes deaths from the 1830s, 1840s, 1910s and 1920s.
'''''Bibliography'''''  
*'''1800s-Current''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/50075/ Tennessee, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-Current] at Ancestry — index & images ($)


=== Obituaries ===
*'''[Curfman, Kurfman, Corfman, Korffmann]''' Curfman, Robert Joseph. ''The Curfman-Kurfman-Corfman-Korffmann Genealogy.'' Denver: Priv. print., 1971. Digital versions available at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=29010 Ancestry] ($); and [http://persi.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/books/results/image?urn=urn%3Aproquest%3AUS%3Bglhbooks%3BGenealogy-glh46543796%3B-1%3B-1%3B Heritage Quest Online] ($).
{{TN Obituaries Intro|Cheatham}}
*'''[Whitfield]''' Whitfield, Vallie Jo Fox. ''Whitfield History and Genealogy of Tennessee.'' [Walnut Creek, CA: Unknown,, 1964. Available at [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=138321&disp=Whitfield++history++and++genealogy++of++++ FHL US/CAN Film 879642 Item 1]; digital version available at [http://persi.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/books/results/image?urn=urn%3Aproquest%3AUS%3Bglhbooks%3BGenealogy-glh428815162%3B-1%3B-1%3B Heritage Quest Online] ($).
*'''[Hunt]''' [http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/4813/ The Hunt Archives ](online) Includes surnames: Hunt, Tucker, Barbera, Tompkins, Sheridan, Baker, Adams, Bradley, Brown, Freeman, Jenkins, Mack, Pace, Page, Wilson, Teasley, Thornton and more.
*'''[Hooper]''' [http://www.fscompass.com/index.html Anne Goodwin's Family Source Compass <span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1277233508065_263" />](online)
*'''[Hunter] '''Descendants of Jacob, Dempsey, Allen, David and Thomas [http://www.mindspring.com/~eehiv/hunter/hunter.htm Hunter] (online)


=== Other Records ===
==== Land  ====
{{TN Other Records Intro|Cheatham}}


===== Prisons =====
'''''Land Grants'''''


*'''1831-1850''' [http://sos.tn.gov/products/tsla/inmates-tennessee-state-penitentiary-1831-1850 Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1831-1850] at [https://sos.tn.gov/tsla Tennessee State Library and Archives]<br>
*Free index to 1500+ Pioneer Cumberland Settlements Land Grants, available online, courtesy: [http://www.cumberlandpioneers.com/index.html 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 Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=1648257 FHL US/CAN Large Q Book 976.8 E7d].
*'''1851-1870''' [http://sos.tn.gov/products/tsla/inmates-tennessee-state-penitentiary-1851-1870 Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1851-1870] at [https://sos.tn.gov/tsla Tennessee State Library and Archives]


=== Periodicals ===
==== Local Histories  ====
{{TN Periodicals Intro|Cheatham}}


*''The Middle Tennessee Journal of Genealogy and History'': Quarterly magazine of the [http://www.mtgs.org/ Middle Tennessee Genealogical Society]. For surnames, use the [http://www.mtgs.org/journal/default.html volume-by-volume index], or do a keyword search of the [http://www.mtgs.org/journal/default.html Article Index]. {{FSC|749007|title-id|disp=FS Library US/CAN Book 976.85 D25m}}.
<u>[http://www.worldcat.org/search?qt=worldcat_org_all&q=deserted+sycamore+village Deserted Sycamore Village]</u> by Lois Barnes focuses on the early families and history of Sycamore, Cheatham, Tennessee.&nbsp; Many historical photographs are included.&nbsp; Some readers caution that family genealogies are not all correct and need more research.  


=== Probate Records ===
==== Maps  ====
{{TN Probate Intro|Cheatham}}


The Cheatham County Court has responsibility for the probate records.
==== Military  ====


''Online Probate Indexes and Records''<br>
==== Newspapers  ====
*'''1779-2008''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9176 Tennessee Wills and Probate Records 1779-2008] at [http://search.ancestry.com/ Ancestry] ($)
*'''1856-1871''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/image/index?owc=M6QS-YTG%3A179634501%3Fcc%3D1909088 Cheatham County] portion of {{RecordSearch|1909088|Tennessee, Probate Court Books, 1795-1927}} at FamilySearch - [[Tennessee Probate Court Books - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; handwritten indexes may be found at the front or back of some volumes.


Many Tennessee newspapers are filmed and available at the [http://www.tn.gov/tsla/history/newspapers/tn-paper.htm Tennessee State Library and Archives]. Most of these newspapers may be accessed by interlibrary loan to libraries within Tennessee, although there are some newspapers which are not available in or outside of Tennessee. For further information regarding interlibrary loan policies and newspapers not available for interlibrary loan click [http://www.tn.gov/tsla/history/mailill.htm#newspapers here]. For a list of newspapers available at the archives for Cheatham County click on the following cities:


''Book Abstracts and Indexes''<br>
*[http://www.tn.gov/tsla/history/newspapers/paper-a.htm#Ashland_City Ashland City]
*[http://www.tn.gov/tsla/history/newspapers/paper-p.htm#Pleasant_View Pleasant View]


*'''1856-1861''' - Sistler, Byron and Barbara Sistler. ''Index to Tennessee Wills &amp; Administrations 1779-1861''. Nashville, Tenn. Byron Sistler &amp; Associates, Inc., 1990. {{FSC|615022|title-id|disp=FS Library US/CAN nbsp;976.8 P22s}}. Includes an index to this county's probate records.
==== Occupations  ====
*'''1856-1871''' - Works Progress Administration. ''Cheatham County, Tennessee Wills &amp; Inventorie''s. 1936. Reprint, Signal Mountain, Tennessee: Mountain Press, 2001?. Indexed. Contains volume A. (FS Library book 976.8462 P2c.)<br>


*Miller, Alan N. ''Middle Tennessee's Forgotten Children: Apprentices from 1784 to 1902''. Baltimore, Md.: Printed for Clearfield Company, Inc., by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2004. [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=1193752&disp=Middle+Tennessee%27s+forgotten+children%20%20&columns=*,0,0 FHL US/CAN 976.8 U2ma]. Purchase at [http://www.genealogical.com/products/Middle%20Tennessees%20Forgotten%20Children%20Apprentices%20from%201784%20to%201902/9838.html Genealogical.com]. [Includes Cheatham County.]


''Online Probate Records''<br>
==== Periodicals  ====
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/full-text Full-Text Search - Wills and Probate Records] at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P00oMDsAsSw How to Search]


=== School Records ===
Tap into the minds of local experts. Editors of genealogical periodicals publish unique sources that researchers who are new to their area would not likely discover. This type of material may be found in local, regional, or statewide genealogical society journals. The following periodicals cover this county:
{{TN Schools Intro|Cheatham}}


=== Social Security Records ===
'''''CCHGA Bytes'''''


*'''1935-2014''' {{RecordSearch|1202535|United States Social Security Death Index}} at FamilySearch - [[United States Social Security Death Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index. ''Also at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3693/ Ancestry], [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/social-security-death-index findmypast], [https://www.fold3.com/title/830/ Fold3], [https://www.genealogybank.com/explore/ssdi/all GenealogyBank], [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10002/us-social-security-death-index-ssdi?s=270606331 MyHeritage], and [https://stevemorse.org/ssdi/ssdi.html Steve Morse].'' [[United States Social Security Administration Records#Social Security Death Index (SSDI)|Click here for more information]].
'''''The Middle Tennessee Journal of Genealogy and History'''''  
*'''1936-2007''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60901/ U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007] at Ancestry ($) — index, [[United States Social Security Administration Records#Social Security Applications and Claims Index|click here for more information]].
*'''1936-2007''' {{RecordSearch|5000016|United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT) - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index


=== Tax Records ===
Several genealogical articles with abstracts of records of Cheatham County, Tennessee have been published in ''The Middle Tennessee Journal of Genealogy and History'', the quarterly of the [http://www.mtgs.org/ Middle Tennessee Genealogical Society]&nbsp;(23+ Vols.). To view a list of these articles, visit their online [http://www.mtgs.org/mtgsnewarts.htm Index to Articles (1988-2005)]. [http://www.mtgs.org/mtgsnewsurname.htm Surname indexes] are also&nbsp;available online for Vols. 2-22. The website also offers [http://www.mtgs.org/neworderfrm.htm back issues] for sale in paper and on CD. The Family History Library has a complete collection of this quarterly [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=749007 FHL US/CAN Book 976.85 D25m].
{{TN Tax Intro|Cheatham}}


''Book Abstracts and Indexes''<br>
==== Prisons  ====


*'''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 [[Cheatham County, Tennessee Genealogy|Cheatham]].
Learn if your Cheatham County ancestors went to prison!
*'''1856''' Cheatham County Tax List with Land Descendants and Map, 1856, ''The Middle Tennessee Journal of Genealogy and History,'' Vol. 4, No. 3 (Winter 1991); Vol. 4, No. 4 (Spring 1991); Vol. 5, No. 1 (Summer 1991). For possible FS Library and online access, as well as indexes, see [[Cheatham County, Tennessee Genealogy|Cheatham]].
*'''1856''' County Tax List, 1856, ''CCHGA Bytes''. Ashland City TN: Apr 2006; May 2006; Jun 2006; Jul 2006...
*'''1858''' Cheatham County Tax List, 1858 (annotated), ''CCHGA Bytes''. Ashland City TN: Mar 2004; Apr 2004; Jan 2005; Feb 2005; Mar 2005; Apr 2005.
*'''1868''' Tax List Claims, 1868, ''CCHGA Bytes''. Ashland City TN: Oct 2002.
*'''1873''' Tax Releases, 1873, ''CCHGA Bytes''. Ashland City TN: Sep 2002.
*'''1873''' Delinquent Tax List, 1873, ''CCHGA Bytes''. Ashland City TN: Oct 2002.
*'''1881''' Locations for Payment of Taxes, List, 1881, ''CCHGA Bytes''. Ashland City TN: Oct 2006.
*'''1892''' Property Tax List, District 1, 1892, ''CCHGA Bytes''. Ashland City TN: Jun 2005.


=== Vital Records ===
*[http://www.state.tn.us/tsla/history/state/inmate4.htm Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1851-1870], free index available online, courtesy: [http://www.state.tn.us/tsla/ Tennessee State Library and Archives].
{{TN Vital Intro|Cheatham}}


*W.P.A. ''Guide to Public Vital Statistics in Tennessee''. Nashville, Tenn.: The Tennessee Historical Records Survey, 1941. '''''Online at:''''' [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/idurl/1/110760 FamilySearch Digital Library].
==== Probate  ====


==== Birth ====
The following Cheatham County probate records have been abstracted and/or indexed:
{{TN Birth Intro|Cheatham}}


*'''1828-1939''' {{RecordSearch|1681012|Tennessee Births and Christenings 1828-1939}} at FamilySearch - [[Tennessee Births and Christenings - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*'''[1856-1861]''' Sistler, Byron and Barbara Sistler. ''Index to Tennessee Wills &amp; Administrations 1779-1861''. Nashville, Tenn. Byron Sistler &amp; Associates, Inc., 1990. [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=615022 FHL US/CAN&nbsp;976.8 P22s]. [Includes an index to this county's probate records.]
*'''1869-1909''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2282 Tennessee Delayed Birth Records 1869-1909] at Ancestry ($)
*'''1881-1885'''  Cheatham County Birth Index 1881-1885. Batch {{IGI|C710191}} at FamilySearch<ref>Genealogical Society of Utah, ''Parish and Vital Records List'' (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at [[Media:Igitennesseea.pdf|https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/images/6/60/Igitennesseea.pdf]].</ref>
*'''1908-1912''' {{RecordSearch|2515873|Tennessee, Birth Records (ER Series), 1908-1912}} at FamilySearch - [[Tennessee, Birth Records, Enumerator Record Series - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]


==== Marriage ====
==== Taxation  ====
{{TN Marriage Intro|Cheatham}}


'''''Online Indexes and Records'''''<br>
The following Cheatham County tax records have been abstracted:  
*'''1625-1966''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/united-states-marriages?state=tennessee%2ctn Tennessee, United States Marriages] at Findmypast ($)
*'''1780-2002''' {{RecordSearch|1936414|Tennessee State Marriage Index 1780-2002}} at FamilySearch - [[Tennessee State Marriage Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index
*'''1780-2002''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1169 Tennessee State Marriages 1780-2002] at Ancestry ($) Be aware that this index is not complete for all counties.
*'''1790-1962''' {{RecordSearch|1619127|Tennessee County Marriages, 1790-1950}} at FamilySearch - [[Tennessee County Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images. Covers all counties in Tennessee.
*'''1796-1950''' {{RecordSearch|1681022|Tennessee Marriages 1796-1950}} at FamilySearch- [[Tennessee Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; indexes only
*'''1838-1888''' {{RecordSearch|2559093|Tennessee Civil Marriages, 1838-1888}} at FamilySearch - [[Tennessee Civil Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; images
*'''1851-1900''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4125 Tennessee Marriages 1851-1900] at Ancestry ($)
*'''1881-1897'''  Cheatham County Marriage Index 1881-1897 in [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/igi International Genealogical Index] at FamilySearch<ref>Genealogical Society of Utah, ''Parish and Vital Records List'' (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at [[Media:Igitennesseea.pdf|https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/images/6/60/Igitennesseea.pdf]].</ref>
*'''1980-2014''' [https://register.shelby.tn.us/index.php?go=TNmarriageRecords&title=Marriage%20Records%20Index%201980-2014 Marriage Records Index 1980-2014] at [https://register.shelby.tn.us/?page_id=2965 Shelby County Register of Deeds] - index
*Marriage Records, Cheatham County, Tennessee at {{FSC|205583|item|disp=FS Library film 24616, items 1 & 2}}; images only, click on camera icon


'''''Book Abstracts and Indexes'''''<br>
*'''[1789]''' Cumberland Settlements, Tax List, 1789, ''The Middle Tennessee Journal of Genealogy and History,'' Vol. 4, No. 2 (Fall 1990). For possible FHL and online access, as well as indexes, see [http://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Cheatham_County,_Tennessee#Periodicals Periodicals].
*'''1838-1873''' ''Early Middle Tennessee Marriages''. 2 vols. {{FSC|434884|title-id|disp=FS Library US/CAN Book 976.8 V2sb v. 2}} ff. [http://sites.rootsweb.com/~tncheath/cheathlup.html Free Lookups Available!]
*'''[1856]''' Cheatham County Tax List with Land Descendants and Map, 1856, ''The Middle Tennessee Journal of Genealogy and History,'' Vol. 4, No. 3 (Winter 1991); Vol. 4, No. 4 (Spring 1991); Vol. 5, No. 1 (Summer 1991). For possible FHL and online access, as well as indexes, see [http://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Cheatham_County,_Tennessee#Periodicals Periodicals].  
*'''1856-1881''' ''Cheatham County, Tennessee, Marriages 1856-1881''. {{FSC|629048|item|disp=FS Library US/CAN Book 976.8462 V22s}}.
*'''[1856]''' County Tax List, 1856,&nbsp;''CCHGA Bytes''. Ashland City TN: Apr 2006; May 2006; Jun 2006; Jul 2006...
*'''[1858]''' [Annotated] Cheatham County Tax List, 1858, ''CCHGA Bytes''. Ashland City TN: Mar 2004; Apr 2004; Jan 2005; Feb 2005; Mar 2005; Apr 2005.
*'''[1868]''' Tax List Claims, 1868,&nbsp;''CCHGA Bytes''. Ashland City TN: Oct 2002.
*'''[1873]''' Tax Releases, 1873,&nbsp;''CCHGA Bytes''. Ashland City TN: Sep 2002.
*'''[1873]''' Delinquent Tax List, 1873,&nbsp;''CCHGA Bytes''. Ashland City TN: Oct 2002.
*'''[1881]''' Locations for Payment of Taxes, List, 1881,&nbsp;''CCHGA Bytes''. Ashland City TN: Oct 2006.  
*'''[1892]''' Property Tax List, District 1, 1892,&nbsp;''CCHGA Bytes''. Ashland City TN: Jun 2005.


==== Death ====
==== Vital Records  ====
{{TN Death Intro|Cheatham}}


For deaths of Methodists in Cheatham County (or what later became Cheatham County) between the 1830s and the 1920s, try:
'''''Marriage'''''


*'''1874-1955''' {{RecordSearch|1681020|Tennessee Deaths and Burials 1874-1955}} at FamilySearch - [[Tennessee Deaths and Burials - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
The following Cheatham County marriage records have been abstracted and/or indexed:  
*'''1908-1933''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10076/tennessee-deaths-1908-1933?s=275764761 Tennessee Deaths, 1908-1933] at MyHeritage ($) — index
*'''1908-1958''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2376 Tennessee Death Records 1908 - 1958 ] at Ancestry ($)
*'''1908-1912''' [https://tslaindexes.tn.gov/death-records-database-name/tennessee-death-records-1908-1912 Tennessee Death Records 1908-1912] at [https://tslaindexes.tn.gov/ Tennessee State Library & Archives] - index
*'''1914-1933''' [https://tslaindexes.tn.gov/death-records-database-name/tennessee-death-records-1914-1933 Tennessee Death Records 1914-1933] at [https://tslaindexes.tn.gov/ Tennessee State Library & Archives] - index
*'''1914-1966''' {{RecordSearch|1417505|Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966}} at FamilySearch - [[Tennessee Death Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*'''1949-2014''' [https://register.shelby.tn.us/index.php?go=TNdeathRecords&title=Death%20Records%20Index%201949-2014 Death Records Index 1949-2014] at [https://register.shelby.tn.us/?page_id=2965 Shelby County Register of Deeds] - index


==== Divorce ====
*'''[1856-1881]''' Sistler, Byron and Barbara Sistler. ''Early Middle Tennessee Marriages''. 2 vols. Nashville, Tenn.: B. Sistler &amp; Associates, 1988. [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=434884 FHL&nbsp;US/CAN&nbsp;Book 976.8 V2sb v. 2] ff. [Indexes names of brides and grooms, and marriage dates for weddings in this county for the specified years.]
{{TN Divorce Intro|Cheatham}}
''Online Records''
*'''1796-1850''' [https://tslaindexes.tn.gov/database-tn-research/acts-tennessee-1796-1850 Acts of Tennessee 1796-1850] at [https://tslaindexes.tn.gov/ Tennessee State Library & Archives] - index
*'''1800-1965''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1237/ Tennessee Divorce and Other Records, 1800-1965] at Ancestry ($)
*'''1980-2014''' [https://register.shelby.tn.us/index.php?go=TNdivorceRecords&title=Divorce%20Records%20Index%201980-2014 Divorce Records Index 1980-2014] at [https://register.shelby.tn.us/?page_id=2965 Shelby County Register of Deeds] - index


== Research Facilities ==
'''''Divorce'''''
{{TN Research Facilities Intro|Cheatham}}


=== Archives ===
*Tennessee. ''Tennessee Divorce and Other Records, 1800-1965.'' Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee State Library and Archives. Available at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1237 Ancestry] ($).
{{TN Archives Intro|Cheatham}}


=== FamilySearch Centers ===
'''''Death'''''
{{FamilySearch Centers Intro}}


*[https://locations.familysearch.org/en/us/tn/clarksville/3242-highway-41a-south?qp=Cheatham+County%2C+Tennessee%2C+United+States&lat=36.251285&lng=-87.047975&r=25 Clarksville Tennessee FamilySearch Center]
For deaths of Methodists in Cheatham County (or what later became Cheatham County) between the 1830s and the 1920s, try:  
*[https://locations.familysearch.org/en/us/tn/burns/100-brown-dr?qp=Cheatham+County%2C+Tennessee%2C+United+States&lat=36.251285&lng=-87.047975&r=25 Dickson Tennessee FamilySearch Center]
*[https://locations.familysearch.org/en/us/tn/madison/107-twin-hills-drive?qp=Cheatham+County%2C+Tennessee%2C+United+States&lat=36.251285&lng=-87.047975&r=25 Madison FamilySearch Center]
*[https://www.brentwoodtn.gov/departments/library Brentwood Public Library] - an affiliate library.
*[http://www.houstoncountyarchives.yolasite.com/ Houston County Archives] - an affiliate library.
*[https://sos.tn.gov/tsla Tennessee State Library and Archives] - an affiliate library.


=== Libraries ===
*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. [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=789366 FHL&nbsp;US/CAN&nbsp;Books 976.855/N1 V48s 1847-1851] ff;&nbsp;digital versions at [http://www.tngenweb.org/records/tn_wide/obits/nca/index.html David Donahue Memorial: Tennessee Records Repository]. [Website expands upon the publications and includes deaths from the 1830s, 1840s, 1910s and 1920s.]
{{TN Libraries Intro|Cheatham}}


'''Cheatham County Public Library'''<br>188 County Services Drive, Suite 200<br>Ashland City, TN 37015 <br>Phone: 615-792-4828<br> [https://sites.google.com/site/cheathamcountylibrary/ Website]<br>
== Libraries  ==
The Ira T. Sanders Genealogy Room has microfilm and reference records.<br>


=== Museums ===
*[http://bellsouthpwp.net/l/i/library/ Cheatham County Public Library]<br>188 County Services Drive Suite 200<br>Ashland City, TN 37015 <br>Telephone: 615-792-4828 <br>The Ira T. Sanders Genealogy Room has Ira T. Sanders Genealogy Room has Microfilm and Reference Records
{{TN Museums Intro|Cheatham}}


== Societies ==
== Societies ==
{{TN Societies Intro|Cheatham}}


'''Cheatham County Historical and Genealogical Association'''<br>P.O. Box 703<br>Ashland City, TN 37015<br>Phone: 615-792-3623<br>Email: [mailto:cchga007@bellsouth.net cchga007@bellsouth.net]<br>[https://cheathamcountyhistory.weebly.com/ Website]<br> [https://www.facebook.com/CheathamCountyHistory/ Facebook]<br>
[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~tncchga/ '''Cheatham County Historical and Genealogical Association''']<br>233 N. Vine Street<br>P. O. Box 703<br>Ashland City, Tennessee 37015<br>Telephone: 615-792-3623<br>Website: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~tncchga/<br>Email: cchga007@bellsouth.net<br>The Cheathan County Historical and Genealogical Society was created in the early 1990s. It has a number of chapters, It has a book collection <br>


== Websites ==
[http://www.mtgs.org/ '''Middle Tennessee Genealogical Society''']<br>PO Box 330948<br>Nashville, TN, USA 37203-7507<br>The society serves the 40 counties of middle Tennessee of which&nbsp;Cheatham County is one. It publishes ''The Middle Tennessee Journal of Genealogy &amp; History'', a quarterly containing articles of genealogical and historical interest. Little-known Tennessee records are published and indexed, along with family genealogies, Bible records and material submitted by members. There is an&nbsp;alphabetical Index to articles in the Journal&nbsp;1988-summer 2005
{{TN Websites Intro|Cheatham}}


*[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/TN/Cheatham/ Cheatham County, TN Genealogy and Family History] (Linkpendium)
== Web Sites  ==
*[http://sites.rootsweb.com/~tncheath/ Cheatham County, TNGenWeb] (USGenWeb)
*[http://www.cumberlandpioneers.com/index.html Cumberland Pioneer Settlers] Cumberland Compact Signers, Pioneer Land Grant Recipients, Publication Descriptions, Free Book Indexes
*[http://sites.rootsweb.com/~tnnmid/index.htm Rootwalker: Genealogy Pages for Northern Middle TN] Free genealogy resources for the region
*{{FSC Place IDNum|2115|Tennessee|Cheatham}} – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use [https://familysearch.org/search/ Historical Records] to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.


== Research Guides ==
{{Wikipedia|Cheatham County, Tennessee}}  
{{TN Research Guides Intro|Cheatham}}


*[http://sos.tn.gov/products/tsla/genealogical-fact-sheets-about-tennessee-counties-cheatham-county Genealogical "Fact Sheets" About Tennessee Counties: Cheatham County], courtesy: [http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/ TSLA]. (Identifies published county histories, published local records, census records, newspapers and local records on microfilm, and select manuscripts.)
*[http://boards.ancestryinstitution.com/localities.northam.usa.states.tennessee.counties.cheatham/mb.ashx Cheatham County, TN Family History and Genealogy Message Board] (Ancestry)
*[http://genforum.com/tn/cheatham/ Cheatham County, TN Genealogy Forum] (GenForum)
*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~tncheath/ Cheatham County, TNGenWeb] (USGenWeb)
*[http://www.cumberlandpioneers.com/index.html Cumberland Pioneer Settlers] Cumberland Compact Signers, Pioneer Land Grant Recipients, Publication Descriptions, Free Book Indexes
*[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitydetails&subject=194792&subject_disp=Tennessee%2C+Cheatham&columns=*,0,0 Family History Library Catalog]
*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~tnnmid/index.htm Rootwalker: Genealogy Pages for Northern Middle TN] Free genealogy resources for the region
*[http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/usa/TN/misc.html#TN-ROOTWALKER RootsWeb Mailing List: TN-ROOTWALKER-L (North Central Tennessee Genealogy List)]


== References ==
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Middle Tennessee county established in 1856. The northern part of what is now Cheatham County belonged to the pioneer Cumberland Settlements.[1]

County Courthouse[edit | edit source]

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Cheatham County Courthouse, Ashland City, Tenn.

]] Cheatham County Courthouse
 100 Public Square
 Ashland City, Tennessee 37015
 Phone: 615-792-4620

Cheatham County Clerk
Marriage records
264 S. Main Street, Suite 108
Ashland City, TN 37015
Phone: 615-792-5179

Cheatham County Register of Deeds
264 S. Main Street, Suite 109
Ashland City, TN 37015
Phone: 615-792-4317
The County Register of Deeds registers and keeps all public records for Cheatham County.

Hours:
Monday - Friday 8am - 4pm
Saturday 8 am - noon

History[edit | edit source]

The county is named after "Tennessee state legislator Edward Cheatham."[2]

Cumberland (old) County, the ancestor of Cheatham County, started to get organized in 1837 from parts of Davidson, Robertson, Montgomery, and Dickson counties, but failed. Again in 1844 the another attempt at a county was made, but failed. A third try in 1856 finally succeeded in erecting Cumberland (old) County.[3]

But this act of creation was repealed, the boudaries were changed, and in 1857 the reconstituted entity was renamed Cheatham County because the Cumberland County name had been claimed later in 1856 by a new county on the Cumberland Plateau with its seat at Crossville.[3]

Parent County[edit | edit source]

1856--Cheatham County was created 28 February 1856 from Davidson, Robertson, Dickson, and Montgomery Counties.
County seat: Ashland City[4]

From 1788 to 1796 people living in what is now part of Cheatham County were in extinct Tennessee County. Their records for that period are now found in Robertson County, Tennessee.[5]

Boundary Changes[edit | edit source]

Record Loss[edit | edit source]

  • Lost census: 1890

Places / Localities[edit | edit source]

Populated Places[edit | edit source]

Cities and Towns:

Ashland City
Bearwallow
Beech Grove
Bell Town
Bethel
Bethlehem
Chapmansboro
Cheap Hill
Craggie Hope
Doddsville
Fox Bluff
Germantown
Gravelotte
Greenbrier
Griffintown
Henrietta
 Kingston Springs
Lillamay
Lockertsville
Marrowbone
Mount Zion
Neptune
New Hope
Pegram
Petway
Pinnacle
Pleasant View
Shacklett
Sulphur Springs
Sycamore
Thomasville


















Neighboring Counties[edit | edit source]

Resources[edit | edit source]

Research Guides[edit | edit source]

Cemeteries[edit | edit source]

  • Find A Grave can be searched by the name of a person or family to find where a person is buried. Usually gives birth and death dates often with a picture of the tombstone. May give obituaries, names of family members and links to their information in Find A Grave.

Census[edit | edit source]

1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930 federal population censuses of Cheatham 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 Cheatham County, TN census assignments, including links to transcribed files. [The USGenWeb Census Project®]

1860

  • Dalton, Robert E. and Lynnette Hamilton Dalton 1860 Census, Cheatham County, Tennessee.Memphis, Tennessee: Dalton and Dalton, 1896. FHL 976.8462 X2d

1870

  • Bishop, Brenda C.1870 Census Tennessee, Transcription for Cheatham County. Tallahassee, Florida: B.C. Bishop, 1883. FHL 976.8462 X2b

Transcription of 1870 Federal Census Cheatham County hosted by Rootsweb

1880

  • Sistler, Byron H. and Barbara Sistler. 1880 Census-Tennessee: Transcription for Cheatham County. Easley, South Carolina: Southern Historical Press, 198?. FHL 976.8462 X2s 1880

Partial transcription of 1880 Federal Census Cheatham County hosted by Rootsweb

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. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 X2r v. 8 1891. [Cheatham 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. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 X2s 1890.

1920

  • Bush, Marisa, ed.. Cheatham County, Tennessee Census, 1920 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 1999. Available at Ancestry ($).

Church[edit | edit source]

Court[edit | edit source]

Family Histories[edit | edit source]

It is anticipated that this bibliography will eventually identify all known family histories published about residents of this county. Use this list to:

  • Locate publications about direct ancestors
  • Find the most updated accounts of an ancestor's family
  • Identify publications, to quote Elizabeth Shown Mills, about an ancestor's "FAN Club" [Friends, Associates, and Neighbors]

General

Bibliography

  • [Curfman, Kurfman, Corfman, Korffmann] Curfman, Robert Joseph. The Curfman-Kurfman-Corfman-Korffmann Genealogy. Denver: Priv. print., 1971. Digital versions available at Ancestry ($); and Heritage Quest Online ($).
  • [Whitfield] Whitfield, Vallie Jo Fox. Whitfield History and Genealogy of Tennessee. [Walnut Creek, CA: Unknown,, 1964. Available at FHL US/CAN Film 879642 Item 1; digital version available at Heritage Quest Online ($).
  • [Hunt] The Hunt Archives (online) Includes surnames: Hunt, Tucker, Barbera, Tompkins, Sheridan, Baker, Adams, Bradley, Brown, Freeman, Jenkins, Mack, Pace, Page, Wilson, Teasley, Thornton and more.
  • [Hooper] Anne Goodwin's Family Source Compass (online)
  • [Hunter] Descendants of Jacob, Dempsey, Allen, David and Thomas Hunter (online)

Land[edit | edit source]

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 Family History Library FHL US/CAN Large Q Book 976.8 E7d.

Local Histories[edit | edit source]

Deserted Sycamore Village by Lois Barnes focuses on the early families and history of Sycamore, Cheatham, Tennessee.  Many historical photographs are included.  Some readers caution that family genealogies are not all correct and need more research.

Maps[edit | edit source]

Military[edit | edit source]

Newspapers[edit | edit source]

Many Tennessee newspapers are filmed and available at the Tennessee State Library and Archives. Most of these newspapers may be accessed by interlibrary loan to libraries within Tennessee, although there are some newspapers which are not available in or outside of Tennessee. For further information regarding interlibrary loan policies and newspapers not available for interlibrary loan click here. For a list of newspapers available at the archives for Cheatham County click on the following cities:

Occupations[edit | edit source]

  • Miller, Alan N. Middle Tennessee's Forgotten Children: Apprentices from 1784 to 1902. Baltimore, Md.: Printed for Clearfield Company, Inc., by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2004. FHL US/CAN 976.8 U2ma. Purchase at Genealogical.com. [Includes Cheatham County.]

Periodicals[edit | edit source]

Tap into the minds of local experts. Editors of genealogical periodicals publish unique sources that researchers who are new to their area would not likely discover. This type of material may be found in local, regional, or statewide genealogical society journals. The following periodicals cover this county:

CCHGA Bytes

The Middle Tennessee Journal of Genealogy and History

Several genealogical articles with abstracts of records of Cheatham County, Tennessee have been published in The Middle Tennessee Journal of Genealogy and History, the quarterly of the Middle Tennessee Genealogical Society (23+ Vols.). To view a list of these articles, visit their online Index to Articles (1988-2005). Surname indexes are also available online for Vols. 2-22. The website also offers back issues for sale in paper and on CD. The Family History Library has a complete collection of this quarterly FHL US/CAN Book 976.85 D25m.

Prisons[edit | edit source]

Learn if your Cheatham County ancestors went to prison!

Probate[edit | edit source]

The following Cheatham County probate records have been abstracted and/or indexed:

  • [1856-1861] Sistler, Byron and Barbara Sistler. Index to Tennessee Wills & Administrations 1779-1861. Nashville, Tenn. Byron Sistler & Associates, Inc., 1990. FHL US/CAN 976.8 P22s. [Includes an index to this county's probate records.]

Taxation[edit | edit source]

The following Cheatham County tax records have been abstracted:

  • [1789] Cumberland Settlements, Tax List, 1789, The Middle Tennessee Journal of Genealogy and History, Vol. 4, No. 2 (Fall 1990). For possible FHL and online access, as well as indexes, see Periodicals.
  • [1856] Cheatham County Tax List with Land Descendants and Map, 1856, The Middle Tennessee Journal of Genealogy and History, Vol. 4, No. 3 (Winter 1991); Vol. 4, No. 4 (Spring 1991); Vol. 5, No. 1 (Summer 1991). For possible FHL and online access, as well as indexes, see Periodicals.
  • [1856] County Tax List, 1856, CCHGA Bytes. Ashland City TN: Apr 2006; May 2006; Jun 2006; Jul 2006...
  • [1858] [Annotated] Cheatham County Tax List, 1858, CCHGA Bytes. Ashland City TN: Mar 2004; Apr 2004; Jan 2005; Feb 2005; Mar 2005; Apr 2005.
  • [1868] Tax List Claims, 1868, CCHGA Bytes. Ashland City TN: Oct 2002.
  • [1873] Tax Releases, 1873, CCHGA Bytes. Ashland City TN: Sep 2002.
  • [1873] Delinquent Tax List, 1873, CCHGA Bytes. Ashland City TN: Oct 2002.
  • [1881] Locations for Payment of Taxes, List, 1881, CCHGA Bytes. Ashland City TN: Oct 2006.
  • [1892] Property Tax List, District 1, 1892, CCHGA Bytes. Ashland City TN: Jun 2005.

Vital Records[edit | edit source]

Marriage

The following Cheatham County marriage records have been abstracted and/or indexed:

  • [1856-1881] Sistler, Byron and Barbara Sistler. Early Middle Tennessee Marriages. 2 vols. Nashville, Tenn.: B. Sistler & Associates, 1988. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 V2sb v. 2 ff. [Indexes names of brides and grooms, and marriage dates for weddings in this county for the specified years.]

Divorce

  • Tennessee. Tennessee Divorce and Other Records, 1800-1965. Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee State Library and Archives. Available at Ancestry ($).

Death

For deaths of Methodists in Cheatham County (or what later became Cheatham County) between the 1830s and the 1920s, try:

Libraries[edit | edit source]

  • Cheatham County Public Library
    188 County Services Drive Suite 200
    Ashland City, TN 37015
    Telephone: 615-792-4828
    The Ira T. Sanders Genealogy Room has Ira T. Sanders Genealogy Room has Microfilm and Reference Records

Societies[edit | edit source]

Cheatham County Historical and Genealogical Association
233 N. Vine Street
P. O. Box 703
Ashland City, Tennessee 37015
Telephone: 615-792-3623
Website: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~tncchga/
Email: cchga007@bellsouth.net
The Cheathan County Historical and Genealogical Society was created in the early 1990s. It has a number of chapters, It has a book collection

Middle Tennessee Genealogical Society
PO Box 330948
Nashville, TN, USA 37203-7507
The society serves the 40 counties of middle Tennessee of which Cheatham County is one. It publishes The Middle Tennessee Journal of Genealogy & History, a quarterly containing articles of genealogical and historical interest. Little-known Tennessee records are published and indexed, along with family genealogies, Bible records and material submitted by members. There is an alphabetical Index to articles in the Journal 1988-summer 2005

Web Sites[edit | edit source]

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References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Founding of the Cumberland Settlements: The First Atlas 1779-1804.
  2. ↑ "List of counties in Tennessee," Wikipedia.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Robert M. McBride, "Lost Counties of Tennessee," East Tennessee Historical Society's Publications 38 (1966): 6-7.
  4. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Publ., 2002), 638.
  5. ↑ "Tennessee County" in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennessee_County (accessed 25 May 2010), and Alice Eichholz, Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources, 3rd ed. (Provo, Utah: Ancestry, 2004) [[Template:RedBook]], 639.
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