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Guide to '''Jackson County, Tennessee ancestry, genealogy and family history''', birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.
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|organized= November 6, 1801
|county seat= Gainesboro
|parent county= [[Smith County, Tennessee Genealogy|Smith]]<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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|county1= [[Clay County, Tennessee Genealogy|Clay]]
|county2= [[Macon County, Tennessee Genealogy|Macon]]
|county3= [[Overton County, Tennessee Genealogy|Overton]]
|county4= [[Putnam County, Tennessee Genealogy|Putnam]]
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== County Information ==


=== Description ===
Middle Tennessee county established in 1801. The western part of the 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>  
Jackson County was named for Andrew Jackson, who by 1801 had already served as a U.S. Congressman and Senator from Tennessee, a Tennessee Supreme Court justice, and a colonel in the Tennessee militia. He became more widely known as commander at the Battle of New Orleans and as the seventh President of the United States. The county is located in the north-central area of the state.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Jackson, Tennessee" in ''https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackson_County,_Tennessee'' accessed 24 Dec 2018 </ref>


=== County Courthouse ===
== County Courthouse ==
{{TN Courthouse Intro|Jackson}}
'''Jackson County Courthouse'''<br>101 East Hull Ave.<br>Gainesboro, TN 38562<br>[https://www.courtreference.com/Jackson-County-Tennessee-Courts.htm Jackson County Courthouse]  Phone: 931-268-9212<br>
[http://www.jacksoncotn.com/countydepartments.php# Register of Deeds]  Phone: 931-268-9012<br>
[http://www.jacksoncotn.com/countydepartments.php# County Clerk]  Phone: 800-342-1003  <br>
[http://www.jacksoncotn.com/countydepartments.php# Circuit Court Clerk]  Phone: 931-268-9314  <br>
[http://www.jacksoncotn.com/countydepartments.php# Clerk and Master]  Phone: 931-268-9877  <br>


County Clerk has marriage and probate records from 1870<br>
[[Image:{{TNJacksoncourthouse}}]]&nbsp;Jackson County Courthouse<br>&nbsp;101 East Hull Avenue<br>&nbsp;Gainesboro, TN 38562<br>&nbsp;Phone: 931-268-9212
Register of Deeds has land records<ref name="HB">''The Handybook for Genealogists : United States of America'', 10th ed., (Draper, UT: Everton Publishers, 2002) Hickman County, Tennessee, p.641</ref><br>


=== Jackson County, Tennessee Record Dates  ===
[http://www.jacksonco.com/countyclerk/index.html Jackson County Clerk]<br>Marriage records only from 1881 to present<br>101 East Hull Street<br>Gainesboro, TN 38562<br>Phone: 931-268-9212
{{TN Record Dates Intro|Jackson}}
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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" | '''[[Jackson County, Tennessee Genealogy#Birth|Birth*]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Jackson County, Tennessee Genealogy#Marriage|Marriage]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Jackson County, Tennessee Genealogy#Death|Death*]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Jackson County, Tennessee Genealogy#Court Records|Court]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Jackson County, Tennessee Genealogy#Land and Property Records|Land]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Jackson County, Tennessee Genealogy#Probate Records|Probate]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Jackson County, Tennessee Genealogy#Census Records|Census]]'''
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| width="14.2%" align="center" |1881
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1870
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1881
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1839
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1817
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1870
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1810
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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://www.jacksonco.com/clerkandmaster/index.html Jackson County Clerk and Master]<br>Probate and court records<br>101 East Hull Avenua<br>P.O. Box 342<br>Gainesboro, TN 38562<br>Phone: 931-268-9516
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'''1872''' and '''1926'''  Fires damaged courthouse records.<ref name="TSLA">[http://sos.tn.gov/products/tsla/lost-records-courthouse-fires-and-disasters-tennessee Lost Records: Courthouse Fires and Disasters in Tennessee] in ''Tennessee State Library and Archives'' in ''Tennessee Secretary of State'' (accessed 13 March 2016).</ref>
:*Lost census: 1810
:*Lost marriage records: 1801 to 1871
:*Lost probate records: 1801 to 1871
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=== Boundary Changes ===
[http://www.jacksonco.com/register-of-deeds.htm Jackson County Register of Deeds]<br>Land records<br>P.O. Box 301<br>Gainesboro, TN 38562<br>Phone: 931-268-9012
{{TN Boundary Changes Intro|Jackson}}
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*'''1801- '''Jackson County was created 6 November 1801 from [[Smith County, Tennessee Genealogy|Smith]] County. <br>''
*'''County seat:''' Gainesboro<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 ===
The Courthouse suffered a fire in 1872 which destroyed many of the records.  
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit [https://tennessee.hometownlocator.com/counties/cities,cfips,087,c,jackson.cfm HomeTown Locator]. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Jackson County, Tennessee," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackson_County,_Tennessee, accessed 24 November 2019.</ref>


{{Populated places
Hours:<br>Mon.-Tues. and Thurs.-Fri. 8 am - 4 pm<br>Sat. 8 am - noon<br>County Clerk Closed Wednesdays
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gainesboro,_Tennessee Gainesboro]
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*Burristown
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Center_Grove,_Tennessee Center Grove]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Granville,_Tennessee Granville]
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*Mayfield
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nameless,_Tennessee Nameless]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Springs,_Tennessee North Springs]
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shady_Grove,_Jackson_County,_Tennessee Shady Grove]
*Stone
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitleyville,_Tennessee Whitleyville]
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodson_Branch,_Tennessee Dodson Branch]
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=== History Timeline ===
== History ==
{{TN Historical Timeline Intro|Jackson}}


'''Additional Information'''<br>
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[[Image:{{AndrewJackson}}]]  
[[Image:{{AndrewJackson}}]]  


Middle Tennessee county established in 1801. The western part of the 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>
The county was named after Colonel [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Jackson Andrew Jackson] (1767-1845), who became the Seventh President of the United States in 1829.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Tennessee_county_name_etymologies "List of counties in Tennessee,"] Wikipedia.</ref>
 
==== Parent County  ====
 
'''1801--'''Jackson County was&nbsp;created 6 November 1801 from&nbsp;[[Smith County, Tennessee|Smith]] County. <br>'''County seat:''' Gainesboro<ref name="Handybook">''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50140092 Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed.]'' (Draper, Utah: Everton Publ., 2002), 641.</ref>  
 
==== Boundary Changes  ====


The county was named after Colonel [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Jackson Andrew Jackson] (1767-1845), who became the Seventh President of the United States in 1829.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Tennessee_county_name_etymologies "List of counties in Tennessee,"] Wikipedia.</ref>
==== Record Loss  ====


== Resources ==
'''1872, 1926'''--Fires damaged records
{{TN Resources Intro|Jackson}}


=== Bible Records ===
*Lost censuses: 1810, 1890
{{TN Bible Intro|Jackson}}
*Lost marriage records 1801 to 1871
*Lost probate records: 1801 to 1871


=== Biographies  ===
For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:
{{TN Biographies Intro|Jackson}}


=== Business, Commerce, and Occupations ===
*[http://tnblog.arleneeakle.com/2009/04/13/when-the-records-are-gone/ Arlene Eakle, ''When the Records are Gone'' in Tennessee Genealogy Blog]
{{TN Business Records Intro|Jackson}}
*[[Burned Counties Research|Burned Counties Research in FamilySearch Wiki]]
*[http://blogs.ancestry.com/circle/?p=2424 Michael John Neill, ''Burned Counties'' in Family History Circle]


*''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 Jackson County.
== Places/Localities  ==


=== Cemeteries ===
==== Populated Places  ====
{{TN Cemeteries Intro|Jackson}}


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| Antioch
| Flynns Lick
| Ivy Gap (hist.)
| North Springs
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| [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitydetails&subject=194942&subject_disp=Tennessee%2C+Jackson%2C+Bagdad&columns=*,0,0 Bagdad] (hist.)
| Freewill
| Liberty
| Old Antioch
|-
| Beech Hill (hist.)
| [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitydetails&subject=194943&subject_disp=Tennessee%2C+Jackson%2C+Gainesboro&columns=*,0,0 Gainesboro]
| Mayfield (hist.)
| Pacific (hist.)
|-
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| colspan="2" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black"| <center>'''Cemeteries of Jackson County, Tennessee''' online and in print</center>
| Burristown
| Gladdice
| McCoinsville
| Rough Point
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|-
| width="25%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black" | <center>'''Tombstone Transcriptions Online'''</center>
| Carlock
|bgcolor="#F0F0F0" valign="top" style="border:1px solid black" |
| [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitydetails&subject=1169511&subject_disp=Tennessee%2C+Jackson%2C+Granville&columns=*,0,0 Granville]  
* [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/search?firstname=&middlename=&lastname=&birthyear=&birthyearfilter=&deathyear=&deathyearfilter=&location=Jackson+County%2C+Tennessee%2C+United+States+of+America&locationId=county_2468&memorialid=&mcid=&linkedToName=&datefilter=&orderby= Findagrave.com]
| Milltown
* [http://tngenweb.org/jackson/jack_cem.htm TNGenWeb]
| Shady Grove
* [http://usgwarchives.net/tn/jackson/jaccems.html TNGenWeb Archives]
* [http://www.usgwtombstones.org/tennessee/jackson.html Tombstone Project]
* [http://www.tngenweb.org/cemeteries/#!co=jackson TNGenWeb Cemeteries]
* [https://billiongraves.com/search/results?cemetery_country=United%20States&cemetery_state=Tennessee&cemetery_county=Jackson&year_range=5&size=15 BillionGraves]
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| width="25%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black" | <center>'''Tombstone Transcriptions in Print''' [[The Value of Cemetery Records in Print |(Often more complete)]]</center>
| Center Grove
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| Greenwood
* {{FSC|United States, Tennessee, Jackson - Cemeteries|subject|subject-id=1313682693|disp=FamilySearch Library}}
| Morrison Creek
* [http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=su%3ACemetery+Jackson+Tennessee&qt=advanced&dblist=638 WorldCat]
| Shiloh
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| width="25%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black" |<center>'''List of Cemeteries in the County'''</center>
| Columbus Hill
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| Harmony
* [https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery-browse/USA/Tennessee/Jackson-County?id=county_2468 Findagrave.com]
| Mount Union
* [http://tennesseegravestones.org/cemeteries.php?selected_cid=44 Gravestones]
| Stone
*[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?includeIsParent=true&primaryText=Jackson,%20Tennessee,%20United%20States&reqParents=395282&reqParentsLabel=County&reqParentsType=209&searchTypeaheadInputText=Search%20Within:Jackson,%20Tennessee,%20United%20States&reqTypes=20&reqTypeLabel=Cemetery FamilySearch Places]
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| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" colspan="2" style=text-align:center| See [[Tennessee Cemeteries|Tennessee Cemeteries]] for more information.
| Cub Creek
| Haydenburg
| Nameless
| Sugar Creek
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| Dodson Branch
| Highland
| New Hope
| Union Hill
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| Dudney Hill
| Hurricane
| New Salem
| Whitleyville
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''Additional Cemetery Resources''<br>
<br>
*[http://tennessee.hometownlocator.com/features/cultural,class,cemetery.cfm Tennessee Cemeteries] - Hometown Locator


=== Census Records ===
<br><br><br><br>
{{TN Census Intro|Jackson}}
{{Historical populations
|type = USA
|heading = Census
|footnote = Source: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackson_County,_Tennessee#Demographics "Wikipedia.org".]       
|1810 |5401
|1820 |7593  
|1830 |9698  
|1840 |12872        
|1850 |15673         
|1860 |11725           
|1870 |12583           
|1880 |12008         
|1890 |13325         
|1900 |15039         
|1910 |15036
|1920 |14955       
|1930 |13589      
|1940 |15082       
|1950 |12348         
|1960 |9233         
|1970 |8141         
|1980 |9398       
|1990 |9297           
|2000 |10984         
|2010 |11638         
}}
1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, and 1940 federal population censuses of Jackson 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/j-tn.htm#Jackson Jackson County, TN census assignments], including links to transcribed files. [http://www.us-census.org/ The USGenWeb Census Project<sup>®</sup>]<br>
==== Neighboring Counties  ====


'''1810 Lost'''<br>
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*[[Clay County, Tennessee|Clay]]
*[[Macon County, Tennessee|Macon]]


A substitute is available:
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*[[Overton County, Tennessee|Overton]]
*[[Putnam County, Tennessee|Putnam]]


*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. {{FSC|1008335|title-id|disp=FS Library US/CAN Book 976.8 X2s 1810}}.
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*[[Smith County, Tennessee|Smith]]


'''1810-1891'''<br>
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*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3574 Tennessee, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1810-1891] at Ancestry ($)


'''1820'''<br>
== Resources  ==


*Bentley, Elizabeth P. ''Index to the 1820 Census of Tennessee.'' Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1981. {{FSC|976.8 X22b 1820|book}}. Online at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/48249/ Ancestry] ($).
==== Research Guides  ====
*Butler, Cass. C. ''The 1820 U.S. Census, Jackson County, Tennessee a Transcription of the Decennial Population Enumeration and Manufacturers Schedule for the Fourth Census of the United States Taken in Jackson County, Tennessee.'' Salt Lake City, Utah C. Butler, c2000. {{FSC|976.851 X2b 1820|book}}
*Waldrep, G.C. "'Free Colored' Heads of Household in the 1820 Tennessee Census," online at [http://www.freeafricanamericans.com/Tenn_1820.htm Free African Americans]. Includes African Americans in this county.


'''1820 Manufactures'''<br>
*[http://www.tn.gov/tsla/history/county/factjackson.htm Genealogical "Fact Sheets" About Tennessee Counties: Jackson 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.)


The original manufactures schedules for the Eastern and Western Districts of Tennessee are kept at the [[National Archives and Records Administration|NARA]], Washington, D.C. FS Library copies: {{FSC|280127|title-id|disp=FS Library US/CAN Films 1024517-1024518}}.
==== African Americans  ====


*National Archives. ''Indexes to Manufactures Census of 1820''. 1920; reprint, Knightstown, Ind.: Bookmark, 1977. {{FSC|280979|title-id|disp=FS Library US/CAN Book 973 X2m 1820}}.
*Waldrep, G.C. "'Free Colored' Heads of Household in the 1820 Tennessee Census," available [http://www.freeafricanamericans.com/Tenn_1820.htm online], courtesy: [http://www.freeafricanamericans.com/ Free African Americans] website. [Includes free African Americans in this county.]


'''1840'''<br>
==== Cemeteries  ====


*Lee, Ramona H. ''Jackson County, Tennessee 1840 U.S Census.'' Mountain Home, Arkansas R.H. Lee, 198-?. {{FSC|976.851 X2L|book}}
Charles A. Reeves Jr. has created detailed map showing the locations of Jackson County cemeteries. They may be purchased for small fees through his [http://reevesmaps.com/map_catalog_cems.htm website].  


'''1840 Revolutionary War Pensioners'''<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.


*''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. {{FSC|282860|title-id|disp=FS Library US/CAN Book 973 X2pc 1840; FS Library US/CAN Film 2321}}. '''''Online at:''''' [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/idurl/1/857237 FamilySearch Digital Library], [https://archive.org/details/censusofpensione00usce/page/n5/mode/2up Internet Archive], [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7678/ Ancestry] ($). See Tennessee, Middle District, Jackson County on page 156.
*Find A Grave also gives a list of [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=csr&CScn=&CScntry=4&CSst=45&CScnty=2468 cemeteries in&nbsp;Jackson County] linking to the information about the people buried there,


'''1850'''<br>
*[http://www.tngenweb.org/records/cemeteries/index.php?function=county&s_county=jackson Jackson&nbsp;County, TN Cemetery Records], part of the [http://www.tngenweb.org/records/cemeteries/index.php TNGenWeb Cemetery Database], lists many cemeteries in the county, often with indexes and transcripts of the burials.


*Lee, Ramona H. ''Jackson, County, Tennessee, 1850 United States Census.'' Mountain Home, Arkansas R.H. Lee, 1984. {{FSC|976.851 X2h 1850|book}}
*[http://www.usgwtombstones.org/tennessee/jackson.html Jackson&nbsp;County, Tennessee], part of [http://www.usgwtombstones.org/ USGenWeb Tombstone Transcription Project] lists many cemeteries in the county and has transcripts of the tombstones arranged by cemetery.


'''1860'''<br>
*[http://www.tngenweb.org/jackson/jack_cem.htm Jackson&nbsp;County] cemetery&nbsp;information with&nbsp;transcriptions on [http://www.tngenweb.org/ TNGenweb Project]


*McComb, Joyce B.'' Jackson County, Tennessee 1860 Federal Census, USA.'' Lexington, South Carolina J.B. McComb, c1992. {{FSC|976.851 X2m 1860|book}}
*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=581485&subject_disp=Tennessee%2C++Jackson++%2D++Cemeteries&columns=*,0,0 records of cemeteries&nbsp;for&nbsp;Jackson County]. Some of the books or other books&nbsp;may be on [http://books.google.com/advanced_book_search Google Books] or available at public libraries.
*McComb, Joyce B. et al.'' 1860 Federal Census, Jackson County, Tennessee.'' Lafayette, Tennessee Ridge Runner, c2004 {{FSC|976.851 X2mj 1860|book}}


'''1870'''<br>
*[http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/localList.php?local=12485&locTGroup=Cemeteries&direction=down&sec=0&qty=39&stateAbbv=&stateName= ePodunk list of&nbsp;Jackson County cemeteries ]<br>


*Cason, Mildred C. ''Jackson County, Tennessee 1870 Census.'' Nashville, Tennessee M.C. Cason, c1998 {{FSC|976.851 X2c 1870|book}}
==== Census ====


'''1880'''<br>
1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930 federal population censuses of Jackson 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.


*[http://www.usgwarchives.net/tn/jackson/census/1880/ Scanned census images]. USGenWeb Archives
See [[Tennessee Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book]] for more information about statewide printed indexes.  
*Sistler, Byron and Barbara Sistler. ''1880 Census, Jackson County, Tennessee.'' Nashville, Tennessee Byron Sistler &amp; Associates, 1991. {{FSC|976.851 X2s 1880|book}}


'''1890''' Lost, but substitutes are available:
See [http://www.us-census.org/states/tennessee/j-tn.htm#Jackson Jackson County, TN census assignments], including links to transcribed files. [[http://www.us-census.org/ The USGenWeb Census Project<sup>®</sup>]]<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. {{FSC|461479|title-id|disp=FS Library US/CAN Book 976.8 X2r v. 5 1891}}. Jackson County is included in Vol. 5.
'''''1810''''' - Lost, but a substitute is available:  
*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}}.
*__.''Jackson Co., Tennessee 1890 Census Notes.'' Nashville, Tennessee Nashville, Tennessee: Filmed by the TSLA, 1975. {{FSC|985310|film}}Item 3.


'''1891 Male Voters'''<br>
*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. [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=1008335 FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 X2s 1810].


*'''1891''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2884 Tennessee Enumeration of Male Voters 1891] at Ancestry ($)
'''''1820'''''  


'''1910'''<br>
*Bentley, Elizabeth P. ''Index to the 1820 Census of Tennessee.'' Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1981. {{FHL|976.8 X22b 1820|book}}
*Butler, Cass. C. ''The 1820 U.S. Census, Jackson County, Tennessee&nbsp;: a Transcription of the Decennial Population Enumeration and Manufacturers Schedule for the Fourth Census of the United States Taken in Jackson County, Tennessee.''Salt Lake City, Utah&nbsp;: C. Butler, c2000. {{FHL|976.851 X2b 1820|book}}
*Waldrep, G.C. "'Free Colored' Heads of Household in the 1820 Tennessee Census," available [http://www.freeafricanamericans.com/Tenn_1820.htm online], courtesy: [http://www.freeafricanamericans.com/ Free African Americans] website. [Includes free African Americans in this county.]


*Ligon, Edward et al. ''The United States thirteenth Census of Jackson County, Tennessee, 1910.'' Livingston, Tennessee: R.K. Bilbrey, 2002. {{FSC|976.851 X29b 1910|book}}
'''''1820 Manufactures'''''


'''1920'''<br>
The original manufactures schedules for the Eastern and Western Districts of Tennessee are kept at the [[National Archives and Records Administration|NARA]], Washington, D.C. FHL copies: [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=280127 FHL&nbsp;US/CAN&nbsp;Films 1024517-1024518].


*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3895 Jackson County, Tennessee Census, 1920] at Ancestry ($)
The following book is a useful aid for finding the original records. A free online index, provided by [http://www.lineages.com/InfoCenter/Databases/1820Manufactures.cfm Lineages],&nbsp;will help researchers determine if this resource can be of assistance:


=== Church Records ===
*National Archives. ''Indexes to Manufactures Census of 1820''. 1920; reprint, Knightstown,&nbsp;Ind.: Bookmark, 1977. [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=280979 FHL&nbsp;US/CAN&nbsp;Book 973 X2m 1820]; digital version at [http://www.lineages.com/InfoCenter/Databases/1820Manufactures.cfm Lineages]. [Covers this county.]
{{TN Church Intro|Jackson}}
'''List of Churches and Church Parishes'''
*'''[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?includeIsParent=true&primaryText=Jackson,%20Tennessee,%20United%20States&reqParents=395282&reqParentsLabel=County&reqParentsType=209&searchTypeaheadInputText=Search%20Within:Jackson,%20Tennessee,%20United%20States&reqTypeGroups=3&reqTypeLabel=Churches%20and%20Church%20Parishes FamilySearch Places]''' <br>


'''''Baptist'''''<br>
'''''1840'''''  
*'''Spring Creek.''' Minutes (1802-1868) available [https://www.familysearch.org/search/film/008334958?i=6&cat=262290 online].


=== Court Records ===
*Lee, Ramona H. ''Jackson County, Tennessee 1840 U.S Census.''Mountain Home, Arkansas&nbsp;: R.H. Lee, 198-?. {{FHL|976.851 X2L|book}}
{{TN Court Intro|Jackson}}


'''''Law and Legislation'''''<br>
'''''1850'''''  
*Tennessee State Library and Archives, ''Acts of Tennessee 1796-1850: Index to Names.'' January 25, 2005. In addition to creating new laws, legislative acts were often required to obtain a divorce, grant legitimacy to a child, or for appointments to or grant payments for public service. The [[Tennessee State Library and Archives|TSLA]] has created an index to names that appear in these acts covering the years 1796 to 1850. Online searchable index at [https://tslaindexes.tn.gov/database-tn-research/acts-tennessee-1796-1850 TSLA].


=== Directories ===
*Lee, Ramona H. ''Jackson, County, Tennessee, 1850 United States Census.''Mountain Home, Arkansas&nbsp;: R.H. Lee, 1984. {{FHL|976.851 X2h 1850|book}}
{{TN Directories Intro|Jackson}}
*'''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  ===
'''''1860'''''
{{TN Emigration Intro|Jackson}}


=== Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups ===
*McComb, Joyce B.''Jackson County, Tennessee 1860 Federal Census, USA.''Lexington, South Carolina&nbsp;: J.B. McComb, c1992. {{FHL|976.851 X2m 1860|book}}
{{TN Ethnic Groups Intro|Jackson}}
*McComb, Joyce B. et al. ''1860 Federal Census, Jackson County, Tennessee.''Lafayette, Tennessee&nbsp;: Ridge Runner, c2004 {{FHL|976.851 X2mj 1860|book}}


'''''African Americans'''''<br>
'''''1870'''''  
*Waldrep, G.C. "'Free Colored' Heads of Household in the 1820 Tennessee Census," available [http://www.freeafricanamericans.com/Tenn_1820.htm online], courtesy: [http://www.freeafricanamericans.com/ Free African Americans] website. Includes African Americans in this county.


=== Funeral Homes  ===
*Cason, Mildred C. ''Jackson County, Tennessee 1870 Census.''Nashville, Tennessee&nbsp;: M.C. Cason, c1998 {{FHL|976.851 X2c 1870|book}}
{{TN Funeral Homes Intro|Jackson}}
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=== Genealogies  ===
{{TN Genealogies Intro|Jackson}}
 
*Jackson County Historical Society. ''The Jackson County Family History Book: 200 Years of Memories''. Gainesboro, Tenn.: Jackson County Historical Society, 1996. [http://www.raogk.org/tennesse2.htm Free Lookups Available!]
*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.
<br>
*'''Darnell''' - Darnell, C.A. ''Darnell Family & Related Families & Papers, ca. 1750-1983: Connects to These Names, Glenn, Jefferies, Smith, Fleenor, Hensley''. MSS. Microfilmed 1984: {{FSC|71781|item|disp=FS Library Film 1035708 Item 27}}.<br>
*'''Denton''' - Whitley, Edythe Johns Rucker. ''Some of the Descendants of Rev. Richard Denton.'' McMinnville, TN: Womack Print. Co., 1959. '''''Online at:''''' [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/idurl/1/214998 FamilySearch Digital Library], [https://archive.org/details/someofdescendant00whit_0 Internet Archive].
*'''Dyer''' - Preator, Richard E. ''The Descendants of James Dyer and Jane Finn of Jackson Co. Tennessee''. Salem, Mass.: Higginson, 1998. {{FSC|823725|title-id|disp=FS Library FAM HIST Book 929.273 D988p}}.
*'''Gist''' - Dorsey, Jean Muir. ''Christopher Gist of Maryland and Some of His Descendants, 1679-1957,'' Chicago, IL: J.S. Swift Co., 1958. Available at [http://familysearch.org/s/catalog/show?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fcatalog-search-api%3A8080%2Fwww-catalogapi-webservice%2Fitem%2F408089&hash=rh2%2B403z7n4WII67nHOFMh25nvE%3D FS Library FAM HIST Book 929.273 G447]. '''''Online at:''''' [https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/005731180 HathiTrust], [https://archive.org/details/christophergisto00dors Internet Archive].
*'''Grissom''' - McKinney, Irene. ''Wm. Grissom &amp; Dicy Arteberry, Wash. Co., Tn. to Jackson Co., Tn. to Monroe Co., Ky: and Some Dillards''. Lompoc, Calif.: I. McKinney, 1986. {{FSC|498264|title-id|disp=FS Library FAM HIST Book 929.273 G889m}}.
*'''Hawkins''' - Hawkins, Harold Allen and Elrod, Janice Hawkins ''Echoes of Spring Creek a genealogy of the Hawkins family and related families of Jackson County and the surrounding area'' [S.I.] H.A. Hawkins and J.H. Elrod, c2000 {{FSC|1004386|title-id|disp=FS Catalog book 929.273 H314}}. Digital version available at [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/556685-echoes-of-spring-creek-a-genealogy-of-the-hawkins-family-and-related-families-of-jackson-county-and-the-surrounding-area?offset=1 FamilySearch Digital Library].
*'''Maxwell''' - Maxwell, Harry L. ''Descendants of Samuel Maxwell of Putnam County and Jackson County, TN''. Cookeville, Tenn.: H.L. Maxwell, (199-?). {{FSC|1002179|title-id|disp=FS Library FAM HIST Book 929.273 M451mh}}.Digital version available at [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/133282-descendants-of-samuel-maxwell-of-putnam-county-and-jackson-county-tn?offset=1 FamilySearch Digital Library].
*'''Waddell''' - Madeira, Pauline and Kim Beauchamp. ''The Ancestors of Harvey Louis Hardin with Chapters on the Descendants of Samuel Sanford Hardin, James Pate, David McAlister, William Waddell, Samuel P. Griggs and John Selby. ''S.l.: Rex H. Madeira, Jr., 1999. {{FSC|929.273 Se48mp|book}}


=== Guardianship ===
'''''1880'''''
{{TN Guardianship Intro|Jackson}}


=== Land and Property Records ===
*[http://www.usgwarchives.org/tn/jackson/census/1880/ Scanned census images] [in the USGenWeb Archives]
{{TN Land Intro|Jackson}}
*Sistler, Byron and Barbara Sistler. ''1880 Census, Jackson County, Tennessee.'' Nashville, Tennessee&nbsp;: Byron Sistler &amp; Associates, 1991. {{FHL|976.851 X2s 1880|book}}


*Jackson County Register of Deeds has Land Records from 1872 and is located at the county Courthouse, P.O. Box 346, 101 E Hull Ave, Gainesboro, Tenessee 38562; Telephone: (931) 268-9212. Land and property records include transfer of real estate or personal property, mortgages, leases, surveys, and entries.
'''''1890''''' - Lost, but substitutes are available:  
*The FamilySearch Library has microfilm copies of deeds 1872-1902 with indexes 1872-1925; land entries 1873-1901; ranger books 1817-1860.


'''Land Grants'''<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. 5 1891]. [Jackson County is included in Vol. 5.]
*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].
*__.''Jackson Co., Tennessee 1890 Census Notes.''Nashville, Tennessee&nbsp;: Nashville, Tennessee: Filmed by the Tennessee State Library and Archives, 1975. {{FHL|985310|film}}Item 3.


*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. {{FSC|1648257|title-id|disp=FS Library US/CAN Large Q Book 976.8 E7d}}.
'''''1910'''''


''Online Land Indexes and Records''<br>
*Ligon, Edward et al. ''The United States thirteenth Census of Jackson County, Tennessee, 1910.'' Livingston, Tennessee: R.K. Bilbrey, 2002. {{FHL|976.851 X29b 1910|book}}
*[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 ===
'''''1920'''''
{{TN Histories Intro|Jackson}}


=== Maps and Gazetteers ===
*Young, Denise, ed.. ''Jackson 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=3895 Ancestry] ($)
{{TN Maps Intro|Jackson}}


{{TN Neighboring Counties Intro|county={{TN Jackson County}}}}
==== Church  ====


*'''1777-1985''' [http://www.mapofus.org/tennessee/ Maps of Tennessee (1777-1985)]
==== Court  ====
*[https://teva.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p15138coll23/id/8828 Jackson County, Tennessee Civil Districts 1836] at Tennessee State Library & Archives.
*[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?includeIsParent=true&primaryText=Jackson,%20Tennessee,%20United%20States&reqParents=395282&reqParentsLabel=County&reqParentsType=209&searchTypeaheadInputText=Search%20Within:Jackson,%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 ===
==== Family Histories  ====
{{TN Migration Intro|Jackson}}


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


'''''Revolutionary War'''''<br>
*Locate publications about direct ancestors
The following Jackson County Revolutionary War records are available online through TNGenWeb:
*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://tngenweb.org/revwar/ 1835 Pension Roll]
'''''General'''''
*[http://tngenweb.org/revwar/ 1852 Rejected or Suspended Pensions]
*Select [http://www.tngenweb.org/jackson/revwar/JackRev.htm Jackson County, Tennessee Revolutionary War Pensioners] as listed in the census of 1818, 1821 and 1840.


Additional resources include:
*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].


*''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. {{FSC|282860|title-id|disp=FS Library US/CAN Book 973 X2pc 1840; FS Library US/CAN Film 2321}}. '''''Online at:''''' [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/idurl/1/857237 FamilySearch Digital Library], [https://archive.org/details/censusofpensione00usce/page/n5/mode/2up Internet Archive], [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7678/ Ancestry] ($). See Tennessee, Middle District, Jackson County on page 156.
'''''Bibliography'''''  
*Jones, Christine Spivey. ''Pension Claims from Jackson County, Tennessee''. Cookeville: Tenn.: Technological University, 1994. {{FSC|788775|title-id|disp=FS Library US/CAN book 976.851 M29j}}
*''Rejected or Suspended Applications for Revolutionary War Pensions''. Washington, D.C., 1852. Reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1969, and 1991. Reprints include "an Added Index to States." Digital version at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48141 Ancestry] ($). Tennessee entries abstracted online at [http://tngenweb.org/revwar/ Tennesseans in the Revolutionary War] at TNGenWeb. Includes veterans from this county; Tennessee section begins on page 381.
*Works Projects Administration (Tennessee). ''Jackson County, Tennessee: WPA Records''. Signal Mountain, Tenn.: Mountain Press, 1991. {{FSC|557338|title-id|disp=FS Library US/CAN book 976.851 N2}}. Includes Revolutionary War records.


'''''War of 1812'''''<br>
*'''[Denton]''' Whitley, Edythe Johns Rucker. ''Some of the Descendants of Rev. Richard Denton.'' McMinnville, TN: Womack Print. Co., 1959. Available at [http://fsbeta.familysearch.org/s/catalog/show?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fcatalog-search-api%3A8080%2Fwww-catalogapi-webservice%2Fitem%2F264278&hash=rh2%2B403z7n4WII67nHOFMh25nvE%3D FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 D435]; digital version at [http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/FH21&CISOPTR=41384 BYU Family History Archives]; and [http://persi.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/books/results/image?urn=urn%3Aproquest%3AUS%3Bglhbooks%3BGenealogy-glh52958006%3B-1%3B-1%3B Heritage Quest Online] ($).
*Embry, Hermione D. "War of 1812 - Tennessee Pensioners on List - January 2, 1883," ''Ansearchin' News'', Vol. 7, No. 4 (Oct. 1960):90-93. {{FSC|44514|title-id|disp=FS Library US/CAN Book 976.8 B2a v. 7 (1960)}}; digital version at [https://tngs.org/Ansearchn-News journal website]. Includes Jackson County pensioners (p. 90).
*'''[Dyer]''' Preator, Richard E. ''The Descendants of James Dyer and Jane Finn of Jackson Co. Tennessee''. Salem, Mass.: Higginson, 1998. [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=823725 FHL&nbsp;FAM&nbsp;HIST&nbsp;Book 929.273 D988p].
*[http://www.tngenweb.org/jackson/Jack1812.htm ''Jackson County, Tennessee War of 1812 Research''] at TNGenWeb.
*'''[Gist]''' Dorsey, Jean Muir. ''Christopher Gist of Maryland and Some of His Descendants, 1679-1957,'' Chicago, IL: J.S. Swift Co., 1958. Available at [http://fsbeta.familysearch.org/s/catalog/show?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fcatalog-search-api%3A8080%2Fwww-catalogapi-webservice%2Fitem%2F408089&hash=rh2%2B403z7n4WII67nHOFMh25nvE%3D FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 G447]; digital version at [http://persi.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/books/results/image?urn=urn%3Aproquest%3AUS%3Bglhbooks%3BGenealogy-glh299171013%3B-1%3B-1%3B Heritage Quest Online] ($).
*'''[Grissom]''' McKinney, Irene. ''Wm. Grissom &amp; Dicy Arteberry, Wash. Co., Tn. to Jackson Co., Tn. to Monroe Co., Ky: and Some Dillards''. Lompoc, Calif.: I. McKinney, 1986. [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=498264 FHL&nbsp;FAM&nbsp;HIST&nbsp;Book 929.273 G889m].  
*'''[Hawkins]''' Hawkins, Harold Allen and Elrod, Janice Hawkins ''Echoes of Spring Creek&nbsp;: a genealogy of the Hawkins family and related families of Jackson County and the surrounding area'' [S.I.]&nbsp;: H.A. Hawkins and J.H. Elrod, c2000 [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=1004386&disp=Echoes++of++Spring++Creek%20%20&columns=*,0,0 FHL book 929.273 H314]. Digital version available at [http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/FH10&CISOPTR=85636&REC=4 BYU Family History Archives].
*'''[Maxwell]''' Maxwell, Harry L. ''Descendants of Samuel Maxwell of Putnam County and Jackson County, TN''. Cookeville, Tenn.: H.L. Maxwell, [199-?]. [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=1002179 FHL&nbsp;FAM&nbsp;HIST&nbsp;Book 929.273 M451mh].Digital version available at [http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/FH17&CISOPTR=28152&REC=3 BYU Family History Archives.]


'''''Civil War'''''<br>
==== Land  ====


''Online Records''<br>
'''''Land Grants'''''  
*'''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 [http://search.ancestry.com Ancestry]
*'''1861-1865''' -  [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2344 U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865] at [http://search.ancestry.com Ancestry]
*'''1861-1865''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/civilwar_histdatasys/ U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865] at [http://search.ancestry.com 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]]
*[https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System]


{{TN Civil War Regiments|Jackson}}<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].


'''''Confederate Soldiers'''''<br>
==== Law and Legislation  ====


*[[4th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Murray's) (Confederate)|4th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Murray's)]] - CSA - Company E.
*Tennessee State Library and Archives, ''Acts of Tennessee 1796-1850: Index to Names.'' January 25, 2005. [In addition to creating new laws, legislative acts were often required to obtain a divorce, grant legitimacy to a child, or for appointments to or grant payments for public service.] The [[Tennessee State Library and Archives|Tennessee State Library and Archives]] has created an index to names that appear in these acts covering the years 1796 to 1850. To read more about this valuable resource [http://www.tn.gov/tsla/history/misc/actsintro.htm Click here]. The searchable index is available at [http://www.tn.gov/tsla/history/misc/actsintro.htm#names The Tennessee State Library and Archives]; another version is available at [http://worldvitalrecords.com/indexinfo.aspx?ix=usa_tn_acts World Vital Records].
*[[8th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry (Confederate)|8th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry]] - CSA - Companies G and H.
*[[13th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Gore's)|13th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Gore's)]] - CSA - Company G.
*[[17th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry|17th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry]] - CSA - Company R.
*[[25th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry|25th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry]] - CSA - Company G.
*[[28th Consolidated Regiment, Tennessee Infantry|28th Consolidated Regiment, Tennessee Infantry]] - CSA - Companies A, B, D, and K.
*[[28th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry (2nd Tennessee Mountain Volunteers)|28th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry (2nd Tennessee Mountain Volunteers)]] - CSA - Companies E, F, and G.
*[[34th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry (4th Confederate Infantry)|34th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry (4th Confederate Infantry)]] - CSA - Company D.
*[[51st Regiment, Tennessee Infantry|51st Regiment, Tennessee Infantry]] - CSA


'''''Union Soldiers'''''<br>
==== Local Histories  ====


*[[8th Regiment, Tennessee Mounted Infantry (Union)|8th Regiment, Tennessee Mounted Infantry]] - Companies B and D.
==== Maps  ====


'''''Additional sources for Civil War soldiers from Jackson County:'''''<br>
*'''[1836]''' Reeves, Charles A. ''Jackson County, Tennessee Civil Districts.'' [As they were in 1836.] Purchase at [http://reevesmaps.com/map_catalog_original.htm ReevesMaps.com]; website includes a scaled-down version of the map.


*USGenWeb Archives, [http://www.usgwarchives.net/tn/jackson/jacmil.html Jackson County Tennessee Archives]. Civil War Pensions.
==== Military ====
*Tennessee State Library and Archives, [http://share.tn.gov/tsla/history/military/pension144.htm Tennessee Confederate Pension Applications: Jackson County]. Includes soldier's name, county, pension #, unit or widow.
*United States Pension Bureau, [https://www.archive.org/stream/listpensionerso02buregoog#page/n366/mode/1up List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883: Giving the Name of Each Pensioner, the Cause for...] (Washington Printing Office; 1883). Online at Internet Archive. Jackson County, page 348-349.
*TNGenWeb, [http://tngenweb.org/jackson/JackCivil.htm Jackson County Civil War Research]. Includes Union and Confederate information.


=== Naturalization and Citizenship ===
==== Newspapers  ====
{{TN Naturalization Intro|Jackson}}


=== Newspapers ===
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 Jackson County click on the following town:
{{TN Newspapers Intro|Jackson}}


*[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
*[http://www.tn.gov/tsla/history/newspapers/paper-g.htm#Gainesboro Gainesboro]
**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 Jackson County click on the following town:


*[http://sos.tn.gov/products/tsla/newspapers-microfilm-tennessee-state-library-and-archives-g#Gainesboro Gainesboro]
==== Occupations  ====


*'''1794-1851''' - Lucas, Silas Emmett. ''Marriages from Early Tennessee Newspapers 1794-1851''. Easley, S.C.: Southern Historical Press, 1978. {{FSC|976.8 V2L|Book}}.
*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 Jackson County.]
*'''1847 - 1851''' - Smith, Jonathan K.T. ''Genealogical Abstracts from Reported Deaths, the Nashville Christian Advocate''. [1847-1914] 10 vols. [Jackson, Tenn.]: J.K.T. Smith, 1997-2003. {{FSC|789366|title-id|disp=FS Library US/CAN 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. (Largely Methodist?)
*'''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 ===
==== Periodicals  ====
{{TN Obituaries Intro|Jackson}}


=== Other 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 Other Records Intro|Jackson}}


===== Prisons =====
:'''''Ansearchin' News'''''


*'''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>
:Several genealogical articles with abstracts of records of Jackson County, Tennessee have been published in ''Ansearchin' News'', the quarterly magazine of the [http://www.tngs.org/ Tennessee Genealogical Society]. To view a list of these articles, visit their [http://www.tngs.org/ansearchin/ByCounty_ndx.html county index]. To read digitized versions of the first 36 years of articles (Vols. 1-36), browse their [http://www.tngs.org/ansearchin/index.html archive]&nbsp;or conduct a [http://www.tngs.org/search.htm surname search]. The Family History Library has a complete collection of the ''Ansearchin' News'' quarterly [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=44514 FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 B2a.]
*'''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 ===
:'''''Family Findings'''''
{{TN Periodicals Intro|Jackson}}


*''Ansearchin' News'': Quarterly magazine of the [http://www.tngs.org/ Tennessee Genealogical Society]. For a keyword search, go to the [http://www.tngs.org/Ansearchn-News county index]. Read previous issues on their [http://www.tngs.org/Ansearchn-News website]; {{FSC|44514|item|disp=FS Library Book 976.8 B2a.}}
:Several genealogical articles with abstracts of Jackson County, Tennessee records have been published in ''Family Findings'', the quarterly of the [http://www.jmcl.tn.org/Mid-West_Tn.htm Mid-West Tennessee Genealogical Society]&nbsp;(42+ vols.). The Family History Library has most issues of this quarterly [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=40026 FHL US/CAN 976.8 B2f].
*''Family Findings'': Quarterly of the [https://mwtgs.wordpress.com/ Mid-West Tennessee Genealogical Society]. For tables of contents and online access to issues, see [https://www.tngenweb.org/family-findings-newsletters.php TNGenWeb Project]. Also try this [http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&rls=com.microsoft%3Aen-us&q=site%3Awww.tngenweb.org+%22Family+Findings%22+%22Carroll+County%22&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai= specialized Google search]. {{FSC|40026|title-id|disp=FS Library US/CAN 976.8 B2f}}.
*''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}}.


*''The Trace'': Available through the [http://townofgainesboro.com/historical_society/membership_app.pdf Jackson County Historical Society]
:Tables of contents for some volumes are available online, courtesy: [http://www.tngenweb.org/ TNGenWeb&nbsp;Project]:


*''The Upper Cumberland Researcher'': Quarterly magazine of [http://ucga.info/ Upper Cumberland Genealogical Association]. Articles include abstracts of records of Cannon, Clay, Cumberland, DeKalb, Fentress, Jackson, Macon, Overton, Pickett, Putnam, Smith, Van Buren, Warren, and White counties. [http://ucga.info/ucgaindex.pdf Index of first 17 years], with county list starting on page 19. {{FSC|366193|title-id|disp=FS Library US/CAN Book 976.8 B2u}} (1975-1993) and {{FSC|1054880|title-id|disp=FS Library US/CAN Book 976.8 B2u}} (1994-present).
:*[http://www.tngenweb.org/madison/records/ff-tc1.htm Volumes 1-10 (1969-1978)]
:*[http://www.tngenweb.org/madison/records/ff-tc2.htm Volumes 11-20 (1979-1988)]  
:*[http://www.tngenweb.org/madison/records/ff-tc3.htm Volumes 21-24 (1989-1992)]
:*[http://www.tngenweb.org/madison/records/ff-tc4.htm Volumes 32-35 (2000-2003)]


=== Probate Records ===
:Many articles from this publication have been reproduced on the TNGenWeb Project website, try this [http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&rls=com.microsoft%3Aen-us&q=site%3Awww.tngenweb.org+%22Family+Findings%22&btnG=Search&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai= specialized Google search].
{{TN Probate Intro|Jackson}}


The Jackson County Court has responsibility for probate records.
:'''''The Middle Tennessee Journal of Genealogy and History'''''


''Online Probate Indexes and Records''<br>
:Several genealogical articles with abstracts of records of Jackson 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].
*'''1779-2008''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9176 Tennessee Wills and Probate Records 1779-2008] at [http://search.ancestry.com/ Ancestry] ($)
*'''1809-1810''' [https://southeasterngenealogy.com/content/tngenealogy.html SourtheasternGenealogy.com] Images of Wills ($)
*'''1810-1932''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/image/index?owc=M6QS-1TL%3A179635501%3Fcc%3D1909088 Jackson 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.
*[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 ===
:'''''The Trace'''''
{{TN Schools Intro|Jackson}}


=== Social Security Records ===
:Available through the [http://townofgainesboro.com/historical_society/membership_app.pdf Jackson County Historical Society]


*'''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 Upper Cumberland Researcher'''''
*'''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 ===
:Genealogical articles with abstracts of records of Jackson County, Tennessee have been published in ''The Upper Cumberland Researcher'', the journal of the [http://ucga.info/index.htm Upper Cumberland Genealogical Association, Inc]. To view a list of the first 17 years of these articles, visit their online [http://ucga.info/index_files/Index.htm Seventeen Year Index to The Upper Cumberland Researcher (Vols. 1-17, 1975-1992)]. The Index contains a "Counties" section beginning on page 19. The Family History Library has most issues through the present [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=366193 FHL US/CAN&nbsp;Book 976.8 B2u]&nbsp;(1975-1993) and [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=1054880 FHL&nbsp;US/CAN&nbsp;Book 976.8 B2u] (1994-present).
{{TN Tax Intro|Jackson}}


''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).
Learn if your Jackson County ancestors went to prison!
*'''1802''' Hughes, Thomas P. and Jewel B. Standefer. "Jackson County, Tennessee-1802 Tax List," ''Ansearchin' News,'' Vol. 19, No. 2 (April-June 1972):63-65.
*'''1802''' Sistler, Byron and Barbara Sistler. ''Index to Early Tennessee Tax Lists.'' Evanston, Ill.: B. &amp; B. Sistler, 1977. {{FSC|222484|title-id|disp=FS Library US/CAN Book 976.8 R4s.}} [Includes 1802 tax list.]
*'''1802-1803''' "1802 &amp; 1803 Tax Lists," ''The Upper Cumberland Researcher'', Vol. 4, No. 1 ():6-.
*'''1802''' Tax List, 1802, ''Overton County Historical Society Newsletter'', Vol. 3, No. 3 (Fall 1999).
*'''1802''' "Jackson County Land To Be Sold for Taxes in 1802, Sheriff Says" ''Ansearchin' News,'' Vol. 48, No. 4 (Winter 2001):45.
*'''1803''' Paessler, Jane "Jackson County 1803 Tax List," ''Ansearchin' News'', Vol. 42, No. 3 (Fall 1995):113-115.
*'''1804-1811''' "Records, A List of Residents 1804-1811," ''The Upper Cumberland Researcher'', Vol. 5, No. 2 ():5-. (See follow-up article, Vol. 6, No. 1, p. 29.)
*'''1810''' Lands for Tax Sale, 1810, ''The Upper Cumberland Genealogical Association Bulletin'', Vol. 18, No. 4 (Winter 1993).
*'''1811''' "Delinquent Taxes - 1811," ''The Upper Cumberland Researcher'', Vol. 3, No. 1 ():26-. 
*'''1811''' "Unpaid Land Taxes, 1811," ''The Upper Cumberland Researcher'', Vol. 6, No. 3 ():.
*'''1812''' "1804-1811 Tax List is Really 1812 Voters List," ''The Upper Cumberland Researcher'', Vol. 6, No. 1 ():29-.
*'''1814''' "Direct Federal Tax-Delinquent Property Owners Listed for 1814," ''Ansearchin' News'', Vol. 43, No. 3(Fall 1996):115-120.
*'''1836''' Tax List, 1836, ''The Upper Cumberland Researcher'', Vol. 22, No. 1 (Spring 1997).
*'''1836''' Civil Districts and Tax List, 1836, ''Tennessee Genealogy and History'', Vol. 6, No. 2 (2002).
*'''1836''' Douthat, James L. ''1836 Jackson County, Tennessee Civil Districts and Tax List''. Signal Mountain, Tenn.: Mountain Press, 2002. {{FSC|1276266|title-id|disp=FS Library US/CAN Book 976.851 R4d}}. Mountain Press provides [http://www.mountainpress.com/books/tn/details/tn-1249w.html online surname list].
*'''1851''' "Voters List, 1851," ''The Upper Cumberland Researcher'', Vol. 14, No. 3 ():137-; Vol. 14, No. 4 ():168-; Vol. 15, No. 1 ():14-. 
*'''1860s '''Civil War Tax List, ''Upper Cumberland Genealogical Association Bulletin'', Vol. 3, No. 2 (Apr. 1978).
*'''1865-1871''' Property Sold for Taxes in Chancery Court, 1865-1871, ''The Upper Cumberland Researcher'', Vol. 29, No. 3 (Fall 2004).


=== Vital Records ===
*[http://www.state.tn.us/tsla/history/state/inmate1.htm Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1831-1850], free index available online, courtesy: [http://www.state.tn.us/tsla/ Tennessee State Library and Archives].
{{TN Vital Intro|Jackson}}
*[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].


==== Birth ====
==== Probate  ====
{{TN Birth Intro|Jackson}}


*'''1828-1939''' {{RecordSearch|1681012|Tennessee Births and Christenings 1828-1939}} at FamilySearch - [[Tennessee Births and Christenings - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
==== Taxation  ====
*'''1869-1909''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2282 Tennessee Delayed Birth Records 1869-1909] at Ancestry ($)
*'''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 ====
*'''[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/Jackson_County,_Tennessee#Periodicals Periodicals].
{{TN Marriage Intro|Jackson}}
*'''[1802]''' Hughes, Thomas P. and Jewel B. Standefer. "Jackson County, Tennessee - 1802 Tax List," ''Ansearchin' News,'' Vol. 19, No. 2 (April-June 1972):63-65. For FHL and online access, as well as indexes, see [http://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Jackson_County,_Tennessee#Periodicals Periodicals].
*'''[1802]''' Sistler, Byron and Barbara Sistler. ''Index to Early Tennessee Tax Lists.'' Evanston, Ill.: B. &amp; B. Sistler, 1977. [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=222484 FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 R4s.] [Includes 1802 tax list.]
*'''[1802-1803]''' "1802 &amp; 1803 Tax Lists," ''The Upper Cumberland Researcher'', Vol. 4, No. 1 ():6-. For access, see [http://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Jackson_County,_Tennessee#Periodicals Periodicals].
*'''[1802]''' Tax List, 1802,&nbsp;''Overton County Historical Society Newsletter'', Vol. 3, No. 3 (Fall 1999).
*'''[1802]''' "Jackson County Land To Be Sold for Taxes in 1802, Sheriff Says" ''Ansearchin' News,'' Vol. 48, No. 4 (Winter 2001):45. For possible FHL and online access, as well as indexes, see [http://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Jackson_County,_Tennessee#Periodicals Periodicals].
*'''[1803]''' Paessler, Jane "Jackson County 1803 Tax List," ''Ansearchin' News'', Vol. 42, No. 3 (Fall 1995):113-115. For possible FHL and online access, as well as indexes, see [http://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Jackson_County,_Tennessee#Periodicals Periodicals].
*'''[1804-1811]''' "Records, A List of Residents 1804-1811," ''The Upper Cumberland Researcher'', Vol. 5, No. 2 ():5-. For access, see [http://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Jackson_County,_Tennessee#Periodicals Periodicals]. (See follow-up article, Vol. 6, No. 1, p. 29.)
*'''[1810]''' Lands for Tax Sale, 1810,&nbsp;''The Upper Cumberland Genealogical Association Bulletin'', Vol. 18, No. 4 (Winter 1993).
*'''[1811]''' "Delinquent Taxes - 1811," ''The Upper Cumberland Researcher'', Vol. 3, No. 1 ():26-. For access, see [http://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Jackson_County,_Tennessee#Periodicals Periodicals].
*'''[1811]''' "Unpaid Land Taxes, 1811," ''The Upper Cumberland Researcher'', Vol. 6, No. 3 ():. For access, see [http://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Jackson_County,_Tennessee#Periodicals Periodicals].
*'''[1812]''' "1804-1811 Tax List is Really 1812 Voters List," ''The Upper Cumberland Researcher'', Vol. 6, No. 1 ():29-. For access, see [http://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Jackson_County,_Tennessee#Periodicals Periodicals].
*'''[1814]''' "Direct Federal Tax-Delinquent Property Owners Listed for 1814," ''Ansearchin' News'', Vol. 43, No. 3(Fall 1996):115-120. For possible FHL and online access, as well as indexes, see [http://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Jackson_County,_Tennessee#Periodicals Periodicals]. [Includes Jackson County.]
*'''[1836]''' Tax List, 1836, ''The&nbsp;Upper Cumberland Researcher'', Vol. 22, No. 1 (Spring 1997).
*'''[1836]''' Civil Districts and Tax List, 1836,&nbsp;''Tennessee Genealogy and History'', Vol. 6, No. 2 (2002).
*'''[1836]''' Douthat, James L. ''1836 Jackson County, Tennessee Civil Districts and Tax List''. Signal Mountain, Tenn.: Mountain Press, 2002. [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=1276266 FHL&nbsp;US/CAN&nbsp;Book 976.851 R4d].
*'''[1851]''' "Voters List, 1851," ''The Upper Cumberland Researcher'', Vol. 14, No. 3 ():137-; Vol. 14, No. 4 ():168-; Vol. 15, No. 1 ():14-. For access, see [http://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Jackson_County,_Tennessee#Periodicals Periodicals].
*'''[1860s] '''Civil War Tax List,&nbsp;''Upper Cumberland Genealogical Association Bulletin'', Vol. 3, No. 2 (Apr. 1978).
*'''[1865-1871]''' Property Sold for Taxes in Chancery Court, 1865-1871,&nbsp;''The Upper Cumberland Researcher'', Vol. 29, No. 3 (Fall 2004).


'''''Online indexes and Records'''''<br>
==== Vital Records ====


*'''1625-1966''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/united-states-marriages?state=tennessee%2ctn Tennessee, United States Marriages] at [http://findmypast.com/ Findmypast] ($)
'''''Death'''''  
*'''1780-2002''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1169 Tennessee State Marriages 1780-2002] at Ancestry ($)
*'''1780-2002''' {{RecordSearch|1936414|Tennessee State Marriage Index 1780-2002}} at FamilySearch - [[Tennessee State Marriage Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*'''1790-1962''' {{RecordSearch|1619127|Tennessee County Marriages, 1790-1950}} - at [https://www.FamilySearch.org/search FamilySearch] - [[Tennessee County Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]. Covers all counties in Tennessee.
*'''1796-1950''' {{RecordSearch|1681022|Tennessee Marriages 1796-1950}} (Indexes only) at FamilySearch - [[Tennessee Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*'''1838-1888''' {{RecordSearch|2559093|Tennessee Civil Marriages, 1838-1888}} at FamilySearch - [[Tennessee Civil Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*'''1851-1900''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4125 Tennessee Marriages 1851-1900] at Ancestry ($)
*'''1872-1895''' - Jackson County Marriage Index 1872-1895 in [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/igi International Genealogical Index] at [https://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch]- <ref>Genealogical Society of Utah, ''Parish and Vital Records List'' (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at [[Media:Igitennesseef.pdf|https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/images/d/d3/Igitennesseef.pdf]].</ref>
*'''1888-1974''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/image/index?owc=H3M6-DP8%3A216536501%3Fcc%3D1922414 Jackson County Records, 1801-1974] at [https://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch]. Digital images of marriage records. Records of the Chancery and Circuit Courts, 1801-1962 (not added as of Nov 2019).
*'''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


'''''Book Abstracts and Indexes'''''<br>
For deaths of Methodists in Jackson County between the 1830s and the 1920s, try:


*''Jackson County, Tennessee Marriage and Death Records.'' {{FSC|832300|item|disp=FS Library US/CAN book 976.851 V2s}}
*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.]


==== Death ====
== Societies  ==
{{TN Death Intro|Jackson}}


*'''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 main genealogical society covering Jackson County is the regional:  
*'''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 ====
:'''[http://ucga.info/ Upper Cumberland Genealogical Association, Inc.]''' <br>P.O. Box 575<br>Cookeville, Tennessee 38503-0575<br>[http://ucga.info/blog/ Blog]
{{TN Divorce Intro|Jackson}}
*'''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
*'''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 ==
Additional societies with interests in the area are:
{{TN Research Facilities Intro|Jackson}}


=== Archives ===
:[http://townofgainesboro.com/historical_society/ '''Jackson County Historical Society''']<br>P.O. Box 874<br>Gainesboro, Tennessee 38562
{{TN Archives Intro|Jackson}}


=== FamilySearch Centers ===
:[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 Jackson County is one. It publishes ''The Middle Tennessee Journal of Genealogy and 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
{{FamilySearch Centers Intro}}


*[https://locations.familysearch.org/en/us/tn/cookeville/981-south-walnut-avenue?qp=Jackson+County%2C+Tennessee%2C+United+States&lat=36.339235&lng=-85.62411&r=25 Cookeville Tennessee FamilySearch Center]
== Libraries  ==
*[https://locations.familysearch.org/en/us/tn/jamestown/516-n-main-st?qp=Jackson+County%2C+Tennessee%2C+United+States&lat=36.339235&lng=-85.62411&r=25 Crossville Tennessee FamilySearch Center]
*[https://locations.familysearch.org/en/us/tn/jamestown/516-n-main-st?qp=Jackson+County%2C+Tennessee%2C+United+States&lat=36.339235&lng=-85.62411&r=25 Jamestown Tennessee FamilySearch Center]
*[https://artcirclelibrary.info/ Art Circle Public Library] - an affiliate library.
*[https://sos.tn.gov/tsla Tennessee State Library and Archives] - an affiliate library.


=== Libraries ===
'''Charles Ralph Holland Memorial Library<br>'''205 W. Hull Avenue<br>Gainesboro, TN 38562<br>Phone: 931-268-9190<br>Fax: 931-268-5706<br>Email: jacksontylibrary@yahoo.com<br>[http://www.facebook.com/pages/Charles-Ralph-Holland-Memorial-Library/105887229673 Facebook]<br>Hours: Mon., Tues., Thurs., Fri. 10:30 am - 5:30 pm<br>Wednesday 10:30 am - 3 pm<br>Saturday 10 am - 3 pm
{{TN Libraries Intro|Jackson}}


'''Charles Ralph Holland Memorial Library<br>'''205 W. Hull Avenue<br>Gainesboro, TN 38562<br>Phone: 931-268-9190<br>Fax: 931-268-5706<br>Email: [mailto:jacksontylibrary@yahoo.com jacksontylibrary@yahoo.com]<br>[http://www.facebook.com/pages/Charles-Ralph-Holland-Memorial-Library/105887229673 Facebook]<br>[https://sites.google.com/view/crhmlibrary/home Website]<br>
Collection includes: complete set of the microfilms of the Jackson County Chancery Court Cases, newspapers, etc.<ref>David Johnson, email to Nathan W. Murphy, 15 July 2010.</ref>
Collection includes a complete set of the microfilms of the Jackson County Chancery Court Cases, newspapers, and more.


=== Museums ===
== Web Sites  ==
{{TN Museums Intro|Jackson}}
'''Granville Museum'''<br>169 Clover Street<br> Granville, TN 38564<br>Phone: 931-653-4151<br>[http://granvilletn.com/attractions/granville-museum Website]


== Societies ==
{{Wikipedia|Jackson County, Tennessee}}  
{{TN Societies Intro|Jackson}}


'''Jackson County Tennessee Genealogy''' <br>P.O. Box 575<br>Cookeville, TN 38503-0575<br>[https://www.facebook.com/groups/1516316215276556/ Facebook]<br><br>
*[http://www.cumberlandpioneers.com/index.html Cumberland Pioneer Settlers] Cumberland Compact Signers, Pioneer Land Grant Recipients, Publication Descriptions, Free Book Indexes
'''Jackson County Historical Society'''<br>105 West Montpelier Avenue<br>Gainesboro, TN 38562<br>[https://www.facebook.com/JCTNHistoricalSociety/ Facebook]<br><br>
*[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitydetails&subject=194941&subject_disp=Tennessee%2C+Jackson&columns=*,0,0 Family History Library Catalog] (FamilySearch)
'''Upper Cumberland Genealogical Association, Inc.'''<br>P.O. Box 575<br>Cookeville, TN 38503-0575<br>Email: [mailto:info@ucga.info info@ucga.info]<br>[http://ucga.info/ Website]
*[http://boards.ancestryinstitution.com/localities.northam.usa.states.tennessee.counties.jackson/mb.ashx Jackson County, TN Family History and Genealogy Message Board] (Ancestry)
*[http://genforum.com/tn/jackson/ Jackson County, TN Genealogy Forum] (GenForum)
*[http://www.tngenweb.org/jackson/ Jackson County, TNGenWeb] (USGenWeb)
*[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)]  
*[http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/usa/TN/misc.html#TN-UPPER-CUMBERLAND RootsWeb Mailing List: TN-UPPER-CUMBERLAND-L (Upper Cumberland Tennessee Region Genealogy List)]


== Websites ==
== References  ==
{{TN Websites Intro|Jackson}}
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*[http://www.cumberlandpioneers.com/index.html Cumberland Pioneer Settlers] Cumberland Compact Signers, Pioneer Land Grant Recipients, Publication Descriptions, Free Book Indexes
*[http://www.tngenweb.org/jackson/ Jackson County, TNGenWeb] (USGenWeb)
*[http://ldsgenealogy.com/TN/Jackson-County.htm Jackson County TN Genealogy]  (ldsgenealogy.com)
*{{FSC Place IDNum|2148|Tennessee|Jackson}} – 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 ==
{{TN Research Guides Intro|Jackson}}


*[http://sos.tn.gov/products/tsla/genealogical-fact-sheets-about-tennessee-counties-jackson-county Genealogical "Fact Sheets" About Tennessee Counties: Jackson 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.)
<references />2.&nbsp;&nbsp;The 1820 U.S. Census, Jackson County, Tennessee&nbsp;: a transcription of the decennial population enumeration and manufacturers schedule for the fourth census of the United States taken in Jackson County, Tennessee. Transcribed by Cass C. Butler (c) 2000, FHL 976.851 X2. {{Tennessee|Tennessee}}
== References ==
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Middle Tennessee county established in 1801. The western part of the county belonged to the pioneer Cumberland Settlements.[1]

County Courthouse[edit | edit source]

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Jackson County Courthouse, Gainesboro, Tenn.]] Jackson County Courthouse
 101 East Hull Avenue
 Gainesboro, TN 38562
 Phone: 931-268-9212

Jackson County Clerk
Marriage records only from 1881 to present
101 East Hull Street
Gainesboro, TN 38562
Phone: 931-268-9212

Jackson County Clerk and Master
Probate and court records
101 East Hull Avenua
P.O. Box 342
Gainesboro, TN 38562
Phone: 931-268-9516

Jackson County Register of Deeds
Land records
P.O. Box 301
Gainesboro, TN 38562
Phone: 931-268-9012

The Courthouse suffered a fire in 1872 which destroyed many of the records.

Hours:
Mon.-Tues. and Thurs.-Fri. 8 am - 4 pm
Sat. 8 am - noon
County Clerk Closed Wednesdays

History[edit | edit source]

President Andrew Jackson (1767-1845)

The county was named after Colonel Andrew Jackson (1767-1845), who became the Seventh President of the United States in 1829.[2]

Parent County[edit | edit source]

1801--Jackson County was created 6 November 1801 from Smith County.
County seat: Gainesboro[3]

Boundary Changes[edit | edit source]

Record Loss[edit | edit source]

1872, 1926--Fires damaged records

  • Lost censuses: 1810, 1890
  • Lost marriage records 1801 to 1871
  • Lost probate records: 1801 to 1871

For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:

Places/Localities[edit | edit source]

Populated Places[edit | edit source]

Antioch Flynns Lick Ivy Gap (hist.) North Springs
Bagdad (hist.) Freewill Liberty Old Antioch
Beech Hill (hist.) Gainesboro Mayfield (hist.) Pacific (hist.)
Burristown Gladdice McCoinsville Rough Point
Carlock Granville Milltown Shady Grove
Center Grove Greenwood Morrison Creek Shiloh
Columbus Hill Harmony Mount Union Stone
Cub Creek Haydenburg Nameless Sugar Creek
Dodson Branch Highland New Hope Union Hill
Dudney Hill Hurricane New Salem Whitleyville














Neighboring Counties[edit | edit source]

Resources[edit | edit source]

Research Guides[edit | edit source]

African Americans[edit | edit source]

  • Waldrep, G.C. "'Free Colored' Heads of Household in the 1820 Tennessee Census," available online, courtesy: Free African Americans website. [Includes free African Americans in this county.]

Cemeteries[edit | edit source]

Charles A. Reeves Jr. has created detailed map showing the locations of Jackson County cemeteries. They may be purchased for small fees through his website.

  • 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]

1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930 federal population censuses of Jackson 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 Jackson County, TN census assignments, including links to transcribed files. [The USGenWeb Census Project®]

1810 - Lost, but a substitute is available:

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

1820

  • Bentley, Elizabeth P. Index to the 1820 Census of Tennessee. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1981. FHL 976.8 X22b 1820
  • Butler, Cass. C. The 1820 U.S. Census, Jackson County, Tennessee : a Transcription of the Decennial Population Enumeration and Manufacturers Schedule for the Fourth Census of the United States Taken in Jackson County, Tennessee.Salt Lake City, Utah : C. Butler, c2000. FHL 976.851 X2b 1820
  • Waldrep, G.C. "'Free Colored' Heads of Household in the 1820 Tennessee Census," available online, courtesy: Free African Americans website. [Includes free 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. FHL copies: FHL US/CAN Films 1024517-1024518.

The following book is a useful aid for finding the original records. A free online index, provided by Lineages, will help researchers determine if this resource can be of assistance:

  • National Archives. Indexes to Manufactures Census of 1820. 1920; reprint, Knightstown, Ind.: Bookmark, 1977. FHL US/CAN Book 973 X2m 1820; digital version at Lineages. [Covers this county.]

1840

  • Lee, Ramona H. Jackson County, Tennessee 1840 U.S Census.Mountain Home, Arkansas : R.H. Lee, 198-?. FHL 976.851 X2L

1850

  • Lee, Ramona H. Jackson, County, Tennessee, 1850 United States Census.Mountain Home, Arkansas : R.H. Lee, 1984. FHL 976.851 X2h 1850

1860

  • McComb, Joyce B.Jackson County, Tennessee 1860 Federal Census, USA.Lexington, South Carolina : J.B. McComb, c1992. FHL 976.851 X2m 1860
  • McComb, Joyce B. et al. 1860 Federal Census, Jackson County, Tennessee.Lafayette, Tennessee : Ridge Runner, c2004 FHL 976.851 X2mj 1860

1870

  • Cason, Mildred C. Jackson County, Tennessee 1870 Census.Nashville, Tennessee : M.C. Cason, c1998 FHL 976.851 X2c 1870

1880

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. 5 1891. [Jackson County is included in Vol. 5.]
  • 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.
  • __.Jackson Co., Tennessee 1890 Census Notes.Nashville, Tennessee : Nashville, Tennessee: Filmed by the Tennessee State Library and Archives, 1975. FHL 985310Item 3.

1910

  • Ligon, Edward et al. The United States thirteenth Census of Jackson County, Tennessee, 1910. Livingston, Tennessee: R.K. Bilbrey, 2002. FHL 976.851 X29b 1910

1920

  • Young, Denise, ed.. Jackson 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

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.

Law and Legislation[edit | edit source]

  • Tennessee State Library and Archives, Acts of Tennessee 1796-1850: Index to Names. January 25, 2005. [In addition to creating new laws, legislative acts were often required to obtain a divorce, grant legitimacy to a child, or for appointments to or grant payments for public service.] The Tennessee State Library and Archives has created an index to names that appear in these acts covering the years 1796 to 1850. To read more about this valuable resource Click here. The searchable index is available at The Tennessee State Library and Archives; another version is available at World Vital Records.

Local Histories[edit | edit source]

Maps[edit | edit source]

  • [1836] Reeves, Charles A. Jackson County, Tennessee Civil Districts. [As they were in 1836.] Purchase at ReevesMaps.com; website includes a scaled-down version of the map.

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 Jackson County click on the following town:

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 Jackson 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:

Ansearchin' News
Several genealogical articles with abstracts of records of Jackson County, Tennessee have been published in Ansearchin' News, the quarterly magazine of the Tennessee Genealogical Society. To view a list of these articles, visit their county index. To read digitized versions of the first 36 years of articles (Vols. 1-36), browse their archive or conduct a surname search. The Family History Library has a complete collection of the Ansearchin' News quarterly FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 B2a.
Family Findings
Several genealogical articles with abstracts of Jackson County, Tennessee records have been published in Family Findings, the quarterly of the Mid-West Tennessee Genealogical Society (42+ vols.). The Family History Library has most issues of this quarterly FHL US/CAN 976.8 B2f.
Tables of contents for some volumes are available online, courtesy: TNGenWeb Project:
Many articles from this publication have been reproduced on the TNGenWeb Project website, try this specialized Google search.
The Middle Tennessee Journal of Genealogy and History
Several genealogical articles with abstracts of records of Jackson 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.
The Trace
Available through the Jackson County Historical Society
The Upper Cumberland Researcher
Genealogical articles with abstracts of records of Jackson County, Tennessee have been published in The Upper Cumberland Researcher, the journal of the Upper Cumberland Genealogical Association, Inc. To view a list of the first 17 years of these articles, visit their online Seventeen Year Index to The Upper Cumberland Researcher (Vols. 1-17, 1975-1992). The Index contains a "Counties" section beginning on page 19. The Family History Library has most issues through the present FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 B2u (1975-1993) and FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 B2u (1994-present).

Prisons[edit | edit source]

Learn if your Jackson County ancestors went to prison!

Probate[edit | edit source]

Taxation[edit | edit source]

  • [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.
  • [1802] Hughes, Thomas P. and Jewel B. Standefer. "Jackson County, Tennessee - 1802 Tax List," Ansearchin' News, Vol. 19, No. 2 (April-June 1972):63-65. For FHL and online access, as well as indexes, see Periodicals.
  • [1802] Sistler, Byron and Barbara Sistler. Index to Early Tennessee Tax Lists. Evanston, Ill.: B. & B. Sistler, 1977. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 R4s. [Includes 1802 tax list.]
  • [1802-1803] "1802 & 1803 Tax Lists," The Upper Cumberland Researcher, Vol. 4, No. 1 ():6-. For access, see Periodicals.
  • [1802] Tax List, 1802, Overton County Historical Society Newsletter, Vol. 3, No. 3 (Fall 1999).
  • [1802] "Jackson County Land To Be Sold for Taxes in 1802, Sheriff Says" Ansearchin' News, Vol. 48, No. 4 (Winter 2001):45. For possible FHL and online access, as well as indexes, see Periodicals.
  • [1803] Paessler, Jane "Jackson County 1803 Tax List," Ansearchin' News, Vol. 42, No. 3 (Fall 1995):113-115. For possible FHL and online access, as well as indexes, see Periodicals.
  • [1804-1811] "Records, A List of Residents 1804-1811," The Upper Cumberland Researcher, Vol. 5, No. 2 ():5-. For access, see Periodicals. (See follow-up article, Vol. 6, No. 1, p. 29.)
  • [1810] Lands for Tax Sale, 1810, The Upper Cumberland Genealogical Association Bulletin, Vol. 18, No. 4 (Winter 1993).
  • [1811] "Delinquent Taxes - 1811," The Upper Cumberland Researcher, Vol. 3, No. 1 ():26-. For access, see Periodicals.
  • [1811] "Unpaid Land Taxes, 1811," The Upper Cumberland Researcher, Vol. 6, No. 3 ():. For access, see Periodicals.
  • [1812] "1804-1811 Tax List is Really 1812 Voters List," The Upper Cumberland Researcher, Vol. 6, No. 1 ():29-. For access, see Periodicals.
  • [1814] "Direct Federal Tax-Delinquent Property Owners Listed for 1814," Ansearchin' News, Vol. 43, No. 3(Fall 1996):115-120. For possible FHL and online access, as well as indexes, see Periodicals. [Includes Jackson County.]
  • [1836] Tax List, 1836, The Upper Cumberland Researcher, Vol. 22, No. 1 (Spring 1997).
  • [1836] Civil Districts and Tax List, 1836, Tennessee Genealogy and History, Vol. 6, No. 2 (2002).
  • [1836] Douthat, James L. 1836 Jackson County, Tennessee Civil Districts and Tax List. Signal Mountain, Tenn.: Mountain Press, 2002. FHL US/CAN Book 976.851 R4d.
  • [1851] "Voters List, 1851," The Upper Cumberland Researcher, Vol. 14, No. 3 ():137-; Vol. 14, No. 4 ():168-; Vol. 15, No. 1 ():14-. For access, see Periodicals.
  • [1860s] Civil War Tax List, Upper Cumberland Genealogical Association Bulletin, Vol. 3, No. 2 (Apr. 1978).
  • [1865-1871] Property Sold for Taxes in Chancery Court, 1865-1871, The Upper Cumberland Researcher, Vol. 29, No. 3 (Fall 2004).

Vital Records[edit | edit source]

Death

For deaths of Methodists in Jackson County between the 1830s and the 1920s, try:

Societies[edit | edit source]

The main genealogical society covering Jackson County is the regional:

Upper Cumberland Genealogical Association, Inc.
P.O. Box 575
Cookeville, Tennessee 38503-0575
Blog

Additional societies with interests in the area are:

Jackson County Historical Society
P.O. Box 874
Gainesboro, Tennessee 38562
Middle Tennessee Genealogical Society
PO Box 330948
Nashville, TN, USA 37203-7507
The society serves the 40 counties of middle Tennessee of which Jackson County is one. It publishes The Middle Tennessee Journal of Genealogy and 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

Libraries[edit | edit source]

Charles Ralph Holland Memorial Library
205 W. Hull Avenue
Gainesboro, TN 38562
Phone: 931-268-9190
Fax: 931-268-5706
Email: jacksontylibrary@yahoo.com
Facebook
Hours: Mon., Tues., Thurs., Fri. 10:30 am - 5:30 pm
Wednesday 10:30 am - 3 pm
Saturday 10 am - 3 pm

Collection includes: complete set of the microfilms of the Jackson County Chancery Court Cases, newspapers, etc.[4]

Web Sites[edit | edit source]

 Wikipedia has more about this subject: Jackson County, Tennessee

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Founding of the Cumberland Settlements: The First Atlas 1779-1804.
  2. ↑ "List of counties in Tennessee," Wikipedia.
  3. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Publ., 2002), 641.
  4. ↑ David Johnson, email to Nathan W. Murphy, 15 July 2010.

2.  The 1820 U.S. Census, Jackson County, Tennessee : a transcription of the decennial population enumeration and manufacturers schedule for the fourth census of the United States taken in Jackson County, Tennessee. Transcribed by Cass C. Butler (c) 2000, FHL 976.851 X2.

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