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East Tennessee county. Established 1850.
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Guide to '''Union County, Tennessee ancestry, genealogy and family history''', birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.
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== Quick Dates  ==
 
Union County's civil records start the following years:<ref>[http://www.tn.gov/tsla/history/county/earlyrecords.htm "Earliest County Records,"] Tennessee State Library and Archives.</ref>
 
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|organized= January 3, 1850
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|county seat= Maynardville
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|parent county= [[Anderson County, Tennessee Genealogy|Anderson]], [[Campbell County, Tennessee Genealogy|Campbell]], [[Claiborne County, Tennessee Genealogy|Claiborne]], [[Grainger County, Tennessee Genealogy|Grainger]], [[Knox County, Tennessee Genealogy|Knox]]<ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Tennessee.{{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|1049485|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref>
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== County Information ==


=== Description ===
== County Courthouse  ==
Union County was named for the commemoration of the "union" of sections of five counties, or it may reflect East Tennessee's support for the preservation of the Union in the years before the Civil War. The county is located in the northeastern area of the state.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Union, Tennessee" in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_County,_Tennessee Wikipedia] accessed 09 Jan 2019 </ref>


=== County Courthouse ===
[[Image:{{TNUnion}}]]'''Union County Courthouse<br>'''901 Main St.<br>Maynardville, TN 37807<br>Phone: 1-865-992-8043  
{{TN Courthouse Intro|Union}}
'''Union County Courthouse'''<br>901 Main Street P O Box 395<br>Maynardville, TN 37807<br>[http://unioncountytn.com/ County Courthouse]  Phone: 865-992-8043<br>
[http://www.unioncountyclerktn.com/ County Clerk]  Phone: 865-992-8043<br>
[https://www.deeds.com/recorder/tennessee/union/ County Register of Deeds]  Phone: 865-992-8024<br>
[http://www.circuitcourtclerk.unioncountytn.com/ County Circuit Court Clerk]  Phone: 865-992-5493<br>


County Clerk has birth records from 1863,marriage and probate records. <br>County Assessor has land records.<ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Tennessee.{{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|1049485|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref><br>
<br>[http://www.unioncountytn.com/countyclerk.htm '''Union County Clerk''']'''<br>'''Birth records from 1864<br>Marriage and probate records<br>901 Main St.<br>Maynardville, TN 37807<br>Phone: 1-865-992-8043


=== Union County, Tennessee Record Dates  ===
[http://www.unioncountytn.com/registerofdeeds.htm '''Union County Register of Deeds''']<br>Land records<br>901 Main St., Suite 108<br>Maynardville, TN 37807<br>Phone: 1-865-992-8024
{{TN Record Dates Intro|Union}}
 
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[http://www.unioncountytn.com/circuitcourtclerk.htm '''Union County Circuit Court Clerk''']<br>Court records<br>901 Main St., Suite 220<br>Maynardville, TN 37807<br>Phone: 1-865-992-5493
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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>
'''Hours''':<br>Mon.-Fri. 8 a.m.-4 p.m.<br>Sat. 9 a.m.-noon
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| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Union County, Tennessee Genealogy#Birth|Birth*]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Union County, Tennessee Genealogy#Marriage|Marriage]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Union County, Tennessee Genealogy#Death|Death*]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Union County, Tennessee Genealogy#Court Records|Court]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Union County, Tennessee Genealogy#Land and Property Records|Land]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Union County, Tennessee Genealogy#Probate Records|Probate]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Union County, Tennessee Genealogy#Census Records|Census]]'''
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| width="14.2%" align="center" |1864
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1881
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1854
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1856
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| 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 ===
== History  ==
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'''1870s''' and '''1969'''  Fires damaged the 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><br>


*Lost marriage records: 1854 to 1864
The origin of the county name is not entirely clear. Some believe it symbolized the unification of several East Tennessee counties at it's formation. Others point&nbsp;out Tennessee's desire to preserve the Union.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Tennessee_county_name_etymologies "List of counties in Tennessee,"] Wikipedia.</ref>
*Lost probate records: 1854 to 1858


{{Fire+}}
==== Parent County  ====


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'''1850--'''Union County was created 3 January 1850&nbsp;from [[Anderson County, Tennessee|Anderson]], [[Campbell County, Tennessee|Campbell,]] [[Claiborne County, Tennessee|Claiborne]], [[Grainger County, Tennessee|Grainger]], and [[Knox County, Tennessee|Knox]] Counties.<br>'''County seat:''' Maynardville <ref name="Handybook">''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50140092 The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America]'', 10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002), 644.</ref>


=== Boundary Changes ===
==== County Pronunciation  ====
{{TN Boundary Changes Intro|Union}}
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*'''1850--'''Union County was created 3 January 1850 from [[Anderson County, Tennessee Genealogy|Anderson]], [[Campbell County, Tennessee Genealogy|Campbell]], [[Claiborne County, Tennessee Genealogy|Claiborne]], [[Grainger County, Tennessee Genealogy|Grainger]], and [[Knox County, Tennessee Genealogy|Knox]] Counties.<br>''
*'''County seat:''' Maynardville<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 ===
[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:TNUnion.ogg Hear it spoken]<ref>Voice of Gene Black, FamilySearch employee, former resident of Bristol, Tenn. (2010).</ref>  
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit [https://tennessee.hometownlocator.com/counties/cities,cfips,173,c,union.cfm HomeTown Locator]. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Union County, Tennessee," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_County%2C_Tennessee, accessed 14 December 2019.</ref>  


{{Populated places
Did we get the accent right? If not, contact Nathan W. Murphy, [mailto:murphynw@familysearch.org murphynw@familysearch.org].  
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luttrell,_Tennessee Luttrell]
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maynardville,_Tennessee Maynardville]
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Braden,_Union_County,_Tennessee Braden]
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharps_Chapel,_Tennessee Sharps Chapel]
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=== History Timeline ===
==== Boundary Changes  ====
{{TN Historical Timeline Intro|Union}}


'''Additional Information'''<br>
[http://www.mytennesseegenealogy.com/tn-maps.html "Rotating Formation Tennessee County Boundary Maps"] (1777-1985) may be viewed for free at the My Tennessee Genealogy website. They rely on [http://www.goldbug.com/store/animap3.html AniMap 3.0] software.  
East Tennessee county.


The origin of the county name is not entirely clear. Some believe it symbolized the unification of several East Tennessee counties at it's formation. Others point out Tennessee's desire to preserve the Union.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Tennessee_county_name_etymologies "List of counties in Tennessee,"] Wikipedia.</ref>
==== Record Loss  ====


== Resources ==
{{Fire}} '''1870, 1969'''--Fired damaged records
{{TN Resources Intro|Union}}


=== Bible Records ===
*Lost census: 1890
{{TN Bible Intro|Union}}
*Lost marriage records: 1854 to 1864
*Lost probate records: 1854 to 1858


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


=== 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|Union}}
*[[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]


*Miller, Alan N. ''East Tennessee's Forgotten Children: Apprentices from 1778 to 1911''. Baltimore, Md.: Printed for Clearfield Company, Inc., by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2000. {{FSC|965670|title-id|disp=FS Library US/CAN 976.8 U2m}}. Digital version at [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-56434/east-tennessees-forgotten-children-apprentices-from-1778-to-1911 MyHeritage] ($).
== Places/Localities  ==


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


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| colspan="2" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black"| <center>'''Cemeteries of Union County, Tennessee''' online and in print</center>
| Ailor (hist.)
| Hurricane Branch (hist.)
| New Loyston
| Rose Hill
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| width="25%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black" | <center>'''Tombstone Transcriptions Online'''</center>
| Alder Springs
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| Irwin
* [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/search?firstname=&middlename=&lastname=&birthyear=&birthyearfilter=&deathyear=&deathyearfilter=&location=Union+County%2C+Tennessee%2C+United+States+of+America&locationId=county_2511&memorialid=&mcid=&linkedToName=&datefilter=&orderby= Findagrave.com]
| New Prospect (hist.)
* [http://www.tngenweb.org/union/records/records_index.php TNGenWeb]
| Rule (hist.)
* [http://usgwarchives.net/tn/union/cemeteries.html TNGenWeb Archives]
* [http://www.usgwtombstones.org/tennessee/union.html Tombstone Project]
* [http://www.tngenweb.org/cemeteries/#!co=union TNGenWeb Cemeteries]
* [https://billiongraves.com/search/results?cemetery_country=United%20States&cemetery_state=Tennessee&cemetery_county=Union&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>
| Chesney
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| Lickskillet
* {{FSC|United States, Tennessee, Union - Cemeteries|subject|subject-id=249318985|disp=FamilySearch Library}}
| Oak Grove
* [http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=su%3Acemetery+Union+Tennessee&qt=advanced&dblist=638 WorldCat]
| Sharps Chapel
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| width="25%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black" |<center>'''List of Cemeteries in the County'''</center>
| Chestnut Grove
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| Little Barren
* [https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery-browse/USA/Tennessee/Union-County?id=county_2511 Findagrave.com]
| Paulette
* [http://tennesseegravestones.org/cemeteries.php?selected_cid=87 TNGravestones]
| Sill (hist.)
*[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?includeIsParent=true&primaryText=Union,%20Tennessee,%20United%20States&reqParents=395801&reqParentsLabel=County&reqParentsType=209&searchTypeaheadInputText=Search%20Within:Union,%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.
| Condon
| Long Hollow (hist.)
| Pennington Chapel
| [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitydetails&subject=195161&subject_disp=Tennessee%2C+Union%2C+Speedwell&columns=*,0,0 Speedwell]
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| Duke (hist.)
| Loo (hist.)
| Phebe (hist.)
| Stiner Store (hist.)
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| Dykes
| [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitydetails&subject=1151232&subject_disp=Tennessee%2C+Union%2C+Lost+Creek&columns=*,0,0 Lost Creek ](hist.)
| Pinhood
| [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitydetails&subject=1151235&subject_disp=Tennessee%2C+Union%2C+Warwicktown&columns=*,0,0 Warwicktown]
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| Gabe (hist.)
| Loyston (hist.)
| Raccoon Valley
| Welch Crossroad
|-
| Haversons (hist.)
| [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitydetails&subject=195159&subject_disp=Tennessee%2C+Union%2C+Luttrell&columns=*,0,0 Luttrell]
| Ray (hist.)
| White Hollow
|-
| Haynes (hist.)
| [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitydetails&subject=195160&subject_disp=Tennessee%2C+Union%2C+Maynardville&columns=*,0,0 Maynardville]  
| Rhodelin (hist.)
| Woodburn (hist.)
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| Hinds Creek Valley
| Mossy Spring
| Ridenour
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''Additional Cemetery Resources''<br>
==== Neighboring Counties  ====
*[http://tennessee.hometownlocator.com/features/cultural,class,cemetery.cfm Tennessee Cemeteries] - Hometown Locator


=== Census Records ===
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{{TN Census Intro|Union}}
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*[[Anderson County, Tennessee|Anderson]]
*[[Campbell County, Tennessee|Campbell]]


{{Historical populations
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|type = USA
*[[Claiborne County, Tennessee|Claiborne]]
|heading = Census
*[[Grainger County, Tennessee|Grainger]]
|footnote = Source: [http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en "American FactFinder".] United States Census Bureau.
|1860 |6117
|1870 |7605
|1880 |10260
|1890 |11459
|1900 |12894
|1910 |11414
|1920 |11615
|1930 |11371
|1940 |9030
|1950 |8670
|1960 |8498
|1970 |9072
|1980 |11707
|1990 |13694
|2000 |17808
}} 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, and 1940 federal population censuses of Union 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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*[[Knox County, Tennessee|Knox]]


See [http://www.us-census.org/states/tennessee/u-tn.htm#Union Union County, TN census assignments], including links to transcribed files. [http://www.us-census.org/ The USGenWeb Census Project<sup>®</sup>].
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'''1860'''<br>
== Resources  ==


*Collins, Sonja and Evelyn Holloway. ''Transcription, Federal Census Schedule, Union County, Tennessee, 1860, Indexed: First Census of Union County''. [Corryton, Tenn.]: S. Collins and E. Holloway, 1983. {{FSC|501570|title-id|disp=FS Library US/CAN Book 976.8935 X2c 1860}}.
==== Research Guides  ====


'''1870'''<br>
*[http://www.tn.gov/tsla/history/county/factunion.htm Genealogical "Fact Sheets" About Tennessee Counties: Union County], courtesy: [http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/ TSLA]. (Identifies published county histories, published&nbsp;local records, census records, newspapers and local records on microfilm, and select manuscripts.)


*Collins, Sonja and Evelyn Holloway. ''Transcription, Federal Census Schedule, Union County, Tennessee, 1870, Indexed''. Corryton, Tenn.: S. Collins and E. Holloway, 1983. {{FSC|501573|title-id|disp=FS Library US/CAN Book 976.8935 X2c 1870}}.
==== African American  ====


'''1880'''<br>
''[[African American Research|United States African Americans]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[African-American Resources for Tennessee|Tennessee African Americans]]''  


*Collins, Sonja and Evelyn Holloway. ''Transcription, Federal Census Schedule, Union County, Tennessee, 1880, Indexed''. Corryton, Tenn.: S. Collins and E. Holloway, 1984. {{FSC|501576|title-id|disp=FS Library US/CAN Book 976.8935 X2c 1880}}.
==== Cemeteries  ====
*Sistler, Byron and Barbara Sistler. ''1880 Census Union County, Tennessee''. Nashville, Tenn.: B. Sistler &amp; Associates, 1996. {{FSC|721937|title-id|disp=FS Library US/CAN Book 976.8935 X2s 1880}}.


'''1900'''<br>
{{RAOGKcemetery}} Tennessee cemetery records often identify birth, death, relationship, and military information, as well as religious affiliation.


*Collins, Sonja and Evelyn Holloway. ''Transcription, Federal Census Schedule, Union County, Tennessee, 1900, Indexed''. Corryton, Tenn.: E. Holloway and S. Collins, 1985. {{FSC|501582|title-id|disp=FS Library US/CAN Book 976.8935 X2c 1900}}.
*[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gs& Find A Grave] can be searched by the&nbsp;name of a person or family to find where a person is buried.&nbsp; Usually gives birth and death dates often with a picture of the tombstone.&nbsp; May&nbsp;give obituaries,&nbsp;names of&nbsp;family members and links to their information in Find A Grave.


'''1910'''<br>
*Find A Grave also gives&nbsp;a [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=csr&CScn=&CScntry=4&CSst=45&CScnty=2511 list of cemeteries in&nbsp;Union County ]linking to the &nbsp;information about the people buried there,


*Collins, Sonja. ''Transcription, Federal Census Schedule, Union County, Tennessee, 1910, Indexed''. Corryton, Tenn.: S. Collins, 1985. {{FSC|501585|title-id|disp=FS Library US/CAN Book 976.8935 X2c 1910}}.
*[http://www.tngenweb.org/records/cemeteries/index.php?function=county&s_county=union Union Co. TN Cemetery Records], part of the&nbsp;TNGenWeb Cemetery Database, lists many cemeteries in&nbsp;the&nbsp;county, often with indexes and&nbsp;transcripts of the burials.


'''1920'''<br>
*[http://www.usgwtombstones.org/tennessee/union.html Union County, Tennessee, USGenWeb Tombstone Transcription Project] lists many cemeteries in&nbsp;the county and&nbsp;has transcripts of the tombstones arranged by cemetery.


*Carter, Martha Jean Atkins. ''Union County, Tennessee, 1920 Federal Census''. Knoxville, Tenn.: M.J.A. Carter, 1997?. {{FSC|789418|title-id|disp=FS Library US/CAN Book 976.8935 X2cm 1920}}.
*The [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHLC/frameset_fhlc.asp Family History Library Catalog] lists some&nbsp;[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=topicdetails&subject=346945&subject_disp=Tennessee%2C++Union++%2D++Cemeteries&columns=*,0,0 records of&nbsp;cemeteries in&nbsp;Union county].&nbsp; Some of the books or others may be on [http://books.google.com/advanced_book_search Google Books] or available at public libraries.


'''1930'''<br>
*[http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/localList.php?local=12707&locTGroup=Cemeteries&direction=down&sec=0&qty=149&stateAbbv=&stateName= ePodunk&nbsp;list of Union County cemeteries]


*Carter, Martha Jean Atkins. ''1930 Union County, Tennessee, Federal Census''. Knoxville, Tenn.: M.J.A. Carter, 2002. {{FSC|1061039|title-id|disp=FS Library US/CAN Book 976.8935 X29c 1930}}.
==== Census ====


=== Church Records ===
1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930 federal population censuses of Union 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.
{{TN Church Intro|Union}}
'''List of Churches and Church Parishes'''
*'''[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?includeIsParent=true&primaryText=Union,%20Tennessee,%20United%20States&reqParents=395801&reqParentsLabel=County&reqParentsType=209&searchTypeaheadInputText=Search%20Within:Union,%20Tennessee,%20United%20States&reqTypeGroups=3&reqTypeLabel=Churches%20and%20Church%20Parishes FamilySearch Places]''' <br>


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


'''''Law and Legislation'''''<br>
See [http://www.us-census.org/states/tennessee/u-tn.htm#Union Union County, TN&nbsp;census assignments], including links to transcribed files. [[http://www.us-census.org/ The USGenWeb Census Project<sup>®</sup>]].  
*Tennessee State Library and Archives, ''Acts of Tennessee 1796-1850: Index to Names.'' <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>  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 ===
'''1860'''  
{{TN Directories Intro|Union}}
*'''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  ===
*Collins, Sonja and Evelyn Holloway. ''Transcription, Federal Census Schedule, Union County, Tennessee, 1860, Indexed: First Census of Union County''. [Corryton, Tenn.]: S. Collins and E. Holloway, 1983. [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=501570 FHL US/CAN&nbsp;Book 976.8935 X2c 1860].
{{TN Emigration Intro|Union}}


=== Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups ===
'''1870'''
{{TN Ethnic Groups Intro|Union}}


=== Funeral Homes  ===
*Collins, Sonja and Evelyn Holloway. ''Transcription, Federal Census Schedule, Union County, Tennessee, 1870, Indexed''. [Corryton, Tenn.]: S. Collins and E. Holloway, 1983. [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=501573 FHL US/CAN Book 976.8935 X2c 1870].
{{TN Funeral Homes Intro|Union}}
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<li>[https://www.cooke-campbellmortuary.com/ Cooke-Campbell Mortuary, Inc.] in Maynardville</li>
<li>[https://www.trinityfuneralhome.net/ Trinity Funeral Home, LLC] in Maynardville</li>
</ul>
|}


=== Genealogies  ===
'''1880'''
{{TN Genealogies Intro|Union}}


*Wilson, Marshall A. ''Families of Norris Reservoir Area''. Clinton, Tennessee: Pellissippi Genealogical and Historical Society, 1986. {{FSC|510320|title-id|disp=FS Library US/CAN Book 976.8935 D2w}}.
*Collins, Sonja and Evelyn Holloway. ''Transcription, Federal Census Schedule, Union County, Tennessee, 1880, Indexed''. [Corryton, Tenn.]: S. Collins and E. Holloway, 1984. [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=501576 FHL&nbsp;US/CAN Book 976.8935 X2c 1880].  
:Norris Dam on the Clinch River in Eastern Tennessee was a project of the Tennessee Valley Authority in the 1930s. Nearly 3,000 families, totalling almost 14,000 persons, were required to vacate land that was to be inundated by the resulting reservoir. In connection with the removal of families and gravesites, Mr. Wilson, a TVA official, collected historical and genealogical information about Norris Valley residents; he presents information about 75 of those families, along with a brief chronology of the area. Each family record begins with the name of a father and the name of that man's father, con- tinuing through other ancestors of the direct male line back to the earliest one known. Families represented by ten or more male heads of household include Agee, Carden, Hatmaker, Irwin, Longmire, Miller, Rice, and Sharp.
*Sistler, Byron and Barbara Sistler. ''1880 Census Union County, Tennessee''. Nashville, Tenn.: B. Sistler &amp; Associates, 1996. [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=721937 FHL US/CAN&nbsp;Book 976.8935 X2s 1880].


'''''Bibliography'''''<br>
'''1900'''  


*'''Baker''' - Nelson, Elmer R. ''The history and descendants of (William) Martin Baker and his wife Sarah M. Cook'' Chatsworth, California:E.R. Nelson, 1999.{{FSC|966404|item|disp=FS Catalog book 929.273 B171}}. Digital version available at [http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/FH35&CISOPTR=13132&REC=8 Family History Archives.]
*Collins, Sonja and Evelyn Holloway. ''Transcription, Federal Census Schedule, Union County, Tennessee, 1900, Indexed''. [Corryton, Tenn.]: E. Holloway and S. Collins, 1985. [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=501582 FHL US/CAN&nbsp;Book 976.8935 X2c 1900].
*'''Cox''' - Cox, Idris Jacob and Dorisha Jane Cox Chargualaf. ''Our Cox Family History.'' Knoxville, Tenn.: I.J. Cox, 1999. {{FSC|992766|item|disp=FS Library Book 929.273 C839ci}}.
*'''Hickle''' - Hubbs, Ferol Frost. ''Hubbs - Frost and Allied Families''. 1958. FS Library FAM HIST Book 929.273 H862hf.
*'''Monroe''' - Peters, Sam C. and Bonnie Heiskell Peters. ''Mark Monroe: An East Tennessee Pioneer and His Corn Crib''. Knoxville, Tenn.: Union County Books, 2004. {{FSC|921.73 M757p}}
*'''Ridenour''' - Ridenour, James. ''The Ridenour Families of Union County, Tennessee, 1850-1930''. Maynardville, Tenn.: Union County Historical Society (Tennessee), 2004?. {{FSC|1172359|item|disp=FS Library US/CAN Book 976.8935 D2r}}.


=== Guardianship ===
'''1910'''
{{TN Guardianship Intro|Union}}


=== Land and Property Records ===
*Collins, Sonja. ''Transcription, Federal Census Schedule, Union County, Tennessee, 1910, Indexed''. [Corryton, Tenn.]: S. Collins, 1985. [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=501585 FHL&nbsp;US/CAN&nbsp;Book 976.8935 X2c 1910].
{{TN Land Intro|Union}}


The original Union County Deed Books are kept at the County Courthouse. In the 1970s, [[Tennessee State Library and Archives|TSLA]] microfilmed Deed Books A to P (1856-1900) and an accompanying Index (1856-1907). FS Library copies: {{FSC|200316|title-id|disp=FS Library US/CAN Films 976349-976357}}.
'''1920'''


''Online Land Indexes and Records''<br>
*Carter, Martha Jean Atkins. ''Union County, Tennessee, 1920 Federal Census''. Knoxville, Tenn.: [M.J.A. Carter, 1997?]. [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=789418 FHL&nbsp;US/CAN&nbsp;Book 976.8935 X2cm 1920].
*[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 ===
'''1930'''
{{TN Histories Intro|Union}}


=== Maps and Gazetteers ===
*Carter, Martha Jean Atkins. ''1930 Union County, Tennessee, Federal Census''. Knoxville, Tenn.: M.J.A. Carter, [2002]. [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=1061039 FHL&nbsp;US/CAN&nbsp;Book 976.8935 X29c 1930].
{{TN Maps Intro|Union}}


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


*[http://www.mapofus.org/tennessee/ Maps of Tennessee (1777-1985)]
==== Court  ====
*[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?includeIsParent=true&primaryText=Union,%20Tennessee,%20United%20States&reqParents=395801&reqParentsLabel=County&reqParentsType=209&searchTypeaheadInputText=Search%20Within:Union,%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 ===
==== DNA  ====
{{TN Migration Intro|Union}}


=== Military Records ===
{{DNA}} DNA has been collected from men claiming descent from the following Union County residents. Attempts have not been made to verify the lineages of those tested.
{{TN Military Intro|Union}}


'''''War of 1812'''''<br>
==== Family Histories  ====
*Embry, Hermione D. "War of 1812 - Tennessee Pensioners on List - January 2, 1883," ''Ansearchin' News'', Vol. 8, No. 3 (Jul. 1961):95-98. FS Library US/CAN Book 976.8 B2a v. 8 (1961); digital version at [https://tngs.org/Ansearchn-News Ansearchin' News]. Includes Union County pensioners (pp. 97-98).


'''''Civil War'''''<br>
It is anticipated that this bibliography will eventually identify all known family histories published about residents of this county. Use this list to:


''Online Records''<br>
*Locate publications about direct ancestors
*'''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]]
*Find the most updated accounts of an ancestor's family
*'''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]]
*Identify publications, to quote [[Elizabeth Shown Mills|Elizabeth Shown Mills]], about an ancestor's "FAN Club" ['''F'''riends, '''A'''ssociates, and '''N'''eighbors]
*'''1861-1865''' -  [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2322 U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865] at Ancestry  (free)
*'''1861-1865''' -  [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2344 U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865] at Ancestry  (free)
*'''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.htmsoldiers.cfm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System]


{{TN Civil War Regiments|Union}}<br>
'''General'''


'''''Confederate Soldiers'''''<br>
As of August 2010, a query for [http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=Search&includedb=&lang=en&ti=&surname=&stype=Exact&given=&bplace=Union+Tennessee&byear=&brange=0&dplace=&dyear=&drange=0&mplace=&myear=&mrange=0&father=&mother=&spouse=&skipdb=&period=All&submit.x=Search persons born in Union, Tennessee] at ''[[World Connect|World Connect]]'', results in more than 30,000 entries.


*[[1st Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Carter's) (Confederate)|1st Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Carter's)]] - CSA - Company E.
*Wilson, Marshall A. ''Families of Norris Reservoir Area''. Clinton, Tennessee: Pellissippi Genealogical and Historical Society, 1986. [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=510320&disp=Families+of+Norris+reservoir+area%20%20&columns=*,0,0 FHL&nbsp;US/CAN&nbsp;Book 976.8935 D2w].
*[[2nd Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Ashby's) (Confederate)|2nd Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Ashby's)]] - CSA - Company B and D.
*[[4th Battalion, Tennessee Cavalry (Branner's) (Confederate)|4th Battalion, Tennessee Cavalry (Branner's)]] - CSA - Company C.
*[[5th Battalion, Tennessee Cavalry (McClellan's) (Confederate)|5th Battalion, Tennessee Cavalry (McClellan's)]] - CSA - Company C.
*[[11th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Confederate)|11th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry]] - CSA - Company M.


'''''Union Soldiers'''''<br>
<br>


*[[8th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Union)|8th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry]] - Companies F and G.
:Norris Dam on the Clinch River in Eastern Tennessee was a project of the Tennessee Valley Authority in the 1930s. Nearly 3,000 families, totalling almost 14,000 persons, were required to vacate land that was to be inundated by the resulting reservoir. In connection with the removal of families and gravesites, Mr. Wilson, a TVA official, collected historical and genealogical information about Norris Valley residents; he presents information about 75 of those families, along with a brief chronology of the area. Each family record begins with the name of a father and the name of that man's father, con- tinuing through other ancestors of the direct male line back to the earliest one known. Families represented by ten or more male heads of household include Agee, Carden, Hatmaker, Irwin, Longmire, Miller, Rice, and Sharp.
*[[9th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Union)|9th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry]] - Company B.
*[[11th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Union)|11th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry]] - Company M.
*[[13th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Union)|13th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry]] - Company L.


'''''Additional sources for Civil War soldiers from Union County:'''''<br>
'''Bibliography'''  


*Carter, William Randolph. ''[https://www.archive.org/details/historyoffirstre00ca History of the First regiment of Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry in the Great war of the Rebellion, with the Armies of the Ohio and Cumberland, under Generals Morgan, Rosecrans, Thomas, Stanley and Wilson]. ''Knoxville, Tennessee: Gaut-Ogden Co. Printers, 1902.Available online at Internet Archive.
*'''[Baker]''' Nelson, Elmer R. ''The history and descendants of (William) Martin Baker and his wife Sarah M. Cook'' Chatsworth, California:E.R. Nelson, 1999.[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=966404&disp=The++history++and++descendants++of++%28W%20%20&columns=*,0,0 FHL book 929.273 B171]. Digital version available at [http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/FH35&CISOPTR=13132&REC=8 BYU Family History Archives.]
*Tennessee State Library and Archives, [http://share.tn.gov/tsla/history/military/pension188.htm Tennessee Confederate Pension Applications: Union County]. Includes soldier's name, county, pension #, unit or widow.
*'''[Hickle] '''Hubbs, Ferol Frost. ''Hubbs - Frost and Allied Families''. 1958. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 H862hf.  
*United States Pension Bureau, [https://www.archive.org/stream/listpensionerso02buregoog#page/n398/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. Union County, page 380-381.
*'''[Monroe]''' Peters, Sam C. and Bonnie Heiskell Peters. ''Mark Monroe: An East Tennessee Pioneer and His Corn Crib''. Knoxville, Tenn.: Union County Books, 2004. {{FHL|921.73 M757p}}
*'''[Ridenour]''' Ridenour, James. ''The Ridenour Families of Union County, Tennessee, 1850-1930''. Maynardville, Tenn.: Union County Historical Society (Tennessee), 2004?. [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=1172359 FHL&nbsp;US/CAN&nbsp;Book 976.8935 D2r].


=== Naturalization and Citizenship ===
==== Land  ====
{{TN Naturalization Intro|Union}}


=== Newspapers ===
The original Union County Deed Books are kept at the County Courthouse. In the 1970s, [[Tennessee State Library and Archives|TSLA]] microfilmed Deed Books A to P (1856-1900) and an accompanying Index (1856-1907). FHL copies: [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=200316 FHL&nbsp;US/CAN&nbsp;Films 976349-976357].
{{TN Newspapers Intro|Union}}


*[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
==== Local Histories  ====
**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 Union County click on the following city:


*[https://sos.tn.gov/tsla/guides/newspapers-on-microfilm-at-the-library-archives#Maynardville Maynardville]
==== Maps  ====


*'''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?)
==== Military  ====
*'''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 ===
'''War of 1812'''
{{TN Obituaries Intro|Union}}


=== Other Records ===
*Embry, Hermione D. "War of 1812 - Tennessee Pensioners on List - January 2, 1883," ''Ansearchin' News'', Vol. 8, No. 3 (Jul. 1961):95-98. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 B2a v. 8 (1961); digital version at [http://www.tngs.org/ansearchin/index.html journal website]. [Includes Union County pensioners (pp. 97-98).]
{{TN Other Records Intro|Union}}


===== Prisons =====
'''Civil War'''
Learn if your Union County ancestors went to prison!


*[http://www.state.tn.us/tsla/history/state/inmate4.htm Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1851-1870],index available online, courtesy: [http://www.state.tn.us/tsla/ TSLA].
*Carter, William Randolph. ''[http://www.archive.org/details/historyoffirstre00ca History of the First regiment of Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry in the Great war of the Rebellion, with the Armies of the Ohio and Cumberland, under Generals Morgan, Rosecrans, Thomas, Stanley and Wilson]. ''Knoxville, Tennessee: Gaut-Ogden Co. Printers, 1902. Free digital copy.&amp;nbsp; Union.


=== Periodicals ===
==== Newspapers  ====
{{TN Periodicals Intro|Union}}


*''Pathways History and Genealogical Journal'': Quarterly publication of [http://www.usgennet.org/usa/tn/county/union1/ Union County Historical Society]. {{FSC|527680|item|disp=FS Library US/CAN 976.8935 H25p}}
Many Tennessee newspapers are filmed and available at [http://www.tn.gov/tsla/history/newspapers/tn-paper.htm TSLA]. 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 Union County click on the following city:
*''The Pellissippian'': Published by the Anderson County Historical Society (formerly called, Pellissippi Genealogical and Historical Society). The table of contents for some issues are available on their [https://pellissippi.org/the-pellissippian/ website]. {{FSC|138229|item|disp=FS Library Book 976.8 D25p}}.
*''Yesteryears'': [http://www.usgennet.org/usa/tn/county/union1/ Union County Historical Society]. {{FSC|1216293|title-id|disp=volumes 2 and 3}} (Feb 2006 - Oct 2007)


=== Probate Records ===
*[http://www.tn.gov/tsla/history/newspapers/paper-m.htm#Maynardville Maynardville]
{{TN Probate Intro|Union}}


The original Union County Will Books are kept at the County Courthouse.
==== Occupations  ====


''Online Probate Indexes and Records''<br>
*Miller, Alan N. ''East Tennessee's Forgotten Children: Apprentices from 1778 to 1911''. Baltimore, Md.: Printed for Clearfield Company, Inc., by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2000. [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=965670 FHL US/CAN 976.8 U2m]. Digital version at [http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/indexinfo.aspx?ix=gpc_easttennesseesforgottenchildren World Vital Records] ($). Purchase at [http://www.genealogical.com/products/East%20Tennessees%20Forgotten%20Children/9259.html Genealogical.com]. [Includes Union County.]
*'''1779-2008'''  [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9176 Tennessee Wills and Probate Records 1779-2008] at [http://search.ancestry.com/ Ancestry] ($)
*'''1856-1915'''  [https://www.familysearch.org/search/image/index?owc=M6QQ-8Z9%3A179811501%3Fcc%3D1909088 Union 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.
*'''1859-1865; 1865-1872; 1872-1884''' [https://southeasterngenealogy.com/content/tngenealogy.html Settlements, Admns 1859-1865; 1865-1872; 1872-1884] at South Eastern Genealogy ($)
*[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]


In 1974, [[Tennessee State Library and Archives|TSLA]] microfilmed:
==== Periodicals  ====


*Wills and Inventories Book B (1875-1911)
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:
*Administrators' Settlements Books B to D (1859-1899)
*Guardians' Settlements 1856-1902
*Claims against Estates 1872-1915.


FS Library copies: {{FSC|197985|item|disp=FS Library Film 976335-976340}}.
:'''Pathways History and Genealogical Journal'''
:"A quarterly publication of the [http://www.unioncountytn.com/history/ Union County Historical Society]" organized in 1980.<br>The Family History Library has most volumes to the present time. [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=527680&disp=Pathways++history++and++genealogical++jo%20%20&columns=*,0,0 FHL US/CAN 976.8935 H25p]<br>Indexed at PERiodical Source Index [[Periodical Source Index (PERSI)|(PERSI)]]<br>Digital copies of Pathways Historical and Genealogical Journal:Union County Historical Society Volumes 18,21,25,26 available at [http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/cdm4/results.php?CISOOP1=all&CISOFIELD1=CISOSEARCHALL&CISOOP2=any&CISOFIELD2=lis&CISORESTMP=results.php&CISOVIEWTMP=item_viewer.php&CISOMODE=grid&CISOGRID=title%2CA%2C1%3Bcreato%2CA%2C1%3Bsubjec%2CA%2C0%3Bdescri%2C200%2C0%3Bsource%2CA%2C0%3B20%3Btitle%2Cnone%2Cnone%2Cnone%2Cnone&CISOBIB=title%2CA%2C1%2CN%3Bsubjec%2CA%2C0%2CN%3Bdescri%2C200%2C0%2CN%3Bnone%2CA%2C0%2CN%3Bnone%2CA%2C0%2CN%3B20%3Btitle%2Cnone%2Cnone%2Cnone%2Cnone&CISOTHUMB=20+%284x5%29%3Btitle%2Cnone%2Cnone%2Cnone%2Cnone&CISOTITLE=20%3Btitle%2Cnone%2Cnone%2Cnone%2Cnone&CISOHIERA=20%3Bsubjec%2Ctitle%2Cnone%2Cnone%2Cnone&CISOSUPPRESS=1&CISOBOX1=union+county%2C+tennessee&CISOBOX2=byucompounddocument&CISOROOT=%2FFH1%2C%2FFH2%2C%2FFH3%2C%2FFH4%2C%2FFH5%2C%2FFH6%2C%2FFH7%2C%2FFH8%2C%2FFH9%2C%2FFH10%2C%2FFH11%2C%2FFH12%2C%2FFH13%2C%2FFH14%2C%2FFH16%2C%2FFH17%2C%2FFH18%2C%2FFH19%2C%2FFH20%2C%2FFH21%2C%2FFH22%2C%2FFH23%2C%2FFH24%2C%2FFH25%2C%2FFH26%2C%2FFH27%2C%2FFH28%2C%2FFH29%2C%2FFH30%2C%2FFH31%2C%2FFH32%2C%2FFH33%2C%2FFH34%2C%2FFH35%2C%2FFH36%2C%2FFH37%2C%2FEuropeanGa%2C%2FFHSFW%2C%2FFHMedieval%2C%2FFH15%2C%2FFHMedieval2%2C%2FFH38%2C%2FFH39%2C%2FFH40%2C%2FFH41%2C%2FFH42%2C%2FFHSS%2C%2FFHSFW2%2C%2FFHLiahonaEJ BYU Family History Archives]
:'''The Pellissippian'''
:Genealogical articles with abstracts of Union County, Tennessee records were published in the ''The Pellissippian'' (25 vols., 1980-2004), the quarterly of the [http://pellissippi-society.home.comcast.net/~pellissippi-society/index.htm Pellissippi Genealogical and Historical Society]. The society has posted tables of contents for all 25 volumes on their [http://pellissippi-society.home.comcast.net/~pellissippi-society/toc.htm website]. They also have back issues available for purchase. The Family History Library has acquired the first 20 volumes [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=138229 FHL&nbsp;US/CAN&nbsp;Book 976.8 D25p].
:'''Yesteryears'''
:Family History Library has [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=1216293&disp=Yesteryears++%28Union++County++Historica%20%20&columns=*,0,0 volumes 2 and 3] (Feb 2006 - Oct 2007)<br>For additional information see website: [http://www.unioncountytn.com/history/default.htm http://www.unioncountytn.com/history/default.htm.] Website includes Volume 3, Issue 3 May/June 2007 [http://www.unioncountytn.com/history/yesteryears.htm online.]


=== School Records ===
==== Prisons  ====
{{TN Schools Intro|Union}}


=== Social Security Records ===
Learn if your Union County ancestors went to prison!


*'''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]].
*[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/ TSLA].
*'''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 ===
==== Probate  ====
{{TN Tax Intro|Union}}


The original Union County Tax Duplicates, 1854-1860, 1869-1874, and 1893 are kept at the [[Union County, Tennessee Genealogy|Union]]. In the 1970s, [[Tennessee State Library and Archives|TSLA]] microfilmed these records. FS Library copies: {{FSC|200251|title-id|disp=FS Library US/CAN Films 976359-976360}}.
The original Union County Will Books are kept at the County Courthouse. In 1974, [[Tennessee State Library and Archives|TSLA]]&nbsp;microfilmed:  


''Book Abstracts and Indexes''<br>
*Wills and Inventories Book B (1875-1911)
*Administrators' Settlements Books B to D (1859-1899)
*Guardians' Settlements 1856-1902
*Claims against Estates 1872-1915.


*'''1854''' - Tax List, Districts 1-10, 1854, ''Pathways'', Vol. 3, No. 3 (Jul. 1984); Vol. 3, No. 4 (Oct. 1984); Vol. 4, No. 1 (Jan. 1985); Vol. 4, No. 2 (Apr. 1985); Vol. 4, No. 4 (Oct. 1985); Vol. 5, No. 3 (Jul. 1986); Vol. 5, No. 4 (Oct. 1986); Vol. 6, No. 1 (Mar. 1987); Vol. 6, No. 2 (Jun. 1987); Vol. 6, No. 3 (Sep. 1987). For access, see [[Union County, Tennessee Genealogy|Union]].
FHL&nbsp;copies: [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=197985 FHL&nbsp;US/CAN&nbsp;Film 976335-976340].  
*'''1855''' - Tax List, Districts 1-10, 1855, ''Pathways'', Vol. 6, No. 4 (Dec. 1987); Vol. 7, No. 2 (Jun. 1988); Vol. 7, No. 3 (Sep. 1988); Vol. 7, No. 4 (Dec. 1988); Vol. 8, No. 1 (Mar. 1989); Vol. 8, No. 2 (Jun. 1989); Vol. 8, No. 3 (Sep. 1989); Vol. 8, No. 4 (Dec. 1989); Vol. 9, No. 1 (Mar. 1990); Vol. 9, No. 2 (Jun. 1990). For access, see [[Union County, Tennessee Genealogy|Union]].
*'''1856''' - Tax List, Districts 1-10, 1856, ''Pathways'', Vol. 9, No. 4 (Dec. 1990); Vol. 10, No. 1 (Mar. 1991); Vol. 10, No. 2 (Jun. 1991); Vol. 10, No. 3 (Sep. 1991); Vol. 10, No. 4 (Dec. 1991); Vol. 11, No. 1 (Mar. 1992); Vol. 11, No. 2 (Jun. 1992); Vol. 11, No. 3 (Sep. 1992); Vol. 11, No. 4 (Dec. 1992). For access, see [[Union County, Tennessee Genealogy|Union]].
*'''1857''' - Tax List, Districts 1-10, 1857, ''Pathways'', Vol. 12, No. 1 (Mar. 1993); Vol. 12, No. 2 (Jun. 1993); Vol. 12, No. 3 (Sep. 1993); Vol. 12, No. 4 (Dec. 1993); Vol. 13, No. 1 (Mar. 1994); Vol. 13, No. 2 (Jun. 1994); Vol. 14, No. 2 (Jun. 1995); Vol. 14, No. 3 (Sep. 1995); Vol. 14, No. 4 (Dec. 1995); Vol. 15, No. 1 (Mar. 1996); Vol. 15, No. 2 (Jun. 1996); Vol. 15, No. 3 (Sep. 1996); Vol. 15, No. 4 (Nov. 1996); Vol. 16, No. 1 (Mar. 1997); Vol. 16, No. 2 (Jun. 1997); Vol. 16, No. 3 (Sep. 1997); Vol. 16, No. 4 (Dec. 1997); Vol. 17, No. 1 (Mar. 1998); Vol. 17, No. 2 (Jun. 1998). For access, see [[Union County, Tennessee Genealogy|Union]].
*'''1858''' - Tax List, Districts 1-10, 1858, ''Pathways'', Vol. 17, No. 3 (Sep. 1998); Vol. 17, No. 4 (Dec. 1998); Vol. 18, No. 1 (Mar. 1999); Vol. 18, No. 2 (Jun. 1999); Vol. 18, No. 3 (Sep. 1999); Vol. 18, No. 4 (Dec. 1999); Vol. 19, No. 1 (Mar. 2000); Vol. 19, No. 2 (Jun. 2000); Vol. 19, No. 3 (Sep. 2000). For access, see [[Union County, Tennessee Genealogy|Union]].
*'''1859''' Tax List, 1859, ''Pathways'', Vol. 19, No. 4 (Dec. 2000); Vol. 23, No. 1 (Mar. 2004); Vol. 23, No. 2 (Sep. 2004). For access, see [[Union County, Tennessee Genealogy|Union]].
*'''1860''' Tax List, 1860, ''Pathways'', Vol. 24, No. 1 (Mar. 2005); Vol. 24, No. 2 (Jun. 2005); Vol. 24, No. 4 (Dec. 2005); Vol. 25, No. 2 (Jun. 2006); Vol. 25, No. 3 (Sep. 2006); Vol. 26, No. 1 (Mar. 2007); Vol. 26, No. 2 (Jun. 2007). For access, see [[Union County, Tennessee Genealogy|Union]].


=== Vital Records ===
==== Taxation  ====
{{TN Vital Intro|Union}}


==== Birth ====
The original Union County Tax Duplicates, 1854-1860, 1869-1874, and 1893 are kept at the [http://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Union_County,_Tennessee#County_Courthouse County Courthouse]. In the 1970s, [[Tennessee State Library and Archives|TSLA]]&nbsp;microfilmed these records. FHL copies: [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=200251 FHL&nbsp;US/CAN&nbsp;Films 976359-976360].
{{TN Birth Intro|Union}}


*'''1881-1882''' - Union County Birth Index 1881-1882 in [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/igi International Genealogical Index] at [https://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch]. Batch {{IGI|C519774}}<ref>Genealogical Society of Utah, ''Parish and Vital Records List'' (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at [[Media:Igitennessees.pdf]].</ref>
The following Union County tax records have been abstracted and/or indexed:<ref>The Heritage Quest Online version of [http://heritagequestonline.com PERSI] aided in the compilation of this list.</ref>  
*'''1908-1912''' {{RecordSearch|2515873|Tennessee, Birth Records (ER Series), 1908-1912}} at FamilySearch - [[Tennessee, Birth Records, Enumerator Record Series - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]


==== Marriage ====
*'''[1854]''' Tax List, Districts 1-10, 1854, ''Pathways'', Vol. 3, No. 3 (Jul. 1984); Vol. 3, No. 4 (Oct. 1984); Vol. 4, No. 1 (Jan. 1985); Vol. 4, No. 2 (Apr. 1985); Vol. 4, No. 4 (Oct. 1985); Vol. 5, No. 3 (Jul. 1986); Vol. 5, No. 4 (Oct. 1986); Vol. 6, No. 1 (Mar. 1987); Vol. 6, No. 2 (Jun. 1987); Vol. 6, No. 3 (Sep. 1987). For access, see [http://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Union_County,_Tennessee#Periodicals Periodicals].
{{TN Marriage Intro|Union}}
*'''[1855]''' Tax List, Districts 1-10, 1855, ''Pathways'', Vol. 6, No. 4 (Dec. 1987); Vol. 7, No. 2 (Jun. 1988); Vol. 7, No. 3 (Sep. 1988); Vol. 7, No. 4 (Dec. 1988); Vol. 8, No. 1 (Mar. 1989); Vol. 8, No. 2 (Jun. 1989); Vol. 8, No. 3 (Sep. 1989); Vol. 8, No. 4 (Dec. 1989); Vol. 9, No. 1 (Mar. 1990); Vol. 9, No. 2 (Jun. 1990). For access, see [http://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Union_County,_Tennessee#Periodicals Periodicals].
*'''[1856]''' Tax List, Districts 1-10, 1856, ''Pathways'', Vol. 9, No. 4 (Dec. 1990); Vol. 10, No. 1 (Mar. 1991); Vol. 10, No. 2 (Jun. 1991); Vol. 10, No. 3 (Sep. 1991); Vol. 10, No. 4 (Dec. 1991); Vol. 11, No. 1 (Mar. 1992); Vol. 11, No. 2 (Jun. 1992); Vol. 11, No. 3 (Sep. 1992); Vol. 11, No. 4 (Dec. 1992). For access, see [http://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Union_County,_Tennessee#Periodicals Periodicals].
*'''[1857]''' Tax List, Districts 1-10, 1857, ''Pathways'', Vol. 12, No. 1 (Mar. 1993); Vol. 12, No. 2 (Jun. 1993); Vol. 12, No. 3 (Sep. 1993); Vol. 12, No. 4 (Dec. 1993); Vol. 13, No. 1 (Mar. 1994); Vol. 13, No. 2 (Jun. 1994); Vol. 14, No. 2 (Jun. 1995); Vol. 14, No. 3 (Sep. 1995); Vol. 14, No. 4 (Dec. 1995); Vol. 15, No. 1 (Mar. 1996); Vol. 15, No. 2 (Jun. 1996); Vol. 15, No. 3 (Sep. 1996); Vol. 15, No. 4 (Nov. 1996); Vol. 16, No. 1 (Mar. 1997); Vol. 16, No. 2 (Jun. 1997); Vol. 16, No. 3 (Sep. 1997); Vol. 16, No. 4 (Dec. 1997); Vol. 17, No. 1 (Mar. 1998); Vol. 17, No. 2 (Jun. 1998). For access, see [http://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Union_County,_Tennessee#Periodicals Periodicals].
*'''[1858]''' Tax List, Districts 1-10, 1858, ''Pathways'', Vol. 17, No. 3&nbsp;(Sep. 1998); Vol. 17, No. 4 (Dec. 1998); Vol. 18, No. 1 (Mar. 1999); Vol. 18, No. 2 (Jun. 1999); Vol. 18, No. 3 (Sep. 1999); Vol. 18, No. 4 (Dec. 1999); Vol. 19, No. 1 (Mar. 2000); Vol. 19, No. 2 (Jun. 2000); Vol. 19,&nbsp;No. 3 (Sep. 2000). For access, see [http://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Union_County,_Tennessee#Periodicals Periodicals].
*'''[1859]''' Tax List, 1859, ''Pathways'', Vol. 19, No. 4 (Dec. 2000); Vol. 23, No. 1 (Mar. 2004); Vol. 23, No. 2 (Sep. 2004). For access, see [http://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Union_County,_Tennessee#Periodicals Periodicals].
*'''[1860]''' Tax List, 1860, ''Pathways'', Vol. 24, No. 1 (Mar. 2005); Vol. 24, No. 2 (Jun. 2005); Vol. 24, No. 4 (Dec. 2005); Vol. 25, No. 2 (Jun. 2006); Vol. 25, No. 3 (Sep. 2006); Vol. 26, No. 1 (Mar. 2007); Vol. 26, No. 2 (Jun. 2007). For access, see [http://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Union_County,_Tennessee#Periodicals Periodicals].


'''''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]  $
===== '''Marriage''' =====
*'''1780-2002''' - Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002 [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1169 Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002] ($).     
*'''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]]
*'''1864-1895''' - Union County Marriage Index 1864-1895 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 [https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/images/6/64/Igitennessees.pdf PDF].</ref>
*'''1980-2014''' [https://register.shelby.tn.us/index.php?go=TNmarriageRecords&title=Marriage%20Records%20Index%201980-2014 Marriage Records Index 1980-2014] at [https://register.shelby.tn.us/?page_id=2965 Shelby County Register of Deeds] - index


'''''Book Abstracts and Indexes'''''<br>
The original Union County Marriage Books are kept at the [http://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Union_County,_Tennessee#County_Courthouse County Courthouse]. Antebellum marriage registers no longer survive, but published transcripts include a few alternative marriage sources for the 1850s. The original records have been microfilmed:


*'''1856-1975''' - ''Union County, Tennessee, Marriages''. 2 vols.  {{FSC|1022049|title-id|disp=FS Library US/CAN Book 976.8935 V29cb v. 1}} ff. Names of brides, grooms, ages, marriage dates; includes annotations from family Bibles, Civil War records, and other manuscripts.
#Marriage Books 1 to 7 (1864-1969). Microfilmed in 1970s and 1980s by [[Tennessee State Library and Archives|TSLA]]. FHL&nbsp;copies: [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=200333 FHL US/CAN&nbsp;Films 976341-976342, 1928862-1928863].
*'''1864-1900''' - ''Tennessee, Union County, Marriage Applications and Licenses, 1864-1900''. {{FSC|65577|title-id|disp=FS Library US/CAN Book 976.8935 V2h}}. Names of brides, grooms, officiators, includes annotations from additional sources. (Click on ''WorldCat'' for other locations)
*'''1901-1916''' - ''Union County, Tennessee, Marriage Applications and Licenses, 1901-1916''.  {{FSC|501611|title-id|disp=FS Library US/CAN Book 976.8935 V2cs}}.  Names of brides, grooms, and officiators.


==== Death ====
Union County's marriage records have been abstracted multiple times. Each editor followed similar abstraction standards:
{{TN Death Intro|Union}}


*'''1874-1955''' {{RecordSearch|1681020|Tennessee Deaths and Burials 1874-1955}} at FamilySearch - [[Tennessee Deaths and Burials - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*'''[1856-1975]''' Collins, Betty VanOver. ''Union County, Tennessee, Marriages''. 2 vols. Knoxville, Tenn.: B.J. Collins, 2000. [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=1022049 FHL&nbsp;US/CAN&nbsp;Book 976.8935 V29cb v. 1] ff. [Abstracts names of brides and grooms, ages, marriage dates; includes annotations taken from family Bibles, Civil War records, and other manuscripts.]  
*'''1908-1933''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10076/tennessee-deaths-1908-1933?s=275764761 Tennessee Deaths, 1908 - 1933] at MyHeritage ($) — index
*'''[1864-1900]''' Hickle, Wanda Wilmouth. ''Tennessee, Union County, Marriage Applications and Licenses, 1864-1900''. Luttrell, Tenn.: W.W. Hickle, 1983. [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=65577 FHL US/CAN&nbsp;Book 976.8935 V2h]. [Abstracts names of brides, grooms, and officiators, as well as dates of license and marriage; includes annotations taken from additional sources.]  
*'''1908-1958''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2376 Tennessee Death Records 1908-1958 ] at Ancestry  $
*'''[1901-1916]''' Collins, Sonja. ''Union County, Tennessee, Marriage Applications and Licenses, 1901-1916''. [Corryton, Tenn.]: S. Collins, 1985. [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=501611 FHL US/CAN&nbsp;Book 976.8935 V2cs]. [Abstracts names of brides, grooms, and officiators, as well as dates of license and marriage.]
*'''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 ====
===== '''Death''' =====
{{TN Divorce Intro|Union}}
*'''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 ==
For deaths of Methodists in Union County between the 1830s and the 1920s, try:
{{TN Research Facilities Intro|Union}}


=== Archives ===
*Smith, Jonathan K.T. ''Genealogical Abstracts from Reported Deaths, the Nashville Christian Advocate''. [1847-1914] 10 vols. [Jackson, Tenn.]: J.K.T. Smith, 1997-2003. [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=789366 FHL&nbsp;US/CAN&nbsp;Books 976.855/N1 V48s 1847-1851] ff;&nbsp;digital versions at [http://www.tngenweb.org/records/tn_wide/obits/nca/index.html David Donahue Memorial: Tennessee Records Repository]. [Website expands upon the publications and includes deaths from the 1830s, 1840s, 1910s and 1920s.]
{{TN Archives Intro|Union}}


=== FamilySearch Centers ===
== Societies and Libraries  ==
{{FamilySearch Centers Intro}}


*[https://locations.familysearch.org/en/united-states/tn/arthur/2063-tn-63 Cumberland Gap Tennessee FamilySearch Center]
*[http://www.unioncountytn.com/history/default.htm '''Union County Historical Society, Inc.''']'''<br>'''3824 Maynardville, Highway<br>P.O. Box 95<br>Maynardville, TN 37807<br>Phone: 1-865-992-2136
*[https://locations.familysearch.org/en/united-states/tn/knoxville/6024-grove-drive Grove Park Tennessee FamilySearch Center]
*[https://locations.familysearch.org/en/united-states/tn/la-follette/215-wildwood-circle La Follette Tennessee FamilySearch Center]
*[https://www.sevierlibrary.org/ King Family Library] - an affiliate library.
*[https://www.knoxlib.org/ Knox County Public Library] - an affiliate library.
*[http://www.oakridgetn.gov/department/library/home Oak Ridge Public Library] - an affiliate library.


=== Libraries ===
*[http://www.wrlibrary.org/Libraries/unpage.html '''East Tennessee Historical Society''']<br>601 S. Gay St.<br>P.O. Box 1629<br>Knoxville, TN 37901-1629<br>Phone: 1-865-215-8824<br>E-mail: eths@east-tennessee-history.org
{{TN Libraries Intro|Union}}


'''Maynardville Public Library'''<br>296 Main St.<br>Maynardville, TN 37807<br>Phone: 865-992-7106<br>Fax: 865-992-0202<br>Email: [mailto:mayna2bi@comcast.net mayna2bi@comcast.net]<br>[http://www.maynardvillepubliclibrary.org/ Website]<br><br>
*[http://www.maynardville.com/LIBRARY/ '''Maynardville Public Library''']<br>296 Main St.<br>Maynardville, TN 37807<br>Phone: 1-865-992-7106<br>Fax: 1-865-992-0202<br>E-mail mayna2bi@comcast.net<br>'''Hours''': Mon. and Fri. 8 a.m.-5 p.m.<br>Tues. and Thurs. 10 a.m.-7 p.m.<br>Sat. 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
'''Luttrell Public Library'''<br>115 Park Rd<br>Luttrell, TN 37779<br>Phone: 865-992-0208<br>[http://www.luttrelllibrary.org/ Website]<br>


=== Museums ===
*'''Luttrell Public Library'''<br>115 Park Rd<br>Luttrell, TN 37779<br>Phone: 1-865-992-0208
{{TN Museums Intro|Union}}


== Societies ==
== Web Sites  ==
{{TN Societies Intro|Union}}


'''Union County Historical Society, Inc.'''<br>3824 Maynardville Hwy.<br>P.O. Box 95<br>Maynardville, TN 37807<br>Phone: 865-992-2136<br>[http://www.usgennet.org/usa/tn/county/union1/ Website]<br> [https://www.facebook.com/Union-County-Historical-Society-115426621808668/ Facebook]<br>
{{Wikipedia|Union County, Tennessee}}


== Websites ==
*[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitydetails&subject=195158&subject_disp=Tennessee%2C+Union&columns=*,0,0 Family History Library Catalog] (FamilySearch)
{{TN Websites Intro|Union}}
*[http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/usa/TN/union.html Mailing List: TNUNION-L (Union County, Tennessee List)] (RootsWeb)
*[http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/usa/TN/misc.html Mailing List: ETN-L (East Tennessee List)] (RootsWeb)
*[http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/usa/TN/misc.html Mailing List: ETN-OZ-L (East Tennessee Migrants to Ozarks Region List)] (RootsWeb)
*[http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/usa/TN/misc.html#UPPEREASTTN Mailing List: UPPEREASTTN-L (Upper East Tennessee List)] (RootsWeb)
*[http://boards.ancestry.com/localities.northam.usa.states.tennessee.counties.union/mb.ashx Union County, TN Family History and Genealogy Message Board] (Ancestry)
*[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/TN/Union/ Union County, TN Genealogy and Family History] (Linkpendium)
*[http://genforum.com/tn/union/ Union County, TN Genealogy Forum] (GenForum)
*[http://www.tngenweb.org/union/ Union County, TNGenWeb] (USGenWeb)
*[http://www.mytennesseegenealogy.com/tn-county-union.html Union County, TN History, Records, Facts and Genealogy] (MyTennesseeGenealogy)


*[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/TN/Union/ Union County, TN Genealogy and Family History] (Linkpendium)
== References  ==
*[http://www.tngenweb.org/union/ Union County, TNGenWeb] (USGenWeb)
*{{FSC Place IDNum|2761|Tennessee|Union}} – 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|Union}}


*[http://sos.tn.gov/products/tsla/genealogical-fact-sheets-about-tennessee-counties-union-county Genealogical "Fact Sheets" About Tennessee Counties: Union County], courtesy: [http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/ TSLA]. (Identifies published county histories, published&nbsp;local records, census records, newspapers and local records on microfilm, and select manuscripts.)
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United States  Gotoarrow.png  Tennessee  Gotoarrow.png  Union County Template:Adoption TNGenWeb East Tennessee county. Established 1850.

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Quick Dates[edit | edit source]

Union County's civil records start the following years:[1]

Birth Marriage Death Census Land Probate
1880 1864 1914 1860 1856 1859

County Courthouse[edit | edit source]

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Union County Courthouse, Maynardville, Tennessee.

]]Union County Courthouse
901 Main St.
Maynardville, TN 37807
Phone: 1-865-992-8043


Union County Clerk
Birth records from 1864
Marriage and probate records
901 Main St.
Maynardville, TN 37807
Phone: 1-865-992-8043

Union County Register of Deeds
Land records
901 Main St., Suite 108
Maynardville, TN 37807
Phone: 1-865-992-8024

Union County Circuit Court Clerk
Court records
901 Main St., Suite 220
Maynardville, TN 37807
Phone: 1-865-992-5493

Hours:
Mon.-Fri. 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
Sat. 9 a.m.-noon

History[edit | edit source]

The origin of the county name is not entirely clear. Some believe it symbolized the unification of several East Tennessee counties at it's formation. Others point out Tennessee's desire to preserve the Union.[2]

Parent County[edit | edit source]

1850--Union County was created 3 January 1850 from Anderson, Campbell, Claiborne, Grainger, and Knox Counties.
County seat: Maynardville [3]

County Pronunciation[edit | edit source]

Hear it spoken[4]

Did we get the accent right? If not, contact Nathan W. Murphy, murphynw@familysearch.org.

Boundary Changes[edit | edit source]

"Rotating Formation Tennessee County Boundary Maps" (1777-1985) may be viewed for free at the My Tennessee Genealogy website. They rely on AniMap 3.0 software.

Record Loss[edit | edit source]

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1870, 1969--Fired damaged records
  • Lost census: 1890
  • Lost marriage records: 1854 to 1864
  • Lost probate records: 1854 to 1858

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

Places/Localities[edit | edit source]

Populated Places[edit | edit source]

Ailor (hist.) Hurricane Branch (hist.) New Loyston Rose Hill
Alder Springs Irwin New Prospect (hist.) Rule (hist.)
Chesney Lickskillet Oak Grove Sharps Chapel
Chestnut Grove Little Barren Paulette Sill (hist.)
Condon Long Hollow (hist.) Pennington Chapel Speedwell
Duke (hist.) Loo (hist.) Phebe (hist.) Stiner Store (hist.)
Dykes Lost Creek (hist.) Pinhood Warwicktown
Gabe (hist.) Loyston (hist.) Raccoon Valley Welch Crossroad
Haversons (hist.) Luttrell Ray (hist.) White Hollow
Haynes (hist.) Maynardville Rhodelin (hist.) Woodburn (hist.)
Hinds Creek Valley Mossy Spring Ridenour

Neighboring Counties[edit | edit source]

Resources[edit | edit source]

Research Guides[edit | edit source]

African American[edit | edit source]

United States African Americans Gotoarrow.png Tennessee African Americans

Cemeteries[edit | edit source]

Tennessee cemetery records often identify birth, death, relationship, and military information, as well as religious affiliation.

  • 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.
  • Union Co. TN Cemetery Records, part of the TNGenWeb Cemetery Database, lists many cemeteries in the county, often with indexes and transcripts of the burials.

Census[edit | edit source]

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

1860

  • Collins, Sonja and Evelyn Holloway. Transcription, Federal Census Schedule, Union County, Tennessee, 1860, Indexed: First Census of Union County. [Corryton, Tenn.]: S. Collins and E. Holloway, 1983. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8935 X2c 1860.

1870

  • Collins, Sonja and Evelyn Holloway. Transcription, Federal Census Schedule, Union County, Tennessee, 1870, Indexed. [Corryton, Tenn.]: S. Collins and E. Holloway, 1983. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8935 X2c 1870.

1880

  • Collins, Sonja and Evelyn Holloway. Transcription, Federal Census Schedule, Union County, Tennessee, 1880, Indexed. [Corryton, Tenn.]: S. Collins and E. Holloway, 1984. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8935 X2c 1880.
  • Sistler, Byron and Barbara Sistler. 1880 Census Union County, Tennessee. Nashville, Tenn.: B. Sistler & Associates, 1996. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8935 X2s 1880.

1900

  • Collins, Sonja and Evelyn Holloway. Transcription, Federal Census Schedule, Union County, Tennessee, 1900, Indexed. [Corryton, Tenn.]: E. Holloway and S. Collins, 1985. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8935 X2c 1900.

1910

1920

1930

Church[edit | edit source]

Court[edit | edit source]

DNA[edit | edit source]

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DNA has been collected from men claiming descent from the following Union County residents. Attempts have not been made to verify the lineages of those tested.

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

As of August 2010, a query for persons born in Union, Tennessee at World Connect, results in more than 30,000 entries.

  • Wilson, Marshall A. Families of Norris Reservoir Area. Clinton, Tennessee: Pellissippi Genealogical and Historical Society, 1986. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8935 D2w.


Norris Dam on the Clinch River in Eastern Tennessee was a project of the Tennessee Valley Authority in the 1930s. Nearly 3,000 families, totalling almost 14,000 persons, were required to vacate land that was to be inundated by the resulting reservoir. In connection with the removal of families and gravesites, Mr. Wilson, a TVA official, collected historical and genealogical information about Norris Valley residents; he presents information about 75 of those families, along with a brief chronology of the area. Each family record begins with the name of a father and the name of that man's father, con- tinuing through other ancestors of the direct male line back to the earliest one known. Families represented by ten or more male heads of household include Agee, Carden, Hatmaker, Irwin, Longmire, Miller, Rice, and Sharp.

Bibliography

  • [Baker] Nelson, Elmer R. The history and descendants of (William) Martin Baker and his wife Sarah M. Cook Chatsworth, California:E.R. Nelson, 1999.FHL book 929.273 B171. Digital version available at BYU Family History Archives.
  • [Hickle] Hubbs, Ferol Frost. Hubbs - Frost and Allied Families. 1958. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 H862hf.
  • [Monroe] Peters, Sam C. and Bonnie Heiskell Peters. Mark Monroe: An East Tennessee Pioneer and His Corn Crib. Knoxville, Tenn.: Union County Books, 2004. FHL 921.73 M757p
  • [Ridenour] Ridenour, James. The Ridenour Families of Union County, Tennessee, 1850-1930. Maynardville, Tenn.: Union County Historical Society (Tennessee), 2004?. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8935 D2r.

Land[edit | edit source]

The original Union County Deed Books are kept at the County Courthouse. In the 1970s, TSLA microfilmed Deed Books A to P (1856-1900) and an accompanying Index (1856-1907). FHL copies: FHL US/CAN Films 976349-976357.

Local Histories[edit | edit source]

Maps[edit | edit source]

Military[edit | edit source]

War of 1812

  • Embry, Hermione D. "War of 1812 - Tennessee Pensioners on List - January 2, 1883," Ansearchin' News, Vol. 8, No. 3 (Jul. 1961):95-98. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 B2a v. 8 (1961); digital version at journal website. [Includes Union County pensioners (pp. 97-98).]

Civil War

Newspapers[edit | edit source]

Many Tennessee newspapers are filmed and available at TSLA. 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 Union County click on the following city:

Occupations[edit | edit source]

  • Miller, Alan N. East Tennessee's Forgotten Children: Apprentices from 1778 to 1911. Baltimore, Md.: Printed for Clearfield Company, Inc., by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2000. FHL US/CAN 976.8 U2m. Digital version at World Vital Records ($). Purchase at Genealogical.com. [Includes Union 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:

Pathways History and Genealogical Journal
"A quarterly publication of the Union County Historical Society" organized in 1980.
The Family History Library has most volumes to the present time. FHL US/CAN 976.8935 H25p
Indexed at PERiodical Source Index (PERSI)
Digital copies of Pathways Historical and Genealogical Journal:Union County Historical Society Volumes 18,21,25,26 available at BYU Family History Archives
The Pellissippian
Genealogical articles with abstracts of Union County, Tennessee records were published in the The Pellissippian (25 vols., 1980-2004), the quarterly of the Pellissippi Genealogical and Historical Society. The society has posted tables of contents for all 25 volumes on their website. They also have back issues available for purchase. The Family History Library has acquired the first 20 volumes FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 D25p.
Yesteryears
Family History Library has volumes 2 and 3 (Feb 2006 - Oct 2007)
For additional information see website: http://www.unioncountytn.com/history/default.htm. Website includes Volume 3, Issue 3 May/June 2007 online.

Prisons[edit | edit source]

Learn if your Union County ancestors went to prison!

Probate[edit | edit source]

The original Union County Will Books are kept at the County Courthouse. In 1974, TSLA microfilmed:

  • Wills and Inventories Book B (1875-1911)
  • Administrators' Settlements Books B to D (1859-1899)
  • Guardians' Settlements 1856-1902
  • Claims against Estates 1872-1915.

FHL copies: FHL US/CAN Film 976335-976340.

Taxation[edit | edit source]

The original Union County Tax Duplicates, 1854-1860, 1869-1874, and 1893 are kept at the County Courthouse. In the 1970s, TSLA microfilmed these records. FHL copies: FHL US/CAN Films 976359-976360.

The following Union County tax records have been abstracted and/or indexed:[5]

  • [1854] Tax List, Districts 1-10, 1854, Pathways, Vol. 3, No. 3 (Jul. 1984); Vol. 3, No. 4 (Oct. 1984); Vol. 4, No. 1 (Jan. 1985); Vol. 4, No. 2 (Apr. 1985); Vol. 4, No. 4 (Oct. 1985); Vol. 5, No. 3 (Jul. 1986); Vol. 5, No. 4 (Oct. 1986); Vol. 6, No. 1 (Mar. 1987); Vol. 6, No. 2 (Jun. 1987); Vol. 6, No. 3 (Sep. 1987). For access, see Periodicals.
  • [1855] Tax List, Districts 1-10, 1855, Pathways, Vol. 6, No. 4 (Dec. 1987); Vol. 7, No. 2 (Jun. 1988); Vol. 7, No. 3 (Sep. 1988); Vol. 7, No. 4 (Dec. 1988); Vol. 8, No. 1 (Mar. 1989); Vol. 8, No. 2 (Jun. 1989); Vol. 8, No. 3 (Sep. 1989); Vol. 8, No. 4 (Dec. 1989); Vol. 9, No. 1 (Mar. 1990); Vol. 9, No. 2 (Jun. 1990). For access, see Periodicals.
  • [1856] Tax List, Districts 1-10, 1856, Pathways, Vol. 9, No. 4 (Dec. 1990); Vol. 10, No. 1 (Mar. 1991); Vol. 10, No. 2 (Jun. 1991); Vol. 10, No. 3 (Sep. 1991); Vol. 10, No. 4 (Dec. 1991); Vol. 11, No. 1 (Mar. 1992); Vol. 11, No. 2 (Jun. 1992); Vol. 11, No. 3 (Sep. 1992); Vol. 11, No. 4 (Dec. 1992). For access, see Periodicals.
  • [1857] Tax List, Districts 1-10, 1857, Pathways, Vol. 12, No. 1 (Mar. 1993); Vol. 12, No. 2 (Jun. 1993); Vol. 12, No. 3 (Sep. 1993); Vol. 12, No. 4 (Dec. 1993); Vol. 13, No. 1 (Mar. 1994); Vol. 13, No. 2 (Jun. 1994); Vol. 14, No. 2 (Jun. 1995); Vol. 14, No. 3 (Sep. 1995); Vol. 14, No. 4 (Dec. 1995); Vol. 15, No. 1 (Mar. 1996); Vol. 15, No. 2 (Jun. 1996); Vol. 15, No. 3 (Sep. 1996); Vol. 15, No. 4 (Nov. 1996); Vol. 16, No. 1 (Mar. 1997); Vol. 16, No. 2 (Jun. 1997); Vol. 16, No. 3 (Sep. 1997); Vol. 16, No. 4 (Dec. 1997); Vol. 17, No. 1 (Mar. 1998); Vol. 17, No. 2 (Jun. 1998). For access, see Periodicals.
  • [1858] Tax List, Districts 1-10, 1858, Pathways, Vol. 17, No. 3 (Sep. 1998); Vol. 17, No. 4 (Dec. 1998); Vol. 18, No. 1 (Mar. 1999); Vol. 18, No. 2 (Jun. 1999); Vol. 18, No. 3 (Sep. 1999); Vol. 18, No. 4 (Dec. 1999); Vol. 19, No. 1 (Mar. 2000); Vol. 19, No. 2 (Jun. 2000); Vol. 19, No. 3 (Sep. 2000). For access, see Periodicals.
  • [1859] Tax List, 1859, Pathways, Vol. 19, No. 4 (Dec. 2000); Vol. 23, No. 1 (Mar. 2004); Vol. 23, No. 2 (Sep. 2004). For access, see Periodicals.
  • [1860] Tax List, 1860, Pathways, Vol. 24, No. 1 (Mar. 2005); Vol. 24, No. 2 (Jun. 2005); Vol. 24, No. 4 (Dec. 2005); Vol. 25, No. 2 (Jun. 2006); Vol. 25, No. 3 (Sep. 2006); Vol. 26, No. 1 (Mar. 2007); Vol. 26, No. 2 (Jun. 2007). For access, see Periodicals.

Vital Records[edit | edit source]

Marriage[edit | edit source]

The original Union County Marriage Books are kept at the County Courthouse. Antebellum marriage registers no longer survive, but published transcripts include a few alternative marriage sources for the 1850s. The original records have been microfilmed:

  1. Marriage Books 1 to 7 (1864-1969). Microfilmed in 1970s and 1980s by TSLA. FHL copies: FHL US/CAN Films 976341-976342, 1928862-1928863.

Union County's marriage records have been abstracted multiple times. Each editor followed similar abstraction standards:

  • [1856-1975] Collins, Betty VanOver. Union County, Tennessee, Marriages. 2 vols. Knoxville, Tenn.: B.J. Collins, 2000. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8935 V29cb v. 1 ff. [Abstracts names of brides and grooms, ages, marriage dates; includes annotations taken from family Bibles, Civil War records, and other manuscripts.]
  • [1864-1900] Hickle, Wanda Wilmouth. Tennessee, Union County, Marriage Applications and Licenses, 1864-1900. Luttrell, Tenn.: W.W. Hickle, 1983. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8935 V2h. [Abstracts names of brides, grooms, and officiators, as well as dates of license and marriage; includes annotations taken from additional sources.]
  • [1901-1916] Collins, Sonja. Union County, Tennessee, Marriage Applications and Licenses, 1901-1916. [Corryton, Tenn.]: S. Collins, 1985. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8935 V2cs. [Abstracts names of brides, grooms, and officiators, as well as dates of license and marriage.]
Death[edit | edit source]

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

Societies and Libraries[edit | edit source]

  • Maynardville Public Library
    296 Main St.
    Maynardville, TN 37807
    Phone: 1-865-992-7106
    Fax: 1-865-992-0202
    E-mail mayna2bi@comcast.net
    Hours: Mon. and Fri. 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
    Tues. and Thurs. 10 a.m.-7 p.m.
    Sat. 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
  • Luttrell Public Library
    115 Park Rd
    Luttrell, TN 37779
    Phone: 1-865-992-0208

Web Sites[edit | edit source]

 Wikipedia has more about this subject: Union County, Tennessee

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Earliest County Records," Tennessee State Library and Archives.
  2. ↑ "List of counties in Tennessee," Wikipedia.
  3. ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002), 644.
  4. ↑ Voice of Gene Black, FamilySearch employee, former resident of Bristol, Tenn. (2010).
  5. ↑ The Heritage Quest Online version of PERSI aided in the compilation of this list.


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