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== Online Resources ==
*'''1899-2012''' {{RecordSearch|2367299|United States, Obituaries, American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, 1899-2012}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, Obituaries, American Historical Society of Germans from Russia - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1980-2014''' {{RecordSearch|2333694|United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images<br>
*[http://www.genealogybuff.com/tn/ GenealogyBuff Obituaries]
*[http://www.obitsarchive.com/oa-search/we/Archives/?p_action=keyword&p_product=OBAR&p_theme=obar&d_sources=location&d_place=Tennessee&p_nbid=&kbid=10435 ObitsArchive.com - Tennessee] ($)
*[http://obituarieshelp.org/tennessee_newspaper_obituaries.html ObituariesHelp.org - Tennessee Newspaper Obituaries Listings]
*[http://www.obitlinkspage.com/tennessee/newspapers The Obituary Link Page - Tennessee Obituary Links]
*[http://www.tngenweb.org/tnhistnews/ TN Historical News Database ]- complication of absracts from Tennessee newspapers; obituaries included
*[http://www.genealogybuff.com/tn/ Genealogy Buff]
*[http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/newspapers/?state=Tennessee Tennessee newspapers on Chronicling America ]- full-text, historical newspapers; you can search for obituary information.
==Overview==
Obituaries may provide such information as the age of the deceased; birth date and place, including foreign town and country of birth; parents’ names; maiden name; occupation; and names and residences of living children or other family members.  
Obituaries may provide such information as the age of the deceased; birth date and place, including foreign town and country of birth; parents’ names; maiden name; occupation; and names and residences of living children or other family members.  


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Printed obituaries include:  
Printed obituaries include:  


* Garrett, Jill L. ''Obituaries from Tennessee Newspapers.'' Easley, South Carolina: Southern Historical Press, 1980. (FHL book 976.8 V4g.) The record contains obituaries from the early 1800's to the early 1900's. The entries contain the date, place, cause of death, and may include other vital information. The record is arranged alphabetically.  
*Garrett, Jill L. ''Obituaries from Tennessee Newspapers.'' Easley, South Carolina: Southern Historical Press, 1980. {{FSC|170153|item|disp=FS Catalog book 976.8 V4g}} The record contains obituaries from the early 1800's to the early 1900's. The entries contain the date, place, cause of death, and may include other vital information. The record is arranged alphabetically.


* Lucas, Silas Emmett. ''Obituaries from Early Tennessee Newspapers, 1794–1851''. Easley, South Carolina: Southern Historical Press, 1978. (FHL book 976.8 V4L.) The entries contain date, place, cause of death, and may include other vital information. The record is alphabetical.  
*Lucas, Silas Emmett. ''Obituaries from Early Tennessee Newspapers, 1794–1851''. Easley, South Carolina: Southern Historical Press, 1978. {{FSC|10859|item|disp=FS Catalog book 976.8 V4L}} The entries contain date, place, cause of death, and may include other vital information. The record is alphabetical.


The “[[United States Obituaries|Obituaries]]and [[United States Newspapers|Newspapers]]” sections of the United States Research Outline list sources for finding obituaries and the newspapers that published them.  
See the [[United States Newspapers|United States Newspapers]] and [[Tennessee Newspapers|Tennessee Newspapers]] wiki articles for help in locating newspapers that published obituaries. See the [[Tennessee Archives and Libraries|Tennessee Archives and Libraries]] article for facilities with regional collections which might include obituaries.  


Obituaries and indexes from a few individual newspapers can be found in the Family History Library Catalog, using the Locality Search for:  
<br> Obituaries and indexes from a few individual newspapers can be found in the FamilySearch Catalog, using the Locality Search for:  


TENNESSEE - NEWSPAPERS  
TENNESSEE - NEWSPAPERS  
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TENNESSEE, [COUNTY], NEWSPAPERS  
TENNESSEE, [COUNTY], NEWSPAPERS  


TENNESSEE, [COUNTY], [TOWN] - NEWSPAPERS  
TENNESSEE, [COUNTY], [TOWN] - NEWSPAPERS
 
 


=== Websites===
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*http://www.genealogybuff.com/tn/


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