Tennessee Online Genealogy Records

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Online Genealogy Records

Tennessee Statewide Online Genealogy Records This table shows links to statewide collections. To find links to collections on the county level, use the county Wiki pages. Some subscription websites listed below can be searched for free at a FamilySearch center or FamilySearch affiliate library.
For United States nationwide collections, go to the United States Online Genealogy Records page.
Vital Records Births 1828-1939: Tennessee Births and Christenings at FamilySearch; index only 1869-1909: Tennessee Delayed Birth Records at Ancestry; index & images ($) 1908-1912: Tennessee Birth Records (ER Series) at FamilySearch; index & images Marriages 17thc-20thc: US Marriages at Findmypast; index only ($) 1780-2002: Tennessee State Marriage index at FamilySearch; index only; Also at Ancestry ($) 1784-1825: Tennessee Compiled Marriages at Ancestry; index only ($) 1790-1950: Tennessee County Marriages at FamilySearch; index & images 1796-1950: Tennessee Marriages at FamilySearch; index only 1810-1965: Tennessee Church Marriages at FamilySearch; index & images 1838-1888: Tennessee Civil Marriages at FamilySearch; images only 1851-1900: Tennessee Compiled Marriages at Ancestry; index only ($) Tennessee Records: Bible Records and Marriage Bonds at Ancestry; images only ($) Tennessee Marriage and Bible Records at Ancestry; index only ($) Deaths 1874-1955: Tennessee Deaths and Burials at FamilySearch; index only; Also at Ancestry ($) 1908-1933: Tennessee Deaths at Ancestry; index only ($) 1908-1965: Tennessee Death Records at Ancestry; index & images ($) 1914-1966: Tennessee Death at FamilySearch; index & images Divorce 1800-1965: Tennessee Divorce and Other Records at Ancestry; index & images ($) Tennessee Divorces at MyHeritage; index & images ($) African American See US African American Online Genealogy Records Archives and Libraries Bible Records Tennessee Records: Bible Records and Marriage Bonds at Ancestry; images only ($) Tennessee Marriage and Bible Records at Ancestry; index only ($) Biography A history of Tennessee and Tennesseans at Ancestry; index & images ($) County and Town Histories, includes biographies Cemetery Records BillionGraves Index at FamilySearch; index & images Cemetery Search at BillionGraves Cemetery Search at Find a Grave Census See US Census Online Genealogy Records 1810-1891: Tennessee Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index at Ancestry; index only ($) 1891: Tennessee Enumeration of Male Voters at Ancestry; index & images ($) Church Records 1750-1899: U.S., Southern Baptist Church Records at Ancestry; index & images ($) 1816-1995: Tennessee Church Records at FamilySearch; index & images Compiled Genealogies Tennessee History and Genealogy at Findmypast; index only ($) Court and Criminal Records 1863-1865: Memphis, Tennessee, U.S., Provost Marshal List of Prisoners, 863-1865 at Ancestry; index & images ($) Directories History 1796-1946: Tennessee old and new at Ancestry; images only ($) County and Town Histories, includes biographies Immigration Records See US Immigration Online Genealogy Records 1500s-1900s: All US and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index at Ancestry; index only ($); Also at MyHeritage; index only ($); includes those with Destination of Tennessee 1895-1956: US Border Crossings from Canada at MyHeritage; index & images ($); includes those with Destination of Tennessee Cultural Immigration Groups 1920-1939: Germany, Bremen Emigration Lists at MyHeritage; index only ($); includes those with Destination of Tennessee Germans Immigrating to the US at MyHeritage; index only ($); includes those with Destination of Tennessee Italians Immigrating to the US at MyHeritage; index only ($); includes those with Destination of Tennessee Russians Immigrating to the US at MyHeritage; index only ($); includes those with Destination of Tennessee	Indigenous Peoples of Tennessee See US Native American Online Genealogy Records Land Records 1753-1931: North Carolina and Tennessee Early Land Records at Ancestry; index & images ($) 1778-1927: Tennessee Early Land Registers at Ancestry; index & images ($) Full-Text Search - Land Records at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary Maps Atlas of Historical County Boundaries at The Newberry Library Maps of Tennessee at MapOfUS Military Nationwide Databases US Military Online Genealogy Records General Records 1861-1967: Tennessee, Military Discharge Records at FamilySearch; index & images Indian Wars, dates vary See US Military Online Genealogy Records Revolutionary War, 1774-1783 See US Military Online Genealogy Records War of 1812, 1812-1815 See US Military Online Genealogy Records Mexican War, 1846-1848 See US Military Online Genealogy Records Florida War, 1855-1858 See US Military Online Genealogy Records Civil War, 1861-1865 See US Military Online Genealogy Records 1861-1865: Tennessee Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers at FamilySearch; index & images 1861-1865: Tennessee Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers at FamilySearch; index & images 1891-1965: Tennessee Confederate Pension Applications, Soldiers and Widows at FamilySearch; index & images; Also at MyHeritage ($) Tennessee Civil War Confederate Pension Applications Index at Ancestry; index only ($) Spanish-American War, 1898 See US Military Online Genealogy Records World War I, 1917-1918 See US Military Online Genealogy Records Tennessee WWI Veterans at MyHeritage; index only ($) World War II, 1941-1945 See US Military Online Genealogy Records Korean War, 1950-1953 See US Military Online Genealogy Records U.S. Military Fatal Casualties of the Korean War for Tennessee Vietnam War, 1964-1972 See US Military Online Genealogy Records U.S. Military Fatal Casualties of the Vietnam War for Tennessee Naturalization See US Naturalization Online Genealogy Records 1888-1992: Tennessee Naturalization Records at Ancestry; index & images ($) Newspapers 1793-1970: Tennessee Newspapers at GenealogyBank Tennessee Digitized Newspapers at Chronicling America Tennessee Newspapers & Periodicals at Ancestry; index only ($) Tennessee, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index at Ancestry — index & images ($) Obituaries 1980-2014: US GenealogyBank Obituaries at FamilySearch; index & images Tennessee Obituaries at ObituariesHelp.org Tennessee Obituaries at Obituary Link Page Occupations Periodicals PERiodical Source Index (PERSI) at Allen County Public Library; index Probate Records 1779-2008: Tennessee Wills and Probate Records at Ancestry; index & images ($) 1795-1927: Tennessee Probate Court Books at FamilySearch; images only 1795-1955: Tennessee Probate Court Files at FamilySearch; images only Full-Text Search - Wills and Probate Records at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary Tax Records 1783-1895: Tennessee Early Tax List Records at Ancestry; index & images ($) Voting Records

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