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| | link3=[[Tennessee, United States Genealogy|Tennessee]] | | | link3=[[Tennessee, United States Genealogy|Tennessee]] |
| | link4=[[Tennessee Vital Records|Vital Records]] | | | link4=[[Tennessee Vital Records|Vital Records]] |
| | link5=[[User:AdkinsWH/Sandbox_Temp_Tennessee_Substitute_Records|Tennessee Substitute Records]] | | | link5=[[Tennessee_Substitute_Records|Tennessee Substitute Records]] |
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| ==Background== | | ==Background== |
| From the beginning of record keeping, record loss has been a factor. Fire, flood, insects, weather, and more impacted those fragile paper copies. Below you will find records which can fill in the gaps left by record loss. In fact, it is wise and valuable to use them in your research whether or not there is record loss. | | From the beginning of record keeping, record loss has been a factor. Fire, flood, insects, weather, and other reasons impacted the survival of records. Below are substitute records that can be used in place of the missing records. |
| | *Substitute records can include additional details about an ancestor and clues regarding record loss |
| | *Use records of neighboring counties to help when there is county record loss |
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| ==Substitutes for Birth, Marriage, and Death Records== | | ==Substitutes for Birth, Marriage, and Death Records== |
| Records created by other organizations frequently give birth, marriage, death, or family information. They were created for a variety of reasons, resulting in clues to move research forward as well as information that adds a richness to family history. Substitute records can contain conflicting information compared to other sources.
| | Substitute records are documents that were created by various organizations that may include genealogical events or information. These records were created by churches, businesses, governments, and other entities. Use these substitute records to locate missing information not located in birth, marriage, and death documents. Substitute records can contain conflicting information when compared to other sources. |
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| | Links below are to Tennessee wiki pages describing alternate sources. |
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| | width="15%" valign="middle" height="25" align="left" |[[Tennessee Church Records|Church Records]] | | | width="15%" valign="middle" height="25" align="left" |[[Tennessee Church Records|Church Records]] |
| | width="80%" |Depending on the denomination, church records may contain information about birth, marriage and death, may include witnesses (relatives?) | | | width="80%" |Depending on the denomination, church records may contain information about birth, marriage and death, and witnesses, who may be relatives |
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| | width="15%" valign="middle" height="25" align="left" | [[Tennessee History|Local Histories]] | | | width="15%" valign="middle" height="25" align="left" | [[Tennessee History|Local Histories]] |
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| ''See also:'' | | ''See also:'' |
| *[[GuidedResearch:Tennessee|Tennessee Guided Research]] | | *[[GuidedResearch:Tennessee|Tennessee Guided Research]] |
| * [[User:AdkinsWH/Sandbox_Temp_Subs_Tennessee_Substitute_Records|Tennessee Substitute Records]]
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| * [[Substitute_Records_For_United_States_Birth_Information|Substitute Records For United States Birth Information]] | | * [[Substitute_Records_For_United_States_Birth_Information|Substitute Records For United States Birth Information]] |
| *[[Substitute_Records_for_United_States_Marriage_Information|Substitute Records for United States Marriage Information]] | | *[[Substitute_Records_for_United_States_Marriage_Information|Substitute Records for United States Marriage Information]] |