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 | width="10%" bgcolor="#b6ebfb" align="center" |'''[[Tennessee Vital Records#Death-Records|Deaths]]'''
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-| width="10%" bgcolor="#b6ebfb" align="left" | County/Town
+| width="10%" bgcolor="#b6ebfb" align="left" | '''County/Town'''
 | width="10%" align="center" | 1881
 | width="10%" align="center" | County Formation
 | width="10%" align="center" | 1881
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-| width="10%" bgcolor="#b6ebfb" align="left" | State
+| width="10%" bgcolor="#b6ebfb" align="left" | '''State'''
 | width="10%" align="center" | 1908*
 | width="10%" align="center" | 1945
 | width="10%" align="center" | 1908*
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-| width="10%" bgcolor="#b6ebfb" align="left" | General Compliance
+| width="10%" bgcolor="#b6ebfb" align="left" | '''General Compliance'''
 | width="10%" align="center" | 1927
 | width="10%" align="center" | 1838**
 | width="10%" align="center" | 1927
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-| colspan="4"|* 1913 is missing from births and deaths<br>** 1838 law required counties to ''retain'' marriage records
+| colspan="4"|*1913 is missing from births and deaths<br>**1838 law required counties to ''retain'' marriage records
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 == Online Resources ==
 === Birth ===
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 == Additional Information ==
 See also:
+*[[Tennessee Guided Research|Tennessee Guided Research]]
 *[[United States Vital Records|United States Vital Records]]
 *[[Locating United States Vital Records|Locating United States Vital Records]]
 *[https://tnsla.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/tnslapublic/?rm=RESOURCE%20GUIDE0%7C%7C%7C1%7C%7C%7C1%7C%7C%7Ctrue Research Resources] at Tennessee State Library and Archives
 *[http://tngenweb.org/ Tennessee GenWeb Project] of USGenWeb.org
 *''Guide to Public Vital Statistics in Tennessee''. Historical Records Survey (Tennessee). (Nashville:The Tennessee State Planning Commission, 1941) Birth Records, pp 7-34; Marriage Records, pp 59-83; Death Records, pp 35-58; {{FSC|230329|item|disp=FS Catalog book 976.8 A3gp; film 833362}}; {{WorldCat|14746022|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; '''''Online at:''''' {{FSDL|110760}}
 == Strategy==
 '''Tips for Using Vital Records'''<br>
-*Information listed was given by an informant
+*Certificate or record is not found:
+#Couples often married in the county where bride lived or they may have eloped
+#Search the towns and cities where the event took place. Also search surrounding counties to locate the document.
+#The record may not exist because of record loss at the the county courthouse. See [[Tennessee Vital Records#Burned, Lost, or Missing Records|Burned, Lost, or Missing Records]].
+#The event may not have been recorded by the government at that time. [[Tennessee Vital Records#Substitute Records|Substitute Records]].
+*Examine the record to determine accuracy:
+#Person providing information may not remember events accurately
+#Informant may not have been present at the time of the event
+#Informant may give false information to hide age, race, religion, or illegitimacy
+#Grieving relatives may not have remembered correctly
+*Review the informant on the document:
 #Learn the relationship of the informant to the subject(s) of the record
-#See if records about the informant may have clues and evidence for your family
+#See if records about the informant may have clues about the family
-#Use the information as a clue, not a fact, until verified by other sources
+#Verify vital information with other sources <br>
-*To determine the accuracy of the record, consider:
-#How much time elapsed since the event and making a record of it? (Faded or recent memory?)
-#Was the informant present at the time of the event? (Witnessed or was told about it?)
-#Did they guess or have something to hide for social or religious reasons? (Illegitimacy, age, other?)
 ''See also:''<br>
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-'''Burned, Lost, or Missing Records?'''<br>
+===Burned, Lost, or Missing Records===
-The following counties had record loss.  Click on the county for more information.<br>
+The following counties had record loss. Click on the county for more information.<br>
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-'''Substitute Records'''<br>
+===Substitute Records===
 For other records that may give birth, marriage, or death information, see:
 *[[Tennessee_Substitute_Records|Tennessee Substitute Records]]