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This table can help you decide which records to search. It is most helpful for post-1850 research.
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#In column 1, find the category closest to your research goal.  
== Record Finder Table for Tennessee ==
#In column 2, find the types of records most likely to have the information you need.  
The following Record Finder table assists researchers in determining record types that may list the information they are looking for.  
#In column 3, find additional record types that may be useful.
=== Order of Records ===
#Look in the section of this outline that corresponds to the record type you chose. It explains what the records might tell you, how to search them, and how to find the records in the Locality Search of the Family History Library Catalog. Some records are not at the library.
The typically most reliable sources are listed at the top of the list. However, depending on the time period of the record and location, multiple records in the list may need to be searched to achieve the objective. Alternative records are listed as well in case traditional records do not provide the desired information.


<br>'''Note: '''Records of previous researchg (Genealogy, Biography, History, Periodicals, and Societies) are useful for most goals but are not listed unless they are ''especially'' helpful. <br>
== List of Topics ==
This Record Finder table links to the Tennessee topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.


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===Vital Events ===
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|-
| '''1. If you need&nbsp;'''  
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''  
| '''2. Look first in'''  
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''  
| '''3. Then search'''
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| Adoptions
| align="left" | Birth date and place
| Court Records, Vital Records, Guardianship
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Probate Records, Church Records, Census
*[[Tennessee Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[Tennessee Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Tennessee Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Tennessee Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Tennessee Obituaries|Obituaries]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Tennessee Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[Tennessee Census|Census]]
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|-
| Age
| align="left" | Marriage place and date
| Census, Cemeteries, Obituaries, Vital Records  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Naturalization and Citizenship, Military Records, Church Records, Bible Records
*[[Tennessee Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[Tennessee Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Tennessee Census|Census]]
*[[Tennessee Newspapers|Newspapers]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Tennessee Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[Tennessee Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Tennessee Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Tennessee Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Tennessee Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
*[[Tennessee Land and Property|Land and Property]]
|-
|-
| Birth date  
| align="left" | Death date, place, and burial
| Vital Records, Newspapers, Obituaries, Cemeteries  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Church Records, Bible Records, Census, Military Records
*[[Tennessee Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[Tennessee Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Tennessee Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Tennessee Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Tennessee Newspapers|Newspapers]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Tennessee Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Tennessee Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[Tennessee Military Records|Military Records]]
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===Maiden Names and Family Members===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| Birth place
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| Vital Records, Church Records, Newspapers, Obituaries
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| Census, Military Records, Naturalization and Citizenship, Cemeteries
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| Children
| align="left" | Maiden name
| Census, Probate Records, Newspapers, Obituaries
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Vital Records, Guardianship, Church Records, Bible Records
*[[Tennessee Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[Tennessee Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Tennessee Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Tennessee Bible Records|Bible Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Tennessee Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Tennessee Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Tennessee Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Tennessee Obituaries|Obituaries]]
|-
|-
| City or parish of foreign birth
| align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
| Vital Records, Newspapers, Obituaries, Biography
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| History, Naturalization and Citizenship, Emigration and Immigration, Military Records
*[[Tennessee Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[Tennessee Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Tennessee Census|Census]]
*[[Tennessee Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Tennessee Obituaries|Obituaries]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Tennessee Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[Tennessee Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Tennessee Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
|-
|-
| County boundaries and origins
| align="left" | Living relatives
| Maps, Gazetteers
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| History
*[[Tennessee Directories|Directories]]
*[[Tennessee Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[Tennessee Obituaries|Obituaries]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Tennessee Census|Census]]
*[[Tennessee Biography|Biography]]
*[[Tennessee Societies|Societies]]
*[[Tennessee Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Tennessee Probate Records|Probate Records]]
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=== Immigration and Country of Origin ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| Country of foreign birth
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| Census, Naturalization and Citizenship, Vital Records, Newspapers
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| Biography, History, Obituaries Emigration and Immigration
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| Death information
| align="left" | Immigration date
| Vital Records, Cemeteries, Obituaries, Probate Records
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Military Records, Church Records, Bible Records, Land and Property
*[[Tennessee Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Tennessee Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
*[[Tennessee Societies|Societies]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Tennessee Census|Census]]
*[[Tennessee Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Tennessee Biography|Biography]]
|-
|-
| Divorce
| align="left" | City or Country of foreign birth
| Divorce Records, Vital Records, Court Records, Newspapers  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Census, Obituaries
*[[Tennessee Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[Tennessee Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Tennessee Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Tennessee Census|Census]]
*[[Tennessee Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Tennessee Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Tennessee Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Tennessee Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Tennessee Biography|Biography]]
*[[Tennessee Societies|Societies]]
|}
 
=== Residences and Locations ===
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|-
|-
| Emigration
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| Emigration and Immigration, Naturalization and Citizenship, Census, Newspapers
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| Biography, History, Minorities, Societies
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| Ethnic background
| align="left" | Residence
| Native Races, Minorities, Emigration and Immigration, Naturalization and Citizenship
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Societies, Church Records, Periodicals, Census
*[[Tennessee Census|Census]]
*[[Tennessee Land and Property|Land and Property]]
*[[Tennessee Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[Tennessee Directories|Directories]]
*[[Tennessee Taxation|Taxation]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Tennessee Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Tennessee Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Tennessee Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Tennessee Biography|Biography]]
*[[Tennessee Societies|Societies]]
|}
 
=== Personal Details and Affiliations ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| Historical background
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| History, Periodicals, Gazetteers
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| Maps, Land and Property
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| Immigration date
| align="left" | Nationality or ethnicity
| Emigration and Immigration, Naturalization and Citizenship, Census
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Court Records, Biography, History
*[[Tennessee Census|Census]]
|-
*[[African American Record Finder]]
| Living relatives
*[[African American Resources for Tennessee|African Americans]]
| Newspapers, Obituaries, Probate Records, Directories
*[[Indigenous Peoples of Tennessee|Indigenous Peoples]]
| Court Records, Census
*[[Tennessee Cultural Groups|Cultural Groups]]
|-
*[[Tennessee Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
| Maiden name
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| Vital Records, Newspapers, Obituaries, Probate Records
*[[Tennessee Church Records|Church Records]]
| Church Records, Military Records, Cemeteries
*[[Tennessee Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
|-
*[[Tennessee Periodicals|Periodicals]]
| Marriage information
*[[Tennessee Societies|Societies]]
| Vital Records, Newspapers, Obituaries, Census  
 
| Probate Records, Church Records, Military Records
|-
| Migration Information
| Emigration and Immigration, Maps, Census, Biography
| History, Land and Property, Military Records, Minorities
|-
| Naturalization
| Naturalization and Citizenship, Census
| Court Records, Biography, History
|-
| Occupations
| Occupations, Census, Directories
| Newspapers, Obituaries, Biography, History, Emigration and Immigration
|-
| Other family members
| Census, Newspapers, Obituaries, Probate Records
| Vital Records, Church Records, Bible Records
|-
| Parents
| Vital Records, Newspapers, Obituaries, Census
| Probate Records, Church Records, Societies
|-
| Physical description
| Military Records, Emigration and Immigration, Naturalization and Citizenship
| Biography, History
|-
| Place-finding aids
| Maps, Gazetteers, History
| Periodicals, Archives and Libraries
|-
| Places of previous residence
| Census, Military Records, Newspapers, Obituaries
| Land and Property, Naturalization and Citizenship, Emigration and Immigration, Public Records
|-
| Place of residence when you know only the state
| Census, Vital Records, Military Records
| Naturalization and Citizenship
|-
|-
| Previous Research
| align="left" | Occupation
| Genealogy, Biography, Periodicals, Societies
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| History, Archives and Libraries
*[[Tennessee Census|Census]]
*[[Tennessee Directories|Directories]]
*[[Tennessee Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Tennessee Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Tennessee Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[Tennessee Biography|Biography]]
|-
|-
| Record-finding aids
| align="left" | Religion
| Archives and Libraries, Church Records, Periodicals
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Societies, For Further Reading
*[[Tennessee Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Tennessee Biography|Biography]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Tennessee Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[Tennessee Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
|-
|-
| Religion
| align="left" | Social activities
| Church Records, Vital Records, Newspapers, Obituaries, Biography
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| History, Cemeteries, Directories
*[[Tennessee Biography|Biography]]
*[[Tennessee Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Tennessee Societies|Societies]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Tennessee Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Tennessee Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[Tennessee Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Tennessee Directories|Directories]]
|-
|-
| Social activities
| align="left" | Physical description
| Societies, Newspapers, Obituaries, Biography  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| History, Cemeteries, Directories
*[[Tennessee Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Tennessee Biography|Biography]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Tennessee Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
*[[Tennessee Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[Tennessee Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
|-
|}
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=== Adoption ===
For information about adoptees and their biological families, please refer to: [[United States Adoption Research|United States Adoption Research]].
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Latest revision as of 13:14, 15 April 2024

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Beginning Research
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Record Finder Table for Tennessee

The following Record Finder table assists researchers in determining record types that may list the information they are looking for.

Order of Records

The typically most reliable sources are listed at the top of the list. However, depending on the time period of the record and location, multiple records in the list may need to be searched to achieve the objective. Alternative records are listed as well in case traditional records do not provide the desired information.

List of Topics

This Record Finder table links to the Tennessee topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.

Vital Events

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Birth date and place
Marriage place and date
Death date, place, and burial

Maiden Names and Family Members

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Maiden name
Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
Living relatives

Immigration and Country of Origin

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Immigration date
City or Country of foreign birth

Residences and Locations

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Residence

Personal Details and Affiliations

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Nationality or ethnicity
Occupation
Religion
Social activities
Physical description

Adoption

For information about adoptees and their biological families, please refer to: United States Adoption Research.

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