Decatur County, Tennessee Compiled Genealogies: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 17:13, 21 November 2023

Has anyone studied my Decatur County, Tennessee family before?

Message boards and online family trees can help you learn if someone is actively researching your ancestors. More than a dozen books or articles have been published about Decatur County's families. Descendants of some historic residents have had their DNA tested.

Main article: Decatur County, Tennessee

General[edit | edit source]

As of August 2010, a query for persons born in Decatur County, Tennessee at World Connect, results in more than 10,000 entries.

Decatur County, Tennessee History and Families. Paducah, Ky.: Turner's Publishing Co. Publisher's description.

DNA[edit | edit source]

DNA has been collected from men claiming descent from the following Decatur County residents. Attempts have not been made to verify the lineages of those tested.

[Doss] Multiple descendants of Rev. John Wesley Doss, b. abt 1809 Virginia, resident of Decatur and Carroll counties, Tennessee. Y-DNA 37 and 67 Marker Tests, FTDNA (Kits 40282, 88650). Genetic signatures available online (labeled Jw-1 and Jw-2), genealogical description available online, courtesy: The Doss DNA Project, World Families. Matches have been found.

Bibliography[edit | edit source]

It is anticipated that this bibliography will eventually identify all known family histories published about residents of this county. Use this list to:

Locate publications about direct ancestors
Find the most updated accounts of an ancestor's family
Identify publications about an ancestor's "FAN Club" (Friends, Associates, and Neighbors)

[Ausmus] Ausmus, Harry Lee. Ausmus Family History, 1711-1962. Johnson City, TN: H.L. Ausmus, 1963. FS Library FAM HIST Book 929.273 Au72a and Heritage Quest Online ($).

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 *Locate publications about direct ancestors
 *Find the most updated accounts of an ancestor's family
-*Identify publications, to quote [[Elizabeth Shown Mills|Elizabeth Shown Mills]], about an ancestor's "FAN Club" ['''F'''riends, '''A'''ssociates, and '''N'''eighbors]
+*Identify publications about an ancestor's [https://www.evidenceexplained.com/content/quicklesson-11-identity-problems-fan-principle "FAN Club"] ('''F'''riends, '''A'''ssociates, and '''N'''eighbors)
-*'''[Ausmus]''' Ausmus, Harry Lee. ''Ausmus Family History, 1711-1962. ''Johnson City, TN: H.L. Ausmus, 1963. {{FHL|227238|title-id|disp=FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 Au72a}} and [http://persi.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/books/results/image?urn=urn%3Aproquest%3AUS%3Bglhbooks%3BGenealogy-glh244194254%3B-1%3B-1%3B Heritage Quest Online] ($).
+*'''[Ausmus]''' Ausmus, Harry Lee. ''Ausmus Family History, 1711-1962. ''Johnson City, TN: H.L. Ausmus, 1963. {{FSC|227238|title-id|disp=FS Library FAM HIST Book 929.273 Au72a}} and [http://persi.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/books/results/image?urn=urn%3Aproquest%3AUS%3Bglhbooks%3BGenealogy-glh244194254%3B-1%3B-1%3B Heritage Quest Online] ($).
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