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{{Adoption TNGenWeb}} 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 article 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 [[FamilySearch Catalog Place Search|Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog]]. Some records are not at the [[Family History 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.


'''Note: '''Records of previous research ([[Tennessee Compiled Genealogies|Genealogy]], [[Tennessee Biography|Biography]], [[Tennessee History|History]], [[Tennessee Periodicals|Periodicals]], and [[Tennessee Societies|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
| [[Tennessee Court Records|Court Records]], [[Tennessee Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[Tennessee Guardianship|Guardianship]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Tennessee Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[Tennessee Church Records|Church Records]], [[Tennessee Census|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]]
|-
|-
| Age
| align="left" | Marriage place and date
| [[Tennessee Census|Census]], [[Tennessee Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[Tennessee Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Tennessee Vital Records|Vital Records]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Tennessee Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Tennessee Military Records|Military Records]], [[Tennessee Church Records|Church Records]], [[Tennessee Bible 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]]
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|-
| Birth date  
| align="left" | Death date, place, and burial
| [[Tennessee Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[Tennessee Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[Tennessee Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Tennessee Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Tennessee Church Records|Church Records]], [[Tennessee Bible Records|Bible Records]], [[Tennessee Census|Census]], [[Tennessee Military Records|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===
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| Birth place
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| [[Tennessee Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[Tennessee Church Records|Church Records]], [[Tennessee Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[Tennessee Obituaries|Obituaries]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| [[Tennessee Census|Census]], [[Tennessee Military Records|Military Records]], [[Tennessee Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Tennessee Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| Children
| align="left" | Maiden name
| [[Tennessee Census|Census]], [[Tennessee Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[Tennessee Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[Tennessee Obituaries|Obituaries]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Tennessee Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[Tennessee Guardianship|Guardianship]], [[Tennessee Church Records|Church Records]], [[Tennessee Bible 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
| [[Tennessee Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[Tennessee Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[Tennessee Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Tennessee Biography|Biography]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Tennessee History|History]], [[Tennessee Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Tennessee Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[Tennessee Military Records|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
| [[Tennessee Maps|Maps]], [[Tennessee Gazetteers|Gazetteers]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Tennessee History|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]]
|-
|}
 
=== Immigration and Country of Origin ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
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| Country of foreign birth
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| [[Tennessee Census|Census]], [[Tennessee Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Tennessee Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[Tennessee Newspapers|Newspapers]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| [[Tennessee Biography|Biography]], [[Tennessee History|History]], [[Tennessee Obituaries|Obituaries]] [[Tennessee Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| Death information
| align="left" | Immigration date
| [[Tennessee Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[Tennessee Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[Tennessee Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Tennessee Probate Records|Probate Records]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| [[Tennessee Military Records|Military Records]], [[Tennessee Church Records|Church Records]], [[Tennessee Bible Records|Bible Records]], [[Tennessee Land and Property|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
| [[Tennessee Divorce Records|Divorce Records]], [[Tennessee Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[Tennessee Court Records|Court Records]], [[Tennessee Newspapers|Newspapers]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Tennessee Census|Census]], [[Tennessee Obituaries|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:'''
| [[Tennessee Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[Tennessee Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Tennessee Census|Census]], [[Tennessee Newspapers|Newspapers]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| [[Tennessee Biography|Biography]], [[Tennessee History|History]], [[Tennessee Minorities|Minorities]], [[Tennessee Societies|Societies]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| Ethnic background
| align="left" | Residence
| [[African-American Resources for Tennessee|African Americans]], [[Indians of Tennessee|American Indians]], [[Tennessee Native Races|Native Races]], [[Tennessee Minorities|Minorities]], [[Tennessee Emigration and Immigration|Emigration&nbsp;and&nbsp;Immigration]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Tennessee Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Tennessee Societies|Societies]], [[Tennessee Church Records|Church Records]], [[Tennessee Periodicals|Periodicals]], [[Tennessee Census|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 ===
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|-
| Historical background
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| [[Tennessee History|History]], [[Tennessee Periodicals|Periodicals]], [[Tennessee Gazetteers|Gazetteers]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| [[Tennessee Maps|Maps]], [[Tennessee Land and Property|Land and Property]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| Immigration date
| align="left" | Nationality or ethnicity
| [[Tennessee Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[Tennessee Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Tennessee Census|Census]],
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Tennessee Court Records|Court Records]], [[Tennessee Biography|Biography]], [[Tennessee History|History]]
*[[Tennessee Census|Census]]
|-
*[[African American Record Finder]]
| Living relatives
*[[African American Resources for Tennessee|African Americans]]
| [[Tennessee Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[Tennessee Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Tennessee Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[Tennessee Directories|Directories]]  
*[[Indigenous Peoples of Tennessee|Indigenous Peoples]]
| [[Tennessee Court Records|Court Records]], [[Tennessee Census|Census]]
*[[Tennessee Cultural Groups|Cultural Groups]]
|-
*[[Tennessee Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
| Maiden name
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| [[Tennessee Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[Tennessee Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[Tennessee Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Tennessee Probate Records|Probate Records]]  
*[[Tennessee Church Records|Church Records]]
| [[Tennessee Church Records|Church Records]], [[Tennessee Military Records|Military Records]], [[Tennessee Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Tennessee Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
|-
*[[Tennessee Periodicals|Periodicals]]
| Marriage information
*[[Tennessee Societies|Societies]]
| [[Tennessee Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[Tennessee Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[Tennessee Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Tennessee Census|Census]]
 
| [[Tennessee Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[Tennessee Church Records|Church Records]], [[Tennessee Military Records|Military Records]]
|-
| Migration Information
| [[Tennessee Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[Tennessee Maps|Maps]], [[Tennessee Census|Census]], [[Tennessee Biography|Biography]]  
| [[Tennessee History|History]], [[Tennessee Land and Property|Land and Property]], [[Tennessee Military Records|Military Records]], [[Tennessee Minorities|Minorities]]
|-
| Naturalization
| [[Tennessee Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Tennessee Census|Census]]  
| [[Tennessee Court Records|Court Records]], [[Tennessee Biography|Biography]], [[Tennessee History|History]]
|-
| Occupations
| [[Tennessee Occupations|Occupations]], [[Tennessee Census|Census]], [[Tennessee Directories|Directories]]
| [[Tennessee Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[Tennessee Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Tennessee Biography|Biography]], [[Tennessee History|History]], [[Tennessee Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
|-
|-
| Other family members
| align="left" | Occupation
| [[Tennessee Census|Census]], [[Tennessee Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[Tennessee Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Tennessee Probate Records|Probate Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Tennessee Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[Tennessee Church Records|Church Records]], [[Tennessee Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[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]]
|-
|-
| Parents
| align="left" | Religion
| [[Tennessee Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[Tennessee Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[Tennessee Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Tennessee Census|Census]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Tennessee Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[Tennessee Church Records|Church Records]], [[Tennessee Societies|Societies]]
*[[Tennessee Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Tennessee Biography|Biography]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Tennessee Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[Tennessee Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
|-
|-
| Physical description
| align="left" | Social activities
| [[Tennessee Military Records|Military Records]], [[Tennessee Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[Tennessee Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Tennessee Biography|Biography]], [[Tennessee History|History]]
*[[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]]
|-
|-
| Place-finding aids
| align="left" | Physical description
| [[Tennessee Maps|Maps]], [[Tennessee Gazetteers|Gazetteers]], [[Tennessee History|History]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| [[Tennessee Periodicals|Periodicals]], [[Tennessee Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]
*[[Tennessee Military Records|Military Records]]
|-
*[[Tennessee Biography|Biography]]  
| Places of previous residence
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| [[Tennessee Census|Census]], [[Tennessee Military Records|Military Records]], [[Tennessee Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[Tennessee Obituaries|Obituaries]]  
*[[Tennessee Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
| [[Tennessee Land and Property|Land and Property]], [[Tennessee Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Tennessee Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[Tennessee Public Records|Public Records]]
*[[Tennessee Vital Records|Vital Records]]
|-
*[[Tennessee Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
| Place of residence when you know only the state
|-  
| [[Tennessee Census|Census]], [[Tennessee Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[Tennessee Military Records|Military Records]]
| [[Tennessee Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
|-
| Previous Research
| [[Tennessee Compiled Genealogies|Genealogy]], [[Tennessee Biography|Biography]], [[Tennessee Periodicals|Periodicals]], [[Tennessee Societies|Societies]]
| [[Tennessee History|History]], [[Tennessee Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]
|-
| Record-finding aids
| [[Tennessee Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]], [[Tennessee Church Records|Church Records]], [[Tennessee Periodicals|Periodicals]]
| [[Tennessee Societies|Societies]], [[Tennessee For Further Reading|For Further Reading]]
|-
| Religion
| [[Tennessee Church Records|Church Records]], [[Tennessee Vital Records|Vital Records]], [[Tennessee Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[Tennessee Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Tennessee Biography|Biography]]  
| [[Tennessee History|History]], [[Tennessee Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[Tennessee Directories|Directories]]
|-
| Social activities
| [[Tennessee Societies|Societies]], [[Tennessee Newspapers|Newspapers]], [[Tennessee Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Tennessee Biography|Biography]]
| [[Tennessee History|History]], [[Tennessee Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[Tennessee Directories|Directories]]
|}
|}
=== Adoption ===
For information about adoptees and their biological families, please refer to: [[United States Adoption Research|United States Adoption 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.