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{{Adoption TNGenWeb}} [[Image:{{TennShiCem}}]]''[[United States|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Tennessee|Tennessee ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Tennessee_Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]'' | {{Adoption TNGenWeb}} [[Image:{{TennShiCem}}]]''[[United States|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Tennessee|Tennessee ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Tennessee_Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]'' | ||
Tennessee cemetery records often identify birth, death, and relationship information. They sometimes have insignia or symbols that provide clues about military service, religion, or membership in an organization, such as a lodge. Nearby markers may help identify children who died young, or women who were not recorded in family or government documents. | <br>Tennessee cemetery records often identify birth, death, and relationship information. They sometimes have insignia or symbols that provide clues about military service, religion, or membership in an organization, such as a lodge. Nearby markers may help identify children who died young, or women who were not recorded in family or government documents. | ||
The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) collection contains tombstone inscriptions from many Tennessee cemeteries. The DAR collection is described in the [[Tennessee Genealogy|Tennessee Genealogy]] article. | The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) collection contains tombstone inscriptions from many Tennessee cemeteries. The DAR collection is described in the [[Tennessee Genealogy|Tennessee Genealogy]] article. | ||
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*'''Find A Grave''' also gives a '''[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=csb&CSst=45 list of cemeteries in many Tennessee counties] '''linking to the information about individuals buried there. | *'''Find A Grave''' also gives a '''[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=csb&CSst=45 list of cemeteries in many Tennessee counties] '''linking to the information about individuals buried there. | ||
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A county-by-county list of cemetery record transcripts and the book and film numbers to locate them at the Family History Library as of 1988 is: | A county-by-county list of cemetery record transcripts and the book and film numbers to locate them at the Family History Library as of 1988 is: | ||
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Two sources for locating the cemeteries and graves that were relocated during the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) project are: | Two sources for locating the cemeteries and graves that were relocated during the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) project are: | ||
*''Complete Surname Index of TVA Grave Removals.'' Signal Mountain, Tennessee: Mountain Press, 1989. | *''Complete Surname Index of TVA Grave Removals.'' Signal Mountain, Tennessee: Mountain Press, 1989. {{FHL|583203|item|disp=FHL book 976.8 V32c}} This source is currently unavailable to Family History Centers. | ||
*Tennessee Valley Authority (Tennessee). ''Master File Relocation Card Index for Grave and Cemetery Removal and Relocation, 1934–1954.''Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah. 1996.{{FHL|778971|item|disp=FHL film 2050038}} These films include all states associated with the TVA project: ''Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia.'' Records include: name of deceased, birth date, death date, age, nearest living relative or informant, informant’s address and relationship to deceased, place of removal, and place of relocation. | *Tennessee Valley Authority (Tennessee). ''Master File Relocation Card Index for Grave and Cemetery Removal and Relocation, 1934–1954.''Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah. 1996.{{FHL|778971|item|disp=FHL film 2050038}} These films include all states associated with the TVA project: ''Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia.'' Records include: name of deceased, birth date, death date, age, nearest living relative or informant, informant’s address and relationship to deceased, place of removal, and place of relocation. | ||
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