GuidedResearch:Tennessee

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Birth

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Birth - Where can I find birth records?

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• 1820s-1930s: Tennessee Birth Collections at FamilySearch- (List of collections) Tennessee Births and Christenings, 1828-1939
Tenessee, Birth Records (ER Series), 1908-1912

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• 1869-1909: Tennessee Delayed Birth Records at Ancestry ($)

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Marriage

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Marriage - Where can I find marriage records?

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• 1780s-2000s: Tennessee Marriage Collections at FamilySearch- (List of collections) Tennessee Church Marriages, 1810-1965
Tennessee Civil Marriages, 1838-1888
Tennessee Marriages, 1796-1950
Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002
Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950

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• 1625-1966: United States Marriages, Tennessee at Findmypast ($)

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Death

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Death - Where can I find death records?

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• 1870s-1950s: Tennessee Death Collections at FamilySearch- (List of collections) Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966
Tennessee Deaths and Burials, 1874-1955
United States Social Security Death Index
Find A Grave Index
BillionGraves Index

If the death record was not found, try this next:

• 1908-1958: Tennessee Death Records at Ancestry ($)

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