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The following is a list of online resources useful for locating Tennessee Vital Records which consist of [[United States Birth Records|births]], adoptions, [[United States Marriage Records|marriages]], divorces, and [[United States Death Records|deaths]]. Most online resources for Tennessee Vital Records are indexes. After locating a person in an index, always consult the original record to [[Contradictions and discrepancies|confirm the information]] in the index. '''<br>''' | The following is a list of online resources useful for locating Tennessee Vital Records which consist of [[United States Birth Records|births]], adoptions, [[United States Marriage Records|marriages]], divorces, and [[United States Death Records|deaths]]. Most online resources for Tennessee Vital Records are indexes. After locating a person in an index, always consult the original record to [[Contradictions and discrepancies|confirm the information]] in the index. '''<br>''' | ||
*[http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails&c=fs%3A1681020 Tennessee deaths and burials index 1874-1955] | |||
*[http://register.shelby.tn.us/ Tennessee death index 1949-2005] | |||
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Most counties kept birth and death records beginning in 1908. During the month of July, the clerk of the Board of School Directors was required to collect and report the births and deaths that had occurred in his district during the previous year. Their reports were sent to the Secretary of the County Board of Health (County Clerk) and from there to the State Board of Health. Death records for 1908–1912 do not list the names of parents. This incomplete register is at the [http://state.tn.us/tsla/history/vital/death2.htm Tennessee State Library and Archives.] | Most counties kept birth and death records beginning in 1908. During the month of July, the clerk of the Board of School Directors was required to collect and report the births and deaths that had occurred in his district during the previous year. Their reports were sent to the Secretary of the County Board of Health (County Clerk) and from there to the State Board of Health. Death records for 1908–1912 do not list the names of parents. This incomplete register is at the [http://state.tn.us/tsla/history/vital/death2.htm Tennessee State Library and Archives.] | ||
*Tennessee State Board of Health. ''Births (Enumerator Record Series), 1908–1912.'' <ref>Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee State Library and Archives, 1980. (Family History Library films [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;titleno=121072&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;disp=Births+%28enumerator+record+series%29%2C%20%20&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 1308011–89] indexes on [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;columns=*%2C0%2C0&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;titleno=121072&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;disp=Births+%28enumerator+record+series%29%2C++ 338134–39].) </ref>The soundex index lists the child’s name, birth date and county, certificate number, and name of mother. | *Tennessee State Board of Health. ''Births (Enumerator Record Series), 1908–1912.'' <ref>Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee State Library and Archives, 1980. (Family History Library films [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;titleno=121072&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;disp=Births+%28enumerator+record+series%29%2C%20%20&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 1308011–89] indexes on [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;columns=*%2C0%2C0&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;titleno=121072&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;disp=Births+%28enumerator+record+series%29%2C++ 338134–39].) </ref>The soundex index lists the child’s name, birth date and county, certificate number, and name of mother. | ||
*Tennessee State Board of Health. ''Deaths (Enumerator Record Series), 1908–1912.'' <ref>Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee State Library and Archives, 1980. (Family History Library films [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;titleno=121490&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;disp=Deaths+%28enumerator+record+series%29%2C%20%20&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 1308090–122], indexes on films [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;columns=*%2C0%2C0&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;titleno=121490&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;disp=Deaths+%28enumerator+record+series%29%2C++ 338140–41].) </ref>The records are arranged by enumerator record number. An index to these early death records is found at the [http://state.tn.us/tsla/history/vital/death2.htm Tennessee State Library and Archives] listing 98,000 deaths. | *Tennessee State Board of Health. ''Deaths (Enumerator Record Series), 1908–1912.'' <ref>Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee State Library and Archives, 1980. (Family History Library films [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;titleno=121490&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;disp=Deaths+%28enumerator+record+series%29%2C%20%20&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 1308090–122], indexes on films [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;columns=*%2C0%2C0&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;titleno=121490&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;disp=Deaths+%28enumerator+record+series%29%2C++ 338140–41].) </ref>The records are arranged by enumerator record number. An index to these early death records is found at the [http://state.tn.us/tsla/history/vital/death2.htm Tennessee State Library and Archives] listing 98,000 deaths. | ||
'''1914 – present''' | '''1914 – present''' | ||
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The Family History Library has death indexes for 1914–1948: | The Family History Library has death indexes for 1914–1948: | ||
*Tennessee. State Board of Health. ''Deaths, 1914–1948; Death Index, 1914–1948.'' Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee State Library and Archives, 1981, 1993. <ref>On 418 Family History Library films beginning with [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;titleno=126512&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;disp=Death+records%2C+1914%2D1950%3B+death+in%20%20&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 1299605]. </ref>The index lists the name, date of death, county, and page number. | *Tennessee. State Board of Health. ''Deaths, 1914–1948; Death Index, 1914–1948.'' Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee State Library and Archives, 1981, 1993. <ref>On 418 Family History Library films beginning with [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;titleno=126512&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;disp=Death+records%2C+1914%2D1950%3B+death+in%20%20&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 1299605]. </ref>The index lists the name, date of death, county, and page number. | ||
*Tennessee Archives and Library has a statewide on-line [http://state.tn.us/tsla/history/vital/tndeath.htm Index for Deaths], 1914-1930. | *Tennessee Archives and Library has a statewide on-line [http://state.tn.us/tsla/history/vital/tndeath.htm Index for Deaths], 1914-1930. | ||
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The Shelby County Register of Deeds has records for Memphis deaths from 1848–1945. Their Internet site has an index and image view: [http://register.shelby.tn.us/ Shelby County and the Register of Deeds] and [http://www.state.tn.us/tsla/ Tennessee State Library and Archives] | The Shelby County Register of Deeds has records for Memphis deaths from 1848–1945. Their Internet site has an index and image view: [http://register.shelby.tn.us/ Shelby County and the Register of Deeds] and [http://www.state.tn.us/tsla/ Tennessee State Library and Archives] | ||
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|+ '''Information in Tennessee Birth Records''' | |+ '''Information in Tennessee Birth Records''' | ||
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| | | valign="middle" align="center" width="52%" bgcolor="#99ccff" height="50" | '''Types of Information''' | ||
| | | valign="middle" align="center" width="16%" bgcolor="#99ccff" | '''early - 1914''' | ||
| | | valign="middle" align="center" width="16%" bgcolor="#99ccff" | '''1914 - present''' | ||
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| | | valign="middle" align="center" width="52%" bgcolor="#99ccff" height="25" | '''Name of Child''' | ||
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| | | valign="middle" align="center" width="52%" bgcolor="#99ccff" height="25" | '''Sex''' | ||
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| | | valign="middle" align="center" width="52%" bgcolor="#99ccff" height="25" | '''Race''' | ||
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| | | valign="middle" align="center" width="52%" bgcolor="#99ccff" height="25" | '''Parents' Names''' | ||
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| | | valign="middle" align="center" width="52%" bgcolor="#99ccff" height="25" | '''Midwife/Doctor''' | ||
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| | | valign="middle" align="center" width="52%" bgcolor="#99ccff" height="25" | '''Date & Place of Birth''' | ||
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| | | valign="middle" align="center" width="52%" bgcolor="#99ccff" height="25" | '''Residence''' | ||
| | | valign="middle" align="center" width="16%" height="25" | <br> | ||
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|} | |} | ||