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Biographies provide useful genealogical information such as an individual’s birth date and place (including foreign birthplace where applicable); family members; occupation; education; and social, political, and religious affiliations. They may also contain a physical description, previous residences, and immigration information. Biographies are the product of family knowledge or previous research, often compiled on the early settlers and prominent citizens of the state, county, or town. Many lesser known individuals may have biographical sketches written about them, especially in local histories. | Biographies provide useful genealogical information such as an individual’s birth date and place (including foreign birthplace where applicable); family members; occupation; education; and social, political, and religious affiliations. They may also contain a physical description, previous residences, and immigration information. Biographies are the product of family knowledge or previous research, often compiled on the early settlers and prominent citizens of the state, county, or town. Many lesser known individuals may have biographical sketches written about them, especially in local histories. | ||
=== Repositories === | |||
'''Tennessee State Library and Archives''' | '''Tennessee State Library and Archives''' | ||
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The Family History Library has a good collection of biographical sources. Representative biographical works for Tennessee include: | The Family History Library has a good collection of biographical sources. Representative biographical works for Tennessee include: | ||
*Allison, John Roy V. ''Notable Men of Tennessee: Personal and Genealogical with Portraits.'' Two Volumes. Atlanta, Georgia: Southern Historical Association, 1905. [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=312485&disp=Notable+men+of+Tennessee++ FHL US/CAN Film 24567]; digital versions are at [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=30084 Ancestry] ($); and [http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/indexinfo.aspx?ix=qcdtn10025_notablemenportraits World Vital Records] ($). Includes a surname index. | *Allison, John Roy V. ''Notable Men of Tennessee: Personal and Genealogical with Portraits.'' Two Volumes. Atlanta, Georgia: Southern Historical Association, 1905. [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=312485&disp=Notable+men+of+Tennessee++ FHL US/CAN Film 24567]; digital versions are at [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=30084 Ancestry] ($); and [http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/indexinfo.aspx?ix=qcdtn10025_notablemenportraits World Vital Records] ($). Includes a surname index. | ||
*''American Genealogical-Biographical Index.'' Volumes 1–198+. Middletown, Connecticut: Godfrey Memorial Library, 1952–. [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=193375&disp=The+American+genealogical%2Dbiographical%20%20&columns=*,0,0 FHL US/CAN Books 973 D22am ser. 2; on 31 films starting with 1698167]; or online at [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?rank=0&f2=&gskw=American+Genealogical-Biographical+Index&f21=&f30=&f11=&rg_f10__date=&rs_f10__date=0&f26=&ctx=%2FMercury%2FPages%2FCardCatListBoolean.aspx&ccType=search&db=dbatitles&ti=5561&ti.si=0&gl=&gss=rfs&gst=&so=3&_F0003A49-int=1 Ancestry] ($) or [http://www.godfrey.org/ Godfrey Memorial Library] ($). This is a continuing series. An earlier edition of 48 volumes was published as ''The American Genealogical Index 1942–1951''. The expanded edition consists of more than 198 volumes, indexing over 12 million brief citations (name, date, and source) to more than 1,150 manuscripts, periodicals, or books. To help interpret citations and to locate the original sources, use the colored pages in some volumes, or use: ''Key Title Index to the American Genealogical Biographical Index: Register of Family History Library Call Numbers.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1990. [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&callno=973+D22am+index FHL US/CAN Book 973 D22am index]; Film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=655803&disp=Key+title+index+to+the+American+genealog%20%20&columns=*,0,0 1698167 item 4]; Fiche [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=655803&disp=Key+title+index+to+the+American+genealog++ 6088377]. This shows the call numbers for those sources that are at the Family History Library. | *''American Genealogical-Biographical Index.'' Volumes 1–198+. Middletown, Connecticut: Godfrey Memorial Library, 1952–. [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=193375&disp=The+American+genealogical%2Dbiographical%20%20&columns=*,0,0 FHL US/CAN Books 973 D22am ser. 2; on 31 films starting with 1698167]; or online at [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?rank=0&f2=&gskw=American+Genealogical-Biographical+Index&f21=&f30=&f11=&rg_f10__date=&rs_f10__date=0&f26=&ctx=%2FMercury%2FPages%2FCardCatListBoolean.aspx&ccType=search&db=dbatitles&ti=5561&ti.si=0&gl=&gss=rfs&gst=&so=3&_F0003A49-int=1 Ancestry] ($) or [http://www.godfrey.org/ Godfrey Memorial Library] ($). This is a continuing series. An earlier edition of 48 volumes was published as ''The American Genealogical Index 1942–1951''. The expanded edition consists of more than 198 volumes, indexing over 12 million brief citations (name, date, and source) to more than 1,150 manuscripts, periodicals, or books. To help interpret citations and to locate the original sources, use the colored pages in some volumes, or use: ''Key Title Index to the American Genealogical Biographical Index: Register of Family History Library Call Numbers.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1990. [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&callno=973+D22am+index FHL US/CAN Book 973 D22am index]; Film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=655803&disp=Key+title+index+to+the+American+genealog%20%20&columns=*,0,0 1698167 item 4]; Fiche [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=655803&disp=Key+title+index+to+the+American+genealog++ 6088377]. This shows the call numbers for those sources that are at the Family History Library. | ||
*McBride, Robert M. ''Biographical Directory of the Tennessee General Assembly.'' Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee State Library and Archives and the Tennessee Historical Commission, 1975. [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&callno=976.8+D3mc FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 D3mc]. There are six volumes, each representing a specific time period between 1796 and 1991. A surname index is included in each volume. | *McBride, Robert M. ''Biographical Directory of the Tennessee General Assembly.'' Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee State Library and Archives and the Tennessee Historical Commission, 1975. [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&callno=976.8+D3mc FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 D3mc]. There are six volumes, each representing a specific time period between 1796 and 1991. A surname index is included in each volume. | ||
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Mailing Address:<br>McClung Historical Collection<br>Knox County Archives<br>500 West Church Avenue<br>Knoxville, TN 37902-2505 | Mailing Address:<br>McClung Historical Collection<br>Knox County Archives<br>500 West Church Avenue<br>Knoxville, TN 37902-2505 | ||
=== Select Bibliography === | |||
'''Other Tennessee Biographical Collections:''' | '''Other Tennessee Biographical Collections:''' | ||
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*Crockett, David. ''[http://www.archive.org/details/colcrockettsexpl00smit Col. Crockett's Exploits and Adventures in Texas]. ''New York: Wm. H. Graham, Tribune Buildings, 1848. Free digital copy. | *Crockett, David. ''[http://www.archive.org/details/colcrockettsexpl00smit Col. Crockett's Exploits and Adventures in Texas]. ''New York: Wm. H. Graham, Tribune Buildings, 1848. Free digital copy. | ||
*Mathews, John, 1826, Methodist Episcopal Church, South. ''[http://www.archive.org/details/peepsintolifeaut00math Peeps into Life: Autobiography of John Mathews, a Minister of the Gospel for Sixty Years]. ''n.p.: Published by request of the Tennessee Annual Conference, 1904. Free digital copy, courtesy: Internet Archive | *Mathews, John, 1826, Methodist Episcopal Church, South. ''[http://www.archive.org/details/peepsintolifeaut00math Peeps into Life: Autobiography of John Mathews, a Minister of the Gospel for Sixty Years]. ''n.p.: Published by request of the Tennessee Annual Conference, 1904. Free digital copy, courtesy: Internet Archive | ||
*Turner, Francis Marion. ''[http://www.archive.org/details/lifegenjohnsevier00turnrich Life of General John Sevier].'' New York and Washington. The Neale Publishing Company, 1910. Free digital copy, courtesy: Internet Archive. | *Turner, Francis Marion. ''[http://www.archive.org/details/lifegenjohnsevier00turnrich Life of General John Sevier].'' New York and Washington. The Neale Publishing Company, 1910. Free digital copy, courtesy: Internet Archive. | ||
=== Biographies in the Family History Library Collection === | |||
The Surname Search of the Family History Library Catalog will lead you to biographies and published family histories on specific surnames. Using the term “Tennessee” in the Keyword Search will narrow the search to families in Tennessee. | The Surname Search of the Family History Library Catalog will lead you to biographies and published family histories on specific surnames. Using the term “Tennessee” in the Keyword Search will narrow the search to families in Tennessee. | ||
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TENNESSEE, [COUNTY], [TOWN] - HISTORY<br> | TENNESSEE, [COUNTY], [TOWN] - HISTORY<br> | ||
Published family histories of numerous local residents are identified in many counties under the Tennessee county pages in FamilySearch Wiki. | Published family histories of numerous local residents are identified in many counties under the Tennessee county pages in FamilySearch Wiki. | ||
=== External Links === | === External Links === | ||