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==Introduction== | ==Introduction== | ||
==Online Resources== | ==Online Resources== | ||
*[http://www.discoverfreedmen.org/ Discover Freedmen] - this site searches all of the Freedmen's Bureau record collections on FamilySearch altogether (and redirects there) | *[http://www.discoverfreedmen.org/ Discover Freedmen] - this site searches all of the Freedmen's Bureau record collections on FamilySearch altogether (and redirects there) | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1417695 Freedman's Bank Records, 1865-1874] | *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1417695 Freedman's Bank Records, 1865-1874] | ||
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The [[Tennessee State Library and Archives|Tennessee State Library and Archives]] in Nashville offers several free online research guides for tracing Tennessee African Americans in their collection: | The [[Tennessee State Library and Archives|Tennessee State Library and Archives]] in Nashville offers several free online research guides for tracing Tennessee African Americans in their collection: | ||
*[http://www.state.tn.us/tsla/history/bibliographies/aa3.htm African American Collections of Note at TSLA] | *[http://www.state.tn.us/tsla/history/bibliographies/aa3.htm African American Collections of Note at TSLA] | ||
*[http://www.tn.gov/tsla/history/guides/guide09.htm African American Genealogical Resources @ TSLA] | *[http://www.tn.gov/tsla/history/guides/guide09.htm African American Genealogical Resources @ TSLA] | ||
*FamilySearch Guide:[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/search/RG/images/TN_BMDT3_Statewide_Indexes.pdf Tennessee Statewide Indexes and Collections] | *FamilySearch Guide:[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/search/RG/images/TN_BMDT3_Statewide_Indexes.pdf Tennessee Statewide Indexes and Collections] | ||
*[http://tn.gov/tsla/history/bibliographies/aa2.htm Guide to African American Genealogy-Related Documents Prior to 1865 in the Collections of the Tennessee State Library and Archives] | *[http://tn.gov/tsla/history/bibliographies/aa2.htm Guide to African American Genealogy-Related Documents Prior to 1865 in the Collections of the Tennessee State Library and Archives] | ||
*[http://tn.gov/tsla/history/bibliographies/aa1.htm Selected Bibliography of African American Genealogical Resources in the Tennessee State Library and Archives] | *[http://tn.gov/tsla/history/bibliographies/aa1.htm Selected Bibliography of African American Genealogical Resources in the Tennessee State Library and Archives] | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
*Lamon, Lester C. ''Blacks in Tennessee, 1791-1970''. Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, 1981. {{FHL|506499|item|disp=book 976.8 F2L}}. This indexed book deals with the African-American experience in Tennessee with chapters arranged by 20- to 50-year time periods.<br> | |||
*[http://newdeal.feri.org/guides/tnguide/ch10.htm "Negroes in Tennessee"] chapter 10 of the online book ''Tennessee: A Guide to the State.'' Compiled and Written by the Federal Writers' Project of the Work Projects Administration for the State of Tennessee. American Guide Series. (No Place: New Deal Network, 1996) Original published: Tennessee: State of Tennessee. Department of Conservation, Division of Information, 1939. This chapter provides a concise introduction to African Americans in Tennessee. | *Lamon, Lester C. ''Blacks in Tennessee, 1791-1970''. Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, 1981. {{FHL|506499|item|disp=book 976.8 F2L}}. This indexed book deals with the African-American experience in Tennessee with chapters arranged by 20- to 50-year time periods.<br> | ||
*Patterson, C. Perry. [http://www.archive.org/details/negrointennessee01patt ''The Negro in Tennessee, 1790-1865''.] Austin, Texas: The University of Texas, 1922. Free digitized copy. Written in 1922, this book can be viewed as treating slavery without a degree of compassion and understanding, but it is valuable for its information about the slavery system and laws in Tennessee. | *[http://newdeal.feri.org/guides/tnguide/ch10.htm "Negroes in Tennessee"] chapter 10 of the online book ''Tennessee: A Guide to the State.'' Compiled and Written by the Federal Writers' Project of the Work Projects Administration for the State of Tennessee. American Guide Series. (No Place: New Deal Network, 1996) Original published: Tennessee: State of Tennessee. Department of Conservation, Division of Information, 1939. This chapter provides a concise introduction to African Americans in Tennessee. | ||
*[http://dinaal.tnstate.edu/iii/encore/search?formids=target&lang=eng&suite=def&reservedids=lang%2Csuite&submitmode=&submitname=&target=Profiles+of+African+Americans+in+Tennessee ''Profiles of African Americans in Tenness''ee], Editors Bobby L.Lovett and Linda T. Winn. Nashville, Tennessee: Annual Local Conference on Afro-American Culture and History, 1996. This online publication contains short biographies of 70 members of the Tennessee General Assembly between 1873-1995. | *Patterson, C. Perry. [http://www.archive.org/details/negrointennessee01patt ''The Negro in Tennessee, 1790-1865''.] Austin, Texas: The University of Texas, 1922. Free digitized copy. Written in 1922, this book can be viewed as treating slavery without a degree of compassion and understanding, but it is valuable for its information about the slavery system and laws in Tennessee. | ||
*[http://dinaal.tnstate.edu/iii/encore/search?formids=target&lang=eng&suite=def&reservedids=lang%2Csuite&submitmode=&submitname=&target=Profiles+of+African+Americans+in+Tennessee ''Profiles of African Americans in Tenness''ee], Editors Bobby L.Lovett and Linda T. Winn. Nashville, Tennessee: Annual Local Conference on Afro-American Culture and History, 1996. This online publication contains short biographies of 70 members of the Tennessee General Assembly between 1873-1995. | |||
*Works Projects Administration. ''[http://www.archive.org/details/slavenarrativesa19932gut Slave Narratives - A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves].''Washington, 1941. Free digital copy. | *Works Projects Administration. ''[http://www.archive.org/details/slavenarrativesa19932gut Slave Narratives - A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves].''Washington, 1941. Free digital copy. | ||
==Resources== | ==Resources== | ||
===Biographies=== | ===Biographies=== | ||
*Works Projects Administration. ''Slave Narratives - A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Tennessee Narratives.''Washington, 1941. Free digital copy, courtesy: [http://www.archive.org/details/slavenarrativesa19932gut Internet Archive]. | *Works Projects Administration. ''Slave Narratives - A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Tennessee Narratives.''Washington, 1941. Free digital copy, courtesy: [http://www.archive.org/details/slavenarrativesa19932gut Internet Archive]. | ||
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===Land and Property=== | ===Land and Property=== | ||
====Plantation==== | ====Plantation==== | ||
[https://sankofagenus.com/tennessee/ Sankofagen: Tennessee plantations and slave labor sites] | |||
===Oral Histories=== | ===Oral Histories=== | ||
===Other Records=== | ===Other Records=== | ||
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*''Tennessee Slave Population As Reported in the 1860 Census'' | *''Tennessee Slave Population As Reported in the 1860 Census'' | ||
===Military Records=== | ===Military Records=== | ||
For pensions of African Americans who fought for the Confederacy during the Civil War, see: | For pensions of African Americans who fought for the Confederacy during the Civil War, see: | ||
*Brogden, John V. and Willie L. Robinson. [http://www.angelfire.com/wi/Carver/csaaa.html Tennessee Colored Pension Applications for CSA Service] [Civil War], available online. | *Brogden, John V. and Willie L. Robinson. [http://www.angelfire.com/wi/Carver/csaaa.html Tennessee Colored Pension Applications for CSA Service] [Civil War], available online. | ||
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Online collections of Freedman's Bank records: | Online collections of Freedman's Bank records: | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1417695 United States, Freedman's Bank Records, 1865-1874] | *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1417695 United States, Freedman's Bank Records, 1865-1874] | ||
*[https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8755 U.S., Freedman's Bank Records, 1865-1871 ($)] | *[https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8755 U.S., Freedman's Bank Records, 1865-1871 ($)] | ||
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Tennessee had two branches of this bank at: | Tennessee had two branches of this bank at: | ||
*Memphis 1865–1874 - Accounts 1–6298 | |||
*Nashville 1871–1874 - Accounts 4174–6189 | *Memphis 1865–1874 - Accounts 1–6298 | ||
*Nashville 1871–1874 - Accounts 4174–6189 | |||
The signature registers for these branches are microfilmed: | The signature registers for these branches are microfilmed: | ||
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To find Freedmen's Bureau records: | To find Freedmen's Bureau records: | ||
*[http://www.discoverfreedmen.org/ DiscoverFreedmen] - the search on this site will utilize all of the Freedmen's Bureau records on FamilySearch, including: | *[http://www.discoverfreedmen.org/ DiscoverFreedmen] - the search on this site will utilize all of the Freedmen's Bureau records on FamilySearch, including: | ||
**{{RecordSearch|2432941|United States, Freedmen's Bureau Claim Records,1865-1872}} | **{{RecordSearch|2432941|United States, Freedmen's Bureau Claim Records,1865-1872}} | ||
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**{{RecordSearch|2492627|United States, Freedmen's Bureau, Records of Freedmen's Complaints, 1865-1872 }} | **{{RecordSearch|2492627|United States, Freedmen's Bureau, Records of Freedmen's Complaints, 1865-1872 }} | ||
**{{RecordSearch|2427894|United States, Freedmen's Bureau, Records of the Superintendent of Education and of the Division of Education, 1865-1872 }} | **{{RecordSearch|2427894|United States, Freedmen's Bureau, Records of the Superintendent of Education and of the Division of Education, 1865-1872 }} | ||
Other FamilySearch collections not included: | Other FamilySearch collections not included: | ||
*{{RecordSearch|2333777|Tennessee, Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records, 1865-1872 }} | *{{RecordSearch|2333777|Tennessee, Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records, 1865-1872 }} | ||
*{{RecordSearch|2575789|United States Freedmen's Bureau Miscellaneous Records,1865-1872 }} | *{{RecordSearch|2575789|United States Freedmen's Bureau Miscellaneous Records,1865-1872 }} | ||
*{{RecordSearch|2721171|United States Freedmen's Bureau, Records of Freedmen, 1865-1872 }} | *{{RecordSearch|2721171|United States Freedmen's Bureau, Records of Freedmen, 1865-1872 }} | ||
*{{RecordSearch|2427901|''United States, Freedmen's Bureau, Records of the Assistant Commissioner, 1865-1872'' }} Images only. These reports primarily contain statistical and historical information. | *{{RecordSearch|2427901|''United States, Freedmen's Bureau, Records of the Assistant Commissioner, 1865-1872'' }} Images only. These reports primarily contain statistical and historical information. | ||
*More collections are available in the FamilySearch Catalog. Search for "FREEDMEN - INDIANA" in the Subjects search bar to find. | *More collections are available in the FamilySearch Catalog. Search for "FREEDMEN - INDIANA" in the Subjects search bar to find. | ||
Other websites include: | Other websites include: | ||
*[http://www.freedmensbureau.com/tennessee/index.htm The Freedmen's Bureau Online: Tennessee] | |||
*[http://www.freedmensbureau.com/tennessee/index.htm The Freedmen's Bureau Online: Tennessee] | |||
Visit the [[African American Freedmen's Bureau Records]] page to learn more about utilizing these records.<br> | Visit the [[African American Freedmen's Bureau Records]] page to learn more about utilizing these records.<br> | ||
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'''Free African American Population in Antebellum Tennessee''' | '''Free African American Population in Antebellum Tennessee''' | ||
{| cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1 | {| width="200" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1" | ||
|- | |- | ||
| '''Year''' | |'''Year''' | ||
| '''Number''' | |'''Number''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1820 | |1820 | ||
| 2,727 | |2,727 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1860 | |1860 | ||
| 7,300 | |7,300 | ||
|} | |} | ||
===Vital Records=== | ===Vital Records=== | ||
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====Marriage==== | ====Marriage==== | ||
The Freedmen's Bureau (1865-1872) was created by the US government to assist former slaves in the southern United States. One of their responsibilities was to record the marriages (past and present) of the former slaves. These records can be found in the collections below and include the lists of marriages that occurred previously, marriage certificates, and marriage licenses. The information contained on the records may include the name of the husband and wife/groom and bride, age, occupation, residence, year or date of marriage, by whom, number of children, and remarks. | The Freedmen's Bureau (1865-1872) was created by the US government to assist former slaves in the southern United States. One of their responsibilities was to record the marriages (past and present) of the former slaves. These records can be found in the collections below and include the lists of marriages that occurred previously, marriage certificates, and marriage licenses. The information contained on the records may include the name of the husband and wife/groom and bride, age, occupation, residence, year or date of marriage, by whom, number of children, and remarks. | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1414908 United States, Freedmen's Bureau Marriages, 1861-1872] | *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1414908 United States, Freedmen's Bureau Marriages, 1861-1872] | ||
*[https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1231 U.S., Freedmen’s Bureau Marriage Records, 1846-1867] | *[https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1231 U.S., Freedmen’s Bureau Marriage Records, 1846-1867] | ||
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{{Tennessee|Tennessee}} | {{Tennessee|Tennessee}} | ||
[[Category:Tennessee, United States]] [[Category:African American Records]] | [[Category:Tennessee, United States]] | ||
[[Category:African American Records]] | |||