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== Introduction to Vital Records == | == Introduction to Vital Records == | ||
{{Adoption TNGenWeb}} [[United States Vital Records|Vital Records]] consist of [[United States Birth Records|births]], adoptions, [[United States Marriage Records|marriages]], divorces, and [[United States Death Records|deaths]] recorded on registers, certificates, and documents. [[Locating United States Vital Records|United States Vital Records]] has additional research guidance on researching and using vital records. A copy or an extract of most original records can be purchased from the [http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w/Tennessee.htm Tennessee Vital Records State Department of Health] or the County Clerk's office of the county where the event occurred. See also [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/list#page=1&countryId=57 Tennessee Statewide Indexes and Collections] at the | {{Adoption TNGenWeb}} [[United States Vital Records|Vital Records]] consist of [[United States Birth Records|births]], adoptions, [[United States Marriage Records|marriages]], divorces, and [[United States Death Records|deaths]] recorded on registers, certificates, and documents. [[Locating United States Vital Records|United States Vital Records]] has additional research guidance on researching and using vital records. A copy or an extract of most original records can be purchased from the [http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w/Tennessee.htm Tennessee Vital Records State Department of Health] or the County Clerk's office of the county where the event occurred. See also [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/list#page=1&countryId=57 Tennessee Statewide Indexes and Collections] at the FamilySearch Library. | ||
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'''1874 to 1908''' Some counties have early birth records kept at the county courthouse which are microfilmed. Locate these records through the FamilySearch Catalog under TENNESSEEE [COUNTY] VITAL RECORDS. | '''1874 to 1908''' Some counties have early birth records kept at the county courthouse which are microfilmed. Locate these records through the FamilySearch Catalog under TENNESSEEE [COUNTY] VITAL RECORDS. | ||
Four cities recorded births and as indicated in the chart below. These records are available from the [https://sos.tn.gov/tsla/guides/vital-records-at-the-library-and-archives Tennessee State Library and Archives]. Most of these records are also available at | Four cities recorded births and as indicated in the chart below. These records are available from the [https://sos.tn.gov/tsla/guides/vital-records-at-the-library-and-archives Tennessee State Library and Archives]. Most of these records are also available at FamilySearch Library. | ||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2491 Tennessee, City Birth Records, 1881-1915] at Ancestry ($) | *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2491 Tennessee, City Birth Records, 1881-1915] at Ancestry ($) | ||
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County marriage records are the earliest and most complete vital records for Tennessee. The records which have survived usually begin within a few years of each county’s organization. Marriage records from the earliest dates to the present are kept by the county clerk for each county. Since 1 January 1949, duplicates have been sent to the [http://health.state.tn.us/vr/ Office of Vital Statistics]. | County marriage records are the earliest and most complete vital records for Tennessee. The records which have survived usually begin within a few years of each county’s organization. Marriage records from the earliest dates to the present are kept by the county clerk for each county. Since 1 January 1949, duplicates have been sent to the [http://health.state.tn.us/vr/ Office of Vital Statistics]. | ||
The | The FamilySearch Library has microfilm copies of most of the existing county marriage records from the county organization date to the early 1900's. Access these records through the FamilySearch Catalog ''Tennessee County Name. '' Many early Tennessee marriages to about 1950 are extracted and found in the ''International Genealogical Index.'' This index is accessed at {{RecordSearch|1681022|Tennessee Marriages, 1796-1950}}. For a breakdown of the Tennessee marriages indexed in the ''International Genealogical Index'', visit Hugh Wallis's [http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~hughwallis/genealogy/IGIBatchNumbersNA/SPTennessee.htm IGI Batch Numbers for Tennessee, US...]. Copy the batch number, paste it into the appropriate search box in the FamilySearch link posted above in this paragraph. | ||
About 20 Tennessee counties did not begin officially recording marriages in registers until a state law passed mandating the practice in 1838.<ref>Gale Williams Bamman, C.G., "Research in Tennessee," ''National Genealogical Society Quarterly,'' Vol. 81, No. 2 (June 1993):105. {{FSC|39597|item|disp=FS Library book 973 B2ng v. 81 (1993)}}</ref> Many of the loose marriage licenses and bonds created before that time have been lost. Soderberg and Creekmore quote the ''Acts of Tennessee'' (1838, ch. 118, sec. 2) as follows: | About 20 Tennessee counties did not begin officially recording marriages in registers until a state law passed mandating the practice in 1838.<ref>Gale Williams Bamman, C.G., "Research in Tennessee," ''National Genealogical Society Quarterly,'' Vol. 81, No. 2 (June 1993):105. {{FSC|39597|item|disp=FS Library book 973 B2ng v. 81 (1993)}}</ref> Many of the loose marriage licenses and bonds created before that time have been lost. Soderberg and Creekmore quote the ''Acts of Tennessee'' (1838, ch. 118, sec. 2) as follows: | ||
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[https://familysearch.org/ FamilySearch] now includes indexed Tennessee marriages. Indicate a surname, marriage "event" and a county name. Browse through the results for that surname. You may need to supply any variant spellings of the surname in separate searches. | [https://familysearch.org/ FamilySearch] now includes indexed Tennessee marriages. Indicate a surname, marriage "event" and a county name. Browse through the results for that surname. You may need to supply any variant spellings of the surname in separate searches. | ||
Beginning in 1945, Tennessee required registration of marriages with the state. These records have been indexed and are at the [http://health.state.tn.us/vr/ Office of Vital Statistics]. The | Beginning in 1945, Tennessee required registration of marriages with the state. These records have been indexed and are at the [http://health.state.tn.us/vr/ Office of Vital Statistics]. The FamilySearch Library does not have copies of these records. Reels of microfilm containing marriage records can be borrowed on inter-library loan from the [http://state.tn.us/tsla/history/county/ill-list.htm Tennessee State Library and Archives]. Counties continue to keep their own records of marriages. Many of these later marriages are available on microfilm at the Tennessee State Library and Archives or the county courthouse. See individual Tennessee counties in the wiki for the availability of county marriage records. | ||
Many county marriage records are indexed with images at Ancestry's [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1169 Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002]. ($) Be aware that this index is not complete for all counties. In particular, most Davidson county marriages after 1900 are not included.<br>You can find early Tennessee published marriage records through: | Many county marriage records are indexed with images at Ancestry's [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1169 Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002]. ($) Be aware that this index is not complete for all counties. In particular, most Davidson county marriages after 1900 are not included.<br>You can find early Tennessee published marriage records through: | ||
*''Early East Tennessee Marriages.'' <ref>Sistler, Byron. ''Early East Tennessee Marriages.'' Nashville, Tennessee: Byron Sistler and Assoc., 1987. | *''Early East Tennessee Marriages.'' <ref>Sistler, Byron. ''Early East Tennessee Marriages.'' Nashville, Tennessee: Byron Sistler and Assoc., 1987. FamilySearch Library {{FSC|568443|item|disp=FS Library Film 1597922, items 3–4; book 976.8 V2s}} </ref>This source indexes pre-1861 marriages from 20 counties, listing the bride and groom and the date and county of the marriage. There is a separate index for brides and grooms. [http://www.digginbones.com/LookUpPages/TennesseeLookups.htm Free Lookups Available!] | ||
*''Early Middle Tennessee Marriages.'' <ref>Sistler, Byron. ''Early Middle Tennessee Marriages.'' Nashville, Tennessee: Byron Sistler and Associates, 1988. {{FSC|434884|item|disp=FS Library film 1597922; book 976.8 V2sby}} </ref>This source indexes pre-1861 marriages from 27 counties, listing the bride and groom and the date and county of the marriage. There is a separate index for brides and grooms. | *''Early Middle Tennessee Marriages.'' <ref>Sistler, Byron. ''Early Middle Tennessee Marriages.'' Nashville, Tennessee: Byron Sistler and Associates, 1988. {{FSC|434884|item|disp=FS Library film 1597922; book 976.8 V2sby}} </ref>This source indexes pre-1861 marriages from 27 counties, listing the bride and groom and the date and county of the marriage. There is a separate index for brides and grooms. | ||
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Some counties have early death records kept at the county courthouse which are microfilmed. Locate these records through the FamilySearch Catalog under TENNESSEEE [COUNTY] VITAL RECORDS. | Some counties have early death records kept at the county courthouse which are microfilmed. Locate these records through the FamilySearch Catalog under TENNESSEEE [COUNTY] VITAL RECORDS. | ||
Four cities collected death information and maintained these records on the city level. These records are available at the [https://sos.tn.gov/tsla/guides/vital-records-at-the-library-and-archives Tennessee State Library and Archives]. The | Four cities collected death information and maintained these records on the city level. These records are available at the [https://sos.tn.gov/tsla/guides/vital-records-at-the-library-and-archives Tennessee State Library and Archives]. The FamilySearch Library collection also includes these records. | ||
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Most counties kept 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 which 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 register is at the Tennessee State Library and Archives. | Most counties kept 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 which 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 register is at the Tennessee State Library and Archives. | ||
Tennessee State Board of Health. Deaths (Enumerator Record Series), 1908–1912 {{FSC|121490|item|disp=FS Library film 338140}}. These records are arranged by enumerator record number. An index to these early death records is found at the [https://sos.tn.gov/tsla/guides/vital-records-at-the-library-and-archives#death Tennessee State Library and Archives ] listing 98,000 deaths or at {{RecordSearch|1681020|Tennessee Deaths and Burials, 1874-1955}}. An index to the deaths is also found in the filmed record collection. Copies of certificates can be orderd from the [http://www.tn.gov/tsla/history/mailstat.htm#Deaths State Library and Archives] or accessed in the | Tennessee State Board of Health. Deaths (Enumerator Record Series), 1908–1912 {{FSC|121490|item|disp=FS Library film 338140}}. These records are arranged by enumerator record number. An index to these early death records is found at the [https://sos.tn.gov/tsla/guides/vital-records-at-the-library-and-archives#death Tennessee State Library and Archives ] listing 98,000 deaths or at {{RecordSearch|1681020|Tennessee Deaths and Burials, 1874-1955}}. An index to the deaths is also found in the filmed record collection. Copies of certificates can be orderd from the [http://www.tn.gov/tsla/history/mailstat.htm#Deaths State Library and Archives] or accessed in the FamilySearch Library collection. | ||
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Certificates newer than 50 years can be ordered from the [http://health.state.tn.us/vr/ Tennessee Department of Health]. | Certificates newer than 50 years can be ordered from the [http://health.state.tn.us/vr/ Tennessee Department of Health]. | ||
The | The FamilySearch Library collection includes death certificates 1914-1950 {{FSC|126512|item|disp=FS Library film 1299605 (first of 527 films}} and 1951-1958 {{FSC|1282029|item|disp=FS Library film 2372443 (first of 229 films)}}. If you cannot access the free online indexes described in the following paragraph, you may use the yearly indexes included in this film collection. Some years are indexed by [[Soundex|soundex]].Convert the surname to its soundex equivalent; search the index first by surname, then by given name. Note the certificate number. Then, locate the appropriate film for the death year and certificate number. | ||
Indexed images for Tennessee Death Certificates are available online at no cost at {{RecordSearch|1417505|Tennessee Deaths 1914-1955}}. Another copy of these records is available for free to Tennessee residents at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2376 Tennessee, Death Records, 1908–1951] at Ancestry ($). The Tennessee State Library and Archives has a free online [http://www.tn.gov/tsla/history/vital/tndeath.htm statewide index to deaths 1914-1933]. The Shelby County Clerk website has an online statewide [http://register.shelby.tn.us/ death index 1949-2014]. This index includes certificate numbers. Note the certificate number on this index, then locate the appropriate FS Library or TSLA (pre-1961)film for the death year and certificate number. If the record you find is after 1960, you will need to contact the [http://health.state.tn.us/vr/index.htm Tennessee Department of Health] for copies. | Indexed images for Tennessee Death Certificates are available online at no cost at {{RecordSearch|1417505|Tennessee Deaths 1914-1955}}. Another copy of these records is available for free to Tennessee residents at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2376 Tennessee, Death Records, 1908–1951] at Ancestry ($). The Tennessee State Library and Archives has a free online [http://www.tn.gov/tsla/history/vital/tndeath.htm statewide index to deaths 1914-1933]. The Shelby County Clerk website has an online statewide [http://register.shelby.tn.us/ death index 1949-2014]. This index includes certificate numbers. Note the certificate number on this index, then locate the appropriate FS Library or TSLA (pre-1961)film for the death year and certificate number. If the record you find is after 1960, you will need to contact the [http://health.state.tn.us/vr/index.htm Tennessee Department of Health] for copies. | ||
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'''''Online Records''''' | '''''Online Records''''' | ||
*'''1780-1805''' - Meier, Oveda. ''Tennessee Ancestors: The Brave and the Dead, Probate and Death Records of Early Middle Tennessee, 1780–1805''. Salt Lake City, Utah: O. Meier, 1990. ( | *'''1780-1805''' - Meier, Oveda. ''Tennessee Ancestors: The Brave and the Dead, Probate and Death Records of Early Middle Tennessee, 1780–1805''. Salt Lake City, Utah: O. Meier, 1990. (FamilySearch Library {{FSC|594741|item|disp=FS Library film 1697372; book 976.8 P2m}}. This source contains abstracts of probate, Bible, and court records, county histories, and military death records for Davidson and Sumner counties. It includes a surname index. | ||
*'''1872-1923''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5076 Tennessee, City Death Records, 1872-1923] at Ancestry ($) | *'''1872-1923''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5076 Tennessee, City Death Records, 1872-1923] at Ancestry ($) | ||
*'''1900-1913''' {{RecordSearch|3559087|Tennessee, Davidson County, Death Records, 1900-1913}} at FamilySearch - [[Tennessee, Davidson County, Death Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index and images | *'''1900-1913''' {{RecordSearch|3559087|Tennessee, Davidson County, Death Records, 1900-1913}} at FamilySearch - [[Tennessee, Davidson County, Death Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index and images | ||
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*Bamman, Gale Williams. ''Tennessee Divorces, 1797 to 1858: Taken from 750 Legislative Petitions and Acts''. Nashville, Tennessee: G.W. Bamman, 1985. {{FSC|976.8 P2b|book}}This book contains abstracts of divorce decrees in alphabetical order by the name of the person requesting the divorce. It indexes every name. | *Bamman, Gale Williams. ''Tennessee Divorces, 1797 to 1858: Taken from 750 Legislative Petitions and Acts''. Nashville, Tennessee: G.W. Bamman, 1985. {{FSC|976.8 P2b|book}}This book contains abstracts of divorce decrees in alphabetical order by the name of the person requesting the divorce. It indexes every name. | ||
To find divorce records in the | To find divorce records in the FamilySearch Library collection, perform a Place Search of the FamilySearch Library [https://familysearch.org/catalog-search Catalo... under the following topics: | ||
TENNESSEE - COURT RECORDS | TENNESSEE - COURT RECORDS | ||
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*'''1809-1975''' {{RecordSearch|1989162|Tennessee, White County Records, 1809-1975}} at FamilySearch - [[Tennessee, White County Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index and images | *'''1809-1975''' {{RecordSearch|1989162|Tennessee, White County Records, 1809-1975}} at FamilySearch - [[Tennessee, White County Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index and images | ||
== | == FamilySearch Library Vital Records Collections == | ||
To find vital records, consult the Locality Search of the | To find vital records, consult the Locality Search of the FamilySearch Library [https://familysearch.org/catalog-search Catalog... under:] | ||
::TENNESSEE - VITAL RECORDS | ::TENNESSEE - VITAL RECORDS | ||
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=== Tennessee Vital Records Index === | === Tennessee Vital Records Index === | ||
<br>This is a collection of | <br>This is a collection of FamilySearch Library records which are abstracted, indexed and titled the [[Tennessee Vital Records Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|Tennessee Vital Records Index.]] For over 30 years, volunteer indexers extracted this information from microfilm copies of the original records. In 1998, a few of the entries were published on 7 CDs by the Family History Department of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as the "North America Vital Records Index." This index is an index of the births, marriages, and deaths throughout Kentucky. The index is not necessarily complete for any particular place or region. | ||
These records are available online for free at [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/list#page=1®ion=NORTH_AMERICA FamilySearch Historical Records Collection....] | These records are available online for free at [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/list#page=1®ion=NORTH_AMERICA FamilySearch Historical Records Collection....] | ||
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