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*''Memorial and Biographical Record: An Illustrated Compendium of Biography, Containing a Compendium of Local Biography,'' ''Including Biographical Sketches of Prominent Old Settlers and Representative Citizens of Part of the Cumberland Region of Tennessee, with a Review of Their Life Work; Their Identity with the Growth and Development of This Region; Reminiscences of Personal History and Pioneer Life; and Other Interesting and Valuable Matter Which Should Be Preserved in History''. Also a ''Compendium of Biography, Containing Biographical Sketches of Hundreds of the Greatest Men and Celebrities America Has Produced in Various Walks of Life, Including Great Statesmen, Lawyers, Jurists, Scientists, Editors, Poets, Writers, Financiers, Railroad Magnates, Army and Navy Officers, Inventors, Speculators, Scouts, Merchant Princes, Humorists, Manufacturers, Abolitionists, Explorers, All the Presidents, Etc.''Chicago, Illinois: George A. Ogle and Company, 1898. {{FSC|47452|item|disp=FS Library film 1291}}. {{WorldCat|7134279|disp=at various libraries (WorldCat)}} A partial index is included in this record. | *''Memorial and Biographical Record: An Illustrated Compendium of Biography, Containing a Compendium of Local Biography,'' ''Including Biographical Sketches of Prominent Old Settlers and Representative Citizens of Part of the Cumberland Region of Tennessee, with a Review of Their Life Work; Their Identity with the Growth and Development of This Region; Reminiscences of Personal History and Pioneer Life; and Other Interesting and Valuable Matter Which Should Be Preserved in History''. Also a ''Compendium of Biography, Containing Biographical Sketches of Hundreds of the Greatest Men and Celebrities America Has Produced in Various Walks of Life, Including Great Statesmen, Lawyers, Jurists, Scientists, Editors, Poets, Writers, Financiers, Railroad Magnates, Army and Navy Officers, Inventors, Speculators, Scouts, Merchant Princes, Humorists, Manufacturers, Abolitionists, Explorers, All the Presidents, Etc.''Chicago, Illinois: George A. Ogle and Company, 1898. {{FSC|47452|item|disp=FS Library film 1291}}. {{WorldCat|7134279|disp=at various libraries (WorldCat)}} A partial index is included in this record. | ||
*Moore, John Trotwood and Austin P. Foster, editors. ''Tennessee: The Volunteer State, 1769-1923''. 4 vols. Nashville: S.J.Clarke Publishing Co., 1923. {{FSC|220742|item|disp=Free online digital copy; FS Library book 976.8 D3m v. 1-4}}. {{WorldCat|1616538|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. This indexed four-volume set includes church information and Tennessee history in addition to three volumes of biographies. <br> | *Moore, John Trotwood and Austin P. Foster, editors. ''Tennessee: The Volunteer State, 1769-1923''. 4 vols. Nashville: S.J.Clarke Publishing Co., 1923. {{FSC|220742|item|disp=Free online digital copy; FS Library book 976.8 D3m v. 1-4}}. {{WorldCat|1616538|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. This indexed four-volume set includes church information and Tennessee history in addition to three volumes of biographies. <br> | ||
*Speer, William S. ''Sketches of Prominent Tennesseans: Containing Biographies and Records of Many of the Families Who Have Attained Prominence in Tennessee. 1888.'' Reprint, Greenville, South Carolina: Southern Historical Press, 1997. {{FSC|220890|item|disp=FS Library film 833388}} {{FSC|653116|item|disp=FS Library book 976.8 D3s}} {{WorldCat|10557883|disp=at various libraries (WorldCat)}} A surname index is included. [ | *Speer, William S. ''Sketches of Prominent Tennesseans: Containing Biographies and Records of Many of the Families Who Have Attained Prominence in Tennessee. 1888.'' Reprint, Greenville, South Carolina: Southern Historical Press, 1997. {{FSC|220890|item|disp=FS Library film 833388}} {{FSC|653116|item|disp=FS Library book 976.8 D3s}} {{WorldCat|10557883|disp=at various libraries (WorldCat)}} A surname index is included. [https://www.archive.org/details/sketchesofpromin01spee Free digital copy Sloan Foundation]. | ||
The[[FamilySearch Catalog|Last Names Search of the FamilySearch 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[[FamilySearch Catalog|Last Names Search of the FamilySearch 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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'''Other Tennessee Biographical Collections:''' | '''Other Tennessee Biographical Collections:''' | ||
*Crozier, William Armstrong. ''[ | *Crozier, William Armstrong. ''[https://www.archive.org/details/keytosouthernped00croz A Key to Southern Pedigrees: Being a Comprehensive Guide to the Colonial Ancestry of Families in the States of Virginia, Maryland, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, West Virginia and Alabama].'' Hasbrouck Heights, N.J.: The Genealogical Association, 1911. Free digital copy, courtesy: Internet Archive. | ||
*Klebenow, Anne. ''200 Years Through 200 Stories: A Tennessee Bicentenial Collection''. Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, 1996. {{FSC|1854502|item|disp=FS Library book 976.8 D3k}} {{WorldCat|35784930|disp=at various libraries (WorldCat)}} Contains biographies of 200 persons important to Tennessee history arranged by time period. | *Klebenow, Anne. ''200 Years Through 200 Stories: A Tennessee Bicentenial Collection''. Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, 1996. {{FSC|1854502|item|disp=FS Library book 976.8 D3k}} {{WorldCat|35784930|disp=at various libraries (WorldCat)}} Contains biographies of 200 persons important to Tennessee history arranged by time period. | ||
*''Prominent Tennesseans, 1796 - 1938.'' Lewisburg, TN: Who's Who Pub. Co. 1940. Online at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=30085 Ancestry ($)]. | *''Prominent Tennesseans, 1796 - 1938.'' Lewisburg, TN: Who's Who Pub. Co. 1940. Online at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=30085 Ancestry ($)]. | ||
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'''Specific Biographies''' | '''Specific Biographies''' | ||
*''Col. Crockett's Exploits and Adventures in Texas.'' 1848. By David Crockett. New York: Wm. H. Graham, Tribune Buildings. Online at [ | *''Col. Crockett's Exploits and Adventures in Texas.'' 1848. By David Crockett. New York: Wm. H. Graham, Tribune Buildings. Online at [https://www.archive.org/details/colcrockettsexpl00smit Internet Archive]. | ||
*''Peeps into Life: Autobiography of John Mathews, a Minister of the Gospel for Sixty Years.'' 1826. By John Mathews. n.p.: Published by request of the Tennessee Annual Conference, 1904. Online at [ | *''Peeps into Life: Autobiography of John Mathews, a Minister of the Gospel for Sixty Years.'' 1826. By John Mathews. n.p.: Published by request of the Tennessee Annual Conference, 1904. Online at [https://www.archive.org/details/peepsintolifeaut00math Internet Archive] | ||
*''Life of General John Sevier.'' 1910. By Francis Marion Turner. New York and Washington. The Neale Publishing Company. Online at [ | *''Life of General John Sevier.'' 1910. By Francis Marion Turner. New York and Washington. The Neale Publishing Company. Online at [https://www.archive.org/details/lifegenjohnsevier00turnrich Internet Archive]. | ||
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