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== Online Resources == | == Online Resources == | ||
*'''1706-1850''' [https://tslaindexes.com/database-tn-research/acts-tennessee-1796-1850?search_api_views_fulltext=&search_api_views_fulltext_1=&search_api_views_fulltext_2=divorce Acts of Tennessee 1796-1850 (Legislative Papers)] at Tennessee State Library and Archives — index & images | *'''1706-1850''' [https://tslaindexes.com/database-tn-research/acts-tennessee-1796-1850?search_api_views_fulltext=&search_api_views_fulltext_1=&search_api_views_fulltext_2=divorce Acts of Tennessee 1796-1850 (Legislative Papers)] at Tennessee State Library and Archives — index & images | ||
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'''Print Publications'''<br> | '''Print Publications'''<br> | ||
*''Tennessee Divorces, 1797 to 1858: Taken From 750 Legislative Petitions and Acts,'' by Gale Williams Bamman. Nashville, Tennessee: G.W. Bamman, 1985. {{FSC|401184|item|disp=FS Catalog book 976.8 P2b}}; {{WorldCat|1048524682|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; This book contains abstracts of divorce decrees in alphabetical order by the name of the person requesting the divorce | *''Tennessee Divorces, 1797 to 1858: Taken From 750 Legislative Petitions and Acts,'' by Gale Williams Bamman. Nashville, Tennessee: G.W. Bamman, 1985. {{FSC|401184|item|disp=FS Catalog book 976.8 P2b}}; {{WorldCat|1048524682|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; This book contains abstracts of divorce decrees in alphabetical order by the name of the person requesting the divorce | ||
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== Get Copies == | == Get Copies == | ||
''Restrictions''<br> | ''Restrictions''<br> | ||
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*'''Early to 50 years ago''' Contact the clerk of courts in the county where the decree was granted.<br> | *'''Early to 50 years ago''' Contact the clerk of courts in the county where the decree was granted.<br> | ||
:*[https://www.ctas.tennessee.edu/clerks-of-court Tennessee Clerks of Court contact information] at University of Tennessee. | :*[https://www.ctas.tennessee.edu/clerks-of-court Tennessee Clerks of Court contact information] at University of Tennessee. | ||
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== Coverage and Compliance == | == Coverage and Compliance == | ||
*Since formal divorces are actually court records, there is high compliance. | *Since formal divorces are actually court records, there is high compliance. | ||
*Many couples simply separated, leaving no divorce record. | *Many couples simply separated, leaving no divorce record. | ||
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== Information in the Records == | == Information in the Records == | ||
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*[[Tennessee Court Records]] | *[[Tennessee Court Records]] | ||
*[[United States Divorce Records|United States Divorce records]] | *[[United States Divorce Records|United States Divorce records]] | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Tennessee, United States]] [[Category:Divorce Records]] | [[Category:Tennessee, United States]] [[Category:Divorce Records]] | ||