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''[[United States|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Tennessee|Tennessee ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Tennessee_Vital_Records|Vital Records]]'' | ''[[United States|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|RTENOTITLE]] [[Tennessee|Tennessee ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|RTENOTITLE]] [[Tennessee_Vital_Records|Vital Records]]'' | ||
== Introduction to Vital Records == | == Introduction to Vital Records == | ||
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| align="center" width="16.6%" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | [[Tennessee Vital Records#Birth_Records|Births]] | |||
| width="16.6%" bgcolor="#ffffcc | | align="center" width="16.6%" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | [[Tennessee Vital Records#Marriage_Records|County Marriages]] | ||
| width="16.6%" bgcolor="#ffffcc | | align="center" width="16.6%" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | [[Tennessee Vital Records#Death-Records|Deaths]] | ||
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| width="16.6%" bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" | | align="center" width="16.6%" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | Earliest | ||
| align="center" width="16.6%" | 1881 | |||
| align="center" width="16.6%" | 1778 | |||
| align="center" width="16.6%" | 1881 | |||
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| width="16.6%" bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" | | align="center" width="16.6%" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | Statewide Registration | ||
| align="center" width="16.6%" | 1914 | |||
| align="center" width="16.6%" | 1915 | |||
| align="center" width="16.6%" | 1914 | |||
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| width="16.6%" bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" | | align="center" width="16.6%" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | General Compliance | ||
| align="center" width="16.6%" | late 1920's | |||
| width="16.6%" align="center" | | align="center" width="16.6%" | 1838* | ||
| align="center" width="16.6%" | late 1920's | |||
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| valign="middle" height="35" bgcolor="#ffffcc | | align="center" valign="middle" height="35" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''Birth Records Pre-1908''' | ||
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Chattanooga from 1879 FHL has 1911-1915 {{FHL|182373|titleno}}Film 1303215 | Chattanooga from 1879 FHL has 1911-1915 {{FHL|182373|titleno}}Film 1303215 | ||
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Knoxville from 1881 {{FHL|181249|titleno}}Film 1276584 | Knoxville from 1881 {{FHL|181249|titleno}}Film 1276584 | ||
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[http://register.shelby.tn.us/ Memphis from 1874] | [http://register.shelby.tn.us/ Memphis from 1874] | ||
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Nashville from 1881 {{FHL|181157|titleno}}Film 1276576 | Nashville from 1881 {{FHL|181157|titleno}}Film 1276576 | ||
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{| width="550" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1 | {| align="center" width="550" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1" | ||
|+ '''Information in Tennessee Birth Records''' | |+ '''Information in Tennessee Birth Records''' | ||
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| width="52%" valign="middle" height="50" bgcolor="#99ccff | | align="center" width="52%" valign="middle" height="50" bgcolor="#99ccff" | '''Types of Information''' | ||
| width="16%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff | | align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff" | '''1908 - 1912''' | ||
| width="16%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff | | align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff" | '''1914 - present''' | ||
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| width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff | | align="center" width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" | '''Name of Child''' | ||
| width="16%" valign="middle" height="25 | | align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" height="25" | x | ||
| width="16%" valign="middle" height="25 | | align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" height="25" | x | ||
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| width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff | | align="center" width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" | '''Sex''' | ||
| width="16%" valign="middle" height="25 | | align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" height="25" | x | ||
| width="16%" valign="middle" height="25 | | align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" height="25" | x | ||
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| width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff | | align="center" width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" | '''Race''' | ||
| width="16%" valign="middle" height="25 | | align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" height="25" | x | ||
| width="16%" valign="middle" height="25 | | align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" height="25" | x | ||
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| width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff | | align="center" width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" | '''Parents' Names''' | ||
| width="16%" valign="middle" height="25 | | align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" height="25" | x | ||
| width="16%" valign="middle" height="25 | | align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" height="25" | x | ||
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| width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff | | align="center" width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" | '''Midwife/Doctor''' | ||
| width="16%" valign="middle" height="25 | | align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" height="25" | x | ||
| width="16%" valign="middle" height="25 | | align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" height="25" | x | ||
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| width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff | | align="center" width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" | '''Date & Place of Birth''' | ||
| width="16%" valign="middle" height="25 | | align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" height="25" | x | ||
| width="16%" valign="middle" height="25 | | align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" height="25" | x | ||
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| width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff | | align="center" width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" | '''Residence''' | ||
| width="16%" valign="middle" height="25 | | align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" height="25" | x | ||
| width="16%" valign="middle" height="25 | | align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" height="25" | x | ||
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{| width="550" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1 | {| align="center" width="550" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1" | ||
|+ '''Information in Tennessee Marriage Records''' | |+ '''Information in Tennessee Marriage Records''' | ||
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| width="52%" valign="middle" height="50" bgcolor="#99ccff | | align="center" width="52%" valign="middle" height="50" bgcolor="#99ccff" | '''Types of Information''' | ||
| width="16%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff | | align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff" | '''early - 1945''' | ||
| width="16%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff | | align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff" | '''1945 - present''' | ||
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| width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff | | align="center" width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" | '''Name of Bride/Groom''' | ||
| width="16%" valign="middle | | align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | x | ||
| width="16%" valign="middle | | align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | | ||
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| width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff | | align="center" width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" | '''Date of Marriage''' | ||
| width="16%" valign="middle | | align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | x | ||
| width="16%" valign="middle | | align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | | ||
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| width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff | | align="center" width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" | '''Location of Marriage''' | ||
| width="16%" valign="middle | | align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | x | ||
| width="16%" valign="middle | | align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | | ||
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| width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff | | align="center" width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" | '''Presiding Official''' | ||
| width="16%" valign="middle | | align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | x | ||
| width="16%" valign="middle | | align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | | ||
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| width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff | | align="center" width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" | '''Date of Birth''' | ||
| width="16%" valign="middle | | align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | <br> | ||
| width="16%" valign="middle | | align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | | ||
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| width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff | | align="center" width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" | '''Place of Birth''' | ||
| width="16%" valign="middle | | align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | <br> | ||
| width="16%" valign="middle | | align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | ''' ''' | ||
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| width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff | | align="center" width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" | '''Residence at Time of Marriage''' | ||
| width="16%" valign="middle | | align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | <br> | ||
| width="16%" valign="middle | | align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | | ||
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Four cities collected death information and maintained these records on the city level. These records are available at the [http://www.tn.gov/tsla/history/mailstat.htm#Deaths Tennessee State Library and Archives]. The Family History Library collection also includes these records. | Four cities collected death information and maintained these records on the city level. These records are available at the [http://www.tn.gov/tsla/history/mailstat.htm#Deaths Tennessee State Library and Archives]. The Family History Library collection also includes these records. | ||
{| width="520" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1 | {| align="center" width="520" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1" | ||
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| valign="middle" height="35" bgcolor="#ffffcc | | align="center" valign="middle" height="35" bgcolor="#ffffcc" | '''Death Records Pre-1908''' | ||
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Chattanooga from 1872 {{FHL|182373|titleno}} Film 1303220 | Chattanooga from 1872 {{FHL|182373|titleno}} Film 1303220 | ||
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Knoxville from 1881 {{FHL|195349|titleno}} Film 1276602 | Knoxville from 1881 {{FHL|195349|titleno}} Film 1276602 | ||
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[http://register.shelby.tn.us/ Memphis from 1848] {{FHL|1347285|titleno}} Film 1465227 | [http://register.shelby.tn.us/ Memphis from 1848] {{FHL|1347285|titleno}} Film 1465227 | ||
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Nashville from 1881 {{FHL|193840|titleno}} Film 1303216 | Nashville from 1881 {{FHL|193840|titleno}} Film 1303216 | ||
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{| width="507" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1 | {| align="center" width="507" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1" style="width: 507px; height: 389px" | ||
|+ '''Information in Tennessee Death Records''' | |+ '''Information in Tennessee Death Records''' | ||
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| width="52%" valign="middle" height="40" bgcolor="#99ccff | | align="center" width="52%" valign="middle" height="40" bgcolor="#99ccff" | '''Types of Information<br>''' | ||
| width="16%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff | | align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff" | '''1908-1912<br>''' | ||
| width="16%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff | | align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff" | '''1914 - present<br>''' | ||
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| width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff | | align="center" width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" | '''Name of Deceased<br>''' | ||
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | | align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | x | ||
| align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | x | |||
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| width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff | | align="center" width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" | '''Date of Death''' | ||
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | | align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | x | ||
| align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | | |||
x | x | ||
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| width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff | | align="center" width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" | '''Place of Death''' | ||
| width="16%" valign="middle | | align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | x | ||
| width="16%" valign="middle | | align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | x | ||
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| width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff | | align="center" width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" | '''Date of Birth/Age''' | ||
| width="16%" valign="middle | | align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | | ||
x | x | ||
| width="16%" valign="middle | | align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | x | ||
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| width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff | | align="center" width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" | '''Place of Birth''' | ||
| width="16%" valign="middle | | align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | | ||
| width="16%" valign="middle | | align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | x | ||
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| width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff | | align="center" width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" | '''Place of Burial''' | ||
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | | align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | sometimes | ||
| align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | x | |||
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| width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff | | align="center" width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" | '''Parents' Names/Maiden''' | ||
| width="16%" valign="middle | | align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | | ||
| width="16%" valign="middle | | align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | x | ||
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| width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff | | align="center" width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" | '''Occupation of Deceased''' | ||
| width="16%" valign="middle | | align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | | ||
| width="16%" valign="middle | | align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | x | ||
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| width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff | | align="center" width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" | | ||
'''Marital''' '''Status''' | '''Marital''' '''Status''' | ||
| width="16%" valign="middle" align="center" | | align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | sometimes | ||
| align="center" width="16%" valign="middle" | x | |||
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*[http://userdb.rootsweb.ancestry.com/regional.html#Tennessee Tennessee Databases] listed on [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ Rootsweb.org] - Free | *[http://userdb.rootsweb.ancestry.com/regional.html#Tennessee Tennessee Databases] listed on [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ Rootsweb.org] - Free | ||
*USGenWeb.org [http://www.tngenweb.us/ Tennessee Site] - Free | *USGenWeb.org [http://www.tngenweb.us/ Tennessee Site] - Free | ||
*Search for Tennessee Collections on [ | *Search for Tennessee Collections on [https://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch Record Search] under [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/list#page=1®ion=UNITED_STATES USA] - Free | ||
*The Vital Records Search and Information Directory for [http://www.daddezio.com/records/room/RR-TN-NDX.html Tennessee] - Free/$ | *The Vital Records Search and Information Directory for [http://www.daddezio.com/records/room/RR-TN-NDX.html Tennessee] - Free/$ | ||
*German Roots Links for Tennessee [http://www.germanroots.com/vitalrecords.html#Tennessee Birth & Marriage] and [http://www.germanroots.com/deathrecords.html Death] Records - Free/$ Includes all records, not just those for ethnic Germans | *German Roots Links for Tennessee [http://www.germanroots.com/vitalrecords.html#Tennessee Birth & Marriage] and [http://www.germanroots.com/deathrecords.html Death] Records - Free/$ Includes all records, not just those for ethnic Germans | ||