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<br>'''1908 to 1912''' | <br>'''1908 to 1912''' | ||
[[Image:Hinkle Gladles birth certificate.JPG|thumb|left]] | [[Image:Hinkle Gladles birth certificate.JPG|thumb|left|Hinkle Gladles birth certificate.JPG]] | ||
Most counties kept birth 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 that had 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. | Most counties kept birth 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 that had 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. | ||
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'''1914 to present''' | '''1914 to present''' | ||
[[Image:Virginia Hatfield birth certificate.JPG|thumb|right]] | [[Image:Virginia Hatfield birth certificate.JPG|thumb|right|Virginia Hatfield birth certificate.JPG]] | ||
Beginning 1 January 1914, statewide registration of vital statistics began but was not generally complied with until 1927. Tennessee birth records are closed for 75 years. Births more than 100 years old are maintained by the Tennessee State Library and Archives. | Beginning 1 January 1914, statewide registration of vital statistics began but was not generally complied with until 1927. Tennessee birth records are closed for 75 years. Births more than 100 years old are maintained by the Tennessee State Library and Archives. | ||
Three types of birth records are available from the [http://health.state.tn.us/vr/downloads.htm Tennessee Department of | Three types of birth records are available from the [http://health.state.tn.us/vr/downloads.htm Tennessee Department of Health]. All births 1914 to present can be ordered in long form. Births after 1949-present can also be orderd in short form. The short form is a computer-generated copy of the birth certificate. Both types of certificates are certified. Certifed records are available only to the person named on the record and to certain family members. | ||
In addition, a "verification of birth facts" is available for genealogical research. Most | In addition, a "verification of birth facts" is available for genealogical research. Most genealogical information found in a Tennessee birth certificate can be provided to any requestor of a "verification of birth facts". This is a hand-written transcript of the birth record. | ||
''Click on image to enlarge'' | ''Click on image to enlarge'' | ||
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*'''1869-1909''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2282 Tennessee, Delayed Birth Records] at [http://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] ($) | *'''1869-1909''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2282 Tennessee, Delayed Birth Records] at [http://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] ($) | ||
Delayed births after 1910 are held by the [http://health.state.tn.us/vr/ Office of Vital Records, Department of Health.] | Delayed births after 1910 are held by the [http://health.state.tn.us/vr/ Office of Vital Records, Department of Health.] | ||
== Marriage Records == | == Marriage Records == | ||