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Tennessee State Board of Health. ''Deaths (Enumerator Record Series), 1908–1912.'' Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee State Library and Archives, 1980. (FHL films 1308090–122, indexes on films 338140–41.) The records are arranged by enumerator record number. An index to these early death records on the Library State Library and Archives web site lists 98,000 deaths. | Tennessee State Board of Health. ''Deaths (Enumerator Record Series), 1908–1912.'' Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee State Library and Archives, 1980. (FHL films 1308090–122, indexes on films 338140–41.) The records are arranged by enumerator record number. An index to these early death records on the Library State Library and Archives web site lists 98,000 deaths. | ||
=== Birth and Death Records, 1914–present === | === Birth and Death Records, 1914–present === | ||
Beginning 1 January 1914, statewide registration of vital statistics began but was not generally complied with until 1927. | Beginning 1 January 1914, statewide registration of vital statistics began but was not generally complied with until 1927. An online statewide death index for 1914-1924 is found on the Tennessee State Library and Archives website, [http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/history/vital/tndeath.htm http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/history/vital/tndeath.htm] In addition, this site also has a partial index to death records 1914-1925. The archive website gives good suggestions on how to successfully use their index. | ||
The Family History Library has death indexes for 1914–1948: | |||
Tennessee | Tennessee. State Board of Health. ''Deaths, 1914–1948; Death Index, 1914–1948.'' Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee State Library and Archives, 1981, 1993. (On 418 FHL films beginning with 1299605.) The index lists the name, date of death, county, county, and page number. | ||
Tennessee birth records are closed for 75 years and death records for 50 years. To obtain copies of birth records from 1914 to the present, and death records that are 50 years old or less, write to: | |||
'''Tennessee Vital Records<br>'''Central Services Building<br>1st Floor<br>421 5th Avenue North<br>Nashville, TN 37247-0460<br>Telephone: 615-741-1763<br>Credit Card Request: 615-741-0778<br>Fax: 615-741-9860<br>Internet: '''http://health.state.tn.us/vr/index.htm'' | |||
The Tennessee State Library and Archives is the primary source for obtaining death records 50 years old or older. They have birth records for 1908–1912 and death indexes for 1908–1912 and 1914–1948. Indexes to selected death records are on their Internet site listed in the “Archives and Libraries” section of this outline. | Application forms (and instructions) for birth, death, marriage, and divorce certificates can be acquired from the Tennessee Vital Records web page. | ||
The Tennessee State Library and Archives is the primary source for obtaining death records 50 years old or older. They have birth records for 1908–1912 and death indexes for 1908–1912 and 1914–1948. Indexes to selected death records are on their Internet site listed in the “Archives and Libraries” section of this outline. | |||
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=== Birth and Death Records Kept by Cities Before 1908 === | === Birth and Death Records Kept by Cities Before 1908 === | ||