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''[[United States|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Tennessee|Tennessee]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[ | ''[[United States|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Tennessee|Tennessee]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Tennessee Biography|Biography]]'' | ||
Biographies provide useful genealogical information such as an individual’s birth date and place (including foreign birthplace where applicable); family members; occupation; education; and social, political, and religious affiliations. They may also contain a physical description, previous residences, and immigration information. Biographies are the product of family knowledge or previous research, often compiled on the early settlers and prominent citizens of the state, county, or town. Many lesser known individuals may have biographical sketches written about them, especially in local histories. | Biographies provide useful genealogical information such as an individual’s birth date and place (including foreign birthplace where applicable); family members; occupation; education; and social, political, and religious affiliations. They may also contain a physical description, previous residences, and immigration information. Biographies are the product of family knowledge or previous research, often compiled on the early settlers and prominent citizens of the state, county, or town. Many lesser known individuals may have biographical sketches written about them, especially in local histories. | ||
'''Tennessee State Library and Archives''' | |||
The [http://www.tn.gov/tsla/index.htm Tennessee State Library and Archives] has: | |||
*''[http://www.tn.gov/tsla/history/misc/goodspeed.htm The History of Tennessee From the Earliest Time to the Present]''. Nashville : Goodspeed Pub. Co., 1886-1887. This indexed digital copy includes chapters on each county. | |||
*Their [http://state.tn.us/tsla/history/manuscripts/index.htm Manuscript Collection] includes documents with biographical information. | |||
*"[http://www.tn.gov/tsla/history/bibliographies/corelist.htm Core List of Tennessee Books]" includes biographies and a variety of books containing biographical information. | |||
'''Memphis Public Library and Information Center''' | |||
The [http://www.memphislibrary.org/ Memphis Public Library and Information Center] maintains extensive card indexes to biographical sketches in histories and related works. | |||
'''Tennessee Historical Society''' | |||
The [http://www.tennesseehistory.org/ Tennessee Historical Society] has an extensive family surname file and a large collection of personal and family histories. | |||
'''Family History Library''' | |||
The Family History Library has a good collection of biographical sources. Representative biographical works for Tennessee include: | The Family History Library has a good collection of biographical sources. Representative biographical works for Tennessee include: | ||
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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. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&callno=976.8+D3s 976.8 D3s]; film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=220890&disp=Sketches+of+prominent+Tennesseans++ 833388].) A surname index is included. [http://www.archive.org/details/sketchesofpromin01spee Free digital copy Sloan Foundation]. | 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. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&callno=976.8+D3s 976.8 D3s]; film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=220890&disp=Sketches+of+prominent+Tennesseans++ 833388].) A surname index is included. [http://www.archive.org/details/sketchesofpromin01spee Free digital copy Sloan Foundation]. | ||
'''Other Tennessee Biography Collections | '''Other Tennessee Biography Collections''' | ||
Crozier, William Armstrong. ''[http://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. | Crozier, William Armstrong. ''[http://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. | ||
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''The Calvin M. McClung Collection'', which is described in the [[Tennessee Archives and Libraries|Tennessee Archives and Libraries]] article, contains biographical material for residents of Tennessee. | ''The Calvin M. McClung Collection'', which is described in the [[Tennessee Archives and Libraries|Tennessee Archives and Libraries]] article, contains biographical material for residents of Tennessee. | ||
'''Specific Biographies''' | |||
*Crockett, David. ''[http://www.archive.org/details/colcrockettsexpl00smit Col. Crockett's Exploits and Adventures in Texas].''New York : Wm. H. Graham, Tribune Buildings, 1848. Free digital copy. | |||
*Mathews, John, 1826, Methodist Episcopal Church, South. ''[http://www.archive.org/details/peepsintolifeaut00math Peeps into life : autobiography of John Mathews, a minister of the Gospel for sixty years]'' [s.l.] : published by request of the Tennessee Annual Conference, 1904. Free digital copy | |||
*Turner, Francis Marion. ''[http://www.archive.org/details/lifegenjohnsevier00turnrich Life of General John Sevier].'' New York and Washington. The Neale Publishing Company, 1910/ Free digital copy. | |||
The Surname Search of the Family History Library 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 Surname Search of the Family History Library 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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TENNESSEE, [COUNTY], [TOWN] - HISTORY<br> | TENNESSEE, [COUNTY], [TOWN] - HISTORY<br> | ||
=== External Links === | === External Links === | ||