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''[[United States|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Tennessee|Tennessee ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Monroe_County,_Tennessee|Monroe County]]''<br> | ''[[United States|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Tennessee|Tennessee ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Monroe_County,_Tennessee|Monroe County]]''<br> | ||
East Tennessee county. Established 1819. | East Tennessee county. Established 1819. | ||
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Monroe County's civil records start the following years:<ref>''[http://www.worldcat.org/title/guide-to-public-vital-statistics-in-tennessee/oclc Guide to Public Vital Statistics in Tennessee]''. Nashville, Tenn.: The Tennessee Historical Records Survey (W.P.A.), 1941; [http://www.tn.gov/tsla/history/county/earlyrecords.htm "Earliest County Records,"] Tennessee State Library and Archives.</ref> | Monroe County's civil records start the following years:<ref>''[http://www.worldcat.org/title/guide-to-public-vital-statistics-in-tennessee/oclc Guide to Public Vital Statistics in Tennessee]''. Nashville, Tenn.: The Tennessee Historical Records Survey (W.P.A.), 1941; [http://www.tn.gov/tsla/history/county/earlyrecords.htm "Earliest County Records,"] Tennessee State Library and Archives.</ref> | ||
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| | | width="16.6%" align="center" | '''[http://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Monroe_County,_Tennessee#Vital_Records Marriage]''' | ||
| | | width="16.6%" align="center" | '''[http://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Monroe_County,_Tennessee#Vital_Records Death]''' | ||
| | | width="16.6%" align="center" | '''[http://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Monroe_County,_Tennessee#Census Census]''' | ||
| | | width="16.6%" align="center" | [http://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Monroe_County,_Tennessee#Land '''Land'''] | ||
| | | width="16.6%" align="center" | '''[http://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Monroe_County,_Tennessee#Probate Probate]''' | ||
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| | | width="16.6%" align="center" | 1881 | ||
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| | | width="16.6%" align="center" | 1908 | ||
| | | width="16.6%" align="center" | 1830 | ||
| | | width="16.6%" align="center" | 1820 | ||
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==== Boundary Changes ==== | ==== Boundary Changes ==== | ||
[http://www.mytennesseegenealogy.com/tn-maps.html "Rotating Formation Tennessee County Boundary Maps"] (1777-1985) may be viewed for free at the My Tennessee Genealogy website. They rely on [http://www.goldbug.com/store/animap3.html AniMap 3.0] software. | [http://www.mytennesseegenealogy.com/tn-maps.html "Rotating Formation Tennessee County Boundary Maps"] (1777-1985) may be viewed for free at the My Tennessee Genealogy website. They rely on [http://www.goldbug.com/store/animap3.html AniMap 3.0] software. | ||
==== Record Loss ==== | ==== Record Loss ==== | ||
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==== Populated Places ==== | ==== Populated Places ==== | ||
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==== Neighboring Counties ==== | ==== Neighboring Counties ==== | ||
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{{RAOGKcemetery}} Tennessee cemetery records often identify birth, death, relationship, and military information, as well as religious affiliation. | {{RAOGKcemetery}} Tennessee cemetery records often identify birth, death, relationship, and military information, as well as religious affiliation. | ||
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*[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gs& Find A Grave] can be searched by the name of a person or family to find where a person is buried. Usually gives birth and death dates often with a picture of the tombstone. May give obituaries, names of family members and links to their information in Find A Grave. | *[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gs& Find A Grave] can be searched by the name of a person or family to find where a person is buried. Usually gives birth and death dates often with a picture of the tombstone. May give obituaries, names of family members and links to their information in Find A Grave. | ||
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See [[Tennessee Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book]] for more information about statewide printed indexes. | See [[Tennessee Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book]] for more information about statewide printed indexes. | ||
See [http://www.us-census.org/states/tennessee/m-tn.htm#Monroe Monroe TN census assignments], including links to transcribed files. [[http://www.us-census.org/ The USGenWeb Census Project<sup>®</sup>]]. | |||
'''1820''' - Lost | '''1820''' - Lost | ||
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*Snow, Joy L. ''1850 Monroe County, Tennessee Federal Census: With Index''. Marshfield, Missouri: J.L. Snow, 200-?. [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=1054051 FHL US/CAN Book 976.8883 X2s 1850 v. 1-2]. | *Snow, Joy L. ''1850 Monroe County, Tennessee Federal Census: With Index''. Marshfield, Missouri: J.L. Snow, 200-?. [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=1054051 FHL US/CAN Book 976.8883 X2s 1850 v. 1-2]. | ||
'''1880''' <span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1281472723378_289" /> | '''1880''' <span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1281472723378_289" /> | ||
*Sistler, Byron and Barbara Sistler. 1880 Census, Monroe County, Tennessee. Nashville, Tenn.: Byron Sistler & Associates, 1991. [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=618888 FHL US/CAN Book 976.8883 X2s 1880]. | *Sistler, Byron and Barbara Sistler. 1880 Census, Monroe County, Tennessee. Nashville, Tenn.: Byron Sistler & Associates, 1991. [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=618888 FHL US/CAN Book 976.8883 X2s 1880]. | ||
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*If the records you need are not in the Family History Library collection, contact the church(es) in the area where your ancestor lived. Two sites that give information about churches in Monroe County are: | *If the records you need are not in the Family History Library collection, contact the church(es) in the area where your ancestor lived. Two sites that give information about churches in Monroe County are: | ||
:- [http://www.yellowbook.com/yellow-pages/?what=churches&where=monroe+county%2C+tn List of Monroe County churches] with addresses and phone numbers (Yellowbook)<br> | :- [http://www.yellowbook.com/yellow-pages/?what=churches&where=monroe+county%2C+tn List of Monroe County churches] with addresses and phone numbers (Yellowbook)<br> | ||
:- [http://tennessee.hometownlocator.com/features/cultural,class,church,scfips,47123.cfm List of Monroe County churches] (TN HomeTownLocator) | :- [http://tennessee.hometownlocator.com/features/cultural,class,church,scfips,47123.cfm List of Monroe County churches] (TN HomeTownLocator) | ||
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*In 1936, a helpful guide to early Monroe County church records was published by the Works Project Administration. <ref name="tenn church">WPA. ''[http://www.worldcat.org/title/guide-to-church-vital-statistics-in-tennessee/oclc/1829968&amp;referer=brief_results Guide to Church Vital Statistics in Tennessee.]'' Nashville: Tennessee State Planning Commission, 1942. {{FHL|976.8 K23w|book}}</ref>Use this guide to locate which church records exist and where they were housed in 1936. The Tennessee State Library and Archives has filmed some of these records. To locate which records are available at the TSLA, go to the appropriate [http://www.tn.gov/tsla/history/county/factcounty.htm#M "county fact sheet"] on the TSLA Web site and scroll down to "selected manuscript material". All filmed church records at the TSLA for Monroe County are listed. Many of these filmed records are also available at the Family History Library. | *In 1936, a helpful guide to early Monroe County church records was published by the Works Project Administration. <ref name="tenn church">WPA. ''[http://www.worldcat.org/title/guide-to-church-vital-statistics-in-tennessee/oclc/1829968&amp;amp;amp;referer=brief_results Guide to Church Vital Statistics in Tennessee.]'' Nashville: Tennessee State Planning Commission, 1942. {{FHL|976.8 K23w|book}}</ref>Use this guide to locate which church records exist and where they were housed in 1936. The Tennessee State Library and Archives has filmed some of these records. To locate which records are available at the TSLA, go to the appropriate [http://www.tn.gov/tsla/history/county/factcounty.htm#M "county fact sheet"] on the TSLA Web site and scroll down to "selected manuscript material". All filmed church records at the TSLA for Monroe County are listed. Many of these filmed records are also available at the Family History Library. | ||
'''Baptist''' | '''Baptist''' | ||
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===== '''Marriage''' ===== | ===== '''Marriage''' ===== | ||
Marriages were not officially recorded in Monroe County until 1838, when a law was passed mandating the practice.<ref>Gale Williams Bamman, C.G., "Research in Tennessee," ''National Genealogical Society Quarterly,'' Vol. 81, No. 2 (June 1993):105. [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;titleno=39597 FHL US/CAN Book 973 B2ng v. 81 (1993)]</ref> The following publication, based on early newspapers, helps to alleviate this genealogical obstacle: | Marriages were not officially recorded in Monroe County until 1838, when a law was passed mandating the practice.<ref>Gale Williams Bamman, C.G., "Research in Tennessee," ''National Genealogical Society Quarterly,'' Vol. 81, No. 2 (June 1993):105. [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;titleno=39597 FHL US/CAN Book 973 B2ng v. 81 (1993)]</ref> The following publication, based on early newspapers, helps to alleviate this genealogical obstacle: | ||
*Lucas, Silas Emmett. Marriages from Early Tennessee Newspapers 1794-1851. Easley, S.C.: Southern Historical Press, 1978. [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=10843 FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 V2L]. | *Lucas, Silas Emmett. Marriages from Early Tennessee Newspapers 1794-1851. Easley, S.C.: Southern Historical Press, 1978. [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=10843 FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 V2L]. | ||