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''[[United States|United States | ''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Tennessee|Tennessee]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Tennessee Vital Records|Vital Records]]'' | ||
== Introduction to Vital Records == | == Introduction to Vital Records == | ||
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In 1935, Tennessee began issuing delayed birth certificates. An applicant for a delayed birth certificate was required to supply documents and letters supporting their claim to a delayed birth certificate. The [http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/history/mailstat.htm#Births Tennesse State Library and Archives] will search delayed births for the years 1869-1909. Delayed birth requests are accepted by mail only. Delayed births after 1910 are held by the [http://health.state.tn.us/vr/ Office of Vital Records, Department of Health.] | In 1935, Tennessee began issuing delayed birth certificates. An applicant for a delayed birth certificate was required to supply documents and letters supporting their claim to a delayed birth certificate. The [http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/history/mailstat.htm#Births Tennesse State Library and Archives] will search delayed births for the years 1869-1909. Delayed birth requests are accepted by mail only. 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 == | ||
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About 20 Tennessee counties did not begin officially recording marriages in registers until a state law passed mandating the practice in 1838.<ref>Gale Williams Bamman, C.G., "Research in Tennessee," ''National Genealogical Society Quarterly,'' Vol. 81, No. 2 (June 1993):105. {{FHL|39597|item|disp=FHL book 973 B2ng v. 81 (1993)}}</ref> Many of the loose marriage licenses and bonds created before that time have been lost. Soderberg and Creekmore quote the ''Acts of Tennessee'' (1838, ch. 118, sec. 2) as follows: | About 20 Tennessee counties did not begin officially recording marriages in registers until a state law passed mandating the practice in 1838.<ref>Gale Williams Bamman, C.G., "Research in Tennessee," ''National Genealogical Society Quarterly,'' Vol. 81, No. 2 (June 1993):105. {{FHL|39597|item|disp=FHL book 973 B2ng v. 81 (1993)}}</ref> Many of the loose marriage licenses and bonds created before that time have been lost. Soderberg and Creekmore quote the ''Acts of Tennessee'' (1838, ch. 118, sec. 2) as follows: | ||
:It was not until 1838 that the clerks were required "to keep a well bound book, in which they shall register the names of the parties, and the date of issuance of each marriage license."<ref>Soderberg, Gertrude L. and Pollyanna Creekmore. ''Tennessee Marriage Records, Volume 3, Greene County, Volume 1, 1783-1818: Being Transcriptions from the Original Bonds and Licenses at the County Courthouse, Greeneville''. (Knoxville, Tenn.: Clinchdale Press, 1965), Introduction. {{FHL|237705|item|disp=FHL book 976.891 V2s}}</ref | :It was not until 1838 that the clerks were required "to keep a well bound book, in which they shall register the names of the parties, and the date of issuance of each marriage license."<ref>Soderberg, Gertrude L. and Pollyanna Creekmore. ''Tennessee Marriage Records, Volume 3, Greene County, Volume 1, 1783-1818: Being Transcriptions from the Original Bonds and Licenses at the County Courthouse, Greeneville''. (Knoxville, Tenn.: Clinchdale Press, 1965), Introduction. {{FHL|237705|item|disp=FHL book 976.891 V2s}}</ref> | ||
The following counties, though many had been in existence for more than a decade, did not begin registering marriages until that time: [[Anderson County, Tennessee|Anderson]], [[Benton County, Tennessee|Benton]], [[Campbell County, Tennessee|Campbell]], [[Cannon County, Tennessee|Cannon]], [[Carroll County, Tennessee|Carroll]], [[Claiborne County, Tennessee|Claiborne]], [[Fayette County, Tennessee|Fayette]], [[Franklin County, Tennessee|Franklin]], [[Henry County, Tennessee|Henry]], [[Johnson County, Tennessee|Johnson]], [[Lauderdale County, Tennessee|Lauderdale]], [[Lincoln County, Tennessee|Lincoln]], [[Madison County, Tennessee|Madison]], [[McMinn County, Tennessee|McMinn]], [[Meigs County, Tennessee|Meigs]], [[Monroe County, Tennessee|Monroe]], [[Smith County, Tennessee|Smith]], [[Stewart County, Tennessee|Stewart]], [[Tipton County, Tennessee|Tipton]], and [[Weakley County, Tennessee|Weakley]]. A useful substitute for counties where marriages were not officially recorded, or where courthouses burned is: | |||
*Lucas, Silas Emmett. ''Marriages from Early Tennessee Newspapers 1794-1851''. Easley, S.C.: Southern Historical Press, 1978. {{FHL|10843|item|disp=FHL book 976.8 V2L}}. | *Lucas, Silas Emmett. ''Marriages from Early Tennessee Newspapers 1794-1851''. Easley, S.C.: Southern Historical Press, 1978. {{FHL|10843|item|disp=FHL book 976.8 V2L}}. | ||
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*''Marriage Records.'' <ref>Orem, Utah: Automated Archives, 1994. ({{FHL|CD_ROM no. 9}} part 2.) Does not circulate to Family History Centers. </ref>Contains marriage records for several Tennessee counties from the late 1700's to 1926, as well as marriage records from Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio. Dates vary with the county. | *''Marriage Records.'' <ref>Orem, Utah: Automated Archives, 1994. ({{FHL|CD_ROM no. 9}} part 2.) Does not circulate to Family History Centers. </ref>Contains marriage records for several Tennessee counties from the late 1700's to 1926, as well as marriage records from Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio. Dates vary with the county. | ||
*''Marriage Records: Early–1850.'' <ref>Orem, Utah: Automated Archives, 1992. ({{FHL|CD_ROM no. 9}} part 229.) Does not circulate to Family History Centers. </ref>Contains marriage records for Tennessee, as well as marriage records from Kentucky, North Carolina, and Virginia. | *''Marriage Records: Early–1850.'' <ref>Orem, Utah: Automated Archives, 1992. ({{FHL|CD_ROM no. 9}} part 229.) Does not circulate to Family History Centers. </ref>Contains marriage records for Tennessee, as well as marriage records from Kentucky, North Carolina, and Virginia. | ||
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'''1908 to 1912''' | '''1908 to 1912''' | ||
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Tennessee State Board of Health. Deaths (Enumerator Record Series), 1908–1912 {{FHL|121490|item|disp=FHL film 338140}}.These records are arranged by enumerator record number. An index to these early death records is found at the [http://www.tn.gov/tsla/history/vital/death2.htm Tennessee State Library and Archives ] listing 98,000 deaths or at {{RecordSearch|1681020|Tennessee Deaths and Burials, 1874-1955}}. An index to the deaths is also found in the filmed record collection. Copies of certificates can be orderd from the [http://www.tn.gov/tsla/history/mailstat.htm#Deaths State Library and Archives] or accessed in the Family History Library collection. | Tennessee State Board of Health. Deaths (Enumerator Record Series), 1908–1912 {{FHL|121490|item|disp=FHL film 338140}}.These records are arranged by enumerator record number. An index to these early death records is found at the [http://www.tn.gov/tsla/history/vital/death2.htm Tennessee State Library and Archives ] listing 98,000 deaths or at {{RecordSearch|1681020|Tennessee Deaths and Burials, 1874-1955}}. An index to the deaths is also found in the filmed record collection. Copies of certificates can be orderd from the [http://www.tn.gov/tsla/history/mailstat.htm#Deaths State Library and Archives] or accessed in the Family History Library collection. | ||
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'''1914 to Present''' [[Image:Hatfield Joseph Jr death certificate.JPG|thumb|left]] | |||
Tennessee began registration of deaths after 1914. Originally, deaths were reported by the local undertaker. If a family buried their dead without the use of an undertaker, often the death was not recorded in state records. Some deaths were unreported as late as 1936. Also check vital records on the county level. Occasionally deaths recorded at the county level were not returned to the state. Certificates more than 50 years old are housed at the [http://www.tn.gov/tsla/history/mailstat.htm#Deaths Tennessee State Library and Archives]. | Tennessee began registration of deaths after 1914. Originally, deaths were reported by the local undertaker. If a family buried their dead without the use of an undertaker, often the death was not recorded in state records. Some deaths were unreported as late as 1936. Also check vital records on the county level. Occasionally deaths recorded at the county level were not returned to the state. Certificates more than 50 years old are housed at the [http://www.tn.gov/tsla/history/mailstat.htm#Deaths Tennessee State Library and Archives]. | ||
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You may also want to search both {{RecordSearch|1681020|Tennessee Death Records Index 1874-1955}} and {{RecordSearch|1417505|Tennessee Deaths 1914-1955}}. These are independent indexes and so the information may vary between databases. Always search for variant name spellings if you do not find your expected record. And, remember that women will be probably be found under their married surnames. | You may also want to search both {{RecordSearch|1681020|Tennessee Death Records Index 1874-1955}} and {{RecordSearch|1417505|Tennessee Deaths 1914-1955}}. These are independent indexes and so the information may vary between databases. Always search for variant name spellings if you do not find your expected record. And, remember that women will be probably be found under their married surnames. | ||
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*Meier, Oveda. ''Tennessee Ancestors: The Brave and the Dead, Probate and Death Records of Early Middle Tennessee, 1780–1805''. Salt Lake City, Utah: O. Meier, 1990. (Family History Library {{FHL|594741|item|disp=FHL film 1697372; book 976.8 P2m}}. This source contains abstracts of probate, Bible, and court records, county histories, and military death records for Davidson and Sumner counties. It includes a surname index. | *Meier, Oveda. ''Tennessee Ancestors: The Brave and the Dead, Probate and Death Records of Early Middle Tennessee, 1780–1805''. Salt Lake City, Utah: O. Meier, 1990. (Family History Library {{FHL|594741|item|disp=FHL film 1697372; book 976.8 P2m}}. This source contains abstracts of probate, Bible, and court records, county histories, and military death records for Davidson and Sumner counties. It includes a surname index. | ||
== Divorce Records == | == Divorce Records == | ||
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For more information call the office of Post Adoption Services at 615-532-5637. | For more information call the office of Post Adoption Services at 615-532-5637. | ||
== Additional Helps == | == Additional Helps == | ||
*Information listed on vital records is given by an informant. Learn the relationship of the informant to the subject(s) of the record. The closer the relationship of the informant to the subject(s) and whether or not the informant was present at the time of the event can help determine the accuracy of the information found on the record. | *Information listed on vital records is given by an informant. Learn the relationship of the informant to the subject(s) of the record. The closer the relationship of the informant to the subject(s) and whether or not the informant was present at the time of the event can help determine the accuracy of the information found on the record. | ||
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*[http://www.tn.gov/tsla/history/vital/vital.htm Finding Birth & Death Records in Tennessee] | *[http://www.tn.gov/tsla/history/vital/vital.htm Finding Birth & Death Records in Tennessee] | ||
=== [[Image:Fire.png|thumb|right| | === Lost and Missing Records === | ||
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See the heading "Record Loss" in each individual county. <br>For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following: | See the heading "Record Loss" in each individual county. <br>For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following: | ||
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*[[Tennessee History|History]]: Local histories, family histories and biographies can all be sources of birth, marriage and death information. Often this information is found in county-level records or in surname searches of the Family History Library catalog. | *[[Tennessee History|History]]: Local histories, family histories and biographies can all be sources of birth, marriage and death information. Often this information is found in county-level records or in surname searches of the Family History Library catalog. | ||
=== More Online Tennessee Vital Records Links === | === More Online Tennessee Vital Records Links === | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
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{{Tennessee|Tennessee}} {{U.S. Vital Records}} | |||
[[Category:Tennessee|Vital]] [[Category:Record_Types_of_the_United_States]] [[Category:United_States_Vital_Records]] [[Category:Vital_records|Tennessee]] | [[Category:Tennessee|Vital]] [[Category:Record_Types_of_the_United_States]] [[Category:United_States_Vital_Records]] [[Category:Vital_records|Tennessee]] | ||