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Tennessee Genealogy

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US TERRITORY OR
COLONY SETTLED

"State of Franklin" (annexed from Washington District of North Carolina), 1784; "Southwest Territory," 1790

STATEHOOD

1796

AVAILABLE STATE CENSUSES
(OR SIMILAR)

Tax records from various sources, 1778–1832

FIRST FEDERAL CENSUS

1810 (Rutherford Co. only), 1820 (eastern counties only), 1830

PUBLIC-LAND OR
STATE-LAND STATE

State

BIRTH AND DEATH RECORDS
BEGIN

1908 (no statewide records for 1913)

MARRIAGE RECORDS
BEGIN

1945

CONTACT FOR VITAL RECORDS

Tennessee Office of Vital Records
Central Services Building
First Floor
421 Fifth Ave. N
Nashville, TN 37247
(615) 741-1763

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Tennessee History and Research Overview

Tennessee

Learn about Tennessee's history and available records in this research guide that includes a map and bibliography.

Tracking Down Southern Ancestors After the Civil War

Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia

Did your Southern ancestors vanish in the social and economic upheaval that followed the Civil War? We’ll show you the best records to track them down.

Southerners’ Migrations: Where Did They Go?

Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, History, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia

Looking for Southern US ancestors who disappeared after the Civil War? Start your search in these common destinations of Southerners who left the South post...

Tennessee Records Details and Resources

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Where to find Tennessee census records, immigration records, land records, maps, vital records and more.

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