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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
