Guide to County Records and Genealogical Resources in Tennessee

Guide to County Records and Genealogical Resources in Tennessee
Author:
Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Com
Total Pages: 206
Release: 1987
Genre: Guide
ISBN: 0806311754

This fabulous work is a county-by-county guide to the genealogical records and resources at the Tennessee State Library and Archives in Nashville. Based largely on the Tennessee county records microfilmed by the LDS Genealogical Library, it is an inventory of extant county records and their dates of coverage. For each county the following data is given: formation, county seat, names and addresses of libraries and genealogical societies, published records (alphabetical by author), W.P.A. typescript records, microfilmed records (LDS), manuscripts, and church records. The LDS microfilm covers almost every record that could be used by the genealogist, from vital records to optometry registers, from wills and inventories to school board minutes. There also is a comprehensive list of statewide reference works.

First Families of Tennessee

First Families of Tennessee
Author: East Tennessee Historical Society
Publisher: East Tenn Historical Society
Total Pages: 494
Release: 2000
Genre: Reference
ISBN:

First Families of Tennessee is a tribute to these men and women who established the state.

Tennessee Genealogical Records & Abstracts: 1787-1839

Tennessee Genealogical Records & Abstracts: 1787-1839
Author: Sherida K. Eddlemon
Publisher:
Total Pages: 258
Release: 1999
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780788410741

Although Tennessee achieved statehood in 1796, it remained a sparsely populated wilderness for years, and no complete censuses are available until 1830. In this new volume respected author Sherida K. Eddlemon aims to "close the gap left by census records" by providing researchers with a blend of rare tax lists, marriage records and other early source materials including the 1835 pension roll (surnames A-B). This volume contains useful information for the following counties: Bledsoe, Bradley, Blount, Franklin, Gibson, Grainger, Henry, Jackson, Lauderdale, Maury, Overton, Roane, Sevier, Sumner, Washington and Wilson. Eddlemon also supplies early records from Kentucky, Texas (Brazos County) and Washington state (Douglas County) to trace the migration of Tennessee natives.

Overton County, Tennessee

Overton County, Tennessee
Author: Edythe Rucker Whitley
Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Com
Total Pages: 108
Release: 2009-06
Genre: Overton County (Tenn.)
ISBN: 0806308419

Overton County was established in 1806 and at one time embraced all or portions of the territory that eventually became Fentress, Clay, Pickett, and Putnam counties. Some famous names associated with Overton, and later Fentress, include Davy Crockett, John Sevier, Joseph Copeland, and John M. Clements (father of Mark Twain). Since the early records of the counties of Fentress, Pickett, Putnam, and Jackson have all or partially been destroyed, the extant records of Overton County assume special significance. The work in hand contains records of approximately 2,500 early Overton County inhabitants and features abstracts of various classes of records. Principal contents include the following: Abstracts of Deeds, Wills, Grants, and Minutes from Overton County Deed Books; Legislative Petitions, 1801-1860; Officers in the Tennessee Militia, 1807-1811; Pensioners in Overton and Adjoining Counties, 1818-1883; and Index to Overton County Will Books, 1870-1891.This volume is available on our Family Archive CD 7511.