| Time Frame Covered | Title of Collection or Index | URL or Family History Library Call # |
| Bible Records | ||
| 1700–1950s | Bible Records of Families of East Tennessee and their Connections from Other Areas. | FHL book 976.8 D2d, vols.; 1–3 films 874325 items 1–2 have vols. 1–2 vol. 3 is on film 874326 item 1 fiche 6051515–7, 20 fiche. Vol. 1 online https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/230296 |
| 1700–1970 | Tennessee State Library and Archives. Manuscript Section. Bible Record Collection, ca. 1700–1970. | FHL films 975600–604 |
| 1740–1957 | Reynolds, Bess, comp. Records of Southern Families: From Bibles, Tombstones, Sketches, Newspapers, 1740–1957. Collected by Bess Reynolds. | FHL film 227514 item 2 |
| 1766–1938 | Church, Cemetery, Bible, and Family Records from Tennessee. Prepared by the Historical Records Survey. Includes an index. | FHL films 024527–530 |
| 1700–1927 | Acklen, Jeanette Tillotson. Tennessee Records: Bible Records and Marriage Bonds | FHL book 976.8 D2aj; films 823813 item 4 and 164696 film 1000313 item 1. Also available for online review at the FHL or one of its centers and at Ancestry.com. |
| Biographies | ||
| 1700–1886 | Presley, Mrs. Leister E. (Cloie). Biographic Index to the History of Eastern, Middle, and Western Tennessee. The film title is Goodspeed History of Tennessee. | FHL book 976.8 H2h index 1970, 3 vols. in 1 The original history is on FHL films 899865, eastern Tenn.899866, middle Tenn. 899867, western Tenn. Vol 2 online https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/56146. |
| 1700–1911 | Burnett, James J. Sketches of Tennessee’s Pioneer Baptist Preachers: Being, Incidentally, a History of Baptist Beginnings in the Several Associations in the State . . . | FHL book 976.8 D3bu |
| 1700–1976 | Crutchfield, James A. Timeless Tennesseans. Contains biographies of prominent persons from Tennessee. | FHL book 976.8 D3cj |
| 1730–1903 | Allison, John Roy V. Notable Men of Tennessee: Personal and Genealogical With Portraits. | FHL film 024567 |
| 1740–1991 | McBride, Robert M. Biographical Directory of the Tennessee General Assembly. Each volume is indexed. Often lists parents, spouse, and children. | FHL book 976.8 D3mc, vols. 1–6 |
| 1755–1885 | Speer, William S. Sketches of Prominent Tennesseans: Containing Biographies and Records of Many of the Families Who Have Attained Prominence in Tennessee. | FHL book 976.8 D3s, 1 vol. in 2 film 833388, or 874322 items 1–2 About 120 names. |
| Also available at Archive.org under same title. | http://archive.org/details/sketchesofpromin01spee | |
| Cemetery Records | ||
| 1700–1933 | Acklen, Jeannette Tillotson. Tennessee Records: Tombstone Inscriptions and Manuscripts, Historical and Biographical. | FHL book 976.8 V3ac; film 1000313 item 2 |
| Also available at Ancestry.com under same title. | http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48300 | |
| 1700–1950 | Cemetery Records of Tennessee. | FHL book 976.8 V3c, vols. 1–2; film 874007 items 1–2 |
| 1766–1938 | Church, Cemetery, Bible, and Family Records from Tennessee. Prepared by the Historical Records Survey. Includes an index. | FHL films 024527–530 |
| 1740–1880 | McCown, Mary Hardin. Soldiers of the War of 1812 Buried in Tennessee. About 1,700 names. | FHL book 976.8 M2hm |
| Census Records | ||
| 1700–1790 | Fulcher, Richard C. 1770–1790 Census of the Cumberland Settlements:Davidson, Sumner and Tennessee Counties (in What is Now Tennessee). Includes the area that was Washington County, North Carolina, which became Davidson County, Tennessee on April 14, 1783. | FHL book 976.8 X2f |
| Also available at Ancestry.com under same title. | http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3006 | |
| Also available at WorldVitalRecords under same title. | http://www.worldvitalrecords.com Then search by title. | |
| 1700–1791 | McGhee, Lucy Kate. Partial Census of 1787–1791 of Tennessee as Taken from the North Carolina Land Grants. There is an index at the end of parts 1, 2, and 3. Many of the land grants are dated 1778. | Parts 1 and 2 US/CAN Film 1728882 Item 4; part 3, film 1683130, item 3 |
| 1770–1850 | Williams, Mike K. Virginians in Tennessee, 1850. Taken from the Tennessee 1850 Census. Gives the name, age, name and age of spouse and their age, and county of residence. | FHL book 976.8 W2w |
| 1800–1890 | Sistler, Byron. 1890 Civil War Veterans Census, Tennessee. Lists Civil War Union Army veterans or their widows. | FHL book 976.8 X2s 1890 fiche 6048461. |
| Alternate Title: 1890 United States Federal Census Fragment | https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/555708 | |
| Alternate Title: Census Online has the 1890 census for many of the Tennessee Counties. | http://www.census-online.com/links/TN/1890.html | |
| 1800–1890 | Jackson, Ronald Vern, ed. Tennessee 1890 Census Index. Lists Civil War Union Army veterans or their widows. | FHL book 976.8 X2j 1890 |
| Alternate Title: 1890 United States Federal Census Fragment | https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/555708 | |
| Alternate Title: Census Online has the 1890 census for many of the Tennessee Counties. | http://www.census-online.com/links/TN/1890.html | |
| 1810–1891 | Reed, Sue S. Enumeration of Male Inhabitants of Twenty-One Years of Age and Upward, Citizens of Tennessee, January 1, 1891, as Provided For by an Act of General Assembly of Tennessee, Passed January 15, 1891, and Approved January 22, 1891.This census was taken to list male voters. Usually gives their ages. This is a substitute for the 1890 census: Listed and indexed by county. | FHL book 976.8 X2r 1891 |
| Church Records | ||
| 1766–1938 | Church, Cemetery, Bible, and Family Records from Tennessee. Prepared by the Historical Records Survey. Includes an index. | FHL films 024527–530 |
| 1770–1913 | Sistler, Byron. Vital Statistics from 19th Century Tennessee Church Records. | FHL book 976.8 K29s, vols. 1–2 fiche 6088427, vol.1, 4 fiche 6088428 vol. 2, 3 fiche |
| Court Records | ||
| 1700–1914 | Fischer, Marjorie Hood. Tennessee Tidbits, 1778–1914: A Collection of Items Showing Birth, Death, Marriage, Divorce, Guardianship, Naturalization, Illegitimacy, Lunacy, Migration, Residency, Relationship, Adoption, Disability, Military Service, Emancipation, Tribute, Apprenticeship, etc. Contains abstracts of county court records, such as County Court, Quarter Sessions, Circuit Court, and Chancery Court. | FHL book 976.8 P2f, vols. 1–3 |
| Genealogies & Genealogical Collections | ||
| 1700–1880s | State Historical Society of Wisconsin. Library. Calendar of the Tennessee and King’s Mountain Papers of the Draper Collections of Manuscripts. This indexes series part of the Draper collection. | FHL book 977.5 A3ws, vol. 3 1983 film 896963 item 2 |
| Also available at Ancestry.com under same title. | http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=26670 | |
| 1700–1900s | McClung, Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection. (Not at the FHL.) This collection is at the East Tennessee Historical Center. They have files on families and can make photocopies. There is a charge for out-of-state requests. | http://cmdc.knoxlib.org/ |
| Alternate Title: Calvin Morgan McClung Historical Collection http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/indexinfo.aspx?ix=qcdtn4000_calvin | ||
| 1700–1937 | Allen, Penelope Johnson. Leaves from the Family Tree. This is a reprint of family genealogies printed in the Chattanooga Sunday Times, 1933–1937. Includes an index. The original clippings are on film 1036445 item 2. About 18,000 names. | FHL book 976.8 D2 |
| 1700–1970 | Daughters of the American Revolution (Tennessee). Genealogical Collection. A surname index to this collection is found in Kirkham’s book mentioned under General United States. | On 101 FHL films beginning with 850670 |
| Alternate Title: DAR Library | http://dar.org/library/ | |
| 1700–1975 | Cowart, Margaret M., comp. Ancestor Charts. Contains 500 pedigrees of families from central Tennessee. Includes an index. | FHL book 976.859 D2h |
| 1700–1985 | Stricklin, Carolyn West. Membership Roster and Soldiers: Tennessee State Society of the National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1970–1984. The Family History Library only has volume 3. Lists the members in 1985 and also lists the Revolutionary War ancestor and his family. | FHL book 976.8 C4m, vol. 3 |
| 1700–1994 | Tennessee Settlers and Their Descendants: Genealogical Data About Some of the Men and Women Who Helped Shape the Volunteer State. Published by the Tennessee Genealogical Society. Contains lineages down to 1994. | FHL book 976.8D2t |
| Histories | ||
| 1700–1800 | Williams, Samuel Cole. Early Travels in the Tennessee Country, 1540–1800. | FHL book 976.8 H2wi |
| 1700–1800 | Ramsey, James Gettys McGready. The Annals of Tennessee to the End of the Eighteenth Century: Comprising Its Settlement, as the Watauga Association, From 1769 to 1777 a Part of North Carolina from 1777 to 1784 the State of Franklin, from 1788 to 1790 the Territory of the U. S., South of the Ohio, from 1790 to 1796 the State of Tennessee, From 1796 to 1800. | FHL book 976.8 H2r film 24525 item 1 available free at Google Books. |
| 1700–1850 | Williams, Samuel Cole. History of the Lost State of Franklin. This has information on the early history of Tennessee. The index does not appear to list all the females. | FHL book 976.8 H2w; film 1000311 item 5 |
| 1700–1886 | Index to the History of Tennessee. Indexes Goodspeed’s History of Tennessee. Indexed by the Genealogical Society of Utah. For an additional Goodspeed’s index see the item below. | FHL book 976.8 H2h index 1974 film 973030 item 3 |
| Alternate Title: Goodspeed’s History of Tennessee, County Histories | http://www.tngenweb.org/records/goodspeed.html | |
| 1700–1886 | McDowell, Samuel R., ed. East Tennessee History: Reprinted from Goodspeed’s History of Tennessee. This is the first section of the Goodspeed’s History of Tennessee, mentioned above. | FHL book 976.8 H2e |
| 1700–1924 | Ray, Worth S. Tennessee Cousins: A History of Tennessee People. | FHL book 976.8 D2r 1968 film 176661 |
| 1700–1950 | Moore, John Trotwood. Tennessee, the Volunteer State, 1760–1923. Each volume has an index. | FHL book 976.8 D3m, vols. 1–4; vols. 1–2 on film 1425667 items 1–2 vols. 3–4 on film 1425668 items 1–2; all vols online https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/220742 |
| 1700–1960 | Folmsbee, Stanley John. History of Tennessee. Volumes 3 and 4 contain biographies. | FHL book 976.8 H2fs, vols. 1–4 |
| Land Records | ||
| 1700–1850 | Burgner, Goldene Fillers. North Carolina Land Grants in Tennessee, 1778–1791. Many of these land grants were to North Carolina Revolutionary War soldiers. | FHL book 976.8 R2b; (FHL film 024541 has a list of the grants in numerical order, but without an index). |
| Alternate Title: North Carolina Land Grants in TN 1778-1791 http://www.tngenweb.org/records/tn_wide/land/landgrants/index.html | ||
| 1700–1950 | Tennessee. Governor. Land Grants, 1775–1905, 1911. Includes index to most of the following land grants: Watauga Purchase, 1775–82; Hiwassee, 1820–24; Middle Tennessee, 1827–1911; Mountain District, 1807–1902; Ocoee District, 1839–99; West Tennessee, 1826–79 and Eastern District, 1808–1903. | FHL films 1002725–747 Film 1002714 indexes the Watauga grants, 1775–1782, and the grants are on film 1013360. |
| 1760–1871 | Whitley, Edythe Johns Rucker. Tennessee Genealogical Records. Includes an index. | FHL film 599551 items 2, 3, and 4 |
| Military Records | ||
| 1700–1850 | Allen, Penelope Johnson. Tennessee Soldiers in the Revolution: a Roster of Soldiers Living During the Revolutionary War in the Counties of Washington and Sullivan. | FHL book 976.89 M23a fiche 6049271 |
| 1700–1850 | Bates, Lucy W. Roster of Soldiers and Patriots of the American Revolution Buried in Tennessee. Revised by Helen Crawford Marsh, 1979. About 3,600 names. | FHL book 976.8 V3b |
| 1700–1850 | Armstrong, Zella, comp. Some Tennessee Heroes of the Revolution. Pamphlets 1-5 were published in this book. About 450 names. | FHL book 976.8 M2so, nos. 1–5 1975 film 1036620 item 2 |
| 1700–1890 | Armstrong, Zella. Twenty-four Hundred Tennessee Pensioners: Revolution – War of 1812. About 2,400 names. | FHL book 976.8 M2az 1987 |
| 1740–1880 | Sistler, Byron. Tennesseans in the War of 1812. Lists soldiers, their rank, and their unit. | FHL book 976.8 M22s; film 1697905 item 3 |
| 1740–1890 | Armstrong, Zella. Twenty-four Hundred Tennessee Pensioners: Revolution – War of 1812. About 2,400 names. | FHL book 976.8 M2az 1987 |
| Alternate Title: WorldVitalRecords Database, Some Tennessee Heroes of the Revolution covers similar data. http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/indexinfo.aspx?ix=gpc080630684_zellaarmstrong | ||
| 1800–1865 | United States. Adjutant General’s Office. Consolidated Index to Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers. National Archives publication M253. This lists soldiers from all of the Confederate states. | FHL films beginning with 821594 |
| Alternate Title: Ancestry.com Database, U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 | http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2322 | |
| 1800–1865 | United States. Adjutant General’s Office. Index to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Tennessee. The compiled records are also on film. | FHL films 821889–904 |
| Alternate Title: United States, Civil War Soldiers Index | https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1910717 | |
| 1800–1910 | Tennesseans in the Civil War: A Military History of Confederate and Union Units With Available Rosters of Personnel. Has an alphabetical list of Confederate soldiers. | FHL book 976.8 M2t, vols. 1–2 fiche 6046966, 13 fiche. |
| 1800–1910 | Sistler, Samuel. Index to Tennessee Confederate Pension Applications. This was completed in 1994 and contains many corrections and additions to the index below. | FHL book 976.8 M22s index fiche 612500. |
| Alternate Title: Ancestry.com Database, Tennessee, Civil War Confederate Pension Applications Index | http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7875 | |
| 1800–1910 | Index to Tennessee Confederate Pension Applications. Part 1 lists soldiers part 2, widows part 3, black soldiers and part 4, addendum. Use this index first and if needed check the indexes below. About 33,000 names. | FHL book 976.8 M24t, film 873919 item 1 film 1000313 item 3 fiche 6051232, 4 fiche |
| Alternate Title: Ancestry.com Database, Tennessee, Civil War Confederate Pension Applications Index | http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7875 | |
| 1800–1940 | Dyer, Gustavus W. The Tennessee Civil War Veterans Questionnaires. Questionnaires were collected between 1915 and 1922 from surviving veterans about Civil War experiences, their families, and pre-war life. Has questionnaires from 115 Union veterans, and 2,715 Confederate veterans. | FHL book 976.8 M2dg, vols. 1–5 |
| Alternate Title: Tennessee Civil War Veterans’ Questionnaires at the Tennessee Department of State Archives and Libraries website. | http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/history/military/quest.htm | |
| 1800–1960 | Wiefering, Edna. Tennessee’s Confederate Widows and Their Families: Abstracts of 11,190 Confederate Widows Pension Applications. Provides maiden name, residence, year and place of birth, soldier’s name, year and place of birth, year and place of marriage, year and place of soldier’s death. | FHL book 976.8 M28w |
| 1800–1965 | Tennessee Board of Pension Examiners. Confederate Pension Applications: Soldiers and Widows, 1891–ca. 1965. Lists soldiers and widows. Has separate indexes for soldiers and widows’ applications. | FHL films beginning with 978497, 181 reels |
| 1800–1965 | Tennessee. Confederate Soldiers’ Home. Soldiers’ Applications for Admission,1889–ca. 1965. | FHL films 969840–842 |
| 1800–1978 | United Daughters of the Confederacy, Tennessee Division. Confederate Patriot Index. Vol. 1 has application information, 1894–1924, vol. 2 from 1924–1978. These persons applied to join the Tennessee Division, United Daughters of the Confederacy. The volumes list the person’s Confederate ancestors and one or more descendants. About 23,250 names. | FHL book 976.8 M2u, vols. 1–2 fiche 6046695. |
| Newspaper | ||
| 1730–1900 | Lucas, Silas Emmett. Marriages from Early Tennessee Newspapers, 1794–1851. | FHL book 976.8 V2L |
| 1700–1828 | Eddlemon, Sherida K. Genealogical Abstracts of Tennessee Newspapers [1791–1828]. Includes births, marriages, deaths, sales, lost letters, unpaid taxes, local news, etc. | FHL book 976.8 D2e, vols. 1–3 |
| Obituaries | ||
| 1700–1851 | Lucas, Silas Emmett. Obituaries from Early Tennessee Newspapers, 1794–1851. | FHL book 976.8 V4L |
| Periodical | ||
| 1700–1838 | Meier, Oveda (Bowers). Tennessee Ancestors, Cumberland Captains and Their Kin. Has genealogical information about many early settlers of Tennessee. | FHL book 976.855 D2m; fiche 6105068 |
| 1700–1995 | Smith, Elizabeth Dale Hastin, ed. Tennessee & Kentucky Queries. Published from 1987 to 1995. Each volume is indexed. | FHL book 976.8 B2tq |
| Probate Records | ||
| 1700–1861 | Sistler, Byron. Index to Tennessee Wills and Administrations, 1779–1861 | FHLbook 976.8 P22s, fiche 6101646, 5 fiches |
| 1760–1871 | Whitley, Edythe Johns Rucker. Tennessee Genealogical Records.Includes an index. See item below for information on the complete Whitley collection. | FHL film 599551 items 2, 3, and 4 |
| Tax Records | ||
| 1700–1820s | Curtis, Mary Barnett. Early East Tennessee Tax Lists. About 93,000 names. | FHL book 976.8 R4c |
| 1700–1827 | Sistler, Byron. Index to Early Tennessee Tax Lists. Has lists from 1783–1827. Gives the county and year of the tax list. Check the book below also. | FHL book 976.8 R4s; film 1697905, item 5 |
| Vital Records | ||
| 1700–1800 | Dodd, Jordan R., ed. Tennessee Marriages, Early to 1800: A Research Tool. | FHL book 976.8 V22t |
| 1700–1828 | Eddlemon, Sherida K. Genealogical Abstracts of Tennessee Newspapers [1791–1828]. Includes births, marriages, deaths, sales, lost letters, unpaid taxes, local news, etc. | FHL book 976.8 D2e, vols. 1–3 |
| 1700–1870 | Lucas, Silas E., ed. 35,000 Tennessee Marriage Records and Bonds, 1783–1870. | FHL book 976.8 V2t, vols. 1–3 |
| 1700–1876 | Sistler, Byron. Early East Tennessee Marriages. Vol. 1 has grooms and vol. 2 has brides. Has marriage records for 1780–1876. | FHL book 976.8 V2s, vols. 1– film 1597922 items 3–4 |
| 1700–1879 | Sistler, Byron. Early Middle Tennessee Marriages. Vol. 1 has grooms and vol. 2 has brides. Has marriage records for 1787–1881. | FHL book 976.8 V2sby, vols.1–2,films 1597922 items 5–6 |
| 1730–1890 | Bamman, Gale Williams. Tennessee Divorces, 1797–1858: Taken from 750 Legislative Petitions and Acts. About 1,900 names. | FHL book 976.8 P2b |
| 1740–1856 | Hays, Tony comp. West Tennessee Death Records. (FHL book 976.8 V2ht, vols. 1–2 | vol. 1 is on fiche 6049000 vol. 2 is on fiche 6104323, 2 fiche.) Has death records, 1822–1856. |
| 1760–1871 | Whitley, Edythe Johns Rucker. Tennessee Genealogical Records.Includes an index. See item below for information on the complete Whitley collection. | FHL film 599551 items 2, 3, and 4 |
| 1770–1850 | Marsh, Helen C. 1850 Mortality Schedule of Tennessee. Lists persons who died during the year ending 1June 1850. | FHL book 976.8 X2m 1850 |
| Alternate Title: Ancestry.com Database, U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules Index | http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 | |
| 1770–1860 | Index, Tennessee Mortality Records for the Year Ending June 1, 1850–1860. By the DAR. | FHL book 976.8 V23d film 874005 item 4 |
| Alternate Title: Ancestry.com Database, U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules Index | http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 | |
| 1770–1880 | Sistler, Byron and Barbara Sistler. Tennessee Mortality Schedules 1850, 1860, and 1880. | FHL book 976.8 X2t film 1697901 item 5. Indexes the 1850, 1860, and 1880 mortality schedules. The 1870 mortality schedule was lost. |
| Alternate Title: Ancestry.com Database, U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules Index | http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 | |
| 1770–1913 | Sistler, Byron. Vital Statistics from 19th Century Tennessee Church Records. | FHL book 976.8 K29s, vols. 1–2 fiche 6088427, vol.1, 4 fiche 6088428 vol. 2, 3 fiche |
| 1780–1860 | Jackson, Ronald Vern, ed. Tennessee 1860 Mortality Schedule. | FHL book 976.8 X2m 1860 |
| Alternate Title: Ancestry.com Database, U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules Index | http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3530 | |
| 1780–1879 | Sistler, Byron. Early West Tennessee Marriages. Vol. 1 has grooms vol. 2, has brides. | FHL book 976.8 V2sb, vols. 1–2. Fiche 6100916–917. |
| 1820–1912 | Tennessee State Board of Health. Deaths (Enumerator Record Series), 1908–1912. | FHL films 1308090–122 includes an index on films 338140–41 |
| Alternate Title: Index to Tennessee Death Records 1908-1912 | http://www.tn.gov/tsla/history/vital/death2.htm#a | |
