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Adoptee Rights Law Center - Tennessee

Summary of the laws in this state for adoptees and their original birth certificates.

Ancestry.com - Search Birth, Marriage & Death Records

Including baptisms, christenings, divorces, burials, cemeteries and obituaries. Ancestry.com has searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images are available with a fee-based subscription.

Archives.com - Search For Tennessee Death Records $

Use Archives.com with a FREE 7-day membership and search over 2.1 billion records. Pay-for-use after the seven day free trial.

Archives.com - Search For Tennessee Divorce Records $

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Archives.com - Search For Tennessee Marriage Records $

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Archives.com - Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1912 and 1914-1932 $

666,402 Records. Source: Tennessee State Library and Archives. Use Archives.com with a FREE 7-day membership and search over 2.1 billion records. Pay-for-use after the seven day free trial.

FamilySearch - Tennessee Births and Christenings, 1828-1939 ^FREE

Name index to birth, baptism and christening records from the state of Tennessee. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the Family History Library and Family History Centers. This set contains 211,072 records. Due to privacy laws, recent records may not be displayed. The year range represents most of the records. A few records may be earlier or later.

FamilySearch - Tennessee County Marriages, 1790-1950 ^FREE

Name indexes and images of Tennessee county marriages from 1790 through 1950 acquired from local courthouses. This collection contains searchable index data and images for marriage registers, marriage licenses, marriage bonds, and marriage certificates. Currently this collection is 12% complete. Additional records by county will be added as they are completed. Some images may not be viewable due to contract restrictions.

FamilySearch - Tennessee Deaths and Burials, 1874-1955 ^FREE

Name index to death and burial records from the state of Tennessee. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the Family History Library and Family History Centers. This set contains 227,540 records. Due to privacy laws, recent records may not be displayed. The year range represents most of the records. A few records may be earlier or later.

FamilySearch - Tennessee Marriages, 1796-1950 ^FREE

Name index to marriage records from the state of Tennessee. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the Family History Library and Family History Centers. This set contains 1,672,008 records. Due to privacy laws, recent records may not be displayed. The year range represents most of the records. A few records may be earlier or later.

FamilySearch - Tennessee, Death Records, 1914-1955 ^FREE

Name index and images of Tennessee death certificates. Statewide death registration began in 1914.

FamilySearch - Tennessee, State Marriage Index, 1780-2002 ^FREE

Index of marriages from the Tennessee State Library and Archives. Index provided by Ancestry.com.

FamilySearch Wiki - Tennessee Vital Records

An overview of vital records for this state and information for getting them by mail or online.

Finding Birth and Death Records in Tennessee

From the Tennessee State Library and Archives.

Freedman's Bureau, Marriages in Tennessee 1865-1869

GenealogyMagazine.com - A Child Bride in Tennessee

The wedding of nine-year-old Eunice WINSTEAD to a twenty-five-year-old Charlie JOHNS in Tennessee in 1937 led to a change in the state's marriage laws.

I Dream of Genealogy - Tennessee Marriage Records

Tennessee marriage records and links. Updated regularly along with over 50,000 other genealogy databases from around the world.

Index to Tennessee Death Records 1908-1912

Covers nearly 98,000 deaths occurring in Tennessee. From the Tennesee State Library and Archives.

Online Tennessee Death Indexes, Records & Obituaries

A Genealogy Records Guide by Joe Beine.

Shelby County Register of Deeds

Tennessee Vital Records: Death Records Index 1949-2009; Divorce Records Index 1980-2009; Marriage Records Index 1980-2009. Shelby County Records: Birth Records 1874-1912; Chancery Court Divorce Index 1945-1997; Circuit Court Indexes 1893-2000; Death Records 1848-1963; Land Bank Properties For Sale; Marriage Indexes/Images 1920-1989; Marriage Records 1820-1983; Memphis Census 1865; Memphis City Directories 1849-1943; Memphis Police Blotter 1858-1860; Memphis Provost Marshal 1863-1865; Naturalization Records 1856-1906; Occupant, Entry, and Survey Books 1819-1962; Probate Court Loose Paper Index 1820-1900; Probate Court Will Book Indexes/Images 1830-2000; Quarterly Court Loose Papers Index 1820-1865.