African-American Genealogy
Afro-American Historical & Genealogical Society, Inc. - Memphis, Tennessee
Burkle Estate - Memphis, TN
Freedmen's Bureau Online - Shelby County, TN
Google Books - 1840-1915 African American Women in Memphis, Tennessee
Google Books - 1865-1954 Black Politics and the Memphis Freedom Movement
Google Books - 1790-1865 The Negro in Tennessee
Google Books - Notable Black Memphians
LDS Genealogy - Tombstone Inscriptions in Older Black Cemeteries in Bartlett, Tennessee
Slave Haven Underground Railroad Museum - Memphis, TN
Tennessee Encyclopedia - Lemoyne Owen College
TNGenWeb Project - 1856-1858 Bolton, Dickens & Co. Record of Slaves
Burkle Estate - Memphis, TN
Freedmen's Bureau Online - Shelby County, TN
Google Books - 1840-1915 African American Women in Memphis, Tennessee
Google Books - 1865-1954 Black Politics and the Memphis Freedom Movement
Google Books - 1790-1865 The Negro in Tennessee
Google Books - Notable Black Memphians
LDS Genealogy - Tombstone Inscriptions in Older Black Cemeteries in Bartlett, Tennessee
Slave Haven Underground Railroad Museum - Memphis, TN
Tennessee Encyclopedia - Lemoyne Owen College
TNGenWeb Project - 1856-1858 Bolton, Dickens & Co. Record of Slaves
Archives and Libraries
Center for Southern Folklore, Archives - Memphis, TN
Christian Brothers University - Memphis, TN
Episcopal Diocese of West Tennessee - Diocesan Archives
FamilySearch Catalog - Shelby County, Tennessee
FamilySearch - Family History Center Locator: Shelby County
Historical Foundation of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Memphis, TN
Memphis Public Libraries - Branch Locations, Phone & Hours
Memphis Public Libraries - Digital Archive
Memphis Public Libraries - Memphis, TN
Paul Barret, Jr. Library - Memphis, TN
Regional History and Genealogy Center - Germantown, TN
Shelby County Archives - Memphis, TN
Temple Israel Archives - Memphis, TN
Tennessee Secretary of State - Shelby County, Tennessee
USGenWeb Archives - Shelby County, Tennessee
Christian Brothers University - Memphis, TN
Episcopal Diocese of West Tennessee - Diocesan Archives
FamilySearch Catalog - Shelby County, Tennessee
FamilySearch - Family History Center Locator: Shelby County
Historical Foundation of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church - Memphis, TN
Memphis Public Libraries - Branch Locations, Phone & Hours
Memphis Public Libraries - Digital Archive
Memphis Public Libraries - Memphis, TN
Paul Barret, Jr. Library - Memphis, TN
Regional History and Genealogy Center - Germantown, TN
Shelby County Archives - Memphis, TN
Temple Israel Archives - Memphis, TN
Tennessee Secretary of State - Shelby County, Tennessee
USGenWeb Archives - Shelby County, Tennessee
Bible Records
LDS Genealogy - Shelby County TN Minority Records
TNGenWeb Project - Blair, George Duglas
TNGenWeb Project - Glenn Family Bible Records
TN Roots - Bible Records From Shelby County, TN
USGenWeb Archives - Shelby County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Blair, George Duglas
TNGenWeb Project - Glenn Family Bible Records
TN Roots - Bible Records From Shelby County, TN
USGenWeb Archives - Shelby County, Tennessee
Bibliography
East Tennessee Roots - Historical/Genealogical Magazine
Google Books - 1840-1915 African American Women in Memphis, Tennessee
Google Books - 1865-1954 Black Politics and the Memphis Freedom Movement
Google Books - Notable Black Memphians
TNGenWeb Project - 1859 Book: Shelby County Newspaper Abstracts
Google Books - 1840-1915 African American Women in Memphis, Tennessee
Google Books - 1865-1954 Black Politics and the Memphis Freedom Movement
Google Books - Notable Black Memphians
TNGenWeb Project - 1859 Book: Shelby County Newspaper Abstracts
Biographies
Genealogy Trails History Group - Shelby County, Tennessee
Tennessee Encyclopedia - Isaac Shelby
Tennessee Encyclopedia - Willis Jr., Archie Walter "A. W."
TSHA - Shelby County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Goodspeed’s Shelby County Biographies
TNGenWeb Project - Misc. Biographies
TNGenWeb Project - Shelby County Biographies
USGenWeb Archives - Shelby County, Tennessee
Tennessee Encyclopedia - Isaac Shelby
Tennessee Encyclopedia - Willis Jr., Archie Walter "A. W."
TSHA - Shelby County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Goodspeed’s Shelby County Biographies
TNGenWeb Project - Misc. Biographies
TNGenWeb Project - Shelby County Biographies
USGenWeb Archives - Shelby County, Tennessee
Cemeteries
Billion Graves - Mount Carmel Cemetery
ePodunk - Shelby County, Tennessee
Find A Grave - Shelby County, Tennessee
Genealogy Trails History Group - Shelby County, Tennessee
Historic Elmwood Cemetery - Memphis, TN
LDS Genealogy - Shelby County TN Cemetery Records
Shelby County Register of Deeds - Gravestone Inscriptions From Shelby County
The Political Graveyard - Shelby County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Map of Shelby County Cemeteries
TNGenWeb Project - Shelby County Cemetery Listings
USGenWeb Archives - Shelby County, Tennessee
USGenWeb Tombstone Project - Shelby County, Tennessee
ePodunk - Shelby County, Tennessee
Find A Grave - Shelby County, Tennessee
Genealogy Trails History Group - Shelby County, Tennessee
Historic Elmwood Cemetery - Memphis, TN
LDS Genealogy - Shelby County TN Cemetery Records
Shelby County Register of Deeds - Gravestone Inscriptions From Shelby County
The Political Graveyard - Shelby County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Map of Shelby County Cemeteries
TNGenWeb Project - Shelby County Cemetery Listings
USGenWeb Archives - Shelby County, Tennessee
USGenWeb Tombstone Project - Shelby County, Tennessee
Census Records
Census Finder - Tennessee Census Records
Census Tools - Electronic Census Spreadsheet
FamilySearch.org - 1850 Census (Mortality Schedule)
FamilySearch.org - 1850 Census (Slave Schedule)
FamilySearch.org - 1900 US Census
FamilySearch.org - 1910 US Census
FamilySearch.org - 1920 US Census
FamilySearch.org - 1930 US Census
FamilySearch.org - 1940 US Census
Genealogy Trails History Group - Shelby County, Tennessee
Genealogy Village - Sevier County, TN Census
LDS Genealogy - Shelby County TN Census Records
TNGenWeb Project - Information Provided on Each Census Year Schedule
TN Roots - Shelby County TN, Census Index
USGenWeb Archives - Shelby County, Tennessee
Census Tools - Electronic Census Spreadsheet
FamilySearch.org - 1850 Census (Mortality Schedule)
FamilySearch.org - 1850 Census (Slave Schedule)
FamilySearch.org - 1900 US Census
FamilySearch.org - 1910 US Census
FamilySearch.org - 1920 US Census
FamilySearch.org - 1930 US Census
FamilySearch.org - 1940 US Census
Genealogy Trails History Group - Shelby County, Tennessee
Genealogy Village - Sevier County, TN Census
LDS Genealogy - Shelby County TN Census Records
TNGenWeb Project - Information Provided on Each Census Year Schedule
TN Roots - Shelby County TN, Census Index
USGenWeb Archives - Shelby County, Tennessee
Church Records
Genealogy Trails History Group - Shelby County, Tennessee
LDS Genealogy - Shelby County TN Church Records
LDS Genealogy - Shelby County TN Church Records
Court Records
LDS Genealogy - Shelby County TN Court Records
Shelby County Clerk of Circuit Court - Memphis, TN
TNGenWeb Project - Tennessee Law, the Early Days
USGenWeb Archives - Shelby County, Tennessee
Shelby County Clerk of Circuit Court - Memphis, TN
TNGenWeb Project - Tennessee Law, the Early Days
USGenWeb Archives - Shelby County, Tennessee
Crimes
TNGenWeb Project - 1831-1850 Shelby County Inmates at the TN State Penitentiary
TNGenWeb Project - 1851-1870 Shelby County Inmates at the TN State Penitentiary
TNGenWeb Project - 1851-1870 Shelby County Inmates at the TN State Penitentiary
Estate Records
LDS Genealogy - Shelby County TN Probate Records
TNGenWeb Project - 1830-1847 Will Index
TN Roots - Shelby County, TN Wills
USGenWeb Archives - Shelby County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - 1830-1847 Will Index
TN Roots - Shelby County, TN Wills
USGenWeb Archives - Shelby County, Tennessee
Family Trees
Nashville Genealogy - Presley Family Tree
TNGenWeb Project - DNA Projects Links
TNGenWeb Project - Genealogy Calculators
TNGenWeb Project - Shelby County Surnames
TNGenWeb Project - USGenWeb Lineage Researcher Page
TN Roots - Shelby County Tennessee Surnames
TNGenWeb Project - DNA Projects Links
TNGenWeb Project - Genealogy Calculators
TNGenWeb Project - Shelby County Surnames
TNGenWeb Project - USGenWeb Lineage Researcher Page
TN Roots - Shelby County Tennessee Surnames
General Resources
Census Tools - Electronic Census Spreadsheets
FamilySearch Wiki - Shelby County, Tennessee
RootsWeb - The Association for Gravestone Studies
RootsWeb - Create a timeline of History
RootsWeb - Deciphering Old Handwriting
RootWebs - Epidemics in the United States
RootsWeb - Historical Collections of Tennessee
RootsWeb - Search the DAR Library Catalog
Shelby County Government - Memphis, TN
TNGenWeb Project - 19th Century Medical Terminology
TNGenWeb Project - Shelby County Research Aids
Yesterday's Perry Co. - Introduction to the Resources of Tennessee
FamilySearch Wiki - Shelby County, Tennessee
RootsWeb - The Association for Gravestone Studies
RootsWeb - Create a timeline of History
RootsWeb - Deciphering Old Handwriting
RootWebs - Epidemics in the United States
RootsWeb - Historical Collections of Tennessee
RootsWeb - Search the DAR Library Catalog
Shelby County Government - Memphis, TN
TNGenWeb Project - 19th Century Medical Terminology
TNGenWeb Project - Shelby County Research Aids
Yesterday's Perry Co. - Introduction to the Resources of Tennessee
History
Archive.org - History of Memphis
Genealogy Trails History Group - Shelby County, TN Advertisements
Genealogy Trails History Group - Shelby County, TN Business & Mfg.
Genealogy Trails History Group - Shelby County, TN Local History
Genealogy Trails History Group - Shelby County, TN Photos & Postcards
Genealogy Trails History Group - Shelby County, TN Railroads
LDS Genealogy - Shelby County TN City Directories
LDS Genealogy - Shelby County TN Histories and Genealogies
LDS Genealogy - Shelby County TN Miscellaneous Records
Tennessee Encyclopedia - Shelby County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Goodspeed’s History of Shelby County
TNGenWeb Project - Pre-1796 East Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Pre-1796 Middle Tennessee
TN Roots - 1882 Shelby County, TN The Big Flood
TN Roots - Shelby County, TN Goodspeed's History of Tennessee
TN Roots - Shelby County, TN History of Mud Island
TN Roots - Shelby County, TN Keeping the Mississippi Out of the Cotton Patch
TN Roots - Shelby County, TN Old Letters
TN Roots - 1912 and 1913 Shelby County, TN Mid-South Views on Floods
USGenWeb Archives - Shelby County, Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - Shelby County, Tennessee
Genealogy Trails History Group - Shelby County, TN Advertisements
Genealogy Trails History Group - Shelby County, TN Business & Mfg.
Genealogy Trails History Group - Shelby County, TN Local History
Genealogy Trails History Group - Shelby County, TN Photos & Postcards
Genealogy Trails History Group - Shelby County, TN Railroads
LDS Genealogy - Shelby County TN City Directories
LDS Genealogy - Shelby County TN Histories and Genealogies
LDS Genealogy - Shelby County TN Miscellaneous Records
Tennessee Encyclopedia - Shelby County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Goodspeed’s History of Shelby County
TNGenWeb Project - Pre-1796 East Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Pre-1796 Middle Tennessee
TN Roots - 1882 Shelby County, TN The Big Flood
TN Roots - Shelby County, TN Goodspeed's History of Tennessee
TN Roots - Shelby County, TN History of Mud Island
TN Roots - Shelby County, TN Keeping the Mississippi Out of the Cotton Patch
TN Roots - Shelby County, TN Old Letters
TN Roots - 1912 and 1913 Shelby County, TN Mid-South Views on Floods
USGenWeb Archives - Shelby County, Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - Shelby County, Tennessee
Historical Places
Genealogy Trails History Group - Shelby County, TN Old Buildings
Genealogy Trails History Group - Shelby County, TN Old Homes
Genealogy Trails History Group - Shelby County, TN Old Hotels
Lorraine Motel - Memphis, TN
National Register of Historic Places - Shelby County, Tennessee
Shelby County Register of Deeds - Historical Markers of Shelby County
Tennessee Encyclopedia - Meeman-Shelby Forest State Park
TNGenWeb Project - Historic Hotels of Memphis
Wikipedia.org - Chucalissa Indian Village
Wikipedia.org - National Register of Historic Places Listings in Shelby County, Tennessee
Genealogy Trails History Group - Shelby County, TN Old Homes
Genealogy Trails History Group - Shelby County, TN Old Hotels
Lorraine Motel - Memphis, TN
National Register of Historic Places - Shelby County, Tennessee
Shelby County Register of Deeds - Historical Markers of Shelby County
Tennessee Encyclopedia - Meeman-Shelby Forest State Park
TNGenWeb Project - Historic Hotels of Memphis
Wikipedia.org - Chucalissa Indian Village
Wikipedia.org - National Register of Historic Places Listings in Shelby County, Tennessee
Immigration Records
LDS Genealogy - Shelby County TN Immigration Records
Roots Web - Naturalization Papers Federal Court Western District of Tennessee at Memphis
Roots Web - Naturalization Papers Federal Court Western District of Tennessee at Memphis
Land Records
LDS Genealogy - Shelby County TN Land Records
Shelby County Register of Deeds - Memphis, TN
TN Roots - Shelby County, TN Deeds
USGenWeb Archives - Shelby County, Tennessee
Shelby County Register of Deeds - Memphis, TN
TN Roots - Shelby County, TN Deeds
USGenWeb Archives - Shelby County, Tennessee
Maps
LDS Genealogy - Shelby County TN Map Records
My Genealogy Hound - Shelby County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Goodspeed’s 1886 Tennessee Map
TNGenWeb Project - Maps by Charles Reeves
TNGenWeb Project - Tennessee Census Maps
TNGenWeb Project - 1818 Tennessee Map
TNGenWeb Project - The Maps Our Ancestors Followed
TNGenWeb Project - Three Grand Divisions of Tennessee
My Genealogy Hound - Shelby County, Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Goodspeed’s 1886 Tennessee Map
TNGenWeb Project - Maps by Charles Reeves
TNGenWeb Project - Tennessee Census Maps
TNGenWeb Project - 1818 Tennessee Map
TNGenWeb Project - The Maps Our Ancestors Followed
TNGenWeb Project - Three Grand Divisions of Tennessee
Military Records
FamilySearch.org - 1861-1865 TN Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers
FamilySearch.org - 1861-1865 TN Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers
FamilySearch.org - 1891-1965 Confederate Pension Applications, Soldiers and Widows
Genealogy Trails History Group - Shelby County, Tennessee
LDS Genealogy - Shelby County TN Military Records
RootsWeb - Tennessee Civil War Sourcebook
RootsWeb - War of 1812
National Archives - WWII Army Casualties: Tennessee (Page 1)
National Archives - WWII Army Casualties: Tennessee (Page 2)
National Archives - WWII Army Casualties: Tennessee (Page 3)
National Archives - WWII Army Casualties: Tennessee (Page 4)
Tennessee Secretary of State - Union Provost Marshal
TNGenWeb Project - A Salute To Our Fallen Heroes
TNGenWeb Project - American Civil War
TNGenWeb Project - Civil War Soldiers
TNGenWeb Project - Goodspeed Regimental Sketches
TNGenWeb Project - Hidden Ancestors Veteran Project
TNGenWeb Project - 1860-1866 Index to the Civil War in Memphis Newspapers
TNGenWeb Project - Tennessee and the Civil War
TNGenWeb Project - Tennesseans in the Revolutionary War
TNGenWeb Project - Tennesseans in the War of 1812
TNGenWeb Project - Tennesseans in World War I
USGenWeb Archives - Shelby County, Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - Tennessee in the American Civil War
FamilySearch.org - 1861-1865 TN Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers
FamilySearch.org - 1891-1965 Confederate Pension Applications, Soldiers and Widows
Genealogy Trails History Group - Shelby County, Tennessee
LDS Genealogy - Shelby County TN Military Records
RootsWeb - Tennessee Civil War Sourcebook
RootsWeb - War of 1812
National Archives - WWII Army Casualties: Tennessee (Page 1)
National Archives - WWII Army Casualties: Tennessee (Page 2)
National Archives - WWII Army Casualties: Tennessee (Page 3)
National Archives - WWII Army Casualties: Tennessee (Page 4)
Tennessee Secretary of State - Union Provost Marshal
TNGenWeb Project - A Salute To Our Fallen Heroes
TNGenWeb Project - American Civil War
TNGenWeb Project - Civil War Soldiers
TNGenWeb Project - Goodspeed Regimental Sketches
TNGenWeb Project - Hidden Ancestors Veteran Project
TNGenWeb Project - 1860-1866 Index to the Civil War in Memphis Newspapers
TNGenWeb Project - Tennessee and the Civil War
TNGenWeb Project - Tennesseans in the Revolutionary War
TNGenWeb Project - Tennesseans in the War of 1812
TNGenWeb Project - Tennesseans in World War I
USGenWeb Archives - Shelby County, Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - Tennessee in the American Civil War
Museums
Art Museum of the University of Memphis - Memphis, TN
Belz Museum of Asian and Judaic Art - Memphis, TN
Bible Museum on the Square - Collierville, TN
Blues Hall of Fame - Memphis, TN
Brooks Museum - Memphis, TN
Burkle Estate - Memphis, TN
Children's Museum of Memphis - Memphis, TN
C.H. Nash Museum at Chucalissa - Memphis, TN
Cordova Museum - Cordova, TN
Cotton Museum - Memphis, TN
Davies Manor Plantation - Bartlett, TN
Dixon Gallery & Gardens - Memphis, TN
Fire Museum of Memphis - Memphis, TN
Graceland - Memphis, TN
Lichterman Nature Center - Memphis, TN
Magevney House - Memphis, TN
Mallory-Neely House - Memphis, TN
Memphis Cotton Exchange - Memphis, TN
Memphis Music Hall of Fame - Memphis, TN
Memphis Railroad & Trolley Museum - Memphis, TN
Memphis Rock 'n' Soul Museum - Memphis, TN
Metal Museum - Memphis, TN
Morton Museum of Collierville History - Collierville, TN
National Civil Rights Museum - Memphis, TN
Oaklawn Garden - Germantown, TN
Pink Palace Museum - Memphis, TN
Slave Haven Underground Railroad Museum - Memphis, TN
Stax Museum of American Soul Music - Memphis, TN
W C Handy House Museum - Memphis, TN
Withers Collection Museum & Gallery - Memphis, TN
Woodruff-Fontaine House Museum - Memphis, TN
Belz Museum of Asian and Judaic Art - Memphis, TN
Bible Museum on the Square - Collierville, TN
Blues Hall of Fame - Memphis, TN
Brooks Museum - Memphis, TN
Burkle Estate - Memphis, TN
Children's Museum of Memphis - Memphis, TN
C.H. Nash Museum at Chucalissa - Memphis, TN
Cordova Museum - Cordova, TN
Cotton Museum - Memphis, TN
Davies Manor Plantation - Bartlett, TN
Dixon Gallery & Gardens - Memphis, TN
Fire Museum of Memphis - Memphis, TN
Graceland - Memphis, TN
Lichterman Nature Center - Memphis, TN
Magevney House - Memphis, TN
Mallory-Neely House - Memphis, TN
Memphis Cotton Exchange - Memphis, TN
Memphis Music Hall of Fame - Memphis, TN
Memphis Railroad & Trolley Museum - Memphis, TN
Memphis Rock 'n' Soul Museum - Memphis, TN
Metal Museum - Memphis, TN
Morton Museum of Collierville History - Collierville, TN
National Civil Rights Museum - Memphis, TN
Oaklawn Garden - Germantown, TN
Pink Palace Museum - Memphis, TN
Slave Haven Underground Railroad Museum - Memphis, TN
Stax Museum of American Soul Music - Memphis, TN
W C Handy House Museum - Memphis, TN
Withers Collection Museum & Gallery - Memphis, TN
Woodruff-Fontaine House Museum - Memphis, TN
Native American Genealogy
C.H. Nash Museum at Chucalissa - Memphis, TN
Museum of the Cherokee Indian - Cherokee, NC
RootsWeb - 1730-1842 Southeastern Native American Documents
The Chickasaw Nation - Ada, Oklahoma
TNGenWeb Project - Cherokee By Blood
TNGenWeb Project - First People of Tennessee and the American Southeast
TNGenWeb Project - The Intruder
Wikipedia.org - Chucalissa Indian Village
Museum of the Cherokee Indian - Cherokee, NC
RootsWeb - 1730-1842 Southeastern Native American Documents
The Chickasaw Nation - Ada, Oklahoma
TNGenWeb Project - Cherokee By Blood
TNGenWeb Project - First People of Tennessee and the American Southeast
TNGenWeb Project - The Intruder
Wikipedia.org - Chucalissa Indian Village
Newspapers
Genealogy Trails History Group - Shelby County, Tennessee
LDS Genealogy - Shelby County TN Newspapers
RootsWeb - Abstracts from Tennessee Newspaper
TNGenWeb Project - 1860, 1863-1867 Index to the Memphis Bulletin
TNGenWeb Project - 1843-1869 Index to the Memphis Appeal
TNGenWeb Project - 1836-1840, 1846-1849, 1850, 1851 Index to the Memphis Enquirer
TNGenWeb Project - 1847-1886 Memphis Daily Appeal
TNGenWeb Project - Misc. News Extracts
TNGenWeb Project - 1859 Book: Shelby County Newspaper Abstracts
TN Roots - Shelby County, TN Newspapers
USGenWeb Archives - Shelby County, Tennessee
LDS Genealogy - Shelby County TN Newspapers
RootsWeb - Abstracts from Tennessee Newspaper
TNGenWeb Project - 1860, 1863-1867 Index to the Memphis Bulletin
TNGenWeb Project - 1843-1869 Index to the Memphis Appeal
TNGenWeb Project - 1836-1840, 1846-1849, 1850, 1851 Index to the Memphis Enquirer
TNGenWeb Project - 1847-1886 Memphis Daily Appeal
TNGenWeb Project - Misc. News Extracts
TNGenWeb Project - 1859 Book: Shelby County Newspaper Abstracts
TN Roots - Shelby County, TN Newspapers
USGenWeb Archives - Shelby County, Tennessee
Obituaries
Genealogy Trails History Group - Shelby County, Tennessee
LDS Genealogy - Shelby County TN Obituaries
Legacy.com - Shelby County, Tennessee
TN Roots - Shelby County, TN Obituaries & Death Certificates
TNGenWeb Project - 1859 Book: Shelby County Newspaper Abstracts
TNGenWeb Project - 1894-1900 Index to Obituaries in the Memphis Commercial Appeal
TNGenWeb Project - Misc. Obituaries
TNGenWeb Project - 1853-1899 Obituary Index for the Memphis Appeal Newspaper
TNGenWeb Project - 1878 Yellow Fever Epidemic Deaths
USGenWeb Archives - Shelby County, Tennessee
LDS Genealogy - Shelby County TN Obituaries
Legacy.com - Shelby County, Tennessee
TN Roots - Shelby County, TN Obituaries & Death Certificates
TNGenWeb Project - 1859 Book: Shelby County Newspaper Abstracts
TNGenWeb Project - 1894-1900 Index to Obituaries in the Memphis Commercial Appeal
TNGenWeb Project - Misc. Obituaries
TNGenWeb Project - 1853-1899 Obituary Index for the Memphis Appeal Newspaper
TNGenWeb Project - 1878 Yellow Fever Epidemic Deaths
USGenWeb Archives - Shelby County, Tennessee
Photographs
National Archives - Shelby County, Tennessee
Tennessee Encyclopedia - Shelby County Courthouse
TNGenWeb Project - 1900-1910 Historic Memphis Tennessee Photos
TNGenWeb Project - Vintage Memphis Photos
TN Roots - Shelby County, TN Photo Index
Tennessee Encyclopedia - Shelby County Courthouse
TNGenWeb Project - 1900-1910 Historic Memphis Tennessee Photos
TNGenWeb Project - Vintage Memphis Photos
TN Roots - Shelby County, TN Photo Index
Queries & Mailing Lists
TNGenWeb Project - Pre-1796 East Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Pre-1796 Middle Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Shelby County Queries & Mailing Lists
TNGenWeb Project - Pre-1796 Middle Tennessee
TNGenWeb Project - Shelby County Queries & Mailing Lists
School Records
LDS Genealogy - Shelby County TN School Records
Memphis Tech High School - Tech Class Rosters, Yearbooks and Photos
Rhodes College Digital Archives - 1899-1984 Rhodes College Yearbooks
Shelby County Register of Deeds - Ray Holt Memphis School Article Collection
Shelby County Register of Deeds - 1922 Shelby County Schools
Shelby County Register of Deeds - 1941-1995 Snowden Yearbooks
Shelby County Schools - Shelby County, TN
Tennessee Encyclopedia - Lemoyne Owen College
Memphis Tech High School - Tech Class Rosters, Yearbooks and Photos
Rhodes College Digital Archives - 1899-1984 Rhodes College Yearbooks
Shelby County Register of Deeds - Ray Holt Memphis School Article Collection
Shelby County Register of Deeds - 1922 Shelby County Schools
Shelby County Register of Deeds - 1941-1995 Snowden Yearbooks
Shelby County Schools - Shelby County, TN
Tennessee Encyclopedia - Lemoyne Owen College
Societies
Roots Web - Watauga Chapter DAR
Tennessee Society Daughters of the American Revolution - Shelby County, TN
West Tennessee Historical Society - Memphis, TN
Tennessee Society Daughters of the American Revolution - Shelby County, TN
West Tennessee Historical Society - Memphis, TN
Tax Records
Towns, Cities & Townships
City of Bartlett - Bartlett, TN
City of Germantown - Germantown, TN
City of Memphis - Memphis, TN
City of Millington - Millington, TN
Town of Arlington - Arlington, Tennessee
Town of Collierville - Collierville, Tennessee
LDS Genealogy - Arlington Genealogy
LDS Genealogy - Bartlett Genealogy
LDS Genealogy - Collierville Genealogy
LDS Genealogy - Cordova Genealogy
LDS Genealogy - Eads Genealogy
LDS Genealogy - Memphis Genealogy
LDS Genealogy - Millington Genealogy
LDS Genealogy - Raleigh Genealogy
TN Roots - Shelby County, TN Towns and Communities
Wikipedia.org - Arlington, Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - Bartlett, Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - Collierville, Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - Germantown, Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - Lakeland, Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - Memphis, Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - Millington, Tennessee
City of Germantown - Germantown, TN
City of Memphis - Memphis, TN
City of Millington - Millington, TN
Town of Arlington - Arlington, Tennessee
Town of Collierville - Collierville, Tennessee
LDS Genealogy - Arlington Genealogy
LDS Genealogy - Bartlett Genealogy
LDS Genealogy - Collierville Genealogy
LDS Genealogy - Cordova Genealogy
LDS Genealogy - Eads Genealogy
LDS Genealogy - Memphis Genealogy
LDS Genealogy - Millington Genealogy
LDS Genealogy - Raleigh Genealogy
TN Roots - Shelby County, TN Towns and Communities
Wikipedia.org - Arlington, Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - Bartlett, Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - Collierville, Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - Germantown, Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - Lakeland, Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - Memphis, Tennessee
Wikipedia.org - Millington, Tennessee
Vital Records
Genealogy Trails History Group - Shelby County, TN Birth Index
Genealogy Trails History Group - 1874-1900 Shelby County, TN Birth Records
Genealogy Trails History Group - Shelby County, TN Death Records
Genealogy Trails History Group - Shelby County, TN Marriage Records
LDS Genealogy - Shelby County TN Birth Records
LDS Genealogy - Shelby County TN Death Records
LDS Genealogy - Shelby County TN Marriage Records
Roots Web - Shelby County, TN Death Certificates
Shelby County Clerk - Memphis, TN
Shelby County Register of Deeds - 1949-2014 Death Records Index
Shelby County Register of Deeds - 1980-2014 Divorce Records Index
Shelby County Register of Deeds - 1980-2014 Marriage Records Index
TN Roots - 1851-1860 Shelby County, TN Marriages
TNGenWeb Project - 1859 Book: Shelby County Newspaper Abstracts
USGenWeb Archives - Shelby County, Tennessee
VitalChek - Tennessee Vital Records
Vitalrec.com - Tennessee Vital Records
Genealogy Trails History Group - 1874-1900 Shelby County, TN Birth Records
Genealogy Trails History Group - Shelby County, TN Death Records
Genealogy Trails History Group - Shelby County, TN Marriage Records
LDS Genealogy - Shelby County TN Birth Records
LDS Genealogy - Shelby County TN Death Records
LDS Genealogy - Shelby County TN Marriage Records
Roots Web - Shelby County, TN Death Certificates
Shelby County Clerk - Memphis, TN
Shelby County Register of Deeds - 1949-2014 Death Records Index
Shelby County Register of Deeds - 1980-2014 Divorce Records Index
Shelby County Register of Deeds - 1980-2014 Marriage Records Index
TN Roots - 1851-1860 Shelby County, TN Marriages
TNGenWeb Project - 1859 Book: Shelby County Newspaper Abstracts
USGenWeb Archives - Shelby County, Tennessee
VitalChek - Tennessee Vital Records
Vitalrec.com - Tennessee Vital Records
Many Tennessee family records can be found online and at various archives and libraries located throughout the state of Tennessee. Many millions of records aren't yet available online, though, and many of these are awaiting your discovery at the local level at county courthouses, historical societies, churches, county clerks' offices, cemeteries, and elsewhere in Tennessee. To find these and other records, click on the links below to find more information about the specific counties where your ancestors lived in Tennessee. You'll find information on these pages that will lead you to the specific documentation you're searching for.
It is important to keep in mind when doing research that the names and boundaries of certain counties in Tennessee have changed over the past two hundred years. Your ancestors may have lived on a certain farm in one county and when borders were redrawn records relating to your family history might have been located in another area entirely. When searching for land, court, tax, and other records it is also a good idea to search for these records in adjacent counties. Following is a complete list of Tennessee's 95 counties along with their formation dates, county seats, and names of parent counties.
It is important to keep in mind when doing research that the names and boundaries of certain counties in Tennessee have changed over the past two hundred years. Your ancestors may have lived on a certain farm in one county and when borders were redrawn records relating to your family history might have been located in another area entirely. When searching for land, court, tax, and other records it is also a good idea to search for these records in adjacent counties. Following is a complete list of Tennessee's 95 counties along with their formation dates, county seats, and names of parent counties.
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Anderson County Bedford County Benton County Bledsoe County Blount County Bradley County Campbell County Cannon County Carroll County Carter County Cheatham County Chester County Claiborne County Clay County Cocke County Coffee County Crockett County Cumberland County Davidson County Decatur County DeKalb County Dickson County Dyer County Fayette County Fentress County Franklin County Gibson County Giles County Grainger County Greene County Grundy County Hamblen County Hamilton County Hancock County Hardeman County Hardin County Hawkins County Haywood County Henderson County Henry County Hickman County Houston County Humphreys County Jackson County Jefferson County Johnson County Knox County Lake County Lauderdale County Lawrence County Lewis County Lincoln County Loudon County Macon County Madison County Marion County Marshall County Maury County McMinn County McNairy County Meigs County Monroe County Montgomery County Moore County Morgan County Obion County Overton County Perry County Pickett County Polk County Putnam County Rhea County Roane County Robertson County Rutherford County Scott County Sequatchie County Sevier County Shelby County Smith County Stewart County Sullivan County Tipton County Trousdale County Unicoi County Union County Van Buren County Warren County Washington County Wayne County Weakley County White County Williamson County Wilson County |
Formation Date
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County Seat
Clinton Shelbyville Camden Pikeville Maryville Cleveland Jacksboro Woodbury Huntingdon Elizabethton Ashland City Henderson Tazewell Celina Newport Manchester Alamo Crossville Nashville Decaturville Smithville Charlotte Dyersburg Somerville Jamestown Winchester Trenton Pulaski Rutledge Greeneville Altamont Morristown Chattanooga Sneedville Bolivar Savannah Rogersville Brownsville Lexington Paris Centerville Erin Waverly Gainesboro Dandridge Mountain City Knoxville Tiptonville Ripley Lawrenceburg Hohenwald Fayetteville Loudon Lafayette Jackson Jasper Lewisburg Columbia Athens Selmer Decatur Madisonville Clarksville Lynchburg Wartburg Union City Livingston Linden Byrdstown Benton Cookeville Dayton Kingston Springfield Murfreesboro Huntsville Dunlap Sevierville Memphis Carthage Dover Blountville Covington Hartsville Erwin Maynardville Spencer McMinnville Jonesborough Waynesboro Dresden Sparta Franklin Lebanon |
Parent County
Knox and Grainger Rutherford County Humphreys County Roane & Indian lands Knox County Indian lands Anderson & Claiborne Rutherford, Smith & Warren Indian lands Washington County Davidson, Dickson, Montgomery, & Robertson Henderson, McNairy & Madison Grainger & Hawkins Jackson & Overton Jefferson County Bedford, Warren & Franklin Haywood, Madison, Dyer & Gibson White, Bledsoe, Rhea, Morgan, Fentress & Putnam Part of North Carolina Perry County Franklin, Cannon, Jackson & White Montgomery and Robertson Indian lands Indian lands Morgan, Overton & White Rutherford & Indian lands Indian lands Indian lands Hawkins & Knox counties Washington County Coffee, Warren & Franklin Jefferson, Grainger & Greene Rhea & Indian lands Hawkins & Claiborne Hardin & Indian lands Indian Lands Sullivan County Indian lands Indian lands Indian lands Dickson County Dickson, Humphreys, Montgomery & Stewart Stewart County Smith County & Indian lands Greene & Hawkins Carter County Greene & Hawkins Obion County Haywood, Dyer & Tipton Hickman & Indian lands Hickman, Lawrence, Maury & Wayne Bedford County Roane, Monroe, Blount & McMinn Smith and Sumner counties Indian lands Indian lands Giles, Bedford, Lincoln & Maury Williamson & Indian lands Indian lands Hardin County Rhea County Indian lands Tennessee County Bedford, Lincoln & Franklin Anderson & Roane Indian lands Jackson & Indian lands Humphreys & Hickman Fentress & Overton McMinn & Bradley Fentress, Jackson, Smith, White & Overton Roane County Knox & Indian lands Tennessee & Sumner Davidson, Williamson & Wilson Anderson, Campbell, Fentress & Morgan counties Hamilton, Marion & Warren Jefferson County Chickasaw Nation lands Sumner & Indian lands Montgomery County Washington County Shelby County Wilson, Macon, Smith & Sumner counties Washington & Carter Grainger, Claiborne, Campbell, Anderson & Knox Warren & White White, Jackson, Smith & Indian lands Part of North Carolina Hickman County Indian lands Jackson & Smith Davidson County Sumner County |
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