Jackson County, Tennessee Genealogy

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Jackson County

Guide to Jackson County, Tennessee Genealogy ancestry, family history and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Jackson County, Tennessee
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Location in the state of Tennessee
Location of Tennessee in the U.S.
Facts
Founded:	November 6, 1801
County Seat	Gainesboro
Courthouse
Website: www.jacksoncotn.com
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Description

The County was named for Andrew Jackson, who by 1801 had already served as a U.S. Congressman and Senator from Tennessee, a Tennessee Supreme Court justice, and a colonel in the Tennessee militia. He became more widely known as commander at the Battle of New Orleans and as the seventh President of the United States. The County is located in the central area of the state.

Jackson County, Tennessee Record Dates

Known Beginning Dates for Major County Records
Birth*	Marriage	Death*	Court	Land	Probate	Census
1881	1870	1881	1839	1817	1870	1810
Statewide registration for births and deaths began in 1914. General compliance by 1927.

County Courthouse

County Courthouse
101 E Hill Rd; PO Box 346;
Gainesboro, TN 38562-0346
Phone: 931.268.9516 

County Clerk has marriage and probate records from 1870.
Register of Deeds has land records. [[Image:

Jackson County Courthouse, Gainesboro, Tenn.]]

Jackson County Courthouse
101 East Hull Ave.
Gainesboro, TN 38562
Phone: 1-931-268-9212

Jackson County Clerk
Marriage records only from 1881 to present
101 East Hull St.
Gainesboro, TN 38562
Phone: 1-931-268-9212

Jackson County Clerk and Master
Probate and court records
101 East Hull Ave.
P.O. Box 342
Gainesboro, TN 38562
Phone: 1-931-268-9516

Jackson County Register of Deeds
Land records
P.O. Box 301
Gainesboro, TN 38562
Phone: 931-268-9012

The Courthouse had a fire in 1872 which destroyed many of the records.

Hours:
Mon.-Tues. and Thurs.-Fri. 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
Sat. 8 a.m.-noon
County Clerk's office is closed Wednesdays

History

President Andrew Jackson (1767-1845)

Middle Tennessee county established in 1801. The western part of the county belonged to the pioneer Cumberland Settlements.

The county was named after Colonel Andrew Jackson (1767-1845), who became the Seventh President of the United States in 1829.

Parent County

1801--Jackson County was created 6 November 1801 from Smith County.
County seat: Gainesboro

County Pronunciation

1. Hear it spoken (female)
2. Hear it spoken (male)

Boundary Changes

For animated maps illustrating Tennessee county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Tennessee County Boundary Maps" (1777-1985) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss

1872 and 1926 Fires damaged courthouse records.

• Lost census: 1810
• Lost marriage records: 1801 to 1871
• Lost probate records: 1801 to 1871

For suggestions about research in places that suffered historic record losses, see:

• Burned Counties. By Michael John Neill. Online at: Family History Circle.
• When the Records are Gone. By Arlene Eakle. Online at: Tennessee Genealogy Blog.
• Burned Counties Research in the FamilySearch Research Wiki.

Places/Localities

Populated Places

For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Towns
Gainesboro
Unincorporated communities
Burristown Center Grove Granville	Mayfield Nameless North Springs	Shady Grove Stone Whitleyville
Census-designated places
Dodson Branch

Neighboring Counties

Clay Macon

Overton Putnam

Smith

Resources

Getting Started

Use the free Search for Surnames at Mountain Press's website to quickly search a variety of published Jackson County military, tax, and WPA records. To determine which books are being searched, or to search each publication's index individually, click here. You are now equipped with a checklist of books to pull off the shelves at a genealogy library, or a wish list for your personal book collection.

Research Guides

• Genealogical "Fact Sheets" About Tennessee Counties: Jackson County, courtesy: TSLA. (Identifies published county histories, published local records, census records, newspapers and local records on microfilm, and select manuscripts.)

African Americans

United States African Americans Tennessee African Americans

• Waldrep, G.C. "'Free Colored' Heads of Household in the 1820 Tennessee Census," available online, courtesy: Free African Americans website. Includes free African Americans in this county.

Cemeteries

Tombstone Transcriptions Online	Tombstone Transcriptions in Print	List of Cemeteries in the county
Findagrave.com	Family History Library	Findagrave.com
TNGenWeb	WorldCat	BillionGraves
TNGenWeb Archives		Linkpendium
Tombstone Project		Gravestones
TNGenWeb Cemeteries		Epodunk
BillionGraves
See Tennessee Cemeteries for more information.

Additional Cemetery Resources

• Tennessee Cemeteries - Hometown Locator
• Charles A. Reeves Jr. has created a detailed map showing the locations of Jackson County cemeteries. It may be purchased for a small fee through his Cemetery Maps Catalog$

Census

1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, and 1940 federal population censuses of Jackson County are available online. For tips on accessing census records online, see Tennessee Census. If you're having trouble finding your ancestors in online indexes, try checking printed indexes. Created by local experts familiar with the area's families, these indexes are often transcribed more accurately than nationwide online indexes.

See Tennessee Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book for more information about statewide printed indexes.

See Jackson County, TN census assignments, including links to transcribed files. The USGenWeb Census Project^®

1810 Lost

A substitute is available:

• Sherrill, Charles A. The Reconstructed 1810 Census of Tennessee: 33,000 Long-lost Records from Tax Lists, Court Minutes, Church Records, Wills, Deeds and Other Sources. Mt. Juliet, Tenn.: C.A. Sherrill, 2001. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 X2s 1810.

1810 - 1891

• Tennessee, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1810-1891 at Ancestry.com — index $

1820

• Bentley, Elizabeth P. Index to the 1820 Census of Tennessee. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1981. FHL 976.8 X22b 1820
• Butler, Cass. C. The 1820 U.S. Census, Jackson County, Tennessee : a Transcription of the Decennial Population Enumeration and Manufacturers Schedule for the Fourth Census of the United States Taken in Jackson County, Tennessee.Salt Lake City, Utah : C. Butler, c2000. FHL 976.851 X2b 1820
• Waldrep, G.C. "'Free Colored' Heads of Household in the 1820 Tennessee Census," available online, courtesy: Free African Americans website. Includes free African Americans in this county.

1820 Manufactures

The original manufactures schedules for the Eastern and Western Districts of Tennessee are kept at the NARA, Washington, D.C. FHL copies: FHL US/CAN Films 1024517-1024518.

The following book is a useful aid for finding the original records. A free online index, provided by Lineages, will help researchers determine if this resource can be of assistance:

• National Archives. Indexes to Manufactures Census of 1820. 1920; reprint, Knightstown, Ind.: Bookmark, 1977. FHL US/CAN Book 973 X2m 1820; digital version at Lineages. Covers this county.

1840

• Lee, Ramona H. Jackson County, Tennessee 1840 U.S Census.Mountain Home, Arkansas : R.H. Lee, 198-?. FHL 976.851 X2L

1840 Revolutionary War Pensioners

• A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services: With their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshalls of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census. 1841; reprint, Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing, 1967. FHL US/CAN Book 973 X2pc 1840; FHL US/CAN Film 2321. 1841 edition digitized by the U.S. Census Bureau and Google Books et. al. See Tennessee, Middle District, Jackson County on page 156.

1850

• Lee, Ramona H. Jackson, County, Tennessee, 1850 United States Census.Mountain Home, Arkansas : R.H. Lee, 1984. FHL 976.851 X2h 1850

1860

• McComb, Joyce B.Jackson County, Tennessee 1860 Federal Census, USA.Lexington, South Carolina : J.B. McComb, c1992. FHL 976.851 X2m 1860
• McComb, Joyce B. et al. 1860 Federal Census, Jackson County, Tennessee.Lafayette, Tennessee : Ridge Runner, c2004 FHL 976.851 X2mj 1860

1870

• Cason, Mildred C. Jackson County, Tennessee 1870 Census.Nashville, Tennessee : M.C. Cason, c1998 FHL 976.851 X2c 1870

1880

• Scanned census images. USGenWeb Archives
• Sistler, Byron and Barbara Sistler. 1880 Census, Jackson County, Tennessee. Nashville, Tennessee : Byron Sistler & Associates, 1991. FHL 976.851 X2s 1880

1890 - Lost, but substitutes are available:

• 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. 8 vols. Houston, Texas: S.S. Reed, 1989. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 X2r v. 5 1891. Jackson County is included in Vol. 5.
• Sistler, Byron H. and Barbara Sistler. 1890 Civil War Veterans Census, Tennessee. Evanston, Ill.: Byron Sister and Associates, 1978. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 X2s 1890.
• __.Jackson Co., Tennessee 1890 Census Notes.Nashville, Tennessee : Nashville, Tennessee: Filmed by the TSLA, 1975. FHL 985310Item 3.

1891 Male Voters

• 1891 Tennessee Enumeration of Male Voters 1891 at Ancestry.com — index $

1910

• Ligon, Edward et al. The United States thirteenth Census of Jackson County, Tennessee, 1910. Livingston, Tennessee: R.K. Bilbrey, 2002. FHL 976.851 X29b 1910

1920

• Jackson County, Tennessee Census, 1920 at Ancestry.com (Free/$)

Church

Baptist

• Spring Creek. Minutes (1802-1868) available online.

County Records

• 1801-1974 - Tennessee, Jackson County Records, 1801-1974 at FamilySearch — index and images

Court

DNA

DNA has been collected from men claiming descent from the following Jackson County residents. Attempts have not been made to verify the lineages of those tested.

• Brown - Descendant of Jeremiah Brown, b. 1759 Rowan County, North Carolina, d. 1859 Jackson County, Tennessee. Y-DNA 67 Marker Test, FTDNA (Kit 99390). Genetic signature available online (labeled Group No. 45), genealogical description available online, courtesy: Brown/Browne/Braun DNA Study. Matches have been found.
• Brown - Descendant of Thomas Brown, b. abt 1773 Fincastle County, Virginia, d. 1862 Jackson County, Tennessee. Y-DNA 37 Marker Test, FTDNA (Kit 17164). Genetic signature available online (labeled Group No. 40), genealogical description available online, courtesy: Brown/Browne/Braun DNA Study. Matches have been found.

Family Histories

It is anticipated that this bibliography will eventually identify all known family histories published about residents of this county. Use this list to:

• Locate publications about direct ancestors
• Find the most updated accounts of an ancestor's family
• Identify publications, to quote Elizabeth Shown Mills, about an ancestor's "FAN Club" (Friends, Associates, and Neighbors)

General

As of August 2010, a query for persons born in Jackson County, Tennessee at World Connect, results in more than 60,000 entries.

• Jackson County Historical Society. The Jackson County Family History Book: 200 Years of Memories. Gainesboro, Tenn.: Jackson County Historical Society, 1996. Free Lookups Available!
• Masters, Jack and Bill Puryear. Founding of the Cumberland Settlements: The First Atlas 1779-1804: Showing Who Came, How They Came, and Where They Put Down Roots. Gallatin, Tenn.: Warioto Press, 2009. FHL US/CAN Large Q Book 976.8 E7d. Supplements: FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 E7d supp. 1 ff. Purchase at Cumberland Pioneer Settlers.

Bibliography

• Darnell - Darnell, C.A. Darnell Family & Related Families & Papers, ca. 1750-1983: Connects to These Names, Glenn, Jefferies, Smith, Fleenor, Hensley. MSS. Microfilmed 1984: FHL Film 1035708 Item 27.
  
• Denton - Whitley, Edythe Johns Rucker. Some of the Descendants of Rev. Richard Denton. McMinnville, TN: Womack Print. Co., 1959. Available at FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 D435; digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library; and Heritage Quest Online ($).
• Dyer - Preator, Richard E. The Descendants of James Dyer and Jane Finn of Jackson Co. Tennessee. Salem, Mass.: Higginson, 1998. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 D988p.
• Gist - Dorsey, Jean Muir. Christopher Gist of Maryland and Some of His Descendants, 1679-1957, Chicago, IL: J.S. Swift Co., 1958. Available at FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 G447; digital version at Heritage Quest Online ($).
• Grissom - McKinney, Irene. Wm. Grissom & Dicy Arteberry, Wash. Co., Tn. to Jackson Co., Tn. to Monroe Co., Ky: and Some Dillards. Lompoc, Calif.: I. McKinney, 1986. FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 G889m.
• Hawkins - Hawkins, Harold Allen and Elrod, Janice Hawkins Echoes of Spring Creek : a genealogy of the Hawkins family and related families of Jackson County and the surrounding area [S.I.] : H.A. Hawkins and J.H. Elrod, c2000 FHL book 929.273 H314. Digital version available at FamilySearch Digital Library.
• Maxwell - Maxwell, Harry L. Descendants of Samuel Maxwell of Putnam County and Jackson County, TN. Cookeville, Tenn.: H.L. Maxwell, (199-?). FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 M451mh.Digital version available at FamilySearch Digital Library
• Waddell - Madeira, Pauline and Kim Beauchamp. The Ancestors of Harvey Louis Hardin : with Chapters on the Descendants of Samuel Sanford Hardin, James Pate, David McAlister, William Waddell, Samuel P. Griggs and John Selby. S.l.: Rex H. Madeira, Jr., 1999. FHL 929.273 Se48mp

Land

• Jackson County Register of Deeds has Land Records from 1872 and is located at the county Courthouse, P.O. Box 346, 101 E Hull Ave, Gainesboro, Tenessee 38562; Telephone: (931) 268-9212. Land and property records include transfer of real estate or personal property, mortgages, leases, surveys, and entries.
• The Family History Library has microfilm copies of deeds 1872-1902 with indexes 1872-1925; land entries 1873-1901; ranger books 1817-1860.

Land Grants

• Free index to 1500+ Pioneer Cumberland Settlements Land Grants, available online, courtesy: Cumberland Pioneer Settlers. The Cumberland Settlements region covered what is now this county. To view the land grants platted on maps, purchase the books described on this site, or access those available at the Family History Library FHL US/CAN Large Q Book 976.8 E7d.

Law and Legislation

• Tennessee State Library and Archives, Acts of Tennessee 1796-1850: Index to Names. January 25, 2005. In addition to creating new laws, legislative acts were often required to obtain a divorce, grant legitimacy to a child, or for appointments to or grant payments for public service. The TSLA has created an index to names that appear in these acts covering the years 1796 to 1850. To read more about this valuable resource Click here. The searchable index is available at the TSLA; another version is available at World Vital Records.

Local Histories

Maps

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for more resources

• 1777 - 1985 - Maps of Tennessee (1777-1985)
• 1836 - Reeves, Charles A. Jackson County, Tennessee Civil Districts (as they were in 1836). Purchase at ReevesMaps.com. Website includes a scaled-down version of the map.

Military

Revolutionary War

The following Jackson County Revolutionary War records are available online through TNGenWeb:

• 1835 Pension Roll
• 1852 Rejected or Suspended Pensions
• Select Jackson County, Tennessee Revolutionary War Pensioners as listed in the census of 1818, 1821 and 1840.

Additional resources include:

• A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services: With their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshalls of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census. 1841; reprint, Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing, 1967. FHL US/CAN Book 973 X2pc 1840; FHL US/CAN Film 2321. 1841 edition digitized by the U.S. Census Bureau and Google Books et. al. See Tennessee, Middle District, Jackson County on page 156.
• Jones, Christine Spivey. Pension Claims from Jackson County, Tennessee. Cookeville: Tenn.: Technological University, 1994. FHL US/CAN book 976.851 M29j
• Rejected or Suspended Applications for Revolutionary War Pensions. Washington, D.C., 1852. Reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1969, and 1991. Reprints include "an Added Index to States." Digital version at Ancestry ($). Tennessee entries abstracted online at Tennesseans in the Revolutionary War, courtesy: TNGenWeb. Includes veterans from this county; Tennessee section begins on page 381.
• Works Projects Administration (Tennessee). Jackson County, Tennessee: WPA Records. Signal Mountain, Tenn.: Mountain Press, 1991. FHL US/CAN book 976.851 N2. Includes Revolutionary War records.

War of 1812

• Embry, Hermione D. "War of 1812 - Tennessee Pensioners on List - January 2, 1883," Ansearchin' News, Vol. 7, No. 4 (Oct. 1960):90-93. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 B2a v. 7 (1960); digital version at journal website. Includes Jackson County pensioners (p. 90).
• Jackson County, Tennessee War of 1812 Research Courtesy: TNGenWeb

Civil War

Online Records

• 1861 - 1865 - Tennessee, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — index
• 1861 - 1865 - Tennessee, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — index
• 1861 - 1865 - U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)
• 1861 - 1865 - U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)
• 1891 - 1965 - Tennessee, Confederate Pension Applications, Soldiers and Widows, 1891-1965 at FamilySearch — images
• Civil War Research Database $
• Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System

Regiments. Civil War service men from Jackson County served in various regiments. Men often joined a regiment or a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are the military units that were formed in or had many men from Jackson County.

Confederate Soldiers

• 4th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Murray's) - CSA - Company E.
• 8th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry - CSA - Companies G and H.
• 13th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Gore's) - CSA - Company G.
• 17th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry - CSA - Company R.
• 25th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry - CSA - Company G.
• 28th Consolidated Regiment, Tennessee Infantry - CSA - Companies A, B, D, and K.
• 28th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry (2nd Tennessee Mountain Volunteers) - CSA - Companies E, F, and G.
• 34th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry (4th Confederate Infantry) - CSA - Company D.
• 51st Regiment, Tennessee Infantry - CSA

Union Soldiers

• 8th Regiment, Tennessee Mounted Infantry - Companies B and D.

Additional sources for Civil War soldiers from Jackson County:

• USGenWeb Archives, Jackson County Tennessee Archives. Civil War Pensions.
• Tennessee State Library and Archives, Tennessee Confederate Pension Applications: Jackson County. Includes soldier's name, county, pension #, unit or widow.
• United States Pension Bureau, List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883: Giving the Name of Each Pensioner, the Cause for... (Washington Printing Office; 1883). Online at Internet Archive. Jackson County, page 348-349.
• TNGenWeb, Jackson County Civil War Research. Includes Union and Confederate information.

Newspapers

Many Tennessee newspapers are filmed and available at TSLA. Most of these newspapers may be accessed by interlibrary loan to libraries within Tennessee, although there are some newspapers which are not available in or outside of Tennessee. For further information regarding interlibrary loan policies and newspapers not available for interlibrary loan click here. For a list of newspapers available at the archives for Jackson County click on the following town:

• Gainesboro

Occupations

• Miller, Alan N. Middle Tennessee's Forgotten Children: Apprentices from 1784 to 1902. Baltimore, Md.: Printed for Clearfield Company, Inc., by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2004. FHL US/CAN 976.8 U2ma. Purchase at Genealogical.com. Includes Jackson County.

Periodicals

Tap into the minds of local experts. Editors of genealogical periodicals publish unique sources that researchers who are new to their area would not likely discover. This type of material may be found in local, regional, or statewide genealogical society journals. The following periodicals cover this county:

Ansearchin' News

Genealogical articles with abstracts of Jackson County, Tennessee Genealogy records have been published in Ansearchin' News, the quarterly magazine of the Tennessee Genealogical Society. To view a list of these articles, visit their county index. To read digitized versions of the first 36 years of articles (Vols. 1-36), browse their archive or conduct a surname search. The Family History Library has a complete collection of the Ansearchin' News quarterly FHL Book 976.8 B2a.

Family Findings

Several genealogical articles with abstracts of Jackson County, Tennessee records have been published in Family Findings, the quarterly of the Mid-West Tennessee Genealogical Society (42+ vols.). The Family History Library has most issues of this quarterly FHL US/CAN 976.8 B2f.

Tables of contents for some volumes are available online, courtesy: TNGenWeb Project:

• Volumes 1-10 (1969-1978)
• Volumes 11-20 (1979-1988)
• Volumes 21-24 (1989-1992)
• Volumes 32-35 (2000-2003)

Many articles from this publication have been reproduced on the TNGenWeb Project website, try this specialized Google search.

The Middle Tennessee Journal of Genealogy and History

Genealogical articles with abstracts of records of Giles County, Tennessee have been published in The Middle Tennessee Journal of Genealogy and History, the quarterly of the Middle Tennessee Genealogical Society (23+ Vols.). To view a list of these articles, visit their online Index to Articles (1988-2005). Surname indexes are also available online for Vols. 2-22. The website also offers back issues for sale in paper and on CD. The Family History Library has a complete collection of this quarterly FHL US/CAN Book 976.85 D25m.

The Trace

Available through the Jackson County Historical Society

The Upper Cumberland Researcher

Genealogical articles with abstracts of records of Jackson County, Tennessee have been published in The Upper Cumberland Researcher, the journal of the Upper Cumberland Genealogical Association, Inc. To view a list of the first 17 years of these articles, visit their online Seventeen Year Index to The Upper Cumberland Researcher (Vols. 1-17, 1975-1992). The Index contains a "Counties" section beginning on page 19. The Family History Library has most issues through the present FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 B2u (1975-1993) and FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 B2u (1994-present).

Prisons

Learn if your Jackson County, Tennessee Genealogy ancestors went to prison!

• Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1831-1850.
• Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1851-1870.

Probate Records

The Jackson County Court has responsibility for probate records.

Online Records

• 1779 - 2008 Tennessee Wills and Probate Records 1779-2008 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

FamilySearch has placed scans of the following records online in the Tennessee, Probate Court Books, 1795-1927 collection. These are browse-only collections. Handwritten indexes may be found at the front or back of some volumes:

• Wills, 1872-1914 (Vols. A-D)
• Bonds, Letters, 1878-1914 (2 vols.)
• Insolvent estate records, 1872-1932
• Miscellaneous records, 1810-1909
• Settlements, 1872-1904 (Vols. A-B)

Taxation

The following Jackson County tax records have been abstracted and/or indexed:

• 1789 Cumberland Settlements, Tax List, 1789, The Middle Tennessee Journal of Genealogy and History, Vol. 4, No. 2 (Fall 1990). For possible FHL and online access, as well as indexes, see Periodicals.
• 1802 Hughes, Thomas P. and Jewel B. Standefer. "Jackson County, Tennessee - 1802 Tax List," Ansearchin' News, Vol. 19, No. 2 (April-June 1972):63-65. For FHL and online access, as well as indexes, see Periodicals.
• 1802 Sistler, Byron and Barbara Sistler. Index to Early Tennessee Tax Lists. Evanston, Ill.: B. & B. Sistler, 1977. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 R4s. [Includes 1802 tax list.]
• 1802-1803 "1802 & 1803 Tax Lists," The Upper Cumberland Researcher, Vol. 4, No. 1 ():6-. For access, see Periodicals.
• 1802 Tax List, 1802, Overton County Historical Society Newsletter, Vol. 3, No. 3 (Fall 1999).
• 1802 "Jackson County Land To Be Sold for Taxes in 1802, Sheriff Says" Ansearchin' News, Vol. 48, No. 4 (Winter 2001):45. For possible FHL and online access, as well as indexes, see Periodicals.
• 1803 Paessler, Jane "Jackson County 1803 Tax List," Ansearchin' News, Vol. 42, No. 3 (Fall 1995):113-115. For possible FHL and online access, as well as indexes, see Periodicals.
• 1804-1811 "Records, A List of Residents 1804-1811," The Upper Cumberland Researcher, Vol. 5, No. 2 ():5-. For access, see Periodicals. (See follow-up article, Vol. 6, No. 1, p. 29.)
• 1810 Lands for Tax Sale, 1810, The Upper Cumberland Genealogical Association Bulletin, Vol. 18, No. 4 (Winter 1993).
• 1811 "Delinquent Taxes - 1811," The Upper Cumberland Researcher, Vol. 3, No. 1 ():26-. For access, see Periodicals.
• 1811 "Unpaid Land Taxes, 1811," The Upper Cumberland Researcher, Vol. 6, No. 3 ():. For access, see Periodicals.
• 1812 "1804-1811 Tax List is Really 1812 Voters List," The Upper Cumberland Researcher, Vol. 6, No. 1 ():29-. For access, see Periodicals.
• 1814 "Direct Federal Tax-Delinquent Property Owners Listed for 1814," Ansearchin' News, Vol. 43, No. 3(Fall 1996):115-120. For possible FHL and online access, as well as indexes, see Periodicals. [Includes Jackson County.]
• 1836 Tax List, 1836, The Upper Cumberland Researcher, Vol. 22, No. 1 (Spring 1997).
• 1836 Civil Districts and Tax List, 1836, Tennessee Genealogy and History, Vol. 6, No. 2 (2002).
• 1836 Douthat, James L. 1836 Jackson County, Tennessee Civil Districts and Tax List. Signal Mountain, Tenn.: Mountain Press, 2002. FHL US/CAN Book 976.851 R4d; online: free surname index and purchase details.
• 1851 "Voters List, 1851," The Upper Cumberland Researcher, Vol. 14, No. 3 ():137-; Vol. 14, No. 4 ():168-; Vol. 15, No. 1 ():14-. For access, see Periodicals.
• 1860s Civil War Tax List, Upper Cumberland Genealogical Association Bulletin, Vol. 3, No. 2 (Apr. 1978).
• 1865-1871 Property Sold for Taxes in Chancery Court, 1865-1871, The Upper Cumberland Researcher, Vol. 29, No. 3 (Fall 2004).

Vital Records

See also How to order Tennessee Vital Records or order electronically online.

Birth

• 1828 - 1939 - Tennessee Births and Christenings 1828-1939 at FamilySearch.org — index

• 1869 - 1909 - Tennessee Delayed Birth Records 1869-1909 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

• 1908 - 1912 - Tennessee, Birth Records (ER Series), 1908-1912 at FamilySearch — index and images

Marriage

The original Jackson County marriage records are kept at the County Courthouse. Due to fire, all marriage records prior to 1870 are lost. The following publication, based on early newspapers, helps to alleviate this genealogical obstacle:

• 1625-1966 - Tennessee, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
• 1794 - 1851 - Lucas, Silas Emmett. Marriages from Early Tennessee Newspapers 1794-1851. Easley, S.C.: Southern Historical Press, 1978. FHL 976.8 V2L.

The following Jackson County marriage records are microfilmed:

• 1870 - 1992 - Available at the TSLA.

• 1870 - 1918 - Available at the Family History Library. Some volumes are indexed.FHL 985296

The following Jackson County marriage records have been indexed:

• 1872 - 1895 - Jackson County Marriage Index 1872-1895 in International Genealogical Index at FamilySearch.org- free.

• Shrum, Shelta R. McCarter and Betty C. Scott. Jackson County, Tennessee Marriage and Death Records. Lafayette, Tennessee: Ridge Runner, 1998. FHL 976.851 V2s

Jackson County is not included in Sistler's Early Middle Tennessee Marriages.

• 1780 - 2002 - Tennessee State Marriages 1780-2002 at Ancestry.com — index $

• 1780 - 2002 - Tennessee State Marriage Index 1780-2002 at FamilySearch.org— index

• 1790 - 1950 - Tennessee County Marriages 1790-1950 at FamilySearch.org — index and images

• 1796 - 1950 - Tennessee Marriages 1796-1950 at FamilySearch.org — index

• 1838 - 1888 - Tennessee Civil Marriages, 1838-1888 at FamilySearch — index and images

• 1851 - 1900 - Tennessee Marriages 1851-1900 at Ancestry.com— index and images $

Death

• 1874 - 1955 - Tennessee Deaths and Burials 1874-1955 at FamilySearch.org — index

• 1908 - 1958 - Tennessee Death Records 1908 - 1958 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

• 1914 - 1966 - Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966 at FamilySearch — index and images

For deaths of Methodists in Jackson County between the 1830s and the 1920s, try searching the following records:

• 1847 - 1914 - Smith, Jonathan K.T. Genealogical Abstracts from Reported Deaths, the Nashville Christian Advocate. (1847-1914) 10 vols. Jackson, Tenn.: J.K.T. Smith, 1997-2003. FHL US/CAN Books 976.855/N1 V48s 1847-1851 ff; digital versions at David Donahue Memorial: Tennessee Records Repository. Website expands upon the publications and includes deaths from the 1830s, 1840s, 1910s and 1920s.

Societies

See also a List of Tennessee Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical & Genealogical Societies

The main genealogical society covering Jackson County is the regional:

Upper Cumberland Genealogical Association, Inc.
P.O. Box 575
Cookeville, TN 38503-0575
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Additional societies with interests in the area are:

Jackson County Historical Society
P.O. Box 874
Gainesboro, TN 38562

Middle Tennessee Genealogical Society
PO Box 330948
Nashville, TN, USA 37203-7507
The society serves the 40 counties of middle Tennessee of which Jackson County is one. It publishes The Middle Tennessee Journal of Genealogy and History, a quarterly containing articles of genealogical and historical interest. Little-known Tennessee records are published and indexed, along with family genealogies, Bible records and material submitted by members. There is an alphabetical Index to articles in the Journal 1988-summer 2005

Libraries

Charles Ralph Holland Memorial Library
205 W. Hull Avenue
Gainesboro, TN 38562
Phone: 1-931-268-9190
Fax: 1-931-268-5706
E-mail: jacksontylibrary@yahoo.com
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Hours: Mon., Tues., Thurs., Fri. 10:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
Wed. 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m.
Sat 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

Collection includes a complete set of the microfilms of the Jackson County Chancery Court Cases, newspapers, and more..

Family History Centers

Family History Centers provide one-on-one assistance and free access to premium genealogical websites. In addition, many centers have free how-to genealogy classes.

• For current information about a center near you, go to the Family History Center Map

• Introduction to Family History Centers

Websites

• Cumberland Pioneer Settlers Cumberland Compact Signers, Pioneer Land Grant Recipients, Publication Descriptions, Free Book Indexes
• FamilySearch Catalog (FamilySearch) — The catalog is genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) This catalog is different than the indexed Historical Records.
• Jackson County, TN Family History and Genealogy Message Board (Ancestry)
• Jackson County, TNGenWeb (USGenWeb)
• RootsWeb Mailing List: TN-ROOTWALKER-L (North Central Tennessee Genealogy List)
• RootsWeb Mailing List: TN-UPPER-CUMBERLAND-L (Upper Cumberland Tennessee Region Genealogy List)
• Jackson County TN Genealogy (ldsgenealogy.com)

References

To access available information, first log into FamilySearch.

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