View source for Hamilton County, Tennessee Genealogy

== Resources ==
{{TN Resources Intro|Hamilton}}

=== Bible Records ===
{{TN Bible Intro|Hamilton}}

=== Biographies  ===
{{TN Biographies Intro|Hamilton}}

=== Business, Commerce, and Occupations ===
{{TN Business Records Intro|Hamilton}}

*'''Acme Furniture Corporation 1911 Catalogue''' from Archive.org  [http://www.archive.org/details/cataloguenumbers00acme website]

=== Cemeteries ===
{{TN Cemeteries Intro|Hamilton}}

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| colspan="2" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black"| <center>'''Cemeteries of Hamilton County, Tennessee''' online and in print</center>
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| width="25%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black" | <center>'''Tombstone Transcriptions Online'''</center>
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* [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/search?firstname=&middlename=&lastname=&birthyear=&birthyearfilter=&deathyear=&deathyearfilter=&location=Hamilton+County%2C+Tennessee%2C+United+States+of+America&locationId=county_2457&memorialid=&mcid=&linkedToName=&datefilter=&orderby= Findagrave.com]
* [http://tngenweb.org/hamilton/cemetery/hamcems.htm TNGenWeb]
* [http://usgwarchives.net/tn/hamilton/cemetery.html TNGenWeb Archives]
* [http://www.usgwtombstones.org/tennessee/hamilton.html Tombstone Project]
* [http://www.tngenweb.org/cemeteries/#!co=hamilton TNGenWeb Cemeteries]
* [https://billiongraves.com/search/results?cemetery_country=United%20States&cemetery_state=Tennessee&cemetery_county=Hamilton&year_range=5&size=15 BillionGraves]
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| width="25%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black" | <center>'''Tombstone Transcriptions in Print''' [[The Value of Cemetery Records in Print |(Often more complete)]]</center>
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* {{FHL|580092|subject-id|disp=Family History Library}}
* [http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=su%3ACemetery+Hamilton+Tennessee&qt=advanced&dblist=638 WorldCat]
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| width="25%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black" |<center>'''List of Cemeteries in the County'''</center>
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* [https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery-browse/USA/Tennessee/Hamilton-County?id=county_2457 Findagrave.com]
* [http://tennesseegravestones.org/cemeteries.php?selected_cid=33 TN Gravestones]
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| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" colspan="2" style="text-align:center"| See [[Tennessee Cemeteries|Tennessee Cemeteries]] for more information.
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''Additional Cemetery Resources''<br>
*[http://tennessee.hometownlocator.com/features/cultural,class,cemetery.cfm Tennessee Cemeteries] Hometown Locator

=== Census Records ===
{{TN Census Intro|Hamilton}}
{{Historical populations
|type = USA
|heading = Census
|footnote = Source: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamilton_County,_Tennessee#Demographics "Wikipedia.org".]     		  	  				   		 	 		 
|1820 |821		  	 	 	
|1830 |2276    		 
|1840 |8175        		  	  		 	    
|1850 |10075 		 	           			      
|1860 |13258              		 	      
|1870 |17241                    
|1880 |23642 		 	                  
|1890 |53482                   
|1900 |61695                   
|1910 |89267    		 	 	   		 		           		 		 	 
|1920 |115954		 	   		 	  		 	  		 	  		 	 		    		 	      
|1930 |159497  		 	        		 	 			  		 			  		 	 		 		   
|1940 |180478                		     
|1950 |208255 		 		                  
|1960 |237905                    
|1970 |254236                   		 
|1980 |287740                 
|1990 |285536                     
|2000 |307896                   
|2010 |336463                    
}}
1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, and 1940 federal population censuses of Hamilton County are available online. For tips on accessing census records online, see [[Tennessee Census|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 [http://www.us-census.org/states/tennessee/h-tn.htm#Hamilton Hamilton County, TN census assignments], including links to transcribed files. [http://www.us-census.org/ The USGenWeb Census Project®]

'''1810-1891'''<br>

*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3574 Tennessee, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1810-1891] at [http://search.ancestry.com Ancestry]($)

'''1820''' Lost<ref name="null">Mary Barnett Curtis, ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1136652 Early East Tennessee Tax Lists: a compiled list of residents of the area covered in 22 east Tennessee counties for which there is (sic) no census records prior to 1830]'' (Fort Worth, Texas: Arrow Printing, 1964) [{{FHL|976.8 R4c}}].</ref>

'''1820 Manufactures'''<br>

The original manufactures schedules for the Eastern and Western Districts of Tennessee are kept at [[National Archives and Records Administration|NARA]], Washington, D.C. FHL copies: {{FHL|280127|title-id|disp=FHL US/CAN Films 1024517-1024518}}.

The following book is a useful aid for finding the original records. Aonline index, provided by [http://www.lineages.com/InfoCenter/Databases/1820Manufactures.cfm Lineages], which cites the original document numbers, 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|280979|title-id|disp=FHL US/CAN Book 973 X2m 1820}}; digital version at [http://www.lineages.com/InfoCenter/Databases/1820Manufactures.cfm Lineages]. Covers this county.
*1820 Census of Manufactures: Hamilton County, ''East Tennessee Roots'', Vol. 8, No. 4:247.

'''1830'''<br>

*Sistler, Byron H. ''1830 Census, East Tennessee''. Evanston, Ill.: n.p., 1969. {{FHL|170150|title-id|disp=FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 X2p 1830}}.
*Douthat, James L. ''Early Settlers, Hamilton County, Tennessee: 1830-1850 Census''. Signal Mountain, Tenn.: Mountain Press, 1986. {{FHL|462804|title-id|disp=FHL US/CAN Book 976.882 X2d}}. [http://sites.rootsweb.com/~tnhamilt/lookups.htm Free Lookups Available!]

'''1840'''<br>

*Douthat, James L. ''Early Settlers, Hamilton County, Tennessee: 1830-1850 Census''. Signal Mountain, Tenn.: Mountain Press, 1986. {{FHL|462804|title-id|disp=FHL US/CAN Book 976.882 X2d}}. [http://sites.rootsweb.com/~tnhamilt/lookups.htm Free Lookups Available!]

'''1840 Revolutionary War Pensioners'''<br>

*''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/2648500 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|282860|title-id|disp=FHL US/CAN Book 973 X2pc 1840; FHL US/CAN Film 2321}}. 1841 edition digitized by the [http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1840c-01.pdf U.S. Census Bureau] and [http://books.google.com/books?id=W7JYAAAAMAAJ Google Books] ''et. al''. See Tennessee, Eastern District, Hamilton County on page 153.

'''1850'''<br>

*Douthat, James L. ''Early Settlers, Hamilton County, Tennessee: 1830-1850 Census''. Signal Mountain, Tenn.: Mountain Press, 1986. {{FHL|462804|title-id|disp=FHL US/CAN Book 976.882 X2d}}.

'''1860'''<br>

*[http://www.usgwarchives.net/tn/hamilton/census/1860/ Scanned census images]. USGenWeb Archives
*Douthat, James L. ''1860 Hamilton County, Tennessee, Census''. Signal Mountain, Tenn.: Mountain Press, 1989. {{FHL|593322|title-id|disp=FHL US/CAN Book 976.882 X2d 1860}}.

'''1880'''<br>

*Sistler, Byron and Barbara Sistler. ''1880 Census, Hamilton County, Tennessee''. Nashville, Tenn.: Byron Sistler ; Associates, 1996. {{FHL|1178136|title-id|disp=FHL US/CAN Book 976.882 X22s 1880}}.

'''1891 Male Voters'''<br>

*1891 [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2884 Tennessee Enumeration of Male Voters 1891] at [http://search.ancestry.com Ancestry]($)

'''1900'''<br>

*1900 Census, Hamilton County, Tennessee. [http://sites.rootsweb.com/~tnhamilt/lookups.htm Free Lookups Available!]

'''1930'''<br>

*1930 Census, Hamilton County, Tennessee. [http://sites.rootsweb.com/~tnhamilt/lookups.htm Lookups Available!]

=== Church Records ===
{{TN Church Intro|Hamilton}}

Church records include baptisms, marriages and burials, as well as information about family members and clues about family migration.For additional information about church records, religions, and religious archives in Tennessee, see [[Tennessee Church Records|Tennessee Church Records]].

*Hamilton County Church Records

:- FamilySearch Catalog - {{FHL|580228|subject-id|disp=Hamilton County Church Records}}

*Church histories tell when a church started in the area, who the early members were, give data about church leaders, etc.

:- FamilySearch Catalog - {{FHL|549447|subject-id|disp=Hamilton County Church History}}

*If the records you need are not found in the Family History Library collection, contact the church(es) in the area where your ancestor lived.Two sites that give information about churches in Hamilton County are

:- [http://www.yellowbook.com/yellow-pages/?what=churches&where=hamilton+county%2C+tn List of Hamilton County churches] with addresses and phone numbers (Yellowbook)<br>
:- [http://tennessee.hometownlocator.com/features/cultural,class,church,scfips,47065.cfm List of Hamilton County churches] (TN HomeTownLocator)

*In 1936, a helpful guide to early Hamilton County church records was published by the Works Project Administration. <ref name="tenn church">WPA. ''[http://www.worldcat.org/title/guide-to-church-vital-statistics-in-tennessee/oclc/1829968referer=brief_results Guide to Church Vital Statistics in Tennessee.]'' Nashville: Tennessee State Planning Commission, 1942. {{FHL|976.8 K23w|book}}</ref>Use this guide to locate which church records exist and where they were housed in 1936. The Tennessee State Library and Archives has filmed some of these records. To locate which records are available at the TSLA, go to the appropriate [http://sos.tn.gov/products/tsla/genealogical-fact-sheets-about-tennessee-counties-hamilton-county "county fact sheet"] on the TSLA Web site and scroll down to "selected manuscript material". All filmed church records at the TSLA for Hamilton County are listed. Many of these filmed records are also available at the Family History Library.

'''''Baptist'''''<br>

*'''1848-1872''' - Historical Records Survey. ''Concord Baptist Church minutes, 1848-1872, Hamilton County, Tennessee.'' Salt Lake City, Utah Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1943. Typescript. {{FHL|24679|film}} Item 2
*'''1838-1876''' - Historical Records Survey. ''Good Spring Baptist Church minutes, 1838-1876, Hamilton County, Tennessee.'' Salt Lake City, Utah Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1943. Typescript. {{FHL|24679|film}} Item 2
*'''1859-1896''' - Historical Records Survey. ''Ocoee Baptist Association minutes, 1859-1896, Hamilton County, Tennessee.'' Salt Lake City, Utah Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1943. Typescript. {{FHL|24679|film}} Item 1

'''''Episcopal'''''<br>

*'''1850-1900''' - ''St. Paul's Episcopal Church Records. Chattanooga, 1850-1900''. [http://sos.tn.gov/products/tsla/guide-manuscript-materials-microfilm-mf-500-mf-599 TSLA] Reel #503
*'''1850-1900''' - Sistler, Byron and Barbara Sistler. ''Vital Statistics from 19th Century Tennessee Church Records.'' Nashville: Sitler and Associates, 1979. {{FHL|976.8 K29s}} vol.2 Index to St. Paul's Episcopal Church Records. Chattanooga, 1850-1900.
*'''1900-1950''' - ''St. Paul's Episcopal Church Records. Chattanooga, 1900-1950.'' [http://sos.tn.gov/products/tsla/guide-manuscript-materials-microfilm-mf-300-mf-399 TSLA] Reel #350
*'''1900-1900''' - Sistler, Byron and Barbara Sistler. ''Vital Statistics from 19th Century Tennessee Church Records.'' Nashville: Sitler and Associates, 1979. {{FHL|976.8 K29s}} vol.2 Index to St. Paul's Episcopal Church Records. Chattanooga, 1900-1950.

'''''Methodist Episcopal'''''<br>

*'''1872-1954''' - ''First Methodist Episcopal Church Records. Chattanooga, 1872-1954.'' [http://sos.tn.gov/products/tsla/guide-manuscript-materials-microfilm-mf-400-mf-499 TSLA] Reel #455
*'''1872-1900''' - Sistler, Byron and Barbara Sistler. ''Vital Statistics from 19th Century Tennessee Church Records.'' Nashville: Sitler and Associates, 1979. {{FHL|976.8 K29s}} vol.2 Index to First Methodist Episcopal Church Records. Chattanooga, 1872-1954.
*'''1875-1885''' - First Methodist Episcopal Church, Chattanooga, Baptism Index 1875-1885. Batches {{IGI|C530281}} and {{IGI|C530282}} in [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/igi International Genealogical Index] at FamilySearch
*'''1885-1895''' - First Methodist Episcopal Church, Chattanooga, Marriage Index 1885-1895. Batches {{IGI|M530281}} and {{IGI|M530282}} in [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/igi International Genealogical Index] at FamilySearch
*'''1899-1966''' - ''Centenary Methodist Episcopal Church, South Records. Chattanooga, 1899-1966.'' [http://sos.tn.gov/products/tsla/guide-manuscript-materials-microfilm-mf-400-mf-499 TSLA] Reel #454
*'''1899-1900''' - Sistler, Byron and Barbara Sistler. ''Vital Statistics from 19th Century Tennessee Church Records.'' Nashville: Sitler and Associates, 1979. {{FHL|976.8 K29s}} vol.2 Index to Centenary Methodist Episcopal Church, South Records. Chattanooga, 1899-1966.

'''''Presbyterian'''''<br>

*'''1881-1952''' - ''Second Presbyterian Church Records. Chattanooga, 1881-1952.''[http://sos.tn.gov/products/tsla/guide-manuscript-materials-microfilm-mf-300-mf-399 TSLA] Reel #393
*'''1881-1900''' - Sistler, Byron and Barbara Sistler. ''Vital Statistics from 19th Century Tennessee Church Records.'' Nashville: Sitler and Associates, 1979. {{FHL|976.8 K29s}} vol.2 Index to Second Presbyterian Church Records. Chattanooga, 1881-1952.

The W.P.A. published a helpful survey in 1940:

*''Directory of Churches, Missions, and Religious Institutions of Tennessee, no. 33, Hamilton County, Chattanooga''. Nashville, Tenn.: Tennessee Historical Records Survey Project, 1940. FHL US/CAN Book 976.882 E4h.

=== Court Records ===
{{TN Court Intro|Hamilton}}

*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&nbsp;[[Tennessee State Library and Archives|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 [http://sos.tn.gov/products/tsla/acts-tennessee-1796-1850-index-names Click here]. The searchable index is available at the&nbsp;[http://share.tn.gov/tsla/history/misc/actsintro.htm TSLA]; another version is available at [http://worldvitalrecords.com/indexinfo.aspx?ix=usa_tn_acts World Vital Records].

=== Directories ===
{{TN Directories Intro|Hamilton}}

*''Chattanooga, TN, 1890''. Chattanooga, TN: Connelly &amp; Fais, 1890. Digital version at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4978 Ancestry] ($).
*''Chattanooga, TN, 1891''. Chattanooga, TN: Connelly &amp; Fais, 1891. Digital version at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4978 Ancestry] ($)

=== Emigration and Immigration  ===
{{TN Emigration Intro|Hamilton}}

=== Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups ===
{{TN Ethnic Groups Intro|Hamilton}}

'''''African American'''''<br>
'''Bessie Smith Cultural Center'''<br>200 E. Martin Luther King Boulevard<br>Chattanooga, TN 37403<br>(423) 266-8658<br>[http://www.caamhistory.org/ website]

=== Funeral Homes  ===
{{TN Funeral Homes Intro|Hamilton}}

=== Genealogies  ===
{{TN Genealogies Intro|Hamilton}}

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

*'''Brown''' - Descendant of John P. Brown, b. 1853 Soddy-Daisy, Hamilton County, Tennessee. Y-DNA 37 Marker Test, FTDNA (Kit 157721). Genetic signature available [http://brownsociety.org/browndna/results.htm online] (labeled Group No. 117), genealogical description available [http://brownsociety.org/browndna/earliestancestorsoutsideUSA.htm online], courtesy: [http://brownsociety.org/browndna/overview.htm Brown/Browne/Braun DNA Study]. Matches have been found.

'''''Family Histories'''''<br>

*As of August 2010, a query for [http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=Search&includedb=&lang=en&ti=&surname=&stype=Exact&given=&bplace=Hamilton+Tennessee&byear=&brange=0&dplace=&dyear=&drange=0&mplace=&myear=&mrange=0&father=&mother=&spouse=&skipdb=&period=All&submit.x=Search persons born in Hamilton, Tennessee] at ''[[World Connect|World Connect]]'', results in more than 30,000 entries.
*Wilson, John. ''Hamilton County Pioneers''. Chelsea, Mich.: BookCrafters, 1998. {{FHL|1007226|title-id|disp=FHL US/CAN Book 976.882 D2w}}. [http://sites.rootsweb.com/~tnhamilt/lookups.htm Free Lookups Available!]
*Wilson, John. ''Early Hamilton Settlers''. Chattanooga, Tenn.: J. Wilson, 2001. {{FHL|1023210|title-id|disp=FHL US/CAN Book 976.882 D3w}}. [http://sites.rootsweb.com/~tnhamilt/lookups.htm Free Lookups Available!]
*'''Boyd''' - Boyd, R. Vernon. ''The Boyds of Sequatchie Valley, Tn''. Typescript, microfilmed in 1993. FHL US/CAN Film 1750733 Item 37; digital version at [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/153365-the-boyds-of-sequatchie-valley-tn?offset=1 FamilySearch Digital Library].
*'''Hughes''' - Wilson, Duane Earl. ''Phetoma D. Epps (1837-1907) of Davidson County, North Carolina and Pope County, Arkansas and John Edward Hughes (1836-1885) Hamiliton County, Tennessee and Pope County, Arkansas: and Some of Their Ancestors, Descendants, and Related Families''. Naperville, Ill.: D.E. Wilson, 1993. {{FHL|1452420|title-id|disp=FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 Ep76w}}.
*'''Lauderdale''' - Lauderdale, Charles J. ''The Lauderdales of Scotland and America, 1056-1936.'' Joplin, MO: Gahagan Print. Co., 1937. Available at {{FHL|93978|title-id|disp=FHL US/CAN Film 1307515 Item 5}}, digital version available at [http://persi.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/books/results/image?urn=urn%3Aproquest%3AUS%3Bglhbooks%3BGenealogy-glh317410003%3B-1%3B-1%3B Heritage Quest Online] ($).
*'''Young''' - Stein, Carl F. ''Some Descendents of James Pickens Young 1815: of Polk, Rhea, Hamilton, Blount, Knox Counties, Tenn., Cherokee, Gaston Counties, North Carolina''. Family Group Sheets. {{FHL|787567|title-id|disp=FHL US/CAN Film 2055385 Item 2}}.

=== Guardianship ===
{{TN Guardianship Intro|Hamilton}}

=== Land and Property Records ===
{{TN Land Intro|Hamilton}}

The original Hamilton County Deed Books are held at the County Courthouse. In the early 1990s, the Hamilton County Microfilm Department microfilmed Deed Books A to Y6 (1796-1901) and Indexes (1799-1929). Copies of their large collection of films are also available at the Family History Library: {{FHL|689253|title-id|disp=FHL US/CAN Films 1906056}} ff.

=== Local Histories ===
{{TN Histories Intro|Hamilton}}

*Armstrong, Zella. ''The History of Hamilton County and Chattanooga, Tennessee''. Chattanooga, Tenn.: Lookout Pub. Co., c1931-c1940. Digital version at [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=22986 Ancestry] ($).
*Torrey, Bradford. ''[http://www.archive.org/details/springnotesfromt00torrrich Spring Notes from Tennessee.]''Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and company, c1896. Digital version,Description of local cabins, Confederate Veterans, Chattanooga in the 1890's.
*Ochs, Milton Barlow. ''[http://www.archive.org/details/viewschattanooga00ochs Views: Chattanooga, Chickamauga national park, Look-out Mountain, Missionary Ridge, Orchard Knob national cemetery, Tennessee River, Walden's Ridge]. ''Chattanooga, Tennessee: Macgowan-Cooke Printing Co., 1905.Free digital copy.Photos and history of historical places and battlefields in Chattanooga.
*Parham, Louis L. ''[http://www.archive.org/stream/chattanoogatenne00parh#page/n9/mode/2up Chattanooga, Tennessee: Hamilton County and Lookout Mountain].'' sp: 1876.Digital version.
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=22986 The history of Hamilton County and Chattanooga, Tennessee] at Ancestry  $

=== Maps and Gazetteers ===
{{TN Maps Intro|Hamilton}}

{{TN Neighboring Counties Intro|county={{TN Hamilton County}}}}

*[http://www.mapofus.org/tennessee/ Maps of Tennessee (1777-1985)]
*'''1871''' Ruger, A. ''Bird's Eye View of the City of Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee.'' Originally published 1871. Purchase at [http://reevesmaps.com/map_catalog_pano.htm ReevesMaps.com]; website includes a scaled-down version of the map.
*'''1886''' Wellege, Henry. ''Chattanooga, County Seat of Hamilton County, Tennessee.'' Originally published 1886. Purchase at [http://reevesmaps.com/map_catalog_pano.htm ReevesMaps.com]; website includes a scaled-down version of the map.
*'''1890''' Hopkins, G.M. ''A Map of the City of Chattanooga, Tennessee''. Originally published 1890. Shows streets, businesses, etc. Purchase at [http://reevesmaps.com/map_catalog_TN.htm ReevesMaps.com]; website includes a scaled-down version of the map.
*'''1939''' Viking Press for WPA. ''A Map of Chattanooga.'' Originally published 1939. Purchase at [http://reevesmaps.com/map_catalog_original.htm ReevesMaps.com]; website includes a scaled-down version of the map.

=== Migration ===
{{TN Migration Intro|Hamilton}}

=== Military Records ===
{{TN Military Intro|Hamilton}}

'''''Revolutionary War'''''<br>
The following Hamilton County Revolutionary War records are available online through TNGenWeb:

#[http://tngenweb.org/revwar/ 1835 Pension Roll]
#[http://tngenweb.org/revwar/ 1852 Rejected or Suspended Pensions]

Additional resources include:

*''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/2648500 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|282860|title-id|disp=FHL US/CAN Book 973 X2pc 1840; FHL US/CAN Film 2321}}. 1841 edition digitized by the [http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1840c-01.pdf U.S. Census Bureau] and [http://books.google.com/books?id=W7JYAAAAMAAJ Google Books] ''et. al''. See Tennessee, Eastern District, Hamilton County on page 153.
*''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 [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48141 Ancestry] ($). Tennessee entries abstracted online at [http://tngenweb.org/revwar/ Tennesseans in the Revolutionary War], courtesy: [http://tngenweb.org/ TNGenWeb]. Includes veterans from this county; Tennessee section begins on page 381.
*Veterans, Revolutionary through Indian Wars, ''Appalachian Families'', Vol. 1, No. 2 (1988).

'''''War of 1812'''''<br>
*Embry, Hermione D. "War of 1812 - Tennessee Pensioners on List - January 2, 1883," ''Ansearchin' News'', Vol. 7, No. 3 (Jul. 1960):65-68; Vol. 7, No. 4 (Oct. 1960):90-93. {{FHL|44514|title-id|disp=FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 B2a v. 7 (1960)}}; digital version at [http://www.tngs.org/ansearchin/pdf/1960-3.pdf journal website]. Includes Hamilton County pensioners 7(3):66 and James County pensioners 7(4):90)

'''''Civil War'''''<br>

''Online Records''<br>
*'''1861-1865''' - {{RecordSearch|1932378|Tennessee, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] - [[Tennessee, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*'''1861-1865''' - {{RecordSearch|1932422|Tennessee, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] - [[Tennessee, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*'''1861-1865''' -  [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2322 U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865] at [http://search.ancestry.com Ancestry]
*'''1861-1865''' -  [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2344 U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865] at [http://search.ancestry.com Ancestry]
*'''1891-1965''' - {{RecordSearch|1874474|Tennessee, Confederate Pension Applications, Soldiers and Widows, 1891-1965}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] - [[Tennessee Confederate Pension Applications, Soldiers and Widows - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*[http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/military/cwrd/main.aspx Civil War Research Database] 
*[https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System]

{{TN Civil War Regiments|Hamilton}}<br>

'''''Confederate Soldiers'''''<br>
*[[1st Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Carter's) (Confederate)|1st Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Carter's)]] - CSA - Company B.
*[[2nd Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Ashby's) (Confederate)|2nd Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Ashby's)]] - CSA - Company H.
*[[4th Battalion, Tennessee Cavalry (Branner's) (Confederate)|4th Battalion, Tennessee Cavalry (Branner's)]] - CSA - Company A.
*[[4th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Confederate)|4th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry]] - CSA - Company H
*[[5th Battalion, Tennessee Cavalry (McClellan's) (Confederate)|5th Battalion, Tennessee Cavalry (McClellan's)]] - CSA - Company B.
*[[5th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (McKenzie's) (Confederate)|5th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (McKenzie's)]] - CSA
*[[8th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Smith's) (Confederate)|8th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Smith's)]] - CSA - Company H.
*[[19th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry|19th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry]] - CSA - Companies A and I.
*[[26th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry (3rd East Tennessee Volunteers)|26th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry (3rd East Tennessee Volunteers)]] - CSA - Companies G and H.
*[[35th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry (5th Infantry) (1st Mountain Rifle Regiment)|35th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry (5th Infantry) (1st Mountain Rifle Regiment)]] - CSA - Company I.
*[[36th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry|36th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry]] - CSA - Companies H and K.
*[[37th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry (7th Infantry) (1st East Tennessee Rifles)|37th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry (7th Infantry) (1st East Tennessee Rifles)]] - CSA - Company D and H.
*[[43rd Regiment, Tennessee Infantry (Gillespie's) (5th East Tennessee Volunteers)|43rd Regiment, Tennessee Infantry (Gillespie's) (5th East Tennessee Volunteers)]] - CSA - Company K.

'''''Union Soldiers'''''<br>
*[[5th Regiment, Tennessee Mounted Infantry (Union) | 5th Regiment, Tennessee Mounted Infantry]] - Company E.
*[[8th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Union)|8th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry]] - Company F.
*[[9th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Union)|9th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry]] - Company M.
*[[10th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry (Union)|10th Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry]] - Company D.

'''''Additional sources for Civil War soldiers from Hamilton County:'''''<br>

A good place to start is:

*Hughes, Nathaniel Cheairs and John C. Wilson. ''The Confederates, Soldiers of Hamilton County, Tennessee: An Alphabetical Listing of the Confederate Soldiers Who Lived at One Time in Hamilton County, Tennessee''. Signal Mountain, Tenn.: Mountain Press, 2001. FHL US/CAN Book 976.882 M2h.<br>
*Boynton, Henry V. (Henry Van), 1835-1905; Kirkley, Joseph W. (Joseph William), 1841-1912.[http://www.archive.org/details/nationalmilitary00boyn ''The National Military Park, Chickamauga -- Chattanooga. An Historical Guide'' ](A roster of the Union and Confederate armies, at Chickamauga. Cincinnati). The Robert Clarke Co., 1895. Free digital copy.
*Curry, W.L. (William Leontes) b.1839: Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States. Ohio Commandery. ''[http://www.archive.org/details/raidofconfederat00curr Raid of the Confederate Cavalry through Central Tennessee], in October, 1863, commanded by General Joseph Wheeler. A paper read before the Ohio Commandery of the Loyal Legion, April 1, 1908. ''(n.p.), 1908. Free digital copy.
*Turchin, John Basil. ''[http://www.archive.org/details/chickamauga00turcgoog ...Chickamauga.] ''Chicago: Fergus Printing Co., 1888. Free digital copy.
*Wehner, William. ''[http://www.archive.org/details/battlesofchattan00wehn Battles of Chattanooga, Fought Nov. 23-25, 1863], by the armies of the Cumberland and Tennessee, under Generals Grant, Thomas, Sherman, and Hooker. General Bragg commanding the Confederate forces. Chattanooga, Lookout Mountain, Missionary Ridge and localities made famous by the battles of Chickamauga, Wauhatchie, Graysville, Ringgold, etc.''. Chicago, Illinois, W.J. Jefferson, 1886. Free digital copy.
*Worsham, William J. ''[http://www.archive.org/details/oldnineteenthten00wors Old Nineteenth Tennessee Regiment, C.S.A. June, 1861-April, l865.] ''Knoxville, Tennessee: Press of Paragon Printing Co., 1902. Free digital copy.
*Genealogy Trails, [http://genealogytrails.com/tenn/hamilton/military.htm Hamilton County Tennessee Military].
*Tennessee State Library and Archives, [http://share.tn.gov/tsla/history/military/pension133.htm Tennessee Confederate Pension Applications: Hamilton 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. Hamilton County, page 341.
*CWSAC, Battle Summaries, [https://www.nps.gov/abpp/battles/tn018.htm Chattanooga]. Located in Hamilton County and City of Chattanooga.  [https://www.nps.gov/abpp/battles/tn021.htm Wauhatchie], located in Hamilton, Marion and Dade County.
*American Memory, [http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/S?ammem/cwar:@field(SUBJ+@od1(United+States--Tennessee--Chattanooga+)) Selected Civil War Photographs, 1861-1865]. Chattanooga.
*United States Pension Bureau, [http://www.archive.org/stream/listpensionerso02buregoog#page/n358/mode/1up 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. Hamilton County, page 340-342.
*[http://www.hctgs.org/hamilton_civilwar_soldiers.htm Hamilton County Tennessee Civil War Soldiers]. Confederate and Union

'''''Civil War Battle'''''<br>
The following Civil War battles were fought in Hamilton County:

*June 7-8, 1862  [http://www.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/tn005.htm Chattanooga I] <ref>Heritage Preservation Services, [http://www.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/tn005.htm Civil War Battle Summaries by State].</ref>] 

*August 21, 1863  [http://www.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/tn018.htm Chattanooga II] <ref>Heritage Preservation Services, [http://www.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/tn018.htm Civil War Battle Summaries by State].</ref>]
*October 28-29, 1863  [https://www.nps.gov/abpp/battles/tn021.htm Wauhatchie, also known as Brown's Ferry]<ref>Heritage Preservation Services, [http://www.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/tn021.htm Civil War Battle Summaries by State].</ref>]
*November 23-25, 1863  [http://www.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/tn024.htm Chattanooga III]<ref>Heritage Preservation Services, [http://www.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/tn024.htm Civil War Battle Summaries by State].</ref>]

::[http://www.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/TNmap.htm Map] showing Civil War battles in Tennessee.

=== Naturalization and Citizenship ===
{{TN Naturalization Intro|Hamilton}}

=== Newspapers ===
{{TN Newspapers Intro|Hamilton}}

Many Tennessee newspapers are filmed and available at the [http://sos.tn.gov/products/tsla/newspapers-microfilm-tennessee-state-library-and-archives 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 [http://www.tn.gov/tsla/history/mailill.htm#newspapers here]. For a list of newspapers available at the archives for Hamilton county click on the following cities or towns:

*[http://sos.tn.gov/products/tsla/newspapers-microfilm-tennessee-state-library-and-archives-c#Chattanooga Chattanooga]
*[http://sos.tn.gov/products/tsla/newspapers-microfilm-tennessee-state-library-and-archives-o#Ooltewah Ooltewah]
*[http://sos.tn.gov/products/tsla/newspapers-microfilm-tennessee-state-library-and-archives-s#Signal_Mountain Signal Mountain]
*[http://sos.tn.gov/products/tsla/newspapers-microfilm-tennessee-state-library-and-archives-s#Soddy Soddy]

*'''1847 - 1851''' - 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|789366|title-id|disp=FHL US/CAN Books 976.855/N1 V48s 1847-1851}} ff; digital versions at [http://www.tngenweb.org/records/tn_wide/obits/nca/index.html David Donahue Memorial: Tennessee Records Repository]. Website expands upon the publications and includes deaths from the 1830s, 1840s, 1910s and 1920s. (Largely Methodist?)
=== Obituaries ===
{{TN Obituaries Intro|Hamilton}}

For deaths of Methodists in Hamilton County between the 1830s and the 1920s, try searching the following Obituaries: [http://tngenweb.org/hamilton/obits.htm Hamilton County Obituaries] from TNGenWeb.

=== Other Records ===
{{TN Other Records Intro|Hamilton}}

===== Prisons =====
*'''1831-1850''' - [http://sos.tn.gov/products/tsla/inmates-tennessee-state-penitentiary-1831-1850 Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1831-1850] at [https://sos.tn.gov/tsla Tennessee State Library and Archives]<br>
*'''1851-1870''' - [http://sos.tn.gov/products/tsla/inmates-tennessee-state-penitentiary-1851-1870 Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1851-1870] at [https://sos.tn.gov/tsla Tennessee State Library and Archives]

=== Periodicals ===
{{TN Periodicals Intro|Hamilton}}

*''Ansearchin' News'': Quarterly magazine of the [http://www.tngs.org/ Tennessee Genealogical Society]. For a keyword search, go to the [http://www.tngs.org/Ansearchn-News county index]. Read previous issues on their [http://www.tngs.org/Ansearchn-News website]; {{FHL|44514|item|disp=FHL Book 976.8 B2a.}}
*''East Tennessee Roots'': Published by [http://www.easttennesseeroots.com/index.html East Tennessee Roots] The table of contents for some issues are available on their [http://www.easttennesseeroots.com/Subscribe-to-East-Tennessee-Roots.html website;] {{FHL|177434|item|disp=FHL Book 976.8 D25e}}.

=== Probate Records ===
{{TN Probate Intro|Hamilton}}

Hamilton County's early will books were destroyed in the Civil War. Surviving will books are held at the County Courthouse. In the early 1990s, the Hamilton County Microfilm Department microfilmed Will Books 1 to 6 (1862-1936) and an Index. FHL copies: {{FHL|689233|item|disp=FHL Films 1905945, 1940267-1940269}}.

'''''Online Records and Indexes'''''<br>

*'''1779-2008'''   [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9176 Tennessee Wills and Probate Records 1779-2008] at [http://search.ancestry.com/ Ancestry] ($)
*'''1862-1936'''   [https://www.sampubco.com/wills/tn/tnhamilton01.htm Hamilton County Tennessee list of will book testators SAMPUBCO] - Browsable index of testators of wills.
*'''1862-1936'''   [https://www.familysearch.org/search/image/index?owc=M6QS-1Z9%3A179632601%3Fcc%3D1909088 Hamilton County] portion of {{RecordSearch|1909088|Tennessee, Probate Court Books, 1795-1927}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] - [[Tennessee Probate Court Books - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; handwritten indexes may be found at the front or back of some volumes.


''Book Abstracts and Indexes''<br>

*'''1862-1892''' - Douthat, James L. ''Hamilton County, Tennessee, Will Book 1''. Signal Mountain, Tenn.: Mountain Press, 1996. {{FHL|683706|item|disp=FHL Book 976.882 P2dj}}.

=== School Records ===
{{TN Schools Intro|Hamilton}}

=== Social Security Records ===

*'''1935-2014''' {{RecordSearch|1202535|United States Social Security Death Index}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/ FamilySearch] - [[United States Social Security Death Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to use this collection]]; index. ''Also at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3693/ Ancestry], [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/social-security-death-index findmypast], [https://www.fold3.com/title/830/ Fold3], [https://www.genealogybank.com/explore/ssdi/all GenealogyBank], [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10002/us-social-security-death-index-ssdi?s=270606331 MyHeritage], and [https://stevemorse.org/ssdi/ssdi.html Steve Morse].'' [[United States Social Security Administration Records#Social Security Death Index (SSDI)|Click here for more information]].

*'''1936-2007''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60901/ U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007] at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/ Ancestry] ($) — index, [[United States Social Security Administration Records#Social Security Applications and Claims Index|click here for more information]].

=== Tax Records ===
{{TN Tax Intro|Hamilton}}

''Book Abstracts and Indexes''<br>

*'''1836''' "Hamilton County, Tennessee 1836 Tax List," ''Ansearchin' News'', Vol. 29, No. 1 (Spring 1982):25-31. FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 B2a;digital version at [http://www.tngs.org/ansearchin/index.html society's website]. 
*'''1836''' Douthat, James L. ''1836 Hamilton County, Tennessee, Civil Districts and Tax Lists''. Signal Mountain, Tenn.: Mountain Press, 1993. {{FHL|760937|title-id|disp=FHL US/CAN Book 976.882 R4d}}; online: [http://mountainpress.com/books/tn/details/Hamilton_1836_Tax_List.html Surname index and purchase details].
*'''1836-1837''' - Tax Lists, 1836-37, by District, ''Southern Roots &amp; Shoots''. Rossville GA: Aug 1993. Vol. 9 Iss. 3.

=== Vital Records ===
{{TN Vital Intro|Hamilton}}
*W.P.A. ''Guide to Public Vital Statistics in Tennessee''. Nashville, Tenn.: The Tennessee Historical Records Survey, 1941. [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/110760-guide-to-public-vital-statistics-in-tennessee?offset=1 FamilySearch Digital Library]; 

==== Birth ====
{{TN Birth Intro|Hamilton}}

*'''1828-1939''' - {{RecordSearch|1681012|Tennessee Births and Christenings 1828-1939}} at [https://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] - [[Tennessee Births and Christenings - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*'''1869-1909''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2282 Tennessee Delayed Birth Records 1869-1909 ] at [http://search.ancestry.com Ancestry] ($)
*'''1908-1912''' - {{RecordSearch|2515873|Tennessee, Birth Records (ER Series), 1908-1912}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] - [[Tennessee, Birth Records, Enumerator Record Series - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]

==== Marriage ====
'''''Online Indexes and Records'''''
*'''1625-1966'''  [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/united-states-marriages?state=tennessee%2ctn Tennessee, United States Marriages] at [http://findmypast.com/ FindMyPast] ($)
*'''1780-2002'''  [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1169 Tennessee State Marriages 1780-2002] at [http://search.ancestry.com Ancestry] ($)
*'''1780-2002'''  {{RecordSearch|1936414|Tennessee State Marriage Index 1780-2002}} at [https://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] - [[Tennessee State Marriage Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*'''1790-1962'''  {{RecordSearch|1619127|Tennessee County Marriages, 1790-1950}} [1790-1962] at [https://www.FamilySearch.org/search FamilySearch]- [[Tennessee County Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]. Covers all counties in Tennessee.
*'''1796-1950'''  {{RecordSearch|1681022|Tennessee Marriages 1796-1950}} (Indexes only) at [https://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] - [[Tennessee Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*'''1838-1888'''  {{RecordSearch|2559093|Tennessee Civil Marriages, 1838-1888}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] - [[Tennessee Civil Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*'''1851-1900'''  [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4125 Tennessee Marriages 1851-1900] at [http://search.ancestry.com Ancestry] ($)
*'''1857-1900'''  Hamilton County Marriage Index 1857-1900 in [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/igi International Genealogical Index] at FamilySearch<ref>Genealogical Society of Utah, ''Parish and Vital Records List'' (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at [[Media:Igitennesseef.pdf|https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/images/d/d3/Igitennesseef.pdf]].</ref>
*'''1857- Current year'''  [https://secure2.hamiltontn.gov/CClerk/Marriage_License/PublicScreens/LicenseSearch.aspx Hamilton County] - online records from the Hamilton County Clerk
*'''1980-2014''' [https://register.shelby.tn.us/index.php?go=TNmarriageRecords&title=Marriage%20Records%20Index%201980-2014 Marriage Records Index 1980-2014] at [https://register.shelby.tn.us/?page_id=2965 Shelby County Register of Deeds] - index
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'''''Book Abstracts and Indexes'''''
*'''1857-1863'''  ''Early East Tennessee Marriages''. [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/568443 FHL US/CAN 976.8 V2  2 vols.] [http://www.digginbones.com/free-lookups.php Free Lookups Available!]

==== Death ====
{{TN Death Intro|Hamilton}}

*'''1874-1955''' {{RecordSearch|1681020|Tennessee Deaths and Burials 1874-1955}} at [https://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] - [[Tennessee Deaths and Burials - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*'''1908-1933''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10076/tennessee-deaths-1908-1933?s=275764761 Tennessee Deaths, 1908 - 1933] at MyHeritage ($) — index
*'''1908-1958''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2376 Tennessee Death Records 1908 - 1958 ] at [http://search.ancestry.com Ancestry] ($)
*'''1908-1912''' [https://tslaindexes.tn.gov/death-records-database-name/tennessee-death-records-1908-1912 Tennessee Death Records 1908-1912] at [https://tslaindexes.tn.gov/ Tennessee State Library & Archives] - index
*'''1914-1933''' [https://tslaindexes.tn.gov/death-records-database-name/tennessee-death-records-1914-1933 Tennessee Death Records 1914-1933] at [https://tslaindexes.tn.gov/ Tennessee State Library & Archives] - index
*'''1914-1966''' {{RecordSearch|1417505|Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966}} at [https://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] - [[Tennessee Death Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*'''1949-2014''' [https://register.shelby.tn.us/index.php?go=TNdeathRecords&title=Death%20Records%20Index%201949-2014 Death Records Index 1949-2014] at [https://register.shelby.tn.us/?page_id=2965 Shelby County Register of Deeds] - index

==== Divorce ====
{{TN Divorce Intro|Hamilton}}
*'''1796 - 1850''' [https://tslaindexes.tn.gov/database-tn-research/acts-tennessee-1796-1850 Acts of Tennessee 1796-1850] at [https://tslaindexes.tn.gov/ Tennessee State Library & Archives] - index
*'''1980-2014''' [https://register.shelby.tn.us/index.php?go=TNdivorceRecords&title=Divorce%20Records%20Index%201980-2014 Divorce Records Index 1980-2014] at [https://register.shelby.tn.us/?page_id=2965 Shelby County Register of Deeds] - index
*'''1800-1965''' Tennessee. ''Tennessee Divorce and Other Records, 1800-1965.'' Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee State Library and Archives. Available at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1237 Ancestry]  ($)