contributed by Jan Monnin
Copyright: Jan Monnin 2009
Source: Tennessee State Library and Archives (TSLA), microfilm roll #10
Transcriber’s Notes:
These are from the marriage books. When a marriage license was applied for, it was written in these books. But when the marriage was actually performed, it was up to the minister of the gospel (M.G.) or justice of the peace (J.P.) to go back and add the solemnization information. Some times it appears this was not done.
Also note that some of these handwritten records were very hard to read. Keep in mind that “W”, “H”, “F”, “N” all look the same. As do other letters, such as “C” and “O”. The letters “col” may appear after someone’s name. That indicates “colored”.
keep in mind that these names will not appear in the search functions of this website for 1 – 2 weeks.
Where to obtain copies of the original records:
TSLA. Here’s the link to their website and the marriages: http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/history/mailcnty.htm#Marriages
These original records are on www.ancestry.com. You must have a membership in order to view/print/save the records.
These records are also available on microfilm from the LDS Library near you. Here’s the link to find a library: https://familysearch.org/eng/library/FHC/frameset_fhc.asp