Stewart County, Tennessee Records
Availability
Stewart
County records are remarkably intact, despite erroneous stories of many records
having been lost when the courthouse was burned by Federal troops in 1862. Most county functions were suspended during
the Civil War, except for deeds and marriages, and the records survived.
Here
are the county records that have survived since the countys formation in 1803,
and where to find them. Some of these
records have been transcribed or extracted for this web site. Original records are at the Stewart County Archives and at the Stewart County
Courthouse in Dover. Microfilmed copies
of many records are at the Stewart
County Public Library, the Clarksville-Montgomery
County Public Library and the Tennessee
State Library and Archives.
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Record |
Time Range |
Location of Originals |
Microfilmed? |
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Birth
Records: |
1881
1882 |
Archives |
Yes |
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1925
1951 |
Archives |
No |
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Census
Records (Federal): |
1820
- 1880, 1900 - 1930 |
n/a |
n/a |
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Chancery
Court Minutes: |
1865
1872 |
Archives |
Yes |
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1872
present |
Courthouse |
Yes
(to 1994) |
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Circuit
Court Minutes: |
Sept.
1821 1953 |
Archives |
Yes |
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1953
present |
Courthouse |
Yes
(to 2004) |
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Circuit
Court Loose Records |
1805
1930s |
Archives |
No |
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County
Court Minutes: |
1804
1807 |
Courthouse |
Yes |
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1808
1819 (partial) |
Archives |
Yes |
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1820
1831 |
Courthouse |
Yes |
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1831
1844 |
Archives |
Yes |
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1844
1853 |
Courthouse |
Yes |
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1854
1905 |
Archives |
Yes |
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1905
present |
Courthouse |
Yes
(to 1989) |
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Death
Records: |
1881
1882 |
Courthouse |
No |
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1925
1937 |
Archives |
No |
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Deeds
& Deed Indexes |
1786
present (including North Carolina
grants) |
Courthouse |
Yes |
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Guardian
Bonds and Records |
1842
1949 |
Archives |
Yes |
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1949
present |
Courthouse |
Yes |
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Marriage
Records: |
1804
1805 (partial) |
Courthouse |
No |
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1838
present (except lost white marriages 1876-1881) |
Courthouse |
Yes |
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*Note: Tennessee did not require marriages to be
recorded prior to 1838 |
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Settlements,
Wills & Bonds: |
1804
1807 |
Unknown |
No |
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1806
1812 |
Archives |
No |
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1812
1814 |
unknown |
Yes |
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1814
1866 |
Courthouse |
Yes |
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1866
1916 |
Archives |
Yes |
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1916
present |
Courthouse |
Yes
(to 1994) |
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Tax
Lists: |
1806
1811 |
Archives |
Yes |
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1827
1833 |
Archives |
Yes |
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1836
1843 |
Archives |
Yes |
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1846
1861 |
Archives |
Yes |
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1865
1866 |
Archives |
Yes |
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1875
1877 |
Archives |
Yes |
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1883
1999 |
Archives |
Yes |
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1999
present |
Courthouse |
Yes
(to 1993) |
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Trust
Deeds: |
1864
1951 |
Archives |
Yes |
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|
1951
present |
Courthouse |
Yes |