Stewart County Tennessee Genealogy Research Databases

Be sure to consult the Master Index on the home page for a comprehensive index to the record types listed here.

List of Stewart County Records Which Have Survived

African-American Database
(last updated 12/12/2022)

A downloadable Excel spreadsheet containing over 19,000 entries that mention persons of color in sources relating to, or from, Stewart County.
(Cemeteries, Census records, Church records, Court minutes, Deeds, Marriage records, Newspapers, Wills, etc.)

Bible Records
(Atkins-Darr, Brigham, Darr-Brinton, Earhart, Free, Guinn, Smith, Stavely-Largent, Vinson families)

Birth Records 1881-1883

Business Records

Edmond James Vinson day book, 1856-1891, Index

Cemeteries

Stewart County Cemeteries
(click for a listing of cemeteries online)

Cemetery Sign Program
The Stewart County Historical Society has a goal of placing new signs at all of the county's cemeteries, to ensure that these historical places are not lost or disrupted.
The cost for a sign and post is $50.00.
So far, 234 signs have been posted.
If you would like to 'adopt' a cemetery or make a general donation, please contact Kim Schmidt.

Houston County Cemeteries
originally part of Stewart County

Chuck Allen's Cemetery Atlas
(directions and maps to area cemeteries listed below)
Barrow Cemetery ; Barrows (2) Cemetery ; Boswell Cemetery ; Cherry Cemetery ; Dennis Cemetery ; Dover Christian Church Cemetery ; Fort Donelson National Cemetery ; Hendon Cemetery ; Hendon Cemetery (2) ; Hart Cemetery ; Hicks Cemetery ; Hillcrest Cemetery ; Largent Cemetery ; Memorial Gardens ; Mount View Cumberland Presbyterian Church ; Outland Cemetery ; Petite Cemetery ; Trinity Methodist Church and Cemetery ; Wofford Cemetery-Walnut Grove

Census Records

1940 Census at FamilySearch.org

Churches

Early Churches and Their Beginnings

Court Records

Chancery Court (Clerk and Master)
(for Chancery Court records from 1822-1847, see Dickson and Montgomery county records)

Stewart Co. Chancery Court began in 1848. All 1848-1862 Chancery Court records were destroyed in 1862, except for two docket books.
Chancery Court Minute Book Index, 1865-1892

Circuit Court
Circuit Court Minutes

Stewart Circuit Court Minutes, Vols. 1, 1A, 1B, 2, 3 & 4, 1821-1850 (book for sale from County Archives)
Index to Stewart Circuit Court Minutes, Vols. 1, 1A, 1B, 2, 3 & 4, 1821-1850

County Court (Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions)

State Court Records

Acts of the Tennessee Legislature, 1803-1841
Tennessee Legislative Petitions

Stewart County Cases Heard in the Tennessee Supreme Court, 1822-1923

1828 Petition to Gov. Sam Houston by "Walker's Line" Stewart Co. residents

Stewart Co. Inmates at the TN State Penitentiary, 1831-1850 and 1851-1870

Private Acts of Tennessee affecting Stewart County

Death Records

Early Deaths

Death Certificates, 1908-1958

Genealogical Abstracts of Reported Deaths from The Nashville Christian Advocate, 1839-1919
Genealogical Abstracts of Reported Deaths from The Banner of Peace and Cumberland Presbyterian Advocate, 1843-1953
Genealogical Abstracts of Reported Deaths from The Tennessee Baptist, 1844-1862
1850 Stewart County Mortality Schedules
1860 Stewart County Mortality Schedules
1880 Stewart County Mortality Schedules
1882-1883 Misc. Death Records

Undertaker Reports from Model Area 1915-1918

Tennessee Death Records 1908-1959 online, via Ancestry.com (subscription required), or Tennessee Electronic Library (free to TN residents, click on ‘Genealogy’, then ‘Tennessee Death Records’)

For a partial index to 1949-2005 death records, consult the Archives section of the Shelby County Register of Deeds web site.

Deeds

Deed Index, Vols. I, II and III (1804-1905)
Direct (Grantor) Surnames A-Z
Reverse (Grantee) Surnames A-Z
Download the Deed Indexes (1804-1905) as an Excel spreadsheet
also includes Number of Acres, Year and Description, not listed in the original indexes

Stewart County Deed Book Indexes, 1786-1884 (book for sale from County Archives, print version of online content above)

Deeds of Trust / Mortgages
(for 1804-1868, see the Deed Index above; for 1868-1901, see the Master Index on the home page)

Election Records

Original loose returns from 1841-1879 are at the Stewart County Archives

Election Records 1804-1879 (book for sale from County Archives)

(for 1804-1842, see Settlements, Wills and Bonds section below)
(1842-1955 Guardian Records are at the Stewart County Archives)