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Church Resources

Church Resources

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  History of some Local ChurchesShelbyville Methodist Church (First Church)Church records in the USGenWeb Archives Methodism came to Bedford County, according to the best information, in 1808 at what was then known as Salem Camp Grounds. Annual camp meetings were held here as Methodism began to take root in this section, In 1820 at this camp meeting it is said that thousands of souls were brought to Jesus Christ. Out of this meeting, the Methodist Church in Shelbyville was organized….

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Census Records

Census Records

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  Notes: 1. The state of Tennessee was not created until 1796. In May of 1790 when the first census was taken , the area that became Bedford County was Indian Lands. 2. Bedford County was not created until 1807. At the time of the 1800 census, Bedford County was in what was then Indian Lands. 3. Federal censuses for 1790 for all counties in the area that became Tennessee are LOST for all counties. The 1800 Federal Census for…

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Birth Records

Birth Records

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  Bedford County Birth Records are available in the Bedford County Clerk’s office for the years 1908-1912. The Tennessee State Library and Archives has microfilmed these records and provides very useful information on how to obtain birth records on their web site. Click here. And for an index of death records 1914-1919 click here. Birth dates may also be obtained by searching Bible records, cemetery records, death records, and the Social Security Death Index. To be listed in this index, it would have been…

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Newspaper Resources

Newspaper Resources

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The following microfilmed newspapers are available from the Tennessee State Library and Archives. For information on how to order copies of articles in these papers, please click here. American-Rescue. ? 1869-1871? w. Continues Rescue. Continued by Shelbyville Rescue. With Shelbyville Commercial TSLA HOLDINGS: N 12 1869; Ag 19; S 30 1870   American Union. Jl 29 1865-1868? w. Title varies: Weekly American Union With Shelbyville Commercial TSLA HOLDINGS: [1865] F 24, S 22, O 12 1866; Ag 28 1868 Bedford Bulletin….

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Indices to County Court Records

Indices to County Court Records

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last update 24 December 2007 Steve Carson, GSC Associates Historical Record Products. TSLA microfilm roll number Link to index Date range 78 Volume 1 2 October 1848 – 1 November 1852 78 Volume 2 6 December 1852 – June 1855 78 Volume 3 2 November 1857 – 7 March 186 79 Volume A 5 January 1863 – 8 February 1866 79 Volume B 5 March 1866 – 12 May 1869 80 Volume C 7 June 1869 – 12 July 1872 80…

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Chancery Court Minutes, Vol. B, 1868 – 1870

Chancery Court Minutes, Vol. B, 1868 – 1870

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  Index Bedford County, Tennessee Chancery Court Minutes, Vol. B, 1868 – 1870 This is a partial snapshot of work in progress. It is complete through page 275 of this volume. No condensation of entries into single lines has been done. Indexed by Brenda and Steve Carson, GSC Associates Historical Record Products. This volume contained no alphabetical index so we created this “every name” index from the contents of the pages. It contains “most” names, locations, case styles, etc. mentioned in…

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Chancery Court Records Volume 1, Part 3 Index

Chancery Court Records Volume 1, Part 3 Index

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  Index Chancery Court Records ~ Volume 1, Part 3 1840-1848 This index was created by Steve and Brenda Carson from the Volume on Microfilm Roll 27 of Bedford County, Tennessee records at the Tennessee State Library and Archives. Note: This index was started from a transcription of the index to cases at the beginning of the volume but was expanded to include most names that occur in the volume.

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