{"id":934,"date":"2024-09-27T06:05:40","date_gmt":"2024-09-27T11:05:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/fayette\/?p=934"},"modified":"2024-09-27T06:05:40","modified_gmt":"2024-09-27T11:05:40","slug":"records-and-dates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/fayette\/records-and-dates\/","title":{"rendered":"Records and Dates"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fayette County, Tennessee Record Dates<\/span><\/h3>\n

Information for this chart was taken from various sources, often containing conflicting dates. This information should be taken as a guide and should be verified by contacting the county and\/or the state government agency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Known Beginning Dates for Government County Records<\/span><\/b>[4]<\/a><\/sup><\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Birth*<\/a><\/b><\/td>\nMarriage<\/a><\/b><\/td>\nDeath*<\/a><\/b><\/td>\nCourt<\/a><\/b><\/td>\nLand<\/a><\/b><\/td>\nProbate<\/a><\/b><\/td>\nCensus<\/a><\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1814<\/td>\n1838<\/td>\n1814<\/td>\n1824<\/td>\n1821<\/td>\n1836<\/td>\n1810<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
*Statewide registration for births and deaths began in 1908 (1913 missing). General compliance by 1927.<\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Record Loss<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
1925<\/b>\u00a0<\/span>Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.[5]<\/a><\/sup>
\n1824-1837<\/b>:Lack of marriage records
\n1824-1836<\/b>:Lost probate recordsFor suggestions about research in places that suffered historic record losses, see:<\/p>\n