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FamilySearch – Research Strategies

FamilySearch – Research Strategies

FamilySearch has a number of excellent resources for researchers to pore over in search of individual, location, and topical information.  These are sections we highly recommend. Note:  You will need a free FamilySearch login to view the material at these links. FamilySearch Wiki Franklin County Tennessee   FamilySearch Updates FamilySearch Blog What’s New at FamilySearch   FamilySearch Family Tree The largest shared family tree in the world, editable by anyone.  Information about living individuals is masked. RootsTech This annual event…

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Local & Regional Genealogy & History Contacts

Local & Regional Genealogy & History Contacts

County Historian Mr. Jerry T. Limbaugh 4623 Lynchburg Road Winchester, TN 37398 Click here to view the full listing of County Historians maintained by the Tennessee State Library & Archives Genealogical / Historical / Preservation Societies Franklin County, Tennessee Historical Society Web site Facebook E-mail Peter Turney Chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy Middle Tennessee Genealogical Society Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society, Nashville Chapter Tennessee Genealogical Society Tennessee Historical Society   FamilySearch Wiki has a page that lists several genealogical…

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The Leonidas Polk Memorial Society

The Leonidas Polk Memorial Society

Leonidas Polk  was a Civil War General and an Episcopal Bishop. He founded The University of the South at Sewanee, Tennessee. Click here to visit the Web site dedicated to Bishop-General Polk.

Tennessee Colored Pension Applications for CSA Service

Tennessee Colored Pension Applications for CSA Service

The purpose of this Web site is to provide the names of African-Americans, mostly former slaves, who applied for pensions in Tennessee claiming to have served with the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War. The names were compiled by John V. Brogden using sources at the Tennessee State Library and Archives in Nashville, Tennessee. Additional research has been done by the Webmaster, Willie L. Robinson. This information is provided with the hope that it will be helpful…

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Civil War History and Information Links

Civil War History and Information Links

This list is compiled from a variety of sources. Links are provided  here for information only.  TNGenWeb is not affiliated with any external sites; further, TNGenWeb does not endorse, nor is it responsible for, the availability or content of any site below. Alphabetic Listing of Battles Battle Statistics Commanders and Casualties Civil War Artillery and Projectiles Civil War Glass Negatives and Related Prints Civil War in Children’s Literature Civil War Photos and Images Diary of George W. Miller Outline of…

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Tennesseans and War

Tennesseans and War

The Center for the Study of Tennesseans and War is located in Hoskins Library at the University of Tennessee. It is our mission to research, archive, and disseminate the stories of all the people in Tennessee who have been involved in wars between 1700 and the present day. These stories are powerful. Wars have shaped the contours of life in our region. Studying these stories helps us all remember the sacrifices people have made in the past. And, if we…

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Goodspeed’s History of Franklin County

Goodspeed’s History of Franklin County

The information below is no longer available at the link formerly found on the Franklin County TNGenWeb site. Because it’s been offline for more than five years, we have copied  the text from the Internet Archive below for the benefit of researchers. The Internet Archive link is found at the end of the text. FRANKLIN COUNTY is bounded on the north by Coffee County, northeast by Grundy, east by Marion, south by the State of Alabama, west by Lincoln, northwest…

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Faris Family

Faris Family

Previously, a site by Debi (Phares) Faris was linked from the Franklin County TNGenWeb pages. Its description states “This contains over 38,000 people. A few of the surnames you will find are: Mulford, Salter, Dollar, Belcher, Crites, Piper, Vineyard, Sawyer, Bland, Teter, Negley, Sturm, Elmore, Poling, Gainer + many more.” The site is no longer available on-line, but it can be viewed at the Internet Archive.  Click here to visit.  Note some links may be broken.