1011 East Main Street
Brownsville, Haywood County, Tennessee 38012

HOURS
Monday  10 A.M. – 8 P.M.
Tuesday – Friday  10 A.M. – 5 P.M.
Saturday: 1 P.M. – 5 P.M.
PHONE:  731-772-9534 –FAX: 731-772-5416

Reese J. Moses-Scallions Genealogy Room

Brief List of Holdings

Local Family Histories, published and unpublished

Vertical Files: Readings of all Cemeteries, including many no longer existing Family Bible Records. 

Ethnic Resources Microfilm Holdings: all Haywood County Records currently available on microfilm, including Some

Birth Records 1908-1912,
Not indexed Brownsville States-Graphic Newspaper
Death Certificates 1908 – 1912, 1914 – 1953
Haywood Court Records
Haywood County Census – 1850 – 1920
Obion County Census – 1850 – 1920
Sistler’s Tennessee Marriage Records
Tennessee Tidbits, Vol. 1, 2, 3
Complete Tennessee 1850, 1860 Census,
Index to 1870 Tennessee Civil War Veteran’s Questionnaires
1877 County Map with Districts for viewing and for sale
Transcriptions of J M Cox Funeral Home records 15 Apr 1900 thru 26 Aug 1903, 3 Feb 1917 thru 15 Jul 1921, 12 Jul 1921 thru 8 Mar 1928, 3 Jun 1931 thru 20 Mar 1935
Transcriptions of obits with Haywood County connections and 1830-1920 from Methodist newspapers

Location

Elma Ross Public Library was built in 1992 with a donation by Dick Ross and matching public funds in honor of his wife. The Library is located in the heart of Brownsville just 5 miles from I-40, Exit 56 – about 56 miles north east of Memphis and 30 miles west of Jackson. The road, Highway 76 and/or Anderson Avenue, from the interstate dead-ends at the beautiful new library. For easy access: turn right, go past the Woodmen Of the World (WOW), turn left, circle around and enter the public parking area in front of the library.