African American
- Freedmen’s Bureau Records West Tennessee
- Freedman’s Labor Contracts – abstracted by Jonathan Kennon Thompson Smith
- Records of Black Citizens of Madison County
- Marriage Records of Black Persons of Madison County 1868-1888
- Tombstone Inscriptions from Black Cemeteries in Madison County, Tennessee – Volume I & Volume II
- Lane College Yearbooks
Bible Records
- Bible Records from 1969-1978 Family Findings Newsletters
- Carter, William Thomas (Mr. & Mrs.)
- Hazlewood, Joshua
- Jones, James O.
- Johnson, William Asbury
- Moore, Willis
- Replogle, Phillip Marion
- Simmons, J.V.
- Whitworth Family
- Whitworth, John Philmer
Bibliography
- Madison County Fact Sheet – records at the Tennessee State Library & Archives
Biographies
- Blackard, Charles Galloway
- Ijams, Charles Burgess
- Myers, John T.
- Patton, Alson C. (1856-1946)
- Ragland, F.B.
- Raines, James Tidwell
Businesses & Occupations
- $100,000 Enlargement at Jackson Fiber Company (1902)
- 1938 Madison County Farmers
Cemeteries
- Tombstone Inscriptions from Black Cemeteries in Madison County, Tennessee – Volume 1 & Volume 2
- Black Cemeteries of Madison County
- Riverside Cemetery Burials – extensive information from Jonathan K.T. Smiths’ book
- Madison County Burial Records – in the TNGenWeb Cemetery Database
- Map of Madison County Cemeteries – see local cemeteries on a Google map
- Hollywood Cemetery (Jackson, TN) Burial Database
- Cemeteries – as listed in Family Findings, the journal of the Mid-West Tennessee Genealogical Society
- Cemeteries – from the vertical files collection of the Jackson-Madison County Library
- Cemeteries listed in the TNGenWeb USGenWeb Archives
- Misc. Cemetery Listings submitted to this site
- Cemetery Listings at Find-A-Grave – browse
Census
- Population of Madison County: 1830-1990
- 1830 Index
- 1850 Mortality Schedule – search index for free at FamilySearch.org
- 1860 Mortality Schedule
- 1860 US Census – search for free at FamilySearch.org
- 1870 US Census – search for free at FamilySearch.org
- 1880 US Census – search for free at FamilySearch.org
- 1900 US Census – search for free at FamilySearch.org
- 1910 US Census – search for free at FamilySearch.org
- 1920 US Census – search for free at FamilySearch.org
- 1930 US Census – search for free at FamilySearch.org
- 1940 US Census – search for free at FamilySearch.org
- Census Records in the TNGenWeb/USGenWeb Archives
Churches
Court Records
- 1881-1903 Quarterly Court Minute Book
- September Term 1871 County Court Minutes
- Magisterial Resolutions of Respect and Other Records
- Abstracts from Minute Book 1
- Abstracts from Chancery Court Minute Books 3-8
- Chancery Enrollment Book 1872-1874
- Selective Gleanings from Madison County Court Minute Book One, 1821-1825
- Selective Gleanings from Madison County Court Minute Book Two, 1825-1828
- Selective Gleanings from Madison County Court Minute Book Three, 1828-1833
Crimes
- Madison County Inmates at the TN State Penitentiary, 1831-1850
- Madison County Inmates at the TN State Penitentiary, 1851-1870
Deaths
- Individual Madison County Obituary Listings
- 1824-1900 – Deaths in Jackson, TN newspapers
- Deaths from Madison County Court Books- Books 10-16 | Books 17-19
- 1900-1935: Deaths reported in Jackson Newspapers
- Death Notices from the Commercial Appeal newspaper of Memphis – 1906 | 1907 | 1908 | 1909 | 1910
- 1914-1919 Death Certificate Abstracts
- Misc. Obits at the TN Records Repository
- Obituaries from Family Findings journal
- TN Death Certificates, 1914-1963 – includes images with free account registration.
Deeds
- 1820-1877 Deed Books – genealogical gleanings
- Individual Deed Listings
Education
- Alexander School – 1922 Class Photo
- Lane College (Historically Black College) Yearbooks 1922-2005
- Madison College
- Pinson High School – 1875 Commencement (newspaper article)
- Union University Yearbooks: 1904-2000
Families
- Families – as published in Family Findings, journal of the Mid-West Tennessee Genealogical Society
- Families of Madison County
- Buntin Family
- Cozart – Civil War letters
- Hall Family
History
- 1886-1887: Goodspeed’s History of Madison County
- Our Claybrook Heritage – book by Jonathan K.T. Smith
- History articles from Family Findings-journal of the Mid-West Tennessee Genealogical Society
- Misc. Histories – in the TNGenWeb Records Repository
- Early Communities of Madison County
- Madison County History – Tennessee Encyclopedia of Culture and History
Land
Maps
Marriages
- Marriage Announcements, Jackson Gazette, for the 1824-1830 Period
- Marriage Announcements, Southern Statesman, Jackson, 1831-1833
- Early Marriages of Madison County through 1850
- Loose Marriage Bonds of Madison County, 1823-1854
- Marriage Records of Black Persons of Madison County 1868-1888
- Misc. Marriage Listings
Military
- Civil War
- West Tennessee Casualties, Seventh Tennessee Cavalry, CSA
- Col. Stephen’s Regiment, CSA
- Forked Deer Regiment
- Union Provost Marshall Database – info re Madison County individuals (TN State Library & Archives)
- West Tennessee Casualties, Seventh Tennessee Cavalry, CSA
Misc. Records
Newspapers
- Newspaper Inventory – Jackson-Madison County Public Library (PDF document)
- Misc. Newspaper Abstracts relevant to Madison County
- 1823 Newspaper Abstracts from The Pioneer
- 1824-1830 – Newspaper Abstracts from the Jackson Gazette
- 1831-1832 Newspaper Abstracts from The Southern Statesman
- 1833 Newspaper Abstracts from The Southern Statesman
- 1876: Genealogical Tidbits from the Memphis Daily Appeal
- The Jackson Sun – website of the current paper
Photos
Probate
- 1821-1937 Will Book Abstracts
- Misc. Wills at the TNGenWeb Records Repository
- Misc. Wills from the Family Findings journal
- Individual Will Listings
Publications
- Family Findings Index — publication of the Mid-West Tennessee Genealogical Society — Volumes I-X | Volumes XI-XX | Volumes XXI-XXIV | Volumes XXXII-XXXV