Reference Materials



Brown Harvey, Sr. Genealogy Room

These reference materials are housed in the Clarksville/Montgomery County Public Library, Clarksville, Tennessee.

CHURCH RECORDS
First Presbyterian Roll Book 1909-1970
New Providence Baptist Church Records 1851-1921
Mt. Zion Baptist Church Minutes 1831-1854

COURT RECORDS
Chancery Court Enrollment Books 1872-1879
Charter Books 1895-1926; 1926-1962
Civil Minute Books 1896-1948
County Court Minute Books 1805-1878
Criminal Court Minute Books Vols. 19-20; 1916-1951
Deed Books 1787-1944
Deed Book Index
Inventories and Settlements 1871-1961
Marriage Records 1838-1961
Marriage Records Index 1838-1953
Marriage Records Index 1853-1963
Minute Books 1840-1961
Quarterly Court Minutes 1905-1921; 1922-1956
Registers' Notbook 1891-1916
Trust Deeds 1871-1930
Trust Deeds Index 1871-1921
Will Books 1795-1906

FUNERAL HOME RECORDS
McReynolds Funeral Home Records

MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS
Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library Minutes 1924-1945
Minutes of the Proceedings of the Corportion of Clarksville
Clarksville City Directory 1859-1860
Check Stub Cash Book 1846-1908
New Providence Merchant Records 1840
Police Register, Police Records, Tax List

NEWSPAPERS:
Clarksville Jeffersonian 1843-1855
Clarksville Weekly Chronicle 1878-1890
Clarksville Semi-Weekly Tobacco Leaf 1879-1903
Daily Tobacco Leaf 1890-1895
Clarksville Star 1924-1941
Daily Chronicle Nov. 5, 1884
Evening Chronicle Oct. 1888-Dec. 1888
Evening Tobacco Leaf-Chronicle Mch. 1890
Daily Leaf-Chronicle Mch. 1890-Oct. 1890; April 1895-Nov. 1904; Jan. 1919-Mch 1919
Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle Nov. 1904-Jan. 1919; Jan. 1919-present; 1842-1847
Clarksville Miscellaneous Weekly Chronicle 1866-1878
Clarksville Miscellaneous Jeffersonian 1855-1862
Clarksville Miscellaneous Tobacco Leaf 1872-1877
Clarksville Miscellaneous Semi-Weekly Tobacco Leaf 1878-881
Tennessee Watchman 1821-1824
Montgomery County News July-Dec. 1973

SCHOOL RECORDS
Record Group # 200 Public Education Records 1876-1978
Clarksville High School Purple and Gold 1910-1957

FAMILY PAPERS (DIARIES, LETTERS, ETC.)
Allen, Armstead, Bass and Allied Families
Barker, John Nick Diary 1870-1890
Bass Family 1790-1965
Beauchamp: 1. Letters of Ann Cook 2. Kentucky Tragedy 3. Vindication of Character
Beauchamp, letters of Mrs. Ann
Conger, Isaac Diary 1813
Frost and Allied Families 1500-1973
Hume, Kennedy, Spooner Families
Minor, John--Sailors Rest Diary 1864-1865
Peay Family 1863-1977
Stacker, Samuel Papers 1820-1859
Topp, Robertson Papers 1807-1876
Williams, Nannie Haskins Diary 1863-1917
Williams, Nannie Haskins Diaary 1870-1890

CENSUS RECORDS-MICROFILM
Montgomery County 1820-1880; 1900-1920

TENNESSEE COUNTY HISTORIES (GOODSPEED HISTORIES)
Montgomery County

TENNESSEE TAX LISTS
Montgomery County Tax List 1862

TENNESSEE VITAL STATISTICS
Birth Index for State of Tennessee Index 1908-1912
Death Certificates and index 1908-1946

TENNESSEE WAR RECORDS
14th Tennessee Infantry Regiment ( Primarily Montgomery County)
49th Tennessee Infantry Regiment
50th Tennessee Infantry Regiment


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