{"id":4,"date":"2012-05-16T22:26:03","date_gmt":"2012-05-17T03:26:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/shelby\/?page_id=4"},"modified":"2021-04-16T22:20:24","modified_gmt":"2021-04-17T03:20:24","slug":"records-data","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/shelby\/records-data\/","title":{"rendered":"Records &#038; Data"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">African-American<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/memphisroom.wordpress.com\/2014\/04\/16\/bolton-dickens-co-record-of-slaves-1856-1858\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bolton, Dickens &amp; Co. Record of Slaves, 1856-1858<\/a> &#8211; records of one of the largest slave dealers in Memphis&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Bible<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"BLAIR, George Duglas (Bible Record)\" href=\"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/shelby\/blair-george-duglas\/\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">BLAIR, George Duglas<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/records\/shelby\/bibles\/glenn.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">GLENN Family Bible Records<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/usgwarchives.net\/tn\/shelby\/bible.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Shelby County Bible Records <\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; on the USGenWeb Archives site<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Biographies<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/records\/shelby\/history\/goodspeed\/bios.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Goodspeed&#8217;s Shelby County Biographies <\/a>&#8211; <span style=\"color: #000000;\">more than 250 bios of Shelby County individuals<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><a title=\"Biographies Submitted to this Site\" href=\"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/shelby\/biographies-submitted-to-this-site\/\">Misc. Biographies<\/a> &#8211; various bios submitted to this site<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Births<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/register.shelby.tn.us\/index.php?go=birthRecords&amp;title=Birth%20Records%201874-1916\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">1874-1912 Shelby County Births<\/a> &#8211; <span style=\"color: #000000;\">free search from the Shelby County Register of Deeds<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Cemeteries<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\"><a title=\"Individual Cemetery Listings\" href=\"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/shelby\/individual-cemetery-listings\/\">Shelby County Cemetery Listings<\/a> &#8211; listings submitted to this site<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/register.shelby.tn.us\/gravestone\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gravestone Inscriptions of Shelby County<\/a> &#8211; <span style=\"color: #000000;\">produced by the TN Genealogical Society<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/register.shelby.tn.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Elmwood Cemetery Burials (1853-1919)<\/a> &#8211; from the Shelby County Register of Deeds<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.historic-memphis.com\/memphis-historic\/elmwood\/elmwood.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Elmwood Cemetery<\/a> &#8211; some history &amp; photos<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zioncommunityproject.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Zion Community Project<\/a> &#8211; oldest African-American cemetery in Memphis<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/cemeteries\/include\/map.php?county=shelby\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Map of Shelby County cemeteries<\/a> &#8211; see local cemeteries on a Google map<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">BillionGraves &#8212; <span style=\"color: #000000;\">images of tombstones at various cemeteries<\/span><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/billiongraves.com\/cemetery\/Baron-Hirsch-Cemetery\/93240\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Baron Hirsch Cemetery<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/billiongraves.com\/cemetery\/Blocker-Cemetery\/57524\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Blocker Cemetery<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/billiongraves.com\/cemetery\/Brown-Cemetery\/93686\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brown Cemetery<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/billiongraves.com\/cemetery\/Center-Hill-Cemetery\/57558\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Center Hill Cemetery<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/billiongraves.com\/cemetery\/Crittenden-Memorial-Park\/625\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Crittenden Memorial Park<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/billiongraves.com\/cemetery\/Elmwood-Cemetery\/161313\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Elmwood Cemetery<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/billiongraves.com\/cemetery\/Forest-Hill-East\/182013\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Forest Hill East Cemetery<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/billiongraves.com\/cemetery\/Hollywood-Cemetery\/95959\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hollywood Cemetery<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/billiongraves.com\/pages\/cemetery\/cemetery.php?cemetery_id=98819\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Memphis Memorial Park Cemetery<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/billiongraves.com\/cemetery\/Memorial-Park-South-Woods-Cemetery\/158683\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Memorial Park South Woods Cemetery<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/billiongraves.com\/cemetery\/Mount-Carmel-Cemetery\/97449\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mount Carmel Cemetery<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/billiongraves.com\/cemetery\/New-Park-Cemetery\/182987\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New Park Cemetery<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/billiongraves.com\/cemetery\/Son-of-Zion-Cemetery\/91849\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Son of Zion Cemetery<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Find-A-Grave Shelby County Cemeteries &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.findagrave.com\/cgi-bin\/fg.cgi?page=csr&amp;CScnty=2503\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">browse through a list of cemeteries<\/a>&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/usgwarchives.net\/tn\/shelby\/cemetery.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cemeteries listed on the USGenWeb Archives site<\/a> &#8211; a list of records for more than 40 cemeteries<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>Census<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/usgwarchives.net\/tn\/shelby\/census.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">1820-1880 Shelby County Census Transcriptions<\/a> &#8211; <span style=\"color: #000000;\">on the USGenWeb Archives site<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/familysearch.org\/search\/collection\/1420441\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">1850 Census (Mortality Schedule)<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211;&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #000000;\">search the index for free at FamilySearch.org<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/familysearch.org\/search\/collection\/1420440\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">1850 Census (Slave Schedule)<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211;&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #000000;\">search the index for free at FamilySearch.org<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/register.shelby.tn.us\/index.php?go=1865Census&amp;title=Memphis%20Census%201865\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">1865 Memphis Census<\/a> &#8211;<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> from the Shelby County Register of Deeds<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a title=\"1870 Shelby County Census Transcriptions\" href=\"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/shelby\/1870-shelby-county-census-transcriptions\/\">1870 Shelby County Census<\/a> &#8211; <span style=\"color: #000000;\">transcriptions by Ed &amp; Valerie Cox<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/familysearch.org\/search\/collection\/1325221\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">1900 US Census<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211;&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #000000;\">search for free at FamilySearch<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 19px;\"><a title=\"1910 Shelby County Census Transcriptions\" href=\"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/shelby\/1910-shelby-county-census-transcriptions\/\">1910 Shelby County Census<\/a> &#8211; <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">transcriptions by Ed &amp; Valerie Cox<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/familysearch.org\/search\/collection\/1727033\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">1910 US Census<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211;<span style=\"color: #000000;\">&nbsp;search for free at FamilySearch<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/familysearch.org\/search\/collection\/1488411\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">1920 US Census<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211;&nbsp;search for free at FamilySearch<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/familysearch.org\/search\/collection\/1810731\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">1930 US Census<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013<span style=\"color: #000000;\">&nbsp;search for free at FamilySearch<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/familysearch.org\/1940census\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">1940 US Census<\/a> &#8211; search for free at FamilySearch&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><strong style=\"font-size: large;\">C<\/strong><strong style=\"font-size: large;\">ourt<\/strong><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/register.shelby.tn.us\/index.php?go=courtRecords&amp;title=Circuit%20Court%20Indexes%201893-2000\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">1893-2000&nbsp;Circuit Court Indexes<\/a>&#8211;<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> from the Shelby County Register of Deeds<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/register.shelby.tn.us\/index.php?go=probateRecords&amp;title=Probate%20Court%20Loose%20Paper%20Index%201820-1900\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">1820-1900 Probate Court Record Loose Paper Index<\/a> &#8211;<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> from the Shelby County Register of Deeds<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>Crimes<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a title=\"Shelby County Inmates at the TN State Penitentiary, 1831-1850\" href=\"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/shelby\/shelby-county-inmates-at-the-tn-state-penitentiary-1831-1850\/\">Shelby County Inmates at the TN State Penitentiary, 1831-1850<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/shelby\/shelby-county-inmates-at-the-tn-state-penitentiary-1851-1870\/\">Shelby County Inmates at the TN State Penitentiary, 1851-1870<\/a>&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Deaths\/Obituaries<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/shelby\/obituaries-death-notices\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Obituaries &amp; death notices<\/a> &#8211; miscellaneous lists; extracted from historical newspapers&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/register.shelby.tn.us\/index.php?go=deathRecords&amp;title=Death%20Records%201848-1966\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">1848-1962 Death Records<\/a> &#8211; <span style=\"color: #000000;\">free search from the Shelby County Register of Deeds<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a title=\"Book: Shelby County Newspaper Abstracts through 1859\" href=\"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/shelby\/book-shelby-county-newspaper-abstracts-through-1859\/\">Book: Shelby County Newspaper Abstracts through 1859&nbsp;<\/a>&#8211; <span style=\"color: #000000;\">includes deaths &amp; marriages<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/archive.org\/details\/ahistoryyellowf01keatgoog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">1878 Yellow Fever Epidemic deaths<\/a> &#8211; are located in this online book starting on page 207 (as numbered on the microfilm image); more than 5000 deaths included<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/familysearch.org\/search\/collection\/1417505\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">1914-1966 Tennessee Death Certificates<\/a> &#8211; <span style=\"color: #000000;\">you can search and view for free at FamilySearch.org; requires free registration to view the images<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/usgwarchives.net\/tn\/shelby\/obits.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Misc. obituaries<\/a> &#8211; <span style=\"color: #000000;\">submitted to the USGenWeb Archives<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>Directories<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/register.shelby.tn.us\/index.php?go=cityDirectories&amp;title=Memphis%20City%20Directories%201849-1943\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">1849-1943 Memphis Directories<\/a> &#8211;<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> from the Shelby County Register of Deeds<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>Education<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/register.shelby.tn.us\/news_articles\/disclaimer.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ray Holt Memphis School Article Collection<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/register.shelby.tn.us\/school\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Shelby County Schools, 1922<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/register.shelby.tn.us\/snowden\/snowdenMain.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Snowden Yearbooks, 1941-1995<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tennesseeencyclopedia.net\/entry.php?rec=778\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lemoyne-Owen College<\/a> &#8211; <span style=\"color: #000000;\">historically black college<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dlynx.rhodes.edu\/jspui\/handle\/10267\/30957\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rhodes College Yearbooks, 1899-1984&nbsp;<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.memphistechhigh.com\/rosters.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Memphis Tech High School <\/a>&#8211; <span style=\"color: #000000;\">rosters from 1922-1987<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>Electronic Books<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 13px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/archive.org\/details\/historyofmemph00davi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">History of Memphis : the history of the city of Memphis, being a compilation of the most important documents and historical events connected with the purchase of its territory, laying off of the city and early settlement <\/a>(1873)<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>Immigration<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/register.shelby.tn.us\/\">1856-1906 Memphis Naturalization Records<\/a> &#8211; <span style=\"color: #000000;\">from the Shelby County Register of Deeds<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Land<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tncenturyfarms.org\/shelby-county\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Heritage<\/span> Farms of Shelby County<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Marriages<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Shelby County Marriages &#8211; extracted from historical newspapers; <a href=\"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/shelby\/marriages-by-groom\/\">By Groom<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/shelby\/marriages-by-bride\/\">By Bride<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/register.shelby.tn.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">1780-2002 TN Marriage Index<\/a> &#8211;<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> from the Shelby County Register of Deeds<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/register.shelby.tn.us\/index.php?go=marriageRecords&amp;title=Marriage%20Records%201820-1977\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">1820-1977 Marriage Records<\/a> &#8211; <span style=\"color: #000000;\">from the Shelby County Register of Deeds<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/register.shelby.tn.us\/index.php?go=marriageIndex&amp;Marriage%20Indexes\/Images%201920-1989\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">1920-1989 Marriage Index <\/a>&#8211; <span style=\"color: #000000;\">from the Shelby County Register of Deeds<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a title=\"Book: Shelby County Newspaper Abstracts through 1859\" href=\"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/shelby\/book-shelby-county-newspaper-abstracts-through-1859\/\">Book: Shelby County Newspaper Abstracts through 1859&nbsp;<\/a>&#8211; <span style=\"color: #000000;\">includes deaths &amp; marriages<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/register.shelby.tn.us\/index.php?go=chancerydivorceRecords&amp;title=Chancery%20Court%20Divorce%20Index%201945-1997\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chancery Court Divorce Index 1945-1997<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211;<span style=\"color: #000000;\">from the Shelby County Register of Deeds<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.familysearch.org\/search\/collection\/1681022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tennessee Marriages, 1790-1950<\/a> &#8211; FamilySearch.org<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.familysearch.org\/search\/collection\/1936414\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002<\/a> &#8211; Familysearch.org<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Military<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/usgwarchives.net\/tn\/shelby\/military.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Shelby County Military Records<\/a> &#8211; <span style=\"color: #000000;\">at the USGenWeb Archives<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/familysearch.org\/search\/collection\/1932378\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">1861-1865 TN Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211;<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> from FamilySearch.org<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/familysearch.org\/search\/collection\/1932422\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">1861-1865 TN Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers<\/a> &#8211; <span style=\"color: #000000;\">from FamilySearch.org<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/familysearch.org\/search\/collection\/1874474\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">1891-1965&nbsp;Confederate Pension Applications, Soldiers and Widows<\/a> &#8211; <span style=\"color: #000000;\">from FamilySearch.org<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/umdrive.memphis.edu\/mckibben\/www\/civilwar.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">1860-1866 Index to the Civil War in Memphis Newspapers<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tnsos.net\/TSLA\/provost\/index.php?keyword=memphis&amp;option=reg&amp;page=1&amp;submit=submit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Union Provost Marshall Database<\/a> &#8211; info re Shelby County individuals (TN State Library &amp; Archives)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Newspapers<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uldr.memphis.edu:8443\/vital\/access\/manager\/Community\/vital:17?site_name=GlobalView\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Early Memphis Newspaper Indexes<\/a> &#8211; University of Memphis Libraries<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a title=\"Shelby County News Extracts\" href=\"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/shelby\/shelby-county-news-extracts\/\">Misc. News Extracts<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211;&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #000000;\">submitted to this site<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/chroniclingamerica.loc.gov\/lccn\/sn83045160\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Memphis Daily Appeal,1847-1886<\/a> &nbsp;&#8211;<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> full-text of more than 5400 of these historical issues!<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a title=\"Book: Shelby County Newspaper Abstracts through 1859\" href=\"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/shelby\/book-shelby-county-newspaper-abstracts-through-1859\/\">Book: Shelby County Newspaper Abstracts through 1859 <\/a>&#8211; <span style=\"color: #000000;\">includes deaths &amp; marriages<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/usgwarchives.net\/tn\/shelby\/newspapers.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Misc. Newspaper transcriptions<\/a> &#8211; <span style=\"color: #000000;\">at the USGenWeb Archives<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Photos<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/historic-memphis.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Vintage Memphis Photos<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Taxes<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/digestofactsrepe00heisrich\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Digest of the acts repealing the charters of certain municipal corporations; the proclamation of the governor thereon; the acts establishing taxing districts, and the ordinances of the taxing district of Shelby County, Tennessee<\/a> (1879 b00k)&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Wills<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a title=\"1830-1847 Will Index\" href=\"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/shelby\/1830-1847-will-index\/\">1830-1847 Will Index<\/a> &#8211; <span style=\"color: #000000;\">index to the will transcriptions by the Works Progress Administration<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/register.shelby.tn.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">1820-1980 Probate Court Loose Wills Index<\/a> &#8211; <span style=\"color: #000000;\">from the Shelby County Register of Deeds; you can view the actual wills from 1830-1980<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/register.shelby.tn.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">1830-1980 Loose Wills Book Indexes<\/a> &#8211; <span style=\"color: #000000;\">from the Shelby County Register of Deeds<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>African-American Bolton, Dickens &amp; Co. Record of Slaves, 1856-1858 &#8211; records of one of the largest slave dealers in Memphis&nbsp; Bible BLAIR, George Duglas GLENN Family Bible Records Shelby County Bible Records &nbsp;&#8211; on the USGenWeb Archives site Biographies Goodspeed&#8217;s Shelby County Biographies &#8211; more than 250 bios of Shelby County individuals Misc. 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