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Welcome
To
Stewart
County, Tennessee Genealogy
Part of the TNGenWeb and USGenWeb projects, a collection of free genealogy websites maintained by volunteers.
 
Stewart County is located in Middle Tennessee,
one of the state's three "grand divisions". It is bordered on the
north by Trigg Co., KY
and Christian Co., KY,
on the east by Montgomery Co.,
TN, on the south by Houston
Co., TN and Benton Co., TN,
and on the west by Henry Co., TN
and Calloway Co., KY
Published December 4, 1997................... Last Update –
August 29, 2024
(added Masonic Lodge Membership to Master Index)
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The
Stewart County, TN, Genealogy web page is part of the TNGenWeb Project
Stewart County Master Index
last updated August 28, 2024
The Stewart County Master Index is an "index of
indexes" of a wide variety of Stewart County records. It was created by Jim Long
in 2018. It compiles, in one spreadsheet, indexes to many of the county
records and many publications of county records. The Master Index currently
contains over 588,000 entries, from these sources:
| Record Type |
Index Source |
Date Range included in Master Index |
| African-American Database |
TNGenWeb Research Databases page |
1796-1915 |
| Birth Records |
TNGenWeb Research Databases page |
1881-1882 |
| Cemetery Records |
Cemetery Records of Stewart County, Tennessee (1983, Stewart Co.
Historical Society, reprint
available) |
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| Census Records |
TNGenWeb Research Databases page |
1820-1900
1890 veteran's census and 1891 male inhabitants list
1850, 1860, 1880 mortality schedules |
| Chancery Court Minutes |
originals at Stewart County Archives
microfilm on
FamilySearch |
1865-1906 |
| Church Records |
Cross Creek Baptist Church
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FamilySearch
Hopewell Methodist Church
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FamilySearch
Indian Mound Methodist Church -
FamilySearch
Liberty Free Will Baptist Church - TNGenWeb Research Databases page
McKendree Methodist Church - TNGenWeb Research Databases page
Neville's Creek Baptist Church - Stewart County Archives
Pleasant Hill Free Will Baptist Church - Stewart County Archives
Rushing Creek Baptist Church - Stewart County Archives
Saline Creek Baptist Church - TNGenWeb Research Databases page |
1851-1871
1861-1918
1842-1925
1859-1880
1815-1869
1887-1921
1867-1900
1853-1894
1810-1883 |
| Circuit Court Loose Records, civil and criminal |
originals at Stewart County Archives (not microfilmed)
copies available from Stewart County Archives |
1805-1949 |
| Circuit Court Minutes |
originals at Stewart County Archives
microfilm on
FamilySearch
printed extracts for sale from Stewart County Archives |
1821-1893 |
| Correspondence |
William Williams letters, TNGenWeb Research Databases page |
1814-1855 |
| County Court Execution Dockets |
originals at Stewart County Archives, images on Stewart County Archives website |
1824-1827 |
| County Court Minutes |
originals at Stewart County Archives and Stewart County Courthouse
microfilm on
FamilySearch
printed transcriptions for sale (1804-1844) from Stewart County Archives |
1804-1896 |
| Death Certificates |
TNGenWeb Research Databases page |
1908-1958 |
| Death Records |
TNGenWeb Research Databases page |
1908-1911 |
| Deeds |
originals at Stewart County Courthouse
microfilm on
FamilySearch
TNGenWeb Research Databases page
printed extracts for sale from Stewart County Archives |
1786-1959
(includes trust deeds to 1868) |
| Election Records |
originals at Stewart County Archives (digitized, online at Stewart
County Archives)
printed transcriptions for sale from Stewart County Archives |
1804-1879 |
| Feltner Photo Archive |
images on this site - see link at top |
c. 1905-1930s |
| Guardian Bonds and Settlements |
originals at Stewart County Courthouse
microfilm on
FamilySearch
printed extracts for sale from Stewart County Archives |
1804-1896
(1804-1842 indexed in Settlements, Wills and Bonds) |
| Insolvent Estates |
original book at Stewart County Archives (within 1865-66 tax book)
microfilm on FamilySearch.org |
1836-1841 |
| Justice of the Peace loose records |
originals at Stewart County Archives (not microfilmed)
copies available from Stewart County Archives |
1866-1899 |
Kentucky Land Grants
(south of Walker's Line) |
originals at Kentucky Land Office, Frankfort
microfilm on
FamilySearch (FHL & affiliate libraries only)
Index available on TNGenWeb Research Databases page |
1825-1883 |
| Marriage Records |
originals at Stewart County Courthouse
microfilm on
FamilySearch
printed extracts for sale from Stewart County Archives |
1804-1950  |
| Masonic Lodge Membership |
TNGenWeb Research Databases page |
1824-1917  |
| Montgomery Chancery Court Minutes |
originals at Montgomery County Archives
microfilm on
FamilySearch |
1840-1849 |
| Newspapers |
microfilm at Tennessee State Library and Archives
some images
online at Chronicling America and Newspapers.com
Index available on TNGenWeb Research Databases page
printed copies at Stewart County Archives
and Stewart County Public Library
copies available from Stewart County Archives |
1804-1875 |
| Settlements, Wills and Bonds |
original books at Stewart County Courthouse and Stewart County Archives
microfilm on
FamilySearch
Extracts available on TNGenWeb Research Databases page
printed extracts for sale from Stewart County Archives |
1804-1916 |
| Tax Lists |
originals at Stewart County Archives
microfilm on
FamilySearch
printed extracts for sale from Stewart County Archives |
1804-1888 |
| Trust Deeds |
originals at Stewart County Archives
microfilm on
FamilySearch |
1868-1901 |
| Union Provost Marshal Records - Civil War |
originals at National Archives
microfilm on FamilySearch
Note: most of these entries indicate a civilian's signature
appearing on a list of those taking an oath of allegiance in the
vicinity of Fort Henry or Fort Donelson |
1862-1864 |
Download the Stewart County Master Index (Excel spreadsheet)
Reunions
This
space devoted to announcements of upcoming family reunions.
Got one? Let us know!
Our Mascot
Hi!
I'm Stew, and I have been adopted by the Stewart County coordinators. I host
my own page, dedicated to the research efforts of children interested in
genealogy and history of Stewart County! It also features children of
yesteryear in Stewart Co.
VISIT STEW'S PAGE!
Stewart County History
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Stewart County Virtual Museum
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Click on
the link above to tour our Virtual Museum, a collection of photographs of
Stewart County events and artifacts, contributed by members of the old Stewart County Genealogy Mailing List.
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Stewart County Ancestors
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Queries and
Query Postings:
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You may also want to visit the Ancestry (formerly RootsWeb) Message Board for Stewart County
(not a part of this web site, but another place to post queries)
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Goodspeed's
Biographies (published 1886)
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Biographies
A & B
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Biographies
C-D-E-F-G
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Biographies
H-J-K-L-M
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Biographies
P-R-S
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Biographies
T-V-W-Y
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Other
Research Resources for Stewart County Ancestors:
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Early
Settlers & Biographies
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Surname
Volunteers
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Stewart's
Cherokee Connections
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Ira Shares
(Sharing and information about
the Stewart area, locations, history, families by the late Ira Bell, native
of the area)
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Group Photos
of Ancestors:
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Hog Killing Group, c. 1900
1906 Church Group to Identify?
1910's Group to Identify?
Antioch School, 1922
Antioch School Abt. 1923
Bear Spring School,
1925-26
Bear Spring School, 1933
Bear Spring School
8th grade class
Big Rock High School basketball team, 1936
Big Rock High School 1938 Senior Class
Bumpus Mills Odd Fellows group, ca. 1905, and names
Bumpus Mills flood, 1933
Bumpus Mills High School 4-H Club,
Dec. 1938
Carlisle School 1900-1901
Center Point School, ca. 1937
Chestnut Grove School, ca. 1928
Cumberland City Academy, 1907-08
Fairview School Abt. 1922-1923
Desmond Hargis Birthday Group, Bumpus Mills,
1923
Lineport Masonic Lodge, ca. 1900
Model School, 1916
Model Sunday School, Abt. 1918
New Haven School, 1913
Pine Bluff School 1906-1907; 1910-1912
Rushing Creek School Abt. 1906
Antioch School, 1905 – see Feltner Photo Archive - Schools
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Folklore,
Sayings, Folk Remedies, Etc. of the Area
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The Tales They Told...: Stories
and folklore about Stewart County and the people who called it home shared
by their descendents.
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Folk Remedies
contributed by subscribers Folk
Medicine by B.W. Dortch
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The Way
They Lived....pj Thompson Shares...
"Come
Sit in the Swing Under The Shade Tree and Let Me Tell You Of Days Gone
By"
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Hog Killing Day ...... Making From Scratch: Woodstove Recipes ..... Making Do: Old Time Household Recipes &
Remedies ....Wash Day ... Laying a Corpse...Patsy and Paula Saga...About the author: Meet pj
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Stewart County Research
Stewart County Genealogy Research Guide
A guide showing which records were created in the courthouse, which have survived, and where to find them.
Many people do their local research at the Stewart County Archives and the Stewart County Public
Library
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click
here for Research
Databases
Cemetery
Listings, Cemetery Atlas, Bible Records, Census Records, 1840 Pensioners
from the American Revolution, Churches, Court Records, Deeds, Letters,
Marriage Records, Obituaries, Post Offices, School history, Soldiers, Tax
Lists, Undertaker Records, Wills
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Ask Jim
Do
you have questions about HOW to do Stewart County research? WHERE to find
information? How to decipher what you DO find? Then click on the Ask Jim
link above, and send your question in to someone who's been around the
courthouse a few times.
NOTE: This page is about general research, not specific persons. If you
want to ask about specific people, please post a query.
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Additional Research Links
Stewart
County Microfilm at the Tennessee State Library
& Archives
Local, State, and Federal Research Sources
Stewart Co. Researchers for Hire
Links to Related Homepages of Stewart Researchers
Tidbits From Researchers
Stewart County Research Helps
Look Up Volunteers for Stewart County
Middle Tennessee Genealogical Society
General Research Helps
Visiting Genealogists Guide
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Publications
For sale
from the Stewart County Archives:
Stewart County, Tennessee Abstracts of Settlements, Wills and Bonds, 1804-1896
Stewart County, Tennessee Settlements, Wills and Bonds, 1804-1824
Stewart County, Tennessee Census Records, 1820-1860
Stewart County, Tennessee Circuit Court Minutes, Vol. 1,1A, 1B, 2, 3 & 4, 1821 - 1850
Stewart County, Tennessee Circuit Court Minutes, Vol. 5 & 6, 1850 - 1861
Stewart County, Tennessee Circuit Court Minutes, Vol. 6B, 7 & 8, 1865 - 1881
Stewart County, Tennessee County Court Minutes, 1804-1812
Stewart County, Tennessee County Court Minutes, 1813-1819
Stewart County, Tennessee County Court Minutes, 1819-1828
Stewart County, Tennessee County Court Minutes, 1828-1831
Stewart County, Tennessee County Court Minutes, 1831-1844
Stewart County, Tennessee Deed Book Indexes, 1786-1884
Stewart County, Tennessee Deed Abstracts, 1786-1834
Stewart County, Tennessee Deed Abstracts, 1834-1854
Stewart County, Tennessee Marriages Revisited, 1804-1881
Stewart County, Tennessee Marriage Records, 1881-1910
Stewart County, Tennessee, Tax Lists 1804-1840
Stewart County, Tennessee, Tax Lists 1841-1866
Stewart County, Tennessee, Tax Lists 1867-1877
Stewart County, Tennessee, Tax Lists 1878-1888
Stewart County, Tennessee, Guardian Records, 1806-1842
Stewart County, Tennessee, Guardian Records, 1842-1850
Stewart County, Tennessee, Election Records, 1804-1879
A History of Stewart County, Tennessee (1965, Iris Hopkins McClain, 2020 reprint by the County Archives)
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Now for
sale from the author:
Doxie’s Diary: A Homefront Story: 1941 - 1945, by Dr. Dale Edwards Young
This book by long-time Stewart County resident Dale Edwards Young is her mother’s World War II Diary. It is 302 pages, an 8 1/2 x 11 book.
Please contact her about purchasing one via her Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/1137984485
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Now for
sale from the author:
Founded Upon a Rock, by Dr. Dale Edwards Young
Dr. Young, a former, long-time Stewart County resident, educator and past President of the Stewart County Historical Society, has written a book about Stewart county native William Henry Oliver (1903-1991), a long-time Free Will Baptist pastor and educator in Tennessee and North Carolina, who retired from public education as superintendent of Nashville City Schools.
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Now for
sale from the author:
"Old
Times Not Forgotten: A Pictorial History of the Lost Communities in
Land Between the Lakes"
by
Norma L. Loeffler
Price: $30.00, available from the author.
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Note:
Looking for volunteer transcribers! If you have public records you want on the
site and are willing to either furnish copies of the records or transcribe,
please e-mail!
Stewart
County Web Site Search Engine
Use
the Google Custom Search engine below, by typing in the search phrase(s) and
clicking the magnifying-glass icon at the right.
Hint: To search for an exact phrase, include your phrase in quotation marks
(").
Please
e-mail your County Coordinator if you have questions
or would like to contribute to the site.
And
come back again soon! Happy Hunting!!!
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evidence.
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