PUBLISHED RESOURCES
RELATED TO
TENNESSEE & REGION
| Albright, Edward | Early History of Middle Tennessee Brandon Printing Comp.,
1909 |
This book can be found on the Sumner County TNGenWeb Page. |
| Anderson, James D. | The Historic Blue Grass Line Nashville-Gallatin Interurban Railroad, Nashville:TN, 1913 | A review of the history of Davidson and Sumner counties, together with sketches and places events along the route of the Nashville-Gallatin Interurban Railway. Portions of this book can be found on the Sumner County TNGenWeb. |
| Alderman, Pat | One Heroic Hour at King's Mountain. Johnson City, TN: Overmountain Press, 1968, 2nd ed. 1990. | |
| Allen, Penelope Johnson | Tennessee Soldiers in the Revolution. Originally published Bristol, TN: Tennessee Society, DAR, 1935; Reprinted Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publ. Co., Inc., 1996. | An index of the land warrants issued in TN for service in the Revolution from NC. |
| Armstrong, Zella | Twenty-Four Hundred TN Pensioners; Revolutionary War & War of 1812. Originally published Chattanooga, TN: The Lookup Pub. Co., c.1937; Reprinted by Genealogical Publ. Co., Inc., 1996. | Lists all pensioners in TN from the wars mentioned. Gives at least surname, given name, source (tax list or census), age, line served, and county or agency pension received in. Listings may be brief or elaborate. |
| Bamman, Gale W., Spero, C.G., & Debbie W. | Tennessee Divorces. | Abstracts of divorces in Tennessee from 1785 to 1858. Includes Sumner County. |
| Bentley, Elizabeth P. | Index to the 1820 Census of TN. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1981. | |
| Bokum, H. | The TN Handbook and Immigrant's Guide. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott & Co., 1868. | |
| Brackin, Henry, Jr., MD. | The Brackin Family in the Southeastern United States. Nashville, TN: 1979. | Collateral lines include the COLCLOUGH, GROVES, MCGLOTHLIN, SEARCY, and WALLACE Families. Genealogies of the Colclough, Groves, Searcy, and Brackin are included in the Sumner County Family Album.The History of Brackintown call be found on the Sumner County Communities section of the page. |
| Burgner, Goldene F. | North Carolina Land Grants in TN 1778-1791. Easley, SC: Southern Historical Society Press., c1981. | |
| Burnett, J. J. | Sketches of Tennesee's Pioneer Baptist Preachers Johnson City, TN: The Overmountain Press, 1995. (Reprint of 1919 edition.) | |
| Carr, John. | Early Times in Middle Tennessee. Originally published in 1857. Reprinted in 1984 by Mini-Histories, 5311 Indiana Ave., Nashville, TN. | Carr was one of the earliest pioneers in Middle TN. His book is one of the few TN history books based on first-hand knowledge and experience of the writer. He helped build some of the pioneer forts in Sumner County. |
| Cimprich, John. | Slavery's End in Tennessee, 1861-1865. AL: University of AL Press, 1985. | Examines roles and interactions among slaves, masters, Federals, Confederates, free blacks, etc. Includes the contribution of slaves to the end of slavery. |
| Corlew, R.E. | Tennessee: A Short History. Knoxville, TN: The University of TN Press, 1981. | TN history. A condensed and revised book of the next book. |
| Corlew, R.E., Folmsbee, S.J., & Mitchell, E.L. | History of TN. New York, NY: Lewis Publ. Co., 1960. | TN history |
| Draper, Lyman | Kings Mountain and Its Heroes | The main source for all King's Mountain information. |
| Dryer, G.W. & Moore, J.T. | Tennessee Civil War Veterans Questionnaires. Easley, SC: Southern Historical Press, c1985. | |
| Durham, Walter | Reluctant Partners--Nashville and the Union, July 1, 1863 to June 30, 1865. Nashville: Tennessee Historical Society, 1987. | Available at the Sumner County Archives |
| Durham, Walter | Volunteer Forty-Niners Nashville: Vanderbilt University Press, 1997. | Tennesseans who went to California. |
| Dykeman, W. | TN: A Bicentennial History. Norton, New York, NY: 1975. | TN history. |
| Eastin, Morris | Tennessee Gazetteer, 1834. McBride, Robert & Meredith, Owen, eds. Nashville, TN: The Gazetteer Press reprint, 1971. | |
| Eddlenon, Sherida | Genealogical Abstracts from Tennessee Newspapers Vol. 1 1791-1808, pub. 1988 Vol. 2 1803-1812, pub. 1989 Vol. 3 1821-1828., pub. 1991 All published by Heritage Books. |
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| Fischer, Marjorie Hood | Tennesseans before 1800: Davidson County | 406 pp., 109,271 individuals indexed from all available pre-1800 sources. Available from Frontier Press, P.O. Box 3715, Galveston, TX 77552 |
| Fischer, Marjorie Hood | Tennesseans before 1800: Washington County | 344 pp., 72,203 individuals indexed from all available pre-1800 sources. Available from Frontier Press, P.O. Box 3715, Galveston, TX 77552 |
| Foster, A.. & Moore, John | Tennessee the Volunteer State. 1923. | 4 volumes |
| Fulcher, Richard | 1770-1790 Census of the Cumberland Settlements. Baltimore: Genealogy Pub. Co., Inc., 1987. | |
| Fulcher, Richard | Guide to County Records and Genealogical Resources in Tennessee, 1989. | A guide to resources at the Tennessee State Library and Archives. |
| Fullerton, R.O. | Place Names of TN. Nashville, TN: TN Dept. of Conservation, 1874. | |
| Garrett, W.R. & Goodpasture, A.V. | History of Tennessee. Nashville, TN: Brandon Printing Co., 1903. | |
| The Goodspeed Histories of Sumner, Smith, Macon, Trousdale, Counties of TN. Columbia, TN: Rob Woodward & Stinson Printing Co., 1972. Originally published in 1887. | ||
| Griffey, Irene M. | John Armstrong's Entry Book October 21, 1783- May 25, 1784. Clarksville, TN: Priv. Pub., 1993. | Lists the early entries made for land in TN. |
| Griffey, Irene M. | The Preemptors: Middle Tennessee's First Settlers. Clarksville, TN: Priv. Pub., 1989. | |
| Haywood, John | The Civil and Political History of the State of TN from Its Earliest Settlements Up to the Year 1796. Knoxville, TN: Heiskill & Brown, 1823. | |
| Herring, Daniel | A History of Transportation in Tennessee. 1976. | Available at the Tennessee State Library & Archives |
| Historical Records Survey | Guide to Church Vital Statistics in TN. Nashville, TN: 1942. | |
| Historical Records Survey | Guide to Public Vital Statistics in TN. Nashville, TN: 1941. | |
| History of Tennessee From the Earliest Time to the Present. Chicago & Nashville, TN: Goodspeed's History, 1887. | A few church descriptions can be found in the Sumner County Churches section | |
| Jackson, R.V. & Teeples, G. R. | TN 1820 Census Index. Bountiful, UT: 1974. | |
| Jackson, R.V. & Teeples, G.R. | TN 1830 Census Index. Bountiful, UT: 1976. | |
| Jackson, R.V. & others | TN 1840 Census Index. Bountiful, UT: 1976. | |
| Jackson, R.V. & others | TN 1850 Census Index. Bountiful, UT: 1978. | |
| Jackson, R.V. & Teeples, G.R. | TN 1860 Census Index. Bountiful, UT: 1982-3. | |
| Lamon, Lester C, | Blacks in Tennessee Knoxville, TN: University of TN Press, 1981. | Includes chapters called Blacks and Slavery (1790s to 1850), Unfulfilled Promises (1860s to 1880s), The Burkden of Castre (1880s to 1920s), and Forces of Change (1920s to 1970). Soft cover edition. Includes pictures and population figures. |
| Lindsley, J.B., | Military Annals of Tennessee. Nashville, TN: Lindsley & Co. | History of units. List members of units. |
| Lucas, S.E. | 35000 TN Marriage Records and Bonds. Easley, SC: Southern Historical Press, 1978 | |
| Marsh, H.C. | Name Index to Goodspeed's History of Tennessee. | |
| Marsh, Helen & Timothy | 1850 Mortality Schedule of Tennessee. TN: Marsh Historical Pub., 1982. | |
| Morris, E. | The TN Gazetteer. Nashville, TN: 1834. | |
| Owsley, Harriet, ed. | Guide to the Processed Manuscripts of the Tennessee Historical Society. Nashville, TN: TN Historical Commission. TN Historical Society. TN State Library & Archives. | |
| Perkins, C.E. | Post Route Maps of the States of KY and TN. Washington, DC: U.S. Post Office Dept. , 1878 & 1883. | |
| Place Names of Tennessee Bulletin 73, Tennessee Dept. of Conservation, Geology Dept., Nashville, TN |
Lists by county most significant place names, including cemeteries, churches, communities, schools, creeks, rivers, branches, mountains, hollows, areas, etc. Also lists the "topo" map where the place of interest may be found. Gives a rough map of the county. Provides a state map with all the counties. | |
| Ray, Worth | Tennessee Cousins: A History of TN People. Austin, TX: c1950. | |
| Report of the Adjutant General of the State of TN of the Military Forces of the State from 1861 to 1866. Nashville, TN: 1866. | Information on Union units. Available at the Tennessee State Library & Archives. | |
| Schweitzer, George, Ph.D., Sc.D. | Tennessee Genealogical Research. Knoxville, TN: 1986. | |
| Scott, Craig R. | The "Lost" Pensions: Settled Accounts of the Act of 6 April 1838 Lovettsville, VA: Willow Bend Books, 1996. | |
| Sheppard, J.S. | The TN State Gazetteer and Shipping Guide. Cincinnati, OH: Sheppard &Co., 1866. | |
| Sherrill, Charles A. | Tennesseans in Court: 2,500 Early Settlers found in Supreme Court Reports, 1791-1820.1999. | Abstracts from hundreds of cases in the published reports of the Tennessee Supreme Court. Full name index. Available from the Tennessee State Library and Archives |
| Sherrill, Charles A. and Tomye M. | Tennessee Convicts: Early Records of the State Penitentiary, Volume 1, 1831-1850 Mt. Juliet, TN: no publisher, 1997. | Available from the Tennessee State Library and Archives |
| Sistler, Byron | 1890 Civil War Veterans Census, TN. Evanston, IL: Sistler & Assoc., 1978. | Abstract. Original records available at the TSL&A |
| Sistler, Byron | Index to Early Tennessee Tax Lists. Evanston, IL: Sistler, 1977. | |
| Sistler, Samuel | Index to Tennessee Confederate Pension Applications. Nashville, TN: Byron Sistler & Assoc., 1995. | The applications are located at the TSL& A. (Includes black soldiers) |
| Sistler, Byron | Tennesseans in the War of 1812. Nashville, TN: Sistler & Assoc., 1992. | |
| Sistler, Byron & Sistler, Barbara | 1830 Census-TN. Nashville, TN: Sistler & Assoc., 1969-71. | 3 volumes |
| Sistler, Byron & Barbara Sistler | 1850 Census-TN. Nashville, TN: Sistler & Assoc., 1974-8. | 8 volumes |
| Sistler, Byron & Barbara Sistler | 1860 Census--Tennessee. Nashville TN: Sistler & Assoc., 1981. | Entries show the name and ages of each person in the household. 5 volumes |
| Sistler, Byron & Sistler, Barbara | 1870 Census Index. Nashville TN: Sistler & Assoc., 1985. | |
| Sistler, Byron & Sistler, Barbara | 1880 Census Index. Nashville TN: Sistler & Assoc., 1980. | 1 volume per county |
| Sistler, Byron & Sistler, Barbara | 1890 Civil War Veterans Census-TN. Nashville TN: Sistler & Assoc., 1978. | |
| Sistler, Byron & Sistler, Barbara | Index to Tennessee Wills & Adminstrations, 1779-1861. Nashville TN: Sistler & Assoc., 1990. | |
| Sistler Byron & Sistler, Barbara | Early Middle Tennessee Marriages, Vol. 1--Grooms, Vol. 2--Brides. Nashville, TN: Sistler & Assoc., c1988. | |
| Sistler Byron & Sistler, Barbara | TN Mortality Schedule, 1850, 1860, 1880. Nashville, TN: Sistler & Assoc., 1984. | |
| Sistler, Byron & Sistler, Barbara | Vital Statistics from 19th Century Tennessee Church Records. Nashville, TN: Sistler & Assoc., 1979. | 2 volumes |
| Sistler, Byron & Sistler, Samuel | Every Name Index to 18 Middle TN County Record Books. Nashville, TN: Sistler & Assoc., 1992. | |
| Tennessee Civil War Veterans Questionnaires. Easley, SC: Southern Historical Press, 1985. | ||
| Tennessee State Library & Archives | Index to Tennessee Confederate Pension Applications. Nashville, TN: 1964. | |
| 1837 Tennessee Volunteers Muster Rolls for Various Counties. Institute of Historical Research. Signal Mountain: TN, 1993. | The info. is taken directly from Doc. #34 by the 25th Congress, 2nd Sessions in a report from the War Dept. Book includes a group of militia called for by 5th House of Rep. | |
| Tennesseans in the Civil War. Nashville TN: Civil War Centennial Commission, 1964. | 2 volumes | |
| Volunteer Soldiers in the Cherokee War 1836-1839 Signal Mountain TN: Mountain Press, 1995. | Includes soldiers from Tennessee. | |
| Whitley, E.R. | Pioneers of Davidson County, TN. | |
| Whitley, E.R. | Red River Settlers of Northern Montgomery, Robertson, and Sumner Counties, TN. Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1980. | |
| Whitley, E.R. | Tennessee Genealogical Records: Records of Early Settlers from State and County Archives. Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1980. | |
| Whitney, Henry | The Land Laws of Tennessee. Cincinnati: W.H. Anderson & Co., 1893. | |
| Worth, Ray | Tennessee Cousins, A History of Tennessee People Reprinted, 1994. |