Meigs County, Tennessee Census and Marriage Records 1850 Through 1900


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These documents contain alphabetically-arranged census and marriage records for Meigs County, Tennessee, spanning the years 1850-1900. The following census records were transcribed for this publication: 1860, 1870, 1880, and 1900. All of the household heads are listed in the appendix.




Meigs County, Tennessee


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Samuel Thompson of McMinn County, Tennessee and Some of His Descendants


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Samuel Thompson of Virginia, was living in McMinn County, Tennessee by 1824 and died ca. 1828. Descendants lived in Tennessee, North Carolina, Alabama, Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, Arizona, and other localities.




Worsham & Washam Family History


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William Worsham was probably born in England before 1619. Before 1640 he came to Virginia. He probably had married his wife Elizabeth by 1646. Their children: William Jr., Elizabeth, John, Mary, Charles. William Sr. died about 1660 in Henrico Co., Virginia. After William died, Elizabeth married Col. Francis Eppes II of Henrico Co., Virginia. Elizabeth's will was proved in Oct. 1678.




Guide to County Records and Genealogical Resources in Tennessee


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This fabulous work is a county-by-county guide to the genealogical records and resources at the Tennessee State Library and Archives in Nashville. Based largely on the Tennessee county records microfilmed by the LDS Genealogical Library, it is an inventory of extant county records and their dates of coverage. For each county the following data is given: formation, county seat, names and addresses of libraries and genealogical societies, published records (alphabetical by author), W.P.A. typescript records, microfilmed records (LDS), manuscripts, and church records. The LDS microfilm covers almost every record that could be used by the genealogist, from vital records to optometry registers, from wills and inventories to school board minutes. There also is a comprehensive list of statewide reference works.







Index to Early Tennessee Wills and Administrations 1779-1861


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This invaluable index, by two distinguished genealogists, has long been regarded as one of the most important sourcebooks in Tennessee genealogy. It documents over 41,500 entries covering all 62 counties for which antebellum estate records have survived. It is arranged by surname, so the entire list of wills of any given family in the state can be found under one heading. With few exceptions, the names in the index were taken from microfilmed copies of the original county records.




1880 Census


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East Tennessee's Forgotten Children


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"The following pages contain records of apprenticeships in the counties of East Tennessee from the earliest surviving records until the practice became uncommon, usually the late 1870's"--Introduction.